America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride is a charity bike ride around Lake Tahoe sponsored by Bike The West to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Over the last 14 years this event has raised over $65.8 million towards the cure.
According to South Tahoe Now, This year over 3,500 bicyclists participated in three divisions, a 100 mile century ride, the ever popular 72 mile bike ride around Lake Tahoe, and a 32 mile fun ride with a cruise to the north shore.
McClean Hoenig said "It's my first time riding 72 miles, and I'm dead tired but it was worth it and it was a great experience."
Riders agree that the most challenging aspect of America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride is the up and down terrain of the Lake Tahoe basin. Early finisher James Phillios of Columbus , OH noted: "I'm not used to the hills up here, and there were two climbs that were pretty tough and a little wind towards the end but all in all it was a great ride. Great people, great event."
Riders left from the Hard Rock Hotel Casino in Stateline at 6AM, and the first finishers weren't coming in until noon.
May 30-31 Valhalla Renaissance Faire @ Camp Richardson Wagon Train Rendezvous @ Zephyr Cove / Wagon Train parade
June 01Phat Caddy Monday @ Fat Cat Cafe
June 02DJ Dakini, Oneness, Lo-G @ Whisky Dicks
June 03Chad Bushnell @ Hard Rock Hotel
June 03-07Heath Hyche @ Improv at Harveys
June 04Ike and Martin @ Jimmy's at The Landing Lacey, LaBella, and Richardson @ Cottonwood Bar & Grill
Serina Williams, Lost Whiskey Engine @ Moody's Bistro
June 05-06Bias and Dunn @ Bar of America
The George Souza Trio @ Moody's Bistro
June 05Superlicious @ Hard Rock Hotel Black Star Safari @ Divided Sky United Defiance, Ninja Slaughterhouse, The Business @ Whisky Dick's The Electric Jimmies @ Heavenly Village Trey Stone @ McP's
Vinnie Barry @ 968 Park Hotel Chi McLean @ Cottonwood Bar & Grill Keyser Sose @ Crystal Bay Club
June 06-07 Valhalla Renaissance Faire @ Camp Richardson
June 06Foreigner @ Montbleu Elvin Bishop @ Harrah's Nuthin Personal @ Hard Rock Hotel Tracorum @ Heavenly Village Cash Only band @ McP's
Trent Bailey @ 968 Park Hotel The Blokes @ Lakeview Loft Purple Curtain @ Moe's Original BBQ Tahoe City Cleanup Day @ Tahoe City Katadelic @ Crystal Bay Club 37th Anniversary Party @ Jake's on the Lake
June 07America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride @ Hard Rock Hotel Mike Kise Memorial Fishing Derby @ Jake's on the Lake
June 08
June 09Benjah Ninjah, Kowta @ Whisky Dick's
Vice Versa w/ special guests @ Xhale
June 10-14Flip Schultz / David Gee @ Improv at Harveys
June 10Westbound 50 @ Hard Rock Hotel Tahoe Regional Young Professionals networking mixer @ 968 Park Hotel
June 11Brad Paisley, Justin Moore, Mickey Guyton @ Harvey's Outdoor Amphitheater Dingo Weasel feat. Oskillah @ Brothers Bar
The Far West @ Truckee Thursdays
June 12-13 Caribbean Vibes @ Bar of America
The Far West @ Moody's Bistro
June 12-14 Reggae in the Hills Late Nite Dance hall feat. Babylon Down, Blessed Coast, Broken Silence, Dynamiq sound int'l.DJ Green B, Full Wats HiFi, Jah Mikey One, Jughead, Mountain Lion, Squarefield Massive, Stay Positive, DJ Wokstar @ Angel's Camp.
