Monday, January 5, 2015

January 2015 in Tahoe: Kool and the Gang, G. Love and Special Sauce, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, The Guess Who


January 1-4 John Henton / Sean Kent @ Improv at Harveys
January 01 Rustler's Moon @ Bar of America
George Souza Trio @ Moodys Bistro
January 02-03 National Soul @ Bar of America
Steve & Tom @ Gar Woods
January 02 Jesse Kalin @ The Beacon
Crystal Basin Wine Tasting @ 968 Park Hotel
The Novelists @ Moodys Bistro
January 03 Mark Hummel, Elvin Bishop, Rick Estrin, Little Charly Baty @ Harrahs
Tom Dickson @ The Beacon
  Hip Bone @ 7800'
Bison @ Sierra at Tahoe
  Jeff Jones @ Squaw Valley
Chuck Hughes Trio @ Moodys Bistro
January 04
January 05 Mark Wilson @ McP's
January 06 The Originalz, Perkulat0r, TYMK @ Whisky Dick's
   Matty T Taynton w/ Buddy Emmer Blues Band @ Harrahs
Locals apres ski w/ the 5.3.0.nlys @ Sierra at Tahoe
Open Mic Night w/ Lucas Arizu @ Fat Cat Cafe



January 7-11 Bobby Collins / Nika Williams @ Improv at Harveys
January 07 Slow Season /Bionic Gorilla @ Whisky Dick's
Little Miss Mixer, Zebuel, IJV, TYMK @ The Grid
January 08-10 Audioboxx @ Cabo Wabo
January 08 Operation Sierra Storm climate conference @ Harveys
OsKillah / Dingo Weasel @ Rojos
  The Novelists @ Moodys Bistro
The Gnarly Pints @ Cottonwood Bar & Grill
Rustler's Moon @ Bar of America
January 09-10 Coburn Station @ Bar of America
Steve & Tom @ Gar Woods
Tahoe Junior Freeride Series @ Squaw Valley
January 09-16 Tahoe Restaurant Week
January 09 Deep Fryed Mojo @ McP's
Jesse Kalin @ The Beacon
   Louie Giovanni / DJ Josbeatz @ Peek Tahoe
  Vice Versa, Zebuel and Roger That @ Xhale
Sheldon Felich @ Cottonwood Bar & Grill
Sneaky Creatures @ Crystal Bay Club
January 10-11 Far West Racing Assoc Open @ Squaw Valley
January 10  DJ Miles Medina / Rick Gee @ Peek Tahoe
The Roemers @ McP's
Pat Major @ The Beacon
  Deep Fryed Mojo @ 7800'
Tahoe Backcountry Demo Event @ Squaw Valley
  Mark Sexton Band @ Squaw Valley
  Adam Thiess and Subharmonic @ Moody's Bistro
Peter Joseph Burtt and the King Tide @ Crystal Bay Club
January 11 Unkle Funkle @ McP's
   DJ Chris English @ Cabo Wabo
January 12 Mark Wilson @ McP's
   Cash Only Band @ Cabo Wabo
January 13-14 Keven James O'Brien @ Cabo Wabo
January 13 Intellitard / Tsuruda / Benjah Ninja @ Whisky Dick's
  Jeff Watson / Buddy Emmer Blues Band @ Harrah's
  Reggie Hall @ Cabo Wabo
  The 5.3.Only's @ Sierra at Tahoe
Open Mic Night w/ Lucas Arizu @ Fat Cat Cafe
January 14-18 Shayla Rivera / Joel Lindley @ Improv at Harveys
January 14 Deep Fryed Mojo @ 7800'
Stan Charles @ The Passtime Club
January 15  Dyer Maker @ Cabo Wabo
  Mike Douglas at Alpenglow winter film series @ Squaw Valley
Chi McLean @ Cottonwood Bar & Grill
Rustler's Moon @ Bar of America
January 16-17  The Garage Boys @ Cabo Wabo
Dippin Sauce @ Bar of America
UC Berkeley Big Band @ Sierra at Tahoe
Steve & Tom @ Gar Woods
  Steven Roth Band @ Moody's Bistro
January 16 Trey Stone Band @ McP's
Jesse Kalin @ The Beacon
Jeff Jones @ West Shore Cafe
Natalie Gellman @ Northstar
Jason Wooley @ Cottonwood Bar & Grill
Wake of the Dead @ Crystal Bay CLub
January 17 Kool and the Gang @ Montbleu
Tainted Love @ Harrahs
  DJ Spider / DJ Rick Gee @ Peek Tahoe
Manny Maze "Labrynth" release party feat. Jami Deep / Otus / One More Night @ Xhale
Mic Smith / Cash Only Band @ McP's
Reggie Hall @ The Beacon
  Groovebox @ 7800
Dad's LPs @ Divided Sky / Sierra at Tahoe
Ice Bar Kickoff Party @ Squaw Valley
Diego's Umbrella @ Tahoe Biltmore
Native Melodies @ Crystal Bay Club
January 18 Unkle Funkle @ McP's
  DJ Chris English @ Cabo Wabo
Natalie Gellman @ Northstar
  Chi McLean @ Squaw Valley
Big Head Todd and the Monsters @ Crystal Bay Club
January 19 Mark Wilson @ McP's
  Cash Only Band @ Cabo Wabo
  Deja Vu @ Northstar
January 20 Future Strange Takeover w/ Boggan, Hephay, Marcus Lee, Game Genie @ Whisky Dick's
  Rick Hammond / Buddy Emmer Blues Band @ Harrahs
  J-Mac Unplugged @ Cabo Wabo
  Patrick Walsh @ Sierra at Tahoe
Open Mic Night w/ Lucas Arizu @ Fat Cat Cafe
January 21-15 Greg Fitzsimmons / Jodi Borello @ Improv at Harveys
January 21-22 Rustler's Moon @ Bar of America
January 21 Stan Charles @ The Passtime Club
January 22 Matthew Szlachetka @ Cottonwood Bar & Grill
  Jeni Charles and Jesse Dunn of the Dead Winter Carpenters @ Moody's Bistro
January 22-24 Mimic @ Cabo Wabo
January 23-24 Sam Ravenna Group @ Moody's Bistro
  Steve & Tom @ Gar Woods
January 23 Whisky Mojo @ McP's
Jesse Kalin @ The Beacon
  Bill Gunn @ 968 Park Hotel
  DJ Josbeatz / DJ Montague @ Peek Tahoe
  Forrest Day / Big Sticky Mess @ Lake Tahoe Golf Course
The After Eights @ Cottonwood Bar & Grill
  Matthew Szlachetka @ Northstar
Con Brio @ Crystal Bay Club


