Name: Just Like Heaven (ultimate tribute to The Cure) + MiSmiths (Misfits & The Smiths Tribute) + Ceremony81 (joy division tribute)
Start: 2025-06-20T21:00:00
End: 2025-06-21T02:00:00
Location: Ivy Room

Bang The Bay Presents<h2>BANG THE BAY Every First and Third Wednesday at the Ivy Room January 1st Early show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Doors 6:00pm / Show 6:30pm $10 Admission / $20 VIP* (*VIP includes a grab bag full of cool stuff! incl A CD, Vinyl, pins, stickers, patches,T-shirts and other new monthly gifts)</h2>~ Weird Barbie ~ 630 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.instagram.com_weird-5Fbarbie-5Fband_-3Ffbclid-3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR23gVXI7NPnkV7SU9YxLaTUjB-5Fyzhj5KFVMgQh9npNMP8UBcxQCA-5FBIY4E-5Faem-5F4SJrMVCaAM6NL-2DQPjfvBBw&amp;amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;amp;r=aIFo64Xwk4U8L0AGwA_nTJJ81h9Fyc2WWOemF-RWRaY&amp;amp;m=VOzddJmJpPM1SDhX7Kec3-MFPNaDMM6mtfaq_8Ebdp8e4UOShgEV75xdp6yKPFM-&amp;amp;s=ejiXDIVIPNWx-cNKtpuPRzXRRoBptg6eSCtNX6ki_9M&amp;amp;e=">https://www.instagram.com/weird_barbie_band/</a>~ Sparkle Plenty ~ 7:15 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.instagram.com_weird-5Fbarbie-5Fband_-3Ffbclid-3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR23gVXI7NPnkV7SU9YxLaTUjB-5Fyzhj5KFVMgQh9npNMP8UBcxQCA-5FBIY4E-5Faem-5F4SJrMVCaAM6NL-2DQPjfvBBw&amp;amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;amp;r=aIFo64Xwk4U8L0AGwA_nTJJ81h9Fyc2WWOemF-RWRaY&amp;amp;m=VOzddJmJpPM1SDhX7Kec3-MFPNaDMM6mtfaq_8Ebdp8e4UOShgEV75xdp6yKPFM-&amp;amp;s=ejiXDIVIPNWx-cNKtpuPRzXRRoBptg6eSCtNX6ki_9M&amp;amp;e=">https://www.facebook.com/SparklePlentyMusic</a>~ Elegant Trash ~ 8:00 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.instagram.com_weird-5Fbarbie-5Fband_-3Ffbclid-3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR23gVXI7NPnkV7SU9YxLaTUjB-5Fyzhj5KFVMgQh9npNMP8UBcxQCA-5FBIY4E-5Faem-5F4SJrMVCaAM6NL-2DQPjfvBBw&amp;amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;amp;r=aIFo64Xwk4U8L0AGwA_nTJJ81h9Fyc2WWOemF-RWRaY&amp;amp;m=VOzddJmJpPM1SDhX7Kec3-MFPNaDMM6mtfaq_8Ebdp8e4UOShgEV75xdp6yKPFM-&amp;amp;s=ejiXDIVIPNWx-cNKtpuPRzXRRoBptg6eSCtNX6ki_9M&amp;amp;e=">https://www.facebook.com/eleganttrash</a>~ Sacrapolitical ~ 8:45 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.instagram.com_weird-5Fbarbie-5Fband_-3Ffbclid-3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR23gVXI7NPnkV7SU9YxLaTUjB-5Fyzhj5KFVMgQh9npNMP8UBcxQCA-5FBIY4E-5Faem-5F4SJrMVCaAM6NL-2DQPjfvBBw&amp;amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;amp;r=aIFo64Xwk4U8L0AGwA_nTJJ81h9Fyc2WWOemF-RWRaY&amp;amp;m=VOzddJmJpPM1SDhX7Kec3-MFPNaDMM6mtfaq_8Ebdp8e4UOShgEV75xdp6yKPFM-&amp;amp;s=ejiXDIVIPNWx-cNKtpuPRzXRRoBptg6eSCtNX6ki_9M&amp;amp;e=">https://www.facebook.com/Sacripolitical</a>~ Plaq ~ 9:30~ Nixed ~ 10:15 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.instagram.com_weird-5Fbarbie-5Fband_-3Ffbclid-3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR23gVXI7NPnkV7SU9YxLaTUjB-5Fyzhj5KFVMgQh9npNMP8UBcxQCA-5FBIY4E-5Faem-5F4SJrMVCaAM6NL-2DQPjfvBBw&amp;amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;amp;r=aIFo64Xwk4U8L0AGwA_nTJJ81h9Fyc2WWOemF-RWRaY&amp;amp;m=VOzddJmJpPM1SDhX7Kec3-MFPNaDMM6mtfaq_8Ebdp8e4UOShgEV75xdp6yKPFM-&amp;amp;s=ejiXDIVIPNWx-cNKtpuPRzXRRoBptg6eSCtNX6ki_9M&amp;amp;e=">https://www.facebook.com/nixedband</a>

BANG THE BAY!

$15 Advance / $18 Day of Show(rsvp on facebook)<h2>THE BOSS MARTIANS</h2>—Fronted by guitar-smashing, soul singing, anthem-writing buzzbomb Evan Foster, Seattle's BOSS MARTIANS were thee Rock &amp; Roll jet boys to look for in 2008! Got Songs?? HELL YES!! At least, that is, according to Rolling Stone's David Fricke who anointed them "rising stars" referencing their addictive hooks, killer tunes, and super-charged performance a couple years ago in New York City at Little Steven's International Underground Garage Festival alongside The Strokes and Iggy Pop (among many others!) SPIN Magazine, quick to get aboard, said "the Boss Martians' irresistible 'I Am Your Radio' should make them stars…" regarding the Foster-penned Power Pop instant-anthem. Taking it all over the top at the concert that day was the introduction the Martians received from the "Boss" himself -- Bruce Springsteen -- to 10,000 people!Martian History Lesson: Evan Foster (guitar, vocals) and NickC (keys) met as teenagers in Tacoma, WA and discovered a mutual obsession with Garage, Punk, Surf, Power Pop, New Wave, old SST Records releases, and CAFFEINE! They both wanted to start a weird rock band -- enter The Boss Martians!! The Martians uniquely combine the primal energy of Punk with the raw, unmistakable sound and swagger of Northwest Garage Rock (think The Sonics!!), English blue-eyed soul (think Small Faces and The Who!!), and the pure pop sensibility of a young, sneering Elvis Costello. Rounding out the band's low end and drum kit destruction plan, respectively, are Scott Myrene on bass guitar and the young, often angry, Spokane-born, "Dirty" Thomas Caviezel on drums.<h2>DEAD BARS</h2>—There’s something deeply comforting about being a regular at a dive bar. If you consistently patronize a warm, welcoming, low-lit dive bar, whether it’s in your neighborhood or not, you can build yourself a community amongst the other wayward patrons, and the bartenders who thanklessly keep everyone’s glasses filled. And even when you find yourself drinking alone in a dead bar, you still have a place to sit quietly and ruminate on the turning of the world around you. Sure, you might be quick to say it’s not the healthiest option to have your social life revolve around alcohol, but the fact is, in an era when the alternative is often isolation and endless scrolling, a good dive bar might just save your life.“I always liked this idea of being a regular, so I knew years ago that I wanted that to be the title of our new album,” says John Maiello, vocalist of Seattle pop-punk quartet Dead Bars. “Regulars is essentially an album that’s about loneliness and community, both co-existing equally. It's about looking normal to everyone else, but feeling out of place. It's about me, it's about us, and it's about the fans. It's about being in Dead Bars.”The album, which was produced by Jack Endino (yes, the same Jack Endino who recorded Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney, and many others in the early '90s) encapsulates this beautifully in the form of emotional singalong anthems -- perfect for screaming along after you've had a beer, or five.<h2>THE GREASY GILLS</h2>—Three creatures playing high octwang instrumental rock 'n' roll music.

The Boss Martians + Dead Bars + The Greasy Gills

<h2>FINAL CONFLICT</h2>—LA hardcore since 1983<h2>OPPRESSED LOGIC</h2>—Oakland HC Punk since 1994 <h2>VIOLENT COERCION</h2>—members of Jesus Fucking Christ, Kicker, Public Enema, Attitude Adjustment, Special Forces…..!!!<h2>BEFORE DAWN</h2>—Blending dark punk and deathrock influences from the city’s storied past with nods to 80s gothic rock.

FINAL CONFLICT + OPPRESSED LOGIC + VIOLENT COERCION + BEFORE DAWN  

$18 ADV / $23 DAY OF SHOW <h2>ALTAR DE FEY</h2>—Altar De Fey originated in San Francisco in the early 1980s as part of the emerging musical form that would come to be known as Deathrock.Out of the Zeitgeist flash of ’70s Punk Rock the new sound took the darkest elements of the counter culture into ever deeper gloomier and more mature territory.<h2>BESTIAL MOUTHS</h2>—As the voice and spirit of Bestial Mouths, Lynette Cerezo is a powerfully haunting figure. Across international stages and recordings, spellbinding performances take audiences through voidic visions.From their inception in 2009, the core root of Bestial Mouths has combined Cerezo’s voice with myriad genre influences across the spectrum of goth, industrial, post-punk, New Wave, noise, metal, and other underground sounds using live acoustic and electronic drums and analog synthesizers. With a history in fashion design and gender activism, Cerezo’s visual and social aesthetics are interwoven deeply into Bestial Mouth’s presentation, building outward into captivating theatrical live performances.<h2>PHYSICAL WASH</h2>—Physical Wash is the industrial solo project of Susan Subtract of High-Functioning Flesh. Maintaining a full hardware setup, Susan melds the rigid body beat and vocal snarl of HFF with grinding industrial melodies and a brooding atmosphere. Originally conceived in 2017 as an electro side project to compliment per songwriting in HFF, Physical Wash gradually became Susan’s main focus.<h2>EX-HEIR</h2>—Ex-Heir delivers raw, pulsating dark electronix to serve your body and sweat your soul. The solo project of San Francisco based John Mal conjures hypnotic &amp; visceral sonic spells composed with 80's hardware.

ALTAR DE FEY + BESTIAL MOUTHS + PHYSICAL WASH + EX-HEIR

—SKATE PUNK FESTIVALSUNDAY, FEB 9TH—Paint The Town RadThe Boneless OnesCurb CreepsCement EatersLost Puppy Forever—3pm Doors / 3:30 Show$15 Admission—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+

Paint The Town Rad + The Boneless Ones

$15 Admission<h2>Smoke</h2>—Honest music for honest people…<h2>Stone Gnome</h2>—fter toiling for years in the gloomy darkness of the metal mines of the SF underworld, Stone Gnome has emerged from their subterranean lair to unleash their primordial aural assault on humanity. Combining shredding, nut-punching riffs from dual guitars with a seismic rhythm section forged in the molten core of the Earth, the Gnome will take you on a brain-melting odyssey to rock Valhalla.<h2>Deer Lord</h2>—Deer Lord is a heavy psychedelic doom/ stoner/ riff rock band from Santa Rosa, California. The Sonoma County power trio formed in 2019 and have released the Deer Lord EP in early 2020 and Dark Matter Pt.1 in February of 2023. Most recently, the band released their first full length album called Dark Matter Pt.2 on Halloween (October 31st) 2024. Deer Lord consists of Sheafer McOmber on guitar and vocals, Ryan Alderman on drums, and Jared Marill on bass. <h2>Reptilian Arms</h2>—SLUDGE/STONER/DEATH/DOOM-SAN JOSE, CA

Smoke + Stone Gnome + Deer Lord + Reptilian Arms

___<h2>THURSDAY FEBRUARY 13TH</h2><h2>JOHN DOE</h2><h2>BIG SURPRISE</h2>7pm doors / 8pm show$20 advance / $25 day of show<h2>JOHN DOE</h2>—As one of the founding members of the Los Angeles punk band , John Doe was one of the most influential figures in American alternative rock during the early '80s. In 1990, he stepped out as a solo artist, blending the uncompromising spirit of punk with country, folk, and roots rock flavors to create music that had a personality of its own without losing touch with the sensibility of . Possessing one of the richest and most expressive voices in American punk, Doe's vocal abilities were adaptable to the diverse roots rock sounds of 1990's Meet John Doe and the more introspective singer/songwriter approach of 2000's Freedom Is … Doe indulged his interest in classic country music on 2009's Country Club, recorded with Canadian roots rockers , and 2016's The Westerner and 2022's Fables in a Foreign Land showed him comfortably transitioning into a contemporary folk artist with a keen eye as a songwriter.John Doe was born John Nommensen Duchac in Decatur, Illinois on February 25, 1953. Doe spent time in Wisconsin, Tennessee, and Maryland and earned a degree at Antioch College in Baltimore before he relocated to Los Angeles, California in 1976. Doe was interested in poetry and was attending a poetry workshop in Venice, California when he met a fellow aspiring writer named . Around the same time, Doe, who had played bass in bar bands before moving to California, had answered an ad in a local newspaper from a guitarist eager to start a punk rock band. The guitarist was Billy Zoom, and when Doe brought to a rehearsal to show off some poems he thought would make good lyrics for a song, the band that would become began to coalesce. With the 1980 album Los Angeles, became the most talked about band in Los Angeles, thanks to the off-kilter harmonies of Doe and , the supercharged rockabilly guitar of , and the clattering rhythms of Doe and drummer D.J. Bonebeak. Four more albums would appear between 1981 and 1985 before left the band after Ain't Love Grand -- an experiment in pushing their music into a hard rock/metal direction, which failed to give the commercial breakthrough they desired. (Doe found time during this period to record with a pair of side projects, the acoustic country-folk combo – which also featured and Bonebrake – on 1985's Poor Little Critter on the Road, and 's group , popping up on their 1981 masterpiece A Minute to Pray, A Second to Die.)In 1987, returned with the album See How We Are, introducing new guitarist , and while the album received positive reviews, it once again failed to break the band to a larger audience. After bringing out a live set, 1988's Live at the Whisky a Go-Go on the Fabulous Sunset Strip, the band split up. By this time, Doe had been dabbling in acting, appearing in 's Salvador (1986), Allison Anders' and Kurt Voss's noir-ish L.A. scene drama Border Radio (1987), and the blockbuster Road House (1989). He had also been playing gigs on his own, and he signed a solo deal with , which had released his debut, Meet John Doe, in 1990. Doe butted heads with the album's producer during the recording sessions, and when it failed to sell to 's expectations, Doe was dropped. As it happened, 's breakthrough with Nevermind in 1991 led to plenty of major labels taking a second look at many noted underground bands of the '80s, and signed a reunited (with on guitar) for a new album, 1993's Hey Zeus! ' imprint stepped up to bring out Doe's next solo project, 1995's more rock-oriented Kissingsohard, which appeared the same year as Unclogged, a semi-acoustic live set from . Not long after the release of Unclogged, quietly broke up, though in 1998, to the surprise of many fans, the original lineup of Doe, , , and Bonebrake reunited for a handful of shows in Los Angeles. The reunion gigs were wildly successful, and continued to tour periodically from then on, when the schedules of the members permitted. While acting kept Doe busy for much of the rest of the 1990s (his résumé included roles in Pure Country, Wyatt Earp, Georgia, Boogie Nights, and Brokedown Palace), he recorded an EP in 1998 for the indie label, For the Rest of Us (it included a track Doe co-wrote with , "This Loving Thing"), and he reissued it in an expanded, album-length version in 2006 as For the Best of Us.In the 2000s, Doe devoted more time to working as a solo recording artist, offering a casually personal sound on Freedom Is…, released by the label in 2000. For 2002's Dim Stars, Bright Sky, issued by . Doe recorded his first acoustic album as a solo artist, though he brought in a number of guest stars to help, including , , , and . Doe signed with the respected roots music label for 2005's Forever Hasn't Happened Yet, a low-key but forceful set with appearances from , , and . Doe stayed with for his next two albums as well, 2007's A Year in the Wilderness and 2009's Country Club, where he was co-billed with Canadian roots band . A new solo album, Keeper, recorded at the Way Station and New Monkey studios in Los Angeles and featuring guest appearances from , , Smokey Hormel, Don Was, and , appeared in 2011. The album featured the rocking lead-off single "Never Enough."In 2012, Doe teamed up with his harmony partner for Singing and Playing, a low-key album featuring new songs as well as interpretations of favorites from the catalog. In 2014 released The Best of John Doe This Far, a collection of highlights from his solo career. In the spring of 2016, Doe found himself looking back and looking forward; he released a new solo album, The Westerner, while also publishing a memoir. Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of LA Punk offered an inside look at the scene that produced , with contributions from a number of his musical peers. A second autobiographical effort, More Fun in the New World: The Unmaking and Legacy of L.A. Punk, appeared in bookstores in 2019. In 2020, released their first album of new material since 1993 (and the first studio effort with since 1985), Alphabetland, which was hailed as an exciting re-creation of the band's powerful original sound. Doe and were invited to sing vocals on the song "Destroying Angels," which appeared on the expanded edition of 's 2021 album No Gods No Masters. Doe returned to his solo pursuits with 2022's Fables in a Foreign Land, an upbeat and stripped-down exercise in folk-rock that included an acoustic version of "Destroying Angels" with and contributing backing vocals. It was Doe's first LP for , which had issued 's Alphabetland. ~ Mark Deming &amp; Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi<h2>BIG SURPRISE</h2>—Big Surprise is an indie folk duo that combines shoegazy electric guitar with high and lonesome harmony singing into a genre they jokingly refer to as "quiet riot." Arthur Leon Adams III (Phenomenauts, BLAMMOS) wrote his first song in bed under a blanket with a flashlight when he was 9 years old. His songwriting has improved somewhat since then. Kathryn Evangeline Adams played in rock bands on the Lower East Side and the West Village while the internet was still in diapers, so don’t bother looking it up. They met at a party in Oakland, CA and started writing and recording songs together. Big Surprise has released two critically acclaimed singles -- a cover of Massive Attack's "Teardrop" and an original song, "Caesium" -- and shared the stage with a diverse array of acts, including Clem Snide, Nellie McKay, Wheatus, Foxtails Brigade, and Hutch Harris (The Thermals). They are currently working on their debut full length LP.

John Doe

uc theatre and ivy room present—FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14TH THE DEAD TONGUES LOU HAZELIVY ROOM | 21+ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/581683024727034/">(rsvp on facebook)</a><h2>THE DEAD TONGUES</h2>—The Dead Tongues: A New ChapterRyan Gustafson, the visionary behind The Dead Tongues, has solidified his place as one of modern folk's most distinctive voices. His albums, including Dust, Unsung Passage, and Desert, are celebrated for their idiosyncratic and spectral nature, coupled with their undeniable hooks.The latest offerings from The Dead Tongues, Body of Light and I Am a Cloud, are two sides of the same coin, exploring a diverse range of musical styles and themes. Recorded in a secluded cabin in North Carolina, these albums showcase Gustafson's raw talent and his ability to craft intricate and emotionally resonant songs.Collaborating with a talented group of musicians, including Jenn Wasner, Mat Davidson, Matt Douglas, Joe Westerlund, and Jeff Ratner, Gustafson has created a body of work that is both familiar and groundbreaking. The albums seamlessly blend elements of folk, rock, and experimental music, resulting in a sound that is both accessible and challenging.Whether it's the heartfelt melodies of "Daylily" or the introspective musings of "I'm a Cloud Now," Gustafson's songwriting continues to captivate listeners. His ability to weave together personal narratives and universal themes creates a deeply resonant listening experience.With Body of Light and I Am a Cloud, The Dead Tongues have once again proven their ability to push the boundaries of folk music and create something truly special.<h2>LOU HAZEL</h2>—Lou Hazel was born in the town of Olean, New York to a family of northeastern wiseacres.Not one to commit, he skirted the compulsive hunting and fishing tradition held close to his father’s heart - instead cultivating a sensitivity more suited to artists and vagabonds. As a result, his travels brought him across the country and eventually through debilitating depression before coming to rest with a sense of personal peace and positivity in Durham, NC.Yet, Lou’s brain is still a bat cave. Mostly, he wakes up with no idea what he’s going to do next, then finds himself there. In songwriting, he pulls from this cave rambling, heartfelt tales flowing through unselfconscious truth. In illustrations, he swirls and meanders towards an eventual finish only understood upon completion – as in his music. And in his photography and design work, he renders the essence of fellow musicians into expressive, personalized works of art.Today, Louie continues crafting genuine folk tales of honest longing, disquieting loss, and nostalgia through a brilliant sheen of fresh insight with humble humor. Grabbing us by the ears in a new-age, Prine-like grip. Transforming the minutiae of everyday life into ever more evocative music. And surprising us all, including himself, with where we emerge.In other words, Lou Hazel is coming out of this unbearable, unbelievably tragic, disconcerting year like a damn newborn moth with jet engine wings aimed toward a totally full super-moon. And it is good.

THE DEAD TONGUES

Retrospekt (80's newave) + Erasure - Esque&nbsp;$15 advance / $20 day of show<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1088859322940062/">(rsvp on facebook)</a><h2>RETROSPEKT {80s NEW WAVE Performed LIVE}</h2>—Retrospekt plays all your favorite 1980’s new wave hits LIVE. We’re a visually fierce synth explosion rocking the dance floor and putting the party back in your pretty in pink. Laced in lasers, leather, and guyliner, you’ll relive all your favorite John Hughes-themed prom scenes and high school fantasies.Our live show combines unrivaled renditions of your favorite 80’s new wave synth-pop mixtape paired with badass lighting and a custom video backdrop that would make MTV proud.All you ever wanted, all you ever needed, is here, in Retrospekt.<h2>ERASURE - ESQUE</h2>—Erasure-eque was formed in 2008 by two veteran musicians from the San Francisco. They took to the stage in a subdued opening slot in a small club in Walnut Creek, CA. Erasure-esque wowed many that night and immediately set a path for what was to come in the years to follow.Months after their debut performance, Erasure-esque, made their San Francisco debut at The Red Devil Lounge to a crowd that had been waiting months for their first chance to experience what many believe to be the best live tribute to Erasure. Over the years, Erasure-esque has graced the stages of some of San Francisco’s most popular live music venues including The Chapel, Slims, Rockit Room, Bimbo's, Cafe Du Nord, Red Devil Lounge, Brick &amp; Mortar, and Kimo’s, as well as performing at SF's Castro Street Fair. The buzz has continued to mount and has stretched beyond the Bay Area to places like New York City, Sacramento, Fresno, Seattle, Portland, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Sante Fe and Mexico!Blue Savannah, Oh L'Amour, Chorus, Chains of Love , A Little Respect, Sunday Girl, Run to the Sun, and Dead of Night are among the few of a rather extensive catalog of hits you will hear when this amazing likeness takes the stage. With glitter, sequins, feather boas, lights, sounds and all the flash and flamboyant attitude, Erasure-esque not only replicates the very sound of Erasure but captures and encompasses the very essence of what makes Erasure so hypnotically entertaining.As Erasure-esque continues to amaze fans around the San Francisco Bay Area and around the country, we still all love what we are doing; whether it be Jason providing the warm vocal harmonies that fill out our sound, Nate who spends hours working over each individual note, sound, drum part and effect, or Vince who’s strong vocal talent, range and performance skills has brought this band to where they are today, it still gives us all the thrill to get up on the stage and perform the music that we all love, to the fans of the music that they love, which is of course all done as a Tribute to Erasure.

Retrospekt (80's newave) + Erasure - Esque 

$15 Advance / $18 Day of Show(rsvp on facebook)<h2>BUCK OFF! The Music of Buck Owens and The Buckaroos</h2>—The Bay Area's roots music community pays tribute to the late great BUCK OWENS, pioneer of the Bakersfield Sound and California's country music hero.&nbsp; Hear your favorite Buckaroo tunes sung by the likes of Hank &amp; Lynne (Nashville Honeymoon), Jill Rogers (Crying Time), Joan Wilson Rueter (The Dogweeds), Gayle Schmitt (Gayle Lynn &amp; the Hired Hands), Brian Mello, Maurice Tani, Micah Warren (The Ugly), Sara Gambina &amp; Ben Belknap (Them There Skies) and MORE!&nbsp; Presented by Aaron Burnham &amp; the Brushfires.

Buck Off! The Music of Buck Owens and The Buckaroos

Bang The Bay Presents<h2>BANG THE BAY! Feat.</h2><h2>Luicidal (O.G Members of Suicidal Tendencies)</h2><h2>The Hajj</h2><h2>The Bonstones</h2><h2>Elegant Trash</h2><h2>Ansible</h2><h2>Fringe Benefits</h2>Every First and Third Wednesday at the Ivy RoomEarly show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Doors 6:00pm / Show 6:30pm$10 Admission / $20 VIP*(*VIP includes a grab bag full of cool stuff! incl A CD, pins, stickers, patches, T-shirts and other new monthly gifts)

BANG THE BAY! Feat. Luicidal (O.G Members of Suicidal Tendencies)

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 20thJoe Kaplow + Suzanimal + Bart Budwig (solo)$15/$17(rsvp on facebook)<h2>JOE KAPLOW</h2>—Before embarking on a full-time music career in California, I faced a tough decision: continue the family tradition of running our thoroughbred farm in New Jersey or chase my musical dreams. While I often wonder what life would have been like had I stayed, the allure of the music industry was too strong to resist. I still hope to return to the farm someday, perhaps with a red barn of my own.My music is deeply rooted in life's experiences. Whether it's the tranquility of a quiet morning on the farm or the frenetic energy of a tour bus, these moments shape my songwriting. The smell of freshly cut grass, the mist rising from a horse's breath, the feel of a guitar neck—these are the things that inspire me.Today, I find myself in the serene beauty of Bonny Doon, California, where I spend my days in my home studio, aptly named Hippie Cowboy. It's a place where I can slow down, stay focused, and let the music flow. The spirit of my late father, a man who loved horses and motorcycles, still lingers. I often dream of him and feel his presence in my music. I hope to dedicate my future work to him and my mother, who I hope will join me in California someday.This record is a special one. Unlike my previous albums, it captures the essence of a band. We recorded most of the tracks live in the studio, creating a cohesive and energetic sound. The camaraderie and musical synergy between Jeff, Elliott, Rob, and myself were truly special. We spent countless hours touring and honing our craft, and the energy of those live performances is reflected in this album.I hope you enjoy listening to this music as much as we enjoyed creating it.<h2>SUZANIMAL</h2>—Suzanimal is a smart, playful psychedelic pop/rock project from San Francisco Bay Area singer, songwriter and bassist Suzanne Galal. Inspired by her love of Talking Heads and the Tom Tom Club. Galal — a scientist and pharmacy professor by day — picked up a bass guitar for the first time at the age of 30, and began writing confident, groove-centered tracks soon after. With Galal’s seductive yet light-as-air vocals, lyrics driven by her curiosity about the human mind, and a rotating cast of veteran backing musicians, the band quickly earned a reputation for engaging live performances and genre-defying style. A Suzanimal show is designed to make you lose yourself to the rhythm — with just enough of the unexpected to keep you on your toes ‘til the afterparty.Suzanimal released their debut EP, Body, recorded at San Francisco’s legendary Hyde Street Studios. It was described by KQED as, "subtle, evocative and precise — swings with an attitude that’s breezy yet grounded." Passing, just released in September of 2022, is the first full-length from Suzanimal. Written over a period that included the birth of Galal’s son, her first year of parenthood, and the beginning of a global pandemic, the album expands on the funky, danceable sounds she introduced with her debut EP, Body. Featuring more experimental, sophisticated arrangements and lush production that makes each track feel both intimate and spacious. Passing finds Galal considering the ways of the universe and the plight of the household spider; crafting long-distance love songs and deeply felt lullabies; and making peace with coexisting joy and grief during a uniquely strange moment in time. The song “Eel” was recently featured in KQED’s Pass the Aux. (KQED)<h2>BART BUDWIG - SOLO</h2>—Sometimes when Bart sings, I forget what we’re talking about. I’m sure he knows though. I trust him. He sounds like John Prine, plays like Hoyt Axton, and looks like well...Bart Budwig. He’s a cosmic country lawn gnome. He’s cherubic, cheery, and an old soul. Songs spring from the dreams of his noonday naps, and punch the keys of his typewriter above the OK Theater in Enterprise, Oregon. When words won’t take, he calls 'em in with a bugle of his trumpet, or a strum of soothing guitar.

