Goin’ South ...

CAFÉ ANDREINI: 131 E. Branch St., Arroyo Grande, 481-6117. Thurs.: Live music at 6pm.

CLIFFS RESORT: 2757 Shell Beach Road, Shell Beach, 773-5000 or cliffsresort.com. Mon. and Tues.: Louie Ortega. Fri: Live music.

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 Rd., Shell Beach, 773-4300 or TheDolphinBay.com.

FIN’S SEAFOOD: at the Grand Avenue entrance to Grover Beach, 473-3467. Thurs.: Mean Gene. Fri.: Manny English. Sat.: Local Vocals.

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, Gordon McKinley. 

GATHER WINE BAR: 122 E. Branch St. in the village of Arroyo Grande, 474-4771 or gatherwinebar.com. 1/9: Natalie Haskins and Ryan Delmore. 7pm

HARRY’S NIGHT CLUB AND BEACH BAR: Cypress and Pomeroy, downtown Pismo Beach, 773-1010. Thurs.: Front Row Karaoke. Live music daily. 1/8-1/9: 70’s Rollercoaster show from 9-2am. 1/9: Shameless, 3pm, 1/10: Wiz That Is, 3pm, 1/10-1/11: Jimmy Jimmy, 9pm. 1/12-1/13: Double Shot, 9pm.

JAVA SHACK: 783, Price St., Pismo Beach, 773-9410. Live music on Sat. at noon.

MONGO’S SALOON: 359 W. Grand Ave., Grover Beach, 489-3639 or mongomusic.net. Tues.: Karaoke with DJ. Wed.: Hump Day Blues with band. Sun.: live music.

MR. RICK’S: 404 Front St., Avila Beach, 595-7425. Fri.-Sat.: Live music, 9pm. Sun.: Live music, 3pm.

OLD VIENNA: 1527 Shell Beach Road. Info: 773-4521.

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. 1/13: Mike Raynor Group.

SLO DOWN PUB: 1200 E. Grand Ave. (at Brisco Road), Arroyo Grande, 473-0102. Tues. Bluesday: Tuesday Blues jam night with Jim Townsend Blues Band hosting from 7-10pm. 1st and 3rd Wed.: Irish Celtic hosted by Hear the Darlings Roar. 1/7: Decker. 1/10: Musique a Trois, 1pm 1/13: Acoustico with Joe Turman, 7pm.

STEAMERS OF PISMO: 1601 Price St., 773-4711 or mclintocks.com. Live music Fri.: David Manion. Sat.: La’ Vesh Blu. 6-9pm.

 

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. Tues.: Songwriter showcase, 6:30pm. Wed.: Open Mic at 6:30pm. Thurs.: Anthony and The Engine. Sun.: Steve Tracy, 11-2pm. 1/8: Human Nation, jazz-funk quintet, 7pm, 1/9: BlueSouls (Ted Waterhouse and Debra Windsong), 7pm, 1/10: Chi McLean, pop songwriter, 6:30pm, 1/12: Showcase features JimBo Trout, 6:30pm.

COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT: 1605 Calle Joaquin, 786-4200. Wed. 6pm: Guitarist Randy Rigby.

DOWNTOWN BREW: 1119 Garden St., 543-1843. Fri.: DJ Payne. Sat.: DJ Jin Ho. 1/7: Tribal Seeds, Indubious, Through The Roots, 7:30pm. 1/8: PK, From The Top, Monster Eats the Pilot.

FROG & PEACH PUB: 728 Higuera, 595-3764.

THE GRADUATE: 990 Industrial Way, 541-0969 or slograd.com. Wed.: College Hump Night, with Sly 96 (DJ). Thurs.: Country Stampede (DJ). first and third Sat.: Big Chill Night (DJ). Sat.: Throw Back (DJ).

LINNAEA’S CAFE: 1110 Garden St., 541-5888. 2nd and 4th Thurs.: Jazz Jam. Tues.: Cuesta Jazz. 1/7: Steve Mazzetta and Monica Daily, 1/10: Big Variety Night hosted by Ted Waterhouse, 7pm.

MADONNA INN: 100 Madonna Road, 543-3000. Sun.: DJ Nancy Lara. Mon.: SLO Rug Cutters. Thurs.: Hank and Frank. Fri: Hank and Frank every Fri. except 2nd Fri. of month, which is Rose Garden. Sat: Hank and Frank are 1st and 2nd Sat., Rose Garden is 3rd Sat of each month, Swing Band is 4th Sat. (and 5th if there are 5 weeks).

