Wednesday
July 28th from 5-9

Green APES Revolution presents a musical benefit for the creation of  an
Environmental Science program at El Molino High School.

Come enjoy  enthusiastic music from the Hubbub Club, the Thiessen Brothers
(of Mighty Chipling fame), and more funky local musicians. 

Browse through  the plethora of local green auction items. Tickets including a 
luscious lasagne dinner are available in advance (until 7/19) from 
Incredible Records in Sebastopol for only $23. Tickets without dinner 
are $15.

Come support today's youth in becoming the environmental 
leaders of tomorrow!  For more info. contact science teacher Kate 
Oitzinger 486-5330, koitzinger.ehs@wscuhsd.k12.ca.us

Thursday July 29

The JUKE JOINT (every thursday)
gypsy funk & boogie breaks

this week with special guest...

ALBINO!
(LIVE)
www.albinoband.com

The SF Music Award-winning ALBINO! is a ten-piece Afrobeat ensemble that honors the fiery legacy of Nigerian musical revolutionary Fela Kuti. ALBINO's high-energy grooves and explosive stage show thick with hypnotic percussion, a heavy horn section, African dance, outrageous costumes, and infectious group choreography have firmly established the band as the West Coast's premier Afrobeat act.

According to the SF Weekly, "ALBINO's ass-inspiriting percussive engine comes from a rhythm section of local all-stars; together, they form rhythms based in the West African tradition which holds at its heart the inseparable union of drumming and dance. Atop the band's rhythmic maelstrom ride tightly figured five-part horn lines. The section's 'heavy heavy' bottom end features a snarling dual baritone-sax yawp. This is world music that lives up to the name."

Friday July 30

HopMonk presents...
MARK HUMMEL
and the BLUES SURVIVORS
feat. Rusty Zinn
blues / roots / rock

CLICK HERE for website

The past decade has seen the emergence of young harmonica-led blues bands. In California, groups that draw their inspiration from the Chicago school but add elements of jump blues and rock 'n' roll into the mix have come up with an exciting new style of West Coast blues. In Oakland, the northern capital of California blues, resides the incredibly powerful harmonica player and vocalist Mark Hummel, leader of The Blues Survivors, who has been a major force in shaping and defining this musical genre.
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Saturday July 31

HopMonk presents...
Lunatic Binge

The inmates are taking over the asylum!!!

The asylum is HOPMONK and, according to doctors within our padded, cement fortress, the lunatics residing inside our most dangerous and disturbed ward are suddenly experiencing delusions of musicality. In fact, they have completely convinced themselves that they are the living embodiment of local music sensations: Baby Seal Club, Brothers Horse and Deluxe Buckets -- all coming together to help Baby Seal Club raise funds for its first CD.

It's an elaborate attention-getting ruse to be sure, but with a looming psychological breakthrough just around the corner, our top clinicians believe it's imperative that we support them in this delusion.

So, please take pity on these lost souls and check into the asylum on July 31 at 8:30pm. Don a bathrobe or some pj's (or your favorite alter-ego's delusional duds) and support our inmates to avoid another bedpan-flying episode like last year. Our patients are nothing without an audience and we promise that the bite guards and restraints will be fully operational this time.

Also, meds will be dispensed by our trained staff who will be positioned throughout the garden to tend to your individual neurosis and psychoses. PLEASE: No Sharp Objects!!

Admission to our artfully appointed inner sanctum is $15 or, decked out for your day pass, only $10.

More details TBA (as the meds kick in).

See you at the binge!

Winners of last year's North Bay Music Awards’ "Best Indie Rock Band," Baby Seal Club is musical alchemy of the most whimsical sort. Influenced by musicians from the 50’s to the ‘noughties, their unique sound is "melodic, harmonic, danceable, take off your pants-able, surf & earth, hip hop pop rock." Their live performances are an art-music spectacle filled with outrageous costumes and general buffoonery.

http://www.babysealclub.net
http://www.facebook.com/babysealclub

BROTHERS HORSE

For over 300 years the Brotherhood of the Horse has been singing the praises of drinking, dancing and fornication. Now the latest incarnation of the Brothers have taken this spectacle to the streets! Interpreting the songs of their brethren in the modern form, in your quant little village. Not to be missed.
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DELUXE BUCKETS

Hailing from Santa Rosa's west side, the latest enjoyable quartet about town has arrived: Deluxe Buckets! Weaving songs with plaid-like symmetry and colored depth, such style and verve has yet to be heard in the once-ordinary wine country.
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Monday August 2



MONDAY NIGHT EDUTAINMENT
(every Monday)
With DJ Jacques & DJ Guacamole
WBLK Dancehall Massive
reggae / dancehall / hip hop

Featuring...
RESIDENT SELECTORS DJ JACQUES & DJ GUACAMOLE
& special guests to be announced

No matter your age, it’s time to break out that old guitar, banjo, trombone or whatever else tickles your funny bone, and head on down to HopMonk Tavern’s open mic night. The open mic, hosted by our very own Bill DeCarli, has been gaining some serious momentum with all kinds of incredible musicians coming out of the woodwork. These nights are made up of local and traveling musicians from all over the country and even the world.

