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30th Annual
Novato Art, Wine & Music Festival
2013 Entertainment Schedule
SATURDAY, JUNE 8TH
Redwood Stage
10:00 – 10:45am BLACK CAT BONE
Novato’s favorite acoustic warriors – Music with a bit of mayhem
11:00 - 11:45 KENAN BOYLE – www.facebook.com/kenanboylemusic.com
From Novato to Nashville, troubadour performs California Country
12:15 – 1:00 pm NATALIE SMITH – www.nataliesmithmusic.com
From Novato and L.A. Original songs from quirky pop singer-songwriter
1:30 – 2:15 THE AMERICANS - www.theamericansmusic.com
Rock and roll rooted in early American folk, blues – on Letterman Show!
2:45 – 3:45 LARA JOHNSTON – www.larajohnston.com
From Novato, T.V. shows Rock The Cradle, American idol, original songs, big vocals
4:15- 5:15 LUVPLANET – www.luvplanet.net
Fresh original sound with memorable melodies, meaningful lyrics and soulful guitars
5:45 – 7:00 THE TUBES, featuring FEE WAYBILL – www.thetubes.com
Tied for number one band in the world – The Tubes!
SATURDAY, JUNE 8TH
Seventh Street Stage
11:00 – 11:45 – BRET BRADFORD & THE TIDE - www.bretbradford.com
A modern sound fusing styles – 70s’ singer-songwriter to 90s’ grunge
12:15 – 1:15 FIREWHEEL - www.firewheelmusic.com
Merging roots rock and Americana into an engaging foot-stomping experience
1:45 – 2:45 PAMELA ROSE & HER B-3 PARTY! – Jazz and blues queen www.wildwomenofsong.com
electrifying, unforgettable performance
3:15 – 4:15 LEVI LLOYD – https://www.facebook.com/LeviLloydAndFriends
This blues veteran’s well-worn guitar and lowdown vocals tell it all.
4:45 - 5:30 FLANELHED - www.flanelhed.com Novato band performs original progressive rock
6:00 – 7:00 METAL SHOP – www.metalshopsf.com
Bringing back all the greatest Classic Rock anthems and Hard Rock hits from 70s’ to the 90s’
SUNDAY, JUNE 9TH
Redwood Stage
10:00 – 10:45 am Novato Youth Rockers:
OUR VINYL VOWS - www.ourvinylvows.com
mix of pop, punk and ska
MATT JAFFE & THE DISTRACTIONS - www.facebook.com/mattjaffemusic
original rock currently produced by Jerry Harrison of The Talking Heads
11:15am – 12:00 pm THE NORTH BAY BLUES REVUE www.reverbnation.com/northbaybluesrevue
Upbeat, danceable blues you can use
12:30– 1:15 THIRD RAIL – www.thirdrailband.com
Rocking country music from Sonoma County http://facebook.com/thirdrailband
1:45– 2:30 TENDER MERCIES - www.facebook.com/tendermerciesmusic
Americana folk roots rock, includes members of Counting Crows
3:00 – 4:15 AJA VU – www.ajavu.com
Celebrating the music of Steely Dan – including all the hits
4:45 – 6:00 DAVEY PATTISON – www.daveypattison.com
Classic hard rock by the lead singer from Gamma and Robin Trower
SUNDAY, JUNE 9th
Seventh Street Stage
10:30 – 11:30 am THE ROLE MODELS - www.reverbnation.com/novatorolemodels
classic rock and party favorites
12:00 – 1:00 pm THE TICKETS BAND – on Facebook
Original rock and covers, including blues, funk, world beat and shovel-ready rock and roll
1:30 – 2:30 CAROOMPAS ROOM – www.caroompasroom.com
Celebrate R&B, blues, New Orleans funk and soul
3:00 – 4:00 IRIEFUSE – www.iriefusemusic.com
An irie fusion of rock, reggae and dub
4:30 - 5:45 TOM RIGNEY & FLAMBEAU – www.tomrigney.com
Original fiddle-driven roots music with Cajun, blues and New Orleans grooves
Interested in playing at an upcoming Festival? Simply send a demo CD to:
Festival of Art, Wine & Music - Entertainment
Novato Chamber of Commerce
807 Delong Avenue
Novato, CA 94945
The submission deadline each year for both stages is January 31. If not selected, you will be place on a waiting list for consideration the following year. It is a good idea, however, to resubmit your CD and tell us you would like to be considered again. The stage lineup is generally not finalized until early April.
Festival Music: a legacy
The Festival is known for its spectacular line-up of recording artists and performers. Since 1988, the Festival showcases many great performers, including; Eric Burdon, Marty Balin, Dave Mason, Leon Russell, Dan Hicks, Jessie Colin-Young, Leo Kottke, Joe Louis Walker, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Roy Rogers, Marshall Crenshaw, The Ventures, Elvin Bishop, John Sebastian, Maria Muldaur, Montrose, Commander Cody, Ronnie Montrose, Robben Ford,and last year, Carlene Carter, of the legendary Carter-Cash clan.
Local favorites like Wonderbread 5, Noelle Hampton, the Amy Wigton Band and Volker Strifler played the Main Stage in recent years.
For performers interested in playing the Festival Redwood Stage, simply go here.
Seventh Street Stage
The Seventh Street Stage is next to the Premium Wine Garden at Grant Avenue and 7th Street. The Premium Wine Garden features shaded seating for festival goers to relax, sip premium wine and listen to live music. Seventh Street music tends toward mellower rock and roll and a mix of jazz, blues, funk and folk. Among the bands that have played this stage in past years are The Sun Kings, Zebop!, Boptropolis, Rene Escovedo and Uphill Both Ways.
Interested in playing on this stage? Go to our Wanna Play? page.