June 12Flock of 80s @ Hard Rock Hotel Klozd Circuit @ Heavenly Village Doug Schwartz @ McP's
Roland Stone @ 968 Park Hotel Bias and Dunn @ Cottonwood Bar & Grill Drop Theory @ Crystal Bay Club Reggae in the Hills day 1 feat. Bushman, Stick Figure, Arden Park Roots, Cali Conscious, Mystic Roots, Blaze Mob, Garth Dennis, Dewey and the Peoples @ Angel's Camp
June 13Reggae in the Hills day 2 feat. Ky-Mani Marley, Kabaka Pyramid, E.N. Young, Gonzo, Beyond I Sight, E Honue iti E, Massive Delicious, Indubious, True Press, Sister Carol, Reggae Angels, Da Mainland @ Angel's Camp JellyBread @ Hard Rock Hotel Turbonegra, Glam Skanks, South Shore Riot @ Brother's Bar The Loungue Lizards @ Heavenly Village Joe Grissino @ McP's
Lisa Marie Johnston @ 968 Park Hotel Truckee Brewfest @ Truckee Regional park Delta Nove @ Crystal Bay Club
June 13-14 Splash Day Club feat. DJ Silver and DJ Loczi @ Hard Rock Hotel Tough Mudder @ Northstar
June 14 Tahoe's Got Talent auditions @ Beach Retreat Reggae in the Hills day 3 feat. Don Carlos, House of Shem, Stranger, Meghan Combs, Simple Creation, Pasadena, Black Salt Tone, Andrew Blassy @ Angel's Camp The Derailment, Asphalt Socialites and Liam Kyle Cahill @ Sky Tavern (Mt. Rose)
June 15
June 16Motorhome Music, MIZL @ Whisky Dick's Coco Montoya w/ The Blues Monsters @ Squaw Valley
June 17-21Tom Rhodes / Nick Hoff @ Improv at Harveys
June 17Rustler's Heat @ Hard Rock Hotel Alasdair Fraiser @ Valhalla
Tahoe's Got Talent talent show @ Tahoe Beach Retreat Mat Conable Band @ Truckee Regional Park
The Jeff Jones Trio @ Truckee Thursdays
June 18-21 Tahoe City Solstice Festival
June 19Scarub (of Living Legends),Soul Medic, Galactik Vibes, Connected, Tasia Lyn @ Whisky Dick's Duran Duran Duran @ Hard Rock Hotel Groove Session @ Heavenly Village Trey Stone @ McP's
Mic Smith @ 968 Park Hotel Drop Theory @ King's Beach Smokin Joe's @ Bar of America Eric Lindell @ Moe's Original BBQ "Unreal" premiere from Teton Gravity research @ Truckee Amphitheater Wild Child (Doors Tribute) / Greg Golden Band @ Crystal Bay Club
June 20Rock Tahoe Half Marathon @ Hard Rock Hotel Tahoe Bike Challenge celebration @ Heavenly Village Dave Mason's Traffic Jam @ Harrah's Rebel Soul @ Hard Rock Hotel Dad's LPs @ Heavenly Village Cash Only Band @ McP's Alpenglow Mountain Festival @ Alpenglow Sports Rock The Ridge benefit feat. Peter Joseph Burtt and the King Tide, Zebuel, IJV, Flip the Record, Sneaky Creatures, Charlesthe1st @ North Tahoe Regional Park Psychedelic Rodeo feat. Slynk, Kool Karlo, DJ Lambchop @ Hacienda del Lago WhatItDo @ Crystal Bay Club
June 21Castle, Cura Cochina, Lesbian, Bionic Gorilla, 12 Gage Facelift @ Whisky Dick's Montaña, Groove Foundry @ Commons Beach Moses Malone @ Moe's Original BBQ Opiuo, Duffrey, Bassmentality @ Crystal Bay Club
June 22-26Moody's Jazz Camp @ Moody's Bistro
June 22Gurbtron @ Fat Cat Cafe
June 23John Nemeth @ Squaw Valley
June 24-28John Caponera / Karen Morgan @ Improv at Harveys
June 24Courtney Lynn @ Hard Rock Hotel Beppe Gambette w/ Richie Lawrence @ Valhalla
June 25-26 Corvettes on Lake Tahoe @ Montbleu
June 25Raymond Victor Band, Johnny Gold Trio @ Live at Lakeview Timesplitters @ Moe's Original BBQ
Junk Parlor @ Truckee Thursdays
June 26Josh Lease's birthday feat. Disentomb, Splattered, Valdur, Blasphemous
Creation @ Whisky Dick's Escalade @ Hard Rock Hotel 20s Speakeasy @ American Legion Idea Team @ Heavenly Village Doug Schwartz @ McP's
