Sunday, September 20, 2015

South Tahoe 50th Anniversary Parade


The City of South Lake Tahoe was incorporated 50 years ago on September 19, 1965.  To celebrate the city threw a 27 minute parade from the Y to the opening of the brand new Bijou bike park.




See the full gallery of parade stills from this event on Google+.

Monday, September 7, 2015

Happy Labor Day 2015


Some Fireworks over Lake Tahoe as shot from lower Kingsbury this Labor Day.



And check out my Still Gallery of 4th of July Fireworks on Google+.

Thursday, September 3, 2015

September 2015 Concerts in Tahoe: Dave Matthews Band, Lee Bryce, George Thorogood, Andre Nikatina

September 01 Carolyn Wonderland / Dream and the Dreamer @ Squaw Valley
Gurbtron @ Northstar
September 02-05 Kat Simmons / Bob Zany @ Improv at Harveys
September 02 Comedy night w/ Jackie Flynn, Drew Shafer, Ambera Dobson @ Crystal Bay Club
JKC Band @ The Beacon
Trox, Chango, TGY @ The Grid
September 03 Ladies' Bike Night @ Over the Edge Sports
The Socks @ Cottonwood Bar & Grill
Darcy Kathleen @ Moody's Bistro
Trey Stone / Kendall Naughton @ Jake's on the Lake
DJ Multipleks / Timesplitters @ Moe's Original BBQ
September 04-07 Labor Day Ski Gear Sales @ Heavenly, Squaw Valley, Northstar
Bikes and Brews Weekend @ Northstar
September 04 West Bay Rhythm @ Hard Rock Hotel
DJ Halftrack & Yo Yolie @ Peek Tahoe
Sample The Sierra Pop-up Dinner @ Lake Tahoe Golf Course
Rick Hammond / Buddy Emmer Blues Band @ Harrah's Center Stage
Big Stickey Mess @ Steamer's
First Friday feat. One More Night, Kenny Streka, Curty McDurty, and Noize Chemistz @ Xhale
Cash Only Band @ The Beacon
Julie Courtney and Doug Nichols @ Cottonwood Bar & Grill
The Bitter Diamonds @ Moody's Bistro
Super Diamond / Time Splitters @ Crystal Bay Club


September 05 Lake Tahoe Sternwheeler Races
Sammy Hagar and the Circle feat. Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson @ Harvey's Outdoor Ampetheater
   Louie Giovanni and Koko & Bayati @ Peek Tahoe
Skid Row @ Hard Rock Hotel
Deep Fryed Mojo @ The Beacon
Butterfly Effect 5k run @ Incline Village
Electric Jimmies @ Sierra Valley Lodge
Reno Jazz Orchestra performs Frank Sinatra @ Sand Harbor
Foam Fest Feat. Dead Winter Carpenters, Zeb Early's Smoked Out Soul @ Squaw Valley
Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash @ Crystal Bay Club
September 06 Labor Day Fireworks @ Nevada Beach
   DJ Rick Gee / DJ Chris Engliosh @ Peek Tahoe
Sample the Sierra @ Bijou Community Park
Jo Mama @ The Beacon
Achiles Wheel @ Jimmy's a The Landing
Alpen Wine Fest @ Squaw Valley
Devin Allman Band / The Roemers @ Commons Beach
Drop Theory, The Electric Jimmies, Charles the First @ Moe's Original BBQ
Spiritual Rez @ Crystal Bay Club
September 07 Labor Day beach cleanup
September 08 Hans Eberbach / Delta Wires @ Squaw Valley
September 09-13 Nick Griffin / Ronnie Schell @ Improv at Harvey's
September 09 Dave Matthews Band @ Harvey's Outdoor Ampetheater
Bionic Gorilla, Moody Eva, Flysofee @ Brother's Ba
South Shore TRYP Mixer @ Blue Dog Pizza
Boom Boom Pontoon feat. Gurbtron
Moniker, Aux, B2B, Kowta @ The Grid
September 10 Dave Manning @ Cottonwood Bar & Grill
Paul Covarelli @ Moody's Bistro
September 11-13 Autumn Food and Wine Festival @ Northstar
September 11-12 Amy Lavere & Will Sexton @ Moody's Bistro
September 11 Great Reno Baloon Races
Lef Deppard @ Hard Rock Hotel
Steve Freund / Buddy Emmer Blues Band @ Harrah's Center Stage
Lisa Marie Johnston @ 968 Park Hotel
Guitar Strings vs. Chicken Wings @ Squaw Valley
The Nut Boys @ Cottonwood Bar & Grill
Neva @ Bar of America
The Brothers Comatose / Mind (X) @ Crystal Bay Club

