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"SourFlower is a high energy, original Hard Rock band based in Marin County, currently promoting their 2024 EP "BACKFIRE"! Mixing some Rock, Pop and Country covers into their sets as well, SourFlower plays all over the Bay and beyond, from dive bars & breweries to wineries, private parties and everything in between!"

*Note* - as of November 2024, SourFlower has one hour of original material. We've noted that this concerts series hosts two 50 minute sets - we'd be able to fill one time-slot, but not both. We'd be more than willing to perform alongside another original band of your choosing if approved, and share our equipment as needed!
*Also note* - both live clip "sizzle reels" offered below are heavy on the covers as we've gotten the best traction from gigs who request those, but rest assured our passion lies in original music! Please do check out the full SourFlower YouTube channel for our original EP! Cheers🤘

Talley Up! is celebrating their 10th year as the only swampedelic New Orleans funk band in Marin County. The band features some of the finest players in the Bay Area including bandleader Jim Talley who has performed with Bob Weir, Eric McFadden, Karl Denson, Elvin Bishop, Dan Hicks, Stu Allen and many others.
Guitarist Tom Finch has been playing in Big Brother & the Holding Co. for over 20 years as well as the Traveling Wilburys Revue, Pamela Parker, the Tom Finch Group and many others. Bassist Jen Rund leads her band Jenerator with Jonny Mojo and has played with Lebo & Friends, the Real Sarahs, Matt Hartle, Stu Allen and a bevy of other stars. Tenor sax player Jeff Hobbs also plays cornet, violin, alto sax, mandolin and appears regularly around the Bay Area. Drummer extrordinaire David Rokeachs’ stellar resume includes playing with Taj Mahal, Dr. John, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Charlie Musselwhite and Stanley Clarke amongst many others.
The band features rotating special guests on vocals including Pamela Parker, Tracy Blackman (Santana), Erica Jeski (Lebo & friends) and most recently Jeannette Ferber (Phil Lesh & friends).
Talley Up! performed on the main stage of the Fairfax Festival in June of 2019 and the Eco Stage in 2021 and have opened for Moonalice, Sambada, Kermit Ruffins and Stu Allen. The group jammed with Rolling Stones saxist Karl Denson at the 2017 High Sierra Music Festival which was followed by an appearance at the 2017 For the Funk of It Festival in the High Sierras. Locally the band performed 8 times at Phil Lesh’s now legendary Terrapin Crossroads club in San Rafael including an appearance in the Grate Room opening for Stu Allen and Cryptical in February of 2019. Other notable shows include the Creek Park Amphitheater in San Anselmo in 2021, 2022 & 2023 and headlining the Homestead Valley Music Festival in August 2024. The band has appeared multiple times as well at the Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley including opening for New Orleans trumpet maestro Kermit Ruffins!
In their home town of Fairfax the band has played extensively at Mac’s at 19 Broadway, the Iron Springs Brewery and Peri’s as well as regular appearances at Smiley’s in Bolinas, the Creek Park Amphitheater in San Anselmo and the Pint Size Lounge block party in San Rafael. Talley Up! has also appeared in the East Bay at the Ashkenaz in Berkeley and has played regularly in San Francisco at the Tupelo in North Beach as well as Union Square Live, Amnesia and the Yerba Buena Gardens.

Tell Me Tell Me is a dance grunge band from Oakland. Yearning melodies soar over melted guitar riffs and driving, danceable drum beats. The music celebrates loss at points of no return, and Tell Me Tell Me leads the ceremony. Regarding their song “Before” The Bay Bridged writes "Full of vitality and honesty, the song elicits the type of nostalgia that stops you in your tracks on a busy street or breaks conversation with a group of friends." Influences can be heard from LCD Soundsystem, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Dirty Projectors, and while you’re never quite sure where their music is going to go, it always goes somewhere awesome.

