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Upcoming LIVE music at LRS:

Nate Lopez Saturday June 8 2pm-ish
Nate has been playing professionally for many years and at many venues including: 30/90 NOLA, Kimos – Maui, LBC – Santa Rosa CA, Earthfest L.A., NAMM main stage, The Catalyst Club – Santa Cruz, Laguna Beach Jazz and Art Festival, Marriott Hotel in Napa, The Hilton in Union Square S.F., Ghirardelli Square – S.F., Reno Jazz festival, and countless Wineries.He has also been a featured artist on radio stations KRCB, KRSH, KBBF, KVYN and KGGV

“You will note this 8-string guitarist uses every aspect of the guitar to play bass, rhythm and lead, making him a one man band.” – Positively Petaluma
“To Say Nate Lopez just plays guitar is an understatement.” Curtis Kim, KSRO radio
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Saffell Saturday June 29 2pm-ish
Saffell is a sultry, funky, singer songwriter from Northern California. Saffell uses live looping, layering percussion, bass, vocal harmonies and more to create a rich, full sound. What’s unique about Saffell is that he rocks the keys not the guitar.

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Record Store Day is Saturday April 13

Biggest List of Record Store Day Releases yet:
LOOK

The NPR affiliate for Sonoma County is KRCB FM and your old buddy Doug Jayne hosts four Music Shows:
~ Midday Music
~ Our Roots Are Showing
~ Jazz Connections
and….

KRCB-FM New Release Hour
Tuesdays 11:00am / Repeat Wednesdays 7:00pm

Doug Jayne and Brian Griffith

Brian Griffith and Doug Jayne highlight the week’s new musical releases and other fun music-related stuff.
We want to keep you up to date with new music coming through our studios, so every Tuesday morning at 11,
Doug Jayne, from The Last Record Store and KRCB’s Mid-DayMusic and Our Roots Are Showing programs,
sits down with morning host Brian Griffith to go over the most interesting and notable of new releases.
Listen at 11 am on Tuesdays or catch the repeat broadcast on Wednesdays at 7 pm

TUNE IN, TURN ON, AND DROP… THE NEEDLE!
Now on 103.5-FM
Your second chance to listen in on the New Release discussion comes with Needle Droppings, a weekly new-release segment with our very own Doug Jayne and a rotating panel of music junkies, including comedian Steve Ausburne, Rob LoVerde (the mofo from MoFi), Bill DeCarli of Hopmonk Presents, The Godfather of Bacon, JC Flugger, and whoever else we can squeeze into the meat-locker-like studio at KSRO.
Needle Droppings airs Fridays as part of The Drive With Steve Jaxon at 4:20-ish pm on KSRO, at 1350-AM, 103.5-FM, and online at ksro.com. Tune in!
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Community Market saved The Last Record Store.

Now let’s pitch in to save them…

Back in 2003, LRS was unceremoniously kicked out of our 20 year home in Downtown Santa Rosa. It was a precarious time in the record biz. Vinyl was on the way out, Best Buys was selling CDs below cost, and folks were enamored with free music downloads from Napster and their ilk. So after spending 20 years building a business, we found ourselves kicked to the curb, so to speak. Not sure which way to turn, I got a phone call from Amber at Community Market. “We would be honored to have you share our building at 1899 Mendocino Ave.” I had no Plan B, so this was about the greatest news for the record store.
Fast forward to now, and thanks to our loyal customers, the resurgence of vinyl, and to Community Market, we are thriving once again!

Please consider making a contribution to their recovery fund. Let them know that you appreciate the fact that they bailed out LRS.

Here is a link to their GOFUNDME page: CLICK

Even 5 or 10 bucks would help. They have 70 employees, many are not working because of the flood in The Barlow.

THANKS

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Kepi Ghoulie LIVE ~ Mystic Theater Ticket Give Away

Saturday March 9 at 3:30pm
Kepi Ghoulie LIVE @ Last Record Store

Kepi Ghoulie (Groovie Ghoulies) plays live, solo acoustic
for Burger Records’ Burger Revolution day, March 9th 2019 3:30-5pm
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MYSTIC THEATER TICKET GIVE AWAY:
Because you have perused my newsletter this far, you are eligible to get FREE tickets (while they last)
to a wonderful show this Sunday March 10.