September 12 Eric Burdon and the Animals @ Harrah's
Stand Up for Cancer Stand Up Paddle event @ Lakeview Commons
Punk vs. Metal feat. United Defiance, Dead Weight, Heroes at Gunpoint (Punk) vs. Lord or War, WRVTH, and Extirpate @ Whisky Dick's
Maxx Cabelo Jr. @ Hard Rock Hotel
DJ Loczi @ Peek Tahoe
Jake Hurwitz @ 968 Park Hotel
Trey Stone @ The Beacon
Fall festival Chili Cook off @ Rec Center
Trails and Vistas world concert @ Sand Harbor
Tahoe Sierra Century Ride @ Squaw Valley
Dippin Sauce @ Bar of America
Lil Miss Mixer, Giant Fighting Robots @ Crystal Bay Club
September 13 40 Watt Hype @ Tahoe Paradise Park
Accoustic Jimmy's @ Jimmy's At The Landing
Carolyn Dolan / Peter Sepersano @ The Beacon
September 14
September 15
September 16-20 Amir K / Johnny Loquasto @ Improv at Harveys
September 16 Tight and Bright on Bikes pub crawl feat.
Disco Terrorist @ Tahoe Art Haus Cinema
DJ Lambchop @ Fat Cat Cafe
Magellen and Waggles @ Moe's Original BBQ
September 17 Guitar Town @ Cottonwood Bar & Grill
September 18 Coburn Station @ Hard Rock Hotel
Rich maloon / Buddy Emmer Blues Band @ Harrah's Center Stage
Pyle of Zen @ Cottonwood Bar & Grill
Melvin Seals & JGB, Afrolicious / Afrolicious Soundsystem w/ Zeb Early and Smoked Out Soul @ Crystal Bay Club
Lee Brice @ Carson Valley Inn
September 19 South tahoe 50th Anniversary Parade
Mark Sexton Band @ Hard Rock Hotel
Miss Oktoberfest Pagent @ Himmel Haus
South Shore Riot / Girl Migraine @ Brother's Bar
The JKC Band @ The Beacon
SunSquabi @ Crystal Bay Club
RZZN the Heat Mountain Jam feat. PointDexter, A Mile Til Dawn, Madison Avenue, White Minorities, Tell the Wolves, Revolver, Surviving the Era, Remix, BrokeNote UnderTone, Screw Loose, Ostrich Theory @ El Dorado national forest (off Ice House Road)
September 20 King Sugar, Riotmaker @ Lake Tahoe Golf Course
Key Lime Pie @ The Beacon
Black Star Safari @ Whiskey Dick's
Chautauqua at Valhalla
Ironman Lake Tahoe @ King's Beach / Squaw Valley
USA Cycling downhill regionals @ Northstar
September 21
September 22
September 23-27 Kivi Rodgers / Chris Mancini @ Improv at Harveys
September 23
September 24-27 Lost Sierra Hoedown feat. The Haunted Windchimes, Miner, The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit, Posessed by Paul James, Rabit Wilde, Sneaky Creatures, Charlie Parr, Willy Tea Taylor, Mike Witcher, Hodgie, Paige Anderson and the Fearless Kin, McDougall, The McCoy Tyler Band, Naked Bootleggers, Bobcat Rob Armenti, Abalone Grey, Smooth Hound Smith, Jeremy Jones Band, The Earles of Newton, Wake of the Dead, The Strung Nugget Gang, Sweetwater String Band, Little Fuller Band, Homesick Hitchhikers, No Deal, Lost Sierra Ramblers @ Johnsonville Ski Bowl
September 25 Chronic Vitality @ Hard Rock Hotel
Colin Ross / Buddy Emmer Blues Band @ Harrah's Center Stage
Jake Hurwitz @ 968 Park Hotel
The Grain @ Bar of America
Marcia Ball / Crunksworth Bentley & Boggan @ Crystal Bay Club


September 26 George Thorogood and the Destroyers w/ Brian Setzer @ Harrah's
Andre Nikatina and Rappin 4Tay with The iinTerCepTerz and DeeDay the Scorpion @ Whiskey Dick's
Trey Stone Band @ Hard Rock Hotel
The Connor Party @ The Beacon
Oktoberfest @ Squaw Valley
"Dead Vs Phish" Shafty (Phish Tribute) vs. Achilles Wheel (Dead Tribute) / Katdelic @ Crystal Bay Club
September 27 Niall McGuiness & New World Jazz Project @ The Beacon
Achilles Wheel @ Jimmy's at The Landing
September 28
September 29
Sept 30 - Oct 04 Rocky LaPorte / Ron Morey @ Improv at Harvey's
September 30
October 01
October 02 Queensryche @ Hard Rock Hotel
Bill and Wayne's Excelent Adventure @ 968 Park Hotel
October 03-04 Reebok Spartan Race World Championship
October 03 Greg Allman @ Harrah's
Peter Cetera @ Montbleu
Tahoe City Oktoberfest feat. The Space Heaters



WEEKLY
MONDAYS: Mark Wilson @ McP's
Jefferey James @ Jimmy's at the Landing
Phat Caddy Mondays @ Fat Cat Cafe
Open Mic Night @ Himmel Haus
TUESDAYS: Massive Tuesdays @ Whisky Dick's Saloon
Grey Mitchell @ McP's
Cliff and Dave (of Jellybread) @ Jimmy's at the Landing
Open Mic Night w/ Lucas Arizu @ Fat Cat Cafe
WEDNESDAYS: Mark Wilson @ Boathouse on the Pier
Saxy Frank @ Jimmy's at the Landing
Bass Heavy @ The Grid
THURSDAYS: Patrick Major @ Boathouse on the Pier
Mic Smith @ McP's
Ike and Martin @ Jimmy's at the Landing
Rock On Live Band Karaoke @ Hard Rock Hotel
Karaoke w/ Dreu Murin @ Montbleu
Rustler's Moon @ Bar of America
Timesplitter Thursdays @ Moe's Original BBQ
FRIDAYS: Steve and Tom @ Gar Woods
SATURDAYS: Niall MacGuinniss and New World jazz Project @ Fresh Ketch
lava Moon @ Jimmy's at the Landing
Steve and Tom @ Gar Woods
SUNDAYS: Unkle Funkle @ McP's

