Goin’ South ...
BRANCH ST. DELI: 203 E. Branch St., Arroyo Grande, 489-9099. Live music on the patio at 5:30pm. 8/20: Usual Suspects.
CAFÉ ANDREINI: 131 E. Branch St., Arroyo Grande, 481-6117. Thurs.: Live music at 6pm.
COFFEE BEAN AND TEA LEAF: 750 Five Cities Dr., Pismo Beach, 773-6420. Music Night every Sat., 6:30-8:30pm.
DOLPHIN BAY/LIDO: 2727 Shell Beach Road, Shell Beach, 773-4300 or TheDolphinBay.com.
ELMO’S NIPOMO SALOON: 131 South Thompson Road, Nipomo, 929-5362. Karaoke on Thurs. and Fri. at 8pm.
FIN’S SEAFOOD: at the Grand Avenue entrance to Grover Beach, 473-3467. Songwriters at Play every Wed. 6-9pm.
F. MCLINTOCKS SALOON & DINING HOUSE: 750 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, 773-1892 or mclintocks.com. Live music every Fri.-Sat., 6-9pm. Tennessee Jimmy Harrell, Doc Stoltey.
GATHER WINE BAR: 122 E. Branch St. in the village of Arroyo Grande, 474-4771 or gatherwinebar.com. Stuart Mason and Friends - Folkie Thursdays, 6:30-9:30pm. Wed. Winemaker event at 6:30. 8/19: Stuart Mason: Americana, bluegrass, and folk. 8/20: Rocky Logue,
HARRY’S NIGHT CLUB AND BEACH BAR: Cypress and Pomeroy, downtown Pismo Beach, 773-1010. Thurs.: Front Row Karaoke. Live music daily. 8/20-8/21: Stinger, 9pm-2am, 8/21: Jaxx, 3pm-8pm, 8/22: Mean Gene, 3pm-8pm, 8/22-8/23: M.D.’s Evolution, 9pm-2am, 8/24-8/25: 6250, 9pm-2am.
MARGARITA’S PIZZA: 967 W Grand Ave., Grover Beach, 489-1010. Karaoke on Sun. from 3-7pm and Tues. from 5-9pm.
MONGO’S SALOON: 359 W. Grand Ave., Grover Beach, 489-3639 or mongomusic.net. Music everyday.
MR. RICK’S: 404 Front St., Avila Beach, 595-7425. Fri.-Sat.: Live music, 9pm. Sun.: Live music, 3pm.
THE SANTA MARIA BREWERY: 112 Cuyama Lane, Nipomo, 349-2090. Tony Baloney from 4-6pm every Saturday.
SEAVENTURE: 100 Ocean View, Pismo Beach, 773-4994. Sunday Music on the Decks from 3pm-6pm, live music In the Fireplace Room on Wednesday from 6pm-9pm, Friday Wine Tasting and live music from 5:30-8:30. 8/20: Soul Sauce, 8/22: Tim Jackson, 8/25:
Toty Viola.
SLO DOWN PUB: 1200 E. Grand Ave. (at Brisco Road), Arroyo Grande, 473-0102. Tues. Bluesday: Jam night with Jim Townsend Blues Band hosting from 7-10pm. STEAMERS OF PISMO: 1601 Price St., 773-4711 or mclintocks.com. Scott Klynas plays Friday and every other Saturday, and Brett Mitchell plays every other Sat. from 6-9pm with wife Julia.
VINO VERSATO: 781 Price Street, Pismo Beach, 295-6622 or vinoversato.com. Live music on Sat. nights from 6-8:30pm with Tim Jackson.
San Luis Obispo
BON TEMPS CREOLE CAFÉ: 1000 Olive St., 544-2100. Wed., Thurs.: Live blues and New Orleans music. 2nd and 4th Wed.: “Meet the Foppers”—Billy and Charlie Foppiano. Valerie Johnson and Al B. Blue and The Red Skunk Gypsy Band also perform every month.