Joe Kaplow + Suzanimal + Bart Budwig (solo)

ivy room presentsFRIDAY FEB 21ST----CIELOEAST BROTHERSMODERN MONSTERSBLOODHUM----Doors 8pm / Show 8:30$12 advance / $15 door----IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2>Cielo</h2>—East Bay Rock Band<h2>East Brothers</h2>—Less than mid punk band <h2>Modern Monsters</h2>—Modern Monsters is a Bay Area, California heavy rock band established in 2019. They elude a mix of greasy heavy, down-and-dirty rock with raw energy. <h2>Bloodhum</h2>—Hailing from the east San Francisco bay, Bloodhum creates an original songs with heavy riffs emotional vocal melodies, and a rhythm section that weaves together odd-time signatures and hard hitting grooves.<h2 style="text-align: start"></h2>

Cielo + East Brothers + Modern Monsters + Bloodhum

$18 Advance / $23 Door(rsvp on facebook)<h2>IDAHO</h2>—Led by Laurel Canyon-based singer-songwriter Jeff Martin, IDAHO are the unsung cult heroes of 90s slowcore. Often grouped amongst post-grunge indie rock pioneers like Low, Songs: Ohia, and Codeine, IDAHO is distinguished by the desert atmospherics of frontman Jeff Martin’s four-string guitar, echoing out his elegant songcraft in a canyon of alien tones and melancholic feedback. Founded in 1992 in Los Angeles by singer/songwriter Martin and lifetime collaborator the late John Berry, IDAHO exemplified an adventurous and original take on the American underground, fusing fuzzed-chord grunge rock, pedal-pushing shoegaze, and post-hardcore experimentalism with an overall ambiance of beautiful despondency. Across its catalogue of now ten full-length releases, including 2024’s return, Lapse, its first new album after a thirteen year hiatus, IDAHO has defined modes of longing, mystery, grace, and dreamy-yet-edgy nuance entirely its own. Celebrated as a “brutally beautiful return to form” (Paste), Lapse has ushered in a renaissance for the band, including the career-spanning documentary Traces Of Glory and The Devil You Know vinyl anthology, all together honing in on the muse that ignited more than three decades IDAHO’s canon of deliberate and devastating beauty.

Idaho

—ivy room presentsSUNDAY, FEB 23RD—The Great OtherDark SatelliteTektonicJazmin Hope Virility—6pm Doors / 7pm Show$12 Advance / $15 Door—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+<h2>The Great Other</h2>—The Great Other came to formation in 2019 by singer/guitarist Josh N. Wills, guitarist Zaid Johnson, bassist Nick Chavez, and drummer Emunti Herrera, who was later replaced by prog metal drummer Brayden Cone.The alternative metal foursome blossomed to life within the historically legendary rehearsal compound of Soundwave Studios in Oakland, California, with the intentions of creating heavy, groovy, progressive, emotional, heartfelt music that truly showcased the art of creative collaboration. Their love for acts such as Deftones, Meshuggah, Gojira, Tool, Alice in Chains, Opeth, Coheed and Cambria, and many more across the musical spectrum have helped shape and mold them into a standout sound within the scene of East Bay hardcore, punk, and indie. They strive for each song, and each live performance to be a beautifully mind-altering, goosebump filling, emotional rollercoaster of a journey.Their debut release, Nostalgia, was unleashed upon the world on August 8th, 2024 as the perfect unmasking of who they are, what they're about, what they're here for, and what they are capable of creating musically.<h2>Dark Satellite</h2>—From multiple cities and influences of music, comes a band that avoids all types of conformity. That band is known as Dark Satellite. Each member grew up playing different styles, coming together to form a one of a kind band with a coalescence of riffs and song structures. Mixing various types of rock genres, blues, jazz and experimental indie progressions results in their own unique aesthetic and wall of sound. Distorted jazz chords, 1950's melodies, grindcore inspired riffs covered in their own unique lyrical poetry. Dark Satellite is a band that has bloomed into their own style of music that some cannot fully categorize. The band decided not to follow the traditional song structures either, but to create their own depending on how they want each song to feel. Based in the San Francisco and East Bay Area of California, the band consists of members Charlie Hanlon (guitar), Trevor Gabriel (bass/vocals) and Travis Drumm (drums, no joke). “Death of a Classic" their second album was released early of 2023. Currently avaliable on Alternative Tentacles Records. Unlike their first album "Alone with Everyone" (2021), “Death of a Classic" was an approach to get back to the basics of stripped down playing. Dark Satellite is a band that plays with emotion, bending their strings while riding the guitar amp feedback, letting the drums be free. If you're looking for a nostalgic powerhouse of a band with sprinkles of timeless inspiration, I'd say look no further than Dark Satellite.<h2>Tektonic</h2>—Based out of East Bay, CA; each member of Tektonic brings their individual influences and style into the band. Epic jam sessions spanning back to late ’21 have produced a sound that encapsulates the extraterrestrial psychedelic spirit of Hendrix mixed with traditional Himalayan melodies, a dash of RHCP funk, heavy psych grooves, and experimental vocals that encapsulates today’s hip hop with yesterday’s shoegaze.Be sure to check out their latest single 'Path of the Wizard'.<h2>Jazmin Hope Virility</h2>—El Sobrante, California.

Dark Satellite +Tumescent + Tektonic  + Jazmin Hope Virility

ivy room presentsTUES FEB 25, 2025Scott Capurro7pm doors / 8pm show$25 ADV / $30 DOORIVY ROOM | 21+860 SAN PABLO AV • ALBANY CA.<h2>SCOTT CAPURRO</h2>—Scott Capurro is the one of nature’s great raconteurs. Challenging, sometimes outrageous, but intimate too and most shockingly occasionally full of doubt. In The Trouble With…Scott wrangles with rich friends, worthy yoga and the miseries of home ownership. Capurro shows that every silver lining is attached to a rather imposing cloud, spinning yarns that are meant to resolve issues, but which oddly have the opposing effect.

Scott Capurro

ivy room presentsWED FEBRUARY 26, 2025—King Dream - single release showAnimal PrinceEphemerald—7pm doors / 7:30pm show$15 Admission—IVY ROOM | 21+860 San Pablo Ave • Albany CA<h2>KING DREAM</h2>—King Dream is a Bay Area rock ‘n’ roll band helmed by Oakland native Jeremy Lyon, a lifelong songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who crafts dive bar anthems with heart, brains and soul. Hard-rocking yet poignant, his music combines a love for American rock masters like Springsteen and Petty with ‘60s West Coast psychedelia and more contemporary torch-bearers like My Morning Jacket and The War on Drugs — all brought to life by a band of Northern California’s most in-demand players.Lyon has played Outside Lands and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, toured nationally and internationally, and also knows what it’s like to busk on the street. King Dream songs deftly balance hope and world-weariness. They seem wise beyond their years, and they also have a way of sneaking up on you. Their shout-along choruses and searing guitar solos are at home in a darkened saloon, to be sure, but also — you know the giddy, ragged vulnerability that arrives when you’ve been awake for way too long on a road trip? Between the good times and the clinks of beer bottles these songs inspire a wistfulness, deep in your bones, for a place you’ve never been.Glory Daze is King Dream’s first full-length since the band’s 2018 self-titled debut, and it represents a massive leap forward. Ambitious in scale and scope, it clocks in at 24 tracks, divided into three parts. Technically, these songs are a record of Lyon not only maturing as a lyricist and musician — experimenting with different production styles, moving easily between fist-pumping anthems and ballads and electronic and R&amp;B-influenced sounds — but also developing into a self-sufficient producer and engineer, a silver lining to the constraints of the pandemic.Part One, or IV, released April 7, began as a four-song EP at the beginning of 2020; over the course of two years it grew into eight soulful alt-rock anthems, a snapshot of a very specific moment in time:“Oh my god this must be the longest year / lost summer fantasies turn to fears,” sings Lyon on “Lost Summer,” over a plaintive, jangly guitar line that wouldn’t be out of place on a mixtape with the Cars, the Replacements or R.E.M. “I don’t know what day it is, weeks to months, maybe years / and the truth is I miss the music, miss my friends / I miss the magic nights, we thought these times would never end.”Written during the doldrums of the early pandemic, the track finds Lyon mourning both the abrupt end of his own extended adolescence and lamenting his little brother’s experience — graduating high school over Zoom and spending his first year of college without meeting any classmates. “When I was his age I was touring with my best friends in my mom’s minivan, playing music we believed in, making friends wherever we went,” says Lyon. “I didn’t know how to tell him what he was missing, and even if I could, or knew how, what good would it do?”“Wish I Could Call You Now,” meanwhile, captures Lyon in a rocky moment with his now-wife, overcome by doubt, confusion and fear about whether the relationship could stand the test of time. “You’re gonna spend your brightest years / counting on a love that never appears / then you’re gonna panic and settle down / with the next best thing to come around,” he sings over a driving rhythm that name-checks Jim James while bowing at the altar of Tom Petty. “I been here all along / I had that fear but now it’s gone / they don’t know you like I do / they don’t know what we’ve been through.”For Lyon, the evolution of the song — which appears in two versions on Glory Daze — reflects the growth of the relationship: “It went from a song that I kept like a secret, to a fist-pumping anthem, to a duet we now sing together.”Part Two, or V, out January 19th, sees Lyon moving into a more experimental space, fusing bedroom R&amp;B with psych-rock, and flexing new muscles in self-recording and production.On “The Wild Card,” a sexy, chilled-out synth groove that wouldn’t be out of place on a Childish Gambino record belies what Lyon describes as a lyrical panic attack. Written on the eve of the 2020 election, while fires decimated much of California, the track touches on the American political landscape, police brutality and his own shame about the lack of diversity in his music scene:“Falling farther into fascism we need a revolution / murder porn glued to your screen sedated in a debtor’s prison,” he intones. “Move to the suburbs where you feel safe / send your kids to the schools where they all look the same / everyone looks like their friends / now I feel like one of them.”“The 2020 fires were a dystopian hellscape,” says Lyon. “We couldn’t go anywhere, we had no power, it rained ash, and looked like something out of Blade Runner. We watched people murdered by the law on YouTube. I felt like a hypocrite, wanting diversity, marching against police brutality for BLM, yet living in the country, in an overwhelming white friend group I’d found through playing indie rock and Americana music.”But Glory Daze is also unmistakably a full-band effort, and its sound also reflects the group’s confidence and cohesion: What began as a studio band is now a tight-knit collective with decades of experience between them, including Adam Nash (guitar) and Nick Cobbett (drums), as well as Zak Mandel-Romann (bass), a close musical collaborator of Lyon’s since high school.Narratively, Glory Daze traverses vast territory: a period in which Lyon separated from, reconciled with, and married his now-wife (Caitlin Gowdey, Rainbow Girls, who appears on several tracks and plays keys live with King Dream when she can); toured and recorded as a sideman with a slew of Bay Area artists (Whiskerman, the Stone Foxes, M. Lockwood Porter); dealt with the grief, anxiety and loss of community wrought by a pandemic and years of sociopolitical turmoil; and careened into his 30s with a healthy dose of reflection, self-doubt and, ultimately, an audible sense of confidence and satisfaction. The result is an expansive, multifaceted album that invites the listener to climb in, lean back, and trust that getting there’s at least half the fun.“I make driving records,” says Lyon. “And this one’s about an hour-forty long, so I hope you’re going somewhere far.”<h2>ANIMAL PRINCE</h2>—Animal Prince is the retro-pop project from singer-violinist Fae Nageon de Lestang and percussionist Grant McLeod. Fae’s vocals are a captivating instrument, drawing the listener into a landscape that’s playful yet polished, soulful but never self-serious, layered with string arrangements, synth grooves, hooks, harmonies and the occasional actual birdsong. Borrowing from bossa nova, fairy folk, yacht rock and chamber pop, Animal Prince would be at home on a mix with Caroline Polacheck, Emily King, or Feist, but the sound is uniquely their own: tender, danceable and delightfully feral.<h2></h2>

King Dream

Tickets - $12 Advance / $15 Day of Show(rsvp on facebook)<h2>FOUR STROKE BARON</h2>—A match made in Reno Craigslist heaven, Matt Vallarino &amp; Kirk Witt are Four Stroke Baron. Collaborating on every note, they merge fantasy pop melodies and unrelenting drumscapes with dynamic synths, samples, and lyrics. Four Stroke Baron guarantees surprise with an eclectic but focused approach to progressive metal, from new wave vocals to technical musicianship and collaborations with artists such as Devin Townsend, Paul Masvidal, Adam Janzi, and Jorgen Munkeby. Their imaginative music videos know no bounds, featuring stop-motion animation, found-footage, choreographed dances, and distorted reality. Four Stroke Baron is a testament to the controlled chaos of creativity and contemporary composition.<h2>EXIST</h2>—US progressive metal band EXIST make their return this Spring with their fourth album, Hijacking the Zeitgeist, set for release via Prosthetic Records on April 12. EXIST’s latest full-length sees the group expand upon their established dichotomy of extreme metal technicality and sanguine atmospherics with an intentionally more concise approach to songwriting, resulting in the most direct and emphatic album of their 14 year career.Hijacking the Zeitgeist’s sonic heft isn’t without its diaphanous counterpoints too, as Phelps and new addition Charles Eron (guitar and synths) craft deceptively complex interplay on album high points in Thief of Joy (featuring Sanjay Kumar of Inferi and Wormhole), Blue Light Infinite and soaring closer Window to the All. EXIST’s sonorous sonic landscape is bolstered by immersive rhythmic lock-ins between Alex Weber (bass and vocals) and Brody Smith (drums), that shine in Anup Sastry’s mix and Kris Crummett’s mastering.At the core of Hijacking the Zeitgeist lies a multifaceted exploration of algorithmic rabbit holes, conspiratorial paranoia, and the universal traits that lie within humanity - these cautionary tales are tied together in striking detail with album art by Sebastian Jerke. EXIST treats both the allure and perils of both digital mazes and the real world, with equal parts wide eyed awe and horror.

 Four Stroke Baron

$25 ADMISSION<h2> DOLL FEST 2025 PRE PARTY!</h2>Doll Fest 2025 kicks off with a pre-show of Bay Area femme-fronted bands. Stay tuned for full lineup updates.—Doll Fest is a celebration of the feminine energy, friendship, and gathering together of a community in support of one another. We recognize that femme-dom is a powerhouse feeling, emotion, and revolution in action. Following the footsteps of previous incarnations of feminine fests such as Lilith Fair and She Shreds, Doll Fest aims to be the next femme music and arts festival showcasing two full days of all femme-fronted bands and artists, including pioneering bands that brought the Riot Grrl movement to life and active bands today that are paving the legacy of grrl power.We are still battling for true equality against the archaic non-values of patriarchy, still fighting for the power over our own bodies, and still proving our worth as voices to be heard. Doll Fest intends to bring together like-minded folx who embody the true spirit of Doll Fest - through empowerment, resilience, and nurturing of communities. We are anti-homophobia, anti-transphobia, anti-racist, anti-police violence and strictly anti-fascist. Let’s rise up the dolls in March 2025!<h2>DOG PARTY</h2>—Dog Party is a California-based, indie rock'n'roll band, composed of sisters, Gwendolyn and Lucy Giles. Compared with bands like The Go-Go's, The Ramones, The White Stripes, and The Runaways, Dog Party establishes their own unique west coast sound with a dash of punk and a sprinkle of pop. With 6 records and extensive touring under their belts, Dog Party has been active since 2007. In fall of 2016, they were the Special Guests on Green Day's Revolution Radio North American tour.

DOLL FEST 2025 PRE PARTY! w/ DOG PARTY 

Saturday, March 1, 2025little cloud records, kalx and ivy room presentTHE WARLOCKSThe Stevenson Ranch DavidiansPink Breath of Heaven$20 ADVANCE / $25 DAY OF SHOW(rsvp on facebook)<h2>THE WARLOCKS</h2>—Formed in 1999, L.A.-based group The Warlocks produce a relentless, hypnotic wall of sound that suggests a collision between classic psychedelia, Krautrock and The Velvet Underground. Front man Bobby Hecksher grew up in the swamps of Tampa Bay, FL but moved to L.A. at age 16 where he soon found kindred spirits, jamming with Beck on his Stereopathetic Soulmanure album and moonlighting in the Brian Jonestown Massacre.The band’s debut album Rise &amp; Fall (Bomp 2000) set out their template, but it was the band's signing to a worldwide deal with Mute and the release of Phoenix (2003) that raised their profile significantly. Several albums followed including 2005’s Surgery, 2007’s Heavy Deavy Skull Lover, 2009’s The Mirror Explodes, and 2020's The Chain. Relentless international touring and the sheer power of The Warlocks gigantic live sound has built a worldwide cult following for the band that has only grown and intensified.Longtime L.A.-psych rockers The Warlocks — led for the past twenty-plus years by Bobby Hecksher (vocals, guitar), who's backed by J.C. Rees (guitar), Earl V. Miller (guitar), Marlena Schwenck (bass), and Oscar Ruvalcaba (drums) Rob Campanella (Organ) &amp; Elina Yakubova (Tambourine &amp; Percussion).<h2>THE STEVENSON RANCH DAVIDIANS</h2>—Steeped in the aura of the perennially mythologized psychedelic culture of Southern California, The Stevenson Ranch Davidians has, since 2006, revealed itself in shifting configurations; making music influenced by the timeless essence of ‘60s psych, folk and soul, woven with strands of early American roots music. While the lineup has continually coalesced around lead singer and songwriter Dwayne Seagraves, the collective has always had a guiding vision and goal: to create music that seeks to simultaneously demystify and deify the human experience.The other members bring a range of talent, experience and inspiration to The Stevenson Ranch Davidians’ sound. In addition to founding member and Davidians’ bassist, Jessica Latiolait, the band includes producer and long time Brian Jonestown Massacre member Rob Campanella on guitar and lap steel. On drums is Misha Bullock, the sole Englishman in the fold and composer by day. The newest edition to the collective is Sara Minsavage on keyboards, shakes and jangles.<h2>PINK BREATH OF HEAVEN</h2>—Pink Breath of Heaven is at the forefront of San Francisco’s evolving music scene, blending the immersive soundscapes of shoegaze with expansive modern psychedelia. Their sonic signature lies in atmospheric guitar layers, haunting melodies, and introspective lyricism that lures listeners into a dreamlike state. With their debut album set for release in early 2025 and four electrifying singles leading the way, PBOH is poised for a breakthrough.Having already shared the stage with trailblazers like LSD &amp; the Search for God, Ulrika Spacek, Mint Field, and Lorelle Meets the Obsolete, Pink Breath of Heaven is carving out their own space in the psych-gaze world—where soaring feedback meets hypnotic rhythm.

THE WARLOCKS 

ivy room presentsSUNDAY MARCH 2ND—FREQz (single release)The HelltonesNorth by North (CHI)Zero Charisma5pm doors / 6pm show$12 ADV / $15 DOORS—IVY ROOM | 21+<h2>FREQz</h2>—FREQz (FREE-Qz) is a band of best friends from Oakland, CA. Their debut album,Grizzly Peak, covers the delights and perils of dating in Oakland, 2021-2023. JaMile, Alisa, Nelda, and Harry thank you for listening.<h2>The Helltones</h2>—The Helltones are a Surf-Soul-Rock n Roll six piece based in Oakland California. They were conceived in the Winter of 2016 by Darwin Siegaldoud and Paul Bowman. The band now features Nathan Moody on guitar, Cairo McCockran on drums, Victoria Sepe singing and playing organ, Shane Lawton on bass, and Kristin McReddie singing backup. The band is an indiscriminate celebration of a wide swath of retro music and culture, taking cues from early garage rock, motown, surf, and blues.<h2>North by North</h2>—North by North is the rock &amp; roll dream of two weirdos from Chicago, IL. Their garage-y power-pop sound has been forged through years of teen angst, twenty-something alienation, sleeping in vans, and practically living on a stage.Anchored by syrupy vocal hooks, roaring guitar and bombastic drums, North by North produces a huge sound that has captivated thousands of people over hundreds of performances and festivals around the world.Since 2017, Nate Girard (guitar, vocals) and Kendra Blank (drums) have performed over 1000 shows throughout the US, Canada, and Europe, all while handling their own booking, publicity and management.<h2>Zero Charisma</h2>—zero charisma was formed by snail trails in the rain

FREQz (single release) + The Helltones + North by North + Zero Charisma

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PARTY FORCE + NIXED + BLUNT FORCE KARMA + SUNNYSIDE 5 + THE SHARPS REMOVED

Ticket Price - $18 ADVANCE / $20 DAY OF SHOW(rsvp on facebook)<h2>JENNY OWENS YOUNGS</h2>—In the decade since Jenny Owen Youngs last released a full-length album, she’s toured the world, co-written a #1 hit single, launched a wildly popular podcast, landed a book deal, placed songs in a slew of films and television series, moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles to coastal Maine, and gotten married, divorced, and married again. She’s done everything, it seems, except release another album….until now.Avalanche, Youngs’ exceptional debut for Yep Roc records, offers up an achingly beautiful exploration of loss, resilience, and growth from an artist who’s experienced more than her fair share of each in recent years. Produced by Josh Kaufman (Bonny Light Horseman, The Hold Steady, Cassandra Jenkins, Josh Ritter) and written with a series of friends including S. Carey, Madi Diaz, The Antlers’ Peter Silberman, and Christian Lee Hutson, the songs are deceptively serene here, layering Youngs’ infectious pop sensibilities atop lush, dreamy arrangements that often belie the swift emotional currents lurking underneath. Her performances, meanwhile, are riveting and nuanced to match, gentle yet insistent as they reckon with the pain of regret and the joy of redemption, sometimes in the very same breath. The result is the most raw and arresting release of Youngs’ remarkable career, a brutally honest, deeply vulnerable work of self-reflection that learns to make peace with the past as it transforms doubt and grief into hope and transcendence.— Anthony D’Amato<h2>JENNY O.</h2>—Jenny O. is a singer-songwriter living in Los Angeles, California. Her latest release and fifth record, Spectra, is her most joyful and her favorite. It has been called "psychedelic pop" and likened to an "instruction manual for healing and kindness." It is also, at times, rowdy and funny. Spectra was produced by Kevin Ratterman (My Morning Jacket, S.G. Goodman, Andrew Bird).Songs by Jenny O. can be heard in television soundtracks like Orange Is The New Black, Shameless, and Grey's Anatomy, or featured in The Sims and Rocksmith video games. She has toured with Jenny Lewis, Violent Femmes, The Proclaimers, Father John Misty, Rodriguez, and performed on recordings by Conor Oberst, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, and Jim James.Jenny O. recently recorded a solarpunk album—ecological pop songs for a decarbonizing society—or music for solving the climate crisis. She invites us to envision non-dystopian futures after fossil fuels. What does it look like to get it right? How does it feel? By accommodating only negative outcomes in our minds and pop culture, we use our available attention on despair and uphold the status quo. Yet if we envision a just, renewable energy transition, with intentional regeneration of our ecosystems to cool the planet, we are activated to get there. This album will be out in 2025.

