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Mad Events - 2010

July 30 - Friday Noon-1pm - 555 Mission St, San Francisco People in Plazas - FREE & Outdoors!

July 31 - Saturday 10pm - Blackthorn Pub, San Francisco

August 14th - Saturday - private party - Sebastopol

August 26 - Thursday Noon-1pm - 3 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco People in Plazas - FREE & Outdoors!

August 22 - Sunday 1:15pm - Cotati Accordion Festival, Cotati. This is one of the very best local music festivals!

September 16 - Thursday 6-7pm - 85 McAllister St, San Francisco People in Plazas - FREE & Outdoors!

November 21 - Sunday - Marin Civic Center Farmer's Market



Some Mad Events that Were - 2010

graeser wineryamnesia bar with underskorethe vibe march 2010
abbey and sf st pat speisekammer wcab down homesleeping lady january poster

July 15 - Downtown San Rafael Farmer's Market, San Rafael

May 22 - Oakland Grandlake Farmer's Market

May 19 - A Bread & Roses show, San Rafael

May 1 - Graeser Winery, Calistoga

May 1 - We released our new CD, Flashbacks - the Mad Maggies play vintage hits. Take a listen.

April 25 - Amnesia, SF with Underskore Orkestra

March 28 - Marin Civic Center Farmer's Market

March 19 - the Vibe, San Rafael

March 13 - 159th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade & Festival, San Francisco.

March 12 - Abbey Tavern, San Francisco.

March 6 - Speisekammer, Alameda ~~ a side of Mad Ms: GDub, Johny Blood, Adrian & Mags

February 13 - Down Home Records, El Cerrito -- an Accordion Babes happening.

January 15 - with Renée de la Prade and Culann's Hounds, Sleeping Lady Cafe, Fairfax




Some Mad Events that Were - 2009

speisekammer 09last record storesleeping lady december 09studio e poster
sleeping ladyspeisekammer restaurant oktobefestcastro street fairblack rose 2009
cotati accordion festival 09soco fair postermystic theatre june 19 2009
sarah'sashkenazst pats sf march 14 2009
cdparty feb 09makeut room jan 09comcast jan 09ashkenaz jan 09

December 24 - Speisekammer Restaurant, Alameda - Accordion Babes Calendar and CD celebration

December 4 - Sleeping Lady Cafe, Fairfax with Culann's Hounds

November 18 - Bread & Roses concert, Novato.

November 7 - Studio E, Sebastopol. A 2010 West Coast Accordion Babes Revue with Roxanne Oliva and Cobblestone, Luz Gaxiola, Tara Linda, Salane C. Schultz, and Culann's Hounds with Renée de la Prade.

October 17 - Music in the Plaza, San Rafael

October 16 - Sleeping Lady Cafe, Fairfax

October 11 - Speisekammer Restaurant Oktoberfest, Alameda

October 4 - Castro Street Fair, San Francisco -- Barnaby's World of Wonderment

October 3 - Black Rose Irish Pub, Santa Rosa

September 26 - Toad in the Hole - Oct-Toad-berfest, Santa Rosa

September 26 - Taste of Petaluma, downtown Petaluma

September 25 - Marin Brewing Company, Larkspur Landing

August 22 - Saturday - Cotati Accordion Festival, Cotati - stellar! We played a rousing set with so much energy I though we'd lift the whole crowd, lawnchairs and all into the air. A couple of tunes in and we had them dancing. The line up was fantastic on both days. We made fans, sold swag and simpy enjoyed ourselves thoroughly. This is the local festival you'll want to put on your calendar for next Summer.

August 13 - Downtown San Rafael Farmer's Market, San Rafael - easy going despite persistent wind. High notes were the athletic breakdancers and a Bill Murray sighting. The dancers, about 8 young guys, spontaneously started breaking to "For the Love of Pete" and continued to dazzle the crowd with their moves as we played several more tunes. Bill Murray had stopped to watch us, no doubt enjoying the live entertainment on the streets. Ya gotta love it.

August 5 - Sonoma County Fair, Santa Rosa

August 9 - Marin Civic Center Farmer's Market, San Rafael

July 18 - Grand Lake Farmer's Market, Oakland

June 26 - private wedding banquet

June 19 - Mystic Theater, Petaluma with Vagabond Opera and Amber Lee -- this show rocked, honestly. Three excellent acts, enthusiastic audience, great old venue with top notch sound system and super dance floor. Yep, it was fun.

June 4 - Ashkenaz, Berkeley

June 6 - Sarah's Vineyard Annual Spring Grill, Gilroy -- This show was a lovely full moon affair. Perfect weather, good crowd, fantastic wine, dellicious grilled meat. We played a tight 90 minute set out of doors overlooking the grapevines. The Porch Flies and the Adrian Gormley Ensemble also played. This beautiful winery is definitely worth a visit whenever you're near Gilroy. Be sure and play a game of Bocce Ball on their regulation sized courts while you're there.

