Show listings throughout the greater Bay Area
featuring groups listed on the Hicks with Sticks Bands page.
Other SFBA Calendars: Swing, Cajun/Zydeco, Bluegrass, Blues
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MAY 2013
SATURDAY MAY 25
Pre-70s Rod and Custom Show: Big Cat Tolefree/Aaron Acquafondata & his Rock n Roll Blues Band/DJ Tanoa @ Jack London Square, Oakland 10am
Blue Diamond Fillups @ The Riptide, 3639 Taraval, SF 9pm free
SUNDAY MAY 26
4th Annual Blue Jean Bop: Lucky Tubb & his Modern Day Troubdours/Deke Dickerson & the Ecco-Fonics/Stompy Jones/Carl Sonny Leyland Boogie Woogie Trio/Golden West Trio w/Miss Kay Marie/The Rumble Strippers/Rocketship Rocketship/The B-Stars/Kit & The Branded Men/Slim Jenkins @ Saddle Rack, 42011 Bocell Rd., Fremont 11am $20
The Silver Threads/Sevon & the Lovesick Ramblers @ Thee Parkside, 1600 17th St., SF 430pm free
Misisipi Mike & the Midnight Gamblers/Chris Ford Band @ Pier 23 Café, Pier 23 on the Embarcadero, SF 5pm free
MONDAY MAY 27 MEMORIAL DAY
18th Annual Shit Kicking Outdoor Fest. & BBQ:77 El Deora w/Smelly Kelly/The Evangenitals/Kit & the Branded Men/Scott Young @ El Rio, 3158 Mission, SF 3pm $10
The Bachelors @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 10pm free
TUESDAY MAY 28
Toshio Hirano @ Rite Spot Cafe, 2099 Folsom, SF 830pm free
WEDNESDAY MAY 29
Buck Nickels & Loose Change @ Lagunitas TapRoom, 1280 N. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma 420pm free
THURSDAY MAY 30
Lucky Tubb & his Modern Day Troubdours/Laura Benitez & the Heartache @ Aubergine, 755 Petaluma Blvd., Sebastapol 7pm 410
The Sugar Daddys/The Bastard Makers @ Lucky 13, 1301 Park St., Alameda 8pm free
FRIDAY MAY 31
Jenny Kerr Band @ Surf Spot, 4627 Pacific Coast Highway (1), Pacifica 8pm free
Lucky Tubb & the Modern Day Troubadours @ Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Rd., Nicasio 830pm $10
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces @ Old Western Saloon, 11201 Hwy. 1, Pt. Reyes Station 9p, $5
JUNE 2013
SATURDAY JUNE 1–SUNDAY JUNE 2
Redwood Mountain Faire @ Roaring Camp, 5401 Graham Hill Rd., Felton $18/$20
Whiskeytonk 2013 @ Switek’s Adobe Hills, 4102 River Ridge Dr., San Andreas $65
SATURDAY JUNE 1
The Smokejumpers/Los High Tops/he Shop Rags @ 23 Club, 23 Visitacion, Brisbane 8pm $5
Kit & the Branded Men @ Speisekammer Restaurant, 2424 Lincoln Ave., Alameda 830pm free
The Pine Box Boys @ Russian River Brewing Co., 725 4th St., Santa Rosa 9pm free
SUNDAY JUNE 2
Buck Nickels & Loose Change @ Sweetwater Station, 500 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur 11am free
Lone Star Retrobates @ Livermore Public Library, 1188 S. Livermore Ave., Livermore 2pm free
Don Burnham & The Bolos @ Armando’s, 707 Marina Vista, Martinez 730pm $15
MONDAY JUNE 3
The Bachelors @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 10pm free
THURSDAY JUNE 6
Emily Bonn & the Vivants @ The Lost Church, 65 Capp St., SF 8pm $10
FRIDAY JUNE 7
Ramsay Midwood/The Royal Deuces/Tom Armstrong & the Branded Men/The Muddy Roses @ Café DuNord, 2170 Market St., SF 8pm $12/$15
Blue Diamond Fillups @ Vinnie’s Bar & Grill, 2045 Mt. Diablo St., Concord 9pm
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Tupelo, 1337 Grant Ave., SF 930pm
SATURDAY JUNE 8–SUNDAY JUNE 9
37th Annual SF Free Folk Fest. @ Presidio Middle School, 450 30th Ave, SF Noon–10pm free
SATURDAY JUNE 8
Sugar Moon @ Sand Dollar Restaurant, 3458 Shoreline Hwy. (1), Stinson Beach Noon free
