 |
Tuesday December 30
Open Mic (every tuesday night)
Open Mic Night
(Hosted by Bill DeCarli)
sign ups begin 7:30pm
music 8:30pm |
Doors 7 PM | All ages
Admission FREE
|
 |
Friday January 2
Hopmonk Presents -
FISHBEAR
"live video documentary event"
ska / rock / jam
With it's triumphant horns and groovetastic rhythm section, FishBear is ascending quickly to international stardom. The band draws from various genres to create its original sound now widely known as "Fourth Wave Ska". All of Fishbear's members also happen to be magicians of some notoriety in the global scheme. But don't tell anyone.
read more... |
Tickets $5 under 18
$10 adults / tickets only available at door / doors 8pm... show 9pm / all ages
|
 |
Saturday January 3
Hopmonk Presents -
Nate Lopez Trio
jazz / blues / funk
Nate Lopez has always been surrounded by music. Born in 1979 in California, his mother often sang and played piano, always encouraging creativity and open-mindedness. Nate took piano lessons in his youth until becoming frustrated with his piano teacher's rigidity, at which point Nate quit the piano lessons and started studying on his own. Nate's Uncle Ricardo on his father's side was an incredible Mexican folk guitarist, exposing Nate to two handed tapping, hammer-ons, and many other styles of guitar. When Ricardo died in 1992, he left his guitar to Nate's father, Marcus, who then gave it to Nate. The guitar immediately made sense to Nate, and as soon as he began to experiment with it he realized he was playing bass lines on it, at which point he got a bass guitar that he played for many years.
|
Doors 8 PM - Music 8:30 | 21+
Tickets - FREE! |
|
Tuesday January 6
Open Mic (every tuesday night)
Open Mic Night
(Hosted by Bill DeCarli)
sign ups begin 7:30pm
music 8:30pm |
Doors 7 PM | All ages
Admission FREE
|
 |
Thursday January 8
The Juke Joint (every thursday night)
funk / boogie / breaks
Higher Conscience
feat. Higher Conscience dj's
TIM BROWN & ORNETTE |
Doors 9 PM | 21+
Tickets $5 |
 |
Friday January 9
Hopmonk Presents -
BOURGEOIS GYPSIES
folk rock / acoustic / indie
Featuring freewheeling musical wanderings through countrified blues, slinky swamp ballads and homespun hillbilly heartbreaks, the Bourgeois Gypsies mix slow-burning, porchsetting music with poignant punk lullabies that make you tap your feet, clutch your heart and shake your head all at the same time. With incessant gigging in jukejoints, festivals and smoky roadhouses across the country, the Gypsies are quietly building their following the old fashioned way, one night at a time.
read more... |
Doors 9 PM - Music 9:30 | 21+
Tickets $10
|
 |
Saturday January 10
Hopmonk Presents -
YOUSSOUPHA SIDIBE
world / soul / reggae
The music of Youssoupha Sidibe is deeply infused with a longing for the full realization of divine love in this world. Youssoupha’s musical career began over twenty years ago in his home of Senegal, West Africa, where he was trained as a Kora player at the National Music Conservatory of Senegal. His music fuses traditional West African sounds on the Kora, with the Sufi devotional chanting of the Senegalese Baay Faal community.
read more... |
Doors 9 PM - Music 9:30 | 21+
Tickets $10
|
|
Tuesday January 13
Open Mic (every tuesday night)
Open Mic Night
(Hosted by Bill DeCarli)
sign ups begin 7:30pm
music 8:30pm |
Doors 7 PM | All ages
Admission FREE
|
|
Thursday January 15
The Juke Joint (every thursday night)
funk / boogie / breaks
special guests
WBLK
feat. WBLK dj's
JACQUES & GUACAMOLE |
Doors 9 PM | 21+
Tickets $5 |
 |
Friday January 16
Hopmonk Presents -
SOL HORIZON
roots / rock / reggae
special guest
CHANGO B
Since their self titled debut album release in 2004, Sebastopol's Sol Horizon has blossomed, becoming one of the most popular and forward thinking bands of its genre. Sol has had the opportunity to share the stage with legendary acts such as Morgan Heritage, The Meditations, Eek-A-Mouse, Yami Bolo, and the J.G.B. Band - to name a few. The release of their latest album, "First Light", and recent tours of California and Hawaii, as well as collaborations with England's reggae star Pato Banton should erase any doubt that Sol Horizon is on the rise.