May 23 - Smiley's Saloon & Hotel, Bolinas

May 17 - Marin Civic Center Farmer's Market, San Rafael

May 2 - Graeser Winery, Calistoga

April 26 - Spring Fest at Speisekammer Restaurant, Alameda -- Playing music for a music-loving, pro-beer crowd was a pleasure. There were Bavarian dancers, beer drinking contests, good food and plenty of tunes. Eins, zwei, drei g'suffa! See video...

March 14 - 158th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade & Festival, San Francisco - this show was a blast! Hundreds of green-bedecked revelers. We stirred up a rousing, singing, dancing crowd. See Sean Pete's photos, Rhian's photos and read more.

February 7th - CD RELEASE PARTY at Accordion Apocalypse, San Francisco - Read about it...

January 23 - The Make-Out Room with Go Van Gogh!, San Francisco

January 21 - ComCast Live Video Production - "Battle of the Bands" World Music, Mill Valley - See video...

January 7th - Wild Women of the Accordion at Ashkenaz, Berkeley


2010 West Coast Accordion Babes Revues:

December 11 - Mad Mags & GDub at The Last Record Store, Santa Rosa with Amber Lee.

September 20 - Lagunitas Brewing Company, Petaluma. Amber Lee, Renée de la Prade, Roxanne Oliva, Kitten on the Keys and Mags with several of the Mad Maggies.

September 22 - Toad in the Hole, Santa Rosa. Amber Lee, Renée de la Prade, Roxanne Oliva, Salane Schultz and Mags with GDub.




Some Mad Events that Were - 2008


smileys dec 2008ruth mcgowans dec 2008
smileys saloon sept  2008ukiah brewing co june 2008cloverdale fnl june 2008boontfest may 2008
black cat may 2008graeser winerysmileys saloon april 08farmers market april 08
oak farmers market april 08ruth mcgowans march 08ace cider pub feb 08shanchie pub feb 08

December 20 - Saturday night - Smiley's Saloon & Hotel, Bolinas
Longest Night of the Year. The audience included special guests, Kate & Ginschi who came all the way from the south of Germany to hear us.

December 5 - Friday night - Ruth McGowan's Brewpub, Cloverdale

November 22 - Saturday morning - Grand Lake Farmer's Market, Oakland

November 9 - Sunday morning - Marin Civic Center Farmer's Market, San Rafael

October 18 - Saturday afternoon - Biketoberfest, Fairfax

October 11 - Saturday night
Harvest Celebration at Sarah's Vineyard, Gilroy
This evening was a very pleasant affair. Delicious wine and food, relaxed happy guests and gracious host, Tim Slater. We recommend their pinot! Our friend, Kate took some cool photos.

September 27 -- Saturday
Smiley's Saloon & Hotel, Bolinas
T'was a balmy night coastside. Jesse served up the spirits, locals danced, our stalwart fan, Howard from KWMR was there and we made it through three new tunes.

August 31 -- Sunday
Rocker Oysterfeller's Oyster & Fog Festival, Vally Ford
The line up included real good local bands: Hand Me Down, the Bluebellies, and Mr. December. The food was fantastic, super fresh seafood. We highly recommend checking out this hip joint.

August 23 -- Saturday
Live on KPIG AM 1510
Host Tim Lynch was super gracious. And interns Ryan and Gina were stellar. The eight of us mad musicians set the KPIG record for most members of a band playing live in the studio in SF. Woo hoo! See photos here.

July 27 -- Sunday afternoon
Graeser Winery, Calistoga -- 50th Anniversary Celebration

July 23 - Wednesday 6-9pm
Sonoma County Fair, Santa Rosa

July 19 - Saturday morning
Grand Lake Farmer's Market, Oakland

July 13 - Sunday morning
Marin Civic Center Farmer's Market, San Rafael

July 3 - Thursday 6-9pm
Downtown San Rafael Farmer's Market, San Rafael

June 27 - Friday early evening
Cloverdale Arts Alliance Friday Night Live, Cloverdale

June 28 - Saturday night
Ukiah Brewing Company, Ukiah

May 10th -- Saturday afternoon
Boont Beer Fest, Boonville

May 9th -- Friday 10pm
Black Cat Bar, Penngrove

May 3 -- Saturday afternoon
Graeser Winery, Calistoga

April 12 -- Saturday night
Smiley's Saloon & Hotel, Bolinas

April 6 -- Sunday morning
Marin Civic Center Farmer's Market, San Rafael

March 29 -- Saturday morning
Grand Lake Farmer's Market, Oakland

March 16 -- Sunday 5pm
Ruth McGowan's Brewpub, Cloverdale

February 16 -- Saturday night
Shanachie Pub, Willits

February 8 -- Friday
Happy Hour 4:30-6:30
Ace in the Hole Cider Pub, Sebastopol




Some Mad Events that Were - 2007


speisekammer dec 07smiley's dec 07ukiah nov 07
ashkenaz aug 07mcgraths july 07spuds june 07
black cat may 07smileys' may 07speisekammer springfest 08

