Howdy everyone! We are currently working on a new 5-song EP and will be releasing out to the world in Fall 2021. Can’t wait to share with you what we have been up to during this lockdown.
We will be posting some upcoming gigs soon!
SF is back hosting music again and we are itchin’ to play. Hope to see yawl soon!
April is heating up and we are warming up for our Southern California trip with a show in Oakland, CA at the Overland Bar. Come on out and see us with our favorite pedal steel player, Larry Chung!
THURSDAY, APRIL 20 / OVERLAND BAR / OAKLAND, CA / 9pm
This is our debut at this fine East Bay establishment! Sharing the bill with San Diego songstress, Sara Petite.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY APRIL 22-23 / COWBOY FESTIVAL / SANTA CLARITA, CA
Southern California friends! Come on out for this festival dedicated to all things Cowboy!
Lassos, boots, real cowboy coffee and lots of great music!
Happy New Year!
We had a great break after our tour to Canada and are back in the saddle starting next month with some gigs in the Bay Area and LA! You can always get up to date info on our upcoming shows on our Facebook page.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 / PLOUGH AND STARS / SF, CA / 9pm. $5.
Join us for our first 2017 show at the Plough and Stars in San Francisco! We will be sharing the bill with our buds from San Diego, Forkroot. Larry Chung will be joining us
on pedal steel!
SUNDAY, MARCH 26 / RANCHO NICASIO / NICASIO, CA / 5p-7p / FREE
We head up to one of our favorite West Marin watering holes, the Rancho Nicasio. It’s a late afternoon Sunday show, perfect for a drive out to this amazing destination.
THURSDAY, APRIL 20 / OVERLAND BAR / OAKLAND, CA / 9pm
This is our debut at this fine East Bay establishment! Sharing the bill with San Diego songstress, Sara Petite.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY APRIL 22-23 / COWBOY FESTIVAL / SANTA CLARITA, CA
Southern California friends! Come on out for this festival dedicated to all things Cowboy!
Lassos, boots, real cowboy coffee and lots of great music!
Oh Canada!
This time next week, we will be up in the northern lands of moose and snow! 10 inches fell last week in one of our destinations in Saskatchewan. Sheesh! We’re packing lots of layers. (Check our Facebook page for detail tour info.) And please pass the word on if you know anyone up in Alberta and Saskatchewan provinces who likes the old-time country swing and bluegrass music.
WESTERN CANADA TOUR * October 26-29
October 26
Gospel Show
St. Thomas Wesley United Church
(Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada)
October 27
Rock Trout Cafe
(Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada)
October 28
The Bassment
(Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada)
October 29
Bow Valley opening for Amy LaVere
(Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
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We are so excited to be hitting the road to the South in July! We’ll be coming through Altanta, GA – Sautee, GA – Asheville, NC – Gatlinburg, TN, Knoxville, TN & Columbia, SC.
Hope to see you out there!
7/7- House Concert (Atlanta, Georgia)
Location: TBA
7/8- The Star Bar with Sailing to Denver and City Mouse (Atlanta, Georgia)
7/9- The Sautee Nacoochee Center (Sautee, GA)
7/10- The Crown and Quill with The Resonant Rogues (Asheville, North Carolina)
7/11- Sugarlands Moonshine Distillery (Gatlinburg, Tennessee)
7/12- Radio Concert on WXDX Radio (Knoxville, Tennessee)
7/12- House Concert (Colombia, South Carolina)
Location: TBA
Coming up soon! We’ll be performing on the Vern’s Stage at 2p, Sat. June 18. Joining us on mandolin, Thomas Wille from Windy Hill, on banjo, Zach Sharpe from The Bow Ties (also performing that weekend) and our erstwhile players, Jody Richardson and Isaac Bonnell! It will be a fun set and an amazing weekend of picking, singing and camping under the stars.
For more info on tickets: https://www.cbaweb.org/Events/FathersDayFestival
UPCOMING SUMMER 2016 DATES:
We’ll be around the Bay Area this summer and heading to the South too!
SATURDAY, JUNE 18
GRASS VALLEY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
Vern’s Stage
Grass Valley, CA
2p
SUMMER SOUTHERN TOUR July 7-13
(stay tuned for more dates!)
SATURDAY, JULY 9
SAUTEE NACOOCHEE CENTER
Sautee Nacoochee, GA
THURSDAY, JULY 28
CALISTOGA CONCERT SERIES
Downtown Calistoga, CA
FREE
630p-830p
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12
GOOD OLD FASHIONED BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
Hollister, CA
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20
COTATI ACCORDION FESTIVAL
Downtown Cotati, CA
4p
Hope to see you out there!
Friday, April 22
BLACK CAT BAR
SAN DIEGO, CA
w. San Deigo’s Crooked
For more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1050459338347282/
Saturday, April 23
COWBOY FESTIVAL
Santa Clarita, CA
http://cowboyfestival.org
TWO PERFORMANCES AT 2:00p AND 5:30p
EVENING PERFORMANCE – SATURDAY, APRIL 23
BOULEVARD MUSIC
w. Fred and Zach Sokolow
Culver City, CA
8p
INFO: https://www.facebook.com/events/1744177365828600/
SUNDAY, APRIL 24
Cowboy Festival
Santa Clarita, CA
http://cowboyfestival.org/
TWO PERFORMANCES AT 12:00p AND 3:30p
Heading out to West Marin for our first show of 2016 THIS SUNDAY!
January 31, 2016
Rancho Nicasio Bar
4p-6p
FREE
Our next big show is warming up the stage for our favorite 8-piece SoCal band, The Dustbowl Revival.
TIX: http://www.slimspresents.com/event/dustbowl-revival-slims-2/
March 12, 2016
w. The Dustbowl Revival!
SLIM’s
April 22-24, 2016
Cowboy Festival
Santa Clarita, CA
http://www.cowboyfestival.org
Time to get fancy! Shine up those boots and bolos! In less than a week the party bus, Thunderstar, will be rolling up into SF for the 4th Annual Western Winter Formal at Great American Music Hall JAN 2! Featuring The Vivants, DJ Golden Gram, and The Easy Leaves.
If you are coming from Sonoma County, a limited amount of bus tix are still available: http://bit.ly/1OdCV5f
City Slickers grab show tix here: http://bit.ly/1YIyXoq
Rain is finally falling here in San Francisco and we are gearing up for some great Fall shows to support our brand spanking new CD, “Bluegrass Special”! We can’t wait to share it with you all!
For our third album, we made a bluegrass record featuring a couple of new original songs, plus tunes by Bill Monroe, Charlie Louvin, Arthur Teal, and other traditional American Songs. We’ve already recorded it, mixed it, mastered it, and manufactured it, all out of our own pockets. We really worked our little tail off making this thing and we’re dang proud of our new recordings. Now it’s time to start promoting the album. That’s where you come in!
We will be officially launching campaign tomorrow! Here is a link if you want to get more info on the project. The campaign runs from Nov. 9-Dec. 9.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-us-tell-the-world-about-bluegrass-special/x/8262213#/story
Some people just can’t contribute, but that doesn’t mean you can’t help! Please, feel free to share this campaign with people who enjoy classic American Music like bluegrass as well as sharing it on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms.
The Vivants 