Sonic Strut
Saturday March 6th
Mill Valley Masonic
19 Corte Madera Ave in downtown Mill Valley Doors @ 8

Dance to hot evening of your Favorite R&B, Motown, Soul and Funk

The Sonic Strut Band is a highly energetic and deeply funky eight piece dance band with four dynamic lead vocalists that also come together in sweet harmony on the music we all grew up on - R&B, Soul, Funk, Rock & Motown.

Sonic Strut features musicians that have worked with Soul & R&B legends such as Sly and the Family Stone, Tina Turner's Ikettes, Taj Mahal, John Lee Hooker, Charles Brown, Mary Wells, Otis Clay, Otis Rush, Bobby McFerrin, Joe Louis Walker, Little Anthony, The Coasters, The Drifters, The Supremes, Boz Scaggs, Tower of Power, Ozomatli, Lydia Pense & Cold Blood, Sylvester, Two Tons of Fun and many more!

This is an all ages show so if you grew up dancing to the Classic Sounds of Funk and Motown on the radio or if your Ipod is your Soul Lifeline, it's time to get out of the house!

Nicolas Bearde, Rita Lackey, Rich Armstrong, Kelvin Dixon, Tony Stead, Todd Swenson, Ray Fernandez and Willie Riser are The Sonic Strut Band.

Come on out, We dare you not to Dance!

$15 general admission, $20 general admission seated
$25 day of show, $25 Reserved seat

To buy tickets
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Via Phone with visa or MC 415.389.5072
Famous4: 415-388-2550
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Lavay Smith and the Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Saturday March 13th
Mill Valley Masonic
19 Corte Madera Ave in downtown Mill Valley Doors @ 8

Lavay Smith, vocalist and bandleader of the Red Hot Skillet Lickers, grew up in Southern California and the Phillipines. She has become an internationally recognized Diva of Jazz and Blues, with a singing style influenced by Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Bessie Smith, Little Esther Phillips and other legendary greats.

This sultry chanteuse evokes a sensuous era of Jazz queens and sexy pinups and adds a modern, feminist twist. No wonder Los Angeles Magazine chose her as one of the sexiest people around! Lavay first performed in 1989 and immediately began attracting crowds thanks to her big, bluesy voice, exciting stage personality, and glamorous approach. According to Fox TV, the band has become “a San Francisco Landmark”, winning numerous awards including a “Wammie” and a “Bammie”. In 1998, the reader’s of San Francisco’s two major newspapers, the Chronicle and the Examiner, voted Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers the “Best Band” in the annual readers poll.

$15 general, $20 general seated, $25 day of show, $25 reserved seat

To buy tickets
Online: click here
Via Phone with visa or MC 415.389.5072
Famous4: 415-388-2550
All ticket sales final no refunds or exchanges

A unique collective of four distinct voices and musical backgrounds, Blame Sally has forged a compelling and original sound that has earned the band the well-deserved reputation as Bay Area phenomenon. The San Francisco Chronicle raved that Blame Sally’s music recall(s) the artful romanticism of Jane Siberry, the rich folk harmonies of the Indigo Girls, and the percolating soulfulness of Joy of Cooking. Poised for greater national attention, they’ve performed for audiences across the US, sharing festival stages with the likes of Los Lobos, Ani DiFranco, Richard Thompson, Roseanne Cash and Greg Brown.

Called a San Francisco Bay Area phenomenon, this powerhouse all female band is suddenly finding themselves more and more in the national spotlight. In the fall of 2008, they signed a three-year album recording contract with Bay Area Opus Music Ventures. The ink was barely dry on the contract before Blame Sally found themselves in a brand new, state-of-the-art recording studio and in the very capable hands of Grammy-nominated producer, Lee Townsend, (Bill Frisell, Louden Wainwright, Noe Venable, Crooked Still).

Doors @ 8:00pm $30

To buy tickets
Online: click here
Via Phone with visa or MC 415.389.5072
Lark Theater Box Office (415) 924-5111