There are many acts that started at the open mic which are now playing gigs in the beer garden, opening for national touring bands and even headlining their own shows at HopMonk. There is also a weekly feature, selected from a previous open mic, which plays an extended set at prime time. There is even a chance you might be invited to join Bill, to perform live on KSRO, where he is a regular guest on The Drive with Steve Jaxon.

All levels of musicians are welcome! Almost every week there are folks are who performing in front of an audience for the first time, as well as the seasoned professional who is getting ready to go back out on the road and wants to try out new material. It is a testing ground, a meeting place, a community where like minded musicians meet and draw inspiration. 

Wednesday August 4

HopMonk presents
The THUGZ
jam band / psychedelic / americana 

The Rex Foundation Presents: A Rex Musical Caravan Show Featuring the “Tribal Hippie UnderGround Zone”
Dead Dance with the Thugz
A Special “Jerry Garcia Celebration” and Rex Foundation Fundraiser
http://rexfoundation.org/2010/07/13/tribal-hippie-underground-zone-rocks-for-rex/

www.rexfoundation.org

Tribal Hippie Underground Zone” aka the THUGZ

Put on your dancin’ shoes, open your ears and join the party! “tribal hippie underground zone” also known as the THUGZ are sure to provide a fun time for all with their brand of original and classic jam rock. Based in western Sonoma County, this multi-faceted band has delighted music fans of all ages and tastes.

Rock, blues, country, psychedelic and various world music styles blend together at a Thugz show to bring the “positive vibes” of the ‘60’s into the 21st century.

Informed by the music of Bob Dylan, the Grateful Dead, the Beatles, Miles Davis and others the Thugz’ original songs and cosmic jams help to create a fun, communal spirit between band and audience.

The Thugz are:
Mike Campbell – guitar, trumpet & vocals
Andre de Channes – guitar & vocals
Brackett Clark – keyboards & vocals
Ian Favell – drums & vocals
Chris Lushington – bass
Sylvia Murphy – keyboards & vocals

No two Thugz shows are exactly the same but the spirit and love of music making are always present.

Thursday August 5

The JUKE JOINT (every thursday)
gypsy funk & boogie breaks

"trading places" with your favorite he or she costume soriee'

MUSIC FOR ANIMALS
indie / party / rock

Music For Animals from San Francisco is coming home to play Hop Monk in Sebastopol. Two of the bands members, Jayson Martinovich and Eli Meyskens are graduates from Analy High School and have since toured the U.S. four times, played the Van's Warped Tour, partied with Twisted Sister, been in the CMJ top 200, grabbed a music video nomination and been regulars on Live 105 105.3 KITS in San Francisco. The band is currently playing sold out shows from San Diego to San Francisco and has the featured song form Janeane Garofalo's upcoming movie "Love Hurts".
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Friday August 6

HopMonk and Bill De Carli present...
So Long Cities
Farewell Party
www.myspace.com/solongcities

From a steaming vat of nutrient rich electro phytoplankton, a monster was brewed in the West Sonoma County basement of guitarist Jeff Boldt.  The monster rose with the sound of sheer rock and roll thunder provided by drummer Jason Turner.  As it ascended, destroying all who witnessed its terrible, terrible birth, it slashed the land with its double sided ax of thunder emanating from bassist Kevin Marti's lightning fast hands.  It opened its jaws, spewing the shrieking wails of post apocalyptic lyrics and soul shaking solos masterminded by vocalist/guitarist Micah Burdick.  This beast, known throughout the land as So Long Cities, has rocked Santa Rosa and its surrounding hamlets for four years under various monikers.  Influenced by bands such as Weezer, Bayside, and Jimmy Eat World, their sound has evolved into tightly synchronized, driving rhythms, overlayed with joyful celebrations of a dystopian future.

The Hit System
www.myspace.com/thehitsystem

If Uncle Jessie punched Zack Morris in the face and took Kelly Kapowski on a date - The Hit System is the sound that would make. The Hit System is all about having good time They linger in the genre's of Pop/Punk and Pop/Rock, but aim to be more than just what's been done before. They strive to write music that's fun to listen to and hopefully touches you...or gets you touched.

