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MAY 2026

SUNDAY MAY 10 MOTHER’S DAY
Lone Star Retrobates @ Travis Marina Bar & Grill, 1679 Sommerville Rd., Ft. Baker, Sausalito 3pm $10
Nashville Honeymoon w/Joe Goldmark @ Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery St., SF 5pm tip jar
Smelley Kelley’s Honky Tonk Nighttime Band @ Ireland’s 32, 3920 Geary Blvd., SF 6pm tip jar
Tribute to Patsy Cline: Margaret Belton @ Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison, Berkeley 7pm $39
Jaime Duncan Trio @ The Riptide, 3639 Taraval, SF 730pm tip jar
Ruby Lee Hill/Dirty Cello/Zoe Fitzgerald Carter @ California Theater, 528 7th Street, Santa Rosa 7:30 $28
Hank Maninger & the Jukebox Charlies @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 930pm tip jar

WEDNESDAY MAY 13
Handsome Hawk’s B-day Hullabaloo: The Famous/The Creepy Crawlies/Short Dogs Grow/Aaron Burnham/Agony Aunts @ Hotel Utah Saloon, 500 4th St., SF 7pm $13/$15
Chris Ford Band @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 930pm tip jar

FRIDAY MAY 15
The Brothers Comatose/Good Friends @ HopMonk Tavern, 224 Vintage Way, Novato 6pm SOLD OUT
Nickel Slots @ Rahstaller Farm, 6686 Sievers Rd., Dixon 7pm tip jar
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Speisekammer Restaurant, 2424 Lincoln Ave., Alameda 8pm tip jar

SATURDAY MAY 16
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces @ Waterbar Restaurant, 399 The Embarcadero, SF Noon tip jar
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces @ Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo, Berkeley 8pm $20/$25
Val Holly & the Wanderers/Pine Box Boys/Emery Villians @ Bottom of the Hill, 1233 17th St., SF 830pm $15

SUNDAY MAY 17
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces @ Waterbar Restaurant, 399 The Embarcadero, SF Noon tip jar
Pleasant Hill Art, Wine & Music Fest.: Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Pleasant Hill 1230pm
The Famous/Emery Villians/Outlaws in the Golden State⁠ @ Ivy Room, 858 San Pablo, Albany 230pm $12/$15

MONDAY MAY 18
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 930pm tip jar

FRIDAY MAY 22–MONDAY MAY 25 MEMORIAL DAY
Western Swing Out @ VFW Hall, 221 W. Tehachapi Blvd., Tehachapi

FRIDAY MAY 22
Nashville Honeymoon @ Club Deluxe, 1511 Haight, SF 6pm
Él Brick @ The Salty Seal Brewpub & Sports Bar, 653 Cannery Row, Monterey 7pm tip jar
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces @ Speisekammer Restaurant, 2424 Lincoln Ave., Alameda 8pm tip jar
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 930pm tip jar

SATURDAY MAY 23
Bill Kirchen (album release) @ HopMonk Tavern, 224 Vintage Way, Novato 6pm $49.22
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Little Lou’s BBQ, 2455 Winchester Blvd., Campbell 730pm tip jar
Nashville Honeymoon/Ruby Lee Hill @ Little Hill Lounge, 10753 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito 8pm tip jar
Él Brick @ The Sand Bar, 211 Esplanade, Capitola 8pm tip jar

SUNDAY MAY 24
The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash @ San Gregorio General Store, 7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio 2pm tip jar
Charley Crockett/Alicia Blue @ Luther Burbank Center, 50 Mark West Springs Rd., Santa Rosa 730pm $66.08–113.28

MONDAY MAY 25 MEMORIAL DAY
Nashville Honeymoon @ San Gregorio General Store, 7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio 11am tip jar
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ San Ramon Art & Wine Fest., Central Park, 12501 Alcosta Blvd., San Ramon 1pm tip jar
Western Swing Extravaganza: Three On The Tree @ San Gregorio General Store, 7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio 2pm tip jar

FRIDAY MAY 29
The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash @ Park Station, 1200 Park St., Alameda 4pm tip jar
Three On The Tree @ San Gregorio General Store, 7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio 4pm tip jar
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Club Deluxe, 1511 Haight, SF 6pm
Él Brick @ Abbott Square Market, 725 Front St., Santa Cruz 7pm tip jar
Tommy Thomsen & his Ambassadors of Western Swing @ Smiley’s Schooner Saloon, 41 Wharf Rd., Bolinas 830pm $12.51
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 930pm tip jar

