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Events Calendar
For the best listing of bluegrass events in Northern California, please see Peter Thompson’s Bluegrass Signal page at bgsignal.com. There are listings for concerts, festivals, jam sessions, and other things as well.
Bands who have performed at NCBS Events
Note: this list is not completely up-to-date. If want a band listed or updated, send a note to the webmaster.
Abbott Family Band
Alhambra Valley Band
Sherri Austin Band
Backyard Party Boys
Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys
Black Crown Stringband
Julay Brooks & the Nightbirds
Page Brownton & Sidetrack
Cabin Fever
Carolina Special
Circle R Boys
Common Cents
Courthouse Ramblers
Crying Uncle
Dalton Mountain Gang
Deep Elem
Earl Brothers
Earthquake Country
Faux Renwah
Harmony Grits
Heller Highwater
High Country
Homefire
Homespun Rowdy
Houston Jones
Jeanie & Chuck’s Country Roundup
Kathy Kallick
Kentucky Twisters
Kitchen Help
Knuckle Knockers
Larry Lynch & Sunshine Mountain
Matt & George & their Pleasant Valley Boys
Mountain Drive
Mountain Laurel
Mr Banjo and the Lonesome Wailers
Nell & Jim Band
Rogue River
Savannah Blu
Sonoma Mountain Band
Mike Stadler & Mary Gibbons Band
Stairwell Sisters
Still Searchin’
West County Professional Tea Sippers
Del Williams Band
Stolen/Missing Instruments
Bluegrass Jams
Note: this list may be outdated. Please let us know of updates. You may also want to visit bgsignal.com for a more up-to-date list of concerts, festivals and jams.
Every Monday
Old Time Jam, Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto, 505 East Charleston Road, Palo Alto, 7-9 pm. banjoclarka@yahoo.com. (Was Fandango jam)
Open Bluegrass Jam, The Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland. 9:00pm. Info: Laura Chittock.
1st & 3rd Mondays
Slow Jam presented by Vallejo Bluegrass, The Mira Theater, 51 Daniels, Vallejo, 7-9:30pm. $3 donation requested to The Mira Theater. http://www.vallejobluegrass.org/
Every Tuesday
Open Jam, Morgan Hill Grange, 40 E 4th Street, 6:30 – 9 pm. Larry Phegley, larry.phegley@gmail.com, 831-373-7043, or Gary Broeder, cervelo8@gmail.com.
2nd & 4th Tuesdays
NCBS Bluegrass Jam, Dublin Heritage Center Park, 6600 Donlon, Dublin, 7-9pm. Contact Bob.Gisler@icloud.com for more info.
Every Wednesday
Bluegrass/Americana Jam, Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto, 505 East Charleston Road, Palo Alto, 7-9 pm. banjoclarka@yahoo.com. (Was Fandango jam)
Invitational Bluegrass Jam, Lulu Carpenter’s, 8-10pm, 1545 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, (831) 566-6828.
1st Wednesday
Jeanie & Chuck’s Bluegrass Country Jam, The Plough and Stars, 116 Clement, San Francisco, 8-10:30pm. 415-751-1122.
2nd & 4th Wednesdays
Monterey Peninsula Jam, City Hall, Sand City, 7-9pm.
4th Wednesday
Aqus Cafe, 189 H Street, Petaluma, 7-9pm.
Every Thursday
Open Mike at SubRosa, A Community Space/Anarchist Collective, 703 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, 8:00 pm. 831-430-6791, subrosa@riseup.net.
South Bay Folks Club Open Mic., Village Falafel, 20010 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, 7-10 pm. 408-261-2221. www.southbayfolks.org
1st & 3rd Thursday
Marin Bluegrass Jam, Marin Lutheran Church, 649 Meadowsweet, Corte Madera, 7:30-10pm. Bob Loewenthal, 415-990-0280.
3rd Thursday
Cafe Amsterdam, 23 Broadway, Fairfax, 8:30pm-11:00pm. 415-256-8020.
Last Thursday
Bluegrass Jam, Atlas Cafe, 3049 20th St., San Francisco, 415-648-1047, 8-10pm.
Every Saturday
Bluegrass and acoustic jam, CoffeeCatz Roastery, 6761 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol, 2-5 pm. 707-829-6600.
2nd Saturday
Bluegrass Jam, Santa Clara Railroad Depot, 1005 Railroad Ave, Santa Clara, Noon-3:00pm.
Every Sunday
Bluegrass Jam, The Crepe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, 5:00-8:00pm.
Bluegrass Jam, Lucky Horseshoe, 453 Cortland, San Francisco, 4:00-7:00pm.
1st Four Sundays
Bluegrass & Country Slow Jam, Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley. 1:00-4:00pm. www.thefreight.org
1st Sunday
SCVFA jam, Hoover Middle School, Naglee Ave. at Park Ave, San Jose. 1-5 pm. www.fiddlers.org, www.facebook.com/Fiddlers.org.
2nd & 4th Sundays
Old-time Jam, Progressive Grounds Cafe, 400 Cortland Ave, San Francisco, 3-6pm.
3rd Sunday
Intermediate to Advanced Bluegrass Jam with Jered Chaney, Covered Bridge Park, Felton, starting at 2 PM. geoj40@msn.com
4th Sunday
Bluegrass Jam, California State Old Time Fiddlers Association, United Methodist Church, Castro Valley, 1:30-5pm. 925-455-4970.
Old-time Jam with Craig Mitchell, Ocean View Park, Santa Cruz, 1-5pm. tcraigm@yahoo.com
Venues
These are venues that regularly feature bluegrass music in Northern California. See also our Events Calendar for details on upcoming jams and performances. This information may not be up-to-date
North Coast (Humboldt/Mendocino)
Caspar Inn, Caspar
Humboldt Brews, Arcata
North Bay (Sonoma/Marin/Napa)
Iron Springs Pub, Fairfax
Murphy’s Irish Pub, Sonoma
Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
San Francisco
East Bay
Albatross Pub, Berkeley
Armando’s, Martinez
Freight and Salvage, Berkeley
Le Bateau Ivre, Berkeley
McGrath’s Pub, Alameda
Mission Pizza, Fremont
Peninsula/South Bay
Foothill Community Concert Series, San Jose
Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
San Gregorio Country Store, San Gregorio
Santa Cruz/Monterey
Bocci’s Cellar, Santa Cruz
Crepe Place, Santa Cruz
Don Quixote’s Music Hall, Felton
Fins Coffee, Santa Cruz
Phil’s Fish Market, Moss Landing
Gold Country
Please contact us with any additions or updates.