Jenny Owen Youngs plus Jenny O. (The O. & Youngs Tour)

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PRIVATE EVENT

FRIDAY MARCH 7THJenny Don't And The SpursMitch Polzak &amp; The Royal Deuces$18 advance / $23 day of show<h1></h1><h2>JENNY DON’T AND THE SPURS</h2>—Jenny Don’t and the Spurs have been pioneering their own path in the music world for over a dozen years. Known for their high-energy Country Western style and captivating stage presence, they've garnered a global following with their infectious enthusiasm, and extensive discography, featuring three albums, an EP, and nine singles.Their 2021 LP, Fire on the Ridge, expanded their horizons, leading them on tours to continents where few other country bands have had the opportunity to perform, affirming their formidable presence in the country music scene. This latest release, "Broken Hearted Blue," set to debut on June 14th, 2024, adds even more fuel to their fire.With their exciting new album, Broken Hearted Blue Jenny Don’t and the Spurs present 10 dynamic songs that channel the essence of the Northwest’s music sounds while evoking the nostalgia of the Western frontier. The album bursts forth with the explosive energy of the opening track, "Flyin' High," akin to a wild horse spurred by a crack of lightning. The song skillfully merges the band's garage-rock origins with their distinct western sound, characterized by a driving tempo and gritty fuzz tones. From the outset, this album asserts itself as a standout in the country music scene, with its high-octane rockin' western delivery approach setting it apart from the herd.​Jenny Don’t earned her moniker in her youth for her strong-willed and independent nature, often defying authority figures much to their consternation. This inherent rebelliousness led her to resonate with the authentic outlaw spirit of Country Western music. Such influences shine through in songs like "Pain in my Heart” and “One More Night,” where the band channels the bold attitude and vocal style reminiscent of classic country legends like Johnny Paycheck and George Jones. Their music authentically captures the outlaw spirit while paying homage to the genre's iconic figures.Born in New Mexico, Jenny later relocated to Washington state at a young age. Growing up, she navigated the contrasting landscapes of the lush Pacific Northwest and the vast Southwestern desert, which greatly influenced her songwriting. In the title track "Broken Hearted Blue," Jenny's haunting vocals capture the intensity of a fleeting romantic moment, complemented by lead guitarist Christopher March's guitar work, which echoes the haunting allure of the desert night sky with its reverb-drenched tones.Growing up poor in a tiny rural Washington community, Jenny spent her early years living in a converted single-wide trailer. Spending her summers herding cows and catching garter snakes in the tall grass, she could only dream of traveling to the kinds of exotic locales to which the band’s tours have taken her. The song “You’re What I Need” is an ode to the fans whose support has made this possible.“Traveling the world as a musician and experiencing the enthusiasm of our fans who come to see us is an incredible feeling that's difficult to put into words” says Don’t. “We all feel immense gratitude towards everyone who has supported us through the years. They’re the ones who’ve inspired ‘You’re What I Need.’Broken Hearted Blue is a significant milestone, as it marks Buddy Weeks' debut on drums. The loss of longtime drummer Sam Henry (The Wipers, Poison Idea, Napalm Beach) to cancer in 2022 was a devastating blow that would have halted many bands. However, instead of slowing down, the band intensified their touring and recording efforts, determined to honor Sam's legacy by forging ahead with their musical journey.Weeks' inclusion in the band marks not only a new chapter but also adds a fresh perspective and energy, symbolizing their resilience.With "Bones in the Sand," Jenny Don’t and the Spurs draw from that profound experience, crafting a song that intricately blends dark and luminous sonic textures. March's resonant low baritone guitar captures the somber tones of loss, contrasting with the vibrant shimmer of the 12-string acoustic guitar, symbolizing hope and resilience. Together, the band constructs a rich musical narrative that reflects the multifaceted nature of the experience, while the vocals offer insight and guide the listener through the emotional exploration.“Despite the loss we faced, our band's core and aspirations remain steadfast. With the release of our new album, we're embarking on a new trail that bridges our past experiences with the promise of what's yet to come,” explains Don’t. “We’ve got a lot of open road ahead of us.”Produced by Collin Hegna (Brian Jonestown Massacre, Federale), this album is a testament to Hegna's meticulous craftsmanship. With his guidance, Jenny Don’t and the Spurs have created a musical tapestry that highlights each member's talents.“On this album, bass player Kelly Halliburton and I collaborated more closely than ever, shaping most of the musical parts together”, reflecting on their growth both as a couple and as a band. Jenny expresses, "We're just fed up with mainstream music's repetitive nature and the confines of genres. Each of us brings our own musical flavors to the table, emphasizing the importance of authenticity over conformity. Our music pulls from a variety of genres, which can be a bit tricky to define. But Collin really nailed it, capturing our blend of country, rock and roll, with that added touch of Western charm."Broken Hearted Blue presents a cohesive assortment of varied tracks. From the thunderous bass lines of the instrumental "Sidewinder" to the infectious melodies of "Unlucky Love," reminiscent of Lee Hazelwood's 60s style, each song possesses its own distinct charm while seamlessly upholding the album's western essence.Much like the rhinestones on their custom outfits, handcrafted by Jenny herself, the album shines brightly, illustrating the band's dedication to creating memorable and authentic music.<h2>MITCH POLZAK &amp; THE ROYAL DEUCES</h2>—The big guy from out West and larger than life energy (he’s also 6’5’) performer, guitarist, singer, banjoist, songwriter, composer, entertainer, musical historian and teacher Mitch Polzak wears his heart on his sleeve and his playing in his heart.Polzak performs rockabilly and 60’s country music with the religious fervor of Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash and delivers a Honky Tonk ballad with the sincerity of Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings. Mitch will bring a room to a fevered pitch of joyous energy on the dance floor and then tell you a story in a song like two old friends sitting at a kitchen table at midnight.His virtuosic guitar skills and influences range from the blazing flying fingers of Joe Maphis , Marty Stuart, Roy Clark, and Don Rich to the timeless dreamlike state of “Sleepwalk” by Santo and Johnny along with the vast valleys of deep rumbling twang associated with Duane Eddy.There is not one singular definition of Polzak’s music but that is very specific to what he does. Being fluent in the musical languages of Country, Rockabilly, Honky Tonk, The Bakersfield Sound, Surf, early Rock and Roll, Bluegrass, Cajun, Blues, and Truck Driving music gives Polzak the unique voice of the melting pot of the American musical experience. This is why he consistently connects with so many people directly at every show.Polzak’s abundant joy in communicating with people through music leaps off the stage through every fiber of his being. His near-constant genuine smile can be seen clear across the room and invites you in without any pretense or judgements. Some call him “The Honky Tonk Mister Rogers”!Make no mistake though. Underneath that smile is a deep and reverent respect for the history and integrity of the music and musicians who came before him and created the sounds and told their stories.Just as Waylon Jennings created his own outlaw sound, as Johnny Cash could never be put in a box, the full throttle intensity of Jerry Lee Lewis’s rock and roll grabs us and takes to a time and place, Polzak’s live show has the unvarnished purity of the Bakersfield Sound paying homage to his California musical heroes Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Wynn Stewart and Dwight Yokam. It’s a heaping helping, but a Mitch Polzak show brings all of these musical flavors to the table in a potluck of American musical flavor.Polzak learned firsthand from some of his musical influences, sharing the stage with legends like Don Maddox of The Maddox Bros. and Rose, deeply respected contemporary and friend Deke Dickerspn, The Ragin’ Cajun Doug Kershaw, Rockabilly icons Joe Clay and Gene Summers, former Bluegrass Boy and West Coast music pioneer Peter Rowan and Cajun greats Jimmy Breaux, Andrew Carriere, and Blake Miller. He has also shared the bill with Brian Setzer, Jerry Lee Lewis, Duane Eddy, The Stray Cats, Big Sandy and The Fly Rite Boys, and Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives.

Jenny Don't and the Spurs + Mitch Polzak & The Royal Deuces

ivy room presentsSATURDAY MARCH 8—VICTIMS FAMILY &amp; NASALRODplusSURPLUS 1980—Doors 8:00pm / Show 8:30pm$18 Advance / $23 Door—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+<h2>Victims Family &amp; Nasalrod</h2>—When Santa Rosa legends Victims Family crossed paths with outlandish PDX spazz-rockers Nasalrod, both bands knew they had found kindred spirits in one another.Despite each bands’ own distinct and singular sound, they share a genre-bending, aggressive, and theatrical approach to their hectic, eclectic punk songwriting. After embarking on several mini-tours together, the strong commonality and personal rapport between the two bands eventually culminated in this full-length split LP entitled Victims Family &amp; Nasalrod in the Modern Meatspace. Each band serves up 5 twisted, technical, &amp; topical songs which somehow manage to display a healthy dose of humor while tackling subjects such as mass shootings, police brutality, religious manipulation, impermanence, impending apocalypse and much more.Formed in 1984 by guitarist/vocalist Ralph Spight and bassist Larry Boothroyd, Victims Family has been playing their exhilarating concoction of jazz/ punk/ funk/ metal/ math rock for decades; carrying the hardcore, virtuosic torch of bands such as NoMeansNo, Minutemen, and Dead Kennedys. The Meatspace LP features the band’s classic Alternative Tentacles line-up of Spight, Boothroyd, and Tim Solyan on drums. Victims Family has toured extensively in Europe and across the US, sharing stages with the likes of Nirvana, Primus, and Mr. Bungle.Described by The Deli Magazine contributor Tracy Mamoun as “surprising, experimental, and fun like rock n’ roll should be,” Nasalrod is a collaborative vision. The intensity of drummer Spit Stix (a founding member of the seminal L.A. punk band FEAR) is a major driving force behind this ferocious art-punk quartet. Lead singer Chairman’s sneering, kooky yet soulful vocals soar over a sound that is simultaneously convulsive, melodic and violent. Spit Stix, guitarist Mustin Douch, and bassist Mandy Morgan provide a sonic backdrop that is the demented and freakish heart of the band. This latest batch of songs sees them adding instances of 3 part vocal harmony to their audio stockpile. Armed with their notoriously frantic live show, Nasalrod has shared stages with acts such as Mudhoney, Melt-Banana, Mike Watt, D.O.A., and Big Business.released March 22, 2024<h2>VICTIMS FAMILY</h2>—Formed in Santa Rosa, California, in 1984, Victims Family made an indelible mark in the Punk and Indy scenes with their mad tempo changes and flirtations with Hardcore Punk, Jazz, Funk and Noise textures and satirical and poignant lyrics. In an era when Punk devolved into metal they went in a direction uniquely their own.<h2>NASALROD</h2>—Described by the legendary Lydia Lunch as “harsh, hard...catchy, weird, arty" and "a very unique blend that defies category,” Portland's Nasalrod is a collaborative vision. The intensity of drummer Spit Stix (a founding member of the seminal L.A. punk band FEAR) is a major driving force behind the ferocious spazz-rock and roll quartet. The band is currently performing its frenetic act in support of their new split 12" record with Bay Area luminaries Victims Family (this record is currently available in the Alternative Tentacles catalog).Armed with a notoriously frantic live show, Nasalrod has found that originality and insanity can go hand in hand. Lead singer Chairman’s sneering, kooky yet soulful vocals soar over a sound that is simultaneously melodic, violent and convulsive. Spit Stix, guitarist Mustin Douch, and bassist Mandy Morgan provide a sonic backdrop that is the demented and freakish heart of the band. Their new split LP In the Modern Meatspace has been described by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://weekinpop.com">weekinpop.com</a> as “raucous and radically defiant…a party crashing cavalcade of confidence and cavalier fancy".Nasalrod has shared stages with various acts such as Mudhoney, Melt-Banana, Mike Watt, D.O.A., Big Business, and The Avengers.<h2>SURPLUS 1980</h2>—Masterminded by Sleepytime Gorilla Museum's former percussionist Moe Staiano, Surplus 1980 is a whip-smart, progressive post-punk art rock band from Oakland, CA. Surplus 1980 takes cues from the angular punk bands of the 1980s, fusing a fierce, muscular attack with experimental out-jazz and elements of progressive rock. A hallmark of Surplus 1980's music is the inclusion of timbres outside of the typical "rock band" realm, including orchestral instruments such as violin and oboe, as well as unusual sounds like glockenspiel or toy piano. These unexpected sounds add a unique texture to the music that sets Surplus 1980 apart. Coupled with Staiano's playful and introspective lyrics, Surplus 1980's music updates the post-punk aesthetic with their own kind of "maximal minimalism.

VICTIMS FAMILY & NASALROD

ivy room presents—March 9, 2025<h2>THE KOFFIN KATS</h2><h2>The Last Gang</h2><h2>Last Thread</h2>7pm doors / 8pm show$18 ADV / $25 DoorIVY ROOM | 21+THE KOFFIN KATS—The groundwork for what has become the relentlessly-touring sonic assault known as The Koffin Kats was laid near Detroit, Michigan when Vic Victor (Lead Vocalist, Upright Bass) joined forces with long-time friend Tommy Koffin (Guitar). After adding Damian Detroit (Drums) the band kicked off in June 2003, stopping for nothing. Now, with over ten years of touring internationally and over two thousand live shows, the touring trio’s current home is out on the open road.The Koffin Kats began by putting together songs with such subjects as dealing with the horrors of the real world, as well as Science Fiction. The band started in small local bars playing for beer, hoping for gas money, and eventually made their way out of the Midwest. The next couple of years contained positives including numerous North American tours, and negatives concerning changes at the drumming position. During this time they released their first three albums: Koffin Kats (2003), Inhumane (2005), and Straying From The Pack (2006).The three album releases and their supporting tours gained attention for The Koffin Kats and helped get the band noticed in the wide world of punk and psychobilly. In 2007 Vic and Tommy connected with drummer Eric “E-Ball” Walls to record the band’s fourth studio album, Drunk In The Daylight (2008), and catalyzed what the band is now known for: love for their fans and the road, and playing everywhere for everyone willing to watch and listen.In the years following the release of Drunk In The Daylight, The Koffin Kats have established their name performing in Europe, and have also been included on tours with some of the tops acts in psychobilly, including, but not limited to, Mad Sin, Nekromantix, and The Meteors. In 2009 the trio released their fifth studio album, Forever For Hire, and Tommy departed at the year’s end to pursue a normal life. Shortly thereafter, “EZ” Ian Jarrell took over the guitarist position and joined the band on tour. While on the road they worked on the material that would become featured on their split album with fellow psychobilly act 12 Step Rebels, From Our Hands To Yours (2011).The Koffin Kats signed with Sailor’s Grave Records in late 2011, and released Our Way &amp; The Highway in January 2012. The trio supported their sixth studio album’s release with non-stop international touring, finally ending in summer of 2013. In autumn of the same year, they released another full-length album with Sailor’s Grave Records, Born Of The Motor.Early 2014 brought another change to The Koffin Kats’ member roster. Ian Jarrell left the band to handle personal business at home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Not wanting to bring someone too far removed from The Koffin Kats family into the fold, Vic and Eric enlisted John Kay (Guitar). John was the engineer on some previous KK recordings.The founding lineup returned in 2016. Six years after his departure, Tommy Koffin returned to playing guitar with The Koffin Kats. With Vic Victor on lead vocals and upright bass, and E Ball Walls on drums. In 2017, the trio self released the album “Party Time In The End Times” under the Koffin Kats Records label. The band toured throughout the following years until the Covid 19 Pandemic brought live entertainment to a halt.During the unexpected break from touring, the band took time to write and record. Vic and Tommy put together an acoustic release called “Victor &amp; Koffinfunkle.” Back in writing mode they then focused on new material. This brought about the early 2021 self release of “Ya Can’t Take It With Ya.” A 6 track EP.The band continues to tour and is currently working on new material to release throughout 2023, their 20th anniversary year.THE LAST GANG—The year is 2021. America is still fighting its way through an ongoing pandemic, currently fueled by the ignorance of millions who have decided science isn’t good enough for them. Countless lives have been lost or disrupted by an inefficient government loaded with corrupt politicians, egged on by snake oil salesmen who are inexplicably given nightly platforms on cable TV or allowed to spread their disinformation through social media. Make no mistake: Rome is burning. We are fiddling.Pissed off yet? So is The Last Gang. This California punk quartet had big plans for 2020, with a seemingly endless string of tour dates keeping them on the road in support of their Fat Wreck Chords debut, Keep Them Counting. Crowds were getting bigger. Sing-alongs were getting louder. Spirits were getting higher. The only problem? The band was trying to write a new record simultaneously, and it wasn’t going well.“Our downfall is we want to tour a lot, but it’s sometimes hard for us to write because it takes so much out of me,” begins frontwoman Brenna Red. When the world came to a standstill in March 2020, it was actually a blessing in disguise for Red. She could finally focus on everything happening outside of their tour van — and she quickly realized it wasn’t pretty.“Because COVID happened, I was allowed to not rush, and we stepped back and re-wrote songs,” she explains. “Then I went to Fat Mike’s to write with him, and he challenged me to write more Clash-influenced reggae. I listened to London Calling to get inspired, but I think Joe Strummer once said if you want to be inspired, don’t listen to your idols — listen to your idols’ idols. So I also listened to a lot of Toots And The Maytals and Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, and a ton of Trojan Records compilations.”One listen to Noise Noise Noise, and you’ll discover a band who has not only pushed their musical boundaries in new and unexpected ways, but a lyricist in Red who has unlocked a new side of herself, spitting barbs both personal and political at whoever might listen. We’re obviously punk at our core,” she says. “People expect to hear something, and that can become tedious and somewhat boring. But when you throw somebody a curveball, if they hate it, that’s fine. But more than likely, they’re gonna go, ‘What is this?’ and it’ll pull them more into the album.”Noise Noise Noise is nothing if not full of curveballs. The album opens with the “Guns Of Brixton”-esque title track, the first of the album’s many forays into guitar upstrokes and elastic basslines. The next curveball comes in the very next track, “WFTW,” the rare punk song that’s four minutes long and feeling a little bit like Searching For A Former Clarity-era Against Me!with Red cramming as many syllables into her verses as humanly possible. It’s also one of many new songs elevated by lead guitarist Ken Aquino, making his recorded debut with the now-quartet.“Ken is a great lead guitar player, but my huge thing I love about Ken is at his core, he’s a melody man — he can sing pretty,” she gushes. “He adds so much to our band.” Aquino also used to work in the same studio as producer Cameron Webb (Motörhead, Sum 41), who just so happened to be behind the boards for Noise Noise Noise (which was also co-produced by NOFX’s Fat Mike and Useless ID’s Yotam Ben Horin). Red was thrilled to reunite with Webb, who previously produced Keep Them Counting. “I know he’s not going to let me sound bad,” she says. “He’s going to push me.”Look no further than “Shameless,” a true gem of the album, a melodic punk banger with Red turning in a career-best vocal performance. The curveballs keep coming deep into the tracklisting, with the sludgy 6/8 tune “Intelligence Is A Plague.” In it, Red fires salvo after salvo at the ignorant masses as well as the publications that prey upon them (marking what is probably the first time alt-right “news” outlet Breitbart has been name-checked in a song).“It was inspired by this overwhelming feeling of ‘Why aren’t we listening to the people who can tell us how to fix these huge problems?’ COVID, climate change, you name it. To me, it’s like, ‘I don’t know what to do, so I’m going to listen to you.’ But those people don’t want to be humble. They’d rather be ignorant and feel like they’re right.”This gets to the crux of Noise Noise Noise: These songs speak to her, and she hopes they speak to you, too. “I write music just to be alive,” she concludes. “I hope there’s something that can be taken from it to make you feel that electricity inside of yourself, whether happiness, pain, bittersweet memories… Just pick apart the art and put it inside of your own life.”LAST THREAD—

Koffin Kats + The Last Gang + Last Thread

winter williams presents—MARCH 12, 2025INSTRUMENTAL FUNKFeaturingBen Bloom Billy D. ThompsonGrant ShroffJason Gray—8pm doors / 8:30 show $10 ADV / $20 DOORIVY ROOM | 21+

Instrumental Funk

ivy room presentsTUESDAY AUGUST 20TH—Tori Roze and The Hot Mess Harold Imperiled—Doors 7:00pm / Show 8:00pm$12* Advance / $5 Day of Show—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+(rsvp on facebook) Tori Roze and The Hot Mess—Tori Roze and The Hot Mess are a soulful force to be reckoned with. This band busts straight through the glass ceiling of genre-bending: original funky jazzy neo-soul music exploding with grit, integrity, and vulnerability. "Roze seduces you with her Erykah Badu-esque flair, and just when you think she can't be any smoother, she claws her way into your ears with her rocking roars" (San Diego City Beat). The Hot Mess, comprised of five exceptional "pocket" players nailing unexpected original arrangements that will “blow your top,” leaves you reeling with toe-tapping excitement. Musically likened to the band Chicago with a slap of Amy Winehouse + Janis Joplin-style vocals; these guys have got the spicy recipe for eargasmic pleasure.Harold Imperiled—MUSICA product of the Bay Area’s rich jazz and jam rock scene AND the band’s shared love of 70’s soul-jazz, funk, and early rock fusion, Harold GROOVES.Cinematic, emotional, intellectual, and warm, the instrumental songwriting synthesizes 1970s Herbie Hancock, Idris Muhammad, Jerry Garcia, and Lee Morgan as well as rare groove revivalists Soulive, Greyboy Allstars, and Medeski, Martin, and Wood, and contemporary innovators, Amendola vs. Blades, Charlie Hunter, Adam Deitch, and Khruangbin.MYTHOLOGYHarold Imperiled was born one summer day, an archetypal character of childlike wonder and golden innocence. He came to Bay Area drummer and composer Jared Baird in an intense daydream. The original instrumentals are warm, vibey and gently psychedelic, reflecting pockets of memories, the reveries of childhood, and an inexplicable love of California culture in the 1970s.

Tori Roze and The Hot Mess + Harold Imperiled

ivy room presentsFRIDAY MARCH 14—MIKE DILLON &amp; PUNKADELICKSupport TBD—Doors 7:30pm / Show 8:30pm$18 Advance / $23 Door—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+<h2>MIKE DILLON &amp; PUNKADELICK</h2>Mike Dillon &amp; Punkadelick makes its recorded debut with Inflorescence, an album of heady, instrumental rock highlighting a band deep in the throes of creative freedom, road tested and wild. Consisting of 10 tracks in 42-minutes, it’s an expansive, focused and fearless collection, representing a world where Duke Ellington and Augustus Pablo rub shoulders with crate-digger exotica, the freak-funk of Parliament and the ‘anything fits’ outsider ethos of acid-fried punks like The Meat Puppets. A trio featuring Mike Dillon (Ricki Lee Jones, Ani DiFranco, Les Claypool) on vibraphone, marimba, Prophet 6, congas, and bongos, Brian Haas (Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey) on Fender Rhodes, piano, bass Moog and melodica and Nikki Glaspie (Beyonce) on drums, cymbals and vocals, Punkadelick is the unified vision of six hands creating a world that often sounds like the work of an ensemble three times the size. During 2020 and 2021, while many music venues were still shuttered, the group began touring, sweating their way through cuts Dillon and Haas had composed during quarantine writing sessions. Locking in on stage, it quickly became clear the band was functioning at a level that made the hair on their arms stand at attention—even for three live music veterans accustomed to life on the road. “It became obvious to let this become a collaboration,” Dillon says. “This is really something all three of us are doing because we have so much love for one another and a love for the music that we started creating.” “There’s only three of us, but we move together like a big, nasty school of fish,” Haas adds, laughing. During the tail end of a 2021 tour, the band booked time to record with engineer—and functioning fourth band member—Chad Meise, and Inflorescence sprouted. Opener “Desert Monsoon,” sets the stage with a spiritual-jazz intro of organ, vibraphone, percussion and wordless vocal coos before crackling to life as a swaggering funk strut. The title track, and “Pandas,” dig into thick dub textures built around Glaspie’s drumming and Haas’s subwoofer-straining bass synths. “Apocalypse Daydream,” which appeared as an exotic head-nodder on 2020’s Shoot the Moon (titled “Apocalyptic Daydreams”) is reborn as a meatier jazz-rock slab where Dillon and Haas circle each other like Television performing as a lounge act on a cruise ship sailing seas of psilocybin. Bending ears and surprising audiences has long been part of Dillon’s MO and Glaspie and Haas act as perfect foils for forays into the weird. While Dillon bristles at the “punk jazz” tag, punk rock and jazz remain core influences to the band, in sound and spirit. “We’re students of the titans of music. We grew up listening to punk and rock ’n’ roll but we also love instrumental music—particularly the forefathers of Black American Music. In our minds, Led Zeppelin and Milt Jackson, Parliament-Funkadelic and The Minutemen, The Bad Brains and Frank Zappa are interconnected influences,” explains Dillon. “All that comes together in how we approach instrumental creative music. Both punk rock and jazz are not prefab things, they’re about the freedom. We have no genre restriction in this band, and people who get it really respect that.” Maybe the greatest example of the band’s punk-steeped sonic free-for-all is “Slowly But Surely,” a track Dillon told Haas to compose as if he were “writing for Queens of the Stone Age.” The song plays like QOTSA translated to piano runs, vibes and deeply swinging drums—big-riff stoner rock upended and played with huge smiles by America’s premier proponents of the unclassifiable. “We try to challenge our listeners. We’re touching a nerve with people who maybe don’t want to see the same songs done in the same variations all night long,” continues Dillon. “Part of my mission is taking these instruments that are primarily designed for the orchestral or jazz world and taking them to the rock world, the club world, running them through pedals and effects. We’re not afraid to be soft, or to surprise. That’s what we all do in this band — get beyond our own conceptions of what music is supposed to be.” “We are so blessed and lucky to do what we do for a living — it’s apparent in the music,” Glaspie chimes in. “It doesn’t matter how the day is going, but we get to the club, set up and crush the gig, all the other stuff doesn’t matter. We’re likeminded individuals who love life, love people and want to spread happiness.”

Mike Dillon & Punkadelick

ivy room presentsMARCH 16, 2025—The Return of Dot’s HoedownThe FamousTrans-Pecos Department Of Dust &amp; WireTell River4pm doors / 5pm show$14.73 ADV / $15 Day of Show—IVY ROOM | 21+<h2>The Famous</h2>—The Famous forge a sound that combines the transcendent roar of punk with the brutal honesty and black wit of traditional country. Mix that with the exhaust fumes of a ’65 Ford Galaxie — the four-wheeled talisman that led to the formation of the band when Victor Barclay (lead guitar, vocals) spotted Laurence Scott (lead vocals, acoustic guitar) and his ride outside a Bay Area laundromat and remarked that he owned the very same car — and you get an idea of what the Famous is all about. To put it another way: take the ‘50s-era country of Hank Williams, Sr. and filter it through ‘70s punk rock, ‘80s psychobilly, and ‘90s post-punk and you’ll find yourself staring eye-to-eye with the Bay Area’s own “Pixies in a cowboy hat.”What holds the band’s sound together is a compelling balance between irreverence and intensity. Their music runs the gamut of emotions — from melancholy (“Tear”) to angry (“Get You Back”) to quirky and playful (“Deconstruction Worker”). A dynamic yet direct vocalist, Scott is perfectly at home in every mood, while Barclay’s standout guitar work fills the space around him with just the right amount of tact and skill.Currently based in Oakland, The Famous have played at prestigious venues throughout the Bay Area including Great American Music Hall, Bottom of the Hill and Cafe du Nord, both as headliners and supporting artists such as OK Go, The Toadies, Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, Robbie Fulks, and Slim Cessna’s Auto Club. The Famous have also made appearances at festivals including Toronto’s NXNE, South Park Music Fest in Colorado, SF Giants BrewFest, SF Giants GarlicFest, and Peninsula Oktoberfest.The Famous have released three full-length albums – Light Sweet Crude (2005), Come Home To Me (2010) and Ghost Town Parade (2015) and have received airplay on college radio, inclusion on top-rated Americana podcasts such as Roots Rock Radio, Country Fried Rock, Twang Nation, and Americana Rock Mix and acclaim from publications such as No Depression, the San Francisco Chronicle, Trouser Press and the National Review.<h2>Trans-Pecos Department Of Dust &amp; Wire</h2>—Born of the low roads and the high desert…from the Sangre de Cristos to the San Joaquin Valley…we are the Trans Pecos Department Of Dust And Wire<h2>Tell River</h2>—Bay Area American Roots &amp; Alt Country troubadours, Tell River bring a dynamic mix of original music and songwriting. Formed in 2006 by frontman singer songwriter, Adam Tell June, Tell River pushes evocative lyrical imagery throughout their songs painted over a heartfelt canvas in themes of love, loss, life &amp; lust all amongst an epic backdrop of harmonies and guitar driven rock n roll.Influenced by some of the best story tellers in music history, including: Elliot Smith, Wilco, Lucero, Drive By Truckers, Johnny Cash, Neutral Milk Hotel, Tom Waits and Neil Young, Tell River delivers sophistication and dynamics that paint a vivid, evoking sound that is almost impossible to categorize. Their lyrics flirt with the guts of poetry that tackle classic emotional themes with a fresh perspective.From soulful rock ballads to rocking Americana grit; Tell River engages a wide variety of audiences across age, genre and social status.