SATURDAY MAY 30
Nashville Honeymoon @ Mildred Owen Concert Hall, 1220A Linda Mar Blvd., Pacifica 730pm $25
Marc Dantona & the Contenders @ Rite Spot Cafe, 2099 Folsom, SF 9pm $12 min.
Aaron Burnham & the Brushfires @ The Riptide, 3639 Taraval, SF 930pm tip jar

SUNDAY MAY 31
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces @ The Warehouse, 5 Canyon Lake Dr., Port Costa 7pm tip jar

JUNE 2026

WEDNESDAY JUNE 3
Los Train Wreck’s All Star Jam @ El Rio, 3158 Mission St., SF 8pm tip jar
Two-Step For A Cause Benefit: Kentucky Mule/Henry Warde Band @ Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz 8pm $25/$30

FRIDAY JUNE 5
Kevin Russell & the Familiar Strangers @ Waterhawk Lake Club, 5000 Roberts Lake Rd., Rohnert Park 5pm tip jar
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Sausalito Cruising Club, 1610 Bridgeway, Sausalito 8pm

SATURDAY JUNE 6
Three On The Tree @ La Honda Art & Music Fair, 8865 La Honda Rd., La Honda 130pm tip jar
The Dogweeds @ Music in the Park, Piper Park, 250 Doherty Dr., Larkspur 6pm tip jar
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Walnut Creek Art & Wine Fest., Civic Park, 1375 Civc Dr., Walnut Creek 6pm tip jar

SUNDAY JUNE 7
The Vivants @ Travis Marina Bar & Grill, 1679 Sommerville Rd., Ft. Baker, Sausalito 3pm $10
Swell City Opry @ El Vaquero Winery, 2901 Freedom Blvd., Watsonville 4pm $15
New Copesetics @ HopMonk Tavern, 230 Petaluma Ave., Sebastopol 6pm tip jar
Nashville Honeymoon w/Joe Goldmark @ The Riptide, 3639 Taraval, SF 730pm tip jar

TUESDAY JUNE 9
Wayne Hancock @ Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz 8pm $22.59

WEDNESDAY JUNE 10
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces/Mitch Woods & his Rocket 88s @ Ives Park, 7800 Willow St., Sebastopol 5pm tip jar

FRIDAY JUNE 12
The Dogweeds @ Piper Park, 250 Doherty Dr., Larkspur 6pm tip jar
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Wilfred’s Lounge, 967 1st St., Napa 6pm tip jar
Brian Mello & the Afterglow/Jill Olson @ Little Hill Lounge, 10753 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito 8pm tip jar
The Soda Crackers/Marley Hale @ Toot’s Tavern, 627 2nd Ave., Crockett 8pm $15

SATURDAY JUNE 13
The Soda Crackers @ Town Plaza Park, Montebello Way, Los Gatos Noon tip jar
The Dogweeds @ Niles Town Hall Plaza, 37592 Niles Blvd., Fremont 4pm tip jar
Hunka Hunka Hula Revue @ Ernie’s Tin Bar, 5100 Lakeville Hwy., Petaluma 4pm tip jar
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Roxx on Main, 627 Main St., Martinez 7pm tip jar
The Soda Crackers @ Links Club, Carmel Plaza #101, Ocean Ave. & Mission St., Carmel-by-the-Sea 730pm tip jar

SUNDAY JUNE 14
Lone Star Retrobates @ Travis Marina Bar & Grill, 1679 Sommerville Rd., Ft. Baker, Sausalito 3pm $10
Smelley Kelley’s Honky Tonk Nighttime Band @ Ireland’s 32, 3920 Geary Blvd., SF 6pm tip jar

FRIDAY JUNE 19
Igor & the Red Elvises/The Dead Sailor Girls @ Bottom of the Hill, 1233 17th St., SF 8pm $20
Tommy Thomsen @ The Back Room, 1984 Bonita Ave., Berkeley 8pm $25

SUNDAY JUNE 20
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ North Beach Fest., Main Stage, Columbus & Broadway, SF 120pm tip jar
Asleep At The Wheel @ Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Rd., Nicasio 4pm $60
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Poor House Bistro, 317 W. St. John St., San Jose 6pm tip jar
Laura Benitez & the Heartache @ Smiley’s Schooner Saloon, 41 Wharf Rd., Bolinas 830pm $10/$15

