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Jessica’s band consist of some of the top musicians in the bay area. She has extensive experience playing the San Francisco Bay Area music circuit. Performing amazing originals and an extensive collection of R&B, funk, soul, jazz, and pop. Every performance the audience dances the night away. From the moment she walks on stage, her audience is held in the palm of her hand. She has won numerous awards for her incredible voice. She has sang the national anthem for every notable professional sports organization on the West Coast. Jessica's debut album "Till it Happens to You" and has released four music videos "Love is Real", "Road to Love", "I am Yours" and “I am Courageous”.

Garrett Wheeler, Metro Newspaper says hometown diva, Jessica Johnson, a singer who has continued to amaze listeners across the state. Johnson's vibrant blend of classic jazz, R&B, and soul is displayed with the sparkling vitality of inherent talent in her case, vocal palette as dynamic as you're likely to find in contemporary jazz. of course, Johnson is more than comfortable issuing any number of pop-hits audience members (like myself) may enjoy, particularly an amazing cover of Alicia Keys' "No One.

Here is a little bit more about Jessica:
She is a college graduate, singer/songwriter, dancer, choreographer, and fitness instructor. She has won countless awards, performed at the top west coast sporting events, she has owned her own fitness studio, she has put on shows and performed on NBC, she sings regularly at Cathedral of Faith, writes her own music and has made music videos. These are just a few of her accomplishments. But above all she aims to make the world a better place, help others live their best lives and inspire people to come alive through music, fitness and dance. She also, lives at 1254 Charise Ct. and hikes Quicksilver quite often.

Sidewalks TV says she “she is definitely no cookie cutter singer; her voice is far superior to even some of the commercial singers and she is a seasoned vet on the music scene [;] her bright, vibrant voice reaches all generations.” With her timeless allure of jazz, the soulful rhythms of R&B, and the emotive power of soul.

Jinx Jones has been twice nominated for Male Rockabilly Artist of the Year by the Ameripolitan Music Awards, has received gold and platinum record awards for his work with R&B divas, En Vogue, has won songwriting awards and has been recognized as one of the hottest acts on the San Francisco music scene.

In Jinx Jones’ impressive musical career he has visited nearly every conceivable style and genre of the electric guitar. From his work Chuck Berry, Solomon Burke, and Roy Buchanan to his own acclaimed rockabilly albums, “License to Twang,” “Rumble & Twang,” “Rip and Run,” Live Twang in Finland.” And “Twang-Tastic!,” Jones has always strived to expand the possibilities of the instrument. He accepts every musical challenge head on, always making an impressive statement with his music. The one thing that remains consistent throughout Jones’ multi-stylistic journey is the grace and finesse of his virtuoso playing.

"Jinx is a guitar virtuoso who seamlessly moves from rockabilly to jazz to twang and back again, sometimes in the same song. Those with a liner note obsession will remember Jinx’s playing on En Vogue’s “Free Your Mind.”
(San Francisco Chronicle)

“Jinx Jones is out there. Four or five nights a week, the great guitar player with the immaculate pompadour can be found at various Bay Area venues, working the stage, doing his thing. The Colorado native came up serving as a sideman to rock ’n’ roll royalty, playing with the likes of Chuck Berry and Solomon Burke.”
Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle’s pop music critic

“Imagine an advanced guitar textbook on 10. Listeners all will doubtless be thunderstruck by Jinx's authoritative command of labrythinian note aggregates, lightning- fleet navigations, and esoteric chordal modes. One intuits they are in the twang-upholstered, jazzy Court of a flat- gone Monarch, one for whom fair Aoede is a favored midnight-hour ship.”
DC Larson, No Depression

Voted "Best Local Band for 2024" by the East Bay Express, Oakland's Joe Rut & The Sunshine Shovelers can get a dance floor moving or quiet a room with a ballad. Singer/songwriter Joe Rut’s quirky humor underpins a heartfelt, richly lyrical, and subtly hallucinatory alt-country tapestry. It is a deeply American music, although the border guards seem to have been bribed with psychedelics to look the other way as other influences stream in. Rut’s music has been compared to Todd Snider, The Band, and 70’s-era Grateful Dead. Drummer Tim Rowe and Bassist Russel Kiel(of East Bay country stalwarts Crying Time) keeps the songs swinging, while guitar wunderkind Jamie Duncan (The Dogweeds, Aaron Burnham & The Brushfires) drops jaws with his twangy prowess.

