NORTH BAY BOHEMIAN | APRIL 17-23, 2013 | BOHEMIAN.COM
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CRITIC’S CHOICE
Banana. Apr 19, the String Rays. Apr 20, Ain’t Misbehavin’. Apr 21, Staggerwing. Apr 24, Rivereens. 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma. 707.778.8776.
Last Day Saloon Apr 19, the Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit, the Pine Box Boys. Apr 20, McKenna Faith, Trailer Park Rangers. 120 Fifth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.2343.
Main Stage West Apr 19, 8pm, Mads Tolling Quartet. 104 N Main St, Sebastopol.
Heavy Machine
Mavericks
Medeski Martin & Wood lay down grooves in Napa
Apr 19, Midnight Transit, Highway Poets, Kingsborough. 397 Aviation Blvd, Santa Rosa. 707.765.2515.
Murphy’s Irish Pub Apr 19, Timothy O’Neil Band. Apr 20, Perfect Crime. Wed, trivia night. 464 First St E, Sonoma. 707.935.0660.
Mystic Theatre Apr 18, Alborosie & the Shengen Clan, DJ Jacques & Guacamole. Apr 20, Taj Mahal Trio. Apr 24, Joan Osborne, Girls and Boys. 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma. 707.765.2121.
Penngrove Pub Apr 21, Jeff Walters. 10005 Main St, Penngrove. 707.664.8018.
Petaluma Museum Apr 21, Elizabeth Walter & Carol Menke perform Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet. 20 Fourth St, Petaluma. 707.778.4398.
Phoenix Theater Apr 19, Walk the Atmosphere, Incredible Me, A Sun That Never Sets, Dennis Is Dead, Creatures of Origin. 201 Washington St, Petaluma. 707.762.3565.
Redwood Cafe Apr 20, Redwood Tango Trio. 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati. 707.795.7868.
Rio Nido Roadhouse Apr 21, Celebration of the life of Mardell Mardeau. 14540 Canyon 2 Rd, Rio Nido. 707.869.0821.
Peter Williams came from Yoshi’s San Francisco to the Napa Valley Opera House last year, and as artistic director wasted no time booking world-class jazz talent: Branford Marsalis, Jack DeJohnette, Joshua Redman, Bill Frisell and many others. This week, the Opera House’s jazz offerings continue with avant-funkalicious trio Medeski Martin & Wood. The cacophony of these bad daddies of cool are sure to light a fire under the usual provincial wine-andcheese audiences. Many recent MM&W albums have been live, like last year’s Free Magic, and this show sees them on acoustic instruments, just like their early days of the 1990s. MM&W get into some serious jams, but don’t compare them to Phish—these guys bring in hip-hop and funk, and even released a children’s album. Will they lay down a clown carnival of confusion and dissonance? Will it be a night dedicated to Thelonious Monk? Whatever’s on the itinerary, the show will no doubt unsettle the town with psychedelic soundscapes and unresolved riffs resting on beautiful musical architecture. Ready to take the trip? Medeski Martin & Wood lead the way on Friday, April 19, at the Napa Valley Opera House. 1030 Main St., Napa. 8pm. $25–$30. 707.226.7372.—Elise Guillot
River Theatre Apr 20, Caribbean Allstars, Midnight Sun Massive, Thugz, Apartment H. Thurs, Thugz. 16135 Main St, Guerneville. 707.869.3194.
Russian River Brewing Co Apr 21, AfroFunk Experience.
725 Fourth St, Santa Rosa. 707.545.BEER.
Ruth McGowan’s Brewpub Apr 19, the Sticky Notes. Apr 20, the Blenders. 131 E First St, Cloverdale. 707.894.9610.
Sebastiani Theatre Apr 19, Tommy Thomson All Star Band, Pine Needles, Sean Carscadden. Apr 20, Creation Band, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Frobeck. 476 First St E, Sonoma. 707.996.9756.