Kansas City brothers Matt and Mark Hill bring The Floozies and their electronic-funk sound to The Junction's outdoor stage on Wednesday, with KAIPORA opening.
The duo has played Bonnaroo and Electric Forest and headlined Red Rocks, so expect a dance-all-night set. It's standing room only, food and drinks are available all night, and on-site parking is limited, so carpool or bike if you can.
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Tickets: $32
Celtic rock veterans The Young Dubliners bring about 30 years of fiddle-fueled singalongs to Sweetwater on Thursday, with Ockham's Razor opening.
Fronted by Irish-born singer Keith Roberts, the band has played Jimmy Kimmel Live twice and toured with Jethro Tull, Los Lobos and Chris Isaak. Come ready to sing along. All ages.
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Tickets: $34.51
Blues guitarist Chris Cain brings his band to Rancho Nicasio for a Friday dinner show.
Drawing on B.B. King, Albert King and Ray Charles, Cain pairs blues-and-jazz guitar with a rich, soulful baritone and sharp original songs. Expect sophisticated grooves with plenty of fire.
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Tickets: $30
Friday's double bill at HopMonk opens with Whisper To Thunder, a Bay Area Led Zeppelin tribute fronted by a powerhouse female vocalist, playing the hits and a few deep cuts.
Then eight-piece dance-rock crew Kid Galaga keeps the floor packed with everything from the B-52s and Bee Gees to AC/DC and the Beastie Boys. Standing dance floor. 21+.
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Tickets: $26.94
Saxophonist Jules Broussard and his New Orleans Jazz Band take over Mac's in downtown Fairfax every Saturday afternoon in October.
The Louisiana-born Broussard has been playing for more than 60 years, with the likes of Ray Charles, Van Morrison, Carlos Santana and Boz Scaggs. Expect swing, blues and deep New Orleans grooves. Each Saturday is ticketed separately, and parking is free.
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Tickets: $15 (Early Bird); $20 (VIP & at the door)
HopMonk celebrates Tom Petty's birthday on its outdoor stage with Petty Theft, voted Best Local Tribute/Cover Band in Marin, Sonoma and Napa for 15 years running.
The band has been playing the music of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers since 2003, so expect all the classics and plenty of room to dance. All ages; kids need a ticket.
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Tickets: $49.22
When a nearly three-hour Nathan Fielder documentary about Elizabeth Holmes arrives in theaters, simply selling popcorn somehow doesn’t feel like enough. For the opening weekend of the highly anticipated You Can See Everything, Cinelounge is turning the film’s arrival into an interactive experience inspired by its strange, slippery world of truth, performance and perception.
On Friday, October 16 and Saturday, October 17, from 7-8 p.m., the cinema’s Lagoon Room will be transformed into The Transparency Room, complete with an actual lie detector, staring contests, prizes and margaritas. The Transparency Room will be open to the public during both one-hour sessions. Moviegoers attending Cinelounge’s final screenings of You Can See Everything on Friday and Saturday can make it their pre-show experience, while anyone curious enough to submit themselves to an evening of questionable truth-telling and prolonged eye contact can simply come by between 7 and 8 p.m.
Cinelounge will also feature “You Can Eat Everything,” a special four-course tasting meal featuring dishes created specifically for the film and available in conjunction with select screenings.
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Tickets: $18.99-$36.49
The San Anselmo Arts Commission presents: Moving Pictures: Do It. See It. Speak It - an International Dance Film Series pairing extraordinary dance films with interactive introductions by four Bay Area master dance artists. This memorable show invites audiences to experience dance before simply watching it.
Do it: a Bay Area master dance artist offers an interactive introduction to their movement tradition, sharing gestures, ideas, and embodied knowledge.
See it: the audience then watches a film through this new lens.
Talk it: a short audience talk-back brings the audience together to explore the film, its themes, and the cultural traditions behind it. From flamenco and Kathak to jazz, ballet, and Indigenous dance traditions, each program offers a fresh way to experience dance, cinema, and the artists who bring these traditions to life.
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Free Admission (RSVP required)
Join the Ross Valley Players for a captivating production of Death of a Salesman.
Arthur Miller’s award-winning play is a work of deep and revealing beauty, that remains one of the most profound achievements in American theater. Set in late 1940s Brooklyn and told through a montage of memories, dreams, and arguments of the protagonist traveling salesman Willy Loman who is despondent with his life and appears to be slipping into senility. Several tragic, soul-searching revelations – concerning his wife, his sons and his business associates – underscore how his quest for the “American Dream” kept him blind to the people who truly loved him.
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Tickets: $45 (Adults): $35 (18 years & under)
