Name: Smoked Out Soul + special guests TBD!
Start: 2025-11-28T20:30:00
End: 2025-11-29T02:00:00
Location: Ivy Room

Marco Baroz PresentsSUNDAY JUNE 29TH—WAY OUT WEST - Summer Concert Series<h2>Joe Rutt</h2><h2>Nashville Honeymoon</h2><h2>Les And Pete</h2>—12:30 pm doors / 1:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $13 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2></h2><h2></h2>

WAY OUT WEST: Feat. Joe Rut + Nashville Honeymoon + Les And Pete

IVY ROOM PRESENTSSUNDAY JULY 20TH—<h2>Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits</h2><h2>Cam Girl</h2><h2>Pinoles</h2><h2>Neverly Brothers</h2>—Doors 5:00 pm / Show 6:00pm$17.82 ADV / $2O DAY OF SHOW —-lVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/531094320063407/">(rsvp on facebook)</a>—<h2>Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits</h2>(East Bay satiric folk rock - first Albany show in 12 years)<h2>Cam Girl</h2>(High Energy Trans Rock from Asheville, NC)<h2>Pinoles</h2>(East Bay pop punk from CoCo County)<h2>Neverly Brothers</h2>(acoustic covers feat. members of Psycotic Pineapple)<h2></h2>

Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits + Cam Girl

crun3k collective presentsTUESDAY JULY 22ND—<h2>If You Say So</h2><h2>Pelo Grande</h2><h2>Infrared</h2><h2>Dog House</h2>—Doors 6:30pm / Show 7:00pmADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE / $14 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2></h2>

If You Say So + Pelo Grande + Infrared + Dog House

IVY ROOM PRESENTSWEDNESDAY JULY 23RD—<h2>Mephiskapheles</h2><h2>Los Mal Hablados</h2><h2>Jokes For Feelings</h2>—7:30pm doors / 8:00pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $20 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2>Mephiskapheles</h2>—Mephiskapheles, the band that helped define third-wave ska, then defied critics by exploring even greater possibilities with its darkly original ska fusion, forges ahead with amazing shows and a new full-length record in the works.Formed in the East Village of New York City in 1991 by a group of punk rockers/artists/ad guys/jazz musicians, Mephiskapheles played its first show on Long Island. From day one, the band began attracting a diverse, dedicated fan base. Sold-out NYC gigs led to tours with the Buzzcocks and GWAR, and hits on the Hawaiian Islands Chart with three singles from the band's first album, 1994's God Bless Satan, produced by Bill Laswell.While touring relentlessly, Mephiskapheles followed-up in 1997 with Maximum Perversion, a jazz-influenced work that didn't take long to be hailed as a classic. A deal in 1999 with Koch Records resulted in the band's hard-hitting, exploratory third album, Might-Ay White-Ay. The band released the self-titled EP Mephiskapheles in 2015, featuring the single "Satan Stole My Weed," an instant classic. The Never Born Again EP, released in 2019, brings the band back full circle to its dark and melodic roots.Fronted by lead singer Invidious aka the Nubian Nightmare, along with the hottest rhythm section in New York, and the Horns of Hell, Mephiskapheles spreads its evil seed with an ongoing reissue program, epic shows, and new music to be released this year.<h2>Los Mal Hablados</h2>—Latin Skacore band based out of Portland, OR. Spanish hardcore with full brass sound. est 2022

Mephiskapheles with Special Guests Los Mal Hablados

IVY ROOM PRESENTSFRIDAY JULY 25TH—<h2>Abby Frenes</h2><h2>Zoë Winter</h2>—7:00 pm doors / 8:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $15 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+—<h2>Abby Frenes</h2>—Abby Frenes (she/they) is a queer and non-binary alternative/indie-pop artist based in Oakland, CA. While Autostraddle praises them for having “a voice I can get lost in,” Frenes describes their music as “sad bangers for girliebois." Their highly anticipated EP, “Split In Two,” produced by Andy D. Park (Death Cab for Cutie, JOSEPH, Medium Build, Phoebe Bridgers, Ciara, Macklemore), interlaces intricate narratives through catchy nostalgic hooks that transcend genres and explore the landscapes of queerness, love, addiction, mental health, and self-discovery.<h2>Zoë Winter</h2>—Genre bending music combines Americana, soulful folk-rock, emotional &amp; ethereal songs, all tied together with a rich, velvety vibrato. <h2></h2>

ABBY FRENES - EP RELEASE SHOW

IVY ROOM PRESENTSFRIDAY JULY 25TH—<h2>Fieldress</h2><h2>Eggcorn</h2><h2>Adam Spry</h2>—7:30 pm doors / 8:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $15 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+—<h2>Fieldress</h2>—<h2>Eggcorn</h2>—<h2></h2><h2>Adam Spry</h2>—

FIELDRESS - IT'S A LOT TOUR RELEASE SHOW 

Cider Up Shows XXV PresentsSATURDAY JULY 26TH—<h2>TEMPTATION - a tribute to New Order</h2><h2>DEBASED: A Pixies Tribute</h2><h2>BANG ON - Britpop &amp; Indie Classic Covers</h2><h2>DJ 568</h2>—8pm doors / 8:30pm showADV $18 - $23 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1025132012861198/">(rsvp on facebook)</a><h2>TEMPTATION</h2>— Hailing from the Santa Rosa area, TEMPTATION faithfully executes New Order's most enduring hits! <h2>DEBASED</h2>— Since 2015 Debased has been the Bay Area's own Pixies tribute band and they La La Love You! <h2>BANG ON</h2>— Bang On brings you the best of 90's BritPop and indie classic covers including Oasis, Pulp, The Smiths, Suede, James, The Stone Roses, etc.....<h2>DJ 586</h2>—slingin' tunes before, between, and after!

Temptation - Live Tribute To New Order

IVY ROOM PRESENTSSUNDAY JULY 27TH—<h2>Emily Nenni</h2><h2>Ryan MacNeill &amp; The Big Deal</h2>Plus Special Guests—6:30 pm doors / 7:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $23 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1057265496266907/">(rsvp on facebook)</a><h2>Emily Nenni</h2>—Emily Nenni has a confession: she didn't always plan on being a performing artist. "I thought I was just going to be a songwriter," she admits. Clearly, life had something else in store. The singer and guitarist has emerged as one of the freshest and most electrifying voices in Nashville, with a sound rooted in classic honky-tonk and spiked with serious country, soul and rock 'n' roll fire, and sweet-and-sassy lyrics that chronicle hard living, hot nights, heartbreak and other universal truths about the human condition. Over the past several years she's enraptured audiences across Music City with sizzling sets in smoky bars and clubs, honing her command of the stage, perfecting her skills as a band leader and sharpening an already astute world view, all of which are on full display on her newest studio album, Drive &amp; Cry.The record is a marked departure from her previous full-length, 2022's celebrated On the Ranch. Whereas that effort saw Nenni uproot herself to lend a hand — and write — while assisting at a ranch in southern Colorado, Drive &amp; Cry drops the listener smack in the middle of her boisterous and bustling Nashville world. The album kicks off with "Get to Know Ya," a honky-tonk rave-up that celebrates the end of the work day and the beginning of a music-filled, come-what-may night. Nenni busts out her biggest hoops, jumps into the jeans she can "really only stand up in," and heads to the local bar. "Play 'til the sun'll come / when the daylight's done," she sings as the instrumental accompaniment races in step behind her.From there, Nenni leads into "Greatest Hits," a pedal-steel-inflected Dolly Parton-style number in which she tips her hat to underground honky-tonk venue Santa's Pub, a dive bar squeezed inside a double-wide trailer that has become her home-away-from-home in Nashville. "When I first came to town, I was 21 and singing at clubs with folks who were twice my age," Nenni recalls of moving to Music City from her native California. "Then a buddy of mine said, 'There's a place where people are making this music that are actually your age, and where you'd really fit in.' And that was Santa's Pub. It's where I learned that music doesn't have to be perfect — everybody is just having fun and there's no judgment. You can show up however you're feeling that night, have a good time and be surrounded by friends."A stellar cast of those friends stepped up to assist Nenni on Drive &amp; Cry, beginning with producer John James Tourville of New West labelmates the Deslondes. "He brought in half the musicians and I brought in half," Nenni says. "And he gave me so much space to make the record that I wanted to make."It's a record that is her most personal to date. Save for an album-closing cover of Terry Allen's classic "Amarillo Highway" (a staple of her Sunday-night sets at Santa's), Nenni penned the remainder of the dozen tracks entirely on her own. "It's the first time I've done that," she says. "I had a few weeks alone at my house in Nashville, and I just sat with all my thoughts and feelings from the last couple years and put it all down. So this is an album that's truly 'me.' "The results put the full range of Nenni's singular musical voice on display, from the soaring "Changes," influenced by her love of Sixties girl groups, to the swampy, strutting empowerment anthem "I Don't Have to Like You," in which she declares "I'm a grown-ass woman and I don't trust a word you coo." There's also the Tina Turner homage "I Don't Need You" ("Got my own boots to fill and you know I will," Nenni assures), the wistful, late-night honky-tonk ode "We Sure Could Two Step," and the playful title track, in which, over a tight country-funk groove, Nenni jokes, "Don't you worry 'bout me / I'm gonna have a bawl." It's a lighthearted lyric, but one that is, like everything on the album, true to Nenni's life. "I do actually cry a fair bit, and I love to do it while I'm driving," she admits.Nenni will have plenty of opportunities for that in the near future, as she plans to take Drive &amp; Cry on tour, far and wide. "I love to be on the road," she says. "I love to be with my buds, I love to play shows, and I love to make people happy and make people cry with my music. That's what truly makes me happy, too."Nenni laughs. "So I maybe never thought I'd be a performer, but I sure am glad that I am."<h2>Ryan MacNeill &amp; The Big Deal</h2>—Cosmic Country from Oakland, California<h2></h2>

Emily Nenni

IVY ROOM PRESENTSMONDAY JULY 28TH—<h2>The Atomic Bomb Audition</h2>HUMANHEADMACHINEKIT—7:30 pm doors / 8:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $12 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1602945943702497/">(rsvp on facebook)</a><h2>The Atomic Bomb Audition</h2>—

The Atomic Bomb Audition

Ivy Room presents—THURSDAY JULY 31ST—<h2>HELEN GILLET</h2><h2>REED MATHIS</h2>(partially seated show)—Doors 7:00pm / Show 8:00pm ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE— IVY ROOM 860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+<h2> HELEN GILLET</h2>—Helen Gillet is a musician, composer, cellist, singer (Belgian French &amp; English), improviser and looping artist. Her prolific career has won her awards of Offbeat Best of the Beat, Gambit Big Easy Awards, featured artist at the New Orleans Jazz Museum and has been nominated three times, most recently in 2023, as a rising star in Downbeat Magazine's Critics Poll. She has played, recorded with many musicians over the past 20 years, including members of the Sun Ra Arkestra, AACM (Chicago), ICP (Holland), Members of Morphine, Kidd Jordan, Marianne Faithful, Cassandra Wilson, Delfeayo and Jason Marsalis, Steve Earle, Iron &amp; Wine (North America Tour 2018), Zachary Richard, opened up as a solo artist for Les Claypool at the Orpheum Theatre in New Orleans in 2003 and Jeff Tweedy at Lincoln Center in 2019. She has performed at a variety of festivals and venues worldwide including the Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Dark MOFO Festival in Tasmania, Darwin World Music Festival, New Orleans Jazz Festival, New Direction Cello Society Festival at Berkeley College of Music, Kennedy Center and at The Big Ears Music Festival in 2024 and many more.Helen Gillet is a singer-songwriter and surrealist-archeologist exploring synthesized sounds, texture, and rhythm using an acoustic cello. For someone with her varied background, New Orleans, with its mix of cultures and musics, seemed like a natural place to call home.Born in Belgium, and raised in Singapore from the ages of 2 to 11, Helen Gillet was routinely shuttled between the homelands of her Belgian father and American mother planting the notion that a healthy ecosystem in life and art is one of immense variety. Over the years, working in New Orleans with musicians of all stripes, from avant-garde jazz and classical to pop and funk, Gillet has developed a singular polyglot style. The core of her work is solo performance with live looping, layering cello parts and vocal lines. Rhythmic figures emerge with bowed or plucked ostinatos or a variety of rubbing and slapping on the body of the cello, then enhanced with melodies played or sung in her haunting alto. Her mixed musical vocabulary is commensurate with her disparate travels — French chanson of the 1940s, Belgian folk tunes sung in Walloon, a mix of rock and punk from the likes of PJ Harvey and X-Ray Spex, and her own affecting originals, like audience favorite “Julien,” sung in a mix of French and English.Gillet’s solo performance is known for its enigmatic quality as she fabricates each song with innovative use of the cello and true mastery of live looping technology.<h2>REED MATHIS</h2>—While on tour with various bands over the past few years—including Billy &amp; the Kids (led by the Grateful Dead’s Bill Kreutzmann), Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey and Tea Leaf Green—bassist extraordinaire Reed Mathis spent his spare time rearranging Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 3” and “Symphony No. 6,” recording each newly reimagined movement with a long and impressive “who’s-who” of his musical brethren, including Phish’s Page McConnell and Mike Gordon, Galactic’s Stanton Moore, Brad and Andrew Barr (The Slip / Barr Brothers), Marco Benevento, Joe Russo, Robert Walter and Mike Dillon.For the majority of the nine movements that comprise the two symphonies, Reed traveled to these musicians’ respective hometowns, recording them in their natural environment. Having befriended many musical greats throughout his career, Reed chose the artists that, he felt, best embodied the spirit of Beethoven. It’s little coincidence that, unlike contemporaries in modern-day orchestras, these “rock” musicians had comparatively little classical music training (if at all). In fact, most of them confessed that, prior to Reed pitching them on the project, they had no intimate prior knowledge of the movement that they were drafted to perform.This, in fact, suited Reed’s vision for bringing Beethoven into the 21st century better than if the musicians had been versed in the composer’s work. Reed wanted his collaborators to have the freedom to create and interpret as themselves. His concept being that even when composed music—be it a song or a symphony—has been performed for centuries, the notes and rhythms are still supposed to be embedded with personal context. After all, the music that most deeply affects us is music that is relatable. Classical music purists tend to disregard that directive in favor of a strict handed-down construct. Reed’s mission with this project, then, was to free these symphonies from their historic chains and place them back in the here-and-now. It’s music of the moment, even if that moment has been happening for more than 200 years.Fifteen musicians and many cross-country trips in the making, Reed Mathis’ rearrangements and recordings of Beethoven “Symphony No. 3” and “Symphony No. 6” will be released as ‘Beathoven,’ via Brooklyn-based independent record label, Royal Potato Family.

Helen Gillet + Reed Mathis

IVY ROOM PRESENTSFRIDAY AUGUST 1ST—<h2>Boneless Ones</h2><h2>Cardiel</h2><h2>Street</h2><h2>La Sombra</h2>—7:30 pm doors / 8:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $15 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2>Boneless Ones</h2>—The Boneless Ones formed in Berkeley, California, in 1984. Initially, they weren’t even a musical group—more a cadre of Pro-Am aspiring punks aligned to a single skate-or-die goal. The genesis of the moniker goes back to Fox and cohort Takaki pilfering boneless stickers from grocery store meat departments. They plastered the ‘boneless’ red decals everywhere. Then, still, without a band, they designed a logo. When a skate photo of Fox, Takaki, and ripper Joel Chavez appeared in East Bay fanzine Cometbus, they were mistaken for a real-life band. Naturally, Chavez’s trick—called a “boneless”—combined with youthful guerilla marketing tactics had paid off. The Boneless Ones were officially born. Obligatory lineup changes eventually coalesced into Fox and Takaki bringing in Joe Satriani-educated guitarist Luke Skeels and Fang drummer Tim Stilletto. Not long after, the quartet wrote and recorded Skate for the Devil with Kevin Army. The rest, the adage goes, is history.<h2>Cardiel</h2>—CARDIEL is a two-piece rock band originally formed in Mexico City in 2010 by drummer Samantha Ambrosio and guitarist/vocalist ​Miguel Fraino, both from Valencia, Venezuela​. Their style contains elements of skate rock, fuzz punk and psychedelic dub.<h2>STREET</h2>—SF H/C<h2>La Sombra</h2>—La Sombra, hailing from San Jose, has swiftly ascended to the forefront of the San Francisco Bay Area’s doom metal scene. The band, composed of Sebastian, Alan, and Aiden, has captivated audiences with their heavy, atmospheric sound that pays homage to their influences, ranging from Black Sabbath to Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats, Red Fang, Weed Eater, and more.In early 2024, La Sombra signed with Psyched! Records, marking a significant milestone in their career. This partnership has propelled them further into the spotlight, culminating in the release of their latest single, “Walrider.” Accompanied by a haunting music video, “Walrider” showcases the band’s talent for blending crushing riffs, brooding vocals, and an eerie, immersive atmosphere.La Sombra‘s music resonates deeply with fans of doom metal, thanks to their ability to weave intricate, dark narratives into their songs. Their live performances are a testament to their dedication and passion, leaving audiences in awe and solidifying their reputation as one of the most important doom bands in the Bay Area.As La Sombra continues to evolve and push the boundaries of doom metal, their influence and reach are set to expand even further, making them a band to watch in the ever-growing landscape of heavy music.

Boneless Ones + Cardiel (MX) + Street + La Sombra

IVY ROOM PRESENTSsynthwave summer!SATURDAY AUG 2ND—<h2>Retrospekt</h2><h2>Erasure - Esque</h2>—7:00 pm doors / 8:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $20 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2>RETROSPEKT {80s NEW WAVE Performed LIVE}</h2>—Retrospekt plays all your favorite 1980’s new wave hits LIVE. We’re a visually fierce synth explosion rocking the dance floor and putting the party back in your pretty in pink. Laced in lasers, leather, and guyliner, you’ll relive all your favorite John Hughes-themed prom scenes and high school fantasies.Our live show combines unrivaled renditions of your favorite 80’s new wave synth-pop mixtape paired with badass lighting and a custom video backdrop that would make MTV proud.All you ever wanted, all you ever needed, is here, in Retrospekt.<h2>ERASURE - ESQUE</h2>—Erasure-esque was formed in 2008 by two veteran musicians from the San Francisco. They took to the stage in a subdued opening slot in a small club in Walnut Creek, CA. Erasure-esque wowed many that night and immediately set a path for what was to come in the years to follow.Months after their debut performance, Erasure-esque, made their San Francisco debut at The Red Devil Lounge to a crowd that had been waiting months for their first chance to experience what many believe to be the best live tribute to Erasure. Over the years, Erasure-esque has graced the stages of some of San Francisco’s most popular live music venues including The Chapel, Slims, Rockit Room, Bimbo's, Cafe Du Nord, Red Devil Lounge, Brick &amp; Mortar, and Kimo’s, as well as performing at SF's Castro Street Fair. The buzz has continued to mount and has stretched beyond the Bay Area to places like New York City, Sacramento, Fresno, Seattle, Portland, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Sante Fe and Mexico!Blue Savannah, Oh L'Amour, Chorus, Chains of Love , A Little Respect, Sunday Girl, Run to the Sun, and Dead of Night are among the few of a rather extensive catalog of hits you will hear when this amazing likeness takes the stage. With glitter, sequins, feather boas, lights, sounds and all the flash and flamboyant attitude, Erasure-esque not only replicates the very sound of Erasure but captures and encompasses the very essence of what makes Erasure so hypnotically entertaining.As Erasure-esque continues to amaze fans around the San Francisco Bay Area and around the country, we still all love what we are doing; whether it be Jason providing the warm vocal harmonies that fill out our sound, Nate who spends hours working over each individual note, sound, drum part and effect, or Vince who’s strong vocal talent, range and performance skills has brought this band to where they are today, it still gives us all the thrill to get up on the stage and perform the music that we all love, to the fans of the music that they love, which is of course all done as a Tribute to Erasure.

