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Renegade Orchestra - The Beauty of a Symphony, the Soul of a Rock Band

Welcome to the Renegade Orchestra - it’s time to throw out all the old conventions of a quiet, sleepy, stuffy show of musicians locked in straight jackets of tradition.

Clap your hands, tap your feet, and yell all you want - the Renegade Orchestra embraces the virtuosic skills of top bay area musicians and turns them loose on songs orchestras have never or maybe shouldn’t do. No sleepy pop songs, no overly-lush jazz standards, but the pure unbridled fury of what an orchestra can truly do.

Renegade Orchestra at the London Nelson Community Center
301 Center Street Santa Cruz, CA 95060
May 16 at 7 pm
Tickets: https://renegadeorchestra_santacruz.eventbrite.com

TONIGHT! May 7 at 7:30 pm
Tickets: DirtyCello.com

Imagine the rock and roll of Jimi Hendrix, the wild abandon of Janis Joplin’s vocals, and the technical facility of Yo Yo Ma.

What is a Dirty Cello? Find out at the Native Sons of the Golden West in Napa on May 1

The band Dirty Cello is a globe trotting band that performs blues, rock and Americana, all fronted by virtuoso cellist Rebecca Roudman. A classically trained symphony player, Roudman dropped the straight- jacket of classical music years ago and hasn’t looked back since.

“We travel all over the place,” says Roudman, “and everywhere we go, the idea is to put on a high energy show. We’re a rock band, but with a cello instead of a lead guitar.” The Dirty Cello band really does get around - with shows from Iceland, to Indonesia, to an underground cave in California. