< Note: The Ox Roast has been cancelled due to weather expected this weekend>
It’s time for the second annual “Cruisin’ 4 Cody” poker run and concert on Sunday, June 5, at the Moose Lodge. The run kicks off at 8 a.m. and is open for motorcycles and cars. Participants will meet at the Moose Lodge for a breakfast before heading out on their journey. Around noon, the run will end back at the Moose Lodge, and the festivities will begin, where there will be games, raffles and live music, kicking off with the Scallywags, Uncle Jesse and the Porch Junkies, the Magnetics and wrapping up the day will be the Whiskey Thieves. The day is a benefit for young Cody Cordellos who was born with the skin condition “Epidermolysis Bullosa” (EB). EB is a skin disorder that with even the slightest bump or friction on the skin will cause blistering, akin to third degree burns. It is estimated that 50 in every one million live births have the condition, which crosses all races and genders. Funds raised will help him with the treatments he needs and help him and his mother with expenses. There is a $25 fee to participate in the poker run.
Once again, Jeff Bundschu, along with Eric D. Johnson have pulled off an indie-rock festival right here in Sonoma Valley and the event is almost sold out. The second annual Huichica Music Festival kicks off at Gundlach Bundschu Winery on Saturday, June 4, at 2 p.m. and the show features the finest in up and coming indie-rock acts. With eight bands on the bill, opening the show will be David Williams, followed by Tu Fawning. Breathe Owl Breathe and These United States, followed by Richard Swift, Sonny and the Sunsets, J. Mascis and headlining will be the Fruit Bats. Tickets, if still available, can be had online at www.gunbun.com/huichica until 5 p.m. on Friday, June 4, and at the door after that.
The annual Ox Roast, a benefit for the Sonoma Community Center, is going off on Sunday, June 5, in the Sonoma Plaza, kicking off at 11 a.m. Of course, no oxen are actually harmed during the event; it’s really beef tri-tip. The musical entertainment starts at 1 p.m. with the United States Air Force band Mobility, who always put on a great show. BackTrax will take the stage at 3 p.m. and wrap up the day with classic rock. There is no cover for the event.
Sebastiani Winery and Vineyards will have the Jami Jamison Band in the tasting room, kicking off at 6:30 p.m. as part of the on-going Friday night music series. Dinner will be catered by Margie and Willie Brooke of the new Community Cafe. There is no cover for the show.
The Olde Sonoma Public House will have the father-son duo of Josh and Nelson Kraft tonight, June 3, for a 7:30 p.m. show. The duo covers everything from Jim Croce to Van Halen and in a recent interview, the younger Kraft was quoted saying “there is no one else I would rather have by my side, up on that stage with me. It’s a pleasure to play music with my father.” There is no cover for the show.
Little Switzerland will have another local music no-cover night on Saturday, June 4, and will feature BackTrax for an 8 p.m. show. In addition to the largest dance floor in the Valley and dinner being served, there will be drink specials that night as well.
Murphy’s Irish Pub has Loose Shoes tonight, June 3, for a show that kicks off at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 4, brings in San Francisco player Andrew Freeman, who has been a pub favorite for years, also for an 8 p.m. show. Sunday, June 5 has the traditional Celtic pub jam kicking off at 3:30 p.m., followed by the Two Rock Ramblers at 6:30 p.m. There is no cover for any of the shows at the pub.
The Plaza Bistro has jazz from the Erik Jekabson Trio tonight, June 3, for a 7 p.m. show. The trumpeter plays straight ahead jazz, and has two solo albums to his name. Jekabson is also currently teaching at Chabot College and Los Medanos College. Saturday, June 4, the Plaza Bistro welcomes local jazz legends Mad and Eddie Duran, also for a 7 p.m. show. There is no cover for either show.
Pete Olson and his Cajun Cowboys take their show on the road to Petaluma tonight, June 3, to Papa’s Taverna for a 7 p.m. show.
Showcase the Band is all the way up in Reno at the Sands Regency Casino for Eurofest 2011, with a show on Saturday, June 4, at 11 a.m. and Sunday, June 5 at 12:45 p.m. There is no cover.
The Jon Popenoe Blues Band will be at Uva Trattoria in Napa on Saturday, June 4, for an 8 p.m. show.
Hot 45s – Shows within a 45 minute drive from the Island
Old 97’s – Friday, June 3.
Mystic Theatre – Petaluma
765-2121
Pride and Joy – Saturday, June 4.
Last Day Saloon – Santa Rosa
545-2343
Michael Landau Group – Saturday, June 4.
HopMonk Tavern – Sebastopol
829-7300
Hiromi – Thursday June 2 – Sunday, June 5.
Yoshi’s – San Francisco
415-655-5600
Bootsy Collins – Saturday, June 4.
The Fillmore – San Francisco
415-346-6000
Super Diamond – Friday, June 3
Uptown Theater – Napa
259-0123
John Prine – Wednesday, June 8.
Uptown Theater – Napa
259-0123
Delta Wires – Saturday, June 4.
Biscuits & Blues – San Francisco
415-292-2583
Harvey Mandel – Sunday, June 5.
Biscuits & Blues – San Francisco
415-292-2583
Luv Planet – Friday, June 3.
George’s Nightclub – San Rafael
415-226-0262