Retrospekt (80's newave) + Erasure - Esque 

Cider Up shows XXVSUNDAY AUG 3RD—<h2>DAVID J - Record Release Party</h2><h2>performing solo material + Bauhaus and Love and Rockets</h2><h2>Schlee</h2><h2>Darwin</h2><h2>DJ Dour</h2>—6:00 pm doors / 7:00 pm show$20 ADV—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+—<h2>David J</h2>—David J is an English musician best known as the bassist/vocalist for seminal gothic and alternative rock bands&nbsp;Bauhaus&nbsp;and&nbsp;Love and Rockets. Since the mid-'80s, he has also enjoyed a prolific solo career with highlights like 1990's Songs from Another Season, 2003's Estranged, and 2011's Not Long for This World. Also a composer and playwright, J staged his first play, Anarchy in the Gold Street Wimpy, in 2004, and has composed music for both theater and film. While working as a solo artist and collaborating with artists like&nbsp;Jane's Addiction&nbsp;and&nbsp;Amanda Palmer, he also participated in various&nbsp;Bauhaus&nbsp;and&nbsp;Love and Rockets&nbsp;revivals, the former of which yielded the 2006 reunion album Go Away White. A 2016 collaboration with Theatre Bizarre Orchestra saw J working under the pseudonym M.C. Nightshade and in 2022 he partnered with Mexican label No Devotion for the archival compilation What the Patrons Heard.J (born David J. Haskins) first launched his solo career in 1983, just as&nbsp;Bauhaus&nbsp;folded. His first solo album, Etiquette of Violence, didn't gather much attention, and he began working with&nbsp;the Jazz Butcher. After releasing two albums (Sex and Travel and A Scandal in Bohemia) with the cult musician, David J recorded his second solo album, Crocodile Tears and the Velvet Cosh (1985). Soon afterwards, J and his&nbsp;Bauhaus&nbsp;cohorts&nbsp;Daniel Ash&nbsp;and&nbsp;Kevin Haskins&nbsp;attempted to re-form their old band; although it never blossomed into a full-fledged reunion, the trio formed&nbsp;Love and Rockets, releasing their first album in 1985.&nbsp;Love and Rockets&nbsp;found success in the early days of alternative rock with albums like Express (1986) and the more acoustic-oriented Earth, Sun, Moon, which yielded the J-penned college rock hit "No New Tale to Tell."Following&nbsp;Love and Rockets' surprise hit single "So Alive" in 1989, J released Songs from Another Season, finding success on the newly minted Modern Rock Tracks chart with the album's lead single "I'll Be Your Chauffeur." As his band's success dimmed in the mid-'90s, J remained active as a solo artist with 1992's Urban Urbane and in collaboration with Alan Moore and Tim Perkins on a pair of 1996 releases, The Birth Caul and The Moon and Serpent Grand Egyptian Theater of Marvels. Following a 1998 Bauhaus&nbsp;reunion,&nbsp;Love and Rockets&nbsp;released their final album, Lift, before dissolving the band a year later.J became active again in the early 2000s, releasing a pair of EPs, a singles collection titled Embrace Your Dysfunction, and his sixth solo LP, Estranged, in 2003. That same year he co-wrote and played on the title track of&nbsp;Jane's Addiction's third album, Strays. In addition to music, J began showing his art at a variety of different galleries and, in 2004, debuted his first play, Anarchy in the Gold Street Wimpy. A second&nbsp;Bauhaus&nbsp;reunion in 2005 led to an album, 2006's Go Away White, their first LP of new material since 1983. For the remainder of the decade, J remained largely dedicated to his theater work, writing and directing two more plays.He returned to the studio in 2011 to record the dark cabaret solo album Not Long for This World, followed in 2014 by the acoustic-based An Eclipse of Ships. He also remained busy as a collaborator, working with&nbsp;Amanda Palmer,&nbsp;the Dandy Warhols, and Darwin, the latter of whose 2012 album, Starfishing, J also produced. In 2015, he published a memoir titled Who Killed Mister Moonlight? (Bauhaus, Black Magick and Benediction). Under the pseudonym M.C. Nightshade, he recorded a 2016 collaborative album with Detroit's Theatre Bizarre Orchestra called Carpe Noctem, then teamed up with&nbsp;Murphy&nbsp;for a 2018 reunion tour celebrating&nbsp;Bauhaus' 40th anniversary. In the early 2020s, J began working with Mexican indie label No Devotion. He contributed a song, "(I Walk Away) From the Girl in Yellow," to a label compilation album, then in 2022 issued a collection of rarities and cover songs from throughout his career titled What the Patrons Heard.~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi<h2>Schlee</h2>—Schlee is a genre bending artist from Northern California. Inspired by vulnerability and the things that make us grow. Schlee, is songstress &amp; visual artist bringing softness to a hard world.<h2>Darwin</h2>—California-based musician, DARWIN, immerses listeners with ethereal introspection and haunting vocals with his genre-bending ‘So Few Comets’, a sonic voyage that crosses boundaries between nostalgia and the future. It is a personal and evocative array of stunning electronically-driven arrangements that are complimented with a visual art projection that reflects the sign of our times and reminds us that beauty is rare.<h2></h2>

AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH DAVID J

Bang The Bay PresentsWEDNESDAY AUG 6TH—<h2>BANG THE BAY!</h2><h2>Feat.</h2><h2>The Forgetmenauts</h2><h2>Elegant Trash</h2><h2>The Cretins</h2><h2>T.B.A. Band</h2><h2>plus more!</h2>—Every First and Third Wednesday at the Ivy RoomEarly show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Doors 6:00pm / Show 6:30pmPRESALE TIX AVAILABLE / $10-$20 DOOR(*VIP includes a grab bag full of cool stuff! incl A CD, pins, stickers, patches, T-shirts and other new monthly gifts)—IVY ROOM | 21+

BANG THE BAY! Feat. The Forgetmenauts + Elegant Trash + The Cretins + T.B.A. Band

IVY ROOM PRESENTSTHURSDAY AUG 7TH—<h2>Felsen</h2><h2>Seal Party </h2><h2>The Letter Writers</h2>—7:30 pm doors / 8:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $15 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+—<h2>Felsen</h2>—“Felsen strives to ensure survival of rock 'n' roll” San Francisco Chronicle“Truly one of the best kept secrets of the Bay that deserves to be parroted, played as loud as possible, and shouted out to all corners of the world.” Impose Magazine.Felsen is a West Oakland Indie Underdog Semi-Supergroup huddled around the music of Andrew Griffin.<h2>SEAL PARTY </h2>—The Seal Party is hosted by Chris McGrew and Kevin Seal, creating each track with carefully chosen featured artists and recorded at Wally's HydeOut in the historic Hyde Street Studios<h2>The Letterwriters</h2>—The Letterwriters are equal parts tough and tender, blending the sweetness of Phil Spector productions with power-pop muscle and rock n' roll snarl. Smart, nervy, and occasionally esoteric lyrics cut through a backdrop of crunch and chime, delivered with raw, electric urgency. Drawing from the likes of Cheap Trick, The Nerves, Elastica, Big Star, The Lemon Twigs, and Pretenders - and sharing a reverence for British Invasion and girl group sounds - The Letterwriters know a good song can hit you and feel like a kiss.Ella Keilt - vocals / guitarMichael Papenburg - guitarCasey Benz - bassJacob Connor - drums / bg vocals

Felsen + Seal Party + The Letterwriters

JULIE WOLF, VICKI RANDLE &amp; IVY ROOM PRESENTFRIDAY AUG 8TH—<h2>Jillith Fair – Loving Jill Sobule</h2>A celebration of Jill's life benefiting the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://goodlifefoundation.org/">It Was A Good Life Foundation</a>. More details to follow. —7:30 pm doors / 8:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $25 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+—<h2>Jill Sobule</h2>—Over the course of her career, Jill Sobule released a dozen albums spanning three decades of recording - tackling such topics as the death penalty, anorexia nervosa, shoplifting, reproduction, the French Resistance, adolescent malaise, LGBTQ issues, and the Christian Right, to name a few - with her trademark wit and aplomb. The Denver-born songwriter/guitarist/singer's work was at once deeply personal and socially conscious, seriously funny and derisively tragic.Jill’s latest project was her New York Times Critics’ pick, Drama Desk-nominated autobiographical musical “Fuck 7th Grade” which premiered at the Wild Project in 2022; had a remount in the Winter of 2023; and in November of 2024.

Jillith Fair – Loving Jill Sobule

IVY ROOM PRESENTSSATURDAY AUG 9TH—<h2>Malice Cooper</h2><h2>Chick Jagger</h2><h2>Thunderbleed AKA Blind Vengeance</h2>—8:00 pm doors / 8:30 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $15 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2>Malice Cooper, SF Bay Area's BEST Alice Cooper Tribute Band</h2>—I guess we LOVE it ... ... we LOVE IT TO DEATH!!!Alice Cooper tribute super group with Geoff Ball from the Jean Genies on vox, Christina Michelle from Chick Jagger on bass, Drew Yurkov from Night Train on drums<h2>Chick Jagger</h2>—Chick Jagger is a group of passionate musicians with a shared obsession with the Rolling Stones. The band is known for their captivating and engaging stage act as well as infusing fresh energy into the songs that have served as the soundtrack of people's lives for decades. Well versed in playing and performing classic Rolling Stones tunes, the band also indulges their inner Stones fan as well as lovers of deep cuts with renditions of rarities, b-sides, and full album performances. Chick Jagger is a character created by band founder and multi-instrumentalist Christina Michelle, who also performs original material under the moniker XtinaM and plays bass in a number of original and cover band projects.<h2>Thunderbleed AKA Blind Vengeance</h2>—A tribute act so good it requires two names, Thunderbleed AKA Blind Vengeance has a history going back to the late '90s when it would occasionally hit San Francisco clubs when not playing house parties and backyard barbecues, though a fan-run website presents an elaborate band mythology that dates back even further. Fronted by consummate bar-boogie-ing showman Arnold "Action" Jackson (also known as Ajax Green, who played in '90s SF alt-country band Granfaloon Bus and more recently with garage power-pop trio the Wrong Words), the group powered by the massive drum kit of band engine Doug Pooch (aka Russ Blackmar) -- who has blown-up photos of himself on his double-bass heads.While the line-up has changed since the early days, the current version of the band has included guitarist Brian Mello (formerly with the Morning Line, the Bellyachers and currently a member of Harold Ray and East Side Dynamite) for a number of years. Thunderbleed shows are an unrepentant celebration of rock, being a rocker and liking to rock.<h2></h2>

Malice Cooper + Chick Jagger + Thunderbleed AKA Blind Vengeance

ivy room presentsSUNDAY AUGUST 10TH—<h2>LORETTA LYNCH</h2><h2>IRA MARLOWE AND THE SLOW REVEAL</h2>—Doors 2:00pm / Show 3:00pmAdvance Tickets Available / $15 Door----IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+ <h2>LORETTA LYNCH</h2>—Loretta Lynch believes in having the right regrets. With lush three-part harmonies, raucous surf-tinged guitar and tongue in cheek, the East Bay Area’s own alt-country outfit Loretta Lynch’s stirring songs reach the shady grove in all of us. A little tear in your beer, a little knife in the back - think the Wailin’ Jennies’ crankier cousins at a warehouse hoedown. It’s Americana Noir. “Home Fires”, the band’s latest, critically acclaimed album, explores the decay of domestic life: loss and regret, bitterness and ambiguity, earthy humor, sweetness and occasional spasms of optimism. <h2>IRA MARLOWE AND THE SLOW REVEAL</h2>—Ira Marlowe, proprietor of Berkeley’s Monkey House, has been called “a songwriter’s songwriter.” He’s taught his craft at UC Berkeley and seen his music featured in places ranging from toney NPR to the madcap Dr. Demento show.&nbsp;His warm voice and smart, literate lyrics have earned him many fine awards and one crappy record deal.&nbsp;Frequently compared to everyone from Tom Waits to Leonard Cohen to Warren Zevon to Tom Lehrer, there’s nothing run-of-the-mill here.&nbsp;The tight new band injects the material with elements of Motown, Cajun, funk and no shortage of rock ’n’ roll.&nbsp;

LORETTA LYNCH + IRA MARLOWE AND THE SLOW REVEAL

ivy room presentsTHURSDAY AUG 14TH—<h2>Abigail Austin</h2><h2>Mya Byrne</h2><h2>plus special guests</h2>—Doors 7:00pm / Show 7:30pmADV TICKETS AVAILABLE / $15 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+—<h2>Abigail Austin</h2>—Over the last two decades, the name Austin Lucas has become synonymous with emotionally impactful, intellectual songwriting, and unparalleled live performances. Consumed by an overdeveloped sense of wanderlust as a young person, the critically-acclaimed Bloomington, Indiana-bred artist spent their formative years in the driver’s seat of various beaten-up Ford Econolines. Burning through countless miles and living the world over, Austin calls “home” everywhere from the American West Coast to the central states of the European continent.As a young person, Austin worshipped a diverse mixture of Classic Rock, Country, Punk, Psychedelic Folk, and Mountain Music and has made a career by successfully fusing these disparate influences into something uniquely their own. Austin, known as a “songwriter’s songwriter,” has been a fixture in the worlds of Alternative Country and Folk Punk, having toured with everyone from Willie Nelson, Brent Cobb, Face To Face, Frank Turner, Lavender Country, Nathaniel Rateliff, Chuck Ragan, Dawes, Langhorne Slim, Joe Pug, John Moreland, Lucero, andmany others.Austin’s long history in the DIY punk scene forged an uncompromising attitude towards the way their art should be presented to the world. Although a desire to do things on their own terms has inspired countless artists over the years, their iconoclastic heart has often found them running afoul of music industry executives. Nevertheless, Austin’s place is now where it always has been, at the forefront of a cultural zeitgeist. Uplifting and expanding on the traditions of American Roots Music, while holding true to the attitude and ethics of political Hardcore and Indie underground–the lifeblood that runs through their veins.<h2>Mya Byrne</h2>—Mya Byrne is a celebrated Americana singer-songwriter and firecracker guitarist, combining influences from countrypolitan to glam-pop, blues, and ghostly incantations into a singular voice and vision, with elements of John Prine’s whimsy, Leonard Cohen’s spiritual gravitas, Dylan’s wit, and Lucinda Williams’ aching sensuality. Like a crackling backyard fire outside of a city at dusk, stars on one side of the sky and light pollution on the other, Mya’s music is in the pocket of traditional country and Americana, yet firmly rooted in the modern world.Mimi’s second solo album, “Rhinestone Tomboy”, produced by Grammy-nominated songwriter Aaron Lee Tasjan, was praised by All Things Considered, Rolling Stone, and No Depression, among others. She’s spent the last year performing as an opener or featured act at many sold out shows, including an appearance at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena for the Love Rising benefit, which was lauded by NPR’s Ann Powers as an event highlight.Her videos from Rhinestone Tomboy were in constant rotation on CMT, and she is the first out queer trans woman to be an official Gibson Guitars artist.Her work both on and offstage for social justice drives her passionate, fiery music, and she’s an absolute sweetheart who will make you cookies at midnight if you ask nicely.<h2></h2><h2></h2>

 Abigail Austin + Mya Byrne 

ivy room presentsFRIDAY AUG 15TH—<h2>THE HOT TAKES</h2><h2>ALVIE &amp; THE BREAKFAST PIGS</h2><h2>LOSER SOUP</h2>—Doors 7:30 pm / Show 8:00 pmADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE / $18 Door----IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+— <h2>THE HOT TAKES</h2><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://thehottakes.bandcamp.com/">—</a>Drawing on the sounds of anthemic 70s punk and pop-infused 80s new wave, The Hot Takes are unleashing their glamorous neon-drenched rock &amp; roll on the Bay Area and beyond. Inspired by such acts as The Clash, The Killers, and Talking Heads, The Hot Takes unite the familiar and future with iconic guitar hooks, rhythmic dance grooves, and evocative vocals. <h2>ALVIE &amp; THE BREAKFAST PIGS</h2>— Alvie &amp; the Breakfast Pigs are loud, raw, and unapologetically real. They’re here for those who wake up with last night’s eyeliner still on, who find poetry in the chaos, and who turn the volume up instead of toning it down.For anyone craving driving riffs, punchy lyrics, and the kind of energy that makes you wanna kick over a trash can, this is the right place. Blending alt and punk with a no-BS attitude, they deliver just the right mix of grit and melody to keep hearts pounding.Crank it up, sing along, and join the madness. For those who love bands that don’t hold back, Alvie &amp; the Breakfast Pigs have something to offer. They don’t chase trends, they carry the torch!—<h2>LOSER SOUP</h2>—Loser Soup is a power-pop/Indie rock band from San Francisco, originally formed in a little beach town known for its beach boardwalk.—

The Hot Takes + Alvie and The Breakfast Pigs + Loser Soup

IVY ROOM PRESENTSSATURDAY AUG 16TH—<h2>Big Sandy &amp; His Fly-Rite Boys</h2>—7:00 pm doors / 8:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $25 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2>Big Sandy &amp; His Fly-Rite Boys</h2>—Since forming in 1988 in Southern California, Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys have become one of the world’s most beloved Americana/Roots acts, drawing from the deep musical waters that flow justbeneath the surface of Rock &amp; Roll’s fertile soil. A childhood passionfor Country, Doo-Wop, and Rhythm &amp; Blues 45s led Sandy (bornRobert Williams) to pursue a singing career as a teenager, beginninga life in music that continues decades later. And as his personalrecord collection continues to grow (75,000 and counting), so doesthe depth of the musical influences that stream through hissongwriting and singing style. A critically acclaimed tribute to Tex-Mex hero Freddy Fender, released at the beginning of the 2020lockdown, points the way forward for Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boysas they continue on a path of musical growth. After nearly 35 years onthe road, and more than two dozen releases to their credit, theyremain key figures on the ever-changing Americana circuit, both onrecord and in live appearances.

Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys

Marco Baroz PresentsSUNDAY JUNE 29TH—WAY OUT WEST - Summer Concert Series<h2>Tell River</h2><h2>Josiah Flores</h2><h2>Ruby Lee Hill</h2><h2>Kindred</h2>—12:30 pm doors / 1:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $13 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2></h2><h2></h2>

WAY OUT WEST: Feat. Kindred + Josiah Flores + Ruby Lee Hill + Tell River

Ivy Room PresentsMONDAY AUG 18TH—<h2>Hickoids</h2><h2>Clencher (members of The Grannies) </h2>—7:00 pm doors / 7:30 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $20 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+—<h2>Hickoids</h2>—Long-running, genre defying Austin Music Hall of Fame act the Hickoids are set to make a "Sasquatch Stroll" of the Western U.S. in August 2025.Hickoids are a Central Texas band that trace their roots to the early 80s Austin punk scene that spawned greats such as Scratch Acid, The Offenders and Butthole Surfers. From their cowpunk beginnings the band has morphed into something that contemporary listeners will recognize as “roadhouse punk.” The band combines a flair for showmanship, a never lost irreverent attitude and musical adeptness that allows them to fold a lot of different Southern American roots styles into a sound that is uniquely their own. Hickoids are equally at home at a festival, in a blues club, a country bar or the punkest of punk dives and since reforming in the mid/late 2000s the band has played 800 shows in at least half the 50 U.S. states, Canada and ten European countries. They’ve shared the stage with everyone from Nine Inch Nails to The Old 97s, The Flaming Lips to The Flamin’ Groovies, Roky Erickson to Lucinda Williams and whole lot of folks in between.<h2></h2>

Hickoids

Bang The Bay PresentsWEDNESDAY AUG 20TH—<h2>BANG THE BAY!</h2><h2>Feat.</h2><h2>East Bay Soup Kitchen</h2><h2>Grumbler</h2><h2>Elegant Trash</h2><h2>Z Trane Electric Band</h2><h2>plus more!</h2>—Every First and Third Wednesday at the Ivy RoomEarly show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Doors 6:00pm / Show 6:30pmPRESALE TIX AVAILABLE / $10-$20 DOOR(*VIP includes a grab bag full of cool stuff! incl A CD, pins, stickers, patches, T-shirts and other new monthly gifts)—IVY ROOM | 21+

BANG THE BAY! Feat. East Bay Soup Kitchen + Grumbler + Elegant Trash + Z Trane Electric Band

IVY ROOM PRESENTSTHURSDAY AUG 21ST—<h2>Lunar Mistake</h2><h2>Gentleman Surfer</h2><h2>Pollyanna and the Exoplanets</h2>—7:30 pm doors / 8:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $15 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2>Lunar Mistake</h2>—Lunar Mistake is a prog/post-punk/new wave band from Oakland. It features long-time members of the Bay Area music scene, including Matt Lebofsky (Secret Chiefs 3, miRthkon, MoeTar) on keyboards, Steve Lew (New Zombies, Eskimo, Ebola Soup) on bass, David Shamrock (Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Free Salamander Exhibit, Slombis) on drums, Drew Wheeler (Free Salamander Exhibit, Young Has Beens) on guitar, and Jackie Wheeler on vocals and percussion.Points of reference may include: Devo, Thinking Plague, Oingo Boingo, Cardiacs.<h2>Gentleman Surfer</h2>—Adventure-Prog-Punk-Experimental-Art Rock. Born in 2006, Gentleman Surfer hails from Sacramento CA<h2>Pollyanna and the Exoplanets</h2>—Sonoran Desert Giallo. The entire text of Lovecraft's "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath" read in a Mary Poppins voice. From Globe, AZ.