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.

CAFÉ VIO: 1111 Riverside Ave. in Paso Robles (12th and Riverside), 237-2722 or cafevio.biz. Sat.: Open mic. Wed.: Jazz.

CAMOZZIS: 5855 El Camino Real, Atascadero, 466-1880.

THE CARLTON HOTEL: 6005 El Camino Real, Atascadero, 461-5100. In the bar, 7-10pm. Wed: open mic. 1/7: Mike Maguire, 7-9pm, 1/8: Jill Knight, 7-10pm, 1/9: Steve Mazzetta and Bob Santa Cruz, 7-10pm, 1/10: Jason Lytle, 5-7pm. 1/14: Doc Stoltey, 7-9pm.

CROOKED KILT: 1122 Pine St., Paso Robles, 238-7070. The Seamus Conroy Band, on Tues. from 6-9pm.

DOWNTOWN BREW: 1108 Pine St., Paso Robles. 237-8444. DJ on weekends.

ELKHORN BAR: 1263 Mission St., San Miguel, 467-3909 or elkhornbar.net. Wed: Bike night from 6-9pm, Thur.: Tasting Nite, Fri.-Sat.: Free live music from 9-12am, Sun.: Live music from 5-8pm.

INSTINCT NIGHTCLUB: 6900 El Camino Real, Atascadero, 466-6909. 

KALEIDOSCOPE LOUNGE: 1032 Pine St., Paso Robles, 226-2976. Thurs.: Mark Adams, 8-10pm.

LAST STAGE WEST: Halfway Station on Highway 41 (15050 Morro Road at Toro Creek), 461-1393.

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.

PAPA TOMMY’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT: 1467 Creston Road, Paso Robles, 227-6363. Sat.: Live music, 6-9pm.

PASO ROBLES INN AND STEAKHOUSE: 1103 Spring St., 238-2660. Mon.: Football. Wed.: Karaoke, 9pm. Fri.: Live music, 9-11pm.

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. 1/16: Rough House.     

THE PIT STOP: 2805 Black Oak Drive, Paso Robles, 239-1261. Wed.: Live music, 7pm. Fri.: Karaoke, 7pm.

THE PORCH: 22322 El Camino Real, Santa Margarita, 438-3376.

POUR HOUSE: 1331-A Vendels Circle, 239-2868. Wed.: Open mic.

THE RANCH RESTAURANT AND HONKY TONK NIGHTCLUB, 1285 Mission St. in San Miguel, liveattheranch.com or 467-5047. Wed: Comedy. 8pm. Thurs.: Karaoke with Brian Speaks, 8pm. Fri.-Sat.: Marty Rene and the Regulators.

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

CAMBRIA PINES LODGE: 2905 Burton Drive, Cambria, 927-4200 or cambriapineslodge.com. Thurs.: Karaoke. Sun.: Live music. First and third Mon: “Guitar Wizard” Billy Foppiano.

CIAO BELLA TRATTORIA: 725 Embarcadero, Morro Bay, 464-0258. Sat., 6-9pm: Brett Mitchell.

THE EMBARCADERO GRILL: 801 Embarcadero, Morro Bay, 772-0716. Zany’s Comedy Outlet on Sat. nights.

FUEL DOCK: 900 Main St., Morro Bay, 772-8478. Live music every Sunday 3:30-6:30pm with Maheyla and The Ritual.

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. Sun.: live music on the outdoor patio at 2pm.

MORRO BAY COFFEE CO.: 948 Morro Bay Blvd., 772-8880. Fri. and Sat.: Live music, 5-8pm.

MOZZI’S SALOON: 2262 Main St. in Cambria, 927-4767.

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, 7:30pm.

ROCK ESPRESSO BAR: 275 Morro Bay Blvd., 772-3411. Live music 3-6pm on Sat.

ROGUE WAVE CAFE: 72 South Ocean Ave. Cayucos, 995-1968. Sat.: Live music at 2pm and 7pm.

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.

WINDOWS ON THE WATER: 699 Embarcadero, Suite 7, Morro Bay, 772-0677. Mon.: Jody Mulgrew, 7pm.