“[Joe Rut] is where so many traditions and genres that have slowly started to disappear actually still reside…Jerry Garcia, Jorma Kaukonen, Guy Clark, and Townes Van Zandt. They would all be gracious in welcoming this young man to the tattered carpet stage…"humor spiced with poignancy." That’s Rut’s forte whether he is aware of it or not. He has cornered the market already...a classic in the making.”

-John Apice, No Depression

Although Rut’s recent travels of the country in search of songs with his dog Potato were cut short by the theft of his van and instruments, he was able to recover “The Pretty Good Book”, a massive antique accounting ledger in which he records his songs. Says Rut, “I wanted to call it ‘The Good Book’, but it turns out the bible had that name sewn up, so…you know? That I was able to get the book back after distributing a massive stack of flyers was pretty amazing. It was returned by a homeless guy who refused any reward for its return. He had found it and held onto it for weeks before he saw my flyer because, he told me, he could ‘tell that someone’s heart and soul had gone into it.’ That moment almost made the whole incident worth it!”

While many of Joe’s songs clearly stem from an established folk-troubadour tradition, his adventurousness and refusal to shy away from “the weird” set his footprints away from the well-worn middle of the road. Joe’s songs find him drunk-dialing his friends at 3 AM Tuesday morning, critiquing Mr. Spock’s love-life, offering a lift to an abandoned black velvet Elvis painting, or pondering the tragicomic mating rituals of Porcupines. Says Joe, “I was recently accused by a critic of ’veering dangerously close to novelty songs’…as if that’s a bad thing?”

Joe’s omnivorous musical tastes have seen him as a founding member of country harmony group Loretta Lynch, and as an alumnus of the bluegrass mowing Spikedrivers, folk rockers 86 (the band), noise/looping duo Lumper/Splitter, and experimental guitarist Henry Kaiser’s Grooves of Mystery. Joe has played with these groups at England’s Glastonbury Music Festival, the venerable Fillmore auditorium, Burning Man, side stages at Shoreline Amphitheatre and the Concord Pavillion, and fronting his own band as a headliner at Berkeley’s Freight & Salvage, and to a sold-out crowd at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall. 12 solo albums in, Joe Rut looks forward to talking about himself in the 3rd person for years to come!

The Goers started when John, actual professional mariner, got back from a long voyage at sea. "Hey, long-time musical collaborator David Dutton," he said" " let’s do some of these sea shanties and nautical folk songs from centuries past I’ve been learning" Conveniently, Bob Aul, tuba maestro and brother-in-law was down the street playing tuba. Off duty from LA band, Roses Pawn Shop, violinist, Tim Weed and Vocalist, Paul Givant, lend their talents in the ways only people who owe you favors can. Together Goers make.
The Goers have a tuba. I mean I could stop there but they also have a violin and drums and banjo and Irish bouzouki, two very handsome beards, penny whistle and guitars, both electrified and unelectrified. The Goers not only play traditional sea shanties and nautical music spanning the centuries and continents, but write original music with melodies and harmonies, lyrics and stories that are sometimes camouflaged as traditional but stray far enough from the Smithsonian folkways Collection to still anger your grandparents.
The Goers’ 3rd studio album, “Jug Of This” adapts traditional songs and themes and reimagines them with a grit and urgency of a band yearning to play them out in a way that would appeal to both sailors and land lubbers alike.

Spirited, crowd-pleasing Ska-Punk rockers with roots in Oakland’s famous punk club 924 Gilman St. have been longtime fixtures of thriving SF Bay Area scene. The San Francisco Bay Area Punk and Ska scenes are now the things of legend and modern music history. And, it’s a phenomenon that Ska-Punk standouts Jokes For Feelings have long been heavily involved in – and helped form. The movement – particularly the latest “4th Wave” Ska scene – is one that has experienced a notable resurgence in recent years and continues to evolve and grow as veterans increasingly interact and meld with new generations of ever-pogoing, maniacally-moshing music enthusiasts. Jokes For Feelings have continually strived to find great local bands to play with to fully-entertain their enthusiastic, dedicated (and growing) fan base.

Jon Lawton has been a Bay Area blues/country and folk musician in the Bay Area for 25 years. The Orphans are a 6-piece band with guitar, bass, keys, drums and 2 horns. He just released a new CD of all original music this year, and would be honored to play in Point Richmond. The band does a mix of RnB, country, blues and New Orleans style party music. We've always wanted to play this series. Hopefully this year it works out.

