Music

Pick One: HopMonk Fans to Choose Fest Act

Each summer, music fans and a massive variety of bands converge in the Sierra Foothills for the High Sierra Music festival. The event takes place this year on the weekend of July 2–5, and at press time, more than 50 bands are confirmed to perform. However, after May 7, one...

Speak Easy: Roberta Donnay & The Prohibition Mob...

Hear and Now: Eric Silverman at Sweetwater Music...

Rogue Matinee: Renegade Orchestra at the Fairfax Pavilion

John 5 brings his impeccable guitar playing to Novato’s HopMonk Tavern on Saturday, Jan. 24.

The ‘Kill Switch’ Live: John 5 to Rock HopMonk

Jan 6, 2026

Guitar hero John 5’s track record is as impeccable as his playing, which he brings to Novato’s HopMonk Tavern...

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Ivan Neville at Hopmonk Tavern in Sebastopol

Healing Music: Ivan Neville Brings New Orleans to the North Bay

Dec 2, 2025

By the time Ivan Neville rolls into Sebastopol on Dec. 7, then glides over the hill into Mill Valley...

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Momentous Music in 2025

Announcing Our 2025 North Bay Music Awards Winners

Nov 4, 2025

If 2025 has taught us anything, it’s that the North Bay still knows how to make noise—in all the...

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Essence Goldman of Essence & Gold Country

Harmony and Heart with Essence & Gold Country at Sweetwater

Oct 14, 2025

As singer-songwriter Essence Goldman takes the stage at Sweetwater Music Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 22, she won’t just be...

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Rev’d Up: Reverend Horton Heat Performs at Sweetwater

Oct 1, 2025

When it comes to exploring the 1950s roots of rock and roll, one can do a lot worse than...

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RockSteadyFest Returns with Teen Classic Rockers F.A.T. Betty

Sep 16, 2025

For the first time since the pandemic, Marin County’s RockSteadyFest is back. Get ready for an upbeat, inspirational afternoon...

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U.K. rockers Georgie Fuller and Will Turner

Groovy Gravitas: The Heavy Heavy at Hopmonk

Aug 17, 2025

One may want to turn on The Heavy Heavy’s recently released, rollicking concert album, Live, and crank it up...

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