TwilightLIVE! Performance Series
THIRD SATURDAYS
For information about performance opportunities, please contact David Manley, Artistic Director
415-307-6323
THIRD and FOURTH SATURDAYS
TwilightLIVE!
Suggested donation—$10-20
Street parking free after 6 p.m.
Complimentary refreshments.
RUBY RUBY AND JUNG MUDRA
presenting the music of Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon
May 25, 7:30 p.m.
Hailing from San Francisco and Santa Fe respectively, Judy Butterfield (Ruby Ruby) and Mohit Dubey (Jung Mudra) are singers and songwriters who draw from the deep well of American music.
This night will weave together their original songs with tributes to two of their favorite artists: Joni and Paul.
The show will feature collaborators Anya Rome on vocals, Carson Fratus on percussion and Noah Zisser on bass.
TwilightLIVE!—Spring
Open seating. Street parking free after 6 p.m.
Complimentary refreshments.
APRIL 27 KYLE ALDEN and DARCY NOONAN
A special evening of original songs, folk songs, songs inspired by the poems of W.B. Yeats, and traditional Irish tunes played on fiddle and guitar. Noted singer/songwriter, guitarist Kyle Alden will be joined by talented young fiddler Darcy Noonan for this performance.
Kyle supported Irish music legend Paul Brady on his last West coast tour, playing the Napa Opera House and Berkeley’s Freight and Salvage. Kyle has played on stage with top fiddlers Maeve Donnelly, Tommy Peoples, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Liz Carroll, and piper Paddy Keenan, among others.
Golden Hour, the most recent of Kyle's seven CDs, was released in February 2024.
March 16 THE GAS MEN
The Gas Men treated us on Saint Patrick’s Day Eve with an evening of Traditional Irish Music & Folk, original and other songs, presented by The Gas Men. The band have been entertaining audiences in the Bay Area and beyond for over 25 years.
Vince Keehan, mandolin, guitar and vocals, Kenny Somerville, banjo, mandolin, fiddle and vocals and Cormac Gannon, bodhran, uilleann pipes, guitar and vocals
MARCH 9 DANNY CLICK
Danny Click and the Heck Yeahs! is the acoustic version of Danny Click and the Hell Yeahs! who have played more than 700 packed house shows over the past 10 years, as well as opening for legends Taj Mahal, Robert Plant, Mavis Staples, Sonny Landreth and Billy Bob Thornton. His live shows are a mix of stellar Americana alternating with blistering blues-rock. Then there's his songwriting. Click pens wide open songs deeply rooted in a life well-lived. In April 2015, Danny and company finished a brand new studio album, ‘Holding up the Sun’ with legendary producer Jim Scott (Tom Petty, Rolling Stones, Wilco) which was released worldwide on Sept. 18, 2016, and is still on radio charts across the country. The title track reached #1 on Indie Country radio.
“…Click is one of the best alt-country artists of the century” - No Depression Magazine
THIRD SATURDAYS, 7:30 p.m.
TwilightLIVE!
Winter Series—PAST PERFORMANCES
Open seating. Street parking free after 6 p.m.
Complimentary refreshments.
DECEMBER 16 SOLSTICE CELEBRATION
A host of songs and instrumentals, dramatic readings and singalongs!
Long before Santa Claus and candy canes, before the Nutcracker and Elf on a Shelf, before Christianity itself, human beings in cultures around the world celebrated the Winter Solstice in December. Also called Midwinter, the Shortest Day or the Longest Night--when the sun is at its lowest elevation in the sky--it occurs around December 21 in the Northern Hemisphere. Solstice, literally the 'sun standing still,' is the moment the gradual decrease of daylight hours is reversed and begins to increase again. It is a symbolic death and rebirth of the sun often marked by lighting fires, feasting, dancing, singing and playing music!
JANUARY 20 THE SATISH COLLECTIVE
Satish Pillai (piano / vocals); Nilan Chaudhuri (tabla); Chris Bastian (upright bass)
The Satish Collective performs the music of Satish Pillai, Bay Area singer / songwriter / scientist who composes improvisation-infused folk rock tunes and reinterprets the classic rock canon.
Satish Pillai is a multi-instrumentalist whose musical career has meandered through orchestras, chamber groups, psychedelic rock bands, South Indian classical (carnatic) music, Punjabi Hip Hop, and solo acoustic performance. Satish has had the privilege of performing at The Independent, Yoshi’s, The Great American Music Hall, the Montreal Jazz Festival and South by Southwest.
FEBRUARY 17 THERAPUETX
Kellie Allen, vocals; Michelle Arya, vocals; Chris Crossland: vocals, guitar, keyboard; Bill Dorsey, drums; Scott Eberhart, sax and flute; Chris Jones, bass; Renée Navarro, vocals; Bob Prince, vocals, guitar.
Therapuetx performs electric and acoustic Rock and Roll, both originals and classic covers. Although many of these musicians are healthcare professionals by day, they all agree that Music is the Best Medicine!.
THIRD SATURDAYS, 6 p.m.
TwilightLIVE!
Fall Series—PAST PERFORMANCES
Open seating. Street parking free after 6 p.m.
Complimentary refreshments.
SEPTEMBER 16 SiSU BRASSLAND
Aaron Priskorn, trumpet; Tyler Graves, trumpet; Gary Jones, trombone.
Sisu is a Finnish word that translates to Spirit, Resolve, Mettle, Tenacity, and Courage. With our original music and arrangements - ranging from pop to classical - it is our wish that Sisu can be felt through our music!
OCTOBER 21 HopHead BAND
Kim Richards, vocals/guitar/bass; Jim Tepperman, mandolin/guitar/winds; Peter Tracy, guitars/harmonica, Mark Kubik, percussion
Whether you're a fan of folk classics, rock and roll or swing, HopHead’s unique blend of artistry and entertainment delivers captivating harmonies and pure fun. And don’t be surprised if the music makes you want to get up and dance!
NOVEMBER 18 TWO WORLDS
Rustam Baibikov, flute/vocals; David Manley, piano/guitar; Andrew Higgins, bass; Kendrick Freeman, drums.
Classical, jazz & folk traditions from Europe and the Americas intertwine in the music of Two Worlds.
THIRD SATURDAYS, 6 p.m.
TwilightLIVE!
Summer Series—PAST PERFORMANCES
JUNE 17 SONGS WITHOUT WORDS
Beautiful melodies from European composers
Rustam Bailikov, flute/vocals
David Manley, piano/guitar
JULY 15 SISTERS IN HARMONY
A potpourri of popular tunes
Melissa Muller, vocals/guitar/keyboard
Kim Richards, vocals/guitar
AUGUST 19 JAZZ REVU
Jazz standards by local heroes
Alex Peters, sax/flute
Alan Parks, bass/tuba
David Manley, piano/guitar
Joe Kelner, drums