The Kate Burkart Band is a true Americana blend of rock, twang, and lyrics with powerful stories to tell. Playing a mix of well-crafted originals - - and occasionally favorite covers - the band includes Kate (bass, vocals), Nancy Lake (guitar, vocals), Steve Pearson (drums, vocals), and Jamie Duncan (lead guitar). Most often compared to Lucinda Williams, Kate has been more recently described as "Neil Young with a dash of Karen Carpenter”… Kate’s new EP “Another Night” was released on 8/30/24.

A tribute to the Woodstock Generation Keep On Truckin' performs Rock,
Blues, Funk and R&B, faithfully recreating the musical experience of one of
the greatest events in music history.

Together for more than 14 years in Sacramento, Keep On Truckin’s five
seasoned musicians hail from New York to California and several stops in
between. KOT band members have opened for national acts and have
performed on stage internationally. Past projects include live TV
appearances, movie soundtracks, and recording sessions plus performing
to sold-out crowds at festivals, arenas and auditoriums.

Come with us and take a step back in time to enjoy the music that influenced a generation.

Meet the Lance Richards Band, a power trio that's been electrifying the stage for a year with their unique blend of guitar and vocal harmonies. Specializing in Blues Rock, they captivate live music fans with their original music and tributes to the genre's giants. Experience the energy and passion of a live show like no other!

A Mexico City born San Francisco Bay Area songwriter musician that finally fulfilled his creative urge to be the totalitarian dictator of his musical world and go solo with his self titled debut album. A lover of punk, classic rock, indie, & old time country & blues, his music is a voodoo mixture that sounds both familiar but fresh and original.

He released his critically acclaimed 2nd album in 2024.

Press:
https://musicmecca.org/little-oil-proves-itself-underground-indie-psych-pop-darling-on-new-album-twelve-songs/?amp

https://eastbayexpress.com/little-oil-music-without-limits/

(Sorry I requested info before I saw the band submission form)

Here is the blurb from the Los Nadies website

Danceable Latin rock with a conscience

Musical cross-pollinators extraordinaire, Los Nadies curate an inventive, versatile, and refreshing remix of Latin American music. Funky, brash, and extremely danceable, their repertoire easily journeys through rumba flamenco, hip-hop, cumbia, and rock, within a bat of an eye. Impassioned singing, poetically charged lyrics and engaging stage presence drive their lively performances. Los Nadies’ music innovates and boundary-breaks, by design. Their music often mirrors and reflects the Latino experience in a globalized US, with immigrant roots hailing from Argentina, Bolivia, Perú, Mexico and the San Francisco Bay Area.

We are a fun accomplished familia musical who enjoy creating and performing together and audiences catch our good vibes and good grooves, starting with our energetic lead singer and accomplished instrumentalists.
Our catalog includes both originals(25+) and some covers, but our focus is on original music. We are mixing and mastering a 10-song all original recording (at El Cerrito studios), plan to release in May.
Happy to supply demo versions of original songs if interested.
Unfortunately our video offerings are not very well tended and curated.
As mentioned in other correspondence we have played regularly at Black Star, Sailing Goat (4/5/25 upcoming) and were featured in the Kermes by Washington PTA in '23 (and then held a benefit for them at Baltic Kiss after)- we have had connection and presence in the Point Richmond scene.

Maurice Tani is a Bay Area based singer-songwriter drawing on American roots music influences from country to pop to jazz. He and his band, 77 El Deora, have released 10 albums in the past 15 years.

We last played Pt Richmond Music in 2019.

BIO:
Mbira dzaSoko (em-BEER-ah ZAH-SO-kho) honors the vibrant spirit-filled, danceable mbira music traditions of Zimbabwe. Established by founder Salani Wamkanganise (who moved from Harare, Zimbabwe to Richmond, California in 2020), the group embodies a profound love for mbira music and a dedicated mission to showcase the splendor of Zimbabwe's musical legacy globally. Step into the enchanting realm of Zimbabwean music and culture with us!

Please Note: We are closer to chimurenga music/mbira music/African music, and we also play reggae music, so hence the genre marked. We can play acoustic or electric, so we are very flexible.

Michelle Lambert is a dynamic artist who fuses Country/Pop with Celtic influences, creating a captivating show that appeals to audiences of all ages. She has performed across the country, touring from Nashville to Los Angeles, Denver, and Miami. Her setlist includes fan favorites like her viral hit “Come to Me” (which held the #1 spot for four consecutive weeks on Indie Radio in NYC) and a lightning-fast rendition of "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" on the fiddle.

A musical prodigy from rural Northern California, Michelle began her journey at just 2 years old, mastering both the violin and vocals. Her talent has graced prestigious stages, including the Women’s NCAA Final Four at the Bridgestone Arena and the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN.

