Get ready for a Friday night of hook-filled rock and roll as The Smithereens take over Sweetwater in Mill Valley, with John Cowsill sitting in as guest vocalist.
Formed in Carteret, New Jersey, in 1980, the band broke through with Especially for You, featuring "Blood and Roses" and "Behind the Wall of Sleep," then kept the hits coming with "Only a Memory" and "A Girl Like You." Along the way they toured with Tom Petty, Lou Reed and The Pretenders. Founding members Jim Babjak, Mike Mesaros and Dennis Diken carry the torch today, and their latest release, The Lost Album, unearths unreleased sessions with late frontman Pat DiNizio. Expect crunchy guitars, big harmonies and plenty of songs you know by heart. All ages.
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Tickets: $69.53
Simon & Garfunkel tribute Feeling Groovy plays Rancho Nicasio for a dinner show this Friday.
Built on a deep love for the legendary folk duo, Feeling Groovy recreates the close harmonies, intimate acoustic sound and storytelling that made Simon & Garfunkel's live shows so special. The set covers the full catalog, from the early Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. days through Paul Simon's solo years, with favorites like "The Sound of Silence," "Mrs. Robinson" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Book a table, settle in and sing along.
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Tickets: $25
Marin Jazz and the Lark Theater welcome back Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers, with special guest Danny Armstrong, this Saturday.
The sultry chanteuse channels the golden era of jazz queens with a modern, feminist twist, fronting one of the world's top bands for classic American jazz, swing, blues, R&B, and New Orleans music from the mid-20th century. Expect gems from the songbooks of Count Basie, Dinah Washington, Bessie Smith, and Little Esther Phillips. Her all-star bandmates have played with legends like Ray Charles, Etta James, Frank Sinatra, and Santana. Proceeds from the Marin Jazz series benefit the Lark's Kids After School Theatre Programs.
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Tickets: $65 (General Admission); $75 (VIP Seating)
Party with a purpose as Cougar Bait takes over HopMonk stage for a Saturday night benefit supporting Novato Public Schools.
This one is all about the dance floor. It's a standing-room show, so come ready to move, sing along to your favorite rock songs and soak up a big night of live music with your neighbors. Every ticket helps local schools, making it the rare night out where dancing until your feet hurt counts as giving back. The show is 21+ and all sales are final.
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Tickets: $36.95
Spice up your Saturday as the Guajirón Band brings vintage Cuban sounds to the Sausalito Seahorse for a night of dinner and dancing.
Guajirón grew out of bandleader Michael's time playing and dancing in Cuba, and the band moves easily between son, charanga, guaracha, bolero and tropical jazz. Arrive early for pasta, pizza and fresh seafood from the Seahorse kitchen, then hit the floor when the band takes the stage. No partner or salsa experience required. All ages.
Dinner reservations are recommended: call 415-331-2899.
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Tickets: $20 (plus fees; dinner and drinks sold separately)
The New Suburbans celebrate their new record, Reflections in a Television, with a Saturday night show at Mac's in downtown Fairfax. Special guest The Sleepers AD opens.
The band trades in Northern California post-punk and power pop, and this is a chance to hear the new album live in one of Fairfax's favorite rooms for local music, with Mac's full cocktail bar close at hand. Early-bird tickets are the cheaper way in. 21+.
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Tickets: $10 (early bird, plus fees); $15 (at the door)
This is the last week to catch Marin Theatre Company's presentation of Betrayal by Harold Pinter.
The end is the beginning. Moving backwards and forwards, Betrayal illuminates a seven-year affair between Emma and Jerry, her husband Robert's closest friend. As the story unravels, the tension between memory and reality is sharpened, revealing shifting perspectives, hidden motives, and unspoken power dynamics behind the deception. Laced with Pinter's signature wit, this piercing drama is a masterclass in what is said — and unsaid — between lovers and friends.
After helming hit productions of The Cherry Orchard and Waste, A.C.T. Artistic Director Emerita Carey Perloff returns to Marin Theatre to direct.
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Tickets: $59 (General Admission); $35 (Under 35); $15 (Student)
It's your last chance to catch The Addams Family Musical at Mill Valley's Throckmorton Theatre! This delightfully spooky, kooky, and altogether hilarious production is wrapping up its run, so don't miss out on the frightfully good fun!
Wednesday Addams, everyone's favorite princess of darkness, has done the unthinkable: fallen in love! Even more horrifying? Her new beau comes from a perfectly normal family. When Wednesday brings her boyfriend and his parents home for dinner, two very different worlds collide, setting the stage for a night of outrageous surprises, family secrets, and deliciously dysfunctional chaos.
Packed with wicked humor, catchy tunes, and plenty of Addams Family antics, this ghoulishly entertaining musical features some of Marin's most talented young performers. Get your tickets before it's too late!
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Tickets: $35 (General); $30 (Students/Seniors); $48 (Reserved Seating)