Sunday, August 2, 2015

August 2015 in Tahoe: Elton John, Three Dog Night, Jackson Browne

July 17-Aug 23 Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival: "Romeo and Juliet" @ Sand Harbor
July 29-Aug 02 Shayla Rivera / Pete Banachowski @ Improv at Harvey's
July 31-Aug 16 Lake Tahoe Summerfest classical music series @ Sierra Nevada College
July 31-Aug 01 Lisa Marie Johnston @ Moodys Bistro
Coburn Station @ Bar of America 
August 01 Three Dog Night @ Montbleu
Robert Cray @ Harrah's 
Forget the Roses @ Hard Rock Hotel
Drought Relief @ Heavenly Village 
DJ Rick Gee / DJ Rockwell @ Peek Tahoe 
Daze on the Green @ Cabo Wabo
JKC Band @ Steamers
Darren Senn @ 968 Park Hotel 
The Connor Party @ The Beacon
Paddleboard Yoga @ West Shore Cafe
Chamber Music "In A Vienna Cafe @ Sierra Nevada College
Keyser Sose @ Crystal Bay Club 



August 02 The Yolos @ Valhalla 
DJ Chris English @ Cabo Wabo
Niall McGuinness and the New World Jazz Project @ The Beacon
Unkle Funkle @ McP's
Open House @ Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care
UC Davis Children's Environmental Science Day 
Mumbo Gumbo @ Commons Beach 
Lost Whiskey Engine @ Moe's Original BBQ
August 03 Cash Only Band @ Cabo Wabo
Mark Wilson @ McP's
Aux @ Fat Cat Cafe



August 04-05 Reggie Hall @ Cabo Wabo
August 04 Grey Mitchell @ McP's
Hans Eberbach / Chris Cain @ Squaw Valley
August 05-09 Bobby Collins @ Improv at Harvey's
August 05 Sandy Nuyts @ Hard Rock Hotel
Susie Glaze & The Hilonesome band w/ Houston Jones @ Valhalla 
The JKC Band @ The Beacon
Comedy night w/ Steve Hytner @ Crystal Bay Club
August 06-08 The Garage Boys @ Cabo Wabo
August 06 The Lil Smokies / Musical Chairs @ Live at Lakeview
Jason King Band @ The Beacon
Mic Smith @ McP's
Chuck Hughes Trio @ Moody's Bistro
The Hooten Hallers @ Truckee Thursdays  
Rustler's Moon @ Bar of America
Lisa Marie Johnston @ Cottonwood Bar & Grill
Jeff Jones and the Bank @ Jake's on the Lake
Justin Martin, Ardalan, Nut / The Rino, Depesa, Little Monster @ Crystal Bay Club
August 7-16 Artist in residence Kit Night @ Valhalla 
Augusy 07-08 National Soul @ Bar of America
George Souza @ Cottonwood Bar & Grill 


August 07 Jackson Browne @ Harvey's Outdoor Amphitheater
Bison Bluegrass band @ Heavenly Village 
DJ Josbeats / DJ Louie Giovanni @ Peek Tahoe 
Moody Eva, Midnight Forest Green, Non Sequiter, Roger That @ Xhale
Nothin Personal @ Hard Rock Hotel 
Straight Jacket @ The Beacon 
Lisa Marie Johnston @ 968 Park Hotel
DJ Panda @ Northstar
Ben Fuller @ West Shore Cafe 
The Wrinkle @ King's Beach 
The Hooten Hallers @ Moody's Bistro  
The B Side Players / Peter Joseph Burtt and the King Tide @ Crystal Bay Club
August 08-09 Meyers Mountain Bike Festival feat. Delta Nove @ Divided Sky
August 08 Elton John @ Harvey's Outdoor Amphitheater
Tahoe Craft Beer fest feat. Drinking w/ Clowns @ Montbleu
Black Star Safari @ Heavenly Village
Dirt Nasty, Smoov-E, DJ Aspect @ Whisky Dick's
Great Gatsby murder mystery dinner @ Valhalla 
DJ Rick Gee / DJ Vito G @ Peek Tahoe  
Jesse Kalin Carson Band @ Hard Rock Hotel
The Blues Monsters @ The Beacon
The Novelists @ Northstar 
Brews, Jazz, & Funk fest feat. Thick Newton, Groove Session, Con Brio, The Revivalists @ Squaw Valley
Diego's Umbrella / Mark Sexton Band @ Crystal Bay Club