Trans-Pecos Department Of Dust & Wire + Tell River

ciderup shows xxv presentsFRIDAY MARCH 21ST—THROW RAGFLEXX BRONCOTHEM CREATURESSTIGMA 13—Doors 8:00pm / Show 8:30pm$22 Advance* / $27 Door—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+(<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/490732910145034/">rsvp on facebook</a>)<h2>THROW RAG</h2>—In the middle of the otherwise barren Colorado Desert in Southern California, second only to Death Valley in its utter desolation, there is the improbable Salton Sea, an enormous man-made saltwater lake created pretty much by accident in the early years of the 20th century. The crazed garage punk outfit Throw Rag are local boys, and the parallels between the landscape of their youth and the music they make are inescapable. Throw Rag's music brings together elements of vintage rockabilly, the Irish folk-punk of the Pogues, the minimalist pop suss of the Ramones and the Undertones, an oddly piratical band persona that recalls, of all people, the near-forgotten U.K. post-punks Tenpole Tudor, plus some good old-fashioned low desert country and blues along with the requisite dose of snotty garage band attitude. Yet somehow the group manages to synthesize all of these disparate influences into something entertainingly unique.<h2></h2><h2></h2>

THROW RAG

ivy room presents—SATURDAY MARCH 22, 2025—The HumidorsTrianna Feruza and the Heavy HittersAlways Hallways7:30pm doors / 8pm show—IVY ROOM | 21+860 San Pablo Ave, Albany CA<h2>The Humidors</h2>—Hailing from Oakland, California, The Humidors have been churning out their own unique brand of party music for over a decade. Combining elements of hard-hitting funk, greasy soul, vintage R&amp;B, soul jazz, and more you can be sure that this eight-piece unit is committed to the groove in all its shapes and forms.Consisting of some of the best Bay Area musicians and led by the heartfelt lead vocals of Tori Roze, The Humidors have established themselves over their tenure as one of the West Coast's premier funk &amp; soul bands and are committed to spreading the Gospel of Funk to dance floors everywhere. Having shared the stage with acts such as Dumpstaphunk, The New Mastersounds, The Meters' Leo Nocentelli, Shuggie Otis, and the late, great Bernie Worrell, The Humidors are in their element on stage. Bursts and washes of B3, punchy horns, chugging percussion, thumping bass, and burning guitar leads all interweave in an infectious polyrhythmic stew.This band of troubadours has developed a sound that pulls from a melting pot of old-school and modern influences, yet is always rooted in a commitment to ego-less playing that embraces the ensemble approach to funk.The Humidors are Justin Abee (percussion), Patrick Cress (Baritone Sax), Rob Ewing (bass), Mike Mulqueen (guitar/vocals), Scott Okamoto (Trombone), Tori Roze (lead vocals) Stevie Utstein (keyboards/organ), and Adam Willis (drums).<h2>Trianna Feruza and the Heavy Hitters</h2>—Singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist out of Santa Cruz CA. Givin’ a new school swagger to Pop-Funk fusion with an R&amp;B twist. Imagine Erykah Badu and Amy Winehouse’s lovechild. Coming from a family embedded in the Folk-World Music scene, Trianna has a diverse musical background, setting the stage for her unique sound and engaging performance.<h2>Always Hallways</h2>—Always Hallways is a Bay Area-based indie pop rock band with influences of blues, classic rock, americana and r&amp;b that knows how to get a crowd movin' and groovin' one moment and in their feels the next! AH values music as a powerful vessel of healing and joy, a celebration of life and community. Come join us right down the hall!

The Humidors, Trianna Feruza and the Heavy Hitters + Always Hallways

ivy room presentsSUNDAY MARCH 23RD—RAMONAplus special guests—Doors 7:00pm / Show 8:00pm$15* Advance / $20 Day of Show—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2>RAMONA</h2>—A band originating from the border city of Tijuana, Mexico. Composed of Jesus, Omar, Edgar, Luis, Dalia, and Eli, their sound explores Mexican song from the confessional and romantic aspects of national popular genres, combining it with influences from African-American soul music, 70s Latin American psych-rock, European synthesizer avant-garde, and American baroque pop. Their live performance is a mind-blowing journey piloted by some of today's independent scene's youngest and most unstoppable musical minds.Banda originaria de la ciudad fronteriza de Tijuana, México. Integrada por Jesús, Omar, Edgar, Luis, Dalia y Eli. Su sonido explora la canción mexicana desde el confesionalismo y romanticismo de los géneros populares nacionales, y lo compagina con influencias de la música soul afroamericana, el psych-rock latinoamericano de los 70’s, las vanguardias europeas de música para sintetizadores, y el pop barroco estadoounidense. Su acto en vivo es un alucinante viaje tripulado por unas de las mentes musicales más jóvenes e imparables de la escena independiente actual.

RAMONA (Tijuana, MX)

—ivy room presentsSATURDAY March 29, 2025—MAGIC IN THE OTHERCALTUCKY—7pm Doors / 8pm Show$20 Admission—<h2>Magic In The Other</h2>—A Sacramento-based avant-rock trio crafting music that’s as infectiously danceable as it is profoundly introspective. Led by drummer, lead vocalist, and songwriter Ezra Lipp (ALO, Phil Lesh &amp; Friends), the band merges intricate lyricism—rooted in vulnerability and human connection—with fearless musical creativity. Joined by the fiery and imaginative guitarist Daniel “Dellow” Roholt and the dynamic bassist Alex Reiff, MITO delivers a sound that defies categorization, blending soaring jazz lines, African-inspired rhythms, soul-infused melodies, and the raw adventurousness of rock and roll.Emerging in 2017, MITO quickly gained recognition for their dynamic live shows and thought-provoking music. After a brief hiatus, the band returned in 2024 with a renewed focus and a fresh lineup.Anchored by Lipp’s honest and heartfelt lyrics, MITO’s music engages both the heart and the mind. Whether through melodic anthems or spontaneous improvisations, they continue to push the boundaries of their sound, creating music that is both timeless and cutting-edge.<h2>CALTUCKY</h2>—

MAGIC IN THE OTHER + CALTUCKY

—ivy room presentsAPRIL 3, 2025Ghosts in the Garden Album ReleaseKris Delmhorstplus special guests7pm doors / 8pm show$22 ADV / $25 Day of ShowIVY ROOM | 21+—Kris Delmhorst is an American songwriter, singer, instrumentalist, and producer. Over more than 25 years as an independent artist, she has built a body of work characterized by a wide-ranging, genre-agnostic curiosity and constant collaboration. In addition to nine critically acclaimed studio albums, she’s written music for films and TV, produced albums for Session Americana and Jeremy Moses Curtis, contributed instrumentation and vocals to scores of other artists’ work, and performed thousands of shows across the US and Europe. Kris Delmhorst lives in western Massachusetts with her husband, the songwriter Jeffrey Foucault, and their daughter.“bold and brilliant” - Irish Times“literate and allusive” - Boston Globe“moody, euphoric and transcendent” - LA TimesGhosts in the Garden, the gorgeous and searching new album from Kris Delmhorst, is a layered, kaleidoscopic meditation on grief, loss, and fate. Inhabiting the songs are a host of vivid spirits made tangible: the departed and the disappeared, sins and their consequences; lost loves, missed chances, and the invisible sorrows that accompany us all. With richly observed details and finely calibrated emotional range, Delmhorst finds the wavelength that illuminates these multitudes. Having summoned them, she doesn’t avert her eyes from her ghosts – or ours – but invites them into an expansive conversation about the ways we’re shaped by loss, and woven together by unseen threads of love.Working at Great North Sound Society, a studio built into an 18th-century Maine farmhouse that no doubt harbors ghosts of its own, Delmhorst tracked live with a core band of Ray Rizzo on drums, Jeremy Moses Curtis on bass, and Erik Koskinen on guitars. Engineer Sam Kassirer added keys, and Rich Hinman contributed pedal steel. An illustrious procession of guest vocalists – Anaïs Mitchell, Rose Cousins, Anna Tivel, Ana Egge, Taylor Ashton, Rachel Baiman, Jabe Beyer, and Jeffrey Foucault – brings prismatic brilliance to the tracks, refracting the individual slant of each song’s light.The stories on this record unfold from the inside out like fables, sketching archetypical characters – a fisherman recalling details of a life tethered to the margins, a soldier remembering the universe of a single day and night of love – and transforming them into proxies for our own hauntings. The darkly hypnotic “Wolves” reckons with the mortality of parents, the ordinary and inevitable orphaning that we all face. “I see wolves / circling the fire / circling the fire with their yellow eyes,” Delmhorst sings, steadying and challenging us to meet death’s gaze with respect, before posing the album’s central question: “Do you really love the story if you don’t love the end?”The eponymous ghosts of the title track – who turn up not only in the garden but on the road and in the kitchen, in songs and at the bar – recount a dear friend’s expansive last days, departing the corporeal world surrounded by a houseful of loved ones, music and stories, unguarded tears and wild laughter. It’s a gathering of spirits, the brief and holy moment when the door between worlds is open, and it is from this place that the album’s journey unfolds.Some elegies are more collective than personal: “Won’t Be Long,” a jangly, agitated rocker, uses the queasy restlessness of the pandemic years to indict our blind impulse toward self-destructive greed, while the gentle, rolling groove of “Age of Innocence” delivers matter-of-fact reportage from a future ghost, tallying the inevitable wages of our excess.From the weatherworn longing of “Lucky River,” to “Something to Show” and its insomniac prayer for insight, Ghosts in the Garden explores the hidden country of grief, a land we all inhabit together but often navigate alone. Within this tender and urgent collection of songs, Delmhorst offers a place in the wilderness to gather for solace and communion: “everyone’s here / no one’s gone.”

Kris Delmhorst - Ghosts in the Garden Album Release Show

ivy room presentsFRIDAY APRIL 4, 2025—COMBO TEZETADISCOS RESACA COLLECTIVEDoors 8:00pm / Show 9:00pm$15 Advance / $20 Door—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+<h2>COMBO TEZETA</h2>—Combo Tezeta plays a blend of instrumental cumbias, chichas and musica tropical inspired by the late 60's and early 70's era of psychedelic Peru. Layering the reverb fueled sounds of surf onto the foundations of cumbia, the band's focus is to highlight the rich melodies and hypnotic rhythms birthed from the Afro-Latin diaspora.<h2>DISCOS RESACA COLLECTIVE</h2>—Cumbia record label based in the Bay Area of California.

Combo Tezeta + Discos Resaca Collective

ivy room presentsSATURDAY APRIL 5, 2025----CHUM-A TRIBUTE TO PHISH (two - sets going all night long!)<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/ChumPhishTribute">https://www.facebook.com/ChumPhishTribute</a>----Doors 8pm / Show 9pm$18 Advance /$20 Door----IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+

 CHUM: A Tribute to Phish

—uc theatre &amp; ivy room present—APRIL 7THSWAMI JOHN REISThe Atom AgeStrangelight—7pm doors / 8pm showIVY ROOM | 21+<h2>Swami John Reis</h2>—SWAMi jOhN REiS, SWAMi ReCORDS, Rocket from The Crypt, Hot Snakes, PLOSIVS, Night Marchers, Drive Like Jehu, The Sultans, City Of Refuge, etc, etc, etcSwami’s new single "Fed To The Dogs", is out now and the first single off of the upcoming LP "Time To Let You Down", which will be out in March.<h2>The Atom Age</h2>—Having learned almost nothing from playing music for over a decade, The Atom Age convened once again in 23’ to lay down a new record. Their studio, District Recording, in the sleepy tech crusted Valley of Silicon provided the backdrop. The band opted to track live, using as little overdubbing and trickery as one can reasonably get away with. The resulting self-titled LP is from the gut, gloriously smart and stupid, while dropping all the sniffs and secret hints from missed decades past that could be mustered. It’s fun, clever, and at times dumb. Saxes screech, crappy organs wail, and vocals ruin already battered throats. It’s a wall of new and nothing new, all at the same time, poised to punch up your heartbeat and force you to come down from your daily dose of comatose.Whatever strange powers determined their “Johnny Come Lately” fate are still benevolent enough to allow The Atom Age to take a small part in what they love. The group may never find their perfect place in time, but maybe that's the point. It’s why the struggles of making exciting Rock ‘N’ Roll possess them, and like the best stuff from days past, comes spit out as imperfect and as unpredictable as ever.<h2>Strangelight</h2>—Strangelight is a Californian quartet featuring former members of Transistor Transistor, The New Trust, Kowloon Walled City, and Swingin Utters. Their debut album, 'Adult Themes', is 10 tracks of no-frills high-energy punk rock. “Their brand of garage rock is brash, loud, mildly abrasive, and genuinely exuberant. Their most recent record—Material Conditions, out now—quadruples down on that principle, with an even greater emphasis on what makes the quartet special: Everything is at max capacity; nothing is taken too seriously.”Nicholas Senior - New Noise Magazine

Swami John Reis 

ivy room presents—APRIL 8THHUMBIRDplus special guests7pm doors / 7:30pm showIVY ROOM | 21+—<h2>HUMBIRD</h2>—It feels good to be right. We crave the satisfaction, the ease. But what about when you’re not so sure? When you’re unsteady, angry, swayable, and doing your damned best anyway?&nbsp;There’s something refreshingly humane about that uncertainty; about having the guts to try, even if you might be wrong. This is the central tenant of Humbird’s third full-length album, Right On, a radical ethos in this soap-box age, and an effort worth turning up the amps for, resulting in the project’s most electric, playful, mettled record yet.&nbsp;Siri Undlin (the songwriter behind the moniker) and her collaborators tracked live and to tape over the course of two muggy weeks in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. For a collection of songs unafraid of ambiguity, it’s music that bares its teeth. Anger and dismay sizzle in response to current events. Heartbreak feels like sandpaper, while wildflowers bob and sway in an ever-expanding universe.&nbsp;Produced by Shane Leonard and featuring regular contributors Pat Keen (bass, synth, percussion) and Pete Quirsfeld (drums and percussion), the majority of the songs showcase the locked-in rock trio, a progression from the contemplative folk musings of Undlin’s previous releases. Even so, Right On incorporates friendly winks to the more whimsical, soundscape-y improvisations that audiences have come to expect from a Humbird performance - electrified, gritty, Midwest Americana with a little magic fairy dust thrown in.&nbsp;“Right On,” the title track and first song of the album, opens the record with a tone of resigned tenacity. ‘I’m not mad, but I should be / since true love proved unlucky / I cast the dye, I stained my hands / on wrongful judgments and half-baked plans.’ As the song moves through time and space, “being wrong” feels less and less like a failure, and instead transforms into guiding wisdom. The warm tremolo of the guitar maps along the grooves of the rhythm section, creating an atmosphere of inviting imperfection, a clever catalyst for the chorus’ simple melody to launch and land right in the tender part of your sternum.&nbsp;Other notable tracks include “Child Of Violence,” complete with psych-rock phaser pedals, which explores the legacy and impact of white supremacy in middle America; “Cornfields and Roadkill” focuses in on land stolen for profit, and old-growth forests traded for mono-crops in a sonic landscape reminiscent of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. “Song For The Seeds” is a slow-burning synth number, imploring the listener to tear up their lawn. It wields a refrain that will germinate in your mind - a proper earworm.Through observation and deft questioning, the lyrics land less like a political agenda and more like a hard conversation with a friend. All the while, you can hear the summertime pace where the recording took place, and the steady confidence of songs that have already traveled many miles on the road.&nbsp;And those miles - they’re hard-earned. For Undlin, growing up steeped in church choirs and traditional Irish ensembles eventually led to conducting extensive folklore and musical research around the world as a Watson Fellow. That work inspired years of DIY touring around North America, including performing around the twin cities one backyard at a time during the pandemic. Undlin continues to expand and experiment as a writer and bandleader in a way that is fluid with each season, and oddly suited for this particular moment. Following the surprise success of the self-released debut album Pharmakon and the pensive reflections of 2021’s Still Life, Right On is the next iteration in her process of witnessing the world in all its complexity and responding with candid consideration.&nbsp;For loyal fans and new listeners alike, Right On is a mischievously kind offering: a whole heap of songs that are unafraid to bask in the perfectly ordinary and also excruciating possibility that sometimes we’re right, often we’re wrong, but no matter what, music can meet us where we’re at and keep us company along the way.&nbsp;

Humbird

ivy room presentsFRIDAY APRIL 18TH—Personal SpacemanSuper GreensVince Charming Band—Doors 7:30pm / Show 8:00pm$17.82 Advance / $18 Day of Show—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2>Personal Space Man</h2>—Personal Space Man hails from the Bay Area and serves up danceable post-neo-psych alt-space rock. Find PSM shaking brains and bodies across the Bay Area at block parties, venues, and festivals in the woods.<h2>Super Greens</h2>—Super Greens is a funk/rock group based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their sound is an eclectic mix of funk, soul, blues and rock inspired by artists such as The Meters, Led Zeppelin, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Revivalists, and Goose.The high-energy Super Greens sound is driven by the powerhouse vocals of Dave Combs and blistering guitar of Andrew Harris. The band’s rhythm section, consisting of Bill Croughan (bass) Noel Butta (keys), and John Spencer (drums), delivers a bedrock of catchy grooves.Super Greens released their first single, Life Gets Dirty, in the spring of 2023 and have been playing in front of big crowds at venues such as The Independent, Brick and Mortar Music Hall, Ivy Room and Boom Boom Room.<h2>Vince Charming Band</h2>—Vince Charming is one of the Bay Area’s premier singer-songwriters who has been delighting California audiences for decades. His songs combine incisive storytelling, wry wit, social observations, and an endless exploration of the joys and pratfalls of romantic relationships. In late 2022 he released his latest studio album, “Horseshoes and Hand Grenades” &nbsp;and then shortly after reassembled a great new version of Vince Charming Band. They’ve been featuring songs from the album and also plenty of high energy new songs, 4 of which were released in the spring of 2024 as a live performance video and digital EP entitled, “So Totally Right!” In the fall of 2024 they added singer Olive Pants whose harmonies add a whole new dimension to the band! Their sound is described as “Roots Music…and Beyond,” combining the best of classic &amp; alt country, rock, folk, and bluegrass.

Personal Space Man + Super Greens

ivy room presents—APRIL 28, 2025Victor Krummenacher &amp; His Flying Circus (acoustic)Feat. Jonathan Segel and Greg Lisher (of Camper Van Beethoven)plus special guestsThe Bye Bye Blackbirds—7pm doors / 8pm show$18 ADV* / $23 Day of Show*IVY ROOM | 21+—<h2>Victor Krummenacher &amp; His Flying Circus</h2>—Victor Krummenacher is a co-founder of the bands Camper Van Beethoven and Monks of Doom and a songwriter who has released 11 albums. Krummenacher is also part of the collective The Third Mind with Dave Alvin, David Immerglück, Michael Jerome and Jesse Sykes. He currently resides between Portland, Oregon and Riverside, California.As a recording artist, Krummenacher has been active for more than 40 years and has worked with numerous artists including Cracker, Chrlie Parr, Eyelids, M. Ward, The Minus Five, Steve Barton, McCabe &amp; Mrs. Miller, Camper Van Chadbourne (with Eugene Chadbourne) as well as Two Heads (featuring John Moremen, DJ Bonebrake and Willie Aron), Mushroom, Magnet, and Robi Del Mar.Krummenacher has pursued a solo career as a singer-songwriter since 1994. His tenth solo album, “Silver Smoke of Dreams,” was released in 2021. A compilation of archival material, “If The Devil Gives Me House and Home” was released on September 27, 2024 and a new collection of songs “Block Out The Sun” will be released in 2025.Other recent projects include the album “A Colossal Waste of Light” by Eyelids, on Jealous Butcher, and the sophomore album from The Third Mind, simply entitled “2”, as well as a live release from The Third Mind entitled Live Mind, available on Feb. 14, 2025.<h2>The Bye Bye Blackbirds</h2>—Torchbearers for harmony laden guitar rock in the 21st century, The Bye Bye Blackbirds' sound is a sparkling blend of country and roots influences, classic 60’s guitar pop, 70’s power pop, contemporary indie rock and the college radio heroes of the 1980’s.

Victor Krummenacher & His Flying Circus (acoustic) Feat. Jonathan Segel and Greg Lisher (of Camper Van Beethoven)

the uc theatre and ivy room present—APRIL 29TH—NNAMDÏMarcus Drake7pm doors / 8pm show$18 ADV / $20 Day of ShowIVY ROOM | 21+—<h2>NNAMDÏ</h2>—NNAMDÏ has never been able to stay in one place. The Chicago multi-instrumentalist and songwriter set a blistering pace in 2020 with his critically acclaimed genre-fusing LP Brat, a punk EP Black Plight, and Krazy Karl, a full-length tribute to Looney Tunes composer Carl Stalling. Add in his role as co-owner of label Sooper Records, as well as recent tours with Wilco, Sleater-Kinney, black midi, and Jeff Rosenstock and it’s an overwhelming schedule. However, his latest album, Please Have A Seat (out 10/07/22 via Secretly Canadian / Sooper Records), is the result of a much-needed pause.“I realized I never take time to just sit and take in where I’m at,” says NNAMDÏ. “It’s just nice to not be on ‘Go, Go, Go!’ mode, and reevaluate where I wanted to go musically.” This period of reflection allowed him to take stock of his life and his relationships. “I wanted to be present,” he says. “Each song came from a moment of clarity.” Please Have A Seat serves as an invitation to listen. It’s a request to sit down, be present, and take in a moment. With this quiet introspection, NNAMDÏ found inspiration in silence and nuance.While making the record, he decided to stretch the limits of his pop songwriting: every track had to be hummable. Though he’s written earworms throughout his career from playing in bands in Chicago’s DIY community or releasing goofy raps as Nnamdi’s Sooper Dooper Secret Side Project, here, his shapeshifting hooks are undeniable. Each of the album’s fourteen songs, which NNAMDÏ wrote, produced, and performed entirely himself, are relentlessly replayable, careening into unexpected and disorienting places. With NNAMDÏ’s singular vision, Please Have A Seat is yet another leap from Chicago’s hardest working musician. By taking a minute to sit down and catch his breath, he reemerged with the most ambitious, accessible, and nuanced work of his career.“Nnamdï‘s sounds are a testament to the continual melting away of genre distinctions in the current era of (particularly Black) music.”- POP MATTERS“Even if the trappings of fame appeal to him, Nnamdï shows little willingness to fit himself into any recognizable mainstream mold. His music, which he has described as pop, is stubbornly eclectic, bridging genres as diffuse as underground hip-hop, hyper-pop, rock and free-form jazz — sometimes in the space of a single song.”-NEW YORK TIMESOne of the “Most Exciting New Acts In Music Right Now.”-NYLON“...a broad appetite and staggering musical proficiency.”-THE NEW YORKERNNAMDI is “Mind Blowing”-NPR“Categorically Unclassifiable”-HYPEBEAST“Nnamdi’s a Genius.”-JEFF TWEEDY (WILCO)<h2>Marcus Drake</h2>—The seven-year-long gap between Marcus Drake’s last album and his new one, Save Point 1, almost plays out like the script for a wistful coming-of-age drama at Cannes Film Festival. In 2017, Drake was coming off a ridiculously fruitful run of songwriting in bands like Evasive Backflip and Anthony Fremont’s Garden Solutions—his idiosyncratic side-project with Water From Your Eyes’ Nate Amos, Options’ Seth Engel, and NNAMDÏ—and releasing records on Grandpa Bay Recordings, the label he operated with Nate Amos. Wringing as much creativity out of his subconsciousness as possible, Drake put out nine records in 2016 alone, including a commissioned video game soundtrack – and that’s just the music that he made public.Physically overextended and creatively exhausted, Drake watched as key pillars of his life started to crack: he experienced a heart-shattering breakup, his mundane job ate up all his time, and he fell into a deep depression. “I kept staring at the dress shoes that my job made us wear, thinking, ‘What am I doing? Why am I here?’” he says. After saving up a sizable chunk of money, Drake took it as a sign to embark on a full-fledged solo adventure, the kind of self-discovery road trip that rigid schedules can’t afford, and bought a “shitty old pickup truck camper” to drive across the country.“I decided to travel for a few months and record an album on the road, but I had the most insane writer’s block,” says Drake. “I didn’t even know how bad it would feel until I felt it. You can’t make anything that you like or even feel good enough to finish it. So I just had a bunch of these weird carcasses growing in my computer, these half-songs, and I didn’t know what the fuck they were supposed to be.”Over the next string of months, Drake drove to Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Colorado. When his campervan sank into quicksand in the Mojave Desert and a kind stranger towed the vehicle out, Drake cut his losses and accepted a restaurant job offer from a friend in San Diego, but he numbed his self-disappointment by partying for months on end; everything was a blur. Eventually out of money, Drake trudged back to Chicago and found an underwhelming job that paid well and, most importantly, introduced him to a coworker that changed the direction of his life.“She was an amazing influence. One day, she told me to go home, put on The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails, and turn it up,” he recounts. “I’m cleaning my apartment listening to it and I just stopped and sat there, like, What the fuck? This was someone pouring their heart out, even the really dark shit, and with a zoned-in, singular vision. Trent Reznor had this moment, this burst, and saw it through – and I took that as a cue.”Inspiration pulsed through Drake like it hadn’t in years. Free from expectations of the perfect comeback song or his next great masterpiece, he started writing music with no audience in mind – including himself. “I started a new file named ‘One day: GO!’ and started writing so fast without trying to do anything. “I stopped trying to be a certain type of artist, or the type of artist I thought I wanted to be. I just wrote. It was a stream-of-consciousness exercise that finally freed me. It’s weird how easily that switch flipped, but it did, and it was beyond exciting.” Drake didn’t return to his former self. Instead, he found the clearer, truer version of himself that he initially hoped to discover. And now, he had a pool of songs to help him get back on his feet.Recorded with a cheap interface on his “shitty, run-down laptop that slowly died throughout the entire process of the album,” Drake began compiling ideas that would eventually turn into the 14 songs on Save Point 1. He experimented with new techniques and plug-ins, allowed himself to shred guitar solos with a unique self-taught approach, and even picked up an old violin he had laying around. Guitar, bass, and a few drum parts were recorded live, while Drake turned to his keyboard to design virtual instrumentation for the rest: strings, horns, synth, and the rest of the drums. The resulting material is giddy and dreamy, an Olympic-height diving board from which to dive through indie rock and videogame soundtracks, thrilling math-rock riffs that turn experimental, and synths that glow in rainbow hues. Just turn to the Tera Melos-meets-The Postal Service glitchpop of “Heaven’s in the Rot” or the slow-motion acoustic glitter that is “Dragon It Out” to hear it in motion. Drake even composed a two-part “Haunted” suite that funnels his unpredictable experimentation into a darker, weirder direction.In the midst of this, Adult Swim commissioned Drake to compose original music for Thoron the Conqueror, a 2023 short film. Drake ended up penning both the soundtrack and score, expanding upon the visual’s neon-hued tones with music that was at once glittery and rubbery to reflect its enigmatic lead character. “The process of composing that score helped me get out of the way of my own ego, so to speak, and open my mind to even more possibilities,” he recalls.Inspired to go bigger and bolder when he returned to his Save Point 1 tracks, Drake pushed himself to grow as a singer, too. “I definitely was utilizing a lot of vocal exercises, trying different things out with enunciation and volume, and figuring out how to help my voice sound the best it can,” he says. It’s most audible on “fallinlove.gottadoit” when Drake segues from outright yelling to soft, sugary crooning in a way that accents the song’s bold trumpets. The same is true of the auto-tune takes, too, like on the shimmery “Paradise” where Drake elongates his notes and tries singing with a more delicate delivery.Save Point 1 is also the first record Drake wrote since befriending, and becoming deeply influenced by, David Berman. The late Silver Jews musician was writing his new Purple Mountains album and, after stumbling across Drake’s videogame soundtrack, emailed Drake in hopes of collaborating. “David had just gone through a divorce, and I had gone through my big breakup, so we were both just fucking depressed,” says Drake. “We would go to bars, hang out, and David would send me poetry. That changed everything for me, because it got me into poetry – including David’s. His lyrics blew my mind; I never knew how powerful lyrics could be before I met him, and he completely influenced me to take my time with every single line and push myself to be a better writer.”That consideration and attention to detail is all over Save Point 1. On “The Grind,” Drake sings about keeping himself alive with a 9-to-5 job while trying not to lose his creative drive. His production is equally as slick and free-roaming as his Sooper labelmate Sen Morimoto, but Drake distinguishes himself with a snappier tone. Take “Doomsday Serenade,” which speeds up drum’n’bass with jazzy guitar riffs in a manner more akin to video game soundtracks than the indie rock gloss of his peers. Even “Train Track Pillowcase” finds a pocket of hope amidst its worried lyrics. “I wanted there to be some levity because it’s true: the darkness can be ridiculous in a way,” says Drake.As its title implies, Save Point 1 isn’t just a new beginning, but a reintroduction for Marcus Drake the musician, the producer, and most of all the person. Perhaps the best sign of it all is that he’s releasing the album under his real name. Over the years, he put out various solo records under monikers like Marque Drake and Jamarcus, modifications of his own name – a partial ownership of who he was while slightly distancing himself simultaneously. With Save Point 1, Drake is assured in who he is and the type of music that he—and only he—makes. “This feels the most like me album that I've ever done musically,” says Drake. “A big part of these songs, even extending back to the truck camper-era, was to find what music I’m making that I actually enjoy making and that feels authentically me. That’s what this album is: a reconstruction of who I am as a musician. And now, I’m finally here.”

