THIS WEEK: FIND MORE ENTERTAINMENT AND SPECIAL EVENTS ON PAGE 24 VERY STABLE GENIUS & LITTLE AMERICA Saturday, March 16 Tender Loving Coffee SEE SATURDAY
Steakhouse, 220 W. Fourth St. diamondsteakhousechico.com
KELLY TWINS DUELING PIANOS:
Very Stable Genius DRAG SHOW: Drag queens and kings
bring hot fire to the stage. Sat, 3/16, 10pm. $7. The Maltese, 1600 Park Ave. maltesebarchico.com
DRIVER: Local classic rock kings play
an early St. Patrick’s Day bash. Sat, 3/16, 9pm. Studio Inn Lounge, 2582 Esplanade.
HA’PENNY BRIDGE: Unwind with a night of hot Celtic music to celebrate St. Paddy’s Day. Chico favorites Mark McKinnon and Molly Paul will return to the stage with this CaliforniaCeltic crew. Doors open at 7:30. Sat, 3/16, 8pm. $7. Unwined Kitchen & Bar, 980 Mangrove Ave. unwined chico.com
JOHN SEID, LARRY PETERSON, BOB LITTELL: Good tunes with local favorites. Sat, 3/16, 6:30pm. Diamond
Chico’s famous song-duelers taking your requests. Sat, 3/16, 9pm. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville.
KENNY METCALF AS ELTON: Popular tribute band playing Elton John’s early catalogue in full Vegas-style. Sat, 3/16, 9:30pm. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. featherfallscasino.com
KYLE WILLIAMS: Guitar tunes, wine
and food. Sat, 3/16, 6pm. Purple Line Urban Winery, 760 Safford St., Oroville. purplelinewinery.com
MYSTIC ROOTS: Jam on with the party reggae of old Chico favorites for the one-year anniversary of the new La Salles. Sat, 3/16, 10pm. $5. La Salles, 229 Broadway St. lasalleschico.com
PRE-PADDY’S DAY PARTY WITH ON/OFF AND AMAHJRA: Legit Dubliners On/ Off perform with psychedelic blues
dudes Amajhra. Sat, 3/16, 9pm. Lost on Main, 319 Main St. lostonmain chico.com
ROCKING FOR PARADISE: The third of four fundraising events featuring some of Cali’s best cover bands. Tonight it’s Foreigner Unauthorized & The Executive Rocker Show taking on Foreigner. All ages welcome; net proceeds go to Camp Fire relief. Sat, 3/16, 6:30pm. $15-$20. El Rey Theater, 230 W. Second St. elreychico.com
ST. PATRICK’S DAY WITH BLACKOUT BETTY: Corned beef and cabbage
and some high-octane rock. Sat, 3/16, 9pm. $5. Tackle Box, 379 E. Park Ave. tackleboxchico.com
VERY STABLE GENIUS: Pianist and composer Bryan McAllister heads this modern jazz quintet with a heavy rock sound. Opening set by Little America. All ages, doors at 7:30pm. Sat, 3/16, 8pm. $7-$12. Tender Loving Coffee, 365 E. Sixth St.
17SUNDAY
METALACHI: The world’s first and
only heavy metal mariachi band is coming to Chico on St. Paddy’s day. Doors at 8:30. Sun, 3/17, 7pm. $15. Lost On Main, 319 Main St.
OPEN MIC COMEDY NIGHT: Make people laugh at this early St. Paddy’s day show. Sign-ups start at 6pm & close at 6:45pm. Sun, 3/17, 7pm. The
Maltese, 1600 Park Ave. maltesebar chico.com
SHAMROCK FESTIVAL AT THE DOWNLO: Smokey the Groove headlines with The Jeff Pershing Band, The Damaged Goods, Caloy and more. All-day music and traditional Irish food. Sun, 3/17, 1:30pm. $5. The DownLo, 319 Main St. 892-2445.
YOUR M.O.M. COMEDY: Chico’s best
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FULL HOUSE BLUES JAM: Join house
band the Southside Growlers for
a night of home-grown blues. Wed, 3/20, 7:30pm. Feather Falls Casino & Lodge, 3 Alverda Drive, Oroville. featherfallscasino.com
LITTLE BLACK CLOUD: Local dirty rock ’n’ rollers join psychedelic
genre-jumpers Amahira and the greasy blues of Ranchero for a night of stoner jams. Wed, 3/20, 7:30pm. $7. The Maltese, 1600 Park Ave.
OPEN MIC: Music, storytelling, poetry and more. Wed, 3/20, 7pm. Butte County Library, Chico Branch, 1108 Sherman Ave.
local comedians. Signups between 8-9pm. Sun, 3/17, 9:30pm. Free. The Maltese, 1600 Park Ave..
18MONDAY
EILEEN IVERS: This Grammy-winning fiddler has been playing since the age of 9, performing with everyone from The Chieftains to Patti Smith and Sting. She brings a catalogue of both traditional and progressive Celtic fiddle tunes and a full band to the Big Room stage. $25. Mon, 3/18, 7pm. Sierra Nevada Big Room, 1075 E. 20th St.
19TUESDAY
OPEN MIC: Hosted by veteran
Chico singer/songwriter Andan Casamajor. There’s always a guitar to borrow and a house cajón for frisky fingers, so come on down and get on the list. Tue, 3/19, 6pm. Tender Loving Coffee, 365 E. Sixth St.
SPRING FLING
Hardcore times four with a tour kick-off show for Eugene’s ICED and Chico’s own D-FY at the 1078 Gallery on Friday (March 15). Female-fronted ICED has just debuted its first EP, with half of all digital sales going to Sexual Assault Support Services. These are old-school DIY-ers complete with cassette tapes, homemade merch and zines. Come out and support the noise of real punx. Locals The Choice and End/Game fill out the bill.
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