August 09 DJ Chris English @ Cabo Wabo
Niall MacGuinness & New World Jazz Project @ The Beacon
Unkle Funkle @ McP's
The Blues Monsters @ Northstar 
Honey Island Swamp Band @ Commons Beach
Brews, Jazz,& Funk fest feat. Mark Sexton Band, Groove Session, Mingo Fishtrap, Rebirth Brass Band @ Squaw Valley 
August 10 METAL MONDAY w/ SLEEP TERROR, Jack Ketch ,Symbolik, Ostracized, and Crotalus @ Whisky Dick's
Cash Only Band @ Cabo Wabo
Mark Wilson @ McP's
Little Miss Mixer @ Fat Cat Cafe
August 11-12 Chili @ Cabo Wabo
August 11 Grey Mitchell @ McP's
Milton Merlos / Terry Hanck @ Squaw Valley
August 12-16 Bobby Slayton / Nika Williams @ Improv at Harvey's 
August 12 Jimmy LaFave and the Night Tribe @ Valhalla 
Two Steps Down @ Hard Rock Hotel 
Quad Double Oh!, Punktmatrix, Moody Eva, Flysofee @ Brother's Bar
The Jesse Kalin Carson Band @ The Beacon
Comedy Night feat. Quinn Dahle @ Crystal Bay Club
August 13 Slightly Stoopid / The Dirty Heads / Stick Figure @ Harvey's Outdoor Amphitheater
Polyrythmics / Big Sticky mess @ Live at Lakeview 
Dyer Maker @ Cabo Wabo
Ventura Hwy @ The Beacon
Mic Smith @ McP's
The Mark Mackay Band @ Moody's Bistro 
The Connor Party @ Jake's on the Lake 
Steven Roth @ Truckee Thursdays 
Rustler's Moon @ Bar of America
August 14-15 Left of Centre @ Cabo Wabo
August 14-16 For the Funk of It festival: The Motet, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Polyrythmics, Mojo Green, Moksha, Mingo Fishtrap, The Nibblers, Groove Session, The Quick and Easy Boys, The Humidors, Cherry Royale, Funk Trek, The Bumptet, Groovincible, Swoop Unit, Sean Lehe and the Family Practice, City of Trees, Big Sticky Mess, Sofa King, Eastwind Belly Dance Troupe, Soul Shine Band, Bogg, Dirty Revival, Iinyl Gold, Foxtrot Mary, Sqamp Zen, Drunken Kung Fu, Uncle Junior, Smokey the Groove, and Doppel Gang @ Belden, CA
August 14 Greg Golden Band @ Hard Rock Hotel
Mark McKay from LA @ Heavenly Village 
Sugar Pine Foundation 10 year anniversary feat. The Irieites, Good Samaritans, and Weapon @ Valhalla
DJ Josbeatz / DJ JB @ Peek Tahoe 
The Johnny O Band @ The Beacon
Ta-Hoe Nalu Stand Up Paddle Race @ King's Beach 
Gurbtron @ Northstar 
Jeff Jones @ West Shore Cafe 
The Blues Monsters @ Bar of America 
Cornmeal, Six Mile Station / Good Luck Thrift Store @ Crystal Bay Club


August 15 Scotty McCreery (American Idol season 10 winner) @ Montbleu 
DJ Du afterparty @ Opal at Montbleu
Roem Baur (The Voice) @ Hard Rock Hotel 
Tahoe Games bike night @ Lake Tahoe Golf Course
Rainbow Girls @ Heavenly Village 
DJ Rick Gee / DJ Miles Medina @ Peek Tahoe 
Trey Stone @ The Beacon
Cash Only Band @ Steamers
Dirty Cello @ 968 Park Hotel
Mark Mackay @ Northstar 
Jo Mama @ Bar of America 
SourceActive, Charles the 1st, Potions @ Crystal Bay Club
August 16 Tracorum / Darren Senn Band @ Lake Tahoe Golf Course
  CiG, Bionic Gorilla, Scarlet Stain @ Whisky Dick's
DJ Chris English @ Cabo Wabo
Left of Centre @ The Beacon
Unkle Funkle @ McP's 
Achilles Wheel @ Northstar 
Con Brio @ COmmons Beach 
August 17-24 Artist in residence Michelle Nelsen @ Valhalla 
August 17 Cash Only Band @ Cabo Wabo
Mark Wilson @ McP's
IJV @ Fat Cat Cafe
August 18-19 Reggie Hall @ Cabo Wabo
August 18 Grey Mitchell @ McP's
Darcy and Lucas / The Stone Foxes @ Squaw Valley 
August 19-23 Graham Elwood / Avi Liberman @ Improv at Harvey's 
August 19 Tiffany Lorraine @ Hard Rock Hotel
Citywater @ Valhalla  
The JKC Band @ The Beacon
Lake Tahoe Music Feftival with Academy Orchestra feat. Laurie Hamilton and Chris Kachian playing "Mostly Mozart" @ West Shore Cafe
Comedy Night w/ Thai Rivera @ Crystal Bay Club
August 20 Scott Pemberton w/ 4 Piece Puzzle @ Live at Lakeview 
Drought Relief @ Cabo Wabo 
Jeff Jones @ The Beacon 
Mic Smith @ McP's
Serena Dawn @ Jake's on the Lake
Con Brio @ Truckee Thursdays
Rustler's Moon @ Bar of America
August 21-22 Hit Parade @ Cabo Wabo
Groove Foundry @ Bar of America 
August 21 Low Flying Birds @ Heavenly Village 
DJ Josbeatz / DJ Enfo @ Peek Tahoe
Alkadelics @ Hard Rock Hotel  
The Jeff Watson Band @ The Beacon
DJ JD @ Northstar 
Ben Fuller @ West Shore Cafe 
Scott Pemberton Trio @ Crystal Bay Club
August 22 Tahoe Show Bodybuilding competition @ Montbleu
Island of Black and White @ Heavenly Village 
Hunter & The Dirty Jacks @ Hard Rock Hotel  
DJ Rick Gee / DJ Chris English @ Peek Tahoe 
Jason King Band @ Steamers
Drought Relief @ The Beacon 
Neva @ Northstar 
Wake of the Dead @ Crystal Bay Club
August 23 Dierks Bentley / Kip Moore, Maddie & Tae and Canaan Smith @ Harvey's Outdoor Amphitheater 
DJ Chris English @ Cabo Wabo
Kanekoa / Riotmaker @ Tahoe Paradise Park 
Jeff Jones @ The Beacon
Big Sticky Mess @ Steamers
Unkle Funkle @ McP's
Matthew Szlachetka @ Northstar
Brothers Comatose @ Commons Beach
Loose Cannon String Band /No Deal @ Moe's Original BBQ
August 24 Tahoe Summit feat. Harry Reid, Dianne Feinstein, Brian Sandoval, etc. @ Round Hill Pines beach
Cash Only Band @ Cabo Wabo 
Mark Wilson @ McP's
DJ Rundown @ Fat Cat Cafe
August 25-26 Jackie Dauzat @ Cabo Wabo
August 25 Grey Mitchell @ McP's
Milton Merlos / The Blues Monsters @ Squaw Valley 
August 26-30 Eddie Ifft / Jodi Borello @ Improv at Harvey's 
August 26 James Garner tribute to Johnny Cash @ Valhalla 
Terry Sheets @ Hard Rock Hotel 
The JCK Band @ The Beacon
August 27 Lavish Green / Black Star Safari @ Live at Lakeview
  Hellion Prime, In the Silence, Dissidence @ Whiskey Dick's 
Dyer Maker @ Cabo Wabo
Lake Effect @ The Beacon 
Mic Smith @ McP's
The Connor Party @ Jake's on the Lake
Rustler's Moon @ Bar of America
August 28-29 Mad Karma @ Cabo Wabo
August 28 The Random Strangers @ Hard Rock Hotel
Little Brother @ Heavenly Village
DJ Josbeatz / DJ Chris English @ Peek Tahoe 
Mud Bonz @ The Beacon
The Blues Monsters @ Steamers
Jeff Jones @ West Shore Cafe 
Drop Theory @ Bar of America 
Vokab Kompany fun first benefit for Hi 5s Foundation @ Crystal Bay Club
August 29 DJ Rick Gee / DN SN1 @ Peek Tahoe
The Electric Jimmys @ Hard Rock Hotel 
Mark Sexton Band @ Heavenly Village
Bison @ The Beacon
Jason King / Deja vu @ Northstar
Fox Street @ Crystal Bay Club
August 30 DJ Chris English @ Cabo Wabo
Unkle Funkle @ McP's
Niall MacGuinness & New World Jazz Project @ The Beacon
I Do' Dash: Mountain Race @ West Shore Cafe / Homewood
The Blues Monsters @ Northstar
New Monsoon @ Commons Beach 
Coburn Station @ Moe's Original BBQ
The California Honeydrops @ Crystal Bay Club
August 31 Cash Only Band @ Cabo Wabo
Mark Wilson @ McP's
September 01 Grey Mitchell @ McP's
Carolyn Wonderland @ Squaw Valley
Sept. 2-6 Bob Zany / Kat Simmons @ Improv at Harveys 
September 03 Trey Stone w/ Kendal Naughton @ Jake's on the Lake
Rustler's Moon @ Bar of America
September 04 Bikes and Brews @ Northstar
Ben Fuller @ West Shore Cafe 
Super Diamond @ Crystal Bay Club
          Sammy Hagar and the Circle @ Improv at Harveys
Skid Row @ Hard Rock Hotel 
Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash @ Crystal Bay Club


