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Friday,
July 27
8:30pm
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$25 |
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BeauSoleil Quartet avec Michael
Doucet |
www.rosebudus.com/beausoleil
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This evening BeauSoleil Quartet
avec Michael Doucet will be bringing the rich Cajun music of rural Louisiana to
The Palms. By far the most celebrated, prized and admired Cajun group in the
world Doucet and BeauSoleil have stayed true to the roots and soul of Cajun
music while nearly singlehandedly being responsible for bringing this great
music to the world. They have won numerous Grammy Awards as well as nearly every
other award possible. Musically, BeauSoleil has preserved the rich Cajun musical
traditions of Louisiana, while adding elements of zydeco, New Orleans jazz,
Tex-Mex, country, blues and more. This evening The BeauSoliel Quartet is Michael
Doucet on fiddle and vocals, David Doucet on guitar and vocals, Jimmy Breaux on
accordion, and Mitch Reed on bass and second fiddle. .
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Sunday,
July 29
7:30pm
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$20 |
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Donna
Jean Godchaux Band w/ Mark Karan
Special Guest Mookie Siegel
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www.markakaran.com
www.donnajeangodchauxband.com
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As the only woman officially billed as a member of
the Grateful Dead, Donna Jean Godchaux held her own on-stage with the rest of
the boys. However, her history as a singer isn't relegated to jam band history.
Her backing vocals can be found on all kinds of records before and after her
stint with the Dead. Godchaux started out as a session singer in Muscle Shoals,
AL, then moved on to Memphis and Nashville and then finally to the West Coast.
She worked with a group of backup singers (Jeannie Green and Ginger and Mary
Holladay) who called themselves Southern Comfort and is credited as Donna
Thatcher on Cher's 1969 release 3614 Jackson Highway, as well as on Elvis
Presley's From Elvis in Memphis and Elvis Back in Memphis albums, among others.
She moved to San Francisco, married Keith Godchaux, and spent the 1970s as a
vocalist in the Grateful Dead as well as the Jerry Garcia Band. After life with
the Dead, she and Keith created the Heart of Gold Band with drummer Greg Anton
and guitarist Steve Kimock. Following various side trips, she resumed serious
focus on her singing in the ‘90s, recording a new Heart of Gold Band album, At
the Table, and singing with Phil & Friends and her own Donna Jean Band.
Mark Karan is best known for performing with the members of the Grateful Dead
family. For the last twelve years, he has anchored the lead guitar slot in Bob
Weir & RatDog. Before crossing over into the land of the Dead, Mark worked his
guitar and vocal voodoo for the likes of Dave Mason, Delaney Bramlett, The
Rembrandts, Paul Carrack, Huey Lewis, Jesse Colin Young and Sophie B. Hawkins.
Mookie Siegel plays keyboard, accordion and vocals. Siegal has played with The
David Nelson Band, Phil Lesh and Friends, Bob Weir’s RatDog. On bass is David
MacKay who was an original member of The Heart of Gold Band. With this band you
can expect to hear Grateful Dead favorites, classic rock and R&B tunes. Recent
set lists of Donna Jean’s show have included “Franklin’s Tower,” “Cosmic
Charlie,” “Sugaree,” “Ramble on Rose,” “Bertha,” and many other Grateful Dead
favorites.
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Thursday,
August 2
8pm
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$15 |
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The Black Lillies |
www.theblacklillies.com |
Born in the rumbling cab of a stone truck and aged
in the oak of Tennessees smoky night haunts, The Black Lillies have quickly
risen to the forefront of the Americana scene.
Founded by multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Cruz Contreras (co-founder of
Robinella and the CCstringband), The Black Lillies have created their own unique
brand of country, roots, rock and blues via Appalachia. In April 2009, The Black
Lillies released Whiskey Angel, their debut recording, which was recorded live
in Cruz’s living room. The album received rave reviews and appeared on multiple
“Best of 2009ʺ lists across the country, winning the Independent Music Award for
Best Album, Americana. The band’s current album,
100 Miles of Wreckage, has won multiple awards and spent more than five months
on the Americana radio Top 40 charts – four of them in the top 20.