Darren Senn @ 968 Park Hotel Groove Foundry @ King's Beach Smokin Joes @ Bar of America Island of Black and White @ Crystal Bay Club
June 27-28 Race the Lake of the Sky @ Lakeview Commons
June 27Lake Tahoe Reggae Festival feat. Iration, Matisyahu, Don Carlos, The Expendables, The Green, Fortunate Youth, Vokab Kompany, Squarefield Massive, JRAS of
SoulLifted @ Hard Rock Hotel Robin Trower @ Harrah's 40 Watt Hype @ Heavenly Village Calidanza Mexican folk dancing @ Valhalla Joe Grissino @ McP's Groove Foundry @ Pete n' Peter's in Tahoe City Matt Rainey @ Bar of America The Boogie Knights feat. DJ Phleck, Timoteo Gigante, Spellbound Rhythms @
Crystal Bay Club
June 28DJ Loczi @ Hard Rock Hotel Mojo Green, Sugar Cane Jane @ Commons Beach Wine on the Water @ Hyatt Regency Groove Foundry @ Moe's Original BBQ
June 29Blueprint, Supastition, DJ rare Groove @ Whisky Dick's Benjah Ninjah @ Fat Cat Cafe
June 30Irieyes, Mr. Rooney @ Whisky Dick's Ron Hacker @ Squaw Valley
July 1-4Rockey LaPorte / Ron Morey @ Improv at Harveys
July 2-3On Golden Pond @ Valhalla boathouse theater
July 02Tubaluba, Patrick Walsh @ Live at Lakeview The Lucky Boys, Car 87, The Chicken Thieves
Jo Mama @ Truckee Thursdays
July 3-4Dirty Bourbon River @ Crystal Bay Club Bourgeois Gypsies @ Bar of America
July 03Aerosmith w/ Max Volume Band @ Harveys Outdoor Ampetheatre Fishbone / Lavish Green @ Hard Rock Hotel The Bumptet @ heavenly Village
Trent Bailey @ 968 Park Hotel Little Town @ West Shore Cafe
July 4-5High Sierra Music Festival feat. Umphrey's McGee, The John Butlet Trio, The Woed, Lake Street Drive, Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers, Lotus, The Jeff Austin Band, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Boombox, The Motet, Papadosio, Fruition, Jenifer Hartswick, The Waifs, Dopapod, The Nth Power, Steve Poltz, Marco Benvenuto, Nathan Moore, The Main Squeeze, Scott Pemberton, Cabinet, The Black Lillies, Tim Flannery & The Lunatic Fringe, Con Brio, T Sisters, Patchy Sanders, Eagle Rock Gospel Singers, The BNibblers, Michael McNevin, The Sam Chase, Living Folklore @ Quincy, CA
July 04Tuba Luba @ Heavenly Village 4th of July Party w/ Ike and Martin @ West Shore Cafe Love and Light w/ Timesplitters @ Hacienda del Lago
July 05The Empty Wallets @ Valhalla Almost Brothers Clan @ Commons Beach
SUNDAYSSmokin Joes @ McP's Karaoke @ The Grid DJ Chris English @ Cabo Wabo The Accoustic Jimmies @ Jimmy's at the Landing
MONDAYSMark Wilson @ McP's Phat Caddy Mondays @ Fat Cat Cafe
Cash Only Band @ Cabo Wabo
TUESDAYSBuddy Emmer Blues Band @ Harrahs Mindful Massive @ Whiskey Dick's Open Mic Night @ Brohters Bar Open Mic Night w/ Lucas Arizu @ Fat Cat Cafe
WEDNESDAYSCeltic Sessions @ McP's Bassment Wednesdays @ Rojo's Mark Wilson @ Boathouse on the Pier Bass Heavy @ The Grid
THURSDAYS Mic Smith @ McP's Rock On Live Band Karaoke @ Hard Rock Hotel Patrick Major @ Boathouse on the Pier Karaoke @ Xhale Rustler's Moon @ Bar of America
FRIDAYSArty the Party @ Harrah's Center Stage DJ Josbeatz and guest @ Peek Tahoe Helena Kletch (of Helena and the Bear) @ Jimmy's at the Landing Steve and Tom @ Gar Woods
SATURDAYS The Male Room @ Montbleu DJ Rick Gee & Guest @ Peek Tahoe Artie the Party @ Harrah's Center Stage Karaoke @ Brother's Bar Unkle Funkle @ McP's Steve and Tom @ Gar Woods
May 31-June 01Valhalla Renaissance Faire