Innovative classic rock covers and original music, all styles, with ukulele virtuoso Jay Kirkland and Barbara Gorin, vocals and Rhythm guitar. Both endorsed with Breedlove Guitars and Kala Music Brands. Captivates their audience with their sweet sound!

5 Piece Progressive/Psychedelic Band featuring some of the best players in all of the Bay! Just released their first single from their upcoming album entitled "Beast To Man".

Dave The Drummer-Percussives/Vocals
Emma Quinn-Vocals
Jesse McMilin-Keys & Sax
Jesse Nestler-Guitars
James Gonzalez-Bass

The Lemon Hammer is a sweet and citrusy mash-up that goes well with most drinks. They spin stories that span rind bitterness to floral bloom sweet, while the sound is ripe with sticky rhythms, searing leads, and a soul stirring delivery. While its members have been known to say, “Genre is for suckers,“ the Lemon Hammer is growing somewhere on the rock tree, between the folk and blues branches, with leaves of soul, pop, and singer-songwriter shading it.

Alexis Harte is a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter and guitarist. With The Lemon Hammer he coaxes delicious yet gritty electric guitar lines from his fingers, squeezes his delicate rasp on top of the music, and shares his gift of song craftsmanship. Fergus Lenehan provides the hammer in the 35 Hertz range, with his 4 and 5 string basses. He also gives good stage face. Damond Moodie both attacks and caresses the microphone. He also writes songs, and claws out rhythm on acoustic guitar; Aaron Brinkerhoff holds it all down on the drum kit, while somehow wailing on the harmonica, singing the high part, and contributing songs.

Together they have been moving live audiences throughout the Bay Area and beyond with their energetic and original delivery. The Lemonhammer is the perfect act to light up your stage.

Nominated for THREE Independent Blues Awards in 2023 & winners of FIVE Independent Blues Awards in 2021 (including “Artist of the Year” Cathy Lemons & “Song of the Year” Godless Land), The Lucky Losers are San Francisco’s no. 1 touring band. Their original music is a throwback to the hybrid of soul, blues, rock, gospel, and country that emerged in the late 1960’s with impassioned vocal performances, electrifying musical interplay, and powerful harmonica.

The Mad Maggies is a high-energy, danceable, touring band based in Sonoma County, California.
Their “genre-fluid” style spans ska, folk rock, California roots, jazz, R&B, klezmer, sea-faring & much more.
Original, often surprising, always fun.

“the Mad Maggies cook up a gumbo of ska-Zydeco-folk-rock”

“We LOVE the Mad Maggies! … You have got to experience this band….”

“There was not a moment when the dance floor was not packed, even long after the beer was gone. Yes, you guys rock.”
— Rod De Witt, Andersen Valley Brewing Co.

“The Best Band Ever” — Howard Dillon, Bolinas Hearsay News.

“The Mad Maggies…hit it home…leaving the audience begging for an encore.” — Golden Gate [X]Press, San Francisco, CA

“…you and your band are not just great, but such an integral part of everything I try to do with the festival musically.”
— Scott Goree, Cotati Accordion Festival, Cotati, CA

“I absolutely LOVE your music! Maggie’s voice is so of another era… Don’t you just want to rub it all over your face?”
— L. Baker-Ronco

The New Acoustic Collective is a professional string band that fuses jazz, bluegrass, and world music from the Bay Area. Founded in 2017 by bandleader Jason Keiser; The NAC has since collaborated, performed, and/or recorded with the following leading musicians in the music industry including Wyatt Rice of The Tony Rice Unit, Jim Kerwin of The David Grisman Quintet, Mike Mullins of David Grisman's Label Acoustic Disc/Oasis, Mountain Fever Recording Artist Thomas Cassell, vocalist Melissa Garay, Erik Jekabson, and many more.

