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Restaurant: 4pm - 10pm
Bar: 4pm - 1.30am
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March 2010
 

Wednesday, March 3: Beckett's Musical Forum, hosted by GG Tenaka.
GG is a guitarist, violinst, fish singing musician who does a tribute to the Violent Femmes among other unique genres. Bring your musical skill to this bimonthly showcase.

 

Thursday, March 4: The Deep
How deep can you go? John Seabury brings you down with psychotic love.

 

Friday, March 5: The Skin Divers
Western Swing. Rockabilly. Blues.
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Sunday, March 7: The Works
What's in The Works? Come on over and work it out.

 

Wednesday, March 10: Fun with Finnoula
A semi-acoustic band featuring Brian Theriault on fiddles, Burke Trieschmann on guitar, banjo, harmonica and vocals, and Leonardo Cartes on percussion. Their music is a mixture of Irish, Scottish, and Old Time tunes with some twists on songs both traditional and contemporary.
Artist Website

 

Thursday, March 11: BASSment
A unique combination of virtuosity, chemistry, improvisational ability, energy, emotion, and feel. BASSment are blowing minds and melting faces throughout the Bay Area.
Artist Website

 

Saturday, March 13: Powers that BE
Powers That Be is a funk/jam band that seamlessly blends the East Bay funk tradition of tight rhythm and horn sections with the freedom and spontaneity of the great jam bands. Led by the soaring and powerful vocals of Judy Padilla the band brings a tight, soulful intensity to their new EP, and lights up crowds in their live performances. Their sound ranges from quiet, introspective, and jazzy to pure funk, latin, pop and beyond.
Artist Website

 

Sunday, March 14: Spearcracker

 

Wednesday, March 17: Come Celebrate our 10th St. Pat's with a full day of music!
Fun with Finnoula
A semi-acoustic band featuring Brian Theriault on fiddles, Burke Trieschmann on guitar, banjo, harmonica and vocals, and Leonardo Cartes on percussion. Their music is a mixture of Irish, Scottish, and Old Time tunes with some twists on songs both traditional and contemporary.
Artist Website

The Shark Alley Hobos
Bringing the vibe of the Wednesday night Local Dive, Mikie Lee and Amber lure and cobble together waterfront hobo musicians with promises of spices and long sailing trips.  Come sing along.  They need you..
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Friday, March 19: Three Shots of Whiskey
Revitalize yourself!

 

Saturday, March 20: Dgiin
Dgiin are a band with a unique style that brings together various cultures and influences with songs sung mainly in French and an intoxicating beat. It can be described as French-Gypsy-Funk with a twist or Flamenco-Django-esque, either way they put on a memorable show enjoyable by all who have a love of music and a little spirit.
Artist Website

 

Wednesday, March 24: Local Dive: The Trio of Doom feat. Amber-oh-Amber!
Mikey Lee and Amber specialize in acoustic guitar and vocal based Americana/Roots music (blues, country, rock’n roll, bluegrass, folk, zydeco, country-blues.) The music runs the gamut from originals to covers by artists such as Clapton, Hendrix, the Beatles, the Stones, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Steve Earle, Tom Waits, and John Prine.
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Thursday, March 25: The Sacred Profanities
Hackneyed suburban backwoods yuppie cosmic American country folk-rock tearjerkerin' lullabies straight out the saloon.
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Friday, March 26: The P-PL

 

Saturday, March 27: Valerie Orth Band
Described as "soulful, genuine, and edgy" by the San Francisco Bay Guardian, and an "indie folk powerhouse" by Eugene's Source Weekly, Valerie is a fearless and genre-bending songwriter. Her "songs and vocalizations are unpredictable and highly original - just when you think she's going to settle into a familiar groove, off she flies into the stratosphere with phrasings you never saw coming.
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Sunday, March 28: Simpler Times

 

Wednesday, March 31: Matt Lucas
Matt Lucas puts the Fist in Pacifist.
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