May 31Big Bad Voodoo Daddy @ Harrah's MiHKAL, The Originalz, Mr. Rooney, Phil Harmonic @ Lakeside at Night Paul Covarelli @ Bar of America The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash @ Crystal Bay Club Wagon Train Rondezvous @ Zephyr Cove Resort
June 01America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride @ Montbleu Wagon train parade
Ron's Garage / JG Duo @ McP's Family Bike Day @ Truckee Regional Park Rock River Band @ The Beacon Dimitri Mathemey group @ Moody's Bistro Mike Kise Memorial charity fishing derby @ Jakes on the Lake
June 02Rise Up @ Rojo's
June 03LunarBurn fundraiser w/ GmD, Highbreed, Monophorix @ Whisky Dick's Accoustic Jimmys @ Cabo Wabo
Ike and Martin @ Zephyr Cove Resort
2 Guys Will Move U @ McP's Joan Osborne @ Crystal Bay Club
June 04-08 Bret Ernst / Gilbert Lawand @ Improv @ Harvey's
June 04 Sophisticats @ McP's
Reggie Hall @ Cabo Wabo Tahoe City Downtown Assoc. 10th anniversary gala w/ Lucas Arizu and Kendal Naughton @ Tahoe Gal SubDocta, Mr. Rooney, Aux / Gurbtron, DubFyah, IJV @ The Grid
June 05-07Dyer Maker @ Cabo Wabo
June 05 Harmony Road @ McP's
Kelly Anne Miller @ Cottonwood Bar and Grill The Steve Labella group @ Moody's Bistro Stan Charles / Ryan Davis (Scarecrow Project) @ The Passtime Club
June 06-07 George Souza trio @ Moody's Bistro Bike Bash motorcycle and car show @ Tahoe Biltmore
June 06Merry Gold / Connor Party @ Heavenly Village The Prophets of Addiction, Judas Thieves @ Whisky Dick's Vinnie Barry @ 968 Park
Pat Ellis & Blue Frog Blues Band @ McP's Ike and Martin @ Tahoe BEACH retreat Sugar pine foundation fundraiser @ 1358 Wilson Cir, Gardnerville The Deckheads @ Bar of America Jimmy / Ashley @ Cottonwood Bar and Grill Trey Stone @ Tahoe Biltmore Bonfire: a tribute to AC/DC / Coop da Loop, Zach Rawlinson @ Crystal Bay Club
June 07-08 Valhalla Renaissance Faire
June 07Neil Sedaka @ Harrah's Darren Senn / Patrick Walsh @ Heavenly Village Mark Sexton Band @ Divided Sky Deep Fried Mojo @ Himmel Haus Tresa Bell @ 968 Park
Trunk Monkey @ McP's Bomber Bingo w/ Helena and the Bear @ Dart liquors Wild West Fest w/ Black Star Safari, Joshua Cook and the Key of Now(SF), Leftover Pie(WA) Dirt Star Ship, GrooveBox, 4 Piece Puzzle, Weapon, Bionic Gorilla, Gigantis(east bay) Roland Stone, Luis Rubio, Brian G, and a performance by Kountry Kitten Burlesque @ Strawberry Lodge in Stawberry, CA Angele and the Wildwood Band @ Bar of America Ian McFeron and Alisa Milner @ Cottonwood Bar and Grill Helena and the Bear @ Northstar Trey Stone and the Soul Experience @ Tahoe Biltmore Junior Brown / Lambchop, Gurbtron @ Crystal Bay Club
June 08Jello Biafra and The Guantanimo School of Medicine on the White People and the Damage Done tour w/ Ninja Slaughterhouse, Elephant Rifle @ Whisky Dick's Ventura Hwy @ The Beacon
Ron's Garage / Nick R. @ McP's Jason King @ Northstar
June 09Rise Up / Taking Root @ Rojo's
June 10Wormhole Takover feat. Intellitard, Duffrey, Perkulat0r, Magellan, Dastardly @ Whisky Dick's
Glen Smith @ McP's Open Mic w/ Jesse Kalin @ Cabo Wabo
June 11 Ron's Trio @ McP's Jesse Kalin @ Cabo Wabo
Tahoe Regional Young Professionals mixer @ Bob Dog Pizza Boggan, DJ Rundown, Subtropixx @ The Grid
June 11-15Henry Philips / Quinn Dahle @ Improv at Harvey's
June 12-14Steven Roth Band @ Moody's Bistro
June 12 Tone Cookin @ McP's Sol Seed @ Cabo Wabo
Matthew Szlachetka and Jamie Kent @ Cottonwood Bar and Grill Stan Charles @ The Passtime Club
June 13-14 A-Train @ Cabo Wabo
Caribbean Vibes @ Bar of America
