Rancho Nicasio

SPIKE SIKES AND HIS AWESOME HOTCAKES FAUX NEW YEAR'S EVE
2025-12-30 | Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio, CA, 94946, United States
SPIKE SIKES AND HIS AWESOME HOTCAKES FAUX NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATION
Party Favors, Champagne Toast, East Coast Ball Drop ( 9pm)
SWEET & SAVORY! Soul, Swing, Rhythm & Blues, Jazz, Jump.

"A LICENSE TO CHILL" Jimmy Buffett Tribute
2025-12-28
Jimmy Buffett Tribute – the Bay area’s best party band was formed in 2015 & launched in 2016 to bring the music of Jimmy Buffett to local fans (parrotheads) and anyone who enjoys fun, uplifting music with a party vibe!

SUN KINGS
2025-12-27
Dinner & A SHOW with THE SUN KINGS
A Beatles Tribute as Nature Intended

ZYDECO FLAMES
2025-12-26
DINNER SHOW with ZYDECO FLAMES
The Zydeco Flames have gained a reputation as the West Coast’s premiere Zydeco band. The Flames consistently pack the house in venues ranging from contemporary clubs to major festivals and traditional dance halls. Their sizzling roots rhythms are timeless and the execution of them relentless, with a stunningly powerful groove.

RANCHO'S FAMILY HOLIDAY CELEBRATION FEATURING DEE COCO & COMPANY
2025-12-24
RANCHO’S FAMILY HOLIDAY CELEBRATION FEATURING DEE COCO & COMPANY

A little about this amazing band…
Dee Coco Johnson is a gifted musical artist with loads of energy and a wide range of versatility! Backed by her smoking hot band, Company she delivers a show that is awesome, guaranteed to keep you singing , dancing and coming back for more…
Dee has worked with various bands and has performed on many stages in the Bay Area and abroad. Including her incredible performances for the past five seasons as a Warriors basketball half time entertainer!

JOHNNY ALLAIR
2025-12-21
Dinner and A Show with JOHNNY ALLAIR
John Allair’s musical career began at the vanguard of early Rock & Roll and Rhythm & Blues in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1950s – eventually leading him to tour the world as a long-time member of Van Morrison’s band.

STELLA HEATH XMAS SHOW (Billie Holiday/ Ella Fitzgerald Tribute feat. Stella Heath)
2025-12-20
THE STELLA HEATH CHRISTMAS SHOW – Billie Holiday/ Ella Fitzgerald Tribute!

This special performance will be a heartfelt homage to ELLA FITZGERALD the First Lady of Song, blending her timeless music with fascinating historical stories and meticulous research.
Stella and her quintet will also present the music of BILLIE HOLIDAY. Shrouded in mystery as she was draped in fur, Billie was multi-faceted; she possessed a sensitivity and ability to make the songs she sang as personal as if she was singing them softly in your very own ear. Featuring some of the Bay Area’s finest Jazz musicians, Stella’s quintet brings back the electric and intimate feeling of seeing Lady Day live in a 1930’s Jazz Club.

ELVIN BISHOP'S BIG FUN TRIO
2025-12-19
DINNER SHOW with ELVIN BISHOP’S BIG FUN TRIO
The Big Fun Trio (Elvin on guitar and vocals, Willy Jordan on cajon and vocals, and Bob Welsh on guitar and piano) forges a new blues and R&B sensibility, colored by the distinctive, stripped-down instrumentation and shot through with Elvin’s exuberant, down home vibe.

SWEET SALLY - Album Release!
2025-12-14
SWEET SALLY – Album Release!

Sweet Sally is an exciting young band from the vibrant California bluegrass scene, celebrated for its exceptional instrumental prowess, tight vocal harmonies, and inventive arrangements that draw from bluegrass, folk, and jazz. Band members Lucy Khadder and Sophia Sparks, who started the band as a duo in 2020, now joined by Clare O’Grady, came together at Oakland School for the Arts.

WILLIE NELSON NIGHT HOSTED BY STU ALLEN
2025-12-13
WILLIE NELSON NIGHT HOSTED BY STU ALLEN
Stu Allen and The Dancing Bay Ponies celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Red Headed Stranger.

THE UNAUTHORIZED ROLLING STONES
2025-12-12
The Unauthorized Rolling Stones look like the original, strut like the original and rock like the original! Formed by Rudy Colombini who embodies Mick, he has created a true phenomenon with Dave Garcia as Keith Richards, Mark Banning as Ron Wood and Kenny Crampton as Bill Wyman.

Experience the intensity and Rock n Roll raunchiness of the Rolling Stones up close with the Unauthorized Rolling Stones. Recognized as the leading Rolling Stones tribute band in the world; quoted again and again from many die hard Rolling Stones fans “The Unauthorized Rolling Stones are better than the real thing.

MITCH POLZAK & THE ROYAL DEUCES
2025-12-07
MITCH POLZAK & THE ROYAL DEUCES
The big guy from out West and larger than life energy (he’s also 6’5’) performer, guitarist, singer, banjoist, songwriter, composer, entertainer, musical historian and teacher Mitch Polzak wears his heart on his sleeve and his playing in his heart.

DANNY CLICK & the Hell Yeahs!
2025-12-06
Dinner Show with DANNY CLICK & the Hell Yeahs! Birthday Bash!

Until a few years ago, Danny Click was one of Austin’s best-kept secrets, a musician’s musician who’d won the respect of some of alt-country’s biggest names but hadn’t yet found widespread recognition.
That changed when Click’s latest CD, Life Is A Good Place, was released in April, 2011 and spent more than 12 consecutive months on the Country, pop, and Americana radio charts.

WALKING MIRRORS Benefitting Dominican University of California
2025-12-05
Dinner Show with WALKING MIRRORS
Featuring:
Craig Bartock (Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Band Heart)
David Sikes (former decade long bass player/vocalist/songwriter for rock n roll band BOSTON)
Jeff Campitelli (50th Greatest Drummer of all-time: Rolling Stone)
“For me, our music is a creative collaboration of stories that musically connect to community. Stories that reflect what is going on in the world today and resonate in an ear pleasing way. Playing that music live with some of the top musicians in the Bay Area (Craig Bartock-Heart, Jeff Campitelli- formerly with Joe Satriani, David Sikes- formerly with Boston) is surreal. Add my guitar shredding son Aidan, and it is like playing in a dream”
Mark Nelson, Lead Singer and Songwriter

DAVE MARTIN'S HOUSE PARTY - Rancho Debut!
2025-11-30
David Martin’s House Party … Come celebrate the last day of Thanksgiving weekend with one of San Francisco’s premier party bands David Martin’s House Party! This legendary 8 piece ensemble has earned a national reputation for their high energy performances, incredible musical variety, and fun “anything can happen” hi-jinx.

LAVAY SMITH & HER RED HOT SKILLET LICKERS
2025-11-29
Dinner Show with LAVAY SMITH & HER RED HOT SKILLET LICKERS
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers are one of the top Swingin’ Jazz and Blues bands in the world. Sultry chanteuse Lavay Smith evokes a sensuous era of Jazz queens and sexy pinups and adds a modern, feminist twist. No wonder Los Angeles Magazine chose her as one of the sexiest people around! Whether singing her own compositions or drawing on a large repertoire of classics, Lavay and her all-star 8-piece band bake up an instant recipe for dancing and good times.

LOWATTERS
2025-11-28
The LoWatters
Ethan Okamura, Steve Trivelpiece, and Jason Loeks. The band formed in the fall of 2014 and almost immediately started performing intimate shows near their home in Northern California. In the summer of 2015 they recorded their debut album live at Skywalker Sound. The album was voted by the Marin Independent Journal as one of the top 10 local albums of 2016 . Their sound ranges from the high lonesome twang to the low down dirty roots and is inspired by classic Americana singer songwriters while still retaining a unique sound all of it’s own.

JERRY HANNAN & CHRIS MURPHY
2025-11-23
JERRY HANNAN, A Marin County Treasure + CHRIS MURPHY
A distinguished songwriter and entertainer, Jerry Hannan recorded his own song, “Society” with Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, which is featured in Sean Penn’s film Into the Wild. “I Thought I Was You”, written by Jerry and brother Sean Hannan also plays in Into the Wild.

THE TRAVELING WILBURY'S REVUE
2025-11-22
Dinner Show with the TRAVELING WILBURYS REVUE
GEORGE HARRISON, TOM PETTY, ROY ORBISON, BOB DYLAN, JEFF LYNNE: THE TRAVELING WILBURYS, the super-group that never performed live the music they created out of that brief moment at the invitation of George Harrison to ‘get together and write some songs’. Hits like Handle With Care, End Of The Line, Last Night……

JESSE DENATALE & BAND
2025-11-21
Dinner Show with JESSE DENATALE and BAND
One of Northern California‘s top singer/ songwriter gems!. Jesse DeNatale is a singer-songwriter from Northern California. He was born in San Francisco. He has released three critically acclaimed records: Shangri-La West (2000) Soul Parade (2006) and The Wilderness (2021). His latest release, The Hands of Time, is now available on Blue Arrow Records.

THE PITCHFORKS
2025-11-16
Dinner Show with THE PITCHFORKS
An all star band of San Francisco Bay area professional players. Collectively they have played well over 5,000 gigs. They have gathered together to play some good ole’ honky tonk music. With a huge emphasis on vocals and creativity this band plays these songs because they love them. They are not trying to “copy” the original so much as show reverence to them by putting their own heart and style into it.

LYDIA PENSE & COLD BLOOD
2025-11-15
Dinner Show with LYDIA PENSE & COLD BLOOD
Known as the Queen of Bay Area Rhythm & Blues, Lydia Pense has been delighting audiences with her unique brand of Funk and Blues for over 50years. With this latest release, Lydia & Cold Blood have leaned heavily on The Blues. But don’t worry, there is still plenty of their signature “East Bay Grease” on this collection.

ROBERT M POWELL - Rancho Debut!
2025-11-14
ROBERT POWELL- Rancho Debut!

After a long hiatus, ever-intrepid Marin County musician, producer, singer-songwriter Robert M. Powell plays Rancho Nicasio accompanied by a stellar group of Bay Area musicians and special guests. Deeply rooted in traditional American musical forms, Powell’s songs also incorporate styles from around the globe, often infused with otherworldly atmospherics. Many of his songs having been released under the band name Everett Tree (check it out!) with a new record slated for release in early 2026.
Powell has worked with a diverse array of artists, including Sachiko Kanenobu, Airto Moreira and Flora Purim, Ustad Salamat Ali Khan, Deva Premal, Clothesline Revival and Kingfish. Through his work with Amnesty International he has produced and performed on recordings by Peter Gabriel, Richie Havens, Jackson Browne and others.
As a composer he has scored numerous films and television programs.
He continues to follow the muse.

BROKEN COMPASS BLUEGRASS
2025-11-09
Dinner Show with Broken Compass Bluegrass
Broken Compass Bluegrass is leading the way in the contemporary bluegrass revival, combining tradition with innovation in a way that appeals to both longtime fans and new listeners alike. Their live performances are characterized by tight harmonies, truly impressive solos, and an undeniable joy that permeates with every note they play. The band’s repertoire includes numerous original compositions as well as fresh takes on timeless classics, all delivered with their own distinctive style.

CHRIS CAIN BAND
2025-11-07
DINNER SHOW with THE CHRIS CAIN BAND

Take some influence from B.B. King, Albert King, Ray Charles, and a pinch of Albert Collins. Add in dazzling blues and jazz guitar chops, a rich soulful baritone vocal delivering original, often wry and beleaguered lyrics with sophisticated chord changes and instrumentation, and skills on various horns and keyboards, all delivered with an uptown cool that never lacks searing passion. It all adds up to the one and only Chris Cain, who has gone from being a newcomer phenomenon bursting onto the blues scene in 1987 with a classic debut release, to being a legend, inspiration and long-established member of the blues pantheon.

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION
2025-11-02
Dinner Show with PARDON THE INTERRUPTION.
Roaring out of the fog-shrouded hills of Sonoma and drowning out the chatter, New Wave/Prog-Pop troubadours Pardon the Interruption (aka PTI) are taking their place — asserting their voice — in the storied musical conversation of the San Francisco Bay Area.

BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY - Rancho Debut!
2025-11-01
Dinner Show with Big Brother & the Holding Company- Rancho Debut!

Big Brother & The Holding Company are considered, along with the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane, the pioneers of the “San Francisco Sound”. They are also the band that launched the career of Janis Joplin.
They are the band that recorded ‘Cheap Thrills’, which has been voted by Rolling Stone as one of the greatest classic rock albums of all time and which, along with their hit version of “Piece of My Heart” is in the Grammy Hall of Fame, and the Library of Congress. Their energy, spirit and their story define a time when music was at the center of a cultural revolution, yet their music is still listened to and loved.

EL RADIO FANTASTIQUE
2025-10-31
EL RADIO FANTASTIQUE Halloween Show

El Radio Fantastique is the band that would be playing at Salvadore Dali’s birthday party. They are the band that defies all labels and description, that floats effortlessly across genres while always conveying a sense of cinematic drama, reckless abandon, and broken beauty. Through lush arrangements, driving rhythms and pop hooks, the dynamic swell of emotion that emanates from this group is undeniably deep. If Anton LaVey, Frank Sinatra and David Bowie dropped acid in New Orleans and had an orgy with The Beatles, their unholy offspring would be El Radio Fantastique.

Back pOrchEstra
2025-10-26
Back pOrchEstra
Roots Rock, Americana, acoustic blues, Western Swing, Cajun, Pop-Rock, jug band, New Orleans and Kitchen Sink music… The band draws from new original material as well as reworked classics by Hank Williams, Taj Mahal, Dan Hicks, Big Bill Broonzy, Bob Wills, Bobby Charles …even Christmas Jug Band tunes

SHANA MORRISON
2025-10-25
Dinner & A Show with SHANA MORRISON
Shana Morrison’s musical style has been called pop with a side of blues and a side of rock, but she has never shied away from including other ingredients, like country, R&B, and jazz into the mix. Her material is ever-changing, but what always remains the same is Shana’s unique and wide-ranging voice. Her dynamic and charismatic talent has earned the attention of national newspapers and magazines as well as airplay on major radio stations.