The NAC has performed at many of the top venues in the Bay Area including Amado's in San Francisco, The Back Room in Berkeley, The Art Boutiki Music Hall in San Jose, Gamble Garden in Palo Alto. They have also performed nationwide including The Grey Eagle in Asheville North Carolina as well as being Official Showcase Artists in 2021 for the International Bluegrass Music Association's "World of Bluegrass" Showcase in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The lineup has always included a mixture of string, brass, and even often percussion and vocals in live concert settings. The current lineup includes Jason Keiser (bandleader/guitar), Nathaniel Grohmann (cello), Elijah Chen (guitar), Trevor Gabriel (mandolin), and Ryan Triolo (double bass).

Their discography includes the debut EP "Buckwild", and full length albums; "Art of Acoustics" & "Amor en Ritmo" which can be found on all platforms and they just finished recording their 4th record to be released in the summer of 2025 on Adhyaropa Records.

The Soapbox Salute, a 6 piece protest folk rock band is the brainchild of the group's singer and guitar player Tim Ryan who comes from an educator and activist background. Each song carries deep meaning while weaving through stories, bold melodies, funky rhythms, and brash brass counterpoint. The songwriting is unique and powerful, and the energy is infectious.

The rest of the band consists of Ingrid Pontes, Cassandra Fermin, Wil Feng, William Calderon-Lopez, and Rick Ortega bringing guitars, keyboards, drums, bass, trombone, and trumpet.

Those Darn Accordions, commonly abbreviated as TDA, are an American accordion band from San Francisco, California, originally formed in 1989.

TDA plays a multi-genre mix of rock, pop, funk, country, ska and polka originals, all characterized by the humorous lyrics of frontman and squeezebox wizard Paul Rogers. The band also performs from an extensive repertoire of covers, ranging from traditional accordion standards and polkas to hard rock, funk and new wave songs.

Accordionistas Susie Davis, Carri Abrahms and Suzanne Garramone add stunning vocals, fleet fingers, and dramatic theatrics, and drummer Ian Luke and bass player Lewis Wallace round out this one-of-a-kind band.

Since their formation, TDA have released six studio albums and one EP. The band continues to tour the United States, often performing as part of music festivals, fairs and Oktoberfest celebrations across the Pacific Northwest and Midwest.

Those Darn Accordions have been featured in; Time, People, Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Utne Reader, The Port Townsend Leader, Dirty Linen.

TDA will be headlining the Cotati Accordion Festival on Aug 16 2025 and so we are mostly interested in performing in Richmond on Aug 22 .

We selected Rock as our genre, but we are a truly multi genre musical entity!

Tom Rigney is one of the premier Roots Music fiddle players on the planet. His band--Tom Rigney and Flambeau--specializes in blazing Cajun two-steps, low-down Blues, Boogie Woogie, and funky New Orleans grooves. Most of the music is original—composed by Rigney—but they mix in a few classics from the Cajun/New Orleans songbook.
Flambeau showcases Rigney’s fiery, virtuoso fiddling, his charismatic stage presence, and his range and originality as a composer/songwriter. He and Flambeau have forged a unique sound that blends American Roots styles into something original and HOT--mixing irresistible grooves with deep musicality and spectacular soloing. Rigney’s high-energy showmanship, and his warmth and humor, pull the audience into his performances and make them feel they are a part of the music and the show.

Uromastyx is an alternative rock band founded in 2009 by Jon Moses Schickman, the project’s foundation is drawn from a wide range of influences, so Uromastyx defies categorization into any musical genre. Uromastyx performs extensively both as an electric power quartet. We strongly identify with the west coast scene of the early 90s, a period when popular music encompassed a diverse range of sounds and styles under the alternative rock umbrella. Uromastyx’ musical mission is to continue in that spirit. https://uromastyxmusic.com

Pure joy! That is the sound of Wolf Jett’s all-original uplifting dance tunes in the style of classic southern Americana with folk and blues influences. Featuring soulful vocals combined with lively improvisation.

Wolf Jett performs in various configurations, from 6-piece ensemble to a simple duo and anything in between. Whether it’s entertaining a private event or street festival, from mellow opener to energetic headliner, this band can be counted on to bring positive and upbeat energy with a refreshingly down-home demeanor.