Live Music
Sweetwater Music Hall Rolls Into the Holidays With a Quintet of Dynamite Holiday Shows!
The Sweetwater Music Hall – Mill Valley’s venerable live music institution and one of the most exciting live music venues in Bay Area history – has, as always, lined up a monster lineup of holiday shows as we head into the final weeks of 2024.
First up is Jason Crosby & Friends’ Tribute to Vince Guaraldi’s ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas, set for Dec. 15th, with shows at both 1pm and 7pm. Four days later, the legendary Christmas Jug Band storms into the Sweetwater on Dec. 19th for an 8pm show. And on the next day, Maria Muldaur and Her Jazzabelle Quintet on Dec. 20th. The 85’s wrap up the holiday season with The 85’s, but not before Hot Buttered Rum featuring Jessica Malone and Hattie Craven.
Mill Valley’s Santa Is Back in Town and Excited to Engage With Your Kiddos at the Mill Valley Lumber Yard (129 Miller Ave.) Thu./12th & Fri./13th (4-6pm) & Again and Friday/14th & Sat. 15th, 12pm-2pm
Hohoho, hold your horses and reindeer. Santa is in town! Whether you have seen Santa yourself during the lighting of the tree this past Sunday (see below), at the Depot or you are planning to book a visit with Santa, be informed that this year, Santa announced publicly that he is coming out more strongly for his principles and beliefs.
Read MoreMakers Market, Including at the Iconic Mill Valley Lumber Yard, Sweeps 2024 Regional Awards as the Go-To Destination for Unique Holiday Gifts
“We’re truly grateful to be recognized by these amazing communities that we’ve come to love as our neighbors,” said Suzy Ekman, Founder and CEO of Makers Market. “These awards reaffirm our mission to connect people with beautiful, thoughtfully hand-crafted items made by local artisans. This holiday season, we invite everyone to discover meaningful gifts with a story, to support the talented makers in their own communities.”
Read MoreThe Mill Valley Lumber Yard Holiday Faire is Back! Feel the Winter Spirit Dec. 12-15th for Live Music, Unique Holiday Shopping, Photos with Santa, a Dog Parade, crafts and Much More!
The Mill Valley Lumber Yard Holiday Faire is back! Holiday Faire December 12-15th. Feel the winter spirit and join us December 12-15th for live music, unique holiday shopping, photos with Santa, a dog parade, crafts, delicious food, warm drinks and a seat by the fire pit to enjoy the festivities.
Read MoreMill Valley Lumber Yard Hosts a Trunk Show – Explore New Finds and Gifts for the Holiday Season – Dec. 7th, 11am-5pm
Trunk Show: December 7: 11AM-5PM Mill Valley Lumber Yard Trunk Show! Explore new finds and gifts for the holiday season! Featuring Juice Beauty, Oolie, Makers Market vendors, Lulu Designs Garage Sale, Bloomingayles Bazaar and more!
Read MoreThe Marinfidels Head North to Hopmonk Novato to Perform a Battle Incorporating the Music of The Beatles & The Rolling Stones – Wed., Nov. 27th, Followed by Mill Valley Music’s Record Store Day on Nov. 29th!
Mill Valley Music owner Gary Scheuenstuhl and his longtime Marinfidels bandmates are set to head north to Hopmonk Tavern Novato for a performance of their popular “The Beatles vs. the Rolling Stones” battle. The event is set for Wednesday, Nov. 27 at the Hopmonk Novato for a fantastic night of live music with Beatles vs. Stones! Tickets are on sale now, so click the “Get Show Details” link below, and get yours now! This evening with Beatles vs Stones is an encore presentation of Beatles vs Stones after celebrating Mill Valley Music’s 16th Anniversary.
Read MoreMusic Heals International Tees Up Annual Benefit at Sweetwater Music Hall – Dec. 9th, Sweetwater Music Hall
A major loss has taken place since Music Heals International (MHI) announced its 2024 benefit concert, Women Rock, Music Heals!, with the death of Phil Lesh. MHI will honor the Grateful Dead bassist and his landmark second chapter by presenting a Tribute To Phil & Friends at the show on December 9 at Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, California. Phil Lesh & Friends alums David Nelson, Elliott Peck, Pete Sears, Barry Sless, Mookie Siegel, Jay Lane and Lebo (Dan Lebowitz) will all participate in the special performances. Surprise guests are also expected.
Read MoreSweetwater Music Hall Hosts Lebo and Friends for Dan “Lebo” Lebowitz’s 50th Birthday Bash Saturday, Nov. 23
Sweetwater Music Hall is thrilled to present Lebo and Friends on Saturday, November 23, celebrating the 50th birthday of Dan “Lebo” Lebowitz, the Bay Area’s beloved six-string virtuoso, singer, and bandleader. Best known for his work with ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra), Phil Lesh & Friends, and several other prominent acts in the jam-band scene, Lebo is renowned for his one-of-a-kind versatility, deft songcraft, and irresistible charm.
Read MoreDowntown Stalwarts ‘Musical Feast’ to Celebrate 100th Show at the Depot Plaza Patio on Friday Nov. 8th, Featuring a Special Appearance & Declaration by Mayor Urban Carmel – 5:30pm
On Friday, Nov. 8th, with Mayor Carmel and a City Proclamation marking the occasion, Musical Feast performs and celebrates its 100th show on the patio at the Depot Cafe & Bookstore in downtown Mill Valley. “Come Celebrate a special occasion in Mill Valley: it’s Musical Feast’s 100th Free Community Show,” says co-founder John Pearce. “After 100 Fridays over the past two years, Musical Feast has become a new musical tradition of live music, friends, families, and fun in the Plaza in downtown Mill Valley! Celebrate the occasion with Mayor Urban Carmel, the Musical Feast band and the Marin community for terrific line-up of guest artists, food and drink. Join us! Everyone is welcome! See you Friday Nov. 8th, starting at 5:30.
Read MoreCar Talk: Jason Sibley Liddle Makes the Leap to Expand on Mill Valley’s Ever-Growing Car Culture with Moto Ranch Marin
“Creating such communities isn’t easy these days, with work-from-home, social media, and a sense of isolation haunting previously bustling places,” Liddle says. “This is my niche way to chip away at the loneliness pandemic, genuinely and with the intention of strengthening community bonds. Refine what real community is, amplify it, and repeat it in other places that need it. That is how I plan to create and spread positivity in the world—my contribution to the human race.”
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