Michelle’s fiery red hair and vibrant costumes are as eye-catching as her music is soul-stirring. Her powerhouse voice evokes comparisons to Carrie Underwood and Adele, while her electrifying violin performances bring to mind the flair of Lindsey Stirling. Don't miss the chance to see this rising star in action—Michelle Lambert is on a fast track to stardom, and her show promises an unforgettable experience for the whole family!

We are Mission Delirium, an 18-person party brass band from San Francisco. We consistently draw a crowd of 500+ people when we play at local clubs in the Bay Area, and we’ve played big festivals like Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in San Francisco, Sziget in Budapest, and other smaller festivals in France, Spain, Brazil, and across the United States.

We would love to be part of your festival next summer to give your audience an unforgettable experience. We can play while walking, to lead a crowd in a parade, or we can play on a stage with microphones and amplification.

My Blue Soul is a 6-12 piece Soul/Blues Band Experience based in Oakland/SF for the last 15 years, the last three years having a home at Myron Mu’s Saloon in North Beach, San Francisco, for our regular monthly. We also have shows regularly in Sausalito, Emeryville, Oakland and Hayward and the South Bay.

We are an Original and Cover band, with songs, both original and covers, representing a wide range of Soul based styles, including some Blues... At our best, We are three horns, keys, guitar, bass, drums and singer/dancer, but we also do shows with as few as 6 and as large as 12.... a main draw is our horn section (Brandon Jackson, Doug Rowan and Pat Beyers), because we provide tight arrangements and great soloists...our rhythm section is funky, danceable and brings over 150 years experience to play (Ron Estrada, Parris Bertolucci, Willie Riser, Shawn Stein), and we feature an actual dancer Carmin D'Leto as our frontman, known for dancing with the audience, as well as writing all of our songs.

Since the shutdown, we have had a residency at The Saloon in SF (where the videos were recorded), and this year we have added residencies at The Savoy Tivoli in SF, as well as Rudy's in Emeryville (4years) and Winter's Tavern in in Pacifica... We also play quite a bit in Hayward (Turf Club, Bistro) and Sausalito (Cruising Club and The Seahorse)

I can be contacted by email below or 415-608-5419
Carmin D'Leto

Hello. Our band has been together 6 years and have played all over the Bay Area and up into the Gold country of Grass Valley and Nevada City.
We have also played in the Up and Under, Riggers Loft and Anaviv brewey in Point Richmond . We are playing Riggers Loft this Friday , Feb. 28 from 6 til 9pm in case you have time to see us. We have a good hour of original music that could be considered Americana rock.

https://youtu.be/7gD3_nSo5U4?si=6TZJdqRA2rhuyNVi

Founded in 1986, the mission of the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir is to inspire joy and unity among all people through Black Gospel and Spiritual music traditions. Every performance helps to preserve and advance Black art and artists while weaving together more than 300 singers ages 5 to 100 across multiple choirs from a wide range of faiths, races, and cultures. Our music is uplifting, singable, and fun. “Everybody Dancin’” is one of our many songs that gets the crowd on their feet! We’ve performed for crowds of all sizes, in venues from private residences and small churches to huge theaters and outdoor music festivals, at home and around the world, and with both local and national celebrities.

Led by harmonica virtuoso and composer Angelo Tomandl, Omigato! is a Bay Area band that defies easy categorization.

The band’s powerful rhythm section anchors the project’s unique instrumentation, which includes harmonica, trombone, flute. Bass, drums and two vocalist.

Combining psychedelic, progressive, and Peruvian influences, Omigato! creates an exhilarating sound that leads you on a surprising and unexpected musical journey.

The band's intricate musicianship and infectious energy will leave you shouting “Oh My Gato!”

Poly Roxit plays Rock music with a blend of Folk and Brass Band. Paul Allen has been an active musician and composer for decades. He writes and records locally in El Cerrito and is a former resident of Point Richmond. Paul Allen and Mike Stokowski (a Richmond resident) have played together in Brass Band groups and a local Brass Quintet called Circus Beat Brass. Poly Roxit music is driven by acoustic guitar, drums and bass, but has lots of Trumpet and Horn licks to compliment the vocals and take leads. The upcoming Poly Roxit album Heartland features 12 original songs with lyrics focused on growing up in the midwest, but the videos feature local Bay Area and California sites. Paul's previous rock project Simon was an active Bay Area band that released the album Harlequin. Some of those driving rock songs have been re-arranged for Poly Roxit's new instrumentation.