THE CLUBHOUSE AT THIS OLD HOUSE: 740 W. Foothill Blvd., 548-8500 or clubhousereport.com. Songwriter Showcase takes place on Tuesdays Wed.: Blues Masters Jam, 6:30-9:30pm. Burning James, guitarist and vocalist in the ‘House Red Band’ and also ‘the funky Flames’ is hosting the SLO Blues Jam every Sunday from 4-7pm.
DOWNTOWN BREW: 1119 Garden St., 543-1843. Fri.: DJ Payne. Sat.: DJ Jin Ho. 8/20: Tippa Irie, 8/21: Mat Kearney. 8/24: Taylor Hicks.
FROG & PEACH PUB: 728 Higuera, 595-3764.
THE GRADUATE: 990 Industrial Way, 541-0969 or slograd.com. Wed.: College Hump Night, with Wild 106 (DJ). Thurs.: Country Stampede (DJ). first Sat.: Big Chill Night (DJ).
LINNAEA’S CAFE: 1110 Garden St., 541-5888. 2nd and 4th Thurs.: Jazz Jam. Tues.: Cuesta Jazz. 8/19: Old Time Folk Music Jam, 8/20: Normandie Wilson. 8/21: Owen Plant of The Sunshine Brothers 8/24: Gwyneth & Monko 8/27: David Lynch
MADONNA INN: 100 Madonna Road, 543-3000. Thurs.-Fri.: Frank and The Goods, Sat.: Rose Garden, Sun.: DJ Nancy Lara, Mon.: SLO Rug Cutters, Wed.: Frank and The Goods.
NATIVE LOUNGE: 1023 Chorro, 547-5544. Sun.: Live DJ, 2-6pm.
OASIS: 675 Higuera St., 543-1155. Fri.-Sat.: SLO Beledi.
UTOPIA BAKERY CAFÉ: 2900 Broad St., 544-8867. Sun.: Live music, 2 p.m. third Sun. of the Month: Bread and Jam, 6pm.
North County
BEE ROCK STORE: 5625 Interlake Road, 5 miles above Lake Nacimiento Dam, 472-9677 or beerockstore.com. Music is on Sundays 1-6pm. 8/22:
Good Medicine.
CROOKED KILT: 1122 Pine St., Paso Robles, 238-7070. The Seamus Conroy Band, on Tues. from 6-9pm.
ELKHORN BAR: 1263 Mission St., San Miguel, 467-3909 or elkhornbar.net.
INSTINCT NIGHTCLUB: 6900 El Camino Real, Atascadero, 466-6909.
LA BELLASERA HOTEL AND SUITES: 206 Alexa Ct., Paso Robles, 238-2834; Guitar/Vocal duo, Adam Levine and Judy Philbin play every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Thursday, 6:30 to 9:30 pm, in the dining room/bar.
LAST STAGE WEST: Halfway Station on Highway 41 (15050 Morro Road at Toro Creek), 461-1393 or laststagewest.net. 8/25: The Shants
LEVEL 4 SPEAKEASY: 1216 Park St., Paso Robles, 237-2111 or level4speakeasy.com. Wed.-Sat.: live jazz and blues, 5:30-8:30pm. Fri.-Sat.: DJ or live band, 9pm.
LOMBARDI’S PASTA FAMILIA: 836 11th St., Paso Robles, 237-7786. Live Italian accordion music nightly. Thurs.: Louie Ortega.
ORTMAN FAMILY WINES: 1317 Park St. in Downtown Paso Robles, 237-9009 or ortmanwines.com. Tune in Tuesdays at the “O”asis - local music every Tuesday night from 5pm-8pm. Cost per person is $15 and includes a glass of wine.
PASO ROBLES INN AND STEAKHOUSE: 1103 Spring St., 238-2660. 8/20-8/21: Matt Cross.
PINE STREET SALOON: 1234 Pine St., Paso Robles, 238-1114. Tues: Bruce Limon (Rock, Blues and Country), Thurs.: Live music, Fri.: Karaoke, Sat.: Live music, Sun.: Karaoke.