“The vocal interplay calls to mind the
old-school exchanges of June Carter and Johnny Cash.”--
Matthew Everett, Metro Pulse
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Friday,
August 3
8:30pm
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$20 |
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Country Joe McDonald
Centennial
Tribute to Woody Guthrie
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www.countryjoe.com |
60’s era musical icon Country Joe McDonald is best
known for his anti Vietnam War songs and his momentous Fish Cheer at Woodstock
in 1969. But he also carries a deep relationship to the music of Woody Guthrie
and his Oklahoma roots. Like Woody, Country Joe’s father was an Oklahoma cowboy.
Guthrie’s music was all around when Joe grew up. Joe’s first tribute record to
Woody was recorded in 1969 and at the Guthrie family’s request he has worked on
some of Guthrie’s unfinished songs, putting music to Woody’s words. In 2001 Joe
wrote and produced “A Tribute to Woody” for The Steinbeck Center and has been
performing this tribute occasionally since, tonight with a nod to the recent
centennial of Guthrie’s birth.
In a two-act, 90-minute presentation, Joe weaves together Guthrie's best-loved
songs and some writings from Guthrie's autobiography, his novel and his Daily
Worker newspaper column. "Like no one of his generation Country Joe McDonald
carries on the mission of Woody Guthrie." --B I L L Y B R A G G
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Saturday,
August 4
8:30pm
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$20 |
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Mark Hummel & the Blues
Surviviors
w/special guest Little Charlie
Baty
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www.markhummel.com |
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Blues harmonica ace Mark Hummel
returns to The Palms for a special evening of blues that includes guest
guitarist Little Charlie Baty. West Coast player Hummel has led his band The
Blues Survivors for nearly 30 years and is considered one of the country’s best
players. Hummel incorporates jazz and swing into his blues and is a skilled
improviser. Hummel also has been the organizer of the popular Harmonica Blues
Blowouts which always feature many of Blues’ greatest harp players.
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Friday,
August 10
8:30pm |
$15 |
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The Honeycutters—CD
release show |
www.thehoneycutters.com
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Asheville, North Carolina’s The Honeycutters are the
musical collaboration of singer/songwriter Amanda Anne Platt and guitarist Peter
James. Their sound has drawn comparisons to such artists as Gram Parsons and
Emmylou Harris or Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, with Platt and James
producing a refreshingly unique blend of Americana music that is comfortingly
familiar while being entirely original. Platt combines great songwriting talent,
in which her songs are as catchy and heartbreaking as her melodies, with a voice
that has been described as “perfectly unadorned” and “recklessly beautiful”. In
both her simple composition and honest delivery it’s easy to hear the influence
of country legends such as Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, or Loretta Lynn, while
her songwriting carries a wit and an edge that plants her firmly in her
generation. Guitarist James is considered one of western North Carolina’s most
sought after guitar players, known for both insightful solos and tasteful
accompaniment. The Honeycutters just released their second recording, When
Bitter Met Sweet, a few months back. This follows their first recording of a
couple years back Irene, which attracted a lot of attention around the country.
Like so many of country music’s great duos, Platt and James have a musical
chemistry that can be felt throughout the songs they play, from the sounds of
their guitars to their vocal harmonies. The Honeycutters are touring as a five
piece band with Tal Taylor on mandolin, Ian Harrod on bass, and Jon Ashley on
drums backing up Platt and James.
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Saturday,
August 11
8:30pm
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$20 |
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Jimmy Thackery &
the Drivers |
www.jimmythackery.com |
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Jimmy Thackery is one the premier guitar
pyrotechnicians on the blues scene today. Thackery became widely known as the
innovative guitarist with the Nighthawks, one of the hardest-working and most
popular blues bands of the '70's and '80's. Starting in 1974, the group recorded
over twenty albums and constantly toured the U.S., Europe, Canada and Japan.