Steve Annese – Lead vocals, backing vocals
Alan Kuczer – Guitars, Backing vocals
Patrick Howe – Bass, backing vocals
Bill Mickesh – Drums
As all good things do, it all began in a garage in Burbank, CA in the late 1980s when guitarist, Alan Kuczer walked into a garage and met with drummer Bill “The Animal” Mickesh and bassist, Bob Massini. The three worked on Alan’s original ideas and built songs while searching high and low for the ideal vocalist and frontman for the as yet unnamed band. After “too long of a search” Steven Annese walked into their lives and started the ball rolling. Within a few months the newly christened “KUCZER” band had hit the Hollywood club scene, venturing as far out as the South Bay and Orange County to reach those that refused to come to the City of Lights. Every weekend was time for the band to head to the Sunset Strip to promote the shows, music, meeting new and old friends
It didn’t take long for the band to reach headlining status around the city and before they knew it industry people were taking notice. Raymundo Upton of the prestigious Concerts West management company took the band under his wing and label attention was coming hard and fast with Jet Records showing strong interest in signing the band. While those details were being worked on, KUCZER was chosen the best band in Hollywood, which resulted in a trip to Rincon, Puerto Rico to perform at Rincon Fest in front of thousands of people on the Beach of Rincon. As things happen in the music business, interests change, new fads take over from former and the type of music Kuczer was performing was no longer in vogue as the Seattle scene was talking over and the Sunset Strip became deserted in 2003.
People move on in their lives, sometimes moving to different cities, sometimes creating families of their own, getting corporate jobs and so on. And, other times, they decide to “put the band back together” after three decades. And that’s exactly what most of the members of Kuczer did, only now under the name REV IT UP. The memorable name change related to one of their hit songs. Bassist, Bob Massini wasn’t available, allowing Bay area’s Patrick Howe to step in to hold down the bottom line.
The quartet’s self-titled debut Ep which you can hear in its entirety at www.rev-it-up.net kicks off with its namesake, a high velocity melodic piece of classic rock done in, well, classic form.
You can hear the “Nasty Girl” keeps the ball rolling with an undeniable groove that drags the listener out of their seat, while “The Bridge” is a melodic, introspective number that about a broken love and a dream that if you could actually see all the way across to the other side of the bridge you would actually find the love reunited.
With “Trixie” things kick into high gear once again with some phenomenal guitar work from Alan Kuczer and “Top of the Rock” ends things on a powerful note in arena rock fashion.
The Bay Area/Hollywood band may be around for a second time but they’re no longer chasing the brass ring. This time it’s more about the actual music and not trying to outdo your friends’ bands. Hitting the stage to give music lovers a taste for their Sunset Strip years when songs were about fun and the drive these musicians put out from fulfilling their dreams to move across the country to be in “The Band”.
These boys are back at it living the dream, dedicated. They won’t stop even at the Top of The Rock! Whatever the case may be, it’s absolutely time to “REV IT UP.”

Fronted by longtime Marin County musician/singer/songwriters, Chris & Lorin, from their beginning in their musical careers, signed by Clive Davis/Columbia Records and later David Geffen Warner/Asylum) for their tight brotherly harmonies and original songs.
The band features their upbeat mix of RocknRoll/Reggae/Blues. Individually and collectively, Chris & Lorin and their band members have performed with such virtuoso musicians from Phil Lesh, Steve Miller, Santana, Huey Lewis & The News, Little Feat, Bill Kreutzmann, Jim Keltner, Steve Cropper, Clarence Clemmons, Bonnie Raitt, Levon Helm, and Jerry Garcia, to name a few.

Russian Telegraph takes it's name from two of San Francisco’s 47 hills and mix the compositions of David James, Beth Custer, and Jordan Glasgow. Members comprise Oakland/San Francisco’s A-list musicians mixing the funk and soul of Curtis Bumpy, the diverse songs of the Beth Custer Ensemble, and the worldly compositions of David James’s GPS.

Keith Eckert and Greg Borg met up when Keith started playing solo acoustic shows around the Redding area and Greg's old band members moved on. We are a Folk-Rock duo writing about life and the everyday things that anyone can relate to. Rock with blues, jazz, funk and classical thrown in the mix.

Smokey The Groove is California’s Funk Rock Jazz Experience.
Creating a dancing journey that has been showing up all over the Pacific Northwest and beyond. This 7 piece group of freaks has an infectious lighthearted sound with a full horn section, jazzy guitar, heavy bass, and emotionally powerful drumming. Voted Best Local Act in their hometown of Chico, CA in 2021 & 2022, this band is a full-powered dance machine. Guiding crowds on an evocative adventure through musical serenity, chaotic nastiness, and the love of funk.