June 13The Congress / Connor Party @ Heavenly Village Scott Helmer @ American Legion The Deadly Gentlemen with Worn Out Welcome @ The Divided Sky Roland Stone @ 968 Park
Mystique @ McP's Chris Miles @ Cottonwood Bar and Grill Cumbria Tropical Night w/ Jorge Meza & DJ Rumberito @ Tahoe Biltmore Fruition / Polecat @ Crystal Bay Club
Carson Valley Days feat. Afrolicious @ Lampe Park, Gardnerville
June 14Eric Burdon and the Animals @ Harrah's High Beamz / Reggie Hall @ Heavenly Village
Manic Bros @ McP's Tahoe Hike and BBQ for Tahoe Fund @ Tunnel Creek Cafe Artemis Robinson, Daniel Berkman w/ The Renderers @ Cassidy Boathouse Prey for Son @ The Beacon Darren Senn @ 968 Park Hotel Bring the Love art show fundraiser for Tahoe Safe alliance w/ DJ So freaky
@ Cobblestone center, Tahoe City DJ Panda Bear @ Northstar The Congress @ Crystal Bay Club
Dan Liebowitz / Forest Day at Carson Valley Days @ Lampe Park
June 15The Blues Monsters @ The Beacon
Ron's Garage / Gene Warren @ McP's Tresa Bell @ Northstar
June 16-18 RS2 @ Cabo Wabo
June 17Gurbtron / Phil Harmonic @ Whisky Dick's
Gene Warren @ McP's The Blues Monsters @ Squaw Valley
June 18-22Allan Havey / Leslie Anne Thompson @ Improv at Harvey's
June 18-20Andy Frasco and the UN @ Moody's Bistro
June 18The Jesse Kalin Carson Band @ Cabo Wabo
The Goodall Boys @ McP's The McAllindin Brothers @ Cottonwood Bad and Grill Zach Ohms, Buck Farnsworth, MIZL, Aux @ The Grid
June 19The Big Red Blues Band @ The Beacon Artist in residence: Lainie Vreeland @ Valhalla
Northstar @ McP's
June 20-21 Dyer Maker @ Cabo Wabo June 20The Yardbirds @ Harrah's Mark Sexton Band / Connor Party @ Heavenly Village Johnny O Band @ The Beacon Jake Hurwitz @ 968 Park
Midlife Crisis Band @ McP's Savannah Blue @ Minden Park
June 21-29Alpenglow Mountain Festival (Hike, Run, Yoga)
June 21Three Dog Night @ Montbleu Island of Black and White / Mark Wilson @ Heavenly Village
The Upshots @ McP's Drums for Summer w/ Grasshoppa vs. S-Doobie w/ MC Thurst one / Critical Conflict, JJ Bones vs Flysofee, Enhale @ Rojo's Big Bad Wolf @ The Beacon Molly Mae @ 968 Park Cash Only Band @ Steamers Throwback summer solctice block party w/ Chicago Tribute Authority (Benfit for Hi 5s) @ Moody's Bistro Allen & Moore @ Northstar Kinetix @ Crystal Bay CLub
June 22Straight Jacket @ The Beacon
Joey Harris / Jason @ McP's Afrolicious, The Nibblers @ Commons Beach Little Town @ Northstar, Jakes on the Lake `The Novelists w/ Monique Jade @ Sky Tavern (Mt. Rose)
June 23
June 24Sarah McLachlan @ Harvey's Outdoor Ampetheatre Mr. Bill, Psy-Fi, Matt Haze @ Whisky Dick's Mark Hummel Band w/ Lil Charlie Baty @ Squaw Valley
June 25-29 Daryl Lenox / Dan Gabriel @ Improv at Harvey's
June 25The Jesse Kalin Carson band @ The Beacon Ray Bonneville w/ Lance Canales and the Flood @ Valhalla boathouse
Jackson and Jesus @ McP's Zeb Early, Heidalicious, IJV @ The Grid Biltys Brew and Q hospitality Night @ tahoe Biltmore
June 26-28 Audioboxx @ Cabo Wabo
June 26Peter Joseph Burtt and The King Tide, Zeb Early @ Live at Lakeview ROCK THE BOAT feat. Vokab Kompany, Pumpkin, Chango, G. Jones, Little Miss Mixtape, Gurbtron @ MS Dixie II Taking Root @ Rojo's Redneck Quartet @ The Beacon
Tone Cookin @ McP's Tiki-tee off golf tournement @ Lake Tahoe Golf Course Artist in Residence: Sculptor Kelly Lynn Smith @ Valhalla Dave Lockhart Trio @ Moody's Bistro
June 27-28 Ron's Garage @ McP's
The Covarelli - Dolan Band @ Bar of America Amy LaVere @ Moody's Bistro