E Minor and the Dirty Diamonds
www.myspace.com/bonoboos

You might ask; what is a Americana band doing playing with a couple of punk bands? Believe it or not this band is made up of members of local punk bands Sabertooth Zombie and Ceremony. Now they have made the turn in to American Roots Music. E Minor and the Dirty Diamonds are five, home-grown boy’s from right here in Sonoma County, who write and play American roots music. With Eric Enos on vocals and lead guitar, Carlos Wells on rhythm guitar, Justin Davis on vocals and bass, Kevan Ruijters on Drums and Brandon Chester on lead guitar, they are a gritty bled of rock and country blues. They have played in bands together from the time they were 13-14 years old and now all in their 20’s, are becoming a musical force that we will be hearing a lot about. If the guy’s from CCR and Hank Williams and Johnny Cash were all brothers and married girls from Tupelo, Nashville and San Francisco, had kids and put them in a band, you would have E Minor and the Dirty Diamonds.

Saturday August 7

HopMonk presents...
SERAPHIN
classic / jam / rock
www.seraphinmusic.com

Seraphin is an all original rock-n-roll band consisting of Michael Parlengas (guitars/vocals), Michele Van Zeeland (vocals), Karl Jesse (drums), and Cole Alanson (keyboards) and Ken Braziel (bass). Their first studio album entitled Eastshore Highway is soon to be released and will feature cover art by the one and only Stanley Mouse. Seraphin has recently had the honor of playing with Raliegh Neal II (keyboards-Michael Franti & Spearhead) who joins the band when he is available.
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TONE MONSTER

West County Favorites Form Super Group, Tone Monster !

Stanley Mouse Providing His Fine Art.

Jeremy French His Brings Fat Guitar Styling to Tim Gahagan's Percussive Rumbles and Michael Lindner's Bass Push.

Singer/songwriter Chris Lods's abandons the the wood box for Humbuckers and Tubes.

Tone Monster Creates Original songs with New Music and Sonic Affordability.

Tin Foil Hats Optional.

Sunday August 8

HopMonk presents...
FISHBEAR
4th wave / ska
www.fishbearmusic.com

Fishbear is part of a growing number of bands – like Beirut, Gogol Bordello, and Vampire Weekend – that meld genres in creative ways to give an exciting new meaning to “world” music.
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Monday August 9



MONDAY NIGHT EDUTAINMENT
(every Monday)
With DJ Jacques & DJ Guacamole
WBLK Dancehall Massive
reggae / dancehall / hip hop

Featuring...
RESIDENT SELECTORS DJ JACQUES & DJ GUACAMOLE
& special guests to be announced

No matter your age, it’s time to break out that old guitar, banjo, trombone or whatever else tickles your funny bone, and head on down to HopMonk Tavern’s open mic night. The open mic, hosted by our very own Bill DeCarli, has been gaining some serious momentum with all kinds of incredible musicians coming out of the woodwork. These nights are made up of local and traveling musicians from all over the country and even the world.

There are many acts that started at the open mic which are now playing gigs in the beer garden, opening for national touring bands and even headlining their own shows at HopMonk. There is also a weekly feature, selected from a previous open mic, which plays an extended set at prime time. There is even a chance you might be invited to join Bill, to perform live on KSRO, where he is a regular guest on The Drive with Steve Jaxon.

All levels of musicians are welcome! Almost every week there are folks are who performing in front of an audience for the first time, as well as the seasoned professional who is getting ready to go back out on the road and wants to try out new material. It is a testing ground, a meeting place, a community where like minded musicians meet and draw inspiration. 

Wednesday August 11

HopMonk presents...
YO MAMA'S BIG FAT BOOTY BAND and DELTA NOVE


YO MAMA'S BIG FAT BOOTY BAND
funk / funk / funk
www.bootyband.com

When the Booty Band hits the stage, everybody dances! Having fun and feeling good is the philosophy of this Asheville, NC based 6 piece band that has been hitting the road since 2002. Their mix of triumphant horns, laid-back grooves, and heavy backbeats is what has carried them back and forth across the nation, from club to club, smiling face to smiling face, day to day, note to note. Adding colorful costumes and interactive stage personalities is just part of the show,…Booty Band brings the FUNK!
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Delta Nove (delta novay) Formed in a Long Beach, California garage with funk at the core, Delta Nove has grown incredibly since those early days and their first independent EP release in 1998. After hundreds of shows in California and on the road, the band has developed its world funk sound to crowds around the country. When using the term “world funk” we’re talking deep and heavy funk grooves, a thunderous array of percussion, catchy songs, and a celebration of life like you’re at Brazilian Carnaval and New Orleans Mardi Gras all at the same time.
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Thursday August 12