January 24 G. Love and Special Sauce w/ Matt Costa @ Harrahs
  DJ Rick Gee / DJ KoKo @ Peek Tahoe
Bison / Mic Smith @ McP's
  Deception @ 7800'
Black Star Safari @ Bar of America
USASA Slopestyle @ Sierra at Tahoe
  JJ Von Briesen @ Squaw Valley
  Jason King Band @ Northstar
  Herobust, Haywire, Drums on Acid / 8th Grader @ Crystal Bay Club
January 25 Unkle Funkle @ McP's
  DJ Chris English @ Cabo Wabo
  Matthew Szlachetka @ Northstar
January 26 Mark Wilson @ McP's
  Cash Only Band @ Cabo Wabo
January 27-28 Reggie Hall @ Cabo Wabo
January 27 Hypha, Irieyes, MIZL @ Whisky Dick's
  Ron Hacker / Buddy Emmer Blues Band @ Harrah's
  Reggie Hall @ Cabo Wabo
  The Connor Party @ Sierra at Tahoe
Open Mic Night w/ Lucas Arizu @ Fat Cat Cafe
Jan 28 - Feb 01 Graham Elwood / Avi Liberman @ Improv at Harveys
January 28 Hard Rock Hotel opening feat. Mojo Green
Miner / The Novelists @ Crystal Bay Club
January 29  Uncle Kracker @ Vinyl at Hard Rock Hotel
  JKC Band @ Cabo Wabo
Paul Covarelli @ Cottonwood Bar & Grill
Rustler's Moon @ Bar of America
Royal Southern Brotherhood feat. Devon Allman, Cyrill Neville, Yonrico Scott, Wooten and

Bart Walker @ Crystal Bay CLub
January 30-31 Hit Parage @ Cabo Wabo
Steve & Tom @ Gar Woods
January 30  Skid Row @ Vinyl
  DJ JB / DJ Josbeatz @ Peek Tahoe
  Darren Senn @ 968 Park Hotel
  Jeff Campbell @ Northstar
  Funky Furry Jungle Fever Dance Party feat. AfroQBen, Zebuel vs Aux, Tre Tuna @ Hacienda del Lago
Lisa Stanos @ Cottonwood Bar & Grill
Under the Radar @ Bar of America
  Actors Killed Lincoln @ Crystal Bay Club
January 31 The Guess Who @ Montbleu
Masters of Illusion @ Harrahs
  Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts @ Vinyl
Junior Reid, Natural Vibrations, Karlos Paez @ Whisky Dick's
  Drinking With Clowns @ 7800'
DJ Rick Gee / DJ SN1 @ Peek Tahoe
Trey Stone Band @ McP's
Lisa Stano @ Northstar
Four Piece Puzzle @ Sierra at Tahoe
One Sharp Mind @ Squaw Valley
LA Guns @ Boomtown
The New Mastersounds, Hot Buttered Rum / The Heard @ Crystal Bay Club
February 01
February 02 Full Moon Party w/ Ben Fuller @ West Shore Cafe
February 03 Rich Maloon / Buddy Emmer Blues Band @ Harrah's

Thursday, January 1, 2015

New Years 2015 in Stateline


It was as cold as I can remember it ever being in Lake Tahoe for New Year's Eve 2015.  My cell phone read 13 degrees when I left at 11:30 and had dropped to barely 10F by the time I got home.  Though there were an extra 25,000 people in town for Snow Globe, they were all on the other side of town so it was actually unusually quiet at Stateline this year.