THE PORCH: 22322 El Camino Real, Santa Margarita, 438-3376 or PorchCafe.com. Songwriters At Play showcases every Thursday 6:30-9:30pm. 8/19: Dan Krikorian, plus Gary Garrett, Shannon Savage, Steve Bernal, Normandie Wilson.
THE RANCH RESTAURANT AND HONKY TONK NIGHTCLUB, 1285 Mission St. in San Miguel, liveattheranch.com or 467-5047. Wed.: Comedy night. Thurs.: Karaoke, Sat.: Live music.
SENOR SANCHO’S: 2927 Spring Street, Paso Robles, 237-1508. Songwriters at Play showcases every Monday 5:30-8pm. No cover.
THOMAS HILL ORGANICS BISTRO: 1305 Park Street off of the alley in Paso Robles, 226-5888 or thomashillorganics.com. Live music and wine tasting on the patio every Wed. from 5:30-8:30pm.
North Coast
10TH STREET GRILL: 2011 10th Street, Los Osos, 528-2011 or 10thstreetgrill.com. Jeff Bright, Thurs., 6- 8pm.
CAMBRIA PINES LODGE: 2905 Burton Drive, Cambria, 927-4200 or cambriapineslodge.com. Thurs.: Karaoke. First and third Mon: “Guitar Wizard” Billy Foppiano. 8/20: Shepards Pie, 8/21: Shameless. 8/24: Louie Ortega, 8/25: Jill Knight.
CIAO BELLA TRATTORIA: 725 Embarcadero, Morro Bay, 464-0258. Mondays from 7-10pm: Owen Plant, Nancy Cassidy, Raina Rose Trio, and blues master Guy Budd. No cover, all ages.
FUEL DOCK: 900 Main St., Morro Bay, 772-8478.
THE HAMLET: at Moonstone Gardens, Highway 1, Cambria, 927-3535 (restaurant), 927-0567 (show reservations). Fri. and Sat.: Bill Murray.
INN AT MORRO BAY: 60 State Park Road, Morro Bay, 772-5651. Live music on Fri. and Sat. nights.
LAS CAMBRITAS: 2336 Main St., Cambria, 927-0175. Live music every Sundays and Thursdays. Thurs. at 5pm: ‘Mostly Monica’ with Steve Mazzetta, Sundays at 2pm.
OLD CAYUCOS TAVERN: 130 N. Ocean Ave., Cayucos, 995-3209. Thurs.: Band tryouts. Fri.-Sat.: Live music.
OTTER ROCK CAFE: 885 Embarcadero, Morro Bay, 772-1420. Tues.-Wed: Karaoke, 8pm. Thurs.: Open jam, 8pm. 8/21: Spike and Alex, 7:30pm, 8/22: Blue Souls, 4pm, 8/23: Spike, 6pm.
ROGUE WAVE CAFE: 72 South Ocean Ave. Cayucos, 995-1968. Sat.: Live music at 2pm and 7pm.
ROSE’S LANDING: 725 Embarcadero, Morro Bay, 772-4441. Songwriters at Play on Mondays, 7-9:30pm. 8/23: Honeyguide, plus Jewel Cunningham.
SAN SIMEON BEACH BAR & GRILL: 9520 Castillo Drive, San Simeon, 927-4604. Fri. and Sat.: Karaoke.
SEA PINES GOLF RESORT: 1945 Solano Street, Los Osos, 528-5252 or [email protected].
SWEET SPRINGS SALOON: 990 Los Osos Valley Road, Los Osos, 528-3764. Live music weekends.
TOGNAZINNI’S DOCKSIDE: 1245 Embarcadero, Morro Bay, 772-8100. Wed. from 11:30am to 3pm with Lenny Blue and The Duo-Matics and Phil Enns.
WINDOWS ON THE WATER: 699 Embarcadero, Suite 7, Morro Bay, 772-0677. Mon.: Louie Ortega, 6pm.
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