The JUKE JOINT (every thursday)
gypsy funk & boogie breaks

the return of...
MARK FARINA
(mushroom jazz set)
djmarkfarina.net

Shortly after Mark befriended Derrick Carter in 1988 at a record store in Chicago, his passion for House music, and sharing it with the world, exploded. Mark experimented with a deeper style, dropping De La Soul, disco classics and other stuff that wasn't being played in the main rooms of nightclubs. While exploring his love for the purist forms of House Music, Mark developed his trademark style: Mushroom Jazz; acid jazz infused with the West Coast's jazzy, organic productions along with urban beats.
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Friday August 13

HopMonk presents...
LYDIA PENSE & COLD BLOOD
funk / rock / blues
www.myspace.com/coldbloodmusic

Lydia and the band debuted in 1969 when the Fillmore was at its peak as one of the nation's musical Meccas. Owner Bill Graham was so impressed with Lydia's voice and the sound of the band that he immediately signed Cold Blood to his new record label. During the span of six original late-60's, early-70's albums, Lydia Pense and Cold Blood helped forge their own specific brand of funk/soul and R&B which came to be know as East Bay Grease. Lydia Pense and Cold Blood packed the San Francisco Ballrooms in their heyday and continue to fill halls with cheering, dancing, foot-stomping fans across the nation. Far from fading over the years, Cold Blood has flourished.
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Saturday August 14

HopMonk presents...
PUNCHING BILLY
rock / pop / covers

Rock music has been uniting people for decades. The music we grow up with becomes the soundtrack of our lives. The 90’s generation grew up with a new kind of sound. A sound birthed out of a desire for something different. The Grunge era produced many new and remarkable bands, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Tool, Rage Against the Machine. A driving energy and exciting sound that required you to pump your fist and bang your head. Music you could dance to and rock with.
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Monday August 16



MONDAY NIGHT EDUTAINMENT
(every Monday)
With DJ Jacques & DJ Guacamole
WBLK Dancehall Massive
reggae / dancehall / hip hop

Featuring...
RESIDENT SELECTORS DJ JACQUES & DJ GUACAMOLE
& special guests to be announced

No matter your age, it’s time to break out that old guitar, banjo, trombone or whatever else tickles your funny bone, and head on down to HopMonk Tavern’s open mic night. The open mic, hosted by our very own Bill DeCarli, has been gaining some serious momentum with all kinds of incredible musicians coming out of the woodwork. These nights are made up of local and traveling musicians from all over the country and even the world.

There are many acts that started at the open mic which are now playing gigs in the beer garden, opening for national touring bands and even headlining their own shows at HopMonk. There is also a weekly feature, selected from a previous open mic, which plays an extended set at prime time. There is even a chance you might be invited to join Bill, to perform live on KSRO, where he is a regular guest on The Drive with Steve Jaxon.

All levels of musicians are welcome! Almost every week there are folks are who performing in front of an audience for the first time, as well as the seasoned professional who is getting ready to go back out on the road and wants to try out new material. It is a testing ground, a meeting place, a community where like minded musicians meet and draw inspiration. 

Wednesday August 18

HopMonk presents...
TREVOR HALL
acoustic / alt / rock
www.trevorhallmusic.com

Trevor Hall is a breath of fresh air in today’s music scene. His self-titled Vanguard debut, produced by Marshall Altman (Matt Nathanson, Kate Voegele, Marc Broussard), embodies a soulfulness, depth and passion far beyond his 22 years. Trevor combines a unique musical mix of reggae and acoustic rock that serves as a landscape for his thought-provoking, inspiring lyrics. 
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Thursday August 19

The JUKE JOINT (every thursday)
gypsy funk & boogie breaks

this week with special guest...

SKINS & NEEDLES
feat... DJ ZEPH
(om records, oakland faders)
& MAX MacVEETY
(crown city rockers)

Skins & Needles is a duo made up of Dj Zeph (Om Records/Oakland Faders) and Max MacVeety (drummer for Crown City Rockers). Both staples in the Bay Area Hip-Hop scene, this duo joins forces to bring a club-party vibe with the use of live drums, breaks, scratching + mixing guaranteed to have the dance floor moving. With live drums and Dj Zeph's musicality, Skins & Needles catches the attention of musicians, producers, and Hip-Hop heads as well as people just wanting to party and dance.