December 28 - Friday night
Speisekammer Restaurant, Alameda

Dec 8 -- Saturday night
Smiley's Saloon & Hotel, Bolinas

November 10 -- Saturday night
Ukiah Brewing Company, Ukiah

Oct 21 -- Sunday morning
Marin Civic Center Farmer's Market, San Rafael

Oct 20 -- Saturday afternoon
1st Annual Concord Oktoberfest
Todos Santos Park, Concord

August 26 -- Sunday
Cotati Accordion Festival, Cotati

Aug 21 -- Tuesday 10:15pm
KRCB 91FM, "Crossing Borders"

with Amy Contardi

Aug 4 -- Saturday AM
Grand Lake Farmer's Market, Oakland

Aug 2 -- Thursday 9pm
Ashkenaz, Berkeley

July 29 -- Sunday 1:15-4:30pm
Sonoma County Fair, Santa Rosa

July 21-- Saturday 8pm
McGrath's Irish Pub, Alameda

June 23 -- Saturday 8pm
Parlor Music Series at
Spud's Pizza, Berkeley

June 13 -- 5pm and 8pm PT
"The Black Donnellys" airs again on HDNet.

Our "Sleepy Maggie" underscores the bar scene.

May 25th -- Friday 10pm
Black Cat Bar, Penngrove

May 19 -- Saturday 9:15pm
Smiley's Saloon & Hotel, Bolinas

May 6 -- Sunday afternoon
Graeser Winery, Calistoga

April 29 -- Sunday afternoon - "Springfest"
Speisekammer Restaurant, Alameda

April 19 -- Thursday pm
KRSH Thursday Night Live
with Andre de Channes, Santa Rosa

April 7 -- Saturday - early in the day
Grand Lake Farmer's Market, Oakland

March 8 -- Thursday pm
Speisekammer Restaurant, Alameda

February 26 -- Monday pm
The "Pilot" of The Black Donnellys airs on NBC.

Our "Sleepy Maggie" underscores a 2:50 minute scene.




Some Mad Events that Were - 2006


smileys dec 06attic starry plough nov 06elbo room aug 08
black cat oct 06edinburgh castle 06last day 06

December 10th -- Sunday afternoon
Winter Harmony Festival

Sonoma County Fairgrounds,
Santa Rosa

December 2nd -- Saturday 9:15pm
Smiley's Saloon & Hotel
, Bolinas

December 3rd -- morning
Marin Civic Center Farmer's Market
,
San Rafael

November 25th -- Saturday 9:30pm - 1:00am
The Starry Plough, Berkeley
with Josh Lederman y Los Diablos

November 19th -- Sunday 7pm
The Attic, Santa Cruz
with Josh Lederman y Los Diablos

October 14th -- Saturday 4pm
Yosemite Bugfest, Midpines
with The Trespassers.

September 24th
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church
50th Anniversary Celebration, San Anselmo

September 21st -- Thursday 6-9pm
Downtown San Rafael Farmer's Market, San Rafael

September 10th -- early in the day
Marin Civic Center Farmer's Market

September 9th -- early in the day
Grand Lake Farmer's Market,
Oakland

August 26th -- 1:00pm
Cotati Accordion Festival
, Cotati hub

August 14th -- 8:30pm
Elbo Room
, San Francisco
with Brave Combo.

August 3rd -- 1:15-4:30pm
Sonoma County Fair
, Santa Rosa
on the Park Stage

June 22 -- Thursday 6-9pm
Downtown San Rafael Farmer's Market, San Rafael

May 20th -- Saturday 8pm
Spring Fling Silent Auction Fundraiser to benefit
Friends of St. Francis Childcare Center.
S. F. County Fair Building

May 18th -- Thursday pm
Last Day Saloon, Santa Rosa

March 17th -- St. Paddy's Day 8pm
Edinburgh Castle Pub, San Francisco

March 10th -- Friday 10pm
Black Cat Bar, Penngrove

February 10th -- 10pm
Flamingo Cantina, Austin, TX
with the Burns Sisters and Gandalf Murphey

February 11th -- 10:30pm
Folk Alliance Conference, Austin, TX
Showcase




Some Mad Events that Were - 2005

cozmic cafe dec 05

December 3rd -- Saturday pm
Cozmic Cafe, 594 Main Street, Placerville

December 4th -- Sunday pm
Bay Area Country Dance Society English Ceilidh, Berkeley

October 14th -- Friday pm
Black Cat Bar, Penngrove

October 8th -- Saturday
Sacto Harvest Moon Festival, Placerville

September 22nd -- Thursday 6-9pm
Downtown San Rafael Farmer's Market

August 27th
Cotati Accordion Festival

August 6th -- Saturday pm
Smythe's 5th Annual Accordion Festival
at 21 Grand Art Gallery & Performance Space, Oakland

July 7th
Downtown San Rafael Farmer's Market


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