SUNDAY JUNE 21 FATHER’S DAY
New Copasetics @ Waterhawk Lake Club, 5000 Roberts Lake Rd., Rohnert Park 1pm tip jar
Asleep At The Wheel @ Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Rd., Nicasio 4pm $60
Attila Viola & the Bakersfield Boys @ Papermill Creek Saloon, 1 Castro St., Forest Knoll 5pm $10
Hunka Hunka Hula Revue @ Murphy’s Irish Pub, 464 1st St. E., Sonoma 530pm tip jar

FRIDAY JUNE 26
Three On The Tree @ San Gregorio General Store, 7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio 4pm tip jar
Back pOrchEstra @ Waterhawk Lake Club, 5000 Roberts Lake Rd., Rohnert Park 5pm tip jar

SATURDAY JUNE 27
Geoffrey Miller @ Park Station, 1200 Park St., Alameda 4pm tip jar

SUNDAY JUNE 28
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Waterhawk Lake Club, 5000 Roberts Lake Rd., Rohnert Park 1pm tip jar

JULY 2026

WEDNESDAY JULY 1
Los Train Wreck’s All Star Jam @ El Rio, 3158 Mission St., SF 8pm tip jar

THURSDAY JULY 2
Ellis Bullard @ Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz 8pm $18
Él Brick @ Beach Boardwalk Colonnade Stage, 400 Beach St., Santa Cruz 830pm tip jar

SUNDAY JULY 5
The Vivants @ Travis Marina Bar & Grill, 1679 Sommerville Rd., Ft. Baker, Sausalito 3pm $10
Nashville Honeymoon w/Joe Goldmark @ The Riptide, 3639 Taraval, SF 730pm tip jar

SUNDAY JULY 12
Maurice Tani/Nashville Honeymoon @ Ivy Room, 858 San Pablo, Albany 3pm $18
Lone Star Retrobates @ Travis Marina Bar & Grill, 1679 Sommerville Rd., Ft. Baker, Sausalito 3pm $10
Smelley Kelley’s Honky Tonk Nighttime Band @ Ireland’s 32, 3920 Geary Blvd., SF 6pm tip jar

WEDNESDAY JULY 15
Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore (almost acoustic) @ Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz 8pm $35.46

THURSDAY JULY 16
Three On The Tree @ Alice’s Restaurant, 17288 Skyline Blvd., Woodside 5pm tip jar

FRIDAY JULY 17
Poi Rogers @ Sebastiani Theatre, 476 1st St. E., Sonoma 7pm

SATURDAY JULY 18
Tommy Thomsen & the Ambassadors of Western Swing/Wendy DeWitt/Jon Shannon Williams @ Sebastiani Theatre, 476 1st St. E., Sonoma 4pm
Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore (almost acoustic) @ Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison, Berkeley 8pm $49/$54
The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit/Honey Run @ Bottom of the Hill, 1233 17th St., SF 9pm $22/$25

SUNDAY JULY 19
Charley Crockett/Nicki Bluhm @ Stern Grove, 19th Ave. & Sloat Blvd., SF 2pm tip jar
Miss Tess & Thomas Bryan Eaton @ Smiley’s Schooner Saloon, 41 Wharf Rd., Bolinas 3pm tip jar
Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore (almost acoustic) @ Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Rd., Nicasio 4pm $52–54
Velvetta @ The Riptide, 3639 Taraval, SF 730pm tip jar

WEDNESDAY JULY 22
Back pOrchEstra @ HopMonk Tavern, 230 Petaluma Ave., Sebastopol 630pm tip jar

THURSDAY JULY 24
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Sausalito Cruising Club, 1610 Bridgeway, Sausalito 8pm

SATURDAY JULY 25
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Slow Hand BBQ, 601 Main St., Martinez 530m tip jar
Él Brick @ The Sand Bar, 211 Esplanade, Capitola 8pm tip jar

SUNDAY JULY 26
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Brewster’s Beer Garden, 229 Water St., Petaluma 230m tip jar

WEDNESDAY JULY 29
Three On The Tree @ Stafford Park, King St. & Hopkins Ave., Redwood City 6pm tip jar

FRIDAY JULY 31
Three On The Tree @ San Gregorio General Store, 7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio 4pm tip jar
Kathy Kallick & the Windfalls @ Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison, Berkeley 8pm $44/$49