Friday August 20

HopMonk presents...
PETE STRINGFELLOW
Country / Rock / Other
www.petestringfellow.com

Come out and see the country artist who brought you the songs “Santa Rosa”, “It Ain’t Nothin’” and “Up & Flying” as he and his band The STRINGtones™ entertain Sonoma County at the Abbey in HonkMonk. This will be Hopmonk’s very first Country show so you won’t want to miss it! Opening the show will be singer songwriter artist McKenna Faith who will be performing an acoustic set starting at 8:30pm.
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Along with...
McKenna Faith
country / rock
www.myspace.com/mckennafaithmusic

Monday August 23



MONDAY NIGHT EDUTAINMENT
(every Monday)
With DJ Jacques & DJ Guacamole
WBLK Dancehall Massive
reggae / dancehall / hip hop

Featuring...
RESIDENT SELECTORS DJ JACQUES & DJ GUACAMOLE
& special guests to be announced

Tuesday August 24

HopMonk presents a very special co bill with...
CRACKER & CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN

CRACKER
alt / americana / rock
www.crackersoul.com

Cracker, the group that veritably introduced brash irreverence and irony into alt-rock, are back and in top form on their 429 Records debut, Sunrise In The Land Of Milk And Honey.

This rich new trove of sharp-witted songs showcases a bristling, late 70’s – early 80’s power pop punk aesthetic which hits as hard as it did at the band’s formation 17 years ago. Eight albums (one platinum and three gold) and a barrel full of anthemic hit songs later, Cracker endures, using their ability to weave decades of influences into an album that is seamlessly riveting.

In Sunrise…, long-time partners David Lowery and Johnny Hickman, 12-year Cracker drummer Frank Funaro and bassist Sal Maida (since 2006), train a watchful eye on the current socio-musical landscape as they weave an eerie yet strangely soothing story of escapism, apocalypse and renewal. Friends John Doe, Patterson Hood and Adam Duritz (whose mega-band Counting Crows was once produced by Lowery) make spirited guest appearances. The recording was helmed by Athens, GA-based producer/engineer David Barbe, a longtime friend of Lowery who has manned consoles for the likes of Son Volt and the alt-Southern rock band Drive-By Truckers.
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CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN
alt / rock
www.campervanbeethoven.com

"We didn't want to jump right back in and make that ‘Bad Reunion Record' that most bands make when they try to reform. We were more concerned with getting used to each other and figuring out that we could still make music together, before we made a big deal out of announcing that we were back." 
So says David Lowery of the extended gestation period that preceded New Roman Times, Camper Van Beethoven's first album of new material since reuniting after a decade-long hiatus. 
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Wednesday August 25

HopMonk presents...
I Grade Records and Denkenesh Records “Feel Your Presence” Tour

feat. NIYORAH
roots / dancehall / reggae
www.niyorah.com

Niyorah, Dominica-born, St. Thomas-raised singjay is one of the most renowned VI reggae artists. He has released 4 albums to-date, the most recent of which is an excellent roots album called Feel Your Presence that was recorded, in part, at Tuff Gong Studio in Jamaica. Niyorah, a high energy performer, has blessed the stage at festivals and clubs worldwide including, the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival (2007), Reggae Rising (2009), The World Social Forum (Venezuela), The Independent (SF), and others. He is a very energetic performer with a strong and loyal following throughout the west coast and in the Virgin Islands. 
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PLUS...

TOUSSAINT
roots / dancehall / reggae
www.myspace.com/toussainttheliberator

Toussaint is a soul/funk/reggae artist based in the Boston area. The former lead singer of the internationally acclaimed soul/funk group Soulive, Toussaint recently linked with St. Croix-based I Grade Records to record his solo debut album, Black Gold, which will be released on August 10. Toussaint’s sound is an organic blend of soul and roots reggae. A veteran of the stage, Toussaint has performed at legendary venues around the world including The Knitting Factory (LA), the Nokia Theater (NYC), House of Blues (LA), and the Blue Note (NYC). The lead single off of Black Gold, “Be You”, has been ringing the airwaves throughout the world since its release in April. 
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Thursday August 26

The JUKE JOINT (every thursday)
gypsy funk & boogie breaks

this week with special guest...

A MICHAEL JACKSON tribute w/ the REALISTIC ORCHESTRA
watch video

Realistic Orchestra is composed of many of the San Francisco Bay Area’s finest musicians. Collectively, their studio and live credits read everywhere from Ratdog and Santana to Zion:I and Lyrics Born. The band has performed live at many of the Bay’s top music venues and festivals such as; Elbo Room, The Independent, Jazz at Pearl’s, The Mystic Theater, SF Jazz Festival, San Jose Jazz Festival, Fillmore Jazz Festival and North Beach Jazz Festival.
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Friday August 27