June 27Lonesome Locomotive / Connor Party @ Heavenly Village Jeff Jones @ The Beacon Vinnie Barry @ 968 Park The Blues Monsters @ King's Beach La Misa Negra @ Crystal Bay Club
June 28-29Race the Lake of the Sky Stand Up Paddle race @ Lakeview Commons
June 28Weapon & Connor band / Helena and the Bear @ Heavenly Village Nathan Owens Motown Legends @ Harrah's Deep Fried Mojo @ The Beacon Mic Smith @ 968 Park Arnold Micham @ Northstar Black Star Safari @ The Passtime Club Riff Cassidy / J Alva @ Crystal Bay CLub
June 29Niall McGuinness & New World Jazz Project @ The Beacon
Ron's Garage / Glen Smith @ McP's Peter Joseph Burtt and the King Tide, Jellybread @ Commons Beach Helena and the Bear @ Northstar Jeff Jones @ Jakes on the Lake Led Zepagain / Mr. Rooney, DJ Freshtouch @ Crystal Bay Club
June 30
July 01Alan Miller Trio @ Valhalla Chris Cain @ Squaw Valley
July 02Deck Opening Party w/ Ben Fuller @ West Shore Cafe
July 03Lavish Green @ Live at Lakeview The Bank @ Truckee Thursdays
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Regular Gigs
MONDAYSCash Only Band @ Cabo Wabo Reggae Night w/ Rise Up @ Rojo's Open Mic Night @ The Passtime Club TUESDAYSBluesdays @ Harrah's Center Stage Accoustic Jimmies @ Cabo Wabo Mindful Massive @ Whisky Dick's Jesse Kalin @ The Fresh ketch Open Mic Night @ Brother's Bar and Grill Open Mic Night @ Fat Cat Cafe WEDNESDAYSWednesday night SUP series @ Lakeview Commons Farmer's Market @ Lakeside Inn THURSDAYSAnne Roos @ Mariott Timber lodge Opem Mic Night @ Coyote Grill Open Mic Night @ Classic Cue Rustler's Moon @ Bar of America FRIDAYSFarmer's Market @ Tahoe Biltmore Niall MacGuinnis and New World Jazz Project @ The Fresh Ketch The Roemers @ West Side Pizza SATURDAYSThe Male Room @ Montbleu DJ Rick Gee / DJ SN1 @ Peek Tahoe SUNDAYS DJ Chris English @ Cabo Wabo
May 29-Jun 02 Bob Zany / Zan AufderHeide @ Improv at Harvey's
June 01-02 Valhalla Rennaisance Faire @ Camp Richardson
June 01 Highway 50 Wagon Train rondezvous @ Zephyr Cove Resort
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy @ Harrah's
Solo Chapman Stick @ Horizon
Battlecross, Huntress, Otis, Arsonists get All The Girs @ Whisky Dick's
The Kandinsky Effect @ Moody's Bistro
Soroptimist wine and restaurant faire @ Coyote Moon golf course in Truckee
Ivan neville's Dumpstaphunk, Jellybread / Caught a Ghost @ Crystal bay Club
June 02 America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride
Wagon Train Parade
Terraplane, The Beer Gardeners @ Tahoe Mountain Brewery
DJ Cook-E, Peridon, Whomping Willow @ Electric Mushroom in Horizon
June 04 Multipleks, DubColing, S1nth3sys @ Whisky Dick's
Local Talent @ Moody's Bistro
June 05-09 Heath Hyche / Ronnie Schell @ Improv at Harvey's
June 06 Float Tahoe: Float the Truckee river from Elk's club drive to Lake Tahoe
Jimmy Ashley @ Cottonwood Bar and Grill
Accoustic Thursday @ Cottonwood Bar and Grill
June 07 Opening Day for hiking / Mountain Bike park @ Northstar
O'Niel Cup Stand-Up paddle races @ Donner Lake
2 Hundred West / SO Dubs @ Whisky Dick's
Moondog Matenee @ Heavenly Village
35th Annaversary party @ Jakes on the Lake
Robert Earl Keen w/ Andrea Davidson / jerry halford and the Healers @ Crystal Bay Club
June 07-08 George Souza
June 08-09 Vallhalla Rennaisance Faire @ Camp Richardson
June 08 Tahoe Institute for Natural Science fundraiser @ Lake Tahoe Golf Course
Patch fest 2013: Glacier snowboarding and campout @ Red Lakes
The Virgins @ Montbleu (canceled)
Eric Burdon and the Animals @ Harrah's
Jeff Jones @ The Beacon