Lunar Mistake + Gentleman Surfer + Pollyanna and the Exoplanets

IVY ROOM PRESENTSFRIDAY AUG 22ND—<h2>The Darts</h2><h2>Jonny Manak &amp; The Depressives</h2><h2>The Hellflowers</h2><h2>Damage Party</h2>—7:30 pm doors / 8:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $15 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+—<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/share/1CLDqw3kkN/">(rsvp of facebook)</a><h2>The Darts</h2>—THE DARTS (US), now based in Seattle, Washington, formed in 2016 with the goal of making great all-girl garage-rock noise, see the world, and have a fab slumber party every night. The four women threw on vintage black slips, kicked off their shoes, and set out on the adventure. In the first year, the band put out two self-produced EPs and signed with Dirty Water Records (UK), which then released the first full-length vinyl, Me.Ow (2017). Dirty Water then re-released the first two EPs as a second full-length vinyl, The Darts (2017). The band immediately went on tour with The Living End and Billie Joe Armstrong’s The Longshot, and soon found themselves on big European stages like Sjockfest, Cosmic Trip, and Roots n Roses.In 2018, Jello Biafra signed The Darts to his label, Alternative Tentacles, released their first 7-inch, Bullet (2018) and then put out the third full-length record, I Like You But Not Like That (2018). The band supported their heroes The Damned on a US tour, performed on main stages at big festivals like Punk Rock Bowling, Hipnosis Fest and The Bash, and got placements on top tv shows like Peaky Blinders and reviews in top publications like Rolling Stone. During the pandemic, Vox hosted an Instagram Live session with over fifty thousand viewers. In 2022, The Darts released the EP Love Tsunami on Adrenalin Fix Music (France), toured it around the US and Europe, and performed on KEXP.In 2023, Alternative Tentacles Records released The Darts’ fourth LP, Snake Oil, funded entirely by fans and co-produced by Jello Biafra himself. The band went on a 100-day European tour, with unique European editions of Snake Oil and sold-out shows in Madrid, London, France, and Scotland, plus appearances at top festivals Munster Raving Looney Party (Spain), Relache Fest (France), Festival Beat (Italy), Loungefest (Holland), and Muehlen Madness (Germany). The first pressings of Snake Oil sold out in both the US and Europe in less than two months and second pressings were rushed out on both continents during the tour.While juggling the Snake Oil tours, the band recorded their fifth full-length record, Boomerang, with Grammy-winning producer Mark Rains (Hoover iii, Death Valley Girls) at Station House Studio in Los Angeles. Once again the album was released by Alternative Tentacles on different US and EU editions in the March 2024 - and again followed by over four months of touring in Europe, UK, and USA. The album catapulted the band into feature articles in Rock n Folk, Rolling Stone, and many other major publications, plus appearances on France 24 television, BBC radio, a live show at Barlinnie Prison in Edinburgh, and inclusion on many best of 2024 lists. During the massive tour, the band recorded two new singles in Lyon, France.In 2025, The Darts will release the new singles in June on a compilation of early essential tracks, Nightmare Queens, on Adrenalin Fix Music and on an Alternative Tentacles split 7-inch with labelmates Tsunami Bomb. The band will head out on significant US tours with Dion Lunadon and SERVICE and perform at many more international festivals (Binic Blues Fest in France, BearStone Fest in Croatia, Relache Fest in France, Celebration Days Fest in France, Boneyard Fest in UK, LunaFest in Portugal, CornRock fest in Switzerland, Dollfest in USA, Tough Enough Fest in Belgium, etc).The touring lineup for 2025 is Nicole Laurenne (lead vocals, organ), Lindsay Scarey (bass, backup vocals), Rebecca Davidson (guitar), and Rikki Watson (drums, backup vocals), plus an appearance by Heather Thomas (drums) in May. The band plans to go back into the studio with Mark Rains in August to record the next full-length LP.<h2>Jonny Manak &amp; The Depressives</h2>—Bred &amp; spread from San Jose, CA, garage punk n roll outfit Jonny Manak &amp; The Depressives started in 2007 with front man Jonny Manak (The Resistoleros, The Cliftons, Clay Wheels, Fang, Texas Thieves) and his band of Depressives who deliver a blistering set of 2 minute bangers and power surf instrumentals.Jonny Manak - Guitar, Lead vocals.Neil 'Endy" Young - Bass, vocalsChris Estep - Drums<h2>The Hellflowers</h2>—High energy punk n roll<h2></h2>

THE DARTS

HANDSOME HAWK VALENTINE &amp; IVY ROOM PRESENTDot’s Sunday Hoedown - matinee showSUNDAY AUG 24TH—<h2>West of Texas</h2><h2>The Emery Villains</h2><h2>Tell River</h2>—3:00 pm doors / 3:30 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+—<h2>West of Texas</h2>—The scratch of the needle on record yields just a few seconds of silence – the time of just a fewrevolutions of the vinyl before the music plays. In that silence, there is excitement, anticipationand potential. Every album has it but only two have Jerry Zinn ready to deliver a uniquelymodern yet classic country experience. The bearded frontman of the Los Angeles-based honkytonk band West of Texas, Zinn has spent the past 20 years creating music and living a lifeworthy of his classic country sound.With a dry wit, sharp pen, and keen ear, Zinn presents something new and challenging withineven the most conservative interpretation of country music. His commitment to the craft findsits foundation in the songwriting. The turns of phrase and clever licks would not feel out ofplace on the lips of George Jones, Johnny Bush, Buck Owens, or Merle Haggard – but sound justright coming from Zinn.Born in California and growing up the son of a military family – Zinn saw the world throughouthis childhood. But he found his home in country music by diving deep into his grandfather’svintage record collection as a [teen]. From that moment forward, he knew he wanted to add hismark on the long history of country music. First started in 2003, West of Texas toured SouthernCalifornia and beyond with other “real” country musicians, such as Summer Dean, BrennenLeigh, Deke Dickerson, The Cowpokes, among others.The original group released a 3-song EP in 2010 and began working on a full-length album. Aftera nearly decade-long fight for his health and voice, Zinn recovered and released his full-lengthalbum in 2021, at the very beginning of the West Coast country revival that marked the end ofthe pandemic. This album earned the band an Ameripolitan nomination in 2023.Now Zinn and West of Texas are back with a new album, titled “Hot Motel Nights” that will besure to join the creates of collectors and music lovers alike. The tracks of the album touch onreal life, hard love and stupid men doing stupid things – often all in the same song.<h2>Emery Villains</h2>—Emery Villains formed in 2019. Started by Scott Holderby (lead vocals and guitar) with Rhoda Jean Steen (vocals and guitar). The Carolina Drifters from the 50's, featuring Rhoda and her brothers Paul and Clarence were the backup band for the Black Jack Wayne Show on channel 2, backing Johnny Cash, Buck Owens and others. Rhoda Jean Steen's presence serves as a direct link to the roots of rockabilly and the Carolina Drifters' contributions to the genre. Her participation with Emery Villains is a beautiful blend of past and present, ensuring the music's legacy continues.Scott looked over to his guitar player Danny White (vocals and lead guitar) from Mordred to do the finger picking. Scott then turned to a high school friend, Hank Alva (vocals and upright bass) to round out the groove of the tunes.That's absolutely right! Emery Villains is a great example of a modern band keeping the rockabilly sound alive and fresh for a new generation of fans. They're part of a newer wave of rockabilly bands that are blending traditional sounds with modern energy and style.Bands like Emery Villains, and others like Brian Setzer, Reverend Horton Heat, and Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys, are all helping to carry the torch for rockabilly music, while also pushing the genre forward with their own unique twists and interpretations. It's great to see rockabilly's legacy living on through these bands, and introducing the music to new fans who may not have been born when the genre first emerged. They're keeping the spirit of rockabilly alive, with its signature blend of country, blues, and early rock 'n' roll, while also making it relevant and exciting for contemporary audiences.Emery Villains, in particular, has a great sound that blends classic rockabilly with a modern edge. Their music has a high-energy feel that's perfect for dancing, and their lyrics often have a fun, tongue-in-cheek vibe that's reminiscent of the genre's early days.<h2>Tell River</h2>—Bay Area American Roots &amp; Alt Country troubadours, Tell River bring a dynamic mix of original music and songwriting. Formed in 2006 by frontman singer songwriter, Adam Tell June, Tell River pushes evocative lyrical imagery throughout their songs painted over a heartfelt canvas in themes of love, loss, life &amp; lust all amongst an epic backdrop of harmonies and guitar driven rock n roll.Influenced by some of the best story tellers in music history, including: Elliot Smith, Wilco, Lucero, Drive By Truckers, Johnny Cash, Neutral Milk Hotel, Tom Waits and Neil Young, Tell River delivers sophistication and dynamics that paint a vivid, evoking sound that is almost impossible to categorize. Their lyrics flirt with the guts of poetry that tackle classic emotional themes with a fresh perspective.From soulful rock ballads to rocking Americana grit; Tell River engages a wide variety of audiences across age, genre and social status.

West of Texas + The Emeryvillians + Tell River

IVY ROOM PRESENTSFRIDAY AUG 22ND—<h2>Mad Caddies</h2><h2>HR (of Bad Brains)</h2><h2>TBD</h2>—7:30 pm doors / 8:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+—<h2>Mad Caddies</h2>—Formed in Santa Barbara, California, in 1995, the Mad Caddies quickly emerged as a unique force in the music scene with their original name "The Ivy League". Known for their energetic blend of ska and punk rock, they add unique touches of reggae and jazz to create a distinctive and catchy sound.The band's debut album, "Quality Soft Core," released in 1997, marked the beginning of a series of successful albums, including fan favorites like "Duck and Cover" and "Keep It Going." Over the years, the Mad Caddies have evolved, but their music always remains lively and engaging. Famous for their dynamic and party-like live performances, they have garnered a loyal fan base worldwide. The Mad Caddies continue to be celebrated in the ska and punk music circles, known for their unique sound and exhilarating shows<h2>HR</h2>—Paul “HR” Hudson was born in Liverpool, England, in 1956, to a Jamaican mother and American father who moved him to the States when he was a toddler. As his father was in the Air Force, his family moved around a lot, finally settling just outside of Washington, DC. In addition to his love for music, HR was an athlete from an early age and excelled in swimming and pole vaulting.HR is best known as the front man for the iconic punk band Bad Brains. HR and his brother, Earl, together with friends Gary “Dr. Know” Miller and Darryl Jenifer, began as Mind Power, a jazz fusion band, then formed Bad Brains in 1979. With unprecedented speed and precision, Bad Brains took the Washington, DC music scene by storm and quickly became the most influential band in American punk history. They created music that was about closing the racial divide and maintaining a positive mental attitude (PMA). This concept of PMA continues to inspire fans to this day.Early in his career, HR became interested in reggae and the Rastafarian movement. These pursuits transformed him and he began to focus more on the spiritual nature of reggae than the fast lifestyle of the punk scene. Together with Al “Judah” Walker, he formed the short-lived group called Zion Train. He then moved on and formed Human Rights with his brother in 1984.HR formed a friendship with his mentor, musician Ras Michael, a high priest of the Rastafarian movement. Ras Michael baptised him in the late 1980’s and named him Ras Hailu Gabriel Joseph I. Many people in his life began calling him “Joseph” or “Joe” at this time, and he continued to inspire those around him with his message of love and righteousness.Having spent much of his adulthood living with a mental disorder, HR’s career has been riddled with periods of highs and lows. Controversy seems to follow him. Another health issue surfaced–debilitating headaches–but HR maintained “that PMA” and found relief through brain surgery! To learn more, please see the documentary film Finding Joseph I and its companion book Finding Joseph I: An Oral History of H.R. From Bad Brains, which was released in December 2016.<h2></h2>

MAD CADDIES + HR (BAD BRAINS) 

ivy room presentsTHURSDAY AUGUST 28TH—<h2>CIELO</h2><h2>THE HELLTONES</h2><h2>NORTH BY NORTH</h2><h2>TBD</h2>—-Doors 7:30pm / 8:00pmADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE / $15 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo, Albany •&nbsp;21+—<h2>CIELO</h2>—EAST BAY ROCK BAND<h2>THE HELLTONES</h2>—A six piece surf/soul/rock n roll outfit from of Oakland, CA<h2>NORTH BY NORTH</h2>—Garage/Power-Pop duo from Chicago.

Cielo + The Helltones + North by North (chicago) + TBD

ciderup shows xxv &amp; ivy room presentsFRIDAY AUGUST 29TH—<h2>The Dickies</h2><h2>Blunt Force Karma</h2><h2>East Brothers</h2><h2>supersonic symbiotic</h2>—Doors 8:00pm / Show 8:30pm—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+<h2>The Dickies</h2>—The Dickies were the clown princes of L.A. punk, not to mention surprisingly long-standing veterans of the scene. In fact, by the new millennium, they'd become the oldest surviving punk band still recording new material. In contrast to the snotty, intentionally offensive humor of many comically inclined punk bands, the Dickies were most often goofy, inspired mostly by trashy movies and other pop culture camp, especially on their 1979 debut, The Incredible Shrinking Dickies. Their covers were just as ridiculous as their originals, transforming arena rock anthems ("Nights in White Satin") and bubblegum pop chestnuts alike ("The Tra-La-La Song") into loud, speed-blur punk-pop -- suggesting crossed with L.A. hardcore -- that was their musical stock in trade. As the band got older, their music slowed down little by little, as on 1989's Second Coming, but their sound and their sense of humor stayed largely the same, and they were an avowed influence on new-school punkers like and . From 2000 onward, studio recordings from the Dickies were rare, but touring and live albums kept their name alive, and a pair of singles, 2021's A Gary Glitter Getaway and 2022's Blink 183, confirmed they still had new tricks to share.Inspired by the first wave of punk coming out of New York and London, the Dickies were formed in 1977 in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles. Their initial lineup consisted of cartoon-voiced lead singer Leonard Graves Phillips, guitarist Stan Lee (both of whom would remain constant throughout the band's myriad personnel shifts), keyboardist/saxophonist/guitarist Chuck Wagon (b. Bob Davis), bassist (b. ), and drummer Karlos Kaballero (b. Carlos Caballero). Already local scenesters, the majority of the band had some connection with , either as friends or roadies, and started out mostly as a cover band and an amusing diversion for its members. They started playing around the burgeoning L.A. punk scene within a few weeks of forming, and quickly earned a following with their zany live show, which featured outlandish costumes, puppets, and a midget roadie.On the strength of their demo tape, the Dickies became the first L.A. punk band to score a major-label deal in 1978, when they signed with . That year they issued their debut single, which featured their warp-speed cover of 's "Paranoid" and the originals "Hideous" and "You Drive Me Ape (You Big Gorilla)"; the latter reigned as their signature song for many years afterward. In early 1979, the group's debut album, The Incredible Shrinking Dickies, was released to significant sales in the U.K., where their cover of the "Banana Splits" cartoon theme song became a Top Five hit. By the end of the year, the Dickies were able to put together a follow-up, Dawn of the Dickies, which featured the fan favorites "Attack of the Mole Men" and "Manny, Moe and Jack," plus a jokey, rocked-up cover of ' "Nights in White Satin."<h2></h2>

THE DICKIES

—ivy room presentsSATURDAY AUG 30TH—<h2>TEKTONIC</h2><h2>BLOODHUM</h2><h2>THE STRANGE ONES</h2><h2>JACKIE CLEMENTINE</h2><h2>TELL ME TELL ME</h2>—5:30 pm Doors / 6pm ShowAdvance Tickets Available / $15 Door—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+—<h2></h2><h2>Tektonic</h2>—Based out of East Bay, CA; each member of Tektonic brings their individual influences and style into the band. Epic jam sessions spanning back to late ’21 have produced a sound that encapsulates the extraterrestrial psychedelic spirit of Hendrix mixed with traditional Himalayan melodies, a dash of RHCP funk, heavy psych grooves, and experimental vocals that encapsulates today’s hip hop with yesterday’s shoegaze.Be sure to check out their latest single 'Path of the Wizard'.<h2>Bloodhum</h2>—Hailing from the East Bay Area, Bloodhum creates an original mix of heavy riffs, emotionally driven vocal melodies, and a rhythm section that weaves together odd-time signatures and hard-hitting grooves.Guitarist / vocalist Cohen Bell has been playing with drummer Evan Achen since they were in theirearly teens, and the chemistry is evident in the music they create together. Bassist Logan Carawaylayers thoughtful bass lines with entrancing harmonies and a thumping tone.<h2>The Strange Ones</h2>—Garage Punk Rock and Roll from Oakland, CA.<h2>Jackie Clementine</h2>—Indy garage rock band from Concord, CA<h2>Tell Me Tell Me</h2>—Tell Me Tell Me is a dance grunge band from Oakland. Yearning melodies soar over melted guitar riffs and driving, danceable drum beats. The music celebrates loss at points of no return, and Tell Me Tell Me leads the ceremony.Influences can be heard from LCD Soundsystem, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Dirty Projectors.

TEKTONIC + BLOODHUM + THE STRANGE ONES + JACKIE CLEMENTINE + TELL ME TELL ME

—ivy room presentsSUNDAY AUG 31ST—<h2>Lauren Oraange</h2><h2>J Camden</h2><h2>SuperNormalGirl</h2>—6:30 pm Doors / 7pm ShowAdvance Tickets Available / $15 Door—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+—<h2></h2><h2>Lauren Oraange</h2>—indie rock/folk/pop based in the Bay Area, California<h2>J Camden</h2>— indie, alternative, post-rock, experimental<h2>SuperNormalGirl</h2>—3rd wave emo butchfemmes

Lauren Oraange + J Camden + SuperNormalGirl

ivy room presentsFRIDAY SEPT 5TH—<h2>Kristen Ford</h2><h2>Briget Boyle</h2><h2>Meli Levi</h2>—7pm doors / 8pm showAdvance Tickets Available / $18 Door—IVY ROOM | 21+—<h2>Kristen Ford</h2>—The breaking point is nothing but a glimmer of faint light way out on the horizon behind Kristen Ford. On her newest album, Pinto, the queer, biracial, L.A. songwriter blasts way beyond the point of caution and unveils a wild landscape of visceral emotion.Ford’s world is one of the deepest feelings: whether fuming at queer repression, falling head over heels in love, or learning to finally and wholeheartedly practice true self-acceptance. Pinto is a place where she can be candid enough to openly share her losses while being mindful enough to acknowledge her wins. In revealing both her scars and her successes, Ford raises a spirited cry that invites the listener to boldly embrace themselves, to take up space, and to loudly state that “enough is enough.”The lessons that Ford explores on Pinto are those learned the hard way: from helplessly watching the state-sanctioned suppression of queer rights in the US, through finding new love after a gut-wrenching divorce, and from the daily microaggressions that come with being sold a patriarchal expectation of ‘womanliness.’With a series of acclaimed releases under her belt, no one could accuse this veteran songwriter of lacking poetic nuance, but it is hard to ignore the raw and undiluted messages that are contained within Pinto. “You can’t control me, my pride or my joy, I don’t owe you a damn thing, if I’m a girl or a boy,” she rages in her honeyed-husky vocals on “Wild Heart.” Elsewhere, she sneers “Raise your glass to the mighty Mississippi, and God bless a Southern man, how quickly you forget my great great great grandmother, she died picking cotton on stolen land” on “White Man’s Dream.” Pinto is undoubtedly Ford’s most political, most pointed, and most energizing outing yet.What sets Ford apart from her similarly enraged songwriting allies is her unique ability to craft these feelings into candy-coated rock that uses its sweet exterior to deliver these bitter truths. Whether it’s the realities of living outside the “good ole boys party” contrasted against the crunchy guitar bounce of “White Man’s Dream,” or the plight of the lost millennial on the undeniably smile-inducing single “Here’s To You Kid,” Ford deftly navigates uncomfortable topics with clarity and purpose. Elsewhere, she breaks the tension by making space for moments of queer joy on “The Fall” and “Brand New Pair (Alright),” and radical self-acceptance on “Grrrl In The Mirror.”It was at a Ford show in 2022 that she first caught the ear of legendary songwriter Ani DiFranco. It was to be another pivotal DiFranco moment for Ford, who credits attending an Ani show at age 15 as the spark that led her to become a songwriter. Over the preceding months, the two struck up a working relationship that has since seen them tour together and co-write four of the twelve songs that will appear on Pinto. Their connection continues with the release of Pinto, which arrives on August 22nd via DiFranco’s Righteous Babe Records.Pinto would not be the dynamic, ass-kicking, name-taking, barnstorming experience it is without the team of trusted collaborators that Ford carefully assembled to bring this album to life. Initial tracking began with engineer Matty Alger at The Cabin in Ford’s then-hometown of Nashville, Tennessee, took a Louisiana detour for overdubbing at DiFranco’s Righteous Babe Studios before arriving at John Driskell Hopkins’ Brighter Shade Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. Hopkins, who is perhaps best known as a founding member of Zac Brown Band, has also built a distinguished career in his own right as a songwriter and producer. With Pinto he takes on the role of producer (alongside Ford and co-producer DiFranco), wrangling all these parts into the carefully crafted final album, while also co-writing the uplifting ballad “Richest In The World” and lending his rich baritone voice to that song and others on Pinto. The final polish arrives courtesy of multi-platinum GRAMMY-winning mastering engineer Randy Merrill (Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo) at Sterling Sound in New Jersey.In its journey traversing the nation, Pinto is dappled with color and flavor as varied as America and reflects Kristen’s experience as a lost millennial, roaming endless freeways in search of the truth. The truth, as far as Pinto is concerned, is that YOU still matter. Working people, women, queer people, immigrants, creators in their 30s and beyond, still matter. We didn’t time out on that. It is an album that embodies Ford’s belief that “the rulebook has been thrown out by the current administration, but we can turn this disorder back on them and boldly create the world we want.” Or, as she puts it in her less guarded moments, “it’s time to be louder, be bigger, be brasher motherf*cker!”<hr><h2>Briget Boyle</h2>—With gritty, vulnerable lyrics, powerhouse vocals, and her vintage Gibson J45 ringing like a truth-telling bell, Briget Boyle brings the raw edge of ’90s rock into deeply human territory. Her songs confront grief, love, identity, and chaos with unflinching honesty. There’s no pretending here - just a voice, cutting through the noise, asking: Are you ready to feel this?Her songwriting doesn’t skim the surface. Mining her life for meaning, Briget crafts anthems out of heartbreak, resilience, and everything we’re usually too scared to say out loud. She doesn't hide the scars; she sings them. Her music is forged in the space between brokenness and transformation, shaped by years of collaboration, community, and the messy process of becoming.Born and raised in Los Angeles, Briget grew up inside the music industry. Her father, the late Tim Boyle, was a legendary recording engineer, and her early musical education took place in Hollywood’s scoring stages, where she contributed to sessions for Starship Troopers, Animaniacs, and Money Talks. By 12, she was writing songs of her own, eventually studying Music Performance &amp; Composition at the College of Santa Fe.A chance encounter with Balkan folk music changed everything. Briget dove headfirst into traditional singing, performing with Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble, Brass Menažeri Balkan Brass Band, and True Life Trio. That work expanded her voice—literally and metaphorically—and grounded her in community-driven music-making that continues to shape her sound today.Briget doesn’t sit still. She’s the founder of Waxsimile Productions (an independent label and creative production house), a sought-after vocal coach, a creative director, and a pillar of the Bay Area’s world and indie music scenes. Her work lives at the intersection of tradition and reinvention, voice and vulnerability, structure and soul.Her latest album, Heartbreak Residue, is a searing exploration of grief, love, and release—songs that don’t resolve neatly but stay with you like a conversation you can’t forget.Briget is not just making music. She’s making space—for the truth, for the breakdown, for the rebuild.BAND:<ul><li>Briget Boyle - guitar, voice</li><li>Genesis Fermin - drums</li><li>Tim Silva - voice, percussion</li><li>Michael Bang - lead guitar</li><li>David Wellerstein - bass</li></ul><hr><h2>Meli Levi</h2>—Meli Levi delivers a captivating blend of progressive indie rock, folk, and soul, drawing audiences in with their heartfelt vocals and deeply personal lyrics. They draw on many transformative years spent meditating to infuse their sound with vibrant introspection. Meli’s sound creates an intimate connection that resonates with listeners long after the final note.Meli has shared the stage with Brandi Carlile, Amy Ray (Indigo Girls), Kelly Finnegan (Monophonics), Kristen Ford (Righteous Babe Records), and Abby Posner. Meli was selected as a semi-finalist in both the 2024 International Songwriting Competition and the 2024 Unsigned Only Music Contest. Meli’s music is for fans of Hozier, Adrienne Linker (Big Thief), Maddison Cunningham, and Radiohead.Meli is currently in the studio recording a new full-length album with producer and label consultant Jeffrey Wood (The Housemartins, Warner Bros.).

