Goin’ South ...

BRANCH ST. DELI: 203 E. Branch St., Arroyo Grande, 489-9099. Live music on the patio at 5:30pm. 9/3: 5 Cities 5.

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

COFFEE BEAN AND TEA LEAF: 750 Five Cities Drive, Pismo Beach, 773-6420. Music Night every Sat., 6:30-8:30pm.

ELMO’S NIPOMO SALOON: 131 South Thompson Road, Nipomo, 929-5362. Karaoke on Thurs. and Fri. at 8pm.

FIN’S SEAFOOD: at the Grand Ave. 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. 9/2: Stuart Mason presents Americana, bluegrass and folk; 9/3: Bill Wingfield Jazz Trio; 9/4: Jennifer Jane.

HARRY’S NIGHT CLUB AND BEACH BAR: Cypress and Pomeroy, downtown Pismo Beach, 773-1010. Thurs.: Front Row Karaoke. Live music daily. 9/3-9/4: Jammies, 9pm-2am; 9/4: Mean Gene, 3-8pm; 9/5: Friction Addiction, 3-8pm; 9/5-9/6: M.D.’s Evolution, 9pm-2am; 9/7-9/8: Stone Fusion, 9pm-2am.

LIDO RESTAURANT AT DOLPHIN BAY: 2727 Shell Beach Road, Shell Beach, 773-4300 or TheDolphinBay.com. Live music, Thurs.-Fri.

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 Ln., Nipomo, 349-2090. Tony Baloney from 4-6pm every Saturday.

SEAVENTURE: 100 Ocean View, Pismo Beach, 773-4994. Sunday Music on the Decks from 3-6pm, live music In the Fireplace Room on Wednesday from 6-9pm, Friday Wine Tasting and live music from 5:30-8:30pm.

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. 9/2: Hear the Darlings Roar, 7pm; 9/3: Mother Corn Shuckers, 7:30pm; 9/4: Margie Nelson Jazz, 7:30pm; 9/5: Valerie Johnson and her King Bees, 1pm, Rocky Logue at 5pm; 9/6: Solomon Creek, 5pm and an open mic at 8pm; 9/7: Jim Townsend Blues Band, 7pm; 9/8: Mud Thump, 7pm; 9/9: EYRIS, 6pm and Jim Townsend solo at 8pm.

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 St., Pismo Beach, 295-6622 or vinoversato.com. Nataly Lola Plotner plays on Thurs. and Tim Jackson on Sat. at 6pm.

 

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. 9/2: Lakes; 9/5: Israel Vibration, Resination.

FROG & PEACH PUB: 728 Higuera St., 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. 9/4: The Willows; 9/5: Chinese Melodrama; 9/7: Cuesta Jazz; 9/8: Tom Hepner, Gary Garrett; 9/9: Fed Jazz Jam.

MADONNA INN: 100 Madonna Road, 543-3000. Thurs.-Sat.: Frank and The Goods; Sun.: DJ Nancy Lara; Mon.: SLO Rug Cutters; Wed.: Frank and The Goods.

NATIVE LOUNGE: 1023 Chorro St., 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.

CAMOZZIS: 5855 El Camino Real, Atascadero, 466-1880. 9/3: Bludlust, Ndt, and the The Slow Kidz at 8pm.

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. 9/3: Too Old To Be Famous; 9/4: Steve Triplett and the Lucky Nines; 9/5: Lipbone Redding and His Orchestra; 9/8: Bluegrass Jam VI; 9/9: Low-Budget Pirate.

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 5-8pm. Cost per person is $15 and includes a glass of wine.

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. 9/2: Misner and Smith; 9/9: Mare Wakefield.

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 St., Paso Robles, 237-1508. Songwriters at Play showcases every Monday 5:30-8pm. No cover.

THOMAS HILL ORGANICS BISTRO: 1305 Park St. 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.

VINOTECA WINE BAR: 835 12th St., Paso, 227-7154.

 

North Coast

10TH STREET GRILL: 2011 10th St., 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. 9/3: Steve Mazzetta; 9/4: Soul Patch; 9/5: Lance and Dorian; 9/6: Billy Foppiano; 9/7: Louie Ortega; 9/8: Jill Knight.

CIAO BELLA TRATTORIA: 725 Embarcadero Road, 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.

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 Road, Morro Bay, 772-1420. Tues.-Wed: Karaoke, 8pm. Thurs.: Open jam, 8pm.

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 2 and 7pm.

ROSE’S LANDING: 725 Embarcadero, Morro Bay, 772-4441. Songwriters at Play on Mondays, 7-9:30pm. 9/6: Lipbone Redding.

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 roxi@seapinesgolfresort.com.

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.