read more... |
Doors 9 PM - Music 9:30 | 21+
Tickets $12
|
 |
Saturday January 17
DD Presents -
Ana Sia (SF)
glitch / dub step / break beat
aka the Mob Bosstress aka Princess Slay-ah aka chris's sister ::: with an honest passion for prayer thru movement & music, i weave an experience eclectic in rhythm & rhymes, to hit in all the necessary spots...guaranteed to get the dancefloor crunked & connected. inspired by all things green, rumbling reverberations, eccentricities, ethniticities, fruit, puna, love...
special guests
Bass Science (LA/Tokyo)
iNi
Bass Science's debut EP Transmissions From Planet Dub fuses dubstep, IDM, glitch hop and dub into a fresh new sound that is simultaneously super filthy and extremely clean. Italian-born, Tokyo-based dub master MattB (RaNDom) and Chicago-born, LA-based audiovisual luminary Steve Nalepa conduct their sonic experiments on different continents, mutating files and sending them back and forth across the web. The resulting soundclash melds serious low end, deep pocket rhythms, crunchy distortion, glitchy mouth percussion, blips, bleeps and a heavy dose of dub delay. Call it glitchstep, call it dubhop…whatever you call their Frankenstein baby, it has escaped from the lab and is about to wreak havoc on dancefloors everywhere. |
Doors 9 PM - Music 9:30 | 21+
Tickets $10 adv - $12 doors
|
|
Tuesday January 20
Open Mic (every tuesday night)
Open Mic Night
(Hosted by Bill DeCarli)
sign ups begin 7:30pm
music 8:30pm |
Doors 7 PM | All ages
Admission FREE
|
|
Thursday January 22
The Juke Joint (every thursday night)
funk / boogie / breaks
special guests
GREEN GORILLA LOUNGE
feat. Green Gorilla dj's
M3 & ANOTHY MANSFIELD |
Doors 9 PM | 21+
Tickets $5 |
 |
Friday January 23
DD Presents -
UBERZONE vs
BASSBIN TWINS
break beat / electro / breaks
Uberzone is the brainchild of southern California native Q (named after the "gizmo" -loving James Bond character). Like his namesake, Q is a die-hard collector of all things electronic, and has been collecting electronic-music gear since his early teens. His early singles, "Botz" and "The Freaks", were critically acclaimed club tracks that established Q as one of the leading American producers of breakbeat music. His remixes of Sarah McLachlan, The Crystal Method and BT also established him as one of the biggest names in the American dance scene. Spin Magazine named Uberzone as one of the six producers to create "the biggest beats ever."
Bassbin Twins were born in Los Angeles, moved to Belgium, and are now based in San Francisco. Started in 1992 simply because of a "love for the beats", they've recorded for Skint, Belgian Breaks, Southern Fried, and others, as well as their own numerous one off indpendent releases. A live Bassbin Twins show is a remix of all their favorite music. Their innovative tunes range from breaks to house to drum 'n bass. Anything and everything can get woven into the mix. Eclectic in nature, the connection lies in the unique rub they put on each track.
special guests
MALARKEY
(juke joint)special
ZACK DARLING (decadance) |
Doors 8:30 - Music 9 PM | 21+
$15 ADV - $19 DOS
|
 |
Saturday January 24
Buzzworks Presents -
BLUE TURTLE SEDUCTION
rock / roots music / americana
From the partying, upbeat social scene of South Lake Tahoe, CA, a new musical movement is emerging. Loaded with energy, drive, good times and positive vibes comes Blue Turtle Seduction, a five piece groove machine blending elements of jam, folk, funk, bluegrass and rock. Formed in 2001, Blue Turtle Seduction symbolizes the essence of Lake Tahoe, wrapping a lifestyle known for its “work hard, play hard” mentality into a musical art form. Bolstered by a tireless wok ethic (over 200 shows per year for the last three years) and a jovial ambiance, Blue Turtle Seduction is on the verge of something gigantic.
read more...