Jimmy was the heart, soul, and adrenaline of the Nighthawks sound during his
fourteen year tenure with the Washington, D.C.-based band, creating a
distinctively raw, powerful guitar style and establishing a reputation as a
spectacular soloist. Thackery has been acclaimed as one of the hottest live acts
around, with his jaw-dropping performances becoming the stuff of legend. |
Thursday,
August 16
7:30pm
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$20 |
Darol Anger & the
Furies
Joy Kills Sorrow |
www.darolanger.com
www.joykillssorrow.com |
What a night as these two amazing groups bring us
the best of world of progressive acoustic music. Darol Anger is the
groundbreaking violinist who, since 1977, and has helped drive the evolution of
the contemporary string band through his involvement with numerous path-breaking
ensembles such as his Republic Of Strings, the Turtle Island String Quartet, the
David Grisman Quintet, Montreux, the Duo and other ensembles. This evening he
presents his band Darol Anger & the Furies, which is the brilliant cellist
Rushad Eggleston who has played with Republic of Strings and Crooked Still,
Celtic harpist Maeve Gilchrist, mandolinst Sharon Gilchrist (Uncle Earl, the
Peter Rowan and Tony Rice quartet) and vocalist Emy Phelps. Playing first is one
of country’s most talented younger bands and one of our favorites Joy Kills
Sorrow, a Boston-based stringband that brings a decidedly modern sensibility to
an old-world sound, channeling the talents of its individual members into
elegant arrangements and well-crafted songs. While the group pays due homage to
its bluegrass roots the band truly excels in its rich and textured treatment of
more contemporary material. Boasting a full arsenal of original songs, Joy Kills
Sorrow merges influences as diverse as folk, rock, pop, and jazz.
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Friday,
August 17
8:30pm
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$20 |
It’s A Beautiful Day
featuring David and Linda LaFlamme
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roadhogs.net/laflamme
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It’s A Beautiful Day is most famous for their song
"White Bird", a beautiful ballad that stood out not only for its memorable vocal
melody and "seize the day" message, but also for front man David Laflamme's
slow-burning violin solo. Multiple albums were laced with classic cuts such as
"Hot Summer Day", "Bombay Calling," "Girl With No Eyes", "Wasted Union Blues",
"Time Is", "Dolphins", "Misery Loves Company", and many more you'll remember.
Today the band performs the music of It's A Beautiful Day along with newer
material, moving effortlessly from an almost folksy sound to ethereal jazz to
psychedelic to straight on rock & roll performing selections from three new CDs
and over seven of their previous albums. The show is enhanced with David
Laflamme's delightful reminiscing of the San Francisco Summer of Love Days and
40 plus years of performing. The band consists of David LaFlamme on violin and
vocals, Linda LaFlamme vocals, original drummer Val Fuentes, 28 year veteran
Toby Gray on bass, Rob Espinosa on guitar and Gary Thomas on keyboards.
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Saturday,
August 18
8:30pm
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$20 |
Nick Gravenites Band
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www.nickgravenites.com
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This evening we present one of the most important
players of the 1960’s San Francisco rock and blues scene, Nick Gravenites. Nick
grew up on the southside of Chicago hanging out in the mid-50's with a coterie
of misfit white kids - Elvin Bishop, Paul Butterfield, Michael Bloomfield - who
went on to form that protean powerhouse of watershed white blues, The Paul
Butterfield Blues Band. Learning their lessons first-hand from the southside
greats - Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Reed, Otis Rush -
Gravenites & Co. burst open the seams of the scene with a feverish intensity and
undeniable authenticity, redefining the blues with as much impact as the
introduction of electric instrumentation had 15 years earlier. From the late
50's through the mid 60's, Gravenites gravitated between Chicago and San
Francisco, establishing himself in the Bay "East West" for Butterfield.