Kristen Ford + Briget Boyle + Meli Levi 

ciderup shows XXV presentsSATURDAY SEPTEMBER 6TH<h2>“XX ATTACK FEST VOL 3”</h2>—<h2>THEE MERRY WIDOWS</h2><h2>TESS &amp; THE DETAILS</h2><h2>ENEMY OF MY ENEMY</h2><h2>FUZZ KIT</h2><h2>THE HYPERDRIVE KITTENS</h2><h2>CHIARA &amp; THE COBRAS</h2>— Doors 6pm / Show 6:30pm $23.48 Advance / $25 Day of Show—-IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+

XX Attack Fest Vol 3 Feat. THEE MERRY WIDOWS

PATRICIA’S 50TH BIRTHDAY PARTY SHOW!SUNDAY SEPT 7TH—<h2>THINGS OF YOUTH / SCATTER SWEPT</h2><h2>NYTE SKYE</h2><h2>SAD DADS ANONYMOUS</h2>—2:30 pm doors / 3:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $10 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+—<h2>SCATTER SWEPT</h2>—Scatter Swept make and play post-rock and indie rock in Oakland, California. Ryohei Hinokuma (guitar and bass), Matt Holt (guitar and bass), and Patricia Kavanaugh (drums, guitar, and vocals) began writing songs as a trio in 2017 after previously playing together in the band, Brookhaven. As Scatter Swept, they collaborated with Brookhaven to write and record the 2019 album, ‘Modern Remains’.<h2>THINGS OF YOUTH</h2>—An oddity of indie, folk, and rock music, The Things of Youth (ToY), led by Jon Fee. It's hard to say if he's a singer/songwriter cranking up the volume when he pleases or an experimental outlet for orchestral synth pop or an avant-garde folk act arsing around with instruments. ToY is all of that and more, since Fee surrounds himself with incredible musicians and lets them do their thing.<h2>NYTE SKYE</h2>—Nyte Skye is a rock band from the SF Bay Area, with Nyles Lannon on guitar/vox, Skye Lannon on drums, David Gould on bass and Nichole Kreglow on synths/guitar/vox. <h2></h2>

PATRICIA KAVANAUGH W/ THINGS OF YOUTH, SCATTER SWEPT & FRIENDS

IVY ROOM PRESENTSTHURSDAY SEPT 11TH—<h2>Hugo de la Lune</h2>plus special guests—7:30 pm doors / 8:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $18 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2>Hugo de la Lune</h2>—Hugo de la Lune is the lunar alias of Bay Area vocalist, composer, and producer EphraimGetahun, whose music feels like a séance held in a velvet room. Describing his sound asTransylvanian Afrosoul, Hugo weaves together the haunted tones of psychedelic rock, the heartof gospel and soul, the pulse of funk and R&amp;B, and the modal echoes of East Africa.His voice - tender, sharp, and ascendant - moves like breath through smoke: sometimes awhisper, sometimes a warning. After three EPs that traced the arc of a myth, his forthcomingdebut album, CODA (2025), brings it to a point of transformation. This album meditates onidentity, rupture, reverence, and the alchemy of becoming.Live, Hugo performs with an intimate band, inviting the audience into a liminalspace—somewhere between ritual and revelation. The music doesn’t just play; it summons.Grooves swell, guitars shimmer, and his voice threads through it all like a spell spoken in thedark.For those who’ve carried an ache without a map - who’ve searched for a sound to make senseof longing, and a rhythm to hold their joy - Hugo’s music offers both mirror and myth, shadowand flame. With a U.S. tour unfolding in summer 2025, Hugo de la Lune isn’t just arriving—he’sconjuring something.<h2></h2>

Hugo de la Lune

ivy room presentsFRIDAY SEPT 12TH----<h2>HOWELLDEVINE</h2><h2>JILL ROGERS &amp; CRYING TIME</h2>—Doors 7:30 pm / Show 8 pmAdvance Tickets Available / $20 DOOR-----IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+—<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/share/16fkrLG2rr/">(rsvp on facebook)</a> <h2>HOWELLDEVINE</h2>—Shack-Shaking MusicHill Country and Delta Blues with Hypnotic Grooves"There is no blues band performing today as different as HowellDevine—nor as delightful." ~ Lee Hildebrand, Living Blues Magazine/SF ChronicleTriple threat talent, Joshua Howell (guitar, harmonica, vocals) and percussion savant, Pete Devine (drums, washboard), plus veteran upright bassist, Joe Kyle Jr. deftly mix rural blues with wildly syncopated rhythms to create a rollicking sound that stands in stark contrast to the typical blues heard these days. The band was the first blues act signed by Chris Strachwitz to his legendary Arhoolie Records label in over 25 years, a testament to HowellDevine's ability breathe life back into the early blues with their stamp of propulsive, hypnotic rhythms.​Joshua Howell (Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica)Within three years of starting harmonica at the age of 14, Joshua was sitting in with many of the San Francisco Bay Area's blues bands. He quickly became the desired house harmonica player in clubs such as Eli's Mile High and Your Place Too, though his under-age status limited his exposure to only those clubs that could circumvent the age restrictions. During this period, he took up guitar, intently focused on learning the techniques of the Mississippi greats such as Fred McDowell, Bukka White, Robert Johnson and RL Burnside. While living in Santa Cruz, Joshua pursued a successful career in guitar making, developing the Howell &amp; Forsyth Guitar Company. Though he continued to focus on playing music and gigging locally, music as a profession took a back seat to lutherie. It wasn't until he moved to Thailand that he dedicated himself entirely to musicianship, taking on over 15 gigs a week as a solo artist. After two years playing professionally in Thailand's mountainous north, Joshua returned to the U.S. and continued to perform in the San Francisco Bay Area. When he crossed paths with drummer and percussionist Pete Devine, they recognized their similar influences and musical sensibilities. Their common approach effortlessly generated a powerhouse combo of inspired and unaffected blues.Pete Devine (Drums &amp; Washboard)Originally from Maine, Pete started playing drums when he was six years old. Prior to receiving his first actual drum set, he would sit on the floor and surround himself with pots, pans and a Quaker Oat box or two - anything that put out a fairly nice percussive sound when struck by sticks - and play along to the Louis Armstrong and the Spike Jones records that his Grandmother Helen Devine would play for him. A drummer was born! Pete moved out west (San Francisco) to try his hand at being a professional musician in 1989, and over the years has performed with many superb bands and some savory musicians in and around the Bay Area. Those bands included Bo Grumpus, Gaucho, and his own Devine's Jug Band. Pete was also a founding member of Lavay Smith &amp; Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers. To this day, Pete continues to perform with Mal Sharpe's "Big Money in Jazz" band, playing drums and percussion with that same group of fantastic characters for almost 30 years! Throughout the years, Pete has recorded on over 40 different albums with styles ranging from traditional jazz to blues, jug band music to ragtime, gyspy jazz to good old rock and roll. Pete's old-time drumming styles and jug blowing talents have led him to perform and/or record with other musical notables such as Dan Hicks, Maya Angelou, Howard Armstrong (Louie Bluie), Bobby Weir, Bobby Helm &amp; Maria Muldaur. Pete says, "though I've played in many great bands over the years, HowellDevine takes the cake."Joe Kyle Jr. (Upright Bass)It was during the Great Swing Wars of early-1990s San Francisco, when gigs were plentiful, public cigar smoking was legal, and vintage clothes were still cheap, that Joe was fortunate enough to have been drafted into musical service. Since that time he has become an in-demand player known for his superb feel, musical agility, and adaptability. Joe has been touring and recording with the Waybacks since mid-2001, and in such capacity has shared the stage with a host of notable roots music heroes including Bob Weir, Sam Bush, John Cowan, Joan Osborne, Jerry Douglas, Emmylou Harris, Elvis Costello, Danny Barnes, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Grace Potter, Mike Marshall, Darol Anger, Jim Lauderdale and Bela Fleck. He might be the only bassist to have played with Martin Denny, Al Kooper AND Pinetop Perkins, although not at the same time, sadly. <h2>JILL ROGERS &amp; CRYING TIME</h2>—Oakland’s own Jill Rogers and Crying Time plays California honky-tonk – music that’s true to the roots of country, with a dash of the Golden State. Frontwoman Jill Rogers’s songs illuminate love at the edge of dissolution or look back with regret at something that might have been. She’s a singer’s singer with a 1974 voice and a story to tell. The band’s original songs sit pretty in a mix of tunes from Bob Wills to George Jones to Glen Campbell, with unexpected whistle stops in between. Myles Boisen brings an inventive and authentic take on country, rockabilly, and blues guitar, while Bay Area music scene veteran Tony Marcus's (Lost Weekend, Cheap Suit Serenaders) fiddle weaves through the songs. Drummer Tim Rowe is widely respected throughout the local scene (and not just for his non-instructional How to Play the Drums video series) and Russell Keil on bass holds down the rhythm with grace, style, and swing.&nbsp;“Jill Rogers delivers convincing, full-throated, but not faux-hillbilly, lead vocals...a great spin on the no-nonsense country of Bakersfield and pre-pop Nashville —in a tradition that includes Jimmie Rivers, Asleep at the Wheel, and others. Crying Time begs for a dance floor to accommodate your happy feet and a beer to catch your tears. - Derk Richardson (Oakland Magazine/KPFA)&nbsp; KALX radio says, “Country singing from Oakland standouts. Real musicians, not just stompers. Jill Rogers is an amazing singer. Just plain beautiful.”

HowellDevine + Jill Rogers & Crying Time

IVY ROOM PRESENTSHAVOC FESTSATURDAY SEPT 13TH—<h2>Infirmities</h2><h2>Plan 9</h2><h2>Violent Coercion</h2><h2>Can’t</h2>—7:00 pm doors / 8:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $18 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2>INFIRMITIES</h2>—PLAN 9—VIOLENT COERCION—CAN’T—

Infirmities + Plan 9 + Violent Coercion + Can’t

ivy room presentsSUNDAY SEPTEMBER 14TH"HANK WILLIAMS 102ND BIRTHDAY BASH"—Feat.<h2>Aaron Burnham</h2><h2>Leigh Crow with Ruby Vixen</h2><h2>Meredith Edgar</h2><h2>Maurice Tani</h2><h2>Jill Rogers and Myles Boisen</h2><h2>Cindy Emch</h2><h2>Johnny Dilks</h2><h2>Micah Warren</h2><h2>Jody Richardson</h2><h2>Geoffrey Miller</h2><h2>plus the band:</h2><h2>Nashville Honeymoon</h2>----Doors 2pm / Show 3pmAdvance Tickets Available /$15 Door----IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+

Hank Williams Birthday Bash!

ivy room presentsSATURDAY SEPT 19TH----CHUM-A TRIBUTE TO PHISH (two sets going all night long!)<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/ChumPhishTribute">https://www.facebook.com/ChumPhishTribute</a>----Doors 8pm / Show 9pmAdvance tickets available / $20 at the door----IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+

 CHUM: A Tribute to Phish

ivy room presentsSUNDAY SEPT 21ST—<h2>The Living Daylights</h2><h2>Build Them To Break</h2><h2>Casino Youth</h2><h2>Pinoles</h2>—5pm doors / 6pm showAdvance Tickets Available / $15 Door—IVY ROOM | 21+—<h2>THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS</h2>—Melodic punk rock and roll from the San Francisco Bay Area.<h2>BUILD THEM TO BREAK</h2>—Emerging from the depths of a moldy Tenderloin basement some time ago, pop-punk powerhouse Build Them To Break continues to thrive among the ranks of the Bay Area DIY punk rock scene. With their heavy melodic guitar tones, gritty bass lines, drums punching at breakneck speeds and distinct growling vocals, one gets a sense of their shared love for 90s punk influences and Midwest roots.<h2>CASINO YOUTH</h2>—Pop-Punk straight out the Bay Area!<h2>PINOLES</h2>—East Bay punk rock band

The Living Daylights + Build Them To Break + Casino Youth + Pinoles

UC Theatre &amp; Ivy Room present—THURS SEPT 25TH<h2>BRASS AGAINST - WHAT BETTER TIME THAN NOW</h2>7 pm doors / 8 pm show—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+—BRASS AGAINST VIP EXPERIENCEBrass Against is hosting a VIP meet and greet prior to the show, giving a chance for fans to get together and celebrate good music in an intimate setting!VIP EXPERIENCES INCLUDE:-Early entrance and crowd-free merchandise shopping-A commemorative piece of merchandise-Individual photo opportunity with Brass Against-Autograph session with Brass Against-Group question and answer session with Brass Against -- ask your most burning question!-Private performance by Brass AgainstMusic has always been a weapon for change—and right now, it sounds like Brass Against.This band fuses the raw power of heavy rock with the fire of a brass section and soul-shakingvocals to make music that demands your attention.Brass Against isn’t just a band. They’re a movement. Fueled by rage, purpose, and community,they bring energy that’s impossible to ignore and a message that’s impossible to forget.Never heard them? There’s no better time than now.Catch them live on the What Better Time Than Now Tour and experience songs from Tool, RageAgainst the Machine, Led Zeppelin and more.—<h2>BRASS AGAINST</h2>—Originally starting out as covers of their favorite bands like Rage Against the Machine, Tool, Soundgarden and Black Sabbath, the group has also released five recorded albums featuring Sophia Urista on vocals, as well as Liza Colby, Michael Cunio, Samuel Hope and others.The electric mix of curated seminal heavy rock songs plus original music brings audiences together around the world. From Copenhagen to Cologne, Manchester to Milan, New York to LA, Brass Against is playing the songs that audiences grew up with–and keeping fans enthralled throughout the whole set.Since its inception, Brass Against has had the goal of creating music that resonates with people’s emotions and encourages them to act. The music itself is edgy and empowering, but it’s also about escapism from the chaos and turmoil of everyday life, especially as life imitates some of the same patterns that prompted the band’s founding. Shows regularly include calls to love, understanding and peace through mindfulness.Rage. Energy. Motivation. Community. Acceptance…Brass Against is providing the sound of the times…and a magnetic soundtrack to daily life.<iframe-embed src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_X0Fy9_40-Y?si=MgnTmWvr0zrrXu1T" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" height="315" width="560" style="" metaposition="flex-start" metatype="youtube"></iframe-embed>

BRASS AGAINST - WHAT BETTER TIME THAN NOW

IVY ROOM PRESENTS—FRIDAY SEPT 26TH<h2>— CLEM SNIDE</h2><h2>RYE VALLEY</h2><h2>PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS</h2>—7 PM DOORS / 8PM SHOWADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE / $25 DAY OF SHOW—<h2>CLEM SNIDE</h2>—“The last ten years have been a rollercoaster of deep despair and amazing opportunities that somehow present themselves at the last possible second,” says Eef Barzelay. “During that time, the band bottomed out, I lost my house, and I had to declare bankruptcy. The only way to survive was to try to transcend myself, to find some kind of deeper, spiritual relationship with life. Once I committed to that, all these little miracles started happening.”‘Forever Just Beyond,’ Barzelay’s stunning new album under the Clem Snide moniker, may just be the most miraculous of them all. Produced by Scott Avett, the record is a work of exquisite beauty and profound questioning, a reckoning with faith and reality that rushes headlong into the unknown and the unknowable. The songs here grapple with hope and depression, identity and perception, God and the afterlife, humanizing thorny existential issues and delivering them with the intimate, understated air of a late-night conversation between old friends. Avett’s production is similarly warm and inviting, and the careful, spacious arrangement of gentle guitars and spare percussion carves a wide path for Barzelay’s insightful lyrics and idiosyncratic delivery. “I look up to Eef with total respect and admiration,” says Avett, “and I hope to survive like he survives: with total love for the new and the unknown. Eef’s a crooner and an indie darling by sound and a mystic sage by depth. That’s not common, but it’s beautiful.”Named for a William S. Borroughs character, Clem Snide first emerged from Boston as a three-piece in the early 1990’s, and the group would go on to become a cult and critical favorite, picking up high profile fans from Bon Iver to Ben Folds over the course of three decades and more than a dozen studio albums. NPR highlighted the Israeli-born Barzelay as “the most underrated songwriter in the business today, with a sneakily firm grasp on poignancy and humor,” while Rolling Stone hailed his songwriting as “soulful and incisive,” and The New Yorker praised his music’s “soothing melodies and candid wit.”<h2>RYE VALLEY</h2>—Rye Valley is an Americana band from Northeast Ohio. Founding members Brett Auerbach and Landon Kearns met at an iconic NEOH open mic hosted at the Silver Swan Tavern. After nearly a decade of casual collaboration, Auerbach and Kearns joined forces in 2021 to create Rye Valley. Rye Valley showcases Auerbach’s original songwriting and Kearns talented multi-instrumentalism. They released their first EP in 2023 titled “Greetings from Rye Valley”. Additionally, Rye Valley released a live recorded album in 2023 titled “Rye Valley Live at Plastic Dino Records”. In Spring of 2024, Rye Valley dropped their first full length studio album with producer Tuck Mindrum titled “Miss River”. Many guest appearances are on the album including Tyler Lobdell (Ray), Jono Yowell, Erik Diaz, Jen Maurer, and Leigh Ann Merrill.