NNAMDÏ

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ciderup shows xxv presents —FRIDAY JUNE 20, 2025 —Just Like Heaven (ultimate tribute to The Cure)MiSmiths (Misfits &amp; The Smiths Tribute)Ceremony81 (joy division tribute) —8pm doors / 9pm show $15 ADV* / $18 DAY OF SHOW* IVY ROOM | 21+

Just Like Heaven (ultimate tribute to The Cure) + MiSmiths (Misfits & The Smiths Tribute) + Ceremony81 (joy division tribute) 

$25 Advance / $30 Day of Show(rsvp on facebook)<h2>Jill Sobule</h2>—Jill Sobule has released a dozen of albums spanning three decades of recording, tackling such topics as the death penalty, anorexia nervosa, shoplifting, reproduction, the French Resistance, adolescent malaise, LGBTQ issues, and the Christian Right, to name a few - with her trademark wit and aplomb.​The Denver-born songwriter/guitarist/singer's work is at once deeply personal and socially conscious, seriously funny and derisively tragic. While her songs cover expansive thematic ground, they benefit greatly from Jill’s subtle intelligence and skillful light-handedness. No sloganeering flag-and-fist waving here, but rather portrait-&amp;-story songs about human beings, real and imagined, which allow us to step back from the issues they tackle, be they individual or societal, and to relate to them as we would to a close friend.On stage, she entertains, amuses, provokes, and more often than not, takes her audiences on an emotional roller coaster, from comedy to pathos in a few bars of music, often within the same song.Jill Sobule’s recording career began in 1990 with the album Things Here Are Different (MCA), produced by Todd Rundgren. Radio took notice thanks to the single’s “Too Cool To Fall In Love.” Her 1995 self-titled album (Atlantic) brought her mainstream commercial and critical success with two hit singles: the satirical gem “Supermodel” from the movie Clueless and “I Kissed A Girl” (the original), the first ever openly queer-themed Billboard Top 20 record.For her most recent album, the Ben Lee-produced Nostalgia Kills, Sobule turned her warm wit and laser-focused poet’s eye on herself more than ever before. For all its graceful, funny, and heartbreaking explorations of awkward youth and grown-up regrets, Nostalgia Kills is as of-the-moment as anything in Jill Sobule’s catalog. Through her own experiences, she explores issues our society still collectively struggles with (LGBTQ rights, teen mental health, our unhealthy obsession with staying forever young) and gently skewers our tendency to dwell on the past at the expense of addressing the present.Sobule has performed with Neil Young, Billy Bragg, Steve Earle, Cyndi Lauper, Tom Morello, Warren Zevon, and John Doe. She inducted Neil Diamond into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. She has shared billing with Don Henley, Joe Jackson, Warren Zevon, the influential LA punk band X, and Lloyd Cole &amp; The Negatives. She regularly co-stars with comedian/actress/author/SNL alumni Julia Sweeney in their Jill &amp; Julia Show, an unusual and mesmerizing combination of song and storytelling. A road warrior, she plays more than 100 shows a year.In November of 2019 Jill sang a song as herself on an episode of the Simpsons. Jill’s latest project is her New York Times Critics pick, Drama Desk nominated autobiographical musical “Fuck 7th Grade” which premiered at the Wild Project in 2022; had a remount in the Winter of 2023; and in November of 2024.

Jill Sobule

FRIDAY FEB. 1ST$12 advance / $15 day of show(rsvp on facebook)<h2>SUPER GREENS</h2>—Super Greens is a funk/rock group based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their sound is an eclectic mix of funk, soul, blues and rock inspired by artists such as Bill Withers, The Meters, Led Zeppelin, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Revivalists, and Goose.The high-energy Super Greens sound is driven by the powerhouse vocals of Dave Combs and blistering guitar of Andrew Harris. The band’s rhythm section, consisting of Bill Croughan (bass) Noel Butta (keys), and John Spencer (drums), delivers a bedrock of catchy grooves. Their band members have played to large crowds at many prestigious California venues and festivals such as The Independent, Great American Music Hall, Sweetwater Music Hall, Terrapin Crossroads, as well as High Sierra Music Festival, and Hangtown.<h2>SPACE GOAT</h2>(closing)—Space Goat is an electrifying funk band hailing from Berkeley, California. Known for their unique blend of virtuosic improvisation, danceable funk grooves, and infectious sing-alongs; these goats free your mind and get your booty to follow. Their mesmerizing performances have earned them a dedicated following throughout the Bay Area.<h2></h2>

Super Greens + Space Goat + Adventure Playground

glory or death presentsFRIDAY JANUARY 31ST—<h2>PHANTOM HOUND</h2><h2>MR BISON</h2><h2>GENGHIS BONG</h2>—Doors 8:00pm / Show 9:00pm $12 Advance / $15 Day of Show— IVY ROOM 860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/8838162572918392/">(rsvp on facebook)</a><h2>PHANTOM HOUND</h2>—Originally formed in 2013 as “Hound”. The original lineup consisted of Keith Hernandez on bass, Dominic Torres on drums, &amp; Jake Navarra on guitar and vocals. The power trio quickly recorded and released The Ether EP in 2016 focusing on desert rock driven riffs and grungy blues licks. After several lineup changes in the following years the core lineup was ironed out with Jack Stiles on drums and Stephen Rogers on bass &amp; keys. This new and refreshed lineup explored multiple tunings and influences ranging from doom metal, blues rock, and classic rock then officially expanding the name to “Phantom Hound” in 2018 and collectively focused on self-releasing their debut album Mountain Pass in 2020 via in-house record label Devil Blues Records with producer Chris Hughes.While pushing Mountain Pass throughout the pandemic, the band went on tour at the first opportunity in the fall of 2021 on a Pacific Northwest run and followed up with another southwest tour fall of 2022 to push the release. In 2023 the band reunited with producer Chris Hughes &amp; entered the studio to record their sophomore record. Taking influence from current day heavy psych lords such as All Them Witches, Elder, and King Buffalo and mixing them with core inspirations such as Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, &amp; Sleep; the new record experiments with a brand new heavy psych sound, bolstered backing vocals, guitar harmonies, synthesizers, and an endless onslaught of massive hooks the band has become known for. The Oakland, California power trio will be releasing their sophomore record “From Boom Town To Ghost Town” on Glory or Death Records in September of 2024.Phantom Hound has supported such acts as Belzebong, Greenbeard, Hippie Death Cult, Spirit Mother, 16, Holy Grove, Disastroid, Kadabra, Serial Hawk, Three Towers, &amp; High Tone Son of a Bitch.<h2>MR BISON</h2>—Mr Bison is a rock band that melts heavy psychedelic sounds with progressive elements and evocative soundscapes. Formed in a small coastal town in Tuscany / Italy, the band has reinvented their sound over the course of four albums from Stoner/Psych Sounds to Heavy Psychedelic Progressive Sounds, firmly establishing themselves in 2018 with the acclaimed “HOLY OAK” and the latest Concept Album “SEAWARD”, which suddenly brought them touring around Europe and US many times, attending the best festivals on the scene such as Desert Fest Berlin London Antwerp, Krach am Back, Duna Jam ….The band has just finished the new concept album, produced by guitarist Matteo Barsacchi, mixed by Nicola Giorgetti at the Indipendente Recording Studio and mastered by Carl Saff.<h2>Genghis Bong</h2>—Genghis Bong is an instrumental Three piece from the lower Haight in San Francisco, California. Specializing in jamming out heavy grooves with weed soaked mushroom infused melodies.

Phantom Hound + MR BISON (Italy) + GENGHIS BONG

$20 Advance / $24 Day of Show(rsvp on facebook)<h2>AMENDOLA vs BLADES</h2>—If told about a band that consisted of only keyboards and drums, one wouldn’t be faulted for thinking, “Where’s the rest of the group?” But one listen to Amendola Vs. Blades—the funky California-based duo of Wil Blades on Hammond organ and clavinet and Scott Amendola behind the kit—and all fears will be assuaged. Blades’s cutting solos and deep bass lines make for a thick stew of soulful harmony and daring improvisation. And Amendola’s beats are simply unstoppable, simultaneously pushing the duo to heights unknown and sending the listener into a joyful sonic trance. But, in a move away from their debut album, ‘Greatest Hits,’ the new album from Amendola Vs. Blades is bursting not only with creativity, but with personnel. ‘Everybody Wins’ features only three tracks that are exclusively duo. The rest of the album sees contributions from guitarist Jeff Parker (Tortoise), saxophonist Skerik (Les Claypool, Garage A Trois), percussionist Cyro Baptista (Herbie Hancock, Sting), and keyboardist Rob Burger (Tin Hat Trio, Laurie Anderson). Unsurprisingly, the music is as outsized as the roster of guest musicians. Moving between any number of styles and moods, ‘Everybody Wins’ is sure to expand minds and preconceptions.The guests, of course, didn’t find themselves in the studio by chance. Amendola, for instance, plays alongside Baptista in the Nels Cline Singers, headed up by Wilco guitarist Nels Cline. And Parker and Amendola met at Berklee College of Music in the late ’80s, later appearing on the drummer’s albums, ‘Believe’ and ‘Lift.’ Parker also appears on Blades’s 2014 album Field Notes. Burger, a musical compatriot of Amendola in San Francisco circa the mid-90s, joins the duo on “Fabulous:Stupendous,” adding lush synth strings, and vintage keyboard sounds to the predominantly through composed Amendola composition. It ultimately propels the track into deep aural dimensions. Indeed, these musicians have more than just shared experiences in common; the additional players are coming from the same free-flowing arena that Amendola and Blades operate in.“Jeff, Skerik, and Cyro are all extremely broad, versatile musicians,” explains Blades. “Scott and I are the same. They just fit with what we do; they straddle a lot of stylistic boundaries, all while maintaining their musical voices. We can go in so many different directions musically, and it's really fun. Everyone is really open-minded and down to go wherever the music takes us!”It takes them a lot of places. The opening “Hi-Lo” is a thrilling, dark-hued funk piece with some odd-meter progginess thrown in. “’Fess Up (Before Ya Mess Up)” is a New Orleans groove paying tribute to NOLA piano great Professor Longhair. “Wall Town” is a laid-back, but purposeful latin-jazz number featuring some shimmery soloing from Parker. And “Hambela” works with a boogaloo groove recalling Lou Donaldson’s Blue Note LPs from the late ’60s. But the standout track might be the epic “Metropolian Hustle,” which begins in an experimental vein before moving into jittery jazz and psychedelic dub. The song has a special emphasis on collectivity.“‘Metropolian Hustle’ is more of a sketch of a song that’s about the ensemble with open sections, and not about individual solos,” says Amendola. “There’s a form, but when we play it live we’ll be doing a lot of cueing. We’re not counting bars. The idea is that the band, whether the duo or with guests, can play around with the melodies, etc. There’s a particular vibe happening in the three different sections.”More than just a confluence of friends and influences, ‘Everybody Wins’ is a celebration of Blades and Amendola’s decade-plus adventure together. The musicians first united in 2006 to perform the Duke Ellington album Far East Suite and the ball hasn’t stopped rolling since. And despite a little distance on the horizon—Blades recently relocated to L.A.—there is no end in sight for the duo that sounds like an eight-piece band. The extra-musical bond keeps growing, too.“The ‘Vs.’ is about how we mess with each other,” says Amendola. “It’s one fun part of our personal connection. Our friendship. We take the art of what we do seriously, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. Gotta have fun, mess with each other . . . and keep improvising!”

Amendola vs Blades

ivy room presentsTUESDAY JANUARY 28TH—Buddy JuniorStardustDemoraBig Dog Mastiff—7pm doors / 8pm show $10 admission—IVY ROOM • 21+860 San Pablo Ave • Albany CA

Buddy JR + Stardust + Demora + Big Dog Mastiff

_ January 26, 2025 —<h2>19 Voices in Solidarity fundraising event for ACLU</h2>—19 amazing artists performing in solidarity to help protect our fundamental freedoms.Featuring: Aireene Espiritu, Amelia Ray, Azere Wilson, Cecilia Long, Deborah Crooks, Emily Bonn, Jaeger &amp; Reid, The Keller Sisters, Laura Benitez, Maggie Forti, Marina Crouse, + more tba—4pm-7pm (3pm doors)

19 Voices in Solidarity fundraising event for ACLU

$25 Admission<h2>TAPER’S CHOICE</h2>A BAND YOU CAN DEPEND ON! Indie supergroup and jam band Tapers Choice Featuring Alex Bleeker (Real Estate), Chris Thompson (Vampire Weekend), Dave Harrington (DARKSIDE), and Zach Tenorio-Miller (Arc Iris), Tapers Choice embraces 70s prog with jazz influences.⁠

Taper's Choice

ivy room presents—FRIDAY JAN 24THThe Live OaksThe Gold SoulsWestones (closing)7:30 pm doors / 8 pm show$15 ADV / $18 DOOR—IVY ROOM | 21+THE LIVE OAKS—The Live Oaks are a Nationally emerging Americana band from the San Francisco, Bay Area. Lead singing/drummer Evan Lanam grew up singing in choirs and playing in many local bands and 8 years ago decided to start The Live Oaks. With the addition of some of the greatest musicians in the Bay Area, The Live Oaks are the real deal, bringing the classic San Francisco soul and rock sounds of the 60-70s to the modern audience. Their live show is a must see.THE GOLD SOULS—The driving grooves of funk, rich textures of soul, and the compelling storytelling of the blues converge through The Gold Souls’ unique brand of boogie. Captivating lyrics tell modern tales, while fresh arrangements propel a classic sound, inspiring audiences everywhere with positive messages straight from the heart to the dance floor.Led by the dynamic Juniper Waller, the group is made up of young talent hailing from the Bay and Sacramento areas, and boasts the region's first all women horn section. With Alex Severson on the keys, Billy D. Thompson on the drums, Madison Armstrong on saxophone, Liliana Moore on trumpet, Kari Anne Estrada on trombone, Chris Paisley on guitar, and Avery Jeffry on bass, each member has a hand in writing and song composition, making The Gold Souls a truly collaborative effort.WESTONES—The Westones are a new supergroup out of Oakland with a catchy psychedelic blend of funk and soul, featuring members of Dirtwire, Con Brio, Midtown Social, Afrolicious, Smoked out Soul and The Routine. The band was formed in 2024 alongside their weekly residency at Degrees Plato in Oakland, where they crafted their sound and developed a local audience. While the residency has come to an end, the Westones have since recorded their debut EP (to be released soon) at Hyde Street Studios in San Francisco.

THE LIVE OAKS + THE GOLD SOULS + WESTONES

$12 Advance / $15 Door(rsvp on facebook)<h2>Samantha Henson</h2>—Samantha Henson’s collection of songs weave together stories of heartache, heartbreak, and human existence, blending sounds inspired by The Beatles, Nick Drake, and Jim Croce. <h2>Beafsteek</h2>—country fried n yassified<h2>Mr Cindy and the Smokers</h2>—Mr Cindy &amp; The Smokers is the no sequins / all swagger dirtbag dive bar band of your dreams. A new project from the mind of Cindy Emch (Secret Emchy Society, Vagabondage, Rhubarb Whiskey, Feral) – this trio of music nerds promises to deep dive into songs that lift your glass, break your heart, and bust your soul right open.<h2>Jacob Aranda</h2>—Jacob Aranda is a multi-instrumentalist and member of San Francisco’s legendary folk-psych band Tarnation. Originally from Illinois, he studied guitar making in Spain and moved to the bay area to be a furniture maker. His music is in the tradition of songwriters like Townes Van Zandt, Leonard Cohen, and Jay Farrar to name a few. Jacob’s music features a solemn gravity that weaves melancholy with beautiful and haunting, often cinematic images of traveling through landscapes both external and internal. HIs first studio album, Great Highway, was recorded and produced with Kelley Stoltz (Echo and the Bunnymen) and Nick Luca (Iron and Wine). The newly released singles, “Dry December” and “Baby in Blue” feature his most recent work with songwriting partner Sara Gallagher.

Samantha Henson + Beafsteek + Mr Cindy and the Smokers + Jacob Aranda 

ivy room presentsWEDNESDAY JANUARY 22ND—Lady Lamb w/ Sima Cunningham celebrates 10 years of Ripely Pine with an intimate performance of songs from the record and the recently-released commemorative boxset ‘In The Mammoth Nothing of The Night’—LADY LAMBSIMA CUNNINGHAMDoors 7:00pm / Show 8:00pm$25 Advance* / $30 Door—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+(<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/396809666753031/">rsvp on facebook</a>)<h2>LADY LAMB</h2>—From her early days, staying late after-hours at her video rental store job in Maine to record songs, to co-producing and arranging her four studio records, Aly Spaltro has remained focused on music that connects, empowers and builds community. She built her fanship the old-fashioned way, getting in front of audiences and projecting her poetic confessionals, silencing rowdy crowds with an a cappella opening song in the center of a dark stage. Spaltro was quick to develop a reputation as a breakout star in New England, and then expanded slowly outwards, moving to New York at twenty to continue work on the songs that would become Ripely Pine. Her voice has never wavered, has grown more honest and open with time, and anyone witnessing the long lines of fans seeking signatures after her performances can see how her work has impacted fans. Her live shows are revelations, a further deep dive into what makes Ripely Pine such a mainstay.Spaltro is celebrating ten years of Ripely Pine with the release of a 5xLP Box Set, IN THE MAMMOTH NOTHING OF THE NIGHT out August 18 on Ba Da Bing Records. With the original songs remastered, as well as reams of additional material produced and arranged by Spaltro and mixed by original co- producer Nadim Issa, IN THE MAMMOTH NOTHING OF THE NIGHT captures the time, mood, art and ambition of Aly Spaltro in her early twenties, who had already accumulated years of playing and self-recording experience before laying down tracks for this giant of a debut.“I wrote some of these songs when I was 18, learning how to play the instruments and record with my digital 8-track along the way,” Spaltro says, reflecting on the time. She talks about IN THE MAMMOTH NOTHING OF THE NIGHT with a sense of a mission. “These tracks have haunted me, because they haven’t had a home for all these years. I found all these alternate track listings in my notebooks. Any of them could have ended up on the record,” Spaltro says. “This box set is a way to honor that whole time, the beginning of the path of my life. Releasing this project feels like just that; I’m able to look back on where I’ve come from, and then gently close that door behind me and keep moving, keep growing.”<h2>SIMA CUNNINGHAM</h2>—Sima Cunningham is a Chicago-based musician, songwriter, producer, presenter, and a founding member of Finom. Her second solo album, High Roller, will be released in August 2024 on Ruination Records. Heartfelt and adventurous, her solo music is for fans of Harry Nilsson, Fiona Apple, Wilco, Aimee Mann, and Big Thief.Over the past 15 years she has worked as a recording and touring musician with Jeff Tweedy, Richard Thompson, Iron &amp; Wine, Edith Frost, Chance the Rapper, Twin Peaks, and been featured on multitudes of records. She co-owns a recording studio in Chicago, Fox Hall, where she produces records for her own projects and other artists.In 2015 Sima formed Finom (fka OHMME) along with Macie Stewart, and it has been her primary project for the past decade. Finom has been celebrated as “the heart of the Chicago music community” by Vice Magazine. They have released three acclaimed albums including Parts (2018), Fantasize Your Ghost (2020), and Not God (2024) with Joyful Noise Recordings. The band has been featured on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert, Pitchfork, Paste, Chicago Tribune, Spin, Interview, and Rolling Stone and was recently commissioned to write and perform a piece with Seattle’s Pacific Northwest Ballet and Orchestra.An Armenian-American artist and descendent of genocide survivors, Sima has focused much of her work on building connections and healing divides through music. Over the last ten years, she has traveled to Armenia and the Caucasus to perform, participate in workshops, and foster creative cross-cultural opportunities between artists in Armenia and the United States. Her work as an artist-presenter includes founding a small music festival, Postock, that will celebrate its 16th year in 2024; curating and hosting the I Hear Voices series in Chicago at Constellation; and working as a lead organizer for the Pitchfork Music Festival.<iframe-embed src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eF0JBeGU-uA?si=BC1cyHimef7zZQh5" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" height="315" width="560" style="" metaposition="flex-start" metatype="youtube"></iframe-embed><h3 style="text-align: start"></h3>

Lady Lamb w/ Sima Cunningham

ivy room presents—SUNDAY JAN 19, 2025—fairiesPhat LuvLaura Lackey's Rhythm Revue3pm doors / 4pm showcome hungry! …food by La Tapatia—IVY ROOM | 21+<h2>Fairies</h2>—Original music for fairies by fairies. Look for us under moist mushrooms, inside sleeping flowers, and frolicking in full moon light. Let’s dance!<h2>Phat Luv</h2>—The Phat Luv Band is known as Oakland's "house band," playing classic funk, soul, R &amp; B, jazz, and even a few rock and roll tunes. Whatever music they play, Phat Luv is known for infectious high energy fun that is guaranteed to get the crowd up and dancing.<h2>Laura Lackey's Rhythm Revue</h2>—Laura Lackey's Rhythm Revue play all shades of Americana Roots Music! Swing and New Orleans Jazz to Blues, Calypso and Gospel. Playing standards in their own style and many original songs based in the improvisational traditions of jazz and blues, the hot dance floor tunes are fresh and entertaining and the lineup often includes guest musicians from all over the globe!​Laura Lackey's Rhythm Revue began as spontaneous meetings between street musicians in 2011. The band made their way into the nightlife of Budapest, Hungary and have played swing dances and festivals Germany, Austria, Slovenia and all over the USA. With acoustic instrumentation including double bass, trumpet, saxophone and resonator guitar they are led by vocalist Laura Lackey who began playing music in the San Francisco Bay Area with the Sour Mash Hug Band and later in New Orleans, New York, London, Vienna and Berlin with the Whiskeyhickon Boys and Polish Coffee.

Fairies + Phat Luv + Laura Lackey's Rhythm Revue

ivy room presentsFRIDAY JANUARY 18TH—<h2>FANTASY</h2><h2>BLACKWÜLF</h2><h2>THUNDERBLEED AKA BLIND VENGEANCE</h2>—Doors 7:30pm / Show 8:30pm $15 Advance / $18 Day of Show—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany&nbsp;• 21+<h2> FANTASY</h2>— Rock Glam, Pop, Extraordinaire<h2>BLACKWÜLF</h2>—Forging melody, message, and authenticity with heavy raw power, BLACKWÜLF have been purveying massive riff rock for over a decade. Drawing from influences found in the darker corners of your stepdad’s vinyl collection, the vintage five-piece outfit’s electric live performances and headbanging heaviness have converted a wide base of ravenous fans from Los Angeles to London.  Comprised of rock veteran players, BLACKWÜLF features Alex Cunningham on vocals, Pete Holmes on guitar, Jesse Rosales on guitar, Scott Peterson on bass, and Dave Pankenier on drums.  Founded in 2012 in the San Francisco Bay Area, the band’s first vinyl release, “Mind Traveler” was released on Wickerman Records and met to critical acclaim. 2015 saw BLACKWÜLF aligning with premier California heavy rock label Ripple Music, and releasing their signature second album, “Oblivion Cycle”, a riffed-out metal tour de force, whose “serious stoner vibes” were praised by Decibel Magazine. 2018 found the band digging deeper into vintage metal roots, releasing their second Ripple Music vinyl, “Sinister Sides”; the album featured three guest tracks from a fan (and now friend) of the band, Geof O’Keefe, an original founder of Pentagram. BLACKWÜLF celebrated the release in the Spring of 2018 by performing as a featured artist at Austin’s South By Southwest Festival and then again across the pond at Desertfest Festival in London.<h2>THUNDERBLEED AKA BLIND VENGEANCE</h2>—A tribute act so good it requires two names, Thunderbleed AKA Blind Vengeance has a history going back to the late '90s when it would occasionally hit San Francisco clubs when not playing house parties and backyard barbecues, though a fan-run website presents an elaborate band mythology that dates back even further. Fronted by consummate bar-boogie-ing showman Arnold "Action" Jackson (also known as Ajax Green, who played in '90s SF alt-country band Granfaloon Bus and more recently with garage power-pop trio the Wrong Words), the group powered by the massive drum kit of band engine Doug Pooch (aka Russ Blackmar) -- who has blown-up photos of himself on his double-bass heads.While the line-up has changed since the early days, the current version of the band has included guitarist Brian Mello (formerly with the Morning Line, the Bellyachers and currently a member of Harold Ray and East Side Dynamite) for a number of years. Thunderbleed shows are an unrepentant celebration of rock, being a rocker and liking to rock.

FANTASY + BLACKWÜLF + THUNDERBLEED AKA BLIND VENGEANCE

$15 Advance / $18 Door(rsvp on facebook)<h2>SWEAT</h2>—Sweat started in 2019 with members Anthony (Dangers), Justin (Graf Orlock), &amp; Tuna (Dogteeth). Our main mission was to have fun, take the leash off, and have a hardcore band with punk ethos that was heavy on the rnr riffs. It was an organic process, as we have all played with each other in other bands or cover bands over the last decade.Riff forever!<h2>M.U.T.T.</h2>—From the genre-defining power pop of The Flaming Groovies in the 70s to the breakthrough success of Jawbreaker’s gruff but saccharine melodic punk in the 90s, San Francisco’s longstanding legacy as an invaluable piece of the American underground musical landscape is hard to overstate. Emerging as worthy torchbearers of that legacy are M.U.T.T.After the premature and fraught implosion of his previous band Culture Abuse, John Jr. was left unsure of how to proceed. Nothing was quite falling into place. After sending some home recordings to fellow Culture Abuse alum Matt Walker, the ghost of an idea began to take shape. To fill out the lineup of a quickly emerging full-fledged band, Junior reached out to two more former Culture Abuse bandmates, Isa Anderson and Shane Plitt. A lo-fi bedroom project had morphed into a fully realized group, eager to move on from the shared trauma of their previous band’s dissolution. Thus emerged M.U.T.T.Junior imagines M.U.T.T. as everything he wishes Culture Abuse could have been but wasn’t. As much a love letter to the sleazy glam rock that was once California’s chief export as it is to the bare bones punk of The Ramones, M.U.T.T. is the musical equivalent of four friends out late on a warm summer night, looking for an empty parking lot to party in.They don’t want to reinvent the wheel. They don’t want to change the world. They just want to play good old fashioned rock and roll. And man, do they ever excel at it.