Ripe + The Brook & The Bluff

Sunday, March 10, 2019 8:30 PM
Mystic Theatre & Music Hall, Petaluma, CA

Ripe: Ripe is a Funk/Pop band out of Boston, MA that was born as a result of its seven members’ uniting over one belief: with enough passion and honesty, music can still make the earth shake. With one eye looking back to the inception of both funk and psychedelic music, and the other looking forward with a modern concept of what makes people move, Ripe seeks both to honor musical history as well as to make it. The perfect fruit is equal parts past and present, and this is the approach of the Ripe sound.

With a strong devotion to consistently creating an unforgettable live experience, Ripe has kept the groove going touring nationally from coast to coast. With a recently released sophomore EP, Hey Hello, and plans to start recording a full-length album in the coming year, Ripe is shifting into overdrive with every intention of taking this to the stratosphere. The Ripe family asks you to get loose, get down, and get ready. The party is just getting started.

The Brook & The Bluff: Established in Birmingham, AL, The Brook & The Bluff is a four-man band that consists of frontman Joseph Settine, drummer John Canada, guitarist Alec Bolton and bassist Fred Lankford.

The guys have quickly become recognized for their evocative blend of instrumental talent and vocal harmony. These elements are readily apparent in the band’s debut track, “Masks.” Having initially gained momentum via Spotify, the song has helped spur the band forward in their musical pursuits.

The group’s first year as a full band has been widely successful. From charting on Spotify’s US and Canada Viral 50 Playlists, performing at the NAMM shows in both Nashville and Anaheim, and selling out shows in Atlanta, Birmingham, Huntsville, Nashville and Opelika, the band has had an exhilarating first year.

Originally an acoustic duo, Alec and Joseph started turning heads in local venues with clean vocals and expert guitar work. John noticed the talent and potential of the duo and offered to play drums and sing with the guys. Soon after, he officially joined the group, expanding their sound with driving rhythm and an added voice. The trio instantly locked in and have been playing together ever since. With their new bassist Fred Lankford, The Brook and The Bluff relocated to Nashville in 2018.

Call (707) 525-1963 and tell the friendly person that answers the phone that you want FREE tickets
to Ripe + The Brook & The Bluff.
Easy, huh?

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Shook Twins + Rainbow Girls

MYSTIC THEATER TICKET GIVE AWAY:
Because you are reading this, you are eligible to get FREE tickets (while they last) to a wonderful show this Sunday March 3.

Shook Twins + Rainbow Girls

Sunday, March 3, 2019 8:30 PM
Mystic Theatre & Music Hall, Petaluma, CA

Shook Twins: “I love the harmonies of the Shook Twins, the dreamlike songs that seem somehow permeated by the American Folk tradition, without actually being part of it. They make music that twines through your soul the way vines cover an abandoned shack in the woods.” – Neil Gaiman, New York Times – Best-Selling Author
“The Shooks will Shake you. These ladies have been keepin’ it real since the day they were born and that was only seconds apart from one another I think. Do yourself a favor and check ’em out. I do declare, ya won’t be sorry.” – Langhorne Slim
“The Shook Twins put on a heck of a show. Keep your eyes on these folks. I’m excited to hear what they do next.” – Tucker Martine
“A unique, personal music that lights up the stage with its joy and enthusiasm.” – Mason Jennings

Magic revolves around the number two. Opposite halves define our existence. There’s dark and light, black and white, night and day, yin-and-yang, and so on and so forth.

On their 2017 EP 2, critically acclaimed Idaho-born and Portland-based indie outfit Shook Twins draw on the inherent power of the group’s namesake duo—identical twin sisters Katelyn Shook [vocals, guitar] and Laurie Shook [banjo, vocals]. In early 2017, the pair holed up alone in a room with just two voices and two instruments and cut the seven-song collection live to tape, serving up bare bones renditions of fan favorites, covers, and one new tune entitled “Safe.”

“Musically, it differs from our other studio albums, because it’s just two twins in a room performing on two instruments,” explains Katelyn. “It’s much more raw emotionally and almost vulnerable. It’s nice to hear our growth as a duo and notice our individual grooves. It showcases these songs in a different way than they had been or will be recorded. It’s just a taste of the simplest core of our band: The Shook Twins.”