The New Thoreaus @ Divided Sky
J.J. Cady @ The Passtime club in Truckee
Alan and Moore Duo @ Northstar
Truckee Running Festival @ Truckee regional Park
Opiuo, Subtropixx, Tre Tuna, Phil harmonic @ Lakeside at night
Billy Shaddox @ Between the Notes Music in Truckee
Afrofunk Experience / Terraplane @ Crystal Bay Club
June 09 Sangre, Blessed Curse, Erabis, Through the Gates @ Whisky Dick's
Big Red Blues Band @ The Beacon
Coburn Station @ Northstar
Rubber duck derby @ Truckee regional park
CBC 10th annaversary w/ Grace Potter and the Nocturnals / Tumbleweed Wanderers @ Crystal Bay CLub
June 11 Irieyes, Zombass, Subtropixx (w/ Shane Suffritti and Gurbtron) @ Whisky Dick's
June 12-16 Steve White / Shayla Rivera @ Improv at Harvey's
June 12 Jesse Kalin w/ Jester's Attic @ The Beacon
Ryan Bingham w/ The Wild Feathers, David Jacobs Strain @ Crystal Bay Club
June 13 Ike and Martin @ The Beacon
Moon Gravy @ Cottonwood Bar and Grill
June 14-15 RENT @ Lake Tahoe Community College
June 14 Gift of Gab /Pigeon John @ Blu at Montbleu
Zeroclient, Poindexter, Thicker than Thieves @ Whisky Dick's
Johnny O Band @ The Beacon
Jason king Band @ Heavenly Village
Mojo Green, Groovebox / Downbeat @ Crystal Bay Club
June 15-23 Tahoe City Solctice festival
June 15 Charlie Musselwhite / Coco Montyoa @ Harrah's South Shore Room
Deep Fried Mojo @ The Beacon
Lonesome Locomotive @ Himmel Haus
Deep Fried Mojo @ The Beacon
Summer Shred skate competition @ Woodward Tahoe
Jason King Band @ Northstar
No Duh! a tribute to No Doubt / Subtropixx, Shane Suffriti,Gurbtron, Micah J @ Crystal Bay Club
June 16 FATHER'S DAY
High School Jazz Band @ Valhalla
Cash Only Band @ The Beacon
The Northstar Session @ Northstar
Father's day concert feat. Kristyn Harris @ Thunderbird lodge
Mumbo Gumbo @ aboard the Tahoe Gal
James McMurtry @ Crystal Bay CLub
June 19-23 James Davis / Avi Liberman @ Improv at Harvey's
June 19 Jellybread @ Truckee river park
June 20-22 RENT @ Lake Tahoe Community College
June 20-24 Bounce Music festival: Beats Antique, Grizz, Boombox, Justin Martin, Mark Farina, LowRiderz, Rob Garza
Nadastrom, Break Science, The Polish Ambassador, Lumimox, Sabo, Vokab Kompany, @ Twain harte
June 20 Golf Luau @ Lake Tahoe Golf Course
Ike and Martin @ The Beacon
Live at Lakeview kickoff feat. Jellybread and 4-piece puzzle @ Lakeview Commons
Boys and Girls Club spaghetti feed @ Steamers
June 21 Long Beach rehab / SO Dubs, Squarefield Massive, Weapon @ Blu at Montbleu
Glam Cobra @ Heavenly Village
Joe Mama @ The Beacon
Junior Brown, Easy Leaves / Igor and the Red Elvises @ Crystal Bay Club
June 22 Steve Miller Band feat. Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers @ Harvey's Outdoor Amphetheatre
Max Pain and the Groovies, Deep Space @ Whisky Dick's
Forget the Roses @ The Beacon
Deep Fried Mojo @ Tahoe Paradise Park
Full Moon Kayak @ Sugar Pine Point st. Park
The Everyone Orchestra ft. Steve Kimock, John Kimock,Trevor Garrod(TLG), Sunshine Garcia,
Dan Lebowitz(ALO) and Mike Sugar + After Party w/ NVO @ Crystal Bay Club
June 23 Freq Nasty, 6-Blocc @ Blu at Montbleu
Redneck Sextet @ The Beacon Trey Stone @ Commons Beach concert series opener
McAvoy Lane as Mark Twain @ Pine Lodge in Sugar Pine point
June 25 Bass Mtn fundraiser w/ special guests @ Whisky Dick's
June 26-30 Michael Kosta / Quinn Dahle @ Improv at Harvey's
June 26 Bowl a thon for Boys and Girls Club @ Tahoe Bowl
The Silver Shine, Straight Shooter @ Whisky Dick's