Saturday, July 4, 2015

Independence Day Parade in Tahoe South


The South Lake Tahoe 2015 4th of July Parade 
4th of July is a busy time in Lake Tahoe and the town was totally packed this year.  Walking by Lakeview commons I noticed that practically all of the good lakefront seating to watch the fireworks was already taken despite the fact that there was rain in the forecast.



Despite the fact that the parade ran almost half the length of town from Rufus Allen Boulevard all the way to the Y, there was a considerable crowd of tourists lining highway 50 to watch the parade pass Lakeview Commons and El Dorado beach.

4th of July on El Dorago Beach Gallery on Google+
Backstage at the Park and Rec center I caught up with former mayor of South Lake Tahoe Tom Davis.  "Here we are on July 4th, 2015.  I hope the weather is going to cooperate today.  This is our nation's birthday and I am very proud to be in the parade along with all of our community.  This is a great community event every year."


I spoke with +JoAnn Conner of Golden Bear Events, organizer of the parade.  "This is the 4th annual South Lake Tahoe 4th of July parade assembling by the parks and recreation and we're going to proceed down Highway 50.  We have as our grand marshal John Felis, a US Marine Corps veteran of World War II.  We have every branch of the services represented here, Air Force, Marines, Army, Coast Guard and Navy and we also have veterans of everything from WWII to the Korean war to Vietnam all the way up to Afghanistan and Iraq.  They're all here as well as a lot of businesses and vintage vehicles that are out here supporting this parade.