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Lagunitas TapRoom, 1280 N. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma 3pm free
The Lucky 7 Band/The Bootcuts/The B-Stars/The Nickel Slots @ Café DuNord, 2170 Market St., SF 8pm $12/$15
The Pine Box Boys/The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit @ The Independent, 628 Divisadero, SF 9pm $13/$15
Blue Diamond Fillups @ Russian River Brewing Co., 725 4th St., Santa Rosa 9pm free
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Downtown Joe’s Brewery & Restaurant, 902 Main, Napa 930pm
SUNDAY JUNE 9
Lone Star Retrobates @ Presidio Yacht Club, Sommerville Rd., Bldg. T679, Ft. Baker, Sausalito 2pm $5–10 donation
MONDAY JUNE 10
Toshio Hirano @ Amnesia, 853 Valencia, SF 9pm free
The Bachelors @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 10pm free
TUESDAY JUNE 11
Country jam w/Los Train Wreck @ El Rio, 3158 Mission, SF 8pm free
Lucky Tubb & the Modern Day Troubadours/Amee Chapman & the Velvet Tumbleweeds @ Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz 830pm $5/$9
WEDNESDAY JUNE 12
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Wednesday Night Market, Main Stage, 4th St., Santa Rosa 5pm free
THURSDAY JUNE 13
Jinx Jone & Jessica Rose @ Atlas Cafe, 3049 20th St., SF 8pm free
Kit & the Branded Men @ Lucky 13, 1301 Park St., Alameda 8pm
The Mutineers/Misisipi Mike & the Midnight Gamblers @ Plough & Stars, 116 Clement, SF 9pm $6–10 sliding scale
Wayne Hancock/Red Meat/The Parmesans @ The Uptown, 1928 Telegraph Ave., Oakland 9pm $12/$15
FRIDAY JUNE 14
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 4pm free
77 El Deora @ Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Rd., Nicasio 830pm
Buck Nickels & Loose Change Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr., Sausalito 9pm $10
SATURDAY JUNE 15
Laura Benitez & the Heartache @ Armando’s, 707 Marina Vista, Martinez 8pm $10
Waylon Jennings Birthday Tribute: Otto Mobile & the Moaners/misisipi Mike/+ @ Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley 9pm
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ E.J. Phair Brewing Company’s Taproom, 300 Cumberland St., Pittsburg 9pm
Blue Diamond Fillups @ Mojo Lounge, 3714 Peralta Blvd., Fremont 930pm $5
SUNDAY JUNE 16
Lone Star Retrobates @ Presidio Yacht Club, Sommerville Rd., Bldg. T679, Ft. Baker, Sausalito 2pm $5–10 donation
Tom Armstrong @ The Lucky Horseshoe, 453 Cortland Ave., SF 8pm free
MONDAY JUNE 17
The Bachelors @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 10pm free
THURSDAY JUNE 20
J.D. McPherson @ Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley 10pm $22
FRIDAY JUNE 21–SATURDAY JUNE 22
5th Annual Sacramento Swingtime Car & Music Fest. @ The Crowne Plaze Hotel, 5321 Date Aven., Sacramento $20/$35
FRIDAY JUNE 21
J.D. McPherson @ Hopmonk Tavern, 230 Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol 9pm $20
The Brothers Comatose/North Pacific String Band @ Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz 9pm $12/$15
Rosie Flores/Rocketship Rocketship/Laura Benitez & the Heartache @ The Uptown, 1928 Telegraph Ave., Oakland 10pm $12
SATURDAY JUNE 22
Nearly Beloved @ Sand Dollar Restaurant, 3458 Shoreline Hwy. (1), Stinson Beach Noon free
Rusty Evans & Ring of Fire @ Peri’s, 29 Broadway, Fairfax 930pm $8
SUNDAY JUNE 23
Don Burnham & The Bolos @ General Store, Hwy. 84 & Stage Rd., San Gregorio 2pm free