“It goes back to the very beginning,” adds Laurie. “When we were 18, we started writing songs together, just the two of us. We practiced how to blend our voices and instruments, trying to make our 2 voices and 2 instruments sound like one thing instead of 4 separate pieces. That’s how we started this whole musical life. We wanted to go back to that for a minute and remember.”
The process represents something of a full circle moment for Shook Twins. The group emerged in 2008 with their independent debut You Can Have The Rest followed by Window and 2014’s What We Do—which garnered acclaim from USA Today and more. Organically stirring up a buzz, they engendered fandom in fellow creators such as Langhorne Slim, The Lumineers, Mason Jennings, and iconic best-selling author Neil Gaiman who claimed, “They make music that twines through your soul the way vines cover an abandoned shack in the woods.” Along the way, the full band, including Niko Slice [electric guitar, mandolin, vocals], Barra Brown [drums, vocals, drum pad], and Josh Simon [bass, vocals, electric guitar, synth], has shared bills with everyone from Ryan Adams to The Indigo Girls. Moreover, they graced the stages of High Sierra, Bumbershoot, Hulaween, Floydfest, Summer Camp Music Festival, Oregon County Fair, Fayetteville Roots Festival, Northwest String Summit and many more in addition to performing at Red Rocks alongside Gregory Alan Isakov and Ani DiFranco. Their artful amalgam of folk heart, indie spirit, and alternative energy has effectively captivated fans internationally.
Now, 2 comes to life on the strength of the twins’ own musical union. Penned by a friend named Vance Bergeson, the first single “Mad Scientist” shuffles from rustic instrumentation into cinematic storytelling, weaving together its own mythos.

“Vance is a luthier and a mountain man, and this track is truly his essence,” explains Katelyn. “For some reason, we believed we had something to offer the song as well. We believe it needs to be heard by as many people as possible.”

They strip the What We Do centerpiece “Shake” down to its quaking and quivering acoustic essence. Meanwhile, the 2017 composition “Safe” illuminates their creative strides towards 2018’s forthcoming new full-length, Some Good Lives (recorded with the full band), bridging the past and present with its delicate songcraft and lovelorn lyricism.

“This is a brand new one that we wrote in a cabin by Mt. Hood recently,” explains Laurie. “It’s been a long year of unsure love in my life, so I resonated with the hook that Katelyn started singing while I was eating breakfast. It grew from there as a collaboration.”

As Shook Twins hit the road in support of 2 and ready their next body of work, their bond extends to listeners everywhere.

“I want people to feel like they know us,” concludes Laurie. “I hope it’s like we’re friends, and we’re just hanging out comfortably in our living room together.”

“If you’re a music listener and supporter, you make ALL the different to us,” Katelyn leaves off. “It would be a pretty pointless job, if you weren’t there.”

Rainbow Girls: Rainbow Girls are an eclectic folk trio hailing from the golden coastal countryside of the North Bay. Comprised of three unique musical talents – Vanessa May, Erin Chapin, and Caitlin Gowdey – they seamlessly combine soul-touching harmonies, varitextured instrumentals, and poignant lyrical content into an unusually beautiful sonic tapestry. Pairing their voices with an ever-changing amalgamation of acoustic and slide guitar, keys, upright bass, voice, harmonica, and an array of more unexpected vocal techniques like beat-boxing and mouth trumpet, they create engaging and emotionally moving live performances.

Their music delves deeply into themes of the human experience: hopeful love, honest self-reflection, and pursuits of social justice. Their latest album, “American Dream,” crystallizes these ideas in acoustic amber, encapsulating a beautiful new direction for their evolving sound.

Originally formed in Santa Barbara, CA in 2010, the Rainbow Girls have spread their musical wings both internationally and domestically, from busking on the streets of Europe to playing pubs and theaters in the UK, to house concerts, festivals, and shows in the US. Rainbow Girls have also gained recognition on NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series and KQED’s “The California Report.”

Call (707) 525-1963 and tell the friendly person that answers the phone that you want FREE tickets
to Shook Sisters + Rainbow Girls.
Easy, huh?

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