Clem Snide

WAY OUT WEST: Feat. Maddie Carpenter + Dogweed + Trans Pecos Department Of Dust And Wire + Secret Emchy Society

IVY ROOM PRESENTSSUNDAY SEPT 28TH—<h2>Scott H. Biram</h2><h2>Sasquatch and the Sick-A-Billys</h2><h2>TBD</h2>—7:30 pm doors / 8:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $25 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2>Scott H. Biram</h2>—Years of compulsive touring, along with a steady diet of down and dirty blues, rock, punk, country, and hillbilly have developed Scott H. Biram's signature concoction, attracting a hefty array of fans who dig the bizarre and twisted sides of the rock and roll spectrum. His live shows, performed all over the world, deliver a take no prisoners attitude, a stomping, pulsing John Lee Hooker-channeling, and cockeyed tales of black water baptisms and murder, all while romanticizing the on-the-road lifestyle. SCOTT H. BIRAM IS THE DIRTY OLD ONE MAN BAND<h2>Restavrant!</h2>/ˈrest(ə)rənt,ˈrestəˌränt,ˈreˌstränt/—"I gave myself the name 'Restavrant' as a one-man band years ago, playing banjo and bottleneck slide guitar, never thinking it would stick with me for all these years. It was a joke--mocking the idea of giving my one man band a band name. I didn't think there would be any live shows on the horizon... just house parties and street corners. Then, my drummer got involved and we created a little buzz about town, and surprisingly, legit venues started asking to book us. I tried to change the name at this point, but the venues and the label we had signed with at the time said it was too late. 'People already know you as that dumb name.' ..Haha, ok ..Anyway, at this point our whole approach to playing music at first was trying 'to create a party... by combining music genres throughout history that were known to us to get the party started! Old Mississippi hill country juke joint blues, punk rock, hip hop, and even throw in a bit of techno dance beats. Now, my approach to music making has only slightly changed. Tyler (my drummer, the other half of the band) and I still bring as much energy to live shows as possible, but the 'fuck it' attitude is not as ‘in your face’ as it was... it’s just a bit more mature, the crazy is more calculated, I guess. Now, there is a goal to create music with lasting integrity. We may still get loose, but we have a bit more control to our chaos.”-Troy Murrah of Restavrant<h2></h2>

Scott H. Biram + Sasquatch and the Sick-A-Billys

IVY ROOM PRESENTSTUESDAY SEPT 30TH—<h2>Kelsey Waldon</h2><h2>Plus Special Guests</h2>—7 :00pm doors / 7:30 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $20 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+—<h2>Kelsey Waldon</h2>—In the six years since she signed to John Prine’s Oh Boy Records, Kelsey Waldon has earned wide praise for her “self-penned compositions [with] the patina of authenticity” (Rolling Stone). On her new album, Every Ghost, she confronts addiction, grief, generational trauma, and even herself — and comes through it stronger and at peace.“There’s a lot of hard-earned healing on this record,” Waldon says of the nine-song project, recorded at Southern Grooves studio in Memphis with her band, The Muleskinners. As she sings in the record’s title track and first song, “Ghost of Myself,” she’s put in the work not only to better herself and leave behind bad habits, but also to learn to love her past selves. Doing so wasn’t easy, Waldon admits. “It took time and experience,” she says, adding that she can now find compassion for her younger self. “I think you’ve gotta respect her,” Waldon says, “because she was trying as hard as she could for where she was at, and she was doing a damn good job.”Compassion is a throughline on Every Ghost, whether it’s for Waldon herself, for the person in the throes of addiction in “Falling Down,” or for a suffering world in “Nursery Rhyme.” The people in Waldon’s songs aren’t irredeemable — they’re struggling.“You’ve got to have compassion; you gotta stay humble and have gratitude,” Waldon says. However, she’s learned that you also can’t let people take advantage of an empathetic heart. “Comanche” — which Waldon jokes is her very own truck song — finds Waldon grappling with the loss of a loved one, not to death but to boundaries she’s set for her own good. Waldon owns a 1988 Jeep Comanche, and driving it serves as a kind of therapy for her.“I love the whole aspect of when design mattered,” she says, “and owning your car was an expression of yourself.”“Comanche” is deeply personal, but Waldon’s most introspective reflections bookend My Ghost. Its penultimate song, “My Kin,” extends the idea of loving yourself in spite of yourself beyond the choices she’s made and the circumstances she’s put herself in, to reckon with both the good and the bad that come from her family tree. Those traits, Waldon concludes, make her who she is.“As the song says, ‘I’m the best and worst of my kin,’ and I love that for myself,” says Waldon, who was born and raised in a hunting lodge at the end of a dead-end road in the rural, unincorporated community of Monkey’s Eyebrow, Ky. “And I’m also at a point where I’m willing to break these cycles, I’m willing to grow, I’m willing to evolve.”Among those best parts of her lineage is Waldon’s grandmother, who died in June 2024. “She was a remarkable woman. The women in my family have been rocks, and they’ve all been colorful and full of character,” Waldon says.“Her garden and her yard, that might have been one of the things she took the most pride in,” Waldon adds, recalling how her granny would often stop to dig up roadside flowers, then transplant them into her yard. A display of tiger lilies, some of which now grow in Waldon’s yard in Tennessee, was a particular point of pride.“Transplanting is such a tradition — it can teach you a lot,” Waldon says. “Life goes on, beauty can grow from anywhere, and as long as a person is remembered, they’re never gone.”Waldon honors her granny with the song “Tiger Lilies.” She didn’t want an over-the-top sentimental song, so she instead leaned into the idea of traditions as a way to remember loved ones. “I’m sure Granny would love it,” Waldon says.Every Ghost concludes with a Hazel Dickens cover, “Ramblin’ Woman.” Waldon covered two Dickens songs on 2024’s There’s Always a Song and had added “Ramblin’ Woman” to their live sets as well. While Waldon didn’t originally intend to include their cover on this album, it served as “a sonic star” during the recording process and has a message Waldon feels is still relevant decades after Dickens wrote it.“Hazel was ahead of her time,” Waldon says. “Our existence is more than just what society expects of us. We’re more than just somebody’s girlfriend or wife or mother, and those are all beautiful things, but we can have our own independence, and we don’t have to do it for anybody else. We’re beautiful, magical, and powerful creatures.”That’s certainly how Waldon sees herself after completing Every Ghost. “It feels like there’s a spirit of fearlessness throughout this album,” Waldon says, “and I’m really proud of that.”Waldon’s fearlessness is among the reasons she landed at Oh Boy Records in 2019, as the independent label’s first new signee in 15 years. It’s attracted fans to her headline tours and her festival sets, and prompted artists including Tyler Childers, Charley Crockett, Robert Earl Keen, Margo Price, and Lucinda Williams to invite her on tour. It helped earn her both the title of “Kentucky Colonel” — an honor recognizing goodwill ambassadors of Kentucky’s culture and traditions — and a spot in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s annual American Currents exhibit in 2024.“True outlaw shit is sticking to your guns, and I feel like I’m doing that,” Waldon says. “I’m not saying I’m unbreakable, but I feel almost unbreakable. I’ve already hurt the worst that I could and lived to tell the story. We can be thankful for our ghosts."

Kelsey Waldon

THE UC THEATRE &amp; IVY ROOM PRESENTSTUESDAY OCT 7TH—<h2>Jembaa Groove</h2>Plus Special Guests—7:00 pm doors / 8:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $20 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2>Jembaa Groove</h2>—After garnering massive support from the international media world (KEXP, BBC6Music, Gilles Peterson, Soulection, KCRW, FIP and many more) of the back of their firsttwo albums, "Susuma" and "Ye Ankasa/We Ourselves", and selling out numerous showsacross Europe, with Festival appearances at Supersonic Jazz (NL), JazzOnze+ (CH)London Jazz Festival (UK), and many more, Jembaa Groove embarked on their 2025 tourwith a fresh line-up and brand new songs that are set to release in Fall 2025. On theirnewest undertaking, Jembaa Groove are strengthening ties to Lagos and London's vibrantAfro-Fusion scenes. Joining forces with "premium highlifers" The Cavemen (NIG), theband got together for another contemporary take on Highlife, Jazz and Afrobeats, alsofeaturing legendary Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara and Nigerian vocal sensation TimLyre.The new wave of Afro-Jazz is flourishing around the globe, and Jembaa Groove is on theway to becoming one of the most important ambassadors of this aspiring genre. Thenewest additions to the line-up include two highly acclaimed members of the Europeanjazz scene who are successful bandleaders themselves. Szabolcs "Àbáse" Bognar (HUN)on keys and Peter Somuah (GHA) on trumpet will join the band on their upcoming worldtour, which will take them through Europe, the UK, the US, and South Africa.

Jembaa Groove

ivy room presentsFRIDAY OCTOBER 10TH—APPLESAUCERRED PLANETCHANTIGS—Doors 7:00 pm / Show 8:00 pmAdvance Tickets Available / $15 Door—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+—Who agrees WE ALL NEED THIS SHOW!…Let’s party like it’s 1998!

Applesaucer + Red Planet + Chantigs

ivy room presentsSUNDAY OCTOBER 19TH—THE METEORSPLUS SPECIAL GUESTS—Doors 7:00 pm / Show 7:30 pm$15 Advance* / $20 Door—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+— <h2>THE METEORS</h2>—The Meteors are back!The Meteors are an English psychobilly band formed in 1980. Originally from London, England, they are often credited with giving the psychobilly subgenre — which fuses punk rock with rockabilly — its distinctive sound and style.<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://About.com">About.com</a> calls the Meteors "the first true psychobilly band," noting their blend of the "themes of horror, punk and rockabilly". They were the second band to use the term 'Psychobilly' as a description of their music. Formed in South London in 1980, they are considered the first verifiable psychobilly band. Their albums In Heaven (1981) and Wreckin' Crew (1983) are considered landmarks of the early years of the genre."Starting in the neo-rockabilly scene, the Meteors were initially shunned for being too different. Excuses for exclusion from rockabilly concerts varied from the band having too extreme of a sound to their drummer having green hair. "The Meteors blended elements of punk rock, rockabilly, and horror film themes in their music. The Meteors articulated psychobilly's apolitical stance, a reaction to the right- and left-wing political attitudes which divided other British youth cultures.They have 25 official albums and countless singles and continue to record using their own studios based in an old church all overseen by original member, P. Paul Fenech.

The Meteors

ivy room presentsSATURDAY NOV 1ST—<h2>THE ZEROS PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS</h2>—Doors 7:00pm / Show 8:00pmADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE / $18 Door—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+— <h2>THE ZEROS</h2>—The Zeros, aka "the Mexican Ramones", are a punk band that formed in 1976 in Chula Vista, California, by Robert Lopez, aka El Vez, the "Mexican Elvis", Javier Escovedo, Hector Penalosa, and Baba Chenelle. Like many groups, they were heavily influenced by The Stooges, New York Dolls, and The Velvet Underground. One of their earliest shows was played alongside California punk greats The Germs and The Weirdos.<h2></h2>

The Zeros

IVY ROOM PRESENTSFRIDAY NOV 28THt m—<h2>SMOKED OUT SOUL SPECIAL GUESTS TBD</h2>— Doors 8:00 pm / Show 8:30 pmEARLY BIRD AND ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE / $20 AT THE DOOR — IVY ROOM 860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2>SMOKED OUT SOUL</h2>— Old school taste/ new school bass. Smoked Out Soul is rooted in funk and looking into the future. Blending the classics with modern production, SOS features a high energy DJ set laced with live horns, analogue synths, guitar, drums and percussion. It’s Memphis meets California, dusty records and computer love with a heavy dose of future disco. What started out as a party at a premier night club in San Francisco’s Mission district where DJs would collaborate with a rotating cast of artists, has now become a touring act, record label and production team featuring Zebuel, Disco E, Paul Oliphant, B. Lee, Bliu, Chris Hoog and special guests. Along with Bay Area clubs, SOS has played festivals such as Bonnaroo, Outside Lands, Lighting in A Bottle, Symbiosis, High Sierra and Joshua Tree Music Festival!

Smoked Out Soul + special guests TBD! 

IVY ROOM PRESENTSSATURDAY JULY 19TH—<h2>The Recyclists</h2><h2>Litty DeBungus (closing)</h2><h2>Rosewater</h2>—Doors 7:30pm / Show 8:00pm$23.48 Advance Tickets—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+<h2>The Recyclists</h2>—The Recyclists' groove is location based. Let them lead you down the west coast of a grand land mass, near a giant ocean, on a blue ball in a black ocean, somewhere in time. They are driven by a love of horn lines, and a grand desire to funk it up. It’s all original music and always fun.<h2>Litty DeBungus</h2>—Litty deBungus is a 6-10 piece Funk ensemble from Oakland formed in 2018. Litty D inspires people of all kinds to move their bodies and free their minds. With bass-driven rhythms, powerful horn section, searing guitar solos, and soulful vocals - the dance party never stops!<h2>Rosewater</h2>—Dreamy folk music meets vibrant, femme-forward pop - with a touch of sass. Rosewater is a vocal-powered quartet created by singer-songwriters Antonia Miran and Ellen Chamberlin. These two sirens hail from the East Bay and write songs full of poetry and grit that will crack your heart wide open.<h2></h2>

The Recyclists + Litty Debungus + Rosewater

IVY ROOM PRESENTSFRIDAY JULY 18TH—<h2>Izaak Opatz (full band)</h2><h2>Levi Thomas</h2><h2>Beautiful Dudes</h2>—Doors 7:30 pm / Show 8:30pmADV TICKETS AVAILABLE / $18 DOOR —lVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+—<h2>Izaak Opatz</h2>—Like many of his favorite songwriters (John Hartford, Lucinda Williams, Jeff Tweedy), Izaak Opatz is an ungulate in life’s winter pasture, chewing on and metabolizing disappointment, heartbreak, and the other tough stuff into enjoyable musical carbohydrates. A compulsive metaphorager (and inveterate wordplayboy), Opatz breaks it all down with enzymes of wry humor, thoughtful simile and close observation - a therapeutic process of narrativizing his own life that, almost as a byproduct, turns out savory nuggets of literate, confessional pop.Where 2018’s Mariachi Static drew from Opatz’s fragmented love life as a seasonal Park Service employee and resonated especially with the sensitive dirtbag set, Extra Medium, his latest release, splits time between romantic Hindenburgs across his native Montana, up the East Coast, and in faraway Los Angeles. Montana and LA especially decorate the album, supplying wells of metaphor and scene-making, and as characters in their own right - LA’s alternately charming (“In the Light of a Love Affair”) and discomfiting (“East of Barstow”), and, in “Big Sandy”, Montana evolves from setting to subject as the girl’s feelings he traverses it to see prove less than his own feelings for the state.In LA, Opatz learned from and worked alongside Jonny Fritz at Dad Country Leather, and met bandmates and Extra Medium collaborators Malachi DeLorenzo (drums, producer, engineer) and Dylan Rodrigue (multi-instrumentalist, producer). He now lives in Missoula, Montana, where he runs his own custom leather shop, is writing the next album, and recently finished a master's degree in journalism at the U of M.<h2>Levi Thomas</h2>—Born and raised in the Ozarks and currently haunting the west coast; Levi Thomas writes cosmic American folktales set to a backdrop of psychedelic rock and roll. Owing equal debts to the anthology of American folk music, the heartworn troubadours of the 70s, and the feedback laden heyday of SST records.<h2>Beautiful Dudes</h2>—The Dudes are Tom Bevitori, Robbie Landsburg, Art Echternacht and Zach Peach--all born and raised champions of Nevada City, California.When Beautiful Dudes’ frontman Tom Bevitori wrote the songs for their sophomore album Radio, he found himself finally confronting the demons of his past while also facing larger social ills through this personal lens. Covering his own relapse, feelings of disconnection and abandonment, the opioid epidemic, and facing America’s upswing of reactionary politics; Bevitori and the Dudes captured these serious topics the best way they knew: heavy riffs, catchy hooks, and an eye on catharsis. A deep dive, though, reveals acutely vulnerable lyrics that contrast wildly with the band’s brazen sound.“The intention behind what we are doing is not just about having a good time and getting fucked up. It’s about being okay with having emotions, getting pissed, and being real,” shares frontman Tom Bevitori of the Nevada City, California-based quartet. “My life is great right now, but I had this emotional pain I hadn’t talked about before. On this album, I felt ready to talk about it.”

Izaak Opatz

IVY ROOM PRESENTSTHURSDAY JULY 17TH—<h2>blood sugar</h2><h2>Lady Starbeast</h2><h2>Dark Satellite</h2><h2>The Troubs</h2>—7:00 pm doors / 7:30 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $15 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+—<h2>Dark Satellite</h2>—From multiple cities and influences of music, comes a band that has quickly carved their own sonic path. Dark Satellite's three members grew up playing different styles, coming together to form a one of a kind band with a coalescence of riffs and song structures. Mixing various types of rock genres, blues, jazz and experimental indie progressions results in their own unique aesthetic and wall of sound. Their second album "Death of a Classic" is currently available on Alternative Tentacles Records and the band is currently working on their third album set to be released in 2025. Unlike their first album "Alone with Everyone" (2021), “Death of a Classic" was an approach to get back to the basics of stripped down playing. Dark Satellite is a band that plays with emotion, bending their strings while riding the guitar amp feedback, letting the drums be free. If you're looking for a nostalgic powerhouse of a band with sprinkles of timeless inspiration, I'd say look no further than Dark Satellite.<h2>Lady Starbeast</h2>—Defying traditional genre and embodying idiosyncrasy, Oakland-based dark pop artists Ilana Magill, Marc Martell, and MJ Gurule join forces to form the project Lady Starbeast. Ilana is the songwriter and vocalist; Marc creates the instrumentation; and together they record and produce.Ilana combines sultry, powerful vocals with operatic background harmonies, dark, eerie and intricate melodies and a wild, irreverent spirit. Her lyrical content explores the introspective particularities of mental health, while using a broad lens to remark on the human condition. Marc’s dramatic electro-pop instrumentation gives the listener a glimpse into the inner-workings of their minds and hearts, making for a raucous and haunting experience.<h2></h2><h2>The Troubs</h2>—Formed in 2019 and based out of Richmond, CA. The Troubs are a good-time party band with influences that range from post-punk, indie surf, midwest emo and jazz. Their latest EP In a While is available on all major streaming platforms.

blood sugar + Lady Starbeast + Dark Satellite + The Troubs

Bang The Bay PresentsWEDNESDAY JULY 16TH—<h2>BANG THE BAY!</h2><h2>Feat.</h2><h2>Tektonic</h2><h2>Lowlife Couch</h2><h2>Elegant Trash</h2><h2>Sparkle Plenty</h2>—Every First and Third Wednesday at the Ivy RoomEarly show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Doors 6:00pm / Show 6:30pmPRESALE TIX AVAILABLE / $10-$20 DOOR(*VIP includes a grab bag full of cool stuff! incl A CD, pins, stickers, patches, T-shirts and other new monthly gifts)—IVY ROOM | 21+

BANG THE BAY! Feat. Tektonic + Lowlife Couch + Elegant Trash + Sparkle Plenty

IVY ROOM PRESENTSSUNDAY JULY 13TH—<h2>ourfathers</h2><h2>Mountaineer</h2><h2>The Cruelty</h2>—7:30 pm doors / 8:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $15 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2>ourfathers</h2>—<h2>Mountaineer</h2>—<h2>The Cruelty</h2>—Hailing from Oakland, California<h2>More Desolate City</h2>—east bay<h2></h2>

ourfathers + Mountaineer + The Cruelty

SORRY, WE’RE CLOSED TONIGHT FOR A PRIVATE EVENT….Want to host your own private event at Ivy Room? A birthday party, corporate event, holiday party, or whatever, we are more than happy to have you….Contact us at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:summer@ivyroom.com">summer@ivyroom.com</a> for more details about private parties and rentals…

PRIVATE EVENT

IVY ROOM PRESENTSFRIDAY JULY 11TH—<h2><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14X7WFVGbcROWH8tIS0WcahaSbkizJj9u">Magic In The Other</a></h2><h2><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14X7WFVGbcROWH8tIS0WcahaSbkizJj9u">Ginger Molasses</a></h2><h2><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14X7WFVGbcROWH8tIS0WcahaSbkizJj9u">Maya Elise</a></h2>—7:30 pm doors / 8:00 pm showADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE / $20 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+—<h2>Magic In The Other</h2>—Magic In The Other is a Sacramento-based avant-rock trio crafting music that’s as infectiously danceable as it is profoundly introspective. Led by drummer, lead vocalist, and songwriter Ezra Lipp (ALO, Phil Lesh &amp; Friends), the band merges intricate lyricism—rooted in vulnerability and human connection—with fearless musical creativity. Joined by the fiery and imaginative guitarist Daniel “Dellow” Roholt and the dynamic bassist Alex Reiff, MITO delivers a sound that defies categorization, blending soaring jazz lines, African-inspired rhythms, soul-infused melodies, and the raw adventurousness of rock and roll.Emerging in 2017 as an outlet for Lipp’s songwriting, MITO combined a love for improvisational fluidity with a focus on stellar songcraft. The original trio earned accolades for their dynamic live shows and the thoughtful, deeply human nature of their music. After a hiatus beginning in 2020 due to geographical shifts in the band, the band was reborn in 2024 with a fresh lineup and renewed creative energy, building on their signature sound while exploring new artistic horizons.Anchored by Lipp’s achingly truthful lyrics, which explore the depths of the human condition with clarity and emotion, MITO’s music stretches audiences, engaging both the heart and the mind. Whether through melodic anthems or spontaneous improvisations, Magic In The Other continues to push the boundaries of their sound, creating music that feels simultaneously fresh and timeless.<h2>Ginger Molasses</h2>—Ginger Molasses is a five-piece "thrift store rock" band based in Nevada City, California, blending the soul and grit of early '70s bangers with a contemporary edge. Their sound recalls flipping through your cool uncle’s record bin in the garage, discovering albums you never knew existed, but, once unearthed, feel completely essential.At the helm is wild child Tawnee Kendall, who has been described as “lightning in a bottle, unleashed.” If Bowie and the Wilson sisters from Heart had a kid, it might be Kendall, as she blends searing rock vocals with a theatrical performance style shimmering with sparkles and fringe.Ginger Molasses turns every performance into a dance party with their dynamic range of material, from sultry grooves reminiscent of Rumors-era Fleetwood Mac, to up-tempo soul-jams that recall Ike and Tina Turner, Little Feat, and Joe Cocker. The band has been electrifying stages across Northern California, sharing bills with bands like Boot Juice, Gold Souls, and Dead Winter Carpenters at iconic venues such as Bottom of the Hill (SF), Boom Boom Room (SF), Miner’s Foundry (Nevada City), and Truckee’s Music in the Park.With their whimsical, at times absurdist, approach to lyrics and marketing, the band continues to build an engaged community of fans across its media platforms, bringing the party wherever they touch down. So bust out those perfect vintage bell bottoms you scored at the Goodwill, and get ready to cut a (shag) rug.<h2>Maya Elise</h2>—Songwriter Maya Elise leads an endearing band whose music is a warm expression of harmonic solace with stories that speak to the vulnerable curiosity of our lives. The sweeping honesty inherent in this group’s music can move a crowd to both silence and jubilation. The band’s self-released album Songs For The Breakdown is the pinnacle of Maya Elise &amp; The Good Dream’s welcoming and genuine folk music to date. For those in need of the soft, optimistic spark of a new friendship, journey or community, Maya Elise &amp; The Good Dream’s Songs For The Breakdown will give you that enriching charge. It’s a musical companion during a time where human connection, collective empathy and artful expression feels paramount.Throughout her time as a solo artist, Maya released her debut album, “The Way I Say Your Name” in December 2018, taking the listener back in time with a true classic folk feel, each song gently lifting a weight off of your shoulders. With the addition of her band, “The Good Dream,” Maya’s sound has evolved and expanded into an amplified folk-pop world, with clever and imaginative lyrics, crystal clear production, and harmonies to last you your lifetime. The band’s new single, “Better Bird” was released February, 2022, along with a lively music video, in anticipation of a Spring 2023 album release.Maya Elise &amp; The Good Dream recently went on their first co-headlining European tour with Josiah Johnson (The Head &amp; The Heart), and have played at many iconic Bay Area venues, including Great American Music Hall, Swedish American Music Hall, &amp; Cafe Du Nord, toured around the United States to over 40 cities, and have shared the stage with More Fatter, Rainbow Girls, &amp; Prateek Kuhad. Their music has been featured in publications such as Atwood Magazine, Glide Magazine &amp; Amplify Her Voice.About<h2></h2>