SWEAT + BIG + M.U.T.T + STRANGELIGHT

$5 Admission<h2>BANDWORKS</h2>---The BandWorks Adult Band Workshop is an 8-week session offering adult musicians a chance to play in a rock band and perform live on-stage.

Bandworks

Bang The Bay Presents<h2>BANG THE BAY Every First and Third Wednesday at The Ivy Room Early show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Doors 6:00pm / Show 6:30pm $10 Admission / $20 VIP* (*VIP includes a grab bag full of cool stuff! incl A CD, Vinyl, pins, stickers, patches,T-shirts and other new monthly gifts)</h2>~ Beneath you ~ 6:30 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_beneathyouband-3F-5F-5Fcft-5F-5F-5B0-5D-3DAZW3n3VJ2tKG-2DBHUmPvOeQ8CebIQX-2DFnLTe74F8L5NbIxc5B8oKQJdnPFNSxaHt70jgNf8RAMJSqvrVVb3pwtW-2DW1d8dV-2D812H8Dbgd4Qsv8aA-26-5F-5Ftn-5F-5F-3Dq&amp;amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;amp;r=aIFo64Xwk4U8L0AGwA_nTJJ81h9Fyc2WWOemF-RWRaY&amp;amp;m=lyrzEhLz-XuypzQy6Ble5JYw6qLFSFSyi8I1ZCuK5W3Wo0k6bhTf2pVccR5UbW1I&amp;amp;s=G8bSdGIrNYjsnh6EZK304DjEiCVPYSOTe0WHG2AnCqQ&amp;amp;e=">https://www.facebook.com/beneathyouband</a>~ Right Proper ~ 7:15 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_beneathyouband-3F-5F-5Fcft-5F-5F-5B0-5D-3DAZW3n3VJ2tKG-2DBHUmPvOeQ8CebIQX-2DFnLTe74F8L5NbIxc5B8oKQJdnPFNSxaHt70jgNf8RAMJSqvrVVb3pwtW-2DW1d8dV-2D812H8Dbgd4Qsv8aA-26-5F-5Ftn-5F-5F-3Dq&amp;amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;amp;r=aIFo64Xwk4U8L0AGwA_nTJJ81h9Fyc2WWOemF-RWRaY&amp;amp;m=lyrzEhLz-XuypzQy6Ble5JYw6qLFSFSyi8I1ZCuK5W3Wo0k6bhTf2pVccR5UbW1I&amp;amp;s=G8bSdGIrNYjsnh6EZK304DjEiCVPYSOTe0WHG2AnCqQ&amp;amp;e=">https://www.facebook.com/right.proper</a>~ Elegant Trash ~ 8:00 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_beneathyouband-3F-5F-5Fcft-5F-5F-5B0-5D-3DAZW3n3VJ2tKG-2DBHUmPvOeQ8CebIQX-2DFnLTe74F8L5NbIxc5B8oKQJdnPFNSxaHt70jgNf8RAMJSqvrVVb3pwtW-2DW1d8dV-2D812H8Dbgd4Qsv8aA-26-5F-5Ftn-5F-5F-3Dq&amp;amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;amp;r=aIFo64Xwk4U8L0AGwA_nTJJ81h9Fyc2WWOemF-RWRaY&amp;amp;m=lyrzEhLz-XuypzQy6Ble5JYw6qLFSFSyi8I1ZCuK5W3Wo0k6bhTf2pVccR5UbW1I&amp;amp;s=G8bSdGIrNYjsnh6EZK304DjEiCVPYSOTe0WHG2AnCqQ&amp;amp;e=">https://www.facebook.com/eleganttrash</a>~ The Kill Poets ~ 8:45 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_beneathyouband-3F-5F-5Fcft-5F-5F-5B0-5D-3DAZW3n3VJ2tKG-2DBHUmPvOeQ8CebIQX-2DFnLTe74F8L5NbIxc5B8oKQJdnPFNSxaHt70jgNf8RAMJSqvrVVb3pwtW-2DW1d8dV-2D812H8Dbgd4Qsv8aA-26-5F-5Ftn-5F-5F-3Dq&amp;amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;amp;r=aIFo64Xwk4U8L0AGwA_nTJJ81h9Fyc2WWOemF-RWRaY&amp;amp;m=lyrzEhLz-XuypzQy6Ble5JYw6qLFSFSyi8I1ZCuK5W3Wo0k6bhTf2pVccR5UbW1I&amp;amp;s=G8bSdGIrNYjsnh6EZK304DjEiCVPYSOTe0WHG2AnCqQ&amp;amp;e=">https://www.facebook.com/killpoets</a>~ Tektonic ~ 9:30 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_beneathyouband-3F-5F-5Fcft-5F-5F-5B0-5D-3DAZW3n3VJ2tKG-2DBHUmPvOeQ8CebIQX-2DFnLTe74F8L5NbIxc5B8oKQJdnPFNSxaHt70jgNf8RAMJSqvrVVb3pwtW-2DW1d8dV-2D812H8Dbgd4Qsv8aA-26-5F-5Ftn-5F-5F-3Dq&amp;amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;amp;r=aIFo64Xwk4U8L0AGwA_nTJJ81h9Fyc2WWOemF-RWRaY&amp;amp;m=lyrzEhLz-XuypzQy6Ble5JYw6qLFSFSyi8I1ZCuK5W3Wo0k6bhTf2pVccR5UbW1I&amp;amp;s=G8bSdGIrNYjsnh6EZK304DjEiCVPYSOTe0WHG2AnCqQ&amp;amp;e=">https://www.instagram.com/tektonicband/</a>~ Tell Me Tell Me ~ 10:15 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_beneathyouband-3F-5F-5Fcft-5F-5F-5B0-5D-3DAZW3n3VJ2tKG-2DBHUmPvOeQ8CebIQX-2DFnLTe74F8L5NbIxc5B8oKQJdnPFNSxaHt70jgNf8RAMJSqvrVVb3pwtW-2DW1d8dV-2D812H8Dbgd4Qsv8aA-26-5F-5Ftn-5F-5F-3Dq&amp;amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;amp;r=aIFo64Xwk4U8L0AGwA_nTJJ81h9Fyc2WWOemF-RWRaY&amp;amp;m=lyrzEhLz-XuypzQy6Ble5JYw6qLFSFSyi8I1ZCuK5W3Wo0k6bhTf2pVccR5UbW1I&amp;amp;s=G8bSdGIrNYjsnh6EZK304DjEiCVPYSOTe0WHG2AnCqQ&amp;amp;e=">https://www.facebook.com/tellmetellmeband</a>

$12 Advance / $15 Door(rsvp on facebook)<h2>Prophet Martian</h2>—Prophet Martian is an up-and-coming Bay Area band based out of Oakland, CA. They bring elements of soul, R&amp;B, Groove, and Disco into a cocktail you would put an umbrella in. The SF Daily said “These guys fuck.” You’ll get lost in the music-making magic that this band offers the audience. This is band you won’t want to miss out on.<h2>Hyperbella</h2>—Hyperbella is an intergalactic neo-soul duo from Phoenix, AZ. Composed of artists Cassidy Hilgers and Carly Bates, Hyperbella draws influence from Hiatus Kaiyote, Esperanza Spalding, Little Dragon, Lianne La Havas, and Radiohead, fusing complex harmonies with polyrhythmic textures and alternative jazz improvisation. They seek to capture relatable images and experiences within their lyrics and blend equal parts ethereal sounds with intense build-ups and breakdowns.<h2>B. DeVeaux</h2>—Funk, neo soul, jazz, gospel and blues melded into one sound that is B DeVeaux.

Prophet Martian + Hyperbella +  B DeVeaux

$20 ADMISSION<h2>SHAKE IT! BOOTY BAND</h2>—Shake It! Booty Band is a super group of top Bay Area Women Musicians. This band is one of the most entertaining, rollickin', funky, disco-down dirty dance bands to hit the scene in a long time. If you are looking for a band that can keep the party on the dance floor, a band that your guests will talk about for weeks, you need to look no further. <h2>KEY ELEMENTS Latin Jazz Ensemble</h2>—KEY ELEMENTS LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE is a San Francisco Bay Area Latin &amp; Brazilian Jazz quintet created in 2017 by veteran Latin Jazz Pianist/Composer, Patricia Thumas. Patricia has been an active member of the San Francisco Bay Area Latin music scene since the beginning of her extensive career in the seventies with Ritmo 74, opening shows for the NY-based Fania Records Allstars. For nearly five decades, she has performed throughout the Bay Area with some of its finest musicians in top venues of San Francisco and the greater Bay Area.KEY ELEMENTS has a unique sound blending their knowledge and tremendous respect for Afro-Cuban, Jazz, Brazilian, and Afro-Caribbean rhythms that create an exotic, earthy feel that will wiggle your toes and soothe your soul!The ensemble's mission is to create music that heals humanity and brings Joy, Happiness, and Peace to all the world!PATRICIA THUMAS Pianist Composer Bandleader for KEY ELEMENTS Latin Jazz EnsembleCYNTHIA MAH, Woodwinds/FlutesSYLVIA SHERMAN, Bass/CoroJOYCE BAKER, Trap Drums/CoroSUE “SUKI” KAYE, Congo/Perc/Coro*(With special guest subbing for Joyce Baker, ROBERTO MEDINO, Bongo/Bell, Perc.)

Shake It! Booty Band + Key Elements Latin Jazz Ensemble 

(<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/885168346546197/">rsvp on facebook</a>)<h2>The Recyclists</h2>The Recyclists are known for their own brand of funky, soulful, rock &amp; roll, rhythm and blues. Their original music is eclectic, danceable and full of energy. While they usually throw in a few cover tunes, they put their own spin on every selection. The Recyclists have played events, parties, festivals and bars from Petaluma to San Jose over the past 10 years. With a solid following of dedicated "Recyclistas" - every performance is a party! The current lineup: Larry Stewart on saxophone, John Malamut and Mark Williams on keys, Anthony May on bass, Steve Healey on drums and Diana Niemoeller singing with guitarist Stace Wright.—<h2>MAGILO (closing)</h2>Magilo is a 4-piece band that blends the perfect mix of blues, soul, and singer-songwriter rock. They are a Berkeley based band of stars waiting to be found.—<h2>ROOM 308 (opening)</h2>Described whimsically by a band member’s father as "Rhythm and Beach," Room 308’s style is an eclectic mix of indie rock, funk, shoegaze, psych rock, and grunge. Their recent work leans into a more distorted, ethereal quality, echoing the nostalgic and the surreal aspects of life’s ordinary moments. Isabel, the lead vocalist, brings these themes to life, articulating common human experiences like homesickness and the complexities of friendship within her lyrics.The band draws from a rich tapestry of musical influences, each member bringing their diverse tastes to the table. Early inspirations included Khruangbin and Allah-Las, while recent additions like Smashing Pumpkins and my bloody valentine have infused their music with new textures and depths. This amalgamation of old and new influences keeps their sound fresh and exciting, continually evolving yet familiar.- Valerie J.(wavy magazine)

The Recyclists + Magilo + Room 308

ivy room presentsFRIDAY JANUARY 10TH—THE METEORSTHEM CREATURESTESS &amp; THE DETAILS—Doors 7:30pm / Show 8:00pm$18 Advance* / $22 Door—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+(<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/490732910145034/">rsvp on facebook</a>) <h2>THE METEORS</h2>—The Meteors are back!The Meteors are an English psychobilly band formed in 1980. Originally from London, England, they are often credited with giving the psychobilly subgenre — which fuses punk rock with rockabilly — its distinctive sound and style.<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://About.com">About.com</a> calls the Meteors "the first true psychobilly band," noting their blend of the "themes of horror, punk and rockabilly". They were the second band to use the term 'Psychobilly' as a description of their music. Formed in South London in 1980, they are considered the first verifiable psychobilly band. Their albums In Heaven (1981) and Wreckin' Crew (1983) are considered landmarks of the early years of the genre."Starting in the neo-rockabilly scene, the Meteors were initially shunned for being too different. Excuses for exclusion from rockabilly concerts varied from the band having too extreme of a sound to their drummer having green hair. "The Meteors blended elements of punk rock, rockabilly, and horror film themes in their music. The Meteors articulated psychobilly's apolitical stance, a reaction to the right- and left-wing political attitudes which divided other British youth cultures.They have 25 official albums and countless singles and continue to record using their own studios based in an old church all overseen by original member, P. Paul Fenech.<h2>THEM CREATURES</h2>—From the ashes of various Bay Area punk bands arose horror punks Them Creatures... Opening up for acts such as The Misfits, Agent Orange, Supersuckers, Murder Junkies, Uk Subs, Anti Flag, Duane Peters, Them Creatures aim to be fixtures on main stages in a town near you for years to come.<h2>TESS &amp; THE DETAILS</h2>—Tess &amp; The Details are a punk rock band from San Francisco, California signed to Double Helix Records in the U.S. and Engineer Records in the U.K. and E.U.Their debut album “Runaway,” released 11.14.23, was recorded at ModernTone Studios in Lafayette CA by producer Jacob Light. It was listed as Dying Scene’s “Best Good Old Fashioned Punk Rock Record” of the year and earned 4/5 stars from New Noise Magazine.The band's mission is to use its platform via lyric messages and social channels to address vital topics such as mental health, gender equality, and the promotion of optimism. A strong emphasis is placed on fostering connections with their audience.The name "Details" stems from the band's meticulous approach to their craft, extending from lyrics and sound production to merch design, stage outfits, and set lists during live performances—each element is intentional.

The Meteors

$5 Admission <h2>BANDWORKS</h2>---The BandWorks Adult Band Workshop is an 8-week session offering adult musicians a chance to play in a rock band and perform live on-stage.

BandWorks

$15 Advance* / $20 Door(<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/504360265750640/">rsvp on facebook</a>)<h2>+13TH SKY+</h2>—13th Sky is a Los Angeles based band influenced by post punk and dark alternative music.<h2>VAGUE LANES</h2>—East Bay machine driven dual-bass post-punk duo featuring Mike Cadoo (Gridlock, Bitcrush) and Badger McInnes (Here We Burn, After the Apex).<h2>SCREAMING CREATURES</h2>—Post punk/ punk band birthed from the dark poetic underbelly of this sinking planet.<h2>STEILACOOM</h2>—Steilacoom slinks out of San Francisco with their new single Subliminal Soundtrack (out now via Vibraphone Records), a post-punk number as sharp as broken glass and just as dangerous. Steilacoom’s got the grit and guts to stand out in a city that knows a thing or two about gloom. Subliminal Soundtrack is modern, it’s moody, and it hits like a hammer. With nods to Bauhaus, Nine Inch Nails, and Interpol, frontman Dave Han’s baritone growls like thunder over Rob Hanson’s hypnotic synths and Daniel Ward’s reverb-soaked guitar lines. Their music cuts deep, marrying brooding lyrics with a wall of shimmering, atmospheric noise. This is the band’s first release since their 2023 EP Teatro Luminoso.<h2>FUNERAL KINGS</h2>—<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/funeralkings/">https://www.instagram.com/funeralkings/</a>

+ 13th SKY +

Señor Gigio presents FRIDAY JANUARY 3RD—3RD ANNUAL! <h2>The Realest Coolest Dopest New Year Rap Show Ever!</h2><h2>Señor Gigio + 1 A.M. + Kensho Kuma + Hugo Monster + Effex+ Constant Lyt &amp; Sorin Vibee + LMT Break</h2>—Doors 8:00pm / Show 9:00pm$12 Admission—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+Señor Gigio presents The Realest Coolest Dopest New Year Rap Show Ever! 3rd annual show setting the intentions to kick off the Year right promising new music &amp; continued growth for all. A special curated night of dedicated local Bay Area Hip-Hop acts bringing the conscious messages, lyricism &amp; organic high vibes to inspire &amp; entertain.Señor Gigio—Señor Gigio is a celebrated independent Hip Hop artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. His music is inspirational, eclectic &amp; masterful, with a foundation built on storytelling &amp; exploring abstract concepts. Experimental by nature, he is able to relate to a wide audience drawing many different kinds of people together &amp; this is largely where we see the appeal of his gifts shine through. Whether it be through rapping highly-technical yet funky dope flows, crooning bluesy soul ballads or venturing out there with bold alternative sounds, Señor Gigio doses his audience with the pure magic that life itself is made of.<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.senorgigio.guru">http://www.senorgigio.guru</a>1 A.M.aka its1amsomewhere<hr>—1 A.M. (aka its1amsomewhere), born Cassidy Guerrero, is an independent artist based out of Gilroy, California. By the age of 16 she was already a self-professed artist; producing beats and writing poetry to find release from the struggles within her life. Sacrificing sleep to work on her craft, she developed a passion for the music and as a declaration of these sleepless nights and her faith in God, she took on the name 1 A.M.. Moving forward she aspires to bring light with her music through her raw and introspective songwriting.<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://iam1am.com/1-a-m-epk">https://iam1am.com/1-a-m-epk</a>Kensho Kuma—Locally tested, globally respected.. Kensho Kuma is a bilingual Japanese American MCrepresenting 510 Berkeley, California. Kuma has been active since the late nineties, and showsno signs of slowing down.. (he just completed a series of shows in Asia this past summer.)Kensho Kuma has shared the stage with critically acclaimed artists in the U.S. and in Asia,including Talib Kweli, Immortal Technique, Hieroglyphics, Living Legends, the RZA, LargeProfessor, Rino Latina II, Ozrosaurus, and members of Thaitanium.Outside of Hip Hop culture, Kuma is a career elementary/ middle school teacher, and also holdsclinical licensure for alcohol and substance abuse counseling.<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://kenshokuma.com/">https://kenshokuma.com/</a>Hugo Monster—Like the 808 bass of a West Coast rap song, Richmond rapper HugoMonster comes stomping down your street and into your living room, shattering windows and egos.Raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Hugo Monster grew up focused on the success of school and work, only to discover a life's worth of obstacles boxing him in. Instead of becoming a maladjusted, cold-hearted creature, a persona began to form inside Hugo, eventually taking a life on its own as rap tyrant HugoMonster.With a light-hearted yet curt voice, the Monster's words have found their place, penetrating through tweeters and into music venues and revitalizing audiences.Born in impoverished El Salvador, HugoMonster moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in his early childhood, assimilating and immersing himself in the pop culture of American youth.<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.hugomonster.com/">https://www.hugomonster.com/</a>Effex—Longtime Vallejo-based lyricist &amp; battle rapper. Passionate &amp; dedicated emcee.Constant Lyt &amp; Sorin Vibee—San Jose based artists Constant Lyt (emcee) &amp; Sorin Vibee (soul singer) team up to dish out delicious, soulful &amp; intelligent Hip-Hop performance.<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/constant.lyt">https://www.instagram.com/constant.lyt</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/sorinvibee/">https://www.instagram.com/sorinvibee/</a>LMT Break—Lmt. Break is a San Francisco native. He began contributing to the Hip Hop Culture as a deejay, for The I.M.F’s first rap crew. After many years of deejaying, crate digging, and building out his Vinyl collection, Lmt. Break acquired an MPC and began producing beats. His sound is thickly layered, with murky samples placed over massive breaks.<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://outsiderssyndicate.com/crew">https://outsiderssyndicate.com/crew</a>

The Realest Coolest Dopest New Year Rap Show Ever!

Bang The Bay Presents Every First and Third Wednesday at The Ivy Room on January 1st Early show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Doors 6:00pm / Show 6:30pm $10 Admission / $20 VIP* (*VIP includes a grab bag full of cool stuff! incl A CD, Vinyl, pins, stickers, patches, T-shirts and other new monthly gifts)Door at 6~ Chinos Burnin ~630 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.instagram.com_chinos-5Fburnin-5Fband_-3Ffbclid-3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0a6gSKs0-2DBvQJymPFTGKbPDUBpXcfrlbwuVERCN8hT0ou5zMK8H4E8h78-5Faem-5FzkAkv10CFrnzw73DQpDSbg&amp;amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;amp;r=aIFo64Xwk4U8L0AGwA_nTJJ81h9Fyc2WWOemF-RWRaY&amp;amp;m=1Bvg7H9vJMN1MA3ixSDe3Y7abiChfTkxbhu2aI_KrRpe4xVD-SLeQW_L-vg4TQY9&amp;amp;s=ehOEyOCxVg88csjMe63sBnAgJQK4MrET3wMk4MTi3ng&amp;amp;e=">https://www.instagram.com/chinos_burnin_band/</a>~ Blunt Force Karma ~ 7:15 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.instagram.com_chinos-5Fburnin-5Fband_-3Ffbclid-3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0a6gSKs0-2DBvQJymPFTGKbPDUBpXcfrlbwuVERCN8hT0ou5zMK8H4E8h78-5Faem-5FzkAkv10CFrnzw73DQpDSbg&amp;amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;amp;r=aIFo64Xwk4U8L0AGwA_nTJJ81h9Fyc2WWOemF-RWRaY&amp;amp;m=1Bvg7H9vJMN1MA3ixSDe3Y7abiChfTkxbhu2aI_KrRpe4xVD-SLeQW_L-vg4TQY9&amp;amp;s=ehOEyOCxVg88csjMe63sBnAgJQK4MrET3wMk4MTi3ng&amp;amp;e=">https://www.facebook.com/bluntforcekarmasf</a>~ Elegant Trash ~ 8:00 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.instagram.com_chinos-5Fburnin-5Fband_-3Ffbclid-3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0a6gSKs0-2DBvQJymPFTGKbPDUBpXcfrlbwuVERCN8hT0ou5zMK8H4E8h78-5Faem-5FzkAkv10CFrnzw73DQpDSbg&amp;amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;amp;r=aIFo64Xwk4U8L0AGwA_nTJJ81h9Fyc2WWOemF-RWRaY&amp;amp;m=1Bvg7H9vJMN1MA3ixSDe3Y7abiChfTkxbhu2aI_KrRpe4xVD-SLeQW_L-vg4TQY9&amp;amp;s=ehOEyOCxVg88csjMe63sBnAgJQK4MrET3wMk4MTi3ng&amp;amp;e=">https://www.facebook.com/eleganttrash</a>~ Vice Viscera ~ 8:45 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.instagram.com_chinos-5Fburnin-5Fband_-3Ffbclid-3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0a6gSKs0-2DBvQJymPFTGKbPDUBpXcfrlbwuVERCN8hT0ou5zMK8H4E8h78-5Faem-5FzkAkv10CFrnzw73DQpDSbg&amp;amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;amp;r=aIFo64Xwk4U8L0AGwA_nTJJ81h9Fyc2WWOemF-RWRaY&amp;amp;m=1Bvg7H9vJMN1MA3ixSDe3Y7abiChfTkxbhu2aI_KrRpe4xVD-SLeQW_L-vg4TQY9&amp;amp;s=ehOEyOCxVg88csjMe63sBnAgJQK4MrET3wMk4MTi3ng&amp;amp;e=">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556571172885</a>~ System 86 ~ 9:30 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.instagram.com_chinos-5Fburnin-5Fband_-3Ffbclid-3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0a6gSKs0-2DBvQJymPFTGKbPDUBpXcfrlbwuVERCN8hT0ou5zMK8H4E8h78-5Faem-5FzkAkv10CFrnzw73DQpDSbg&amp;amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;amp;r=aIFo64Xwk4U8L0AGwA_nTJJ81h9Fyc2WWOemF-RWRaY&amp;amp;m=1Bvg7H9vJMN1MA3ixSDe3Y7abiChfTkxbhu2aI_KrRpe4xVD-SLeQW_L-vg4TQY9&amp;amp;s=ehOEyOCxVg88csjMe63sBnAgJQK4MrET3wMk4MTi3ng&amp;amp;e=">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560812763155</a>&nbsp;S

$40 ADVANCE / $45 DAY OF SHOW<h2>Fleetwood Marcarmé </h2>—Fleetwood Marcarmé has become one of the Bay Area's most exciting tribute bands. What began as a simple exercise in fun has turned into an awe-inspiring live experience complete with show-stopping renditions of Fleetwood Mac's greatest hits. Audience participation is encouraged, and Bay Area crowds are coming in droves to sing along with Fleetwood Macramé. What's more, they sound so much like Fleetwood Mac, if you closed your eyes, you would think it was the real thing. Only it's better, because you are in the front row!

The 7th Annual Fleetwood Macramé New Years Eve Show!

Tickets $20 ADVANCE / $22 DAY OF SHOW<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/936925368300778/">(rsvp on facebook)</a><h2>PLAN 9</h2>—Plan 9 was started in Oakland, CA as a Misfits tribute band. Years later, this tribute band has grown into a full-fledged horror punk band with acclaimed albums of original songs including one featuring Jerry Only (“8 Hits from Hell”).<h2>DIABLO MUERTO</h2>—Diablo Muerto is a 4 piece Latino Psychobilly band based out of the of the Bay Area 𖤐<h2>PROJECT SKELETON</h2>—The all acoustic project from Daniel deLeon (Rezurex, Neon Kross). Gothabilly/Rock and roll.<h2>STIGMA 13</h2>—STIGMA13 was an Alternative Rock &amp; Metal band that begun in 2007 as a tribute to Sôber, but soon started to make own songs. After a Demo called "Trozos De Una Vida" [2009] the band toured along many pubs in Spain, to later dissapear in 2013 with the release of a farewell Album called "Calígine" under the Label Coitus Interruptus Records.

PLAN 9 - Misfits Tribute

Tickets $20 Admission(rsvp on facebook)<h2>TAMMY’S CAMARO</h2>—Forged in Oakland by a devotion to deep tracks, Tammy's Camaro is a group of friends committed to playing bitchenest underground rock for a discerning dance crowd.

An Evening w/ Tammy's Camaro

$15 Advance / $18 Day of Show <h2>Lightnin' Luke (of the Bridge City Sinners)</h2>—Lightnin' Luke's powerful vocals, heartfelt lyrics, and wild fiddle playing have made him a versatile musical force, and a towering presence in the underground folk scene. His resume includes a dizzying list of collaborations, as a member of The Bridge City Sinners, Yes Ma'am, Tejon Street Corner Thieves, Clyde and the Milltailers, and King Strang, along with on-stage appearances with The Goddamn Gallows, Pete Bernhard (of The Devil Makes Three), Amigo the Devil, IV and The Strange Band, and many, many, more. Appearing on a majority of the catalogue from Portland indie label Flail Records, Luke has become a defining pillar of the label's unique sound.