Also
MIKE GIBBONS
 |
Doors 9 PM - Music 9:30 | 21+
Tickets $12
|
|
Tuesday January 27
Open Mic (every tuesday night)
Open Mic Night
(Hosted by Bill DeCarli)
sign ups begin 7:30pm
music 8:30pm |
Doors 7 PM | All ages
Admission FREE
|
 |
Friday January 30
Buzzworks Presents -
kBRANDOW
alt / rock / exp
kBRANDOW emerged from the creative abundance in the mind of band leader/producer Damion Gallegos. He began putting it down in the studio long before finding all the right players. Ever prolific Damion has found time to pursue arranging kB along side his many other projects, and has had no trouble finding talent to assemble a group to bring this vision to fruition. The usual changes and distractions along the way have developed kB into a power group which is becoming the definitive new sound of the SF Bay Area. kB’s fusion of music styles and power players make their music intellectual and accessible at the same time. This is a perfect mix for SF area audiences which are savvy and require some meat to their music. Let’s meet the bay area veterans that have helped kB become the new SF sound.
read more... |
Doors 9 PM - Music 9:30 | 21+
Tickets $7
|
 |
Saturday January 31
Hopmonk Presents -
LYRICS BORN
soul / hip hop / r&b
special guest
SONICBLOOM
featuring
MARV ELLIS
One of the most critically acclaimed and best-selling independent hip-hop artists of this era, Lyrics Born is not the type to sit still. While recording his fourth solo album, completing new projects, and making decisions at Quannum Projects, he still averaged over 150 sold-out shows a year. He's a whirlwind.
read more... |
Doors 9 PM - Music 9:30 | 21+
Tickets $25
|
 |
Wednesday February 4
HopMonk presents -
The Pimps of Joytime
soul / funk / pop
|
Music 9 PM | 21+
Tickets $10 |
 |
Friday February 6
HopMonk presents -
The Steve Pile Band
folk / rock / alt
Steve Pile has been called a "musical hybrid who plays a mean slide guitar at one turn and tears off a sweet pop melody the next"(Albuquerque Journal). Perhaps its the wanderlust that took his career from Portland, OR to Austin, TX, and back to the Bay Area, and all the flavors soaked up along the way. Maybe its the sense of musical adventure that brought him to Gambia, (W. Africa) to study kora and record an album using solar panels and a laptop. Or is it simply that he constantly surrounds himself with the best musicians he can find. Either way, a Steve Pile Band show is sure to keep your feet moving and your ears open.
special guest
Jason Bodlovich
 The bill is shared with the Jason Bodlovich Group, led by a one time band member and Norbay Award winning guitarist. Expect reciprocated cameos as the two bands Celebrate Bob Marley's Birthday.
|
Music 9 PM | 21+
Tickets $10 |
 |
Saturday February 7
HopMonk presents -
Music For Animals
indie / rock / pop
|
Music 9 PM | 21+
Tickets $10 |
|
Tuesday February 10
Open Mic (every tuesday night)
Open Mic Night
(Hosted by Bill DeCarli)
sign ups begin 7:30pm
music 8:30pm |
Doors 7 PM | All ages
Admission FREE
|
 |
Friday February 13
World Beyond Productions Presents -
THE BRIDGE
rock / blue / roots
A unique rock band that combines various elements of blues, folk, funk and bluegrass throughout their entire repertoire. From their gritty and grand live performances, as well as through their poignantly hand crafted albums, THE BRIDGE has become one of the most popular bands to hail from the Mid-Atlantic region.