Friday, July 3, 2015

July 2015 Concerts in Tahoe: Imagine Dragons, Wanderlust, 3rd Eye Blind, Kenny Chesney

June 30-July 1 Chili @ Cabo Wabo
July 1-4 Rockey LaPorte / Ron Morey @ Improv at Harveys
July 01-07 Artist in Residence John Holland @ Valhalla
July 01 Saxy Frank @ Jimmy's at the Landing
The JKC Band @ The Beacon
Groove Foundry @ Truckee Regional Park
July 02-03 On Golden Pond @ Valhalla boathouse theatre
July 02 Tubaluba, Patrick Walsh @ Live at Lakeview
Ike and Martin @ Jimmy's at the Landing
Dyer Maker @ cabo Wabo
Trey Stone @ The Beacon
Sean Pawling @ Himmel Haus
The Lucky Boys, Car 87, The Chicken Thieves @ Brother's Bar
Jesse Dunn & Jenni Charles (or Dead Winter Carpenters) @ Moody's Bistro
Pyle of Zen @ Cottonwood Bar & Grill
The Connor Party @ Jake's on the Lake
Tinesplitters, Mat Haze, DJ Zoso @ Moe's Original BBQ
Jo Mama @ Truckee Thursdays
Comedy night feat. Michey Joseph, Darin Talbot, Drew Schafer, Andrea Bartunek @ Crystal Bay Club
July 03-04 DJ Loczi @ Splash day club at Hard Rock Hotel
Mad Karma @ Cabo Wabo
Bourgois Gypsies @ Bar of America
Dirty Bourbon River Show @ Crystal Bay Club
July 03 Aerosmith w/ Max Volume @ Harvey's Outdoor Ampetheatre
Fishbone / Lavish Green @ Hard Rock Hotel
JayCeeOh @ Peek Tahoe
The Bumptet @ Heavenly Village
Vice Versa, Alexx Adam, Roger That, Tincup, Dustin Zastre @ Xhale
Mud Bonz @ The Beacon
The Bumptet @ The Divided Sky
Trent Bailey @ 968 Park Hotel
Beatles and Rolling Stones tribute @ Tahoe Donner
Grand Funk Railroad, Foreverland, Ike and Martin, Luke Stevenson @ Incline Village Green
DJ Gurbtron @ Northstar
Matthew Szlachetka @ Cottonwood Bar & Grill
Luke the Knife / DJ Rundown @ Moe's Original BBQ


July 04 4th of July Parades (north and south shore)
Lights on the Lake 4th of July fireworks
Made Monster @ Peek Tahoe
Tubaluba @ Heavenly Village
The JKC Band @ The Beacon
Mud Bonz @ Casey's at Round Hill (Formerly Coyote Grill)
Jellybread @ Jimmy's at the Landing
Motors in the Mountains classic car show @ Squaw Valley
Mark Castro Band @ Northstar
4th of July Party w/ Ike and Martin @ West Shore Cafe
Love and Light w/ Timesplitters, Flying Nimbus @ Hacienda del Lago
July 05-06 Jimmy Leslie and the Flow @ Moody's Bistro
July 05 DeeJay Silver @ Splash day club at Hard Rock Hotel
Jesse Kalin w/ Cool Black Kettle @ Heavenly Village
The Empty Wallets @ Valhalla
Niall McGuinness and the New World Jazz Project @ The Beacon
Jamie Wyatt @ Northstar
Almond Brothers Clan @ Commons Beach
All Star Blues Jam feat. Jimmy Leslie and the Flow, members of Almond Brothers Clan @ Moe's Original BBQ
July 06 Tahoe Imnprov Players @ Valhalla
MIZL @ Fat Cat Bar & Grill
July 07-08 Reggie Hall @ Cabo Wabo
July 07 Darcy and Lucas / Lydia Pense & Cold Blood  @ Squaw Valley
July 08-12 Don McMillan / Alysia Wood @ Improve at Harvey's
July 08 Sourdough Slim @ Valhalla
The JKC Band @ The Beacon
Jo Mama @ Truckee Regional Park
Justin Rupple comedy @ Tahoe Art Haus cinema
July 09-11 Ashley Red @ Cabo Wabo
On Golden Pond @ Valhalla Boathouse Theatre
July 09 World's Finest / Merry Gold @ Live at Lakeview
Psycroptic, Arkaik, Ovid's Withering, The Kennedey Veil, Ostracized, Aberrance @ Whisky Dick's
Deep Fryed Mojo @ The Beacon
Natalie Cressman @ Moody's Bistro
Paul Covarelli @ Cottonwood Bar & Grill
Boggan, Lil Miss Mixer, Time Splitters @ Moe's Original BBQ
Jeff Jones and the Band @ Jake's on the Lake
Free Peoples @ Truckee Thursdays
July 10-11 Art, Wine, and music festival feat. Calling Ophelia, Tim High and the Mighty, Milton Merlos, Serina Dawn, Colleen Akiko, Lucas and Darcy, Sandor Y Su Mecanica, and Guitar Town, Chi McLean @ Squaw Valley
Achilles Wheel @ Bar of America
Haunted Summer @ Moody's Bistro
George Souza @ Spindleshanks
July 10 Michael Grimm @ Hard Rock Hotel
DJ Josbeatz / DJ Enfo @ Peek Tahoe
World's Finest @ Heavenly Village
Vice Versa, Timesplitters, Jami Deep, Case @ Xhale
The Johnny O Band @ The Beacon
Mic Smith @ 968 Park Hotel
Jeff Jones @ West Shore Cafe
Gurbtron @ Northstar
Nevins and Bruder @ Cottonwood Bar & Grill
Miss Lonely Hearts @ King's beach
EARPHUNK / The Congress @ Crystal Bay Club