Magic In The Other + Ginger Molasses + Maya Elise

IVY ROOM PRESENTSTHURSDAY JULY 10TH—<h2>Queen Bee Records MicroFest #2</h2>A night of freewheeling improvised music and creative jazz from some of the scene's most adventurous and exciting bands. Celebrating the second batch of recordings out this year on Berkeley's Queen Bee Records. ** the one and only WILLIAM WINANT plays phatasmagoric solo percussion interludes in between sets**—Doors 7:00 pm / Show 7:30 pmADV TICKETS AVAILABLE / $20 DOOR —lVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+—<h2>Queen Bee Records MicroFest #2</h2>— NEVER BUT DREAM THE DAYS // 7:30pm STEVE ADAMS woodwinds, electronics LISA MEZZACAPPA acoustic bass JASON LEVIS drum set BRISTLE // 8:30pm Randy McKean, saxes/clarinets Cory Wright, saxes/clarinets Murray Campbell, oboes/violin Lisa Mezzacappa, bass SIFTER // 10pm BETH SCHENCK alto saxophone ROB EWING trombone LISA MEZZACAPPA acoustic bass JORDAN GLENN drums + Large Ensemble Grand Finale Conducted by Lisa Mezzacappa with special guests

Queen Bee Records MicroFest #2

mr hat presentsTUESDAY JULY 8TH—<h2>High Sierra Decompression: Nathan Moore w/ Chad Galactic + Reed Mathis &amp; Friends</h2>—Doors 7:00pm / Show 8:00pm Advance Tickets Available / $25 Door—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+ —<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/share/1XceeAVDwE/">(rsvp on facebook)</a>Mr. Hat Presents the High Sierra Festival Decompression Party at Ivy Room in the East Bay, featuring the Mayor of High Sierra Fest, Nathan Moore, troubadour, with special guest Chad Galactic with Reed Mathis. The only Mr. Hat approved cure for The High Sierra Heartbreak!A bearer of the coveted Telluride Troubadour Award (2009), Nathan Moore is a pioneer of modern-day troubadouring and a wellspring of songs like you wouldn’t believe. His love of poetry, songs and mischief has shaped his colorful, prolific career. He’s a founding member of both ThaMuseMeant and Surprise Me Mr. Davis, two bands that have toured the country extensively. There are a lot of folks out there that will tell you that one of these two bands is one of their favorite bands of all time. Between his solo career and his bands, Nathan has released 21 albums. From storytelling songwriter to rock band frontman (with a dash of magic here and there), Nathan has done it all with a disarming honesty and lyrical revelry that few could pull off.Nathan is also the original Mr. Hat. He passed the title on to me when he was finished with it. Life was never the same.“Moore calls himself a “trickster character in the troubadour tradition,” and he’s right... and though he’s a skilled magician, wonderful storyteller, emotionally-rich singer, good guitar player.... what Nathan Moore really is—and always will be—is a songwriter.”— Relix Magazine

High Sierra Decompression: Nathan Moore w/ Chad Galactic + Reed Mathis & Friends

IVY ROOM PRESENTSMON JULY 7TH—<h2>Sucker Crush</h2><h2>Claire Morales</h2><h2>Nüxia</h2>—7:00 pm doors / 7:30 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $15 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2>Sucker Crush</h2>—Sucker Crush is the songwriting project of Marissa Deitz, an Oakland-based composer and multi-instrumentalist. Sucker Crush plays regularly around the Bay, expanding or collapsing between sounds of shrieking rock feedback and delicate solo guitar fingerpicking with a rotating cast of talented musicians bringing the songs to life. At its core, Sucker Crush is a vessel for thoughtful, confessional lyrics about connection, isolation, plants, pets, video games, and the ever-present dread of existing in our era.<h2>Claire Morales</h2>—Surrounded by creatives growing up in Denton, Texas, a college town north of Dallas, Morales took to impromptu singing during family gatherings while she was young. Taught to play guitar by her father, she began performing in local coffee shops at age 13. Those singer-songwriter roots were evident on her 2015 debut, Amaranthine, but the newly released All That Wanting takes on a theatrical sweep and rock &amp; roll edge as Morales delivers her dusky ruminating with a quaver somewhere between Joni Mitchell and Kate Bush. Also a freelance graphic designer, Morales masterminded a series of music videos to accompany the album, and has busied herself with several outside musical collaborations, including a pair of Halloween-themed albums written and recorded in a month each with boyfriend Daniel Markham. 2017 also brought the Twin Peaks-inspired “Where You Are” from an EP she did with Seattle’s Jena Pyle.Jeff Gage - Rolling Stone<h2>Nüxia</h2>—Nuxia is a Bay Area music artist, pianist, producer, and composer.

Sucker Crush + Claire Morales + Nüxia

IVY ROOM PRESENTSSUNDAY JULY 6TH—<h2>Teleco</h2><h2>Normal Bird</h2><h2>Steve Ryu (full band)</h2><h2>Hollyfrancis</h2>—6:00pm doors / 7:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $12 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+—<h2>Teleco</h2>—country, folk<h2></h2><h2>Normal Bird</h2>—Hi, we’re Normal Bird. We’re an independently produced indie art emo band from the Bay Area.<h2>Steve Ryu (full band)</h2>—Folk<h2>Hollyfrancis</h2>—Oakland alt-country grunge with Appalachian roots. Y'all like barns?<h2></h2>

Teleco + Normal Bird + Steve Ryu (full band) + Hollyfrancis

IVY ROOM PRESENTSSAT JULY 5TH—<h2>Jacob Aranda</h2><h2>Trans-Pecos Department Of Dust &amp; Wire</h2><h2>Mac Cornish</h2><h2>Josiah Fores</h2>—7:00 pm doors / 7:30 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $15 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2>Jacob Aranda (full band)</h2>—Jacob Aranda is a Bay Area singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and luthier. His new album “War Planes,” is out September 1, 2023 on Speakeasy Studios SF records.Born and raised in a Latino household in rural Illinois, Jacob moved to the Bay Area in 2013. There he met songwriter Paula Frazer in the burgeoning folk-psych-country community and joined her legendary band, Tarnation. Frazer quickly became a mentor to Aranda, resulting in the release of his first solo full-length album, “Great Highway”, in 2018.While his first album was an expression of hopelessness and longing, “War Planes” is fundamentally an album about healing intergenerational trauma and doing so through art. "War Planes," an ethereal, psychedelic country album, feels like a next chapter, with elements of rebirth and reflection.Influenced by Gene Clark, Waylon Jennings, The Cowboy Junkies, and Ry Cooders "Paris, Texas" soundtrack, "War Planes" was produced &amp; engineered by Desmond Shea at SF’s legendary Hyde Street Studios, &amp; features the talents of friends and Tarnation bandmates, Paula Frazer (bass, vocals), David Cuetter (pedal steel), and Sam Berman (drums), plus Patrick Main (piano), Alisa Rose (violins), Jason Loeks (upright bass), Sara Gallagher (banjo, vocals), and vocalists Meryl Theo Press, Karina Denike (Dance Hall Crashers), Michael James Tapscott, and Lydia Walker.<h2>Trans-Pecos Department Of Dust &amp; Wire</h2>—TRANS-PECOS DEPARTMENT OF DUST AND WIRE is a group of talented roots, Americana, country musicians based in the East Bay featuring band leader Marco Baroz.<h2>Mac Cornish</h2>—“Born into the confines of Canyon Country, broken through in the Northwest’s emerging enclave, and currently carving out her own niche in Nashville, Mac Cornish embraces all the parts of her journey as she approaches her songwriting. Growing up surrounded by the Santa Cruz mountains, Cornish spent her youth under the canopy of the Redwoods and exploring the expanses of her grandfather’s cattle ranch in the North Bay. Early years found her drawn to the voices that had emanated from the Laurel Canyon legends, cementing a deep love for Linda Rondstadt, Joan Baez, and Gram Parsons. Though she’s boxed her belongings more than a few times in pursuit of country’s muse, her roots in the California mountains remain a constant part of her songs, tracing the ‘70s maturation of West Coast folk a into a proper patina of Americana. No matter how far she travels, there’s always a hint of the salt air, pine, and North Bay dirt in Mac’s songs, a coastline that she carries with her no matter where she goes.Decamping to Portland rather than making a straight dash for Music City, Cornish quickly found herself ensconced in the city’s burgeoning country scene. While the Northwest isn’t always identified as a hub for the genre, those attuned to the underground know that there’s a groundswell of new voices taking shape under the cover of overcast skies. In rotation with a slew of other artists balancing day jobs with weekends on stage at the Landmark and the LaurelThirst, Cornish began work on her debut album, Never Made Much of a Lover. The record bundles the confessional approach of her Canyon Country North Stars with a deep well of personal turmoil; digging into death, family, pain, and the mounting pressures of societal expectations. Far from easy odes to late nights and bar lights, Lover positions Cornish as the kind of songwriter looking to stretch the sinews of the soul, wrestling with demons and dark corners, but packed with a catharsis that cleanses the listener.”-Andy French (Raven Sings the Blues)<h2>Josiah Flores</h2>—Part-time poet turned melodic storyteller, Chicano singer/songwriter Josiah Flores puts music to the parts of life most tend to hide from. From the foothills of south San Jose to the foggy avenues of San Francisco, he calls the Bay Area his home. Influenced by the likes of Stoney Edwards, Freddy Fender, Willie Dunn, and Waylon Jennings, if one were to sit in a dimly-lit corner of their local watering hole, hunched over a beer, they would find Josiah’s songs sitting down next to them.His debut album Awful Feeling in 2019 as a limited edition cassette, garnering a following in the SF Bay Area for his poetic folk and country songs. He and his band have played throughout California and have become a local favorite in the burgeoning indie country folk scene in the Bay.Doin’ Fine, Flores’ second full length album, comes out May 30, 2025 on Speakeasy Studios SF. Produced, recorded, and mixed by San Francisco’s own Alicia Vanden Heuvel (The Aislers Set), the album sits well in the folk/ country/ outlaw/ honky tonk sonic landscapes, but thoroughly rooted in life in the west. The songs explore themes of individuality, ownership, departures, family history, personal change, and redemption through folk country songs from a Chicano perspective that range from intensely raw to joyfully playful to full on honky tonk. The album ushers you in calmly, jangles you around a bit, sits you down to think, and ultimately leaves you feeling like you want to ride the rollercoaster again.<h2></h2>

Jacob Aranda + Trans-Pecos Department Of Dust & Wire + Mac Cornish + Josiah Fores

Sinister Sounds presentsFRIDAY JULY 4TH—<h2>Coffin Hunters</h2><h2>Bongfather</h2><h2>Smoke</h2><h2>Deer Lord</h2><h2>Winterwind</h2>6pm doors / 6:30pm showADV TICKETS AVAILABLE / $12 DOOR—IVY ROOM | 21+<h2>Coffin Hunters</h2>—Hailing from the Bay Area of California, Coffin Hunters was dredged up from the depths of the underworld in the blistering summer of 2016. Influenced by Classic Heavy Metal bands like Iron Maiden, Dio, Deep Purple, Judas Priest and Black Sabbath; Coffin Hunters has pulled several influences from the cauldron of Metal to conjure up a new sound that any Traditional Heavy Metal fan, whether dead or alive, would feel compelled to head bang to. Consisting of Brian Crites on bass, Eric “Swede” Harriman on guitar, and Sean Rivera on vocals, Coffin Hunters were excited to welcome Brennan Kunkle to helm the drums in 2020. With an injection of power and finesse, while still melting your face, the new lineup of this heavy metal monster is sure to turn heads, even if those heads are no longer attached to their bodies. Coffin Hunters has been no stranger to live performance, having shared the stage with several New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal acts including Haunt, Hell Fire, and Space Vacation. With their debut “Coffin Lord- EP” (2017) and full length album “The Fire Knight” (2019) under their skull laden belt, Coffin Hunters has been possessed, yet again, by the powers of darkness to deliver their newest album to the legions of the damned: “Wake the Dead”. Be sure to keep your eyes peeled and your ears ready for the next chapter in Coffin Hunters’ blood worn tome. Last of all, Hail to The Coffin Lord!<h2>Bongfather</h2>—Born out of pandemic boredom in 2020 - stoner metal, doom, desert rock and punk find a slamfest champion in this bare-bones, wall of sound trio.<h2>Smoke</h2>—A Heavy Psychedelic Rock band fusing the mesmerising drive of Hawkwind, the blues of Jimi Hendrix, heavy rhythm of Black Sabbath and organised chaos of Charles Mingus.<h2>Deer Lord</h2>—Heavy psych/doom rock n' roll trio from Sonoma County, CA.<h2>Winterwind</h2>—Heavy Doom Metal dwelling from Santa Cruz/ Salinas, CA.

Coffin Hunters  + Bongfather + Smoke + Deer Lord + Winterwind

Bang The Bay PresentsWEDNESDAY JULY 2ND—<h2>BANG THE BAY!</h2><h2>Feat.</h2><h2>Super Apes</h2><h2>Phantoms Forever</h2><h2>Minor Sun</h2><h2>Elegant Trash</h2><h2>Richie Rebel</h2>—Every First and Third Wednesday at the Ivy RoomEarly show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Doors 6:00pm / Show 6:30pmPRESALE TIX AVAILABLE / $10-$20 DOOR(*VIP includes a grab bag full of cool stuff! incl A CD, pins, stickers, patches, T-shirts and other new monthly gifts)—IVY ROOM | 21+

BANG THE BAY! Feat. Super Apes + Phantoms Forever + Minor Sun

Marco Baroz PresentsSUNDAY JUNE 29TH—WAY OUT WEST - Summer Concert Series <h2>Dawn And The Blue Sky</h2><h2>Lady May And The Working Days</h2><h2>Danny Allen</h2><h2>Loa Guthrie</h2>—12:30 pm doors / 1:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $13 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2></h2><h2></h2>

WAY OUT WEST: Feat. Dawn And The Blue Sky + Lady May And The 

CiderUp Shows XXVSATURDAY JUNE 28TH—45 GraveAltar De FeyOctavian WintersTotalna Tama—ADV TIX AVAILABLE8pm Doors / 8:30 ShowIVY ROOM | 21+

45 Grave 

Bang The Bay PresentsSATURDAY JUNE 28TH<h2>LEESTOCK! 2</h2>bands, vendors, drink specialsFEAT.<h2>Gods weapons</h2><h2>East Brothers</h2><h2>Kristen Cardiasmenos</h2><h2>Stigma 13</h2><h2>Louiza</h2><h2>Them Party Dolls</h2><h2>Flaming Little Shits</h2><h2>Elegant Trash</h2><h2>Neptunes Orbit</h2><h2>The Rinds</h2><h2>Jake Hansen</h2><h2>Lost Cosmos</h2><h2>John Binkov (vktms)</h2><h2>Sheesh Mahal</h2><h2>Lore &amp; The Murmuring Hearts</h2><h2>Sparkle Plenty</h2><h2>Emma Jacobs</h2><h2>Thirty Aut Sicks</h2>—Early show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Doors 12PM / Show 12PM-6PMADV TIX AVAILABLE / $20 GA - $30 VIP DOOR(*VIP includes a grab bag full of cool stuff! incl A CD, pins, stickers, patches, T-shirts and other new monthly gifts)Flyer by Marcus Elcarcass—IVY ROOM | 21+

LEESTOCK 2: Gods Weapons, East Brothers, Kristen Cardiasmenos, Stigma 13, Louiza

IVY ROOM PRESENTSFRIDAY JUNE 27TH—<h2>Skip The Needle</h2><h2>Joh Chase</h2><h2>Brittany Ann Tranbaugh</h2>—7:30 pm doors / 8:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $20 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2>Skip The Needle</h2>—Skip The Needle is an Oakland-based queer female quartet made up of musical superstars of the Bay Area; Vicki Randle (The Tonight Show, Mavis Staples) Shelley Doty (Shelley Doty X-Tet, Jambay), Kofy Brown (Kofy Brown Band, Sistas in the Pit) and Katie Cash (Katie Cash Band, Year of the Fist). Together, they make politically astute, rock n’ roll-funk.<h2>Joh Chase</h2>—Career trajectories are rarely linear or make logical sense. Life is always unpredictable so all you can do is put in good work and keep at it. Joh Chase is a testament to this. Over the past two decades, the Seattle-raised, Los Angeles-based artist has persistently honed their songwriting and toured, opening for acts like Noah Gunderson and David Bazan. This dedication comes out entirely in their songs, which are so timeless, confident, and inviting they can only come from someone who’s devoted their whole life to their craft. Chase’s new album SOLO feels like a turning point for them: it’s the culmination of a lifetime of writing, losing, loving, and doing it all yourself. Out April 26 via Kill Rock Stars, the LP adventurously toes the line between genres and sensibilities but it’s all filtered through Chase’s charming and fully-formed vision. Chase’s musical journey has been a winding but steady evolution. While they were raised Evangelical and originally wrote songs that grappled with leaving the church, Chase found revelations in introspective songwriting. “My brain is completely filled with the music I was raised on: Elton John, The Cranberries, Bonnie Raitt, and the Mamas and the Papas,” they say. “I will always think of my music through that template while trying to find a place for myself in the world and pushing the boundaries of that.” With that foundation, Chase’s songs are dynamic and alive. SOLO gleefully bounces from sizzling blues to bedroom-recorded folk, soaring pop, and intimate indie rock. No two tracks sound alike but they’re all connected by Chase’s patient and enduring vision.<h2>Brittany Ann Tranbaugh</h2>—Brittany Ann Tranbaugh (pronounced TRAN-baw) is a Philadelphia-based songwriter whose queer Americana heartbreaker “Kiss You” won Song of the Year in the 2021 John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Tranbaugh has been writing songs and playing shows as a side gig since she was a teenager, but in February 2023, at 31 years old, she finally quit her office job to pursue a full-time career in music. Her newest release is a self-titled EP produced by Grammy-winner Tyler Chester which showcases Tranbaugh in her new era: energetic, self-assured, surrounded by her beloved musical community, and more commanding as a vocalist and writer than ever before.

Skip The Needle + Joh Chase + Brittany Ann Tranbaugh

ivy room presents—THURSDAY JUNE 26TH—Raze The Maze with Paul HansonCaptain Monk—Doors 7pm / Show 7:30pm$20 Admission—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+<h2>Raze The Maze</h2>—Raze the maze is the bay area-born progressive rock band from musical stalwarts, Tarik Ali Ragab and Moorea Dickason. They previously cofounded the Manga Carta Records band, MoeTar. Joining them to play this adventurous and ambitious music live are some of the best musicians in the Bay Area; Paul Hanson on bassoon, Brian Sheu on guitar, Terry Branam on drums and Colin Hogan on keys. This band and creative project from Moorea &amp; Tarik seek to raze the internal maze of fear-based corporate-driven culture and to raise up creativity, connection, and expression in its place through music, art and community.<h2>Captain Monk</h2>—Captain Monk is the solo project from California's Bay Area based multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter Jackson Allen. Growing up he was influenced heavily by The Beatles, Steely Dan, Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin. Then found Faith No More, Primus, and Mr. Bungle in his teens. Captain Monk is the vessel to combine all of that into a stew that only The Captain can create.Jackson has appeared on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, Ellen, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Good Morning America and many more. His music has been featured in television and movies.Jackson has played and recorded with a wide variety of artists including Aloe Blacc, Whitney Houston, Otis McDonald, The Temptations, Narada Michael Walden, Zara Larrson, Nik West, John Cho, Gary Valenciano, Martin Nievera, Rubi Green, Tom Johnson, MC Hammer, Run DMC and more.