HopMonk presents
JUG DEALERS
hobo / rag time / folk

The Jug Dealers hit the road four years ago as an old time jug band, wowing festival audiences and even recieving a spotlight on NPR's All Things Considered. Starting with homemade instruments and Vaudevillian antics, they have since recruited some of the best tallent around, rapidly expanding into a larger, more sophisticated sound. With an all star mash-up of Classic American Roots, Hobo Funk Jams, and New School lyrics, the Dealers bring a raw energy to the dancefloor that is nothing short of Hyphy. Although they are steeped in musical history and elements of old time showmanship, they continually bring a freshness and relevance to audiences as diverse as the Hip Hop and Jamband scenes. Bust out your train hopping gear, polish your best interpretational dance moves, and come see one of the hottest bands in Sonoma County!
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Plus...
FREE PEOPLES ACOUSTIC DUO

Plus...
ACACIA

Saturday August 28

HopMonk presents
the BLASTERS
rockabilly / blues / swing

The Blasters exemplify the best traditions of American Music, performing with passion and honesty that for over three decades has won the hearts and souls of fans worldwide. Composed of founding members vocalist-guitarist Phil Alvin, drummer Bill Bateman and bassist John Bazz with Keith Wyatt on guitar, they carry on a hard-won legacy as one of the most recognizable and credible bands in American Music.
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Plus...
TBA

Monday August 30



MONDAY NIGHT EDUTAINMENT
(every Monday)
With DJ Jacques & DJ Guacamole
WBLK Dancehall Massive
reggae / dancehall / hip hop

Featuring...
RESIDENT SELECTORS DJ JACQUES & DJ GUACAMOLE
& special guests to be announced

No matter your age, it’s time to break out that old guitar, banjo, trombone or whatever else tickles your funny bone, and head on down to HopMonk Tavern’s open mic night. The open mic, hosted by our very own Bill DeCarli, has been gaining some serious momentum with all kinds of incredible musicians coming out of the woodwork. These nights are made up of local and traveling musicians from all over the country and even the world.

There are many acts that started at the open mic which are now playing gigs in the beer garden, opening for national touring bands and even headlining their own shows at HopMonk. There is also a weekly feature, selected from a previous open mic, which plays an extended set at prime time. There is even a chance you might be invited to join Bill, to perform live on KSRO, where he is a regular guest on The Drive with Steve Jaxon.

All levels of musicians are welcome! Almost every week there are folks are who performing in front of an audience for the first time, as well as the seasoned professional who is getting ready to go back out on the road and wants to try out new material. It is a testing ground, a meeting place, a community where like minded musicians meet and draw inspiration. 

Thursday September 2

The JUKE JOINT (every thursday)
gypsy funk & boogie breaks

HIGHER CONSCIENCE presents...
FAMILY ROOM

feat...
TIM BROWN
DOC BROWN
MAC

Our local house heads take the torch while we make way to Black Rock City for the week. These folks have been tearing it up at the FAMILY ROOM @ Jasper's every other SAT... lifting the house scene back onto it's feet in Sonoma County. Come support your local disk jockeys and join them in the house music living room !!

Friday September 3

HopMonk presents...
STILL TIME
americana / folk / rock
www.stilltimemusic.com

Since forming in 2004, Still Time has made the transition from local notoriety to a rapidly growing regional and national presence through a dedicated grass roots and word of mouth process. Still Time began carving out a name for themselves in the San Luis Obispo, California bar and college scene as their music spread through rough-cut songs passed from fan to fan. By 2006, Still Time was playing to a regularly sold out house at San Luis Obispo's most popular music venue, Downtown Brewing Co., and began touring across the West Coast.
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LEE KOCH & the GRINDERS
Americana / Blues / Soul

Lee understands and puts to use the types of music where soul and story abound. Call it folk. Call it blues or Americana. Call it what you choose. He loves his family and friends. He values patience and honesty. He views music as a wonderful outlet for thought and emotion, as well as a powerful form of communication. If it's not genuine, it's not worth a damn.
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Monday September 6



MONDAY NIGHT EDUTAINMENT
(every Monday)
With DJ Jacques & DJ Guacamole
WBLK Dancehall Massive
reggae / dancehall / hip hop

Featuring...
RESIDENT SELECTORS DJ JACQUES & DJ GUACAMOLE
& special guests to be announced

No matter your age, it’s time to break out that old guitar, banjo, trombone or whatever else tickles your funny bone, and head on down to HopMonk Tavern’s open mic night. The open mic, hosted by our very own Bill DeCarli, has been gaining some serious momentum with all kinds of incredible musicians coming out of the woodwork. These nights are made up of local and traveling musicians from all over the country and even the world.

There are many acts that started at the open mic which are now playing gigs in the beer garden, opening for national touring bands and even headlining their own shows at HopMonk. There is also a weekly feature, selected from a previous open mic, which plays an extended set at prime time. There is even a chance you might be invited to join Bill, to perform live on KSRO, where he is a regular guest on The Drive with Steve Jaxon.