July 11 Lake Tahoe Bluegrass Festival feat.  Greensky Bluegrass, The Del McCoury Band, Jerry Douglas’ Earls of Leicester,  The David Grisman Sextet and New Monsoon and The Dead Winter Carpenters @ Hard Rock Hotel
Roger That, Solis Luminati, DubCoLinG @ Xhale
Tahoe Paradise Park 50th anniversary
DJ Rick Gee / DJ SN1 @ Peek Tahoe
Spun Hippo @ Heavenly Village
Big Bad Wolf @ The Beacon
Lisa Marie Johnston @ 968 Park Hotel
2nd Floor Blues Band @ Northstar
IJV, Multipleks, Crispylicious @ Crystal Bay Club
July 12 CW and Mr. Spoons @ Valhalla
The Novelists @ The Beacon
Samba Da @ Commons Beach
Thick Newton @ Moe's Original BBQ
Hike with a Tahoe Institute for Natural Sciences naturalist @ Squaw Valley
Jason King @ Northstar
July 13-19 Artist in Residence Michael @ Valhalla
July 13 Tahoe Improv Players @ Valhalla
DJ Kowta @ Fat Cat Cafe
July 14-15 Kevin O'Brien @ Cabo Wabo
July 14 3rd Eye Blind / Dashboard Confessional @ Montbleu
Tim Snider Trio / Haden Sayers @ Squaw Valley
Julu 15-18 Allan Havey / Frazer Smith @ Improv at Harveys
On Golden Pond @ Valhalla Boathouse Theatre
July 15 Rustler's Hear @ Hard Rock Hotel
Me and Bobby McGee feat. June Joplin w/ Bob Reed @ Valhalla
The JKC Band @ The Beacon
Montana @ Truckee Regional Park
Comedy Night w/ Bret Ernst (of Weeds), Drew Schafer,Darin Talbot @ Crystal Bay Club
July 16-19 Wanderlust feat. Michael Franti, Thievery Corporation @ Squaw Valley
The Garage Boys @ Cabo Wabo
July 16 Fish out of Water / Taking Root @ Live at Lakeview
Rock The Boat w/ Stylust Beats, Drop Theory, Time Splitters, Mr. Rooney, Jami Deep, Crispylicious @ MS Dixie II
Parslow Vibe @ The Beacon
Eric Deutch Group @ Moody's Bistro
Matthew Szlachetka @ Cottonwood Bar & Grill
The Giving Tree @ Jake's on the Lake
The Brothers Stout @ Truckee Thursdays
Magellan, Lamb Chop, Stanzu @ Moe's Original BBQ
Tony Furtado @ Crystal Bay Club
July 17-18 Rebel Soul @ Heavenly Village
Thick Newton @ Bar of America
July 17 Aerorocks Aerosmith Tribute @ Hard Rock Hotel
Idekay, Bloody Roots, Hellion Prime, Thunderhead, Qarin @ Whisky Dick's
DJ Chris English / Coleen Shannon and Amie Rose @ Peek Tahoe
Lake Effect @ The Beacon
Darren Senn @ 968 Park Hotel
TOCCATTA 10th anniversary concert @ St Theresa's
Ben Fuller @ West Shore Cafe
DJ Panda @ Northstar
Sam Revana group @ Moody's Bistro
Larry Johnson @ Cottonwood Bar & Grill
Buddy Emmer Blues Band @ King's Beach
La Misa Negra @ Crystal Bay Club
July 18 Imagine Dragons @ Harvey's Outdoor Ampetheatre
Carlos Mencia @ Montbleu
Jason King Band @ Hard Rock Hotel
DJ Rick Gee w/ Shaquile O'Neil @ Peek Tahoe
Trey Stone @ The Beacon
Ten Dollar Pony @ 968 Park Hotel
Matthew Szlachetka @ Northstar
Chuck Hughes Trio @ Moody's Bistro
Tainted Love @ Crystal Bay CLub
July 19 Extra Large @ Lake Tahoe Golf Course
New World Jazz Project @ Valhalla
Manny maze and Friends @ Xhale
Matthew Szlatetchka (of The Northstar Session) @ The Beacon
Mean Phat Daddy @ Northstar
Joy and Madness @ Commons Beach
July 20 Reno Philharmonic Orchestra @ Sand Harbor
DJ Multipleks @ Fat Cat Cafe
July 21-15 Left of Centre @ Cabo Wabo
July 21 Train, The Fray & Matt Nathanson @ Harvey's Outdoor Ampetheatre
Milton Merlos / Mark Hummel Band ft. Little Charlie Baty @ Squaw Valley
July 22-26 Scot Record @ Improv at Harveys
July 22 Kenny Chesney @ Harvey's Outdoor Ampetheatre
Stephan Hogan @ Hard Rock Hotel
Celebration of Song feat. Audrey Auld and Grant Peeples @ Valhalla
The JKC Band @ The Beacon
Drop Theory @ Truckee Regional Park
July 23-25 A Midsommer Night's Dream (children's production) @ Valhalla Boathouse theatre
July 23 Ryan Basillo and the Roosters / Weapon @ Live at Lakeview
Taking Root @ The Beacon
Q Morrow Quintet @ Moody's Bistro
McKenna Faith @ Truckee Thursdays
July 24-25 Reverend Deadeye @ Moody's Bistro
July 24 Metalichai @ Hard Rock Hotel
DJ Josbeatz / DJ JB @ Peek Tahoe
Kitchen Dwellers @ Heavenly Village
Fish out of Water @ The Beacon
Bill and Wayne's Excelent Adventure @ 968 Park Hotel
Jeff Jones @ West Shore Cafe
Gurbtron @ Northstar
Unkle Funkle @ Bar of America
Rapplesauce @ King's Beach
Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons @ Crystal Bay Club
July 25 Bass Camp III feat. Zed's Dead, Kill the Noise, Savoy, UZ, Tommie Sunshine, Liquid Todd, Vice Versa, Fiasko Daniels, Gamma, Hit Mechaniks, Eva, Gamechanger, 530, BFunky vs. Curty MC Durty, BPhree, C_Note, Case, Cue 22, Game Genie, Giant Fighting Robots, Jami Deep, Lex Royale, Manny Maze, Max Kronyak, Noize Chemist, OTUS, Roget That, Motorhome Music, Mr. Smeagss, SubDocta, Timesplitters @ Hard Rock Hotel
Justin Willman @ Hard Rock Hotel
Pink Floyd Lazer Spectacular @ Harrah's South Shore Room
DJ Rick Gee / DJ SN1 @ Peek Tahoe
Worn Out Welcome @ Heavenly Village
Jeff Jones @ The Beacon
Natalie Gelman @ Northstar
Taarka @ Crystal Bay Club
July 26 Left of Center @ The Beacon
The Blues Mosnters @ Northstar
Trey Stone band feat. Kendall Naughton / The Beer Gardeners @ Commons Beach
July 27
July 28-29 Reggie Hall @ Cabo Wabo
July 28 Tim Snider Trio / Hammish Anderson @ Squaw Valley
July 29-Aug 02 Shayla Rivera / Pete Banachowski @ Improv at Harveys
July 29 Branded @ Hard Rock Hotel
Quinn De Veaux and the Blue Beat Review @ Valhalla
The JKC Band @ The Beacon
The Blues Monsters @ Truckee Regional Park
Zach Deputy @ Crystal Bay Club
July 30-Aug 02 Guitarfish Music Festival
July 30 Ziggy Marley / Trombone Shorty @ Hard Rock Hotel
Dad's LPs / Worn Out Welcome @ Live at Lakeview
Jesse Kalin Carson and JKC Band @ Cabo Wabo
Solid Gold Hyperdrive @ The Beacon
Sam Revana Group @ Moody's Bistro
The Connor Party @ Jake's on the Lake
Bazooka Zoo @ Truckee Thursdays
Mis Cooper & Craigslist Hookup, Jime Time @ Moe's Original BBQ
July 31 Mind X @ Heavenly Village
Petty Theft @ Hard Rock Hotel
Randy Harwick @ 968 Park Hotel
The Blues Monsters @ The Beacon
Daze on the Green @ Cabo Wabo
Ben Fuller @ West Shore Cafe
Achilles Wheel @ King's Beach
Lake Tahoe Summerfest @ Sierra Nevada College
The Lil Smokies @ Crystal Bay Club
July 31-Aug 01 Coburn Station @ Bar of America
Lisa Marie Johnston @ Moody's Bistro
August 01 Three Dog Night @ Montbleu
Robert Cray @ Harrah's South Shore Room
Forget the Roses @ Hard Rock Hotel
Drought Relief @ Heavenly Village
Darren Senn @ 968 Park Hotel
Keyser Soze @ Crystal Bay Club
August 02 The Yolos @ Valhalla
Mumbo Gumbo @ Commons Beach
Lost Whiskey Engine @ Moe's Original BBQ
UC Davis Children's Environmental Science Day
August 03 Mindi Abair @ Sand Harbor

