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Harrison Stafford (Groundation) & The Professor Crew ROOTS REGGAE 21+ DOORS 9PM $20 ADV/$25 DOS Reel Fish Shop & Grill (Sonoma)
ONE DAY ONLY! FRI, NOVEMBER 24
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Sat Dec 30
SoCo Trio WORLD/JAZZ/FUNK Free Admission! ALL AGES. Families Encouraged! 6:30PM-8:30PM Church of The Oaks (Cotati) Fri Jan 12
Los Lobos Grammy Award Winning Rock Legends! DOORS 7PM/ SHOW 8pm Raven (Healdsburg) Sat Jan 20
Coco Montoya
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Dwight Yoakam
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Julian Lage Trio 2018 JAZZ • ALL AGES DOORS 6:30PM $30-$50 Raven (Healdsburg) Sat Feb 24
WED, NOVEMBER 29
Mannheim Steamroller by Chip Davis DECEMBER 1 - 3
Transcendence’s Broadway Holiday Spectacular
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Sebastiani Theatre
TUE, DECEMBER 5
RODNEY STRONG VINEYARDS DANCE SERIES
11th Annual
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Easton Corbin
SUN, JANUARY 7
Kris Kristofferson
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Finding Truth
Drought Cult bleed black on new EP
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FRI, DECEMBER 8
SUN, DECEMBER 17
Cult founder Francesco Echo (in hat), community is key to his music.
BY CHARLIE SWANSON
Tony Bennett
Under the Streetlamp: Hip to the Holidays
YOU WANT IT DARKER For Drought
Dec. 18 Miracle on 34th Street Jan. 4 The BIG Fat Year End KISS OFF Comedy Show Jan. 8 John McCutcheon in Concert Movies call 707.996.2020 Tickets call 707.996.9756 SONOMA sebastianitheatre.com
ark and drenched in reverb, the experimental psychedelic rock of Sonoma County trio the Drought Cult mixes dreamy hooks and fuzzed-out guitars for a lush gothic sound. Formed and fronted by Santa Rosa native Francesco Echo, whose musical career began with high school band Girls in Suede and flourished recently with the John Courage Trio, the Drought Cult unleashed its sophomore EP, The Truth, earlier this month, featuring four tracks of heavy, hypnotic rock that recall the post-punk of Joy Division and industrial grit of Nine Inch Nails. A stark departure from the roots-rock and garage-band sound of previous projects, the Drought
Cult reflects Echo’s personal philosophy about music. “I really feel like the only thing I want out of it is to feel like I’m progressing,” Echo says. “We all gauge our success; I try to gauge mine on small, achievable goals—being satisfied with the art we’re making, and doing what small working bands do.” That attitude toward creative progress led to Echo leaving Sonoma County about three years ago to tour with Tucson’s Burning Palms, thinking it was a stepping stone to a larger career in music. After a summer in Arizona, Echo says he started having an existential crisis. “I would take these walks out into the desert,” he says. “I realized that I still felt strong in the reasons why I left, but that the one thing that I could never rebuild was my . . . community” in Sonoma County. “Whatever happens with music, what I need is a community. I need to feel immersed in love and familiarity and to contribute to that,” says Echo. “There’s no other place I can do that, despite my wanderlust. I had to go back to Santa Rosa.” After his return, Echo ventured into creating art and sculpture, and recruited longtime Santa Rosa bassist Jef Overn (Litany for the Whale) and recently added drummer Dan Ford to make what he calls “spooky music” with the Drought Cult. With two strong EPs to their name, the Drought Cult are focusing on multimedia projects like music videos and mesmerizing audiences with spellbinding live shows. “I need to feel like I can get onstage and basically put myself into a trance with the music we’re creating,” Echo says. “If anything else, it’s to make myself feel good, and having my friends on board is the best part of that.” The Drought Cult play with the Acharis, Self Care and others on Wednesday, Nov. 22, at the Forestville Club, 6250 Front St., Forestville. 8pm. thedroughtcult.bandcamp.com.