Gravenites scribed hits for Janis Joplin and has his songs recorded by Big
Brother and the Holding Company, Michael Bloomfield, the Electric Flag (of which
Gravenites was a founding member), Pure Prairie League, Tracy Nelson, Roy
Buchanan, Jimmy Witherspoon as well as blues giants Howlin' Wolf, Otis Rush, and
James Cotton.
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Thursday,
August 23
8pm
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$20 |
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Rory Block |
www.roryblock.com |
With stunning versatility, Five time WC Handy Blues
Music Award winner Rory Block performs intense Delta blues, passionate folk and
gripping originals. Her triple combination of flawless, aggressive
finger-picking, powerful enthralling vocals, and insightful and poignant
songwriting has made her one of the most important performers in America today.
When she digs into the old blues of Robert Johnson, Tommy Johnson, or Bessie
Smith Block ranks as one of the most impressive and powerful to play that style.
Her blues based originals show Block to be a contemporary blues songwriter with
few peers to match her sensitivity as well as grittiness.
"Rory Block has been an inspiration to me since we started out years ago. Her
guitar playing, singing and songwriting are some of the most soulful in
traditional and modern blues."- Bonnie Raitt
"Her playing is perfect, her singing otherworldly as she wrestles with
ghosts, shadows and legends."--The New York Times
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Saturday,
August 25
8:30pm
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$20 |
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The Iguanas—CD
release show |
www.iguanas.com |
One of New Orleans’ greatest musical treasures, The
Iguanas are one of the country's most exciting roots-music dance bands. The
Iguanas’ sound is diverse, combining the best of New Orleans and Tex-Mex,
ranging from rock, blues, country, bayou, and soul to conjunto, norteno, and
cumbia, the band singing songs in both English and Spanish. As a four piece, The
Iguanas’ instrumentation is tenor sax, bajo-sexto (Mexican rhythm guitar),
guitar, accordion, bass, and drums. Tonight The Iguanas will be celebrating the
recent release of “Sin To Sin”. "A technicolor bright band that can segue
effortlessly from Louisiana rhythm and blues to Tex-Mex, conjunto, good time
country rock to sensuous samba or accordion pumped polkas!”- Philadelphia Daily
News
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Friday,
August 31
8:30pm
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$20 |
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Janiva Magness |
janivamagness.com |
Award-winning blues and soul vocalist Janiva Magness
will celebrate the release of her new Alligator Records CD, STRONGER FOR IT.
Magness is among the premier blues and R&B singers in the world today; her voice
possesses an earthy, raw honesty born from her life experience. This year,
Magness was nominated for Contemporary Female Blues Artist of the Year; last
year, Magness was nominated for four 2011 Blues Music Awards: B.B. King
Entertainer of the Year; Album of the Year (The Devil Is An Angel Too);
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year and Contemporary Blues Album of the
Year (The Devil Is An Angel Too). She won the coveted 2009 Blues Music Award for
B.B. King Entertainer of the Year (she is only the second woman to ever win this
award, Koko Taylor being the first) and for Contemporary Blues Female Artist of
the Year, an honor she also received in 2006 and 2007. Through her passionate
vocals and, for the first time, through her own original songs, Magness, with
STRONGER FOR IT, delivers the most moving and intimate album of her career."
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Wednesday,
September 5
8pm
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$23 |
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O’Brien
Party of 7 |
timobrien.net/obrienpartyof7
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Family bands have had a long tradition in bluegrass
and country music, from the Carters to the Gibson Brothers. Now you can add the
O’Briens to this prestigious list. O’Brien Party of 7 brings together the
families of those talented siblings Tim and Mollie O’Brien; however, their
family band - true to Tim and Mollie’s eclectic respective careers - follows
traditions while also being something distinctive.
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