Lightnin’ Luke (of the Bridge City Sinners)

<h2>EAST BROTHERS</h2>—---MORT TOWN ROCK-—  Pinole, CA<h2>ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND</h2>—Adventure Playground is on this earth to have fun and play kick ass punk rock music. Hailing from Oakland, CA, AP is a 5- piece outfit that is turning heads with their catchy hooks and contagious energy. Formed in 2021 by old friends who were inspired to create a new, unique blend of pop-punk, AP is setting their sights on world domination.<h2>BLOODHUM</h2>—With heavy riffs and hard hitting melodies, Bloodhum weaves together a compelling mix of genres, attempting to carve out a psychedelic, progressive niche of their own.<h2>GORILLA COOKIES</h2>—members of Corrupted Morals and East Brothers

East Brothers + Adventure Playground 

$12 Advance / $15 Door (rsvp on facebook)<h2>THE ELEGANT BACHELORS</h2>—Move the minivan, the bicycle helmets, and the old golf clubs, mom and dad. This garage is needed for rock and roll.<h2>UROMASTYX</h2>—Uromastyx is an alternative rock band from Berkeley area featuring Jon Schickman on Guitar &amp; Vocals, Kevin Williams on Bass, Craig Alimo on Drums &amp; Ryan Butler on Violins.

The Elegant Bachelors + Uromastyx

———<h2>Wednesday December 18, 2024</h2><h2>Bang The Bay Presents - Every First and Third Wednesday</h2>===Hyperdrive Kittens (closing)Everything but the EverythingFlaming Little ShitsArcade 9Elegant TrashDon't Tell KateZ- Train Electric Band (opening)Luna Bell The Star Seeker acoustic between acts===Doors 6:00pm / Show 6:30pm$10 Admission / $20 VIP*(*VIP includes a grab bag full of cool stuff! incl A CD, pins, stickers, patches,T-shirts and other new monthly gifts)<h2>~ Luna Bell The Star Seeker acoustic between acts ~</h2><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/lunabellthestarseeker/">https://www.instagram.com/lunabellthestarseeker/</a><h2>~ Z- Train Electric Band~ (opening)</h2><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://jeffzittrain.com/">https://jeffzittrain.com/</a><h2>~ Don't Tell Kate ~</h2><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/donttellkate/">https://www.instagram.com/donttellkate/</a><h2>~ Elegant Trash ~</h2><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/eleganttrash">https://www.facebook.com/eleganttrash</a><h2>~ Arcade 9 ~</h2><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/arcade9band">https://www.facebook.com/arcade9band</a><h2>~ Flaming Little Shits ~</h2><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/flaminglittleshits">https://www.facebook.com/flaminglittleshits</a><h2>~ Everything but the Everything ~</h2><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076531605224">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076531605224</a><h2>~ Hyperdrive Kittens ~ (closing)</h2><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/hyperdrivekittens">https://www.facebook.com/hyperdrivekittens</a>

Tickets $10 Admission<h2>SCHOOL OF ROCK BERKELEY</h2>—School of Rock provides students of all ages an exciting and engaging music lesson experience, which includes guitar lessons, singing lessons, drum lessons and piano lessons. Drawing from all styles of rock and roll, School of Rock students learn theory and techniques via songs from legendary artists such as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Frank Zappa. Thanks to the school’s performance-based approach, students around the world have gained superior musical proficiency, with some moving on to record deals and larger platforms such as American Idol, The Voice and Broadway.

School Of Rock - The Adultz

the uc theatre &amp; ivy room presentsSUNDAY DECEMBER 15TH—<h2>YUMA ABE </h2><h2>PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS</h2>—-Doors 7:00pm / 8:00pm$15 Adv* / $18 Day of Show—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo, Albany •&nbsp;21+Yuma Abe—‭ Born on September 4, 1990 in Tokyo, Japan, Abe began his career in 2014 as the vocalist‬‭ and guitarist of never young beach. He writes all lyrics and songs.‬ He has performed at many music festivals in Japan such as FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL and‬ SUMMER SONIC, and performed with international artists such as Devendra Banhart, The‬ Growlers, Mild High Club, HYUKOH, etc. He was also featured in BTS's RM's 2nd album‬ "Right Place, Wrong Person"‬‭ Yuma Abe has been expanding his activities not only in Japan but also in other Asian‬‭ countries such as Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Taipei, Seoul, and‬‭ Bangkok, performing at live tours and festivals.‬‭ He had an interview with Haruomi Hosono, whom he has admired for a long time, and made‬‭ radio appearances. He also appeared in the "Yellow Magic Show 3," an event‬ commemorating the 50th anniversary of his music career, and became a topic of‬‭ conversation.‬‭ In 2021, he began his solo career and released his first solo album "Fantasia" on June 2 of‬‭ the same year. Haruomi Hosono mixed three songs, and Devendra Banhart played guitar on‬‭ two songs. 2023 saw the release of the EP "Surprisingly Alright," and February 2024 saw the‬‭ release of the single "I'm folling for you / 惚けるな. He also toured the U.S. for the first time‬‭ in 11 cities from Los Angeles to New York. Coming December, he will tour the U.S.for the‬‭ second time.‬

YUMA ABE

$30 Advance* / $35 Day of Show<h2>JONATHAN RICHMAN</h2>featuring TOMMY LARKINS on the drums!“The music we're doing now works well in quiet places like theaters and performing art centers. We still don't use a program or a set list so we don't know what we'll do until we do it. Please do not expect old songs. Many singers my age do a retrospective; this show is not like that. It's mostly stuff made up in the last 3 and 4 years. Some of the songs presented might be in different languages; this is not to be esoteric or clever, it's because the different languages help me express different feelings sometimes. One last thing, my idea of a good show has nothing to do with applause. It's about if all the songs I sang that night were ones that I felt.” - Jonathan

JONATHAN RICHMAN featuring TOMMY LARKINS on the drums!

ivy room presentsTHURSDAY DECEMBER 12TH—<h2>JONATHAN RICHMAN</h2>featuring TOMMY LARKINS on the drums!—Doors 7:00pm / Show 8:00pm$30 Advance* / $35 Day of Show—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+“The music we're doing now works well in quiet places like theaters and performing art centers. We still don't use a program or a set list so we don't know what we'll do until we do it. Please do not expect old songs. Many singers my age do a retrospective; this show is not like that. It's mostly stuff made up in the last 3 and 4 years. Some of the songs presented might be in different languages; this is not to be esoteric or clever, it's because the different languages help me express different feelings sometimes. One last thing, my idea of a good show has nothing to do with applause. It's about if all the songs I sang that night were ones that I felt.” - Jonathan

$30 Advance* / $35 Day of Show—<h2>JONATHAN RICHMAN</h2>featuring TOMMY LARKINS on the drums!“The music we're doing now works well in quiet places like theaters and performing art centers. We still don't use a program or a set list so we don't know what we'll do until we do it. Please do not expect old songs. Many singers my age do a retrospective; this show is not like that. It's mostly stuff made up in the last 3 and 4 years. Some of the songs presented might be in different languages; this is not to be esoteric or clever, it's because the different languages help me express different feelings sometimes. One last thing, my idea of a good show has nothing to do with applause. It's about if all the songs I sang that night were ones that I felt.” - Jonathan

ivy room presentsTUESDAY DECEMBER 10TH—<h2>THE TOASTERS</h2>(43 Years of Ska )<h2>THE BRACERS</h2><h2>JOKES FOR FEELINGS</h2>—Doors 7:00pm / Show 8:00pm$16 Advance* / $20 Day of Show—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+ THE TOASTERS—THE TOASTERS: 43 Years of Ska“In my opinion, The Toasters are to ska in America the 1980s and beyond what The Specials were to ska in the U.K. in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, and what the Skatalites were to ska in Jamaica in the 1960s. The Toasters were innovators, creators, shapers of the music, evolving it in a fresh direction, blending it with the cultural influences in a very American manner, and I mean that in a completely complimentary way. Just as Byron Lee &amp; the Dragonaires brought professionalism and polish to ska, allowing others to benefit from the fruits of their labor, so too did the Toasters’ music allow numerous other bands to share in the spotlight of skill and success, many of whom have gone on to great heights. Upon the shoulders of giants. Oh, yeah, and they kick ass!”-Heather Augustyn,Author of SKA , An Oral History__After 43 years, The Toasters are hitting the gas, not the brakes. With an international all-star line-up their whirlwind global tour continues unabated across the continents. Performances are scheduled in South America, Asia and Russia on top of regular touring in the USA, Europe and Canada. Formed on the Lower East Side of NYC the band is the longest running US SKA formation. They bridge the gap between England’s 2-Tone movement and the American Ska explosion of the 90’s which they are rightfully credited with starting. During the 3rd Wave Ska revival The Toasters formed the famous Moon Records label and kick-started the careers of dozens of bands.THE BRACERS—THE BRACERS - Rocksteady and Reggae dripping with soul! They know what you like and they always deliver!JOKES FOR FEELINGS—Spirited, crowd-pleasing Ska-Punk rockers with roots in Oakland’s famous punk club 924 Gilman St. have been longtime fixtures of thriving SF Bay Area sceneThe San Francisco Bay Area Punk and Ska scenes are now the things of legend and modern music history. And, it’s a phenomenon that Ska-Punk standouts Jokes For Feelings have long been heavily involved in – and helped form. The movement – particularly the latest “4th Wave” Ska scene – is one that has experienced a notable resurgence in recent years and continues to evolve and grow as veterans increasingly interact and meld with new generations of ever-pogoing, maniacally-moshing music enthusiasts. Jokes For Feelings have continually strived to find great local bands to play with to fully-entertain their enthusiastic, dedicated (and growing) fan base.The band formed in 2006 when a number of childhood and college friends – mixed with the talent bounty from a couple of Craigslist ads – got together in the Bay Area and began crafting and perfecting what is now the band’s unique signature sound. While there have been various musician additions and changes throughout the years, the core band currently consists of:The energetic and colorful powerhouse have an extraordinarily contagious sound that has been compared to NOFX, The Specials, Rancid and Gogol Bordello. Throughout their career, Jokes for Feelings have played live with a number of world-famous Punk and Rock bands/musicians including CJ Ramone (The Ramones), Agent Orange, Mike Watt, Aggrolites, Voodoo Glow Skulls, The Specials (Roddy and Neville) and Guttermouth. The band has toured extensively throughout California and, to date, have released three EP’s and one full-length album, “The Island of Pissed Off Toyz”. Jokes for Feelings have been featured on numerous Ska-Punk compilations including two “Gilman Ska Night” compilations and on “Dale La Bota 2013” – which features all Latino Ska-Punk bands – on Hellcat Records and Smelvis Records. In January 2018 they released their EP “Too Much Too Hipster” on vinyl and digital format.

The Toasters - 43 Years of Ska 

Doors 7:00pm / Show 8:00pm$15 Advance* / $18 Day of Show—-IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1090202485586581/">(rsvp on facebook)</a><h2>DRUNK HORSE</h2>—"Formed in 1998 by guitarist/singer Eli Eckert (formerly of local garage-punk outfit the Pants), drummer Chris Johnson (aka Cripe Jergensen), guitarist John Niles and bassist Cyrus Comisky, the Oakland quartet deals out a unique style of Southern-fried boogie that evokes the chugging tempos and muscular six-string heroics of early ZZ Top, the Allman Brothers, Foghat, and more obscure blues-rock bashers like Cactus.”- Dave Pehling KPIX-CBS<h2>TERRY GROSS</h2>—“Terry Gross sounds like a natural evolution of the oft-instrumental rock odysseys that made up a significant portion of his previous band, but there’s a commitment here to no-frills rock adventurism that makes Soft Opening a decidedly all-killer, no-filler affair. Fusing together elements of groove-heavy krautrock, pummeling hard rock, and expansive psychedelic jams, the record hits hard without ever feeling like it’s devolving into noise for noise’s sake.” - AV Club<h2>HAARDVARK</h2>—Dirty, aggressive rock n' roll with a bent psych and metal edge featuring members of Hot Lunch and Men's Club.

DRUNK HORSE

$12 ADVANCE / $14 DAY OF SHOW<h2>CASACHANCLAS</h2>—<h2>ANGELO TOMANDL</h2>—<h2>PROJECT HAZE</h2>—

Casachanclas w/ Angelo Tomandl plus Project Haze

$15/ADV $18 DOOR<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1061880505618115/">(rsvp on facebook)</a><h2>Sgt. Splendor feat. Kate Vargas and Eric McFadden</h2>—Before joining forces, the duo behind Sgt. Splendor were already formidable solo artists, Kate Vargas chalking up acclaim at outlets like NPR, HuffPost and Vice (including praise from the “Dean of American Rock Critics” Robert Christgau); and Eric McFadden amassing an impressive resume including stints on guitar with George Clinton &amp; the P-Funk All Stars, Anders Osbourne, Fishbone’s Angelo Moore, and Eric Burdon &amp; The Animals, plus a slew of solo albums, and session work with everyone from Jackson Browne to The Clash’s Joe Strummer."One of the most unique bands to come out of the new millennium is the contrasting duo of Sgt. Splendor. The group consists of singer/songwriter/guitarist/flautist Kate Vargas, and her partner in crime, guitarist/vocalist Eric McFadden (George Clinton &amp; P-Funk, Eric Burdon, Les Claypool, etc)...is this an album for the masses?... yes. Yet it is even more so an album for the music aficionados who understand and appreciate in-depth, heavy songwriting, wrapped in a blanket of heavy Blues and Rock music that holds its own against anything you can throw at it. " - Tone Scott / GOLDMINE Magazine 2024<h2>SPIRIT HUSTLER</h2>—Spirit Hustler is modern classic rock from San Francisco born of an acoustic heart and layered with cosmic electricity. Its debut puts a fresh spin on the traditional album with a distinct opener and closer on each side, but rather than an overwrought “concept” album,” this is an album with a creative concept—a Theatre of the Mind experience in two acts. Imaginative songs are mini-movies inspired by actual experiences and rendered into animated audio art. Songs titles begin to tell the story originating with “The Spirit of ’69” and going on adventures such as “Devil Deal,” “Hard-Fought Magic” and “Mine is a Gypsy Soul” before ultimately encountering “The Spirit of the Beast.”Jimmy Leslie is the writer and star of the Spirit Hustler’s sonic cinema. A fixture on the Bay Area music scene for many moons, Leslie’s eclectic resume is insightful. He is internationally respected as the Frets Editor at Guitar Player magazine, and the two instrumentals on Spirit Hustler showcase his “freehand” percussive fingerstyle. He’s interviewed everyone from Carlos Santana to Jack White, and coordinated GP Presents events ranging from Paco de Lucia to Buddy Guy. Jimmy has shared stages with Tab Benoit, Luther Dickinson, Sonny Landreth, and Devon Allman. Leslie co-founded the Star City and Guitarfish Music Festivals, and authored the eco-musical Guitarfish Adventures. Leslie’s solo records Surfin’ the Swamp and Dance Until Forever feature players from Galactic and the Honey Island Swamp Band, respectively.Spirit Hustler cameos include strings by Jason Crosby (John McLaughlin), mandolin by James Nash (The Waybacks), guitar from Eric McFadden (P-Funk), keyboards by Alex Jordan (Midnight North) and backing vocals and acoustic guitar courtesy of champion Christie Lenée. Tahoe diva Jetta Cole delivers a Grammy-worthy vocal on “Gypsy Soul” and plays the she-devil to perfection on “Devil Deal.” The core band does the heavy lifting. Its beating heart is drummer Jeremy Hoenig (Melvin Seals &amp; the JGB). Steven La Bella delivers funky, melodic bass while slide guitar ace Jules Leyhe provides Allman-esque laser lead lines that compliment Leslie’s open-tuned acoustic in unexplored yet hauntingly familiar fashion.Spirit Hustler was recorded and mixed at Lucky Recording Company in Brisbane, California where the Go Go’s recorded their latest single, “Club Zero.” Producer Mikel Ross has worked extensively with Corrosion of Conformity. Engineer Travis Kasperbauer is a Butch Vig disciple who cut his teeth at Smart Studios. Grammy-winner Jake Eckert and Jeff Watkins mastered the audio at Rhythm Shack Studios in New Orleans. Both are key members of the New Orleans Suspects. Original art comes courtesy of Alan Forbes who created the infamous Black Crowes logo, and has illustrated for Queens of the Stone Age and Howlin’ Rain.Considering the array of talents on display Leslie adopted the moniker Spirit Hustler, emerging from the eerie coronavirus era like a butterfly from a cocoon.

Sgt Splendor feat. Kate Vargas and Eric McFadden plus Spirit Huslter

Early show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! $10 Admission / $20 VIP* (*VIP includes a grab bag full of cool stuff! incl A CD, pins, stickers, patches,T-shirts and other new monthly gifts)<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1193275985113700/">(rsvp on facebook)</a><h2>Mark Sheppard </h2>—<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/MarkSheppardAmbient">https://www.facebook.com/MarkSheppardAmbient</a><h2>Bekka and The I wants</h2>—<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/the.i.wants.music.experience">https://www.facebook.com/the.i.wants.music.experience</a><h2>Elegant Trash </h2>—<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/eleganttrash">https://www.facebook.com/eleganttrash</a><h2>Lowlife Coach</h2>—<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564311223708">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564311223708</a><h2>Lost Cosmos </h2>—<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/lostcosm0s/">https://www.instagram.com/lostcosm0s/</a><h2> Gen 11</h2>—<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/GenElevenSF">https://www.facebook.com/GenElevenSF</a><h2>Little Oil ~ Acoustic Between Acts</h2>—<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/little_oil_music/">https://www.instagram.com/little_oil_music/</a>

$15 ADVANCE / $18 DAY OF SHOW <h2>RUSSIAN TELEGRAPH</h2>—Named after two adjacent hills in San Francisco, and filled with veterans of the Bay Area music scenes – from punk rock to hip hop, and from jazzy funk to art rock – Russian Telegraph brings you a grooving mix of original music. Co-led by singer-guitarist David James (Afrofunk Experience, the Coup, Spearhead) and clarinetist-vocalist Beth Custer (Trance Mission, Eighty Mile Beach), the group also features trumpeter Chris Grady (Club Foot Orchestra, Tom Waits), keyboardist Jordan Glasgow (Curtis Bumpy, Loveseat Congregation), bassist Keith McArthur (Motherbug, Black Pole), and drummer John Hanes (Actual Trio, Pearl Harbour &amp; the Explosions,).<h2 style="text-align: start"> DOUBLESTROKE</h2>—Doublestroke is an instrumental afro-funky/ world groove quintet. Over its 15 year history the group has been home to many of the Bay Area’s top players, brought together to keep dance floors filled with joyous, hip-shaking grooves. Driving funk, Caribbean rhythms, and buoyant Afrobeat influences simmer in an ecstatic jazz stew for YOU! Doublestroke is:Mark Oi, guitar Myles Boisen, guitar Paul Olguin, bass JordanGlasgow, keyboards j.d. hanes, drums and a badass crew of horn players!<h2>B SIDE GALAXY</h2>—A Cinematic Jukebox. Songs inspired by film noir, Ray Harryhausen, Federico Fellini, Marvel Comics, spies, dreams, romantic chaos, ballet dancers and rebellious sea life!

Russian Telegraph + Double Stroke

Donna’s birthday bash!!! PUNK ROCK KARAOKE - Sing punk rock with a live band! 🧨 Free show 🧨

Punk Band Karaoke - SING PUNK ROCK SONGS WITH A LIVE BAND!

$20 Advance / $25 Day of Show<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/893074588883674/">(rsvp on facebook)</a><h2>BABY SNUFKIN</h2>—Snarling vocals, fiery horns, and an uncompromising rhythm section playing proto punk new wave originals with reckless abandon. BABY SNUFKIN has wreaked havoc in countless underground clubs and filled arenas across the US and Europe.<h2>SCROTE'S DOUBLE BARI SAX ATTACK! feat. Ron Dziubla w/ special guests Brad Brooks and Myles Boisen</h2>—BEAT tour producer SCROTE brings his DOUBLE BARI SAX ATTACK! band featuring Ron Dziubla and special guest BRAD BROOKS and MYLES BOISEN for the first time to the Bay Area. Scrote’s last release, Magnificent Bastard, received rave reviews often described as a modern day mash up of Morphine and Queens Of The Stone Age.

BABY SNUFKIN plus SCROTE'S DOUBLE BARI SAX ATTACK! feat. Ron Dziubla + Brad Brooks 

ciderup presentsSATURDAY NOVEMBER 23RD—<h2>MiSmiths</h2>(Misfits &amp; The Smiths Tribute)<h2>Just Like Heaven</h2>(The Cure Tribute)<h2>Suburban Robots</h2>(Devo Tribute) &amp; DJ FLEDERMAUS==Doors 7:00pm / Show 8:00pm$15 Advance / $20 Day of Show—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+

MiSmiths (Misfits & The Smiths Tribute)

ivy room presentsFRIDAY NOVEMBER 22ND—<h2>THE MARTY O’REILLY TRIO</h2><h2>MAYA ELISE AND THE GOOD DREAM</h2>—Doors 7:30pm /Show 8:30pm$20 Advance / $25 Day of Show—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+ MARTY O’REILLY—Explaining Marty O’Reilly’s music is like describing a dream. It feels familiar, but at the same time unchartered. His songs sound bluesy but not blues, folk but not folk, soulful but not soul. Marty’s voice is beautiful and unique, his lyrics stark yet lush over gritty electrified guitar, melding beautifully into genre-defying music within the vast definitions of Americana. One can hear an urgency and complexity in the songs, expressing something elemental and perhaps contradictory: love and anger, joy and pain, real and imagined.The live performance is at the core of Marty’s projects. On stage, whether accompanied by a band, or alone, he enters a trance and the music is born again as something new every night. It’s what his followers call “magic”. He goes from raw gospel blues to cinematic epics, from heavy driving grooves to delicately arranged folk songs. Marty leaves the stage out of breath and sweaty, his audience in awe. It's hard to describe, impossible to categorize. Yet people who know the music will try to explain it to you, just as you might struggle to explain a dream in the morning. The details might slip away as you recount them, but the feeling remains. “I started playing music as medicine for myself to feel good and digest some melancholy,” Marty leaves off. “Over time, I realized if music makes me feel good, the people around me who become a part of it will feel good too. It connects us on the same wavelength. I hope to give the world something real and refreshing. MAYA ELISE—Songwriter Maya Elise leads an endearing band whose music is a warm expression of harmonic solace with stories that speak to the vulnerable curiosity of our lives. The sweeping honesty inherent in this group’s music can move a crowd to both silence and jubilation. The band’s self-released album Songs For The Breakdown is the pinnacle of Maya Elise &amp; The Good Dream’s welcoming and genuine folk music to date. For those in need of the soft, optimistic spark of a new friendship, journey or community, Maya Elise &amp; The Good Dream’s Songs For The Breakdown will give you that enriching charge. It’s a musical companion during a time where human connection, collective empathy and artful expression feels paramount.

Marty O'Reilly Trio

$15 ADMISSION<h2>MacArthur Maze</h2>—Independent hip-hop ensemble and crew, Macarthur Maze, combine only the most organic BayArea ingredients to create a powerhouse. Welcome to the Maze!<h2>Dominé Brishawn</h2>—Dominé Brishawn is a GRAMMY accredited artist &amp; vocalist based out of the Bay Area. She is a first-generation Nigerian-American, who was born and raised in Oakland, CA, where she first fell in love with music and true artistry. She began her singing career at church as a youth member, then she went on to study Vocal Music at Oakland School for the Arts (OSA). During her time at OSA, she was a part of several choirs and ensembles and became a Founding member of the Award-winning A cappella group, Vocal Rush.After graduating from OSA in 2012, Dominé attended Fisk University, where she studied Psychology, Music, and Vocal Performance. Within a year of being at Fisk, she became Director of the Fisk University's Women's Ensemble and Section Leader of the Alto section in the University Choir. She went on several choir tours with both groups, and later in her college career, she became a member of the world-renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers. It is with the Fisk Jubilee Singers that Dominé won her first Grammy as a credited ensemble Vocalist on the album "Celebrating Fisk" for the 63rd Annual Grammy Celebration.Dominé has recently reemerged to pursue her independent career as an RnB/Soul Artist. She has a sound that is unlike no other; her artistic vision is to be known for her intricate harmonies, vocal production, vivid storytelling, and lyricism. She wants her listeners to feel and heal from the words she writes, and her vocal melodies.

MacArthur Maze Friendsgiving

ivy room presentsWEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 20TH—<h2>HELEN GILLET w/ SCOTT AMENDOLA</h2>(first come first serve, partially seated show with very limited reserve seating)—Doors 7:00pm / Show 8:00pm $20 Admission (GA first come first serve, partially seated plus with standing room)$25 limited reserve seating— IVY ROOM 860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+(<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/843795324601903/">rsvp on facebook</a>) HELEN GILLET—Helen Gillet is a musician, composer, cellist, singer (Belgian French &amp; English), improviser and looping artist. Her prolific career has won her awards of Offbeat Best of the Beat, Gambit Big Easy Awards, featured artist at the New Orleans Jazz Museum and has been nominated three times, most recently in 2023, as a rising star in Downbeat Magazine's Critics Poll. She has played, recorded with many musicians over the past 20 years, including members of the Sun Ra Arkestra, AACM (Chicago), ICP (Holland), Members of Morphine, Kidd Jordan, Marianne Faithful, Cassandra Wilson, Delfeayo and Jason Marsalis, Steve Earle, Iron &amp; Wine (North America Tour 2018), Zachary Richard, opened up as a solo artist for Les Claypool at the Orpheum Theatre in New Orleans in 2003 and Jeff Tweedy at Lincoln Center in 2019. She has performed at a variety of festivals and venues worldwide including the Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Dark MOFO Festival in Tasmania, Darwin World Music Festival, New Orleans Jazz Festival, New Direction Cello Society Festival at Berkeley College of Music, Kennedy Center and at The Big Ears Music Festival in 2024 and many more.Helen Gillet is a singer-songwriter and surrealist-archeologist exploring synthesized sounds, texture, and rhythm using an acoustic cello. For someone with her varied background, New Orleans, with its mix of cultures and musics, seemed like a natural place to call home.Born in Belgium, and raised in Singapore from the ages of 2 to 11, Helen Gillet was routinely shuttled between the homelands of her Belgian father and American mother planting the notion that a healthy ecosystem in life and art is one of immense variety. Over the years, working in New Orleans with musicians of all stripes, from avant-garde jazz and classical to pop and funk, Gillet has developed a singular polyglot style. The core of her work is solo performance with live looping, layering cello parts and vocal lines. Rhythmic figures emerge with bowed or plucked ostinatos or a variety of rubbing and slapping on the body of the cello, then enhanced with melodies played or sung in her haunting alto. Her mixed musical vocabulary is commensurate with her disparate travels — French chanson of the 1940s, Belgian folk tunes sung in Walloon, a mix of rock and punk from the likes of PJ Harvey and X-Ray Spex, and her own affecting originals, like audience favorite “Julien,” sung in a mix of French and English.Gillet’s solo performance is known for its enigmatic quality as she fabricates each song with innovative use of the cello and true mastery of live looping technology.SCOTT AMENDOLA—For Scott Amendola, the drum kit isn’t so much an instrument as a musical portal. As an ambitious composer, savvy bandleader, electronics explorer, first-call accompanist and capaciously creative foil for some of the world’s most inventive musicians, Amendola applies his wide-ranging rhythmic virtuosity to a vast array of settings. His closest musical associates include guitarists Charlie Hunter, Nels Cline, and Jeff Parker, Hammond B-3 organist Wil Blades, violinist Jenny Scheinman, saxophonist Phillip Greenlief, clarinetist Ben Goldberg, bassists Trevor Dunn, and Todd Sickafoose, players who have each forged a singular path within and beyond the realm of jazz.While rooted in the San Francisco Bay Area scene, Amendola has woven a dense and far-reaching web of bandstand relationships that tie him to influential artists in jazz, blues, rock and new music. A potent creative catalyst, the Berkeley-based drummer is the nexus for a disparate community of musicians stretching from Los Angeles and Seattle to Chicago and New York. Whatever the context, Amendola possesses a gift for twisting musical genres in unexpected directions.Over a career spanning more than three decades, Amendola has forged deep ties across the country, and throughout the world. As an ambitious composer, savvy bandleader, electronics explorer, first-call accompanist, and capaciously creative foil for some of the world’s most inventive musicians, Amendola applies his wide-ranging rhythmic virtuosity to a vast array of settings.“Nobody fuses like Scott Amendola – he’s not pandering, he just loves to rock, and freak out, and write actual tunes, and improvise, and devise a space where great musicians can explode.” Greg Burk, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://metaljazz.com">metaljazz.com</a>Scott’s involved in various working bands including: The Scott Amendola Trio, Scott Amendola Band, Charlie Hunter/Scott Amendola Duo, The Nels Cline Singers, Nels Cline and Scott Amendola are Stretch Woven, Amendola vs. Blades, Invisible Bird, and Mike Patton’s Mondo Cane.