All levels of musicians are welcome! Almost every week there are folks are who performing in front of an audience for the first time, as well as the seasoned professional who is getting ready to go back out on the road and wants to try out new material. It is a testing ground, a meeting place, a community where like minded musicians meet and draw inspiration. 

Thursday September 9

The JUKE JOINT (every thursday)
gypsy funk & boogie breaks

HopMonk presents...
SABO
afro / latin / balkan
(sol selectas, NYC)

SABO's production in the last four years has gained international recognition and brought him to DJ in countries like Brazil, Spain, Dominican Republic, Austria, Mexico, and Kosovo, as well as various cities in the US. He has six EP releases on his own label Sol*Selectas, two 12" releases on Wonderwheel Recordings, and a full length album on the way in '08 for Irma Records in Italy, with production partner Zeb.
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Friday September 10

HopMonk presents...
TRUTH & SALVAGE CO.
americana / roots / rock
truthandsalvageco.com

The six musicians of Truth & Salvage Co. boast four lead singer/songwriters, each with a unique story to tell and voice to be heard. Together, they rise up from one common seed, and something bigger is made. Originally hailing from Atlanta, New Orleans, Indianapolis, Tupelo and various cities throughout Ohio, each member has roots in a different past. It’s from these diverse origins that acCompany of brothers has formed, ultimately connected by the shared bond we now know as Truth & Salvage. The result is genuine American Rock ‘N’ Roll with a timeless sound and interwoven lyrical storytelling.
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PAT JORDAN BAND
contemp / folk / rock
www.patjordanband.com

It started in a smoke-filled garage in northern california. it started at the beach, by a lake, and in living rooms and backyards. it started... with pat. pat grew up in a large and loving family. his house was (and still is) a home; always filled with friends who found it to be a welcoming environment. a home away from home. it was in this house, surrounded by those who knew him best and loved him most, that pat began to play.
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Saturday September 11

HopMonk presents...
FROBECK
album release event
neo / soul / funk
www.frobeck.com

Together since 2005, Frobeck has been astonishing audiences with their unique blend of Pop, Funk and Rock music. They have been compared to the likes legendary bay area bands such as Tower of Power, Lydia Pense & Cold Blood, and especially The Sons of Champlin. Originating from the heart of wine country, frobeck consists of Sonoma County super-talents. The band has shared the stage with Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, The New Mastersounds, Trombone Shorty, Papa Grows Funk and Los Lonely Boys just to name a few. In 2008 they were awarded a North Bay Music Award (NORBAY) for best rock group and also won 1st place in the Mystic Theater Battle of the bands in Petaluma.
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Monday September 13



MONDAY NIGHT EDUTAINMENT
(every Monday)
With DJ Jacques & DJ Guacamole
WBLK Dancehall Massive
reggae / dancehall / hip hop

Featuring...
RESIDENT SELECTORS DJ JACQUES & DJ GUACAMOLE
& special guests to be announced

No matter your age, it’s time to break out that old guitar, banjo, trombone or whatever else tickles your funny bone, and head on down to HopMonk Tavern’s open mic night. The open mic, hosted by our very own Bill DeCarli, has been gaining some serious momentum with all kinds of incredible musicians coming out of the woodwork. These nights are made up of local and traveling musicians from all over the country and even the world.

There are many acts that started at the open mic which are now playing gigs in the beer garden, opening for national touring bands and even headlining their own shows at HopMonk. There is also a weekly feature, selected from a previous open mic, which plays an extended set at prime time. There is even a chance you might be invited to join Bill, to perform live on KSRO, where he is a regular guest on The Drive with Steve Jaxon.

All levels of musicians are welcome! Almost every week there are folks are who performing in front of an audience for the first time, as well as the seasoned professional who is getting ready to go back out on the road and wants to try out new material. It is a testing ground, a meeting place, a community where like minded musicians meet and draw inspiration. 