Featuring guitar, mandolin, saxophone, bass, drums and vocal percussion,THE BRIDGE offers up a sophisticated yet approachable musical experience, one that is sure to move your feet, as well as your soul.
read more...
special guest
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
 JFJO is pianist Brian Haas, drummer Josh Raymer, upright bassist Matt Hayes, guitarist Chris Combs, and bassist/effects wizard/guitarist Reed Mathis. To say that JFJO's music transcends boundaries and expands minds is an understatement. Since 1994, JFJO has brought their impressionistic and improvisational vision from the Midwest's Bible-Belt to many of the world's finest music festivals and clubs. Music listeners are blown away by JFJO's instrumental creativity, musical risk, and near telepathy on stage. In the past 18 months, JFJO has travelled to Europe three times for two dozen performances and have played at major jazz festivals all over the world. In 2007 JFJO is working on their fourteenth album, their fourth with Brooklyn-based Hyena Records, to create their most unique album yet. |
Doors 9 PM - Music 9:30 | 21+
Tickets $12 adv - $15 doors |
 |
Saturday February 14
HopMonk presents a very special Valentines evening with French cabaret sensation...
CABARET d'AMOUR
featuring
MOANA DIAMOND
french / cabaret / burlesque
You'll think you're in Paris when Mademoiselle Kiki presents her sensuous European Cabaret in honor of Edith Piaf and “La Vie En Rose”. Mlle. Kiki's interpretations of the music of Piaf, Marlene Dietrich, Kurt Weill, Jacques Brel, and Josephine Baker are presented through song, skits, Moulin Rouge dancers, the Chez Kiki Orchestra and more. It's the cheapest ticket to Paris you’ll ever buy! |
Doors 5pm... show 6-9pm | 21+
$75 ea. - $135 per couple
Ticket includes 4 course dinner / Champaign / decadent table setting / very limited seating |
 |
ALSO on Saturday February 14
After your cabaret valentines dinner, HopMonk presents...
SHANA MORRISION
rock / blues / pop
Shana toured and recorded with Van Morrison for a
number of years as part of his Rhythm and Soul Review.
And although she might be the daughter of rock icon
Van Morrison, Shana has a sound all her own. Her
music is an eclectic blend of rock, blues, and pop, and
she has a unique, versatile vocal style and gifted
songwriting talents.
read more... |
Doors 9 PM - Music 10 PM | 21+
Tickets $15 - $10 with cabaret show ticket stub
(avail @ door only) |
 |
Saturday February 21
HopMonk presents...
POOR MAN'S WHISKEY
acoustic / bluegrass / rock
Poor Man's Whiskey emerged from a rich and vibrant musical scene north of the Golden Gate. What had begun as a fun side project to get to play on "bluegrass instruments," the band was quickly winning over audiences with their upbeat performances, zany stage antics, and infectious songs.
read more... |
Doors 9 PM - Music 10 PM | 21+
Tickets $12 |
 |
Two Nights - Friday & Saturday
February 27 & 28
HopMonk presents...
PAUL BARRERE +
FRED TACKETT
the guitarists of
LITTLE FEAT
acoustic duet
Intimate - cocktail style sit-down show
The duo, just back from a successful swing through Europe will perform material from the vast and popular Little Feat catalog plus other guitar/Americana music. Please the see recent review from the Scotsman.com news.
Little Feat are no strangers to Northern California and regularly sell-out the best venues. They are staples at the annual B.R. Cohn Fall Music Festival. Little Feat are currently supporting their new CD ‘Join The Band’ which features some of the music industries top singers covering Feat songs. The list includes Bob Seger, Vince Gill, Jimmy Buffet, Brooks and Dunn and others.
Doors 7:30 PM - Music 8:30 PM | 21+
Tickets $40
Tickets available now on-line or at the Tavern |
|
|
|
 |
Saturday March 28
HopMonk presents...
ROY ROGERS & the DELTA RHYTHM KINGS
blues / rock / americana
Roy Rogers is one of the premier slide guitarists performing today. With eight solo recordings he has also been nominated for 2 Grammy awards and 6 Grammy credits as producer of John Lee Hooker and Ramblin' Jack Elliott releases.
read more... |
Doors 9 PM - Music 10 PM | 21+
Tickets $20 |