Raze The Maze with Paul Hanson

IVY ROOM PRESENTS—SUNDAY JUNE 22ND—<h2>DAIKAIJU</h2><h2>Creepy Crawlies</h2><h2>SPF 1985</h2><h2>DJ Handsome Hawk</h2>—5PM Doors / 6PM Show—Advance Tickets Available / $20 Day of Show—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+—<h2>DAIKAIJU</h2>— "This is what you need to know about Daikaiju: They're loud. They're all instrumental (duh). And they're the band to see if you want to experience surf rock at its most offensive." - Kelly Weidman, The InformerDaikaiju is a mysterious chimera of sound and imagery that was first sighted in the winter of 1999. Entities of sonic mayhem, Daikaiju takes the sound of waves crashing and shrieking atomic lizards and makes it rock in a way that instills shock and awe in all who experience their shows-a highly interactive and confrontational performance that literally draws the audience into the massive vortex of sound generated by the band. Concealed behind masks, this troupe of mystery people create a mutant style of epic, high energy instrumental rock that seamlessly incorporates a wide variety of musical styles including surf, punk, noise, metal, psychedelic and progressive rock.Like its namesake, the music of Daikaiju is a great, mysterious beast. Compelling melodies, hard-hitting riffs and shifting dynamics fuse together to create songs that dare the listener to experience the secret history of the universe-a fantastic reality of giant monsters, super humans, and extraterrestrial invasions that unfolds like the soundtrack of the greatest monster movie never made.

DAIKAIJU

IVY ROOM PRESENTSFRIDAY JULY 18TH—<h2>Night Of 1,000 Hedwigs -The Music of Hedwig And The Angry Inch</h2>—Doors 7:00 pm / Show 8:00pmADV TICKETS AVAILABLE / $15 DOOR —lVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+—<h2>Night of 1,000 Hedwigs</h2>—Night Of 1,000 Hedwigs -The Music of Hedwig And The Angry Inch - All the glamor and punk rock of Hedwig And The Angry Inch performed by “Hedwigs” Cindy Emch, Rebecca Coseboom, Illana and Mya Byrne.The Angry Inch is Joe Shaughnessy, MJ Gurúle, Sara Gambina and Marco Baroz

Night Of 1,000 Hedwigs -The Music of Hedwig And The Angry Inch

ciderup shows xxv presents —FRIDAY JUNE 20, 2025 —Just Like Heaven (ultimate tribute to The Cure)MiSmiths (Misfits &amp; The Smiths Tribute)Ceremony81 (joy division tribute) —8pm doors / 9pm show $15 ADV* / $18 DAY OF SHOW* IVY ROOM | 21+

Just Like Heaven (ultimate tribute to The Cure) + MiSmiths (Misfits & The Smiths Tribute) + Ceremony81 (joy division tribute) 

Bang The Bay PresentsWEDNESDAY JUNE 4TH—<h2>BANG THE BAY!</h2><h2>Feat.</h2><h2>Hyperdrive Kittens</h2><h2>UltraFiend X</h2><h2>Wonderland Rejects</h2><h2>Elegant Trash</h2><h2>Sour Flower</h2><h2>Can Backslide</h2>—Every First and Third Wednesday at the Ivy RoomEarly show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Doors 6:00pm / Show 6:30pmPRESALE TIX AVAILABLE / $10-$20 DOOR(*VIP includes a grab bag full of cool stuff! incl A CD, pins, stickers, patches, T-shirts and other new monthly gifts)—IVY ROOM | 21+

BANG THE BAY! Feat. Hyperdrive Kittens + UltraFiend X + Wonderland Rejects

IVY ROOM PRESENTS—MONDAY JUNE 16TH—<h2>MC Frontalot &amp; Schaffer The Darklord</h2><h2>bayLiGHTS</h2>—7PM Doors / 8PM Show—Advance Tickets Available / $18 Day of Show—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2767392710115427/">(rsvp on facebook)</a>—<h2>MC Frontalot</h2>— MC Frontalot (née Damian Hess) is the original mastermind of Nerdcore Hip-Hopand still its Final Boss.Front was born in San Francisco and grew up in Berkeley. He was tall and scrawny,had trouble breathing, and could not see well. A special teacher was called in tohelp him attain basic competence on the monkey bars, another to give himstandardized tests meant for older children. Thusly, he was the most popular kid inhis elementary school. Just kidding! He got pushed down a lot and called “nerd.”Did he maybe even deserve it? I mean, really – who strikes out at kickball?He spent the next twenty years or so trying to get over it. And kind of succeeded!Flash forward to 1999: the dotcom bubble is maximally inflated; nerds everywhereimagine themselves to be popular and/or hip. Damian is getting overpaid to codeweb pages, which leaves him free in the evenings to play with audio software. Alongtime idolizer of rappers, he has been committing his own esoteric hip-hopcompositions to four-track tape since high school, revealing them to nobody. But,suddenly! Multi-track desktop studios, cheap pro-grade recording hardware,skyrocketing bandwidth, semi-anonymous web publishing: these factors convergeon Damian’s rap hobby like a flock of winged monkeys. He posts an MC Frontalotweb page, dubbing his output “Nerdcore Hip-Hop” because his audience iscomposed of several Star Wars figurines who live on his desk (and also randominternet people who click on his MP3s by mistake).Somehow, it is a quarter-century later. Nerdcore has metastasized into an internetphenomenon and underground touring powerhouse, with dozens of well establishedlive acts and hundreds of home-studio rhymers self-identifying within the subgenre.MC Frontalot, called alternately the movement's godfather or grandfather (thanks,kids), leads the charge, performing for thousands around the country and atprominent geek gatherings such as Comic-Con, DEF CON, the Penny Arcade Expo,Super MAGFest, and BlizzCon. He’s been featured in The New York Times, Spin,Wired, XXL, Newsweek, CNN, Blender, XLR8R, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly,The London Daily Telegraph, NPR, G4TV, Esquire, Playboy, CMJ, The Guardian (UK),The Wall Street Journal, and scores of city papers nationally and internationally. Hehas released seven studio albums, Nerdcore Rising (Sept 2005), Secrets From TheFuture (Apr 2007), Final Boss (Nov 2008), Zero Day (Apr 2010), Solved (Aug2011), Question Bedtime (Aug 2014), and Net Split, or the Fathomless Heartbreakof Online Itself (March 2019). The documentary feature, Nerdcore Rising: TheMovie, which focuses on Front’s live band and exposes the the Nerdcorephenomenon in general, debuted at the South By Southwest Film Festival in 2008.Front lives in Berkeley, CA, and still spends most of his time rapping into acomputer.<h2>Schaffer The Darklord</h2>—Schaﬀer the Darklord (or STD) is a New York City-based rapper, drummer andcomedian with material best-suited for nerdy and/or hedonistic audiences. With manicenergy fueling a cartoonishly commanding stage presence, STD skewers such topicsas substance abuse, sexual compulsion, urban anxiety and obsessive cat-enthusiasm.Imagine a Frankenstein-esque monster assembled from equal parts Bill Hicks, AdamYauch, Joey Ramone and Prince, stitched together inside the shell of a maniacal heavymetal ex-patriot. STD has released nine albums and is a founding member of thetouring nerdcore hip-hop collective known as the Four-Eyed Horsemen, along with MCLars, Mega Ran and MC Frontalot. When he's not on the road, he produces the NYCburlesque/wrestling hybrid event called “TasselMania.” STD continues to write, recordand perform with great frequency and has no intention of stopping until his rock androll lifestyle destroys him.

MC Frontalot & Schaffer The Darklord

CiderUp Shows XXVSUNDAY JUNE 15TH—<h2>D.I.</h2><h2>Party Force</h2><h2>Scraps</h2><h2>Cement Eater</h2><h2>All To The Grave</h2>—$19.88 ADV / $20 DOORS8pm Doors / 9pm ShowIVY ROOM | 21+

D.I. + Party Force + Scraps + Cement Eater + All To The Grave

IVY ROOM PRESENTS—SATURDAY JUNE 14TH—Emo Night Brooklyn—Doors 8pm / Show 9pm$17-$20 ADV / $23 AT THE DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+—<h2>Emo Night Brooklyn</h2>—Welcome to Emo Night Brooklyn, a late night DJ based dance party blasting the best emo and pop punk jams. We may even invite some of your favorite artists and bands to surprise you and join the party. Get ready to scream your lungs out, mosh, and dance to all your favorite songs with all of your favorite people and experience the awesomeness that is Emo Night Brooklyn.

Emo Night Brooklyn

Cider Up Shows XXV PresentsFRIDAY JUNE 13TH—<h2>Plan 9</h2><h2>Rezurex (first bay area show in 10 years)</h2><h2>The Hellflowers (10 year anniversary show)</h2><h2>Half-Rotten Goddess</h2>—8pm doors / 8:30pm show$22.97 ADV / $25 Day of Show—IVY ROOM | 21+<h2>Plan 9</h2>—Plan 9 was started in Oakland, CA as a Misfits tribute band. Years later, this tribute band has grown into a full-fledged horror punk band with acclaimed albums of original songs, including one featuring Jerry Only (“8 Hits from Hell”).<h2>Rezurex</h2>—Formed in Southern California 2001, Rezurex mix equal parts ’50s rockabilly, punk rock and Catholic mysticism to create one of the most exciting and original bands on the scene!<h2>The Hellflowers</h2>—Formed in 2015 in Los Angeles by Christina and Matt Eskew, The Hellflowers mix the styles of Blondie, Pretenders with the Rock-n-Roll rawness of The Ramones and The Clash.They have released 2 EPs, a Full Length album and are releasing their second full length album in March of 2024. The Hellflowers are fierce supporters of the underground punk, garage and Rock-n-Roll scene, they put on super engaging and high energy live shows that leave the audience wanting more.They have toured all over the West Coast, Mexico, Paris and the UK.<h2>Half Rotten Goddess</h2>—San Francisco Post Punk

Plan 9 + Rezurex + The Hellflowers + Half Rotten Goddess

IVY ROOM PRESENTSTHURSDAY JUNE 12TH—<h2>Silent Pictures</h2><h2>Minds Without a Face</h2><h2>Agness Twin</h2>—7:30 pm doors / 8:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $15 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2>Silent Pictures</h2>—Silent Pictures was founded in 2010 by Alexander Mann (alias for Daniel Dietrick) who started writing &amp; recording in the early 90's through 2000's in the San Francisco Bay Area music scene with bands; Ozean, Your Precious You, Mellow Drunk &amp; Boyskout. Between 2010 &amp; 2012 Alexander released 3 E.P.s ending with Cosmic Slumber Party. By the release of Silent Pictures 1st full length LP "Under Exposed" in 2013, both drummer Dave Conrad (The Odd Numbers) &amp; guitarist Jafar Green had joined the band. Silent Pictures 2nd LP "Let It Begin" was released in 2016 with a roster of noteworthy producers &amp; engineers such as Dave Schiffman (Tom Petty) Joe Foster (The Jesus and Mary Chain) John Fryer (Cocteau Twins, Depeche Mode). The band then approached Peter Dosanjh of In Letter Form to join on bass to solidify the lineup. After some critical acclaim, several shows &amp; festival appearances opening for Dinosaur Jr., The Kills, The Dandy Warhols, Moon Duo, Teenage Fanclub, Ringo Deathstarr, Dead Meadow, Lumerians, Little Barrie, Sloan, Alan Parsons, Cat Power; then Silent Pictures began releasing new singles starting in 2020 for "Daydreams &amp; Delusions" the 3rd LP currently only on Bandcamp as of 2024. Silent Pictures sound has been described as a mélange of shoegaze influences as well as Roxy Music "Beachy reverb-jangle"-Deli SF "Bay Area outfit Silent Pictures channel David Bowie, Roxy Music, The Psychedelic Furs, The London Suede and Blur with aplomb 1 and then some." -Power of 2 Pop<h2>Minds Without a Face</h2>—Oakland-based band of working stiff, post-punk sentimentalists.<h2>Agness Twin</h2>—Agness Twin is a musical artist from California. Genre styles range from alternative, post-punk, ambient folk, and alternative rock. Fresh off her performances as the guitarist/backing vocalist for Vinsantos on the Love and Rockets reunion tour of 2023 she completed and released her long awaiting EP Turn To Gold in the beginning of 2024. "In The Dark" is the stand out single that lures you into an unfamiliar ride through nostalgia. Her custom,double-neck electric 12-string/six-string guitar gives her a &amp; unique sound with velvet vocal layers, enigmatic ringing guitars, all arranged with modern elegance. This hypnotic, genre-defying sound will appeal to anyone lurking beneath the mainstream.

Silent Pictures + Minds Without a Face + Agness Twin

WEDNESDAY JUNE 11TH6:30PM DOORS / 7:00PM SHOW$5 Admission<h2>BANDWORKS</h2>---The BandWorks Adult Band Workshop is an 8-week session offering adult musicians a chance to play in a rock band and perform live on-stage.

Bandworks

TUESDAY JUNE 10TH6:30PM DOORS / 7:00PM SHOW$5 Admission<h2>BANDWORKS</h2>---The BandWorks Adult Band Workshop is an 8-week session offering adult musicians a chance to play in a rock band and perform live on-stage.

IVY ROOM PRESENTSSUNDAY JUNE 8TH—<h2>The Wake of Jane Diamond</h2>A DAVID LYNCH INSPIRED MURDER MYSTERYMusic by:<h2>Containher Moon Diamond</h2><h2>Parentz</h2><h2>Kali Ra</h2>—4:00 pm doors / 8:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $30 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2>The Wake of Jane Diamond</h2>—The world of David Lynch has always lived on the edge of a fever dream—visceral, vivid, beautiful, and strange.Join us for a wake inspired by that world: a memorial for a fallen star in our small-town community.Come as a Lynch-inspired character—or at least dress like you're part of the scene.Actors will move through the crowd as walking “clues,” and investigators will be quietly taking notes.The murder is fresh. The truth hasn’t surfaced.Yet.Expect live music, magic moments, and high drama on an early Sunday evening.There will be doughnuts and coffee, light snacks, and heavy tears.for a set of extra clues, and a commemorative pin when you arrive at the show, sign up here:<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://forms.gle/22RnTSUYbiJCn2Vu5">https://forms.gle/22RnTSUYbiJCn2Vu5</a>Cast will be announced soon:Music by:Containher Moon DiamondParentzKali Ra+and special guests to be announced+other surprise acts not to be missed!

THE WAKE OF JANE DIAMOND - A DAVID LYNCH INSPIRED MURDER MYSTERY

ivy room presentsSATURDAY JUNE 7TH—<h2>JOLIE HOLLAND</h2><h2>Max Knouse</h2>—Doors 7:00pm / Show 8:00pmAdvance Tickets Available / $28 Day of Show—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+ <h2>JOLIE HOLLAND</h2>—A versatile and well-regarded singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer, Jolie Holland combines traditional folk music with jazz and experimental rock elements. A founding member of Vancouver-based Americana group the Be Good Tanyas, she left the band after the release of their debut album, Blue Horse (2000). Since then, Holland has earned acclaim for inventive solo works like Catalpa (2003), The Living and the Dead (2008), Wine Dark Sea (2014), and Haunted Mountain (2023), which consistently push the boundaries of American roots music.Jolie Holland grew up in Texas, where from a young age she experimented with writing, playing, and singing music. By her teens she had learned piano, guitar, and fiddle, and was performing as a traveling musician. San Francisco was home for a time in the mid-'90s before Holland was on her horse again, ambling to Vancouver and founding the neo-traditionalist folk outfit Be Good Tanyas. She contributed to the Tanyas' Blue Horse LP (Nettwerk, 2001) before moving back to San Francisco. There a series of solo demo recordings started making the rounds. Stark yet filled with imagery, Holland's work was folk in an American, Texas tradition, but accessed the fractured hope and gathered darkness of the country's past in beautiful and affecting new ways. The buzz surrounding the demos grew and grew, with national mags lining up with applause and Tom Waits nominating Holland for the esteemed Shortlist music prize. All of this led to Anti's signing Holland in August 2003; that November, the recordings were officially issued as Catalpa.Escondida In April 2004, Holland returned with her actual studio debut. Entitled Escondida, the LP was a skillful blend of blues, folk, gospel, and musky vocal jazz, and immediately established Holland as one of the nation's most important young songwriters. It was followed in 2006 by the equally impressive Springtime Can Kill You. The Living and the Dead appeared in 2008. Holland toured extensively and collaborated on other artists' recordings for the next couple of years. She also relocated to New Orleans. She and co-producer Shahzad Ismaily recorded her next effort, Pint of Blood both in New York and in her home studio and other intimate spaces. It's credited to the quartet Jolie Holland &amp; the Grand Chandeliers, whose other members included Ismaily, guitarist Marc Ribot, and Grey Gersten. The set featured nine new originals and a cover of Townes Van Zandt's "Rex's Blues" as its closer. Pint of Blood was released by Anti in June of 2011. After a three-year hiatus, she announced details of her fifth studio album, the sprawling and clanging, Tom Waits-ian Wine Dark Sea, which was released via Anti in May 2014. In 2017, Holland reunited with her former Be Good Tanyas bandmate Samantha Parton for the LP Wildflower Blues, which featured a powerful cover of Townes Van Zandt's "You Are Not Needed Now."In 2023, Holland teamed up with Big Thief's Buck Meek on the evocative Haunted Mountain, which paired ethereal sonic atmospherics with lyrics rooted in discord and provocation. Meek recorded his own version of the title track, which appeared on his 2023 release, also titled Haunted Mountain.

Jolie Holland

IVY ROOM PRESENTSFRIDAY JUNE 6TH—<h2>Rolling Thunder Dylan Band</h2><h2>Lady May and the Working Days</h2>—7:00 pm doors / 8:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $15 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2>Rolling Thunder Dylan Band</h2>—<h2>Lady May and the Working Days</h2>—

Rolling Thunder Dylan Band + Lady May and the Working Days

IVY ROOM PRESENTSTHURS JUNE 5TH—<h2>CIRCUIT SPLIT</h2>—7:00 pm doors / 8:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $15 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2>Circuit Split</h2>—<h2></h2><h2></h2>

Circuit Split

Bang The Bay PresentsWEDNESDAY JUNE 4TH—<h2>BANG THE BAY!</h2><h2>Feat.</h2><h2>Cosmic Egg (Wolf Mother Tribute)</h2><h2>Stone Dog</h2><h2>Elegant Trash</h2><h2>Cardboard People</h2><h2>Connie Champagne and The Sparkling Wynettes</h2><h2>The Okays</h2><h2>Tizon</h2>—Every First and Third Wednesday at the Ivy RoomEarly show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Doors 6:00pm / Show 6:30pm$12.67 Admission / VIP TIX AVAILABLE(*VIP includes a grab bag full of cool stuff! incl A CD, pins, stickers, patches, T-shirts and other new monthly gifts)—IVY ROOM | 21+Elegant Trash ~ 9:00<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/eleganttrash">https://www.facebook.com/eleganttrash</a>Stone Dog ~ 9:40<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/stonedogtheband/">https://www.instagram.com/stonedogtheband/</a>Cosmic Egg (Wolf Mother Tribute) ~ 10:20<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567044155815">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567044155815</a>

BANG THE BAY! Feat. Cosmic Egg (Wolf Mother Tribute) + Stone Dog + Elegant Trash

TUESDAY JUNE 3RD6:00PM DOORS / 6:30PM SHOW$5 Admission<h2>BANDWORKS</h2>---The BandWorks Adult Band Workshop is an 8-week session offering adult musicians a chance to play in a rock band and perform live on-stage.