June 27 American Jubilee feat. Brian Lesh & Ross James / Tracorum @ Live at Lakeview Commons
Protoje / Jah faith @ Hacienda del Lago
June 28 Sceam, Equinox, DJ Kronyak, Syrax, Bluntstache @ Electric Mushroom Island of Black and White @ Heavenly Village
3UPFRONT @ Hacienda Del Lago
The Blues Monsters @ The Beacon
Keyser Sose / Mark Sexton band @ Crystal Bay Club
June 29-30 Race the Lake of the Sky Stand Up Paddle races @ Lakeview Commons
June 29 Lake Tahoe Reggae fest: SOJA, Alpha Blondy, Passafire, Stick Figure,
Tomorrow’s Bad Seed, Island of Black & White @ Montbleu
The Dan Band @ Harrah's
Plantrae, Mumukshu, Soulular, Sixis, Shwex, Shap-er, Benjah Ninjah, Phil Harmonic @ RAW bar
Captured by Robots, Dirt Starship, Up Against It @ Whisky Dick's
Big Bad Wolf @ the Beacon
One Track Mind @ King's Beach
June 30 Exceeding 55 @ Valhalla music on the lawn series
Midnight Riders @ The Beacon
Joy and Madness, Hans Erbach @ Commons Beach
July 1 Battlecross, Otis, Huntress, Gary busey Amber Alert @ Whisky Dick's
America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride is a 72 mile bike ride around Lake Tahoe put on every year by Bike The West. Riders complete a circuit from Stateline, through South Lake Tahoe, CA, up the mountain to Emerald Bay, past Homewood up to Truckee and Crystal Bay, and then back down the East shore to finish back where they started in the back parking lot of the Horizon casino resort.
Peloton of bicyclists passes in front of bicycle-themed Art box
America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride was June 3rd, 2012. I was out there with my camera filming it and the Wagon Train for my YouTube channel. I somehow had the strange idea I could make a movie with no plan at all and get away with it.
Unfortunately my good microphone had a dead battery after the first standup and I had to resort to using my camera mic next to a busy highway. I appologize for how highly processed the audio sounds in places, but trust me you'd like it better than the original.
Rider coming in to second lap in front of Montbleu casino
Group of America's Most Beautiful Bike Riders
coming in to the finish line behind the Horizon.
Over 3500 people participated in America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride. The bike race went 144 miles around Lake Tahoe twice, and the bikes got pretty much scattered around the lake.
Since I hadn't planned at all, the strech of lake shore I wound up in had almost no bicycles on it at all! I got some great footage of two parasailers on Lake Tahoe at the same time and had a fun time down on the beach with my dog biting the water, but I didn't see many bikes.
So I headed back towards Stateline to the finish line of the race at Horizon casino resort, in the hope I'd find more bicycles there.
On the way, I ran into the 61st Annual Highway 50 Wagon Train around Ski Run Blvd. This leg of the wagon train began that morning at Zephyr Cove and were wagon training to the Lake Tahoe Airport on the south end of town that afternoon to camp out for the night before heading down Highway 50, ultimately to Camino, CA.
Sea to Shining Sea bicyclists celebrate crossing the state line
Another unexpected find out that day was the Sea To Shining Sea Bike Riders who were having their state line crossing ceremony that day. This group of bicycle riders has been riding across America to honor wounded veterans and have visited 13 states so far (now including Nevada.)
