Bruce in the Bay!  

As far as DJs go, Bill Bowker is a jewel in the crown of DJs in this area. Bill is so full of music knowledge and a true lover and supporter of the arts and everything music. Bill at the Hopmonk Benefit On September 27, 2026 KC Turner and Bill DeCarli arranged a beautiful day of music and love at the Hopmonk Tavern in Sebastopol to benefit the lovely human we have all come to know and love behind the mic, Bill Bowker. Recently, Bill has been suffering with health issues aft

Written by Jamison Smeltz Markus Reuter, Pat Mastelotto and Tony Levin - Stick Men Stick Men returned to the Mystic Theater in Petaluma, 9/21/2026. They are a trio playing complex, hard, mostly instrumental music (and by ‘hard’ I don’t mean ‘difficult’, although that is also true. I consider it prog-fusion-metal, with a healthy dollop of math.) Tony Levin and Markus Reuter take the wings, both playing stringed instruments that allow for both bass and treble excursions played

The guitarist that was named as one of the best, by the likes of Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Pete Townshend and Don Everly is none other than British born Albert Lee. And this 82 year old legendary finger-style and hybrid picking guitarist played a 90+ minute set at the Hopmonk in Novato to a packed standing room only audience last weekend. Carol Casey and her Sonoma Shakers opened the show Local favorites, Sonoma Shakers opened the show with a stunning set of music to get the