Bobby Musgrave PresentsFRIDAY JULY 4TH—<h2>Blunt Force Karma</h2><h2>Humma Kavula</h2><h2>Normal Weirds</h2>4pm doors / 5pm showADV TICKETS AVAILABLE / $15 DOOR—IVY ROOM | 21+<h2>Blunt Force Karma </h2>—<h2>Humma Kavula</h2>—<h2>Normal Weirds</h2>—<h2></h2>

Blunt Force Karma + Humma Kavula + Normal Weirds

IVY ROOM PRESENTSSATURDAY MAY 31ST—<h2>THE DETROIT COBRAS</h2>(featuring Marcus Durant of Zen Guerrilla, MC50)NEW EP AVAILABLE AT ALL SHOWS!<h2>THE MEMPHIS MURDER MEN</h2>plus TBD—Doors 7:30pm / Show 8:30pm$22.97 Advance / $23 Day of Show----IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+—(<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/5571129379645520">rsvp on facebook</a>) <h2>THE DETROIT COBRAS</h2>&nbsp;I first crossed paths with Marcus Durant, former lead singer of Zen Guerilla, in 2018. My band (The Detroit Cobras) was opening for Wayne Kramer’s MC50, an anniversary celebration of the MC5’s “Kick Out The Jams”.&nbsp;Marcus was handling lead vocals for MC50, honoring former front man, Rob Tyner, with intense performances that went beyond an imitation, or a vocal impersonation. It came from a deeper place and that certainly caught my&nbsp;attention.&nbsp;As a teenager I had the pleasure of working with Tyner and saw more than a passing similarity in Marcus’ vocal approach. Stepping into another singer's shoes and staying true to yourself is just as hard as it sounds. But Marcus had dedication, passion, and an uncanny ability to connect with the audience. Rachel Nagy, of the Detroit Cobras, was an equally impressive vocalist&nbsp;and the two admired each other's delivery and stage presence. Rachel Nagy tragically passed away and much like losing Rob Tyner, this loss was a heavy one...not just for Detroiters, but for music fans all around the world. When talk eventually turned to a possible memorial concert, Marcus offered his services and he handled it with grace and power. A new dynamic was born and we've decided to take this celebration of Rachel to the people.&nbsp;-Mary Cobra

The Detroit Cobras

ivy room presentsFRIDAY MAY 30TH—<h2>THE SAM CHASE AND THE UNTRADITIONAL THE LIVE OAKS</h2>—Doors 7:00pm / Show 8:00pm$17.82 Advance / $18 Door—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2> THE SAM CHASE AND THE UNTRADITIONAL</h2>—The Sam Chase &amp; The Untraditional hails from San Francisco, California. This juggernaut of a band blends rock n roll with folk music while maintaining the sensibilities and attitudes that come from growing up on a healthy diet of punk rock. ​The leader of the band is The Sam Chase himself, a natural storyteller with a voice that sounds as if it has weathered many an epic tale. With boot stomping orchestration and lyrics that have been immortalized on the tattooed skin of their fans, The Sam Chase &amp; The Untraditional doesn’t mess around. These are the warriors we need in these troubled times. <h2>THE LIVE OAKS</h2>—The Live Oaks are a Nationally emerging Americana band from the San Francisco, Bay Area. Lead singing/drummer Evan Lanam grew up singing in choirs and playing in many local bands and 8 years ago decided to start The Live Oaks. With the addition of some of the greatest musicians in the Bay Area, The Live Oaks are the real deal, bringing the classic San Francisco soul and rock sounds of the 60-70s to the modern audience. Their live show is a must see.

The Sam Chase and the Untraditional + The Live Oaks

IVY ROOM PRESENTSTHURSDAY MAY 29TH—<h2>MESTIZO BEAT</h2><h2>EL PECADO DE JUANA</h2>—8pm doors / 8:30pm showADV $18 - $23 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2>MESTIZO BEAT</h2>—Mestizo Beat is an instrumental group based out of Los Angeles offering the next wave of West Coast Latin Funk. Inspired by the 1960's - 1970’s era of funk &amp; soul, Mestizo Beat mixes afro-latin rhythms with deep grooves and psychedelic overtones that has developed into the bands signature sound. Formed by two brothers, guitarist Aquiles “Lito” Magaña and drummer Agustin "Gus" Magaña, who have carefully curated a unified collective of musicians that when together, can ignite dance floors across the globe.<h2>EL PECADO DE JUANA</h2>—El Pecado De Juana was formed in the summer of 2023. Consisting of Cesar Flores on guitar and vocals along with Ricardo Anzaldo on drums, El Pecado De Juana brings a contemporary feel to genres many folks have grown to love throughout the decades. Both members have musical backgrounds and up to now have been involved in various musical projects.The band’s first single “Bugambilia Boogie” is a disco inspired tune that talks about past experiences of residing in the Southwestern desert.“La Hija Del Palomero” was released January 7th 2024 on all major streaming platforms, marking the band’s second single release.Latin Indie Bolero Rock desde California para el mundo.

Mestizo Beat + El Pecado De Juana

ivy room presentsWEDNESDAY MAY 28TH—<h2>ASH POWELL Haunted Like Human</h2><h2>Robby D and the EFG's</h2>—Doors 7:00pm / Show 8:00pm$12.67 ADV TICKETS—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2>ASH POWELL</h2>—Accompanied by vintage tones, cinematic symphonies and honest acoustics, Bound to Nowhere is singer-songwriter Ash Powell’s introductory debut. While bringing her listeners on a beautiful journey through the landscapes and experiences of her life, Powell delivers contemporary Americana classics to the forefront of today’s music, blending influences of Brandi Carlile and Patti Smith with her uniquely discovered sense of self. The 28-year old queer musician was raised in Franklin, Tennessee but drifted through many places across the country since then, looking for answers but gaining the knowledge she needed without knowing it. Bound to Nowhere is about movement: the physical and metaphorical notion of moving from one place, person, chapter to another and carrying a piece of those individual adventures with you forever.–Dominique Gomez<h2>HAUNTED LIKE HUMAN</h2>—Nashville duo Haunted Like Human delves into inspired songwriting, sparse arrangements, and frisson-inducing harmonies that mark their music. With a background in poetry and prose, Dale Chapman's granular focus on language is simpatico with Cody Clark’s background in classical guitar, where each note carries its own weight. Limned with nostalgia, soaked in Southern gothic lore, the duo meticulously assembles songs to preserve the spirit of the stories they tell.Praise for Tall Tales &amp; Fables:"... resembles the wisdom a grey sparrow might sing you after it lands on a fence from a long flight north." - American Songwriter"Take a cup of orchestrated folk, sprinkle in some angelic harmonies, and pour in full-bodied production and you get the earthy joy of this Nashville duo." - Glide Magazine"Engaging, honest, intimate and haunting." - At The Barrier"Tall Tales &amp; Fables requires the listener’s full attention to appreciate properly Haunted Like Human’s poignant, sparse musical style."- AmericanaUK

Ash Powell + Haunted Like Human + Robby D and the EFG's

IVY ROOM PRESENTS—SUNDAY MAY 25TH—<h2>Super Creeps</h2><h2>Somebunny Else</h2><h2>Cheugy</h2><h2>The Sleepers A.D.</h2>—Doors 5pm / Show 6pm$12-$15 AT THE DOOR(No fees tix sold at the door any night we’re open)—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+—<h2></h2><h2>SUPER CREEPS</h2>—sf bay area based creepzz<h2>SOMEBUNNY ELSE</h2>—Somebunny Else is an edgy, raucous four-piece band comprised of dudes on bass and guitar and ladies on lead vocals and drums. If you crossed 70’s hard rock with 90’s alternative punk rock, we might be the thumpin’ result. We are cheeky, loud and driven by the belief that all songs are really about shagging. Our influences include bands like L7, Rage Against the Machine, B52’s, and the Stooges.<h2>CHEUGY</h2>—A rock band from San Francisco, CA, formed in November 2023 by Chris Welch (bass guitar), Charlie Castillo (Drums) and Julio di Mama (Guitar and vocals).<h2>THE SLEEPERS A.D.</h2>—THE SLEEPERS AD is a newly reformed version of the San Francisco-based band The Sleepers, formed in 1978. They were one of the earliest punk bands in San Francisco, and later took on a darker, moodier post-punk sound, before breaking up in 1981. Sleepers AD is Paul W. Draper, Elliott Shannonhouse, Greg Langston, and Brad Gates.

Super Creeps + Somebunny Else + Cheugy + The Sleepers A.D. 

TopShelf Donna PresentsFRIDAY MAY 24TH—PUNK ROCK KARAOKE - Sing punk rock with a live band!8 PM SIGNUPS / 9 PM SHOW🧨 Free Show 🧨—Song list: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://punkbandkaraoke.com/">punkbandkaraoke.com</a>Be the Next Nobody! —Sponsored by Real Del Valle tequila. Drink specials all night long! —IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2></h2>

Punk Band Karaoke - SING PUNK ROCK SONGS WITH A LIVE BAND!

IVY ROOM PRESENTSFRIDAY MAY 23RD—<h2>YAK ATTACK</h2><h2>BANSHEE TREE</h2><h2>THE WESTONES</h2>—Doors 7:30pm / Show 8:30pm$17.82 ADV / $2O DAY OF SHOW —-lVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+<h2> YAK ATTACK</h2>—Yak Attack is a live electronic power trio. The band's music spans a wide variety of electronic genres (house, trance, breakbeat, drum and bass) and mixes in elements of many other genres such as jazz, funk, and psych. Founded in 2013, Yak Attack has gained recognition nationwide from virtuosic playing, a unique setup of live instruments and live looping with no pre-recorded samples or backing tracks, and compelling live performances featuring lush soundscapes, dynamic improvisation, and DJ-like transitions in continuous sets. The band has toured with an impressive array of national acts, thrown successful afterparties for many bands in numerous states, and has developed a passionate fanbase through its songwriting strength, extensive market history and festival appearances, live show recordings, and curation of an ecstatic, uplifting musical experience.<h2>BANSHEE TREE</h2>—Banshee Tree blurs the lines between jazz, indie, psych and electroswing. Their live performances showcase intricately composed songs that draw on emotions, while a deep pulse gets the dance party raging. Based out of Denver, BT has shared the stage with many national acts including Greensky Bluegrass, Balkan Bump, Twiddle and Leftover Salmon, and they tour nationally for growing audiences.<h2>THE WESTONES</h2>—The Westones are a new supergroup out of Oakland with a catchy psychedelic blend of funk and soul, featuring members of Dirtwire, Con Brio, Midtown Social, Afrolicious, Smoked out Soul and The Routine. The band was formed in 2024 alongside their weekly residency at Degrees Plato in Oakland, where they crafted their sound and developed a local audience. While the residency has come to an end, the Westones have since recorded their debut EP (to be released soon) at Hyde Street Studios in San Francisco, and have been featured as direct support for Diggin Dirt at the Mystic Theater in Petaluma with more upcoming touring dates to be announced.

Yak Attack + Banshee Tree + The Westones

ivy room presentsTHURSDAY MAY 22ND—<h2>Electric Machine Gun Tits</h2><h2>The Eyesores</h2><h2>AJAR</h2><h2>Da Pupz</h2>—Doors 7:00pm / Show 7:30pmADVANCE Tickets AVAILABLE / $10 DOOR —IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+

Electric Machine Gun Tits + The Eyesores + AJAR + Da Pupz

Bang The Bay PresentsWEDNESDAY MAY 7TH—<h2>BANG THE BAY!</h2><h2>Feat.</h2><h2>Gods Weapon</h2><h2>D Funk All Stars (Feat. members of the Parliament Funkadelic)</h2><h2>Elegant Trash</h2><h2>Raised By Rats</h2><h2>The Campbell Apartment</h2>—Every First and Third Wednesday at the Ivy RoomEarly show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Doors 6:00pm / Show 6:30pm$12.67 Admission / VIP TIX AVAILABLE(*VIP includes a grab bag full of cool stuff! incl A CD, pins, stickers, patches, T-shirts and other new monthly gifts)—IVY ROOM | 21+

BANG THE BAY! Feat. Gods Weapon, D Funk All Stars (Feat. members of the Parliament Funkadelic), Elegant Trash

IVY ROOM PRESENTSFRIDAY JULY 18TH—<h2>Night Of 1,000 Hedwigs -The Music of Hedwig And The Angry Inch</h2>—Doors 7:00 pm / Show 8:00pmADV TICKETS AVAILABLE / $15 DOOR —lVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+—<h2>The Heeters</h2>—<h2>Taylor Kingman</h2>—Between his work fronting TK &amp; The Holy Know-Nothings and his 2017 solo debut Wannabe, Kingman is no stranger to the darkness. But here he transcends the desolate rock bottom, as Hollow Sound whispers, then howls us into that place beyond brokenness where breathing begins again. To listen deeply to these songs is to lay down naked on the wet, unforgiving earth, pushing the ground through your fingers; it is to be soothed by the wholeness of who we are, filth and all. Kingman pulls no punches with his writing, and requires us to listen with the same honesty.<h2>Darrin Hacquard</h2>—Darrin Hacquard writes songs that connect. He’s funny, tortured, melancholy, and joyous. Sometimes he’s all of these at once. It’s an uncanny gift for empathy. He can see characters for not just what they are, but what they hope to be. His sonic landscapes are as diverse as the lyrical subjects that populate his songs. From Old Time, to Psyche-Rock, to Country &amp; Western, Darrin builds stories in a way that only he can, and tells them with unflinching vision and kindness.

The Heeters + Taylor Kingman + Darrin Hacquard

IVY ROOM PRESENTSSUNDAY MAY 18TH—<h2>Nellie’s McKay’s Strange Days: Get Away From Me Tour</h2>Celebrating the release of Gee Whiz: The Get Away From Me Demos<h2>NORMAL BIRD</h2>—Doors 7:00pm / Show 7:30pmAdvance Tickets Available / $27 Day of Show(partially seated show)—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+—<h2>NELLIE McKAY</h2>—Nellie McKay has announced Gee Whiz: The Get Away From Me Demos, an 18-track collection of rare recordings that led to McKay’s groundbreaking debut album, Get Away From Me (2004). Gee Whiz will be available May 9, 2025, on streaming, CD, and as a 2-LP set on Omnivore Recordings.“I was attracted to the lyrics immediately,” says legendary Beatles engineer and producer Geoff Emerick, who was drawn to the demos and produced Get Away From Me. “Her level of maturity at such a young age is astounding. You come across an artist of this caliber once every 10 or 15 years. And I don’t do a lot of projects these days unless something really stands out, like this did.”Composed, performed, and produced by Nellie, these revelatory demos were recorded in 2002 and sold by McKay as a series of handmade CD-R’s. The new demo collection has been sequenced identically to Get Away From Me, with three unreleased bonus songs, and mastered by multiple Grammy-winner Michael Graves.When Get Away From Me was released on February 10, 2004, Rolling Stone gave the album ★★★★. McKay made her national TV debut on The Late Show with David Letterman, and the record landed in the Billboard Top 200. She was compared to both “Doris Day and Eminem,” said NPR Morning Edition. “And throw in a bit of Billie Holiday for good measure.” “It was a different time,” says Nellie. “But if older reviewers—mostly men—scoffed at her juvenile assessment of George Bush and world politics, with twenty years of hindsight, we can now say that she was a lot more astute than many of the scholars writing at the time,” writes Audiophix. “Nellie McKay—and her debut album—were not perfect. They were better than that. They were real. And in a year that saw seminal punk from Green Day (American Idiot) and seminal hip hop from Kanye (College Dropout), which came out the same day as Get Away From Me, that was enough to make it the best album of the year.”Revisiting the album, Salon named it “one of the great pop albums of the early 21st century.” Popmatters writes, “Two decades later, the circumstances and names differ, but the anguish remains the same, as politicians, dictators, and other killers make life hell for ordinary citizens."<h2 style="text-align: justify">NORMAL BIRD</h2>—Normal Bird is the musical project of singer/songwriter, Whit Whitman. Self-recorded and produced, Normal Bird is an eclectic blend of indie rock, emo, and folk. Normal Bird’s most recent release is Horseback Trash, which features unused songs from the 2021 full-length album, By Horseback.

Nellie McKay - Strange Days: Get Away From Me Tour - Celebrating the release of Gee Whiz: The Get Away From Me Demos

ivy room presentsFRIDAY MAY 16TH—JOHN BROTHERS PIANO COMPANYTHE DOGWEEDS—Doors 7:00pm / Show 8:00pm$22.97ADV / $28.12 DAY OF SHOW —-lVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+ JOHN BROTHERS PIANO COMPANY—John Brothers Piano Company is an Oakland-based instrumental quartet whose compositions oscillate between incisive part-writing and unrestrained improvisational energy. Guided by this interplay, seemingly disparate influences, from chamber music to hot jazz, are focused through emphatic lyricism.In 2011 a group of friends at UC Berkeley had recently graduated and were contemplating job options. Finding that by hauling their spinet piano to nearby subway stations and busking together they could make enough to survive in the Bay Area, the path forward was clear. After the first few haphazard street shows and a generous write-up in the San Francisco Chronicle, the newly-formed John Brothers Piano Company began receiving opportunities to bring their wild sound in off the street. They landed a weekly residency at an after-hours club where they played from 2-6AM every Friday night for a year and have since been invited to play at The Fonda Theatre, Regency Ballroom, Great American Music Hall, Monterey Jazz Festival, SFJAZZ, Stern Grove Festival, Coup-de-Grace Festival, and Outside Lands. In addition to headlining their own shows across the US, John Brothers Piano Company has supported a variety of international touring artists including Karen O, Joan Osbourne, and Booker T.John Thatcher Boomer (piano, clarinet), Arlo Perlstein (trumpet, piano), Jimi Marks (drums, piano), and Kent Kessinger (bass) inject their diverse musical instincts and backgrounds into every composition. However, the defining quality of the band lies not in what genres it bends or blends, but in the fact that performance has always been their rehearsal space. From their first sidewalk street shows to the weekly speakeasy, an audience has been present throughout the development of their sound. Thus, while JBPC often explores new musical possibilities, the music never strays into the esoteric, for the constant audience demands their unrelenting energy and runs an electric current through everything they produce.—The Dogweeds—The Dogweeds (Oakland, Ca) are an Americana Roots Music band with sister-style vocal harmonies, sweet retro grooves and red hot musicianship. Blending classics from Western Swing to 70's country with heart melting originals, the band features Joan Wilson Rueter on fiddle, guitar and vocals, Rosie Steffy on harmonies and suitcase drums, Dawn Ellerbeck on upright bass, Jared Altura on hollowbody and slide guitar, and virtuosic Jamie Duncan on the telecaster. Their debut EP Honeymoon (released 2024) “embodies all the best traits of dance music: lyrics to make you think, but music to make you move, and a sense that, good or bad, life is still a party.”-Rachel Cholst, Adobe and Teardrops

John Brothers Piano Company + The Dogweeds

IVY ROOM PRESENTS—THURSDAY MAY 15TH—<h2>GARRAS SUCIAS</h2><h2>COLLISIONVILLE</h2><h2>SILVER FUZZ</h2>—7 PM DOORS / 8PM SHOW$14.73 advance / $15 day of show—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+<h2>Garras Sucias</h2>—Garras Sucias was born in 2021 during the pandemic that hit the world. From the ashes of The Sweet Bones, a garage punk rock band from the Bay Area, rises a new fury, undefined by modern thresholds. Garras Sucias takes garage and punk rock beyond their genres. They are influenced by The Kinks, The Ramones, Primal Scream, The Clash, and MC5, with Latin, garage, surf, and punk sounds at play. Spanish lyrics, strumming guitars, raw emotions, harmonies, and riffs are all part of this high-energy music. Garras Sucias takes listeners through stories of love, sex, drugs, and an avalanche of rock. This is a gang of four modern lovers with battery acid surging fiercely through their veins. Their unique bilingual set will infect you with its energy.<h2>Collisionville</h2>—"Northern California's Collisionville fuses a loud, post-punk sound with down-home Americana to create sardonically sincere songs that are well put together and streaked with the humor that eludes more self-serious bands." Eliot Van Buskirk, Wired Magazine<h2>Silver Fuzz</h2>—Silver Fuzz is an Oakland CA based psych-blues/avant roots/ post-punk/ power-pop trio featuring Anthony Pulsipher (Spidermeow, Req'd, Slow Phase), John Hansen (No Alternative,The Savage Resurrection, Screaming Bloody Marys, Luminous Family Trust, Screaming Bloody Marys),Ricardo Ortiz Mayen (Liquid Sky - Hendrix Tribute, Los Azul Lejos) <h2></h2>

Garras Sucias + Collisionville + Silver Fuzz

ivy room presentsSUNDAY MAY 11TH—<h2>Ominous Ambiguous</h2><h2>Side Pony</h2><h2>Amina Shareef Ali</h2>—Doors 1:00pm / Show 2:00pmADV TICKETS AVAILABLE / $15 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2>Ominous Ambiguous</h2>—Queer SF indie band with an eclectic range of sounds.<h2>Side Pony</h2>—Side Pony is an Oakland-based queer trans low femme weirdo earnest indie rock group, inspired by queercore, 80s power ballads, and too many Virgo songwriters to count. Femme forward vocals with catchy hooks, a retro vibe, and queer punk flare. Side Pony is here for collective liberation and being total homos.<h2>Amina Shareef Ali</h2>—Based in Oakland, California, Amina Shareef Ali performs songs of love and struggle, of pain and wonder, of loss and redemption. Lyrics by turns poignant and sardonic are set against a backdrop of American music both traditional and modern, from folk to punk to country to jazz to rock and roll.Hailing from St. Louis, Missouri, Amina Shareef Ali studied music composition at Oberlin College and moved to the Bay Area in 2007. Amina has released five records: The Once and Future Boyfriend (2010) and Holy Rock and Roll (2011) with her band, The Radical Folksonomy; and the solo albums How to End the War (2011), A Place to Remember the Dead (2014) and In The Dark (Awake Of Course), Vol. 1 (2021).In 2017, Amina came out as a transgender woman.