Helen Gillet w/ Scott Amendola

ivy room presentsSUNDAY NOVEMBER 17TH—<h2>POLLY GENIUS</h2>(pj harvey tribute)<h2>GLOBAL SPIDER COMMUNITY</h2><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086409520092">—</a>Doors 6:30pm / Show 7:00pm$15 Admission—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany •&nbsp;21+ Polly Genius— East Bay 90’s era Vaccination Records recording artists, local art rockers tribute to PJ Harvey Global Spider Community—After years spent winning folks over with the ethereal soundscapes of the critically acclaimed Ramona the Pest and the twang inspired stylings of Loretta Lynch and El Mirage, Val Esway is back with a new project, Global Spider Community, and new recording, No One Ever Said This Would Be Pretty.​Global Spider Community is a joint effort co-piloted by producer and veteran Bay area troubadour Danny Allen, whose stellar guitar playing and sonic footprint can be heard throughout. The recording also features Jason Slota (Thao and the Get Down) on drums, Wil Hendricks (Edith Frost, The Lofty Pillars) on bass, and a guest appearance by John Shiurba (Eskimo, The Molecules) on guitar.This body of work is a bit of a departure from Val’s recent offerings, weaving gracefully choreographed paths between power pop and sweet, full-hearted melancholy, occasionally swerving into nihilistic pop, Laurel Canyon country, and good ol’ post-punk.Val’s unflinching honesty, heart on sleeve vocals, and inimitable songwriting are the glue that holds it all together.The mood is equal parts surly and somber. The theme that runs through it all is trying to find light in the midst of darkness, mourning loss and letting go of what you’d hoped for - and then accepting what is, picking yourself up and dusting yourself off. Discovering that despite being in the midst of failure and chaos, that it is possible to find a home in the middle of the wreckage and sink into your perfectly imperfect skin.

Polly Genius (pj harvey tribute) + Global Spider Community

ivy room presentsSATURDAY NOVEMBER 16TH—HAROLD RAY AND EAST SIDE DYNAMITEBIG BLUE SOUL REVUE—Doors 7:00pm / Show 8:00pm$15 Advance* / $18 Door—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+(<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/490732910145034/">rsvp on facebook</a>)HAROLD RAY AND EAST SIDE DYNAMITE—Florida to Oakland transplant Harold Ray, aka Jason Morgan is an American soul-singer/performer. Equal parts master showman and work-a-day hero, Harold Ray gained local-fame in his early bands Harold Ray Live in Concert, Eastbay Grease and Total BS. His current list of rock-and-roll hot shots, East Side Dynamite are determined to light the fuse to the grooves, and a blasting cap for your moves. Pick up the phone: high energy, soul-drenched rock and roll is stalking you!BIG BLUE SOUL REVUE—Big Blu Soul Revue bring the soul of San Francisco to the live stage. With an extreme passion for 60’s and 70’s soul, funk, rhythm and blues, the band shares their music influenced by legends like Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Etta James, Bill Withers and many more. Their latest release, Tongue &amp; Groovin’, displays the band’s love of classic sounds with a fresh and dynamic approach.The band formed in late 2014, by longtime Bay Area guitarist/vocalist, Jason Movrich. The band is comprised of a group of top-notch musicians, featuring the amazing vocal powerhouse, Lydia Walker.The band has performed throughout the West Coast to enthusiastic audiences at festivals like the Stern Grove Festival, Gilroy Garlic Festival, Bay Area Blues Festival, For the Funk of It Festival, and famed Northern California venues such as The Masonic Auditorium, Great American Music Hall, Blue Note Napa, Slim’s, Yoshi’s, Sweetwater Music Hall and many more. The band has shared stages and co-bills with The Revolution (Prince’s band), Fred Wesley (former band leader of James Brown’s band), Glen David Andrews, and recently as the backing band for actor/musician Jim Belushi.

Harold Ray and East Side Dynamite plus Big Big Blue Soul Revue

the back 40 artz foundation presents SATURDAY NOVEMBER 16TH—<h2>THE BACK 40 ARTZ SPRING BAZAAR</h2>Original art, and art prints, music, jewelry, mosaics, textiles,ceramics, and much, much more!!!—12pm-4:30pm No CoverMusic by Shane Otis—IVY ROOM 860 San Pablo Ave, Albany •&nbsp;21+THE BACK 40 ART COLLECTIVE—In the vibrant tapestry of the San Francisco Bay Area's art scene, The Back 40 Art Collective emerges as a dynamic force, weaving together diverse talents and fostering a community of creativity and friendship. Founded by a group of artists and friends who share a passion for artistic expression, The Back 40 Art Collective embodies the spirit of collaboration and support.Nestled within the rich cultural landscape of the Bay Area, The Back 40 Art Collective draws inspiration from the eclectic energy and artistic diversity that defines the region. Each member brings a unique perspective and artistic medium to the collective, ranging from the intricate beauty of collage to the vibrant hues of mosaic, the intricate craftsmanship of textile art, and the delicate elegance of jewelry making.Bound by a shared commitment to mutual support and encouragement, the members of The Back 40 Art Collective champion each other's artistic endeavors, serving as both collaborators and cheerleaders on the creative journey. Through regular gatherings and collaborative projects, they cultivate an environment where artistic visions flourish and friendships deepen.At the heart of The Back 40 Art Collective's mission is the promotion and celebration of their collective work. Through curated art and craft shows, as well as pop-up events throughout the Bay Area, they showcase the breadth and depth of their artistic talents, inviting audiences to explore and engage with their creations.Beyond the confines of traditional art spaces, The Back 40 Art Collective brings art to unexpected places, infusing everyday spaces with creativity and inspiration. Whether transforming a neighborhood retail space into a temporary art gallery or partnering with a local bar for a pop-up craft fair, they strive to make art accessible and inclusive, enriching the community with their boundless imagination and passion for creativity.As they continue to evolve and grow, The Back 40 Art Collective remains steadfast in their dedication to fostering a supportive and collaborative environment where artists can thrive and artistic expression knows no bounds. With each brushstroke, stitch, and bead, they weave together the threads of friendship and creativity, leaving an indelible mark on the vibrant tapestry of the Bay Area's art scene.​Contact us at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:back40artz@gmail.com">back40artz@gmail.com</a>

The Back 40 Artz Bazaar

ivy room presentsFRIDAY NOVEMBER 15TH----<h2>CHICK JAGGER</h2><h2>THE AUDACITY</h2><h2>REWINDER</h2>----Doors 7:00pm / Show 8:00pm$15 Admission----IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+----(<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2497550213771511/">rsvp on facebook</a>)CHICK JAGGER —Chick Jagger is a group of passionate musicians with a shared obsession with the Rolling Stones. The band is known for their captivating and engaging stage act as well as infusing fresh energy into the songs that have served as the soundtrack of people's lives for decades. Well versed in playing and performing classic Rolling Stones tunes, the band also indulges their inner Stones fan as well as lovers of deep cuts with renditions of rarities, b-sides, and full album performances.THE AUDACITY—Estro punk covers and originals - not your mother's covers! All mom band from the East Bay.REWINDER—80s new wave featuring members of Trans Pecos Dept of Dust &amp; Wire plus Lucy &amp; The Long Haul and more!

Chick Jagger + The Audacity + Rewinder

ivy room presentsTHURSDAY NOVEMBER 14TH—<h2>KYRA GORDON</h2>Album Release Show for “Traveler“w/ Bryan Dean, Roger Rocha and Brian Rodvien<h2>LONESTARS COLLECTIVE</h2>(closing)<h2>MAKE NO BONES</h2>(opening)—Doors 7:00pm / Show 8:00pm$18 Advance / $22 Door—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+(<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/396809666753031/">rsvp on facebook</a>) <h2> KYRA GORDON</h2>—If you wandered into a Kyra Gordon show, you’d be struck by the powerful vocals, deft touch on the keyboard, and command of the room. Watching her perform original songs with disarmingly personal lyrics, punctuated with spoken tales from her extensive travels, you’d feel the conviction of a singer, songwriter, and storyteller with a firm grasp of her creative voice, an artist who has arrived. Gordon has performed nationally and internationally; recognized for her recent work all over the Bay Area, she is well known to audiences for ‘Loving Janis,’ a one woman show she created as a tribute to two of her formative influences, Janis Joplin and Janis Ian. Her debut album ‘Soul Of A Showgirl’ garnered rave reviews for its incisive lyrics and beguiling melodies. It received national airplay and charted #1 on the RMR’s top 50 Americana Country Albums in Aug ‘22. She is headed into her seventh national house concert tour, and her upcoming sophomore release ‘Traveler’ is out everywhere this November. <h2> LONESTARS COLLECTIVE</h2>—"Lonestars Collective" are a funk driven sonic party bus. Imagine a mix of Snarky Puppy, the Meters and Grey Boy Allstars <h2> MAKE NO BONES</h2>—Make No Bones is a musical project of Austin James Hicks based in Oakland, CA. It’s like folk meets punk at a bar, then they end up having a few too many and hooking up with pop. Sometimes he’s got a band, sometimes it’s just him. Either way, it’s best if you make no bones about it.

Kyra Gordon (album release)

$17 Advance / $22 Door(<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1519727125310740/">rsvp on facebook</a>)<h2> SCOTT PEMBERTON</h2>—Scott Pemberton’s sound is much like the vibe of his native Portland: freaky, fun and just the right amount of weird. The best way to categorize his music is with the moniker “Timber Rock”. Scott naturally applies his own lens/stamp to the sounds of the Pacific North West, the region he has always called home. The deep jazz, NW rock/grunge, blues roots and the west coast funk. It’s all there, and often all in the same song. Listeners are finding this honest, original and to-the-point music refreshing and fun. The mastery of his guitar playing combined with the fun recklessness of his songwriting show that the rules of songwriting and playing the guitar no longer exist for him. Scott plays with the uninhibited joy and intensity of someone who recognizes that every time we make music is an honor and a gift.<h2>RADIO VELOSO </h2>—RADIO VELOSO forge a sound that brings to mind a 70’s movie soundtrack set against the modern-day backdrop of their San Francisco home. The instrumental quartet intertwines afro-funk psychedelia, 90’s hip hop and 60’s soul with roots that can be traced back to artists like Money Mark, The Budos Band, and Tommy Guerrero.The four members share a musical camaraderie spanning over a decade, with the unique sound of RV emerging from those experiences. Three self-released EPs paved the way for the sound that would become the group’s first full length album “…and Other Subjects”, released in June of 2024.

Scott Pemberton O Theory

ivy room presentsMONDAY NOVEMBER 11THASH’S GOING AWAY SHOW!—<h2>ASH POWELL POST AGE</h2><h2>OXIDE</h2>—Doors 7:00pm / Show 8:00pm$12 Adv* / $15 Day of Show—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+(<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/885168346546197/">rsvp on facebook</a>)ASH POWELL—Accompanied by vintage tones, cinematic symphonies and honest acoustics, Bound to Nowhere is singer-songwriter Ash Powell’s introductory debut. While bringing her listeners on a beautiful journey through the landscapes and experiences of her life, Powell delivers contemporary Americana classics to the forefront of today’s music, blending influences of Brandi Carlile and Patti Smith with her uniquely discovered sense of self. The 28-year old queer musician was raised in Franklin, Tennessee but drifted through many places across the country since then, looking for answers but gaining the knowledge she needed without knowing it. Bound to Nowhere is about movement: the physical and metaphorical notion of moving from one place, person, chapter to another and carrying a piece of those individual adventures with you forever.–Dominique GomezPOST AGE—"Post Age" is an indie rock power trio. Marrying hypnotic Ginger Baker rhythms and Renaissance-inspired vocal harmonies through the magic of overdriven vacuum tubes, bandmates Ash Powell, Emily Studden, and Rob Dietrich enmesh their Nashville, Los Angeles, and Bay Area roots. If the subject is the pursuit of genuine human connection in an indifferent world, the passionate and woefully underpaid substitute faculty is Post Age.OXIDE (FEAT. ASH POWELL)—Oakland based trio making loud and sometimes pretty noises.

Ash Powell + Post Age + Oxide

ivy room presentsSUNDAY NOVEMBER 10TH—<h2>LYDIA LUNCH</h2><h2>THE SCRIVENERS Feat. Myles Boisen, Safa Shokrai &amp; Tim Rowe —- Doors 3:30pm / Show 4:00pm</h2>$17 ADV* / $23 DOOR<hr>—-IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+(<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1206429453928230/">rsvp on facebook</a>)---LYDIA LUNCH returns to Albany's Ivy Room to present Verbal Burlesque, a series of naughty spoken word tales.-Lydia Lunch, recipient of Fellowship in 2022 for her contribution to Contemporary Music from Middle Tennessee State University, one of the nation’s oldest and largest archives devoted to preserving and studying the full scope of American Popular Music.---Lydia Lunch was voted by Time Out magazine as one of the most influential performers to have emerged from New York City. She has taught workshops in Performance Art at The San Francisco Art Institute, along side Meredith Monk as part of Living Voice in Ghent Belgium. She has produced spoken word records, curated performance series in America and Europe, worked with dozens of luminaries in film, music and literature. She has written seven books translated into multiple languages, released over thirty LPS, and continues to be a driving force in art, music and literature and her special forte—performance.---No other artist of the 20th century has fought, forged, punched, and sculpted their own artistic vision in such a uniquely original way. Defying categorization, Lydia Lunch has actively conquered new territories and gained international recognition for the innovative quality of her work. Through music, books, spo- ken word performances, film, video, photography, poetry and a multitude of creative endeavors, she has proven to be one of the most daring artists of the current era. Sexual icon, radical and unclassifiable, Lunch has never ceased to denounce conformism, the exploitation of misery, American politics and vio- lence against women. Her spirit of revolt, her independence, and her prolific collaborations continue to influence new generations of artists.---Queen of No Wave, muse of The Cinema of Transgression, writer, musician, poet, spoken word artist and photographer, continues to tour the world in a variety of mediums. A rabid collaborator she continues to re-lease new music as well as reissuing classic material from her vast catalogue of written and musical works. She is currently working with Italian label Radiation Records who have recently re-issued LPS of Teenage Je- sus and the Jerks, 1313 and Honeymoon in Red and her seminal recording Queen of Siam. Since 2019 she has been hosting a weekly podcast, The Lydian Spin, with over 240 episodes as of Feb 2024, that features musicians, artists, writers and filmmakers in conversation.--Her decades long career is the subject of The War is Never Over, a fea- ture length documentary by Beth B –which toured the UK and Europe in the summer and fall of 2021-2023 and is available through Kino Lorber Films. Her new documentary Artists - Depression, Anxiety, and Rage - a series of in depth interviews with musicians, writers and visual artists who through art have managed to overcome their childhood trau- mas premiered in Italy in Nov 2023, and continues to tour the USA and Europe. Featuring Shirley Manson of Garbage, Eugene Robinson of Oxbow, JG Thirlwell, Ron Athey, Bryan Lewis Saunders and many others.---The passion of her fury is the best testimony to her lack of cynicism. —Jim Farber, New York Daily News---Lydia Lunch Performance HighlightsPalais de Tokyo, ParisHammer Museum, Los AngelesCity Lights Bookstore, San FranciscoCaixa Forum, BarcelonaAll Tomorrow's Parties, United Kingdom University of Valencia, SpainSoo Visual Arts Center, Los AngelesJoe's Pub Public Theater, NYCTheàtre Gerard Philippe, ParisBelfast Cathedral Arts Festival, IrelandMuseu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Spain Absolute Poetry Festival Monfalcone, Italy Centro de Artes Espectàculos Mataro, Spain Centro de Artes Espectàculos Portalegre, PortugalCentro de Artes Espectàculos Mamede Guimaráes, Portugal Museum Of Modern Art Lodz, PolandExodus Festival Ljubljana, SloveniaMAK Vienna, AustriaStrasbourg Museum Contemporary Art, FranceThyssen Bornemisza Contemporary Museum, Vienna, Austria University of Chicago, Paris, FranceTheatre Garonne, Toulouse, FranceKulturehaus Bucharest, HungaryHenie Onstad Kunstsenter, Oslo, NorwayMuseum of Modern Art, Stockholm, SwedenUniversity of Chicago, Paris<h2>THE SCRIVENERS</h2>—feat.Myles Boisen - guitarSafa Shokrai - acoustic bassTim Rowe - drums

LYDIA LUNCH returns to Ivy Room to present Verbal Burlesque

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cider up shows presentsFRIDAY NOVEMBER 8TH—<h2>MDC WHITE TRASH DEBUTANTES CLASS OF 77 CRITICAL RESPONSE</h2>—Doors 8:00pm / Show 8:30pm$18 Advance / $23 Day of Show—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+Millions of Dead Cops, Millions of Damn Christians, Millions of Dead Capitalists,Millions of Dead Congressmen, Millions of Dead Children, Missile Destroyed Civilization, Multi-Death Corporation, Male Dominated Culture, Marine Death Corps,Magnus Dominus Corpus*****M.D.C. is a musical and political organization always striving to make intelligent, powerful, political statements that scream loudly against political insanity and social malignancy, addressing oppression and the human condition. Their originality challenges and often rivals, with their distinctly blunt and radical views, some of the most iconic bands of the past-and-present punk scene often littered with meaningless personal topical babble. (Just ask the die-hard fans.) M.D.C. undoubtedly influenced many bands of today, evident in many modern anti-government and anti-oppression oriented groups, as early American Punk folklore blazoned its course through the past 35 years. M.D.C. was on the cover of the FIRST issue of Maximum Rock’n’Roll, which also includes a band interview. They have had major articles in Playboy, Spin, Sounds, and interviews far too numerous to count in local papers and fanzines across the globe. As an integral part of early American Punk folklore, it is not surprising to find references to M.D.C. in the annals of punk history and beyond the boundaries of mainstream music culture–their honorable mention in the alternative duo They Might Be Giants’ song “Rhythm Section Want Ad” and the “Millions of Dead Cops” album ranking #7 on Kurt Cobain’s all-time favorite list are two interesting examples. M.D.C. forged strong friendships and allies through their years of touring such as The Dead Kennedys, Bad Brains, Ian McKay of Minor Threat, Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman of Rancid, Green Day, and Dave Grohl, to name a few. M.D.C. is active in a number of good causes, recently speaking against the jailing of anarchist Chris Plummer, and more. They have organized and participated in countless benefits for grassroots movements, from the Native American Big Mountain to Food Not Bombs, and have continually campaigned with their best efforts in the furtherance of a better world. As of 2014, Millions of Dead Cops, a.k.a. M.D.C., is comprised of two original members, Dave Dictor on vocals and Ron “x-con ron” Posner on guitar, along with “Mad Mike” Smith (Brother Spud, No Red Flags) on bass and Jesse Cobb (Valid Effort, Embrace The Kill) on drums. Having just toured the U.S. extensively and a stint in Australia and New Zealand, M.D.C. has just signed with Beer City Skateboards and Records. Many remastered reissues will be coming out on vinyl, CD, and as digital downloads. Also a full line of softwoods as well as some surprises are all in the works. M.D.C. has also been working on its newest full-length release with about two dozen new songs to choose from, so the future ahead looks bright for one of the Pioneers of Hardcore Punk Rock. WHITE TRASH DEBUTANTES—Punk rock has always had its socio-political agitators as well as bands that simply wanted to entertain; White Trash Debutantes are a perfect example of the latter. Formed in San Francisco in 1989, the female-led (though not entirely female) outfit hasn't inundated listeners with serious political or social messages -- its specialty has been wild, rowdy, trashy, decadent, over-the-top fun. Debutantes, who are led by singer Ginger Coyote, have always favored an amusing, tongue-in-cheek approach; their material is as humorous as it is in-your-face. The Californians love to poke fun at pop culture, and occasionally, their songs have employed kinky S&amp;M/dominatrix imagery (including "Crack of the Whip" and "Whipping Boy"), but always in a humorous and ironic fashion. In 1991, Faith No More bassist Bill Gould produced their EP, San Francisco, for Alternative Tentacles. The 1990s also found Debutantes (who once invited the controversial Olympic skater Tonya Harding to join the band) recording albums or singles for various indie labels, including Teen Rebel, Desperate Attempt, Beer City, and 206 (which, in 1996, released their full-length album It's Raw...But You Live for It). After playing the Bay Area scene for over a decade, Debutantes moved to Los Angeles in 2000. Since its formation in 1989, the band has had its share of personnel changes; one former member is bassist Gwynne Kahn, who has also been with the Pandoras. In 2000, Debutantes' part-female, part-male lineup included Coyote, Tonia Bodley, and Rhiannon Pollock on vocals, Jake Goldman on guitar, Dan Humes on bass, and Johny Sosa on drums. 2001 found Debutantes recording seven songs for the Orange Peal release What's It All About?, a split CD that also contains seven songs by fellow punk combo Cell Block 5.~ Alex Henderson, Rovi CLASS. OF 77—CLASS OF ’77 is a band that has been to the rodeo, and rocked it! It is a tribute to the Punk Explosion of 1977 that reinvented and saved Rock music. The term Punk was coined about the music that exploded that year and blew away the cobwebs of the early Seventies’ scene. Class of ’77 honors the bands and the music that drove that cultural explosion. The music was created for “Outcasts and Artists,” and we adhere to that model. We celebrate the music of bands like: The Clash, The Dead Boys, The Damned, The Ramones, Early Blondie, Generation X, Johnny Thunders, and much more… People have responded to our live performance from the get-go; singing along, pogoing, revisiting a time of anarchy and energy. We interpret these songs in a way that is fresh and sonic, yet remains true to the spirit of its time. Our collective stage presence is energetic and fun. You will leave humming the tunes. But it all comes back to chemistry, and a reawakening of a revolution. It is still music for the outcast and artist in every one of us. CRITICAL RESPONSE—

ivy room presentsTHURSDAY NOVEMBER 7TH—<h2>THAT BAND FRANK SHARKMOUTH</h2><h2>NICK PIM</h2>—Doors 7:00pm / Show 7:30pm$12 Adv* / $15 Day of Show—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+(<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/459083960065068/">rsvp on facebook</a>)THAT BAND FRANK—THAT BAND FRANK is a protest folk-punk ensemble from Oakland, CA and Valparaíso, Chile. As restless wanderers and critics of empire, KC, Nate, KXX and Will feel soul-rooted solidarity against all forms of systemic oppression. THAT BAND FRANK weaves together soaring melodies, driving rhythms, shimmering harmonies, and emotional narratives unafraid to reckon with our current dystopia and discuss the challenges and the beauty of sharing this world with our fellow humans and robots in peace.SHARKMOUTH—Sharkmouth is California's funkiest jazz punk trio.&nbsp; Featuring Joshua James Jackson on bass, Libby on drums and Nate Dittle on keyboards.&nbsp; They'll cuddle your kitties and accompany your dinosaurs to the outer reaches of space.NICK PIM—Nick Pim is a trippy cat who writes trippy songs. You'll never hear the best ones because they flew in and out before being caught. What's left is a collection of wry details and human optimism. Raised in Sonoma, lives in SF.

That Band Frank w/ Sharkmouth

BANG THE BAY presentsEvery First and Third Wednesday’sEARLY SHOW!!!! WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 6TH—<h2>OUT OF THE RING</h2><h2>THEM CREATURES</h2><h2>ANGRY AZTECS</h2><h2>SACRIPLOITICAL</h2><h2>ELEGANT TRASH</h2><h2>CAN’T</h2><h2>MONARCHY OF ROSES</h2>—Doors 6:00pm / Show 6:30pm$10 Admission / $20 VIP*(*VIP includes a grab bag full of cool stuff! incl A CD, pins, stickers, patches,T-shirts and other new monthly gifts)—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+(<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/7829268653798831/">rsvp on facebook</a>)~ Monarchy of Roses ~<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/officialmonarchyofroses/">https://www.instagram.com/officialmonarchyofroses/</a>~ Can't ~<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093379282696">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093379282696</a>~ Elegant Trash ~<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/eleganttrash">https://www.facebook.com/eleganttrash</a>~ Sacripolitical ~ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/Sacripolitical">https://www.facebook.com/Sacripolitical</a>~ Angry Aztecs ~ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087375056380">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087375056380</a>~Them Creatures ~ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/ThemCreatures">https://www.facebook.com/ThemCreatures</a>~ Out Of The Ring ~ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095340305700">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095340305700</a>

BANG THE BAY!  - EVERY 1ST AND 3RD WEDNESDAY'S 

<h2>Club Guillotine &nbsp;- Election Day 2024</h2>WATCH PARTY / BEHEADING PARTY / BLOOD BATH&nbsp;CATHARSIS PARTYTUESDAY NOVEMBER 5TH—Doors 5:00pm$20ADV / $25 DAY OF SHOW —-lVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+(<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1262154051463318/">rsvp on facebook</a>) Club GuillotinePresented by Victoria Victrola—Hosts: Ifn Whendy &amp; Ma ShugganuttzDJs: Die Wies &amp; Dakota PendentPerformers: Polly Amber Ross &amp; Ashanti AltovesePuppets by Shadow Circus Creature Theatre&nbsp;"Dance. Lose your head. We'll treat you like royalty." Club Guillotine is a dance club with a midnight Guillotine Stage Show complete with beheadings, sing alongs, performances, and SO MUCH BLOOD. We dare you to wear your finest ivory.CATHARSIS COMMUNITY CARNAGE&nbsp;