Moonlight Trio @ Russian River Brewing Co., 725 4th St., Santa Rosa 7pm free
MONDAY JUNE 24
The Bachelors @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 10pm free
WEDNESDAY JUNE 26
West Coast Ramblers @ Union Square, 333 Post St., SF 6pm free
Loganville @ Sam’s BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose 6pm free
The Polka Cowboys @ Champa Restaurant, 3550 San Pablo Dam Rd., El Sobrante 730pm free
THURSDAY JUNE 27
Old Crow Medicine Show/Dale Watson @ The Warfield, 982 Market, SF 8pm $35 & $47/$38
FRIDAY JUNE 28–SUNDAY JUNE 30
18th Annual Kate Wolf Music Festival @ Black Oak Ranch, 50350 Hwy. 101, Laytonville $170–205
FRIDAY JUNE 28
The Lady Banjo Show: The Evie Ladin Band/Emily Bonn & the Vivants/Molly Tuttle @ Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison, Berkeley 8pm $20.50/$22.50
West Coast Ramblers @ Armando’s, 707 Marina Vista, Martinez 8pm $10
The Saddle Cats @ Speisekammer Restaurant, 2424 Lincoln Ave., Alameda 830pm free
Buck Nickels & Loose Change @ Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Rd., Nicasio 830pm
SATURDAY JUNE 29
Rusty Evans & Ring of Fire @ Peri’s, 29 Broadway, Fairfax 930pm $8
SUNDAY JUNE 30
Blue Diamond Fillups @ Pier 23 Café, Pier 23 on the Embarcadero, SF 5pm
JULY 2013
MONDAY JULY 1
The Bachelors @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 10pm free
WEDNESDAY JULY 3
The Saddle Cats @ Oakland City Center, 12th & Clay Sts., Oakland Noon free
THURSDAY JULY 4 INDEPENDENCE DAY
Misisipi Mike & the Midnight Gamblers @ Amnesia, 853 Valencia, SF 9pm $7
FRIDAY JULY 5
The Mountain Men/Windy Hill/Emily Bonn & the Vivants/The Creak @ Great American Music Hall, 859 O’Farrell, SF 8pm $15
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Tupelo, 1337 Grant Ave., SF 930pm
SATURDAY JULY 6
Kit & the Branded Men @ Speisekammer Restaurant, 2424 Lincoln Ave., Alameda 830pm free
The Hotsy-Totsy Hillbilly Jazzbos @ 23 Club, 23 Visitacion, Brisbane 9pm
SUNDAY JULY 7
Barbwyre @ Sand Dollar Restaurant, 3458 Shoreline Hwy. (1), Stinson Beach Noon free
MONDAY JULY 8
Toshio Hirano @ Amnesia, 853 Valencia, SF 9pm free
The Bachelors @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 10pm free
THURSDAY JULY 11
Tin Cup Serenade/New American Farmers/Maurice Tani & 77 El Deora @ Café DuNord, 2170 Market St., SF 830pm $10
SATURDAY JULY 13
Los High Tops @ 4th Annual Hot Rods for Kids, Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, 2601 East Lake Ave., Watsonville free
THURSDAY JULY 18
The Saddle Cats @ Speisekammer Restaurant, 2424 Lincoln Ave., Alameda 830pm free
FRIDAY JULY 19
Jeanie & Chuck/Pat Campbell/Joe New @ Velo Rouge Cafe, 798 Arguello Blvd., SF 7pm free
SATURDAY JULY 20
Emily Bonn & the Vivants @ Sand Dollar Restaurant, 3458 Shoreline Hwy. (1), Stinson Beach Noon free
Zoe Muth & the Lost High Rollers/Miss Lonely Hearts/+ @ Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley 9pm
FRIDAY JULY 26–SUNDAY JULY 28
35th Annual Gilroy Garlic Festival @ Christmas Hill Park, 7050 Miller Ave., Gilroy $17/day
FRIDAY JULY 26
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun @ Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison, Berkeley 8pm $26.50/$28.50
Red Meat @ Armando’s, 707 Marina Vista, Martinez 8pm
SATURDAY JULY 27
Buck Nickels & Loose Change @ Iron Springs Pub & Brewery, 765a Center Blvd., Fairfax 8pm free
Red Meat/I See Hawks In L.A./Rick Shea @ Slim’s, 333 11th St., SF 9pm $15
Rusty Evans & Ring of Fire @ Peri’s, 29 Broadway, Fairfax 930pm $8