MONDAYS Cash Only Band @ Cabo Wabo
Mark Wilson @ McP's
Open Mic Night @ Himmel Haus
Tahoe Improv Players @ Valhalla
TUESDAYS Buddy Emmer Blues Band @ Harrah's Center Stage
Grey Mitchell @ McP's
Mindful Massive @ Whisky Dick's
WEDNESDAYS Mark Wilson @ Boathouse on the Pier
Celtic Sessions @ McP's
Bassment Wednesdays @ Rojos
Bass heavy @ The Grid
THURSDAYS rOCK ON lIVE bAND kARAOKE @ hARD rOCK hOTEL
Patrick Major @ Boathouse on the Pier
Mic Smith @ McP's
Rustler's Moon @ Bar of America
FRIDAYS Arty the Party @ Harrah's Center Stage
Steve and Tom  @ Gar Woods
Little Town @ West Shore Cafe
SATURDAYS The Male Room @ Montbleu
Arty the Party @ Harrah's Center Stage
Steve and Tom @ Gar Woods
SUNDAYS DJ Chris English @ Canp Wabo
Unkle Funkle @ McP's

Thursday, June 25, 2015

Pony Express Friday's Station handoff in Lake Tahoe


The Pony Express ran from April 1860 to November 1861 carrying mail almost 2000 miles from St. Joseph, MO to Sacramento, CA. Every year since the mid 1960s the National Pony Express Association puts on a re-ride involving over 500 riders and 155 stations, including Friday's Station in Lake Tahoe, NV (at the site of what is now Harrah's.)

Pony Express Statue at Harrah's






The Pony Express' attitude towards its riders is captured beautifully by the text of their famous recruitment poster:

"Pony Express from St. Joseph, Missouri to California in 10 Days or Less.

WANTED

Young, Skinny, Wiry Fellows

not over eighteen, must be expert riders,

willing to risk death daily.

Orphans Prefered $25 per week."

This video features interviews with Davey "Doc" Wiser, the rider for the Lake Tahoe to Placerville leg of this year's re-enactment as well as Rich Tatman, president of the California division of the National Pony Express Association as well as the handoff of the mochilla containing this year's commemorative mail.

Doc Wiser being sworn in as a rider

For more information visit Pony Express California

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride 2015



America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride 2015 gallery on Google+

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.