BBQ on the Lawn with SOUL SKA + special guests BESO NEGRO

The Bay Area’s premiere Ska/rocksteady collective has been packin’ houses and rockin’ dancehalls since 2014. The 8 piece band is comprised of veteran members of legendary NorCal bands such as Vinyl, Stymie & the Pimp Jones Love Orchestra, The Right Time, Albino!, El Radio Fantastique, Jethro Jeremiah Band + more. Drawing equally from the Jamaican 1st wave as well as the UK 2nd wave the band’s rootsy, upbeat sound leans heavily on vocal harmonies and a full horn section. Soul Ska has become a Northern California festival and nightclub favorite.

BBQ on the LAWN with JERRY’S MIDDLE FINGER
Jerry’s Middle Finger is a family of music-makers born from a deep collective love of all-things Jerry Garcia. Established in 2015, JMF (more…)

BBQ on the Lawn with SONS OF CHAMPLIN

The Sons of Champlin are an American rock band, from Marin County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area, formed in 1965.They are fronted by vocalist-keyboardist-guitarist Bill Champlin, who later joined rock band Chicago, from 1981 to 2009, placing Sons of Champlin on hiatus from 1981 to 1996. They brought to the late ‘60s music scene in the Bay Area a soulful sound built around a horn section, sophisticated arrangements, philosophical themes, Bill Champlin’s songwriting and blue-eyed soul singing, and Terry Haggerty’s jazz-based guitar. They are one of the enduring 1960s San Francisco bands.

BBQ on the LAWN at Rancho Nicasio with TOMMY CASTRO and THE PAINKILLERS + opener Jeffrey Halford
American blues, R&B, and rock guitarist and singer
“Only Northern California appearance this summer”

Castro is one of the brightest stars in the blues-soul genre. Voracious blues energy and ultimate soul power…impassioned vocals and pure inventiveness in his stellar guitar solos.” – Blues Music Magazine

BBQ on the Lawn with SUPER DIAMOND

San Francisco’s Super Diamond has become one of the most popular live shows at major nightclubs, (more…)