Thursday September 16

The JUKE JOINT (every thursday)
gypsy funk & boogie breaks

HopMonk presents...
VAGABOND OPERA
opera / cabaret / worldn
(sol selectas, NYC)

European Cabaret! Vintage Americana! Balkan Belly Dance! Neo-Classical Opera! Old World Yiddish Theater! Welcome to the six-piece, Portland, Oregon-based Vagabond Opera. Bohemian Cabaret ensemble Vagabond Opera is described by the Washington Post as “A band of ceaseless charisma, boundless energy, impeccable musicianship and more than a little touch of both the naughty and exotic.” The group delivers passionate offerings of Bohemian cabaret for young and old. Paris hot jazz, gut bucket swing, tangos, Ukrainian folk-punk ballads, klezmer and vigorous originals meet a world of riverboat gambling queens, Turkish belly dancers, and the enigmatic Marlene Dietrich. Weaving elements of Kurt Weil, Duke Ellington and Edith Piaf with absurdist flair, theatrics and an old world mood, Vagabond Opera presents the new wave of opera–lusty voices singing in 13 languages and presenting a cabaret of rich musical phrasing, sparkling lyrics and indomitable stage presence, all played with exuberance, skill and a gritty Vagabond edge. This is Opera liberated and reinvented for everyone!
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Monday September 20



MONDAY NIGHT EDUTAINMENT
(every Monday)
With DJ Jacques & DJ Guacamole
WBLK Dancehall Massive
reggae / dancehall / hip hop

Featuring...
RESIDENT SELECTORS DJ JACQUES & DJ GUACAMOLE
& special guests to be announced

No matter your age, it’s time to break out that old guitar, banjo, trombone or whatever else tickles your funny bone, and head on down to HopMonk Tavern’s open mic night. The open mic, hosted by our very own Bill DeCarli, has been gaining some serious momentum with all kinds of incredible musicians coming out of the woodwork. These nights are made up of local and traveling musicians from all over the country and even the world.

There are many acts that started at the open mic which are now playing gigs in the beer garden, opening for national touring bands and even headlining their own shows at HopMonk. There is also a weekly feature, selected from a previous open mic, which plays an extended set at prime time. There is even a chance you might be invited to join Bill, to perform live on KSRO, where he is a regular guest on The Drive with Steve Jaxon.

All levels of musicians are welcome! Almost every week there are folks are who performing in front of an audience for the first time, as well as the seasoned professional who is getting ready to go back out on the road and wants to try out new material. It is a testing ground, a meeting place, a community where like minded musicians meet and draw inspiration. 

Thursday September 23

The JUKE JOINT (every thursday)
gypsy funk & boogie breaks

HopMonk presents...
LUMINARIES
hip hop / soul / world

Lu·mi·nary: noun 1. a body or conduit that gives light 2. a person who is an inspiration to others Luminaries are a 7 piece conscious hip hop band from Venice, CA that are here to shine the light, and serve the world through their music. They bring such an amazing live show filled with messages of peace, love, and unity that inspire audiences to dance and feel empowered! They have performed alongside such renowned artist as Michael Franti, India Arie, Matisyahu, K’naan, and always leave the fans motivated to “Be the Change.” With songs titled “Show the World”, “Find a Way”, "Yes", “Peace”, and “Only Love”, it’s no wonder they keep getting booked at some of the biggest festivals in the world!
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Monday September 27



MONDAY NIGHT EDUTAINMENT
(every Monday)
With DJ Jacques & DJ Guacamole
WBLK Dancehall Massive
reggae / dancehall / hip hop

Featuring...
RESIDENT SELECTORS DJ JACQUES & DJ GUACAMOLE
& special guests to be announced

No matter your age, it’s time to break out that old guitar, banjo, trombone or whatever else tickles your funny bone, and head on down to HopMonk Tavern’s open mic night. The open mic, hosted by our very own Bill DeCarli, has been gaining some serious momentum with all kinds of incredible musicians coming out of the woodwork. These nights are made up of local and traveling musicians from all over the country and even the world.

There are many acts that started at the open mic which are now playing gigs in the beer garden, opening for national touring bands and even headlining their own shows at HopMonk. There is also a weekly feature, selected from a previous open mic, which plays an extended set at prime time. There is even a chance you might be invited to join Bill, to perform live on KSRO, where he is a regular guest on The Drive with Steve Jaxon.

All levels of musicians are welcome! Almost every week there are folks are who performing in front of an audience for the first time, as well as the seasoned professional who is getting ready to go back out on the road and wants to try out new material. It is a testing ground, a meeting place, a community where like minded musicians meet and draw inspiration. 

Thursday September 30

The JUKE JOINT (every thursday)
gypsy funk & boogie breaks

HopMonk presents...
DIEGOS UMBRELLA
latin / mexi-cali / polka

Diego’s Umbrella are San Francisco’s Ambassadors of Gypsy Pirate Polka. As vicious as nature itself and not scared to impregnate one legged lesbians and fire on nerds. Their lively stage show has garnered them a cult following and their music is a niche of its own. Called everything from Mexi -Cali Gypsy Pirate Rock to Klezmer Flamenco Ska, the music has had clubs and bars singing along for years. A mixture of Eastern European traditions, with pop sensibility and punk rock energy, has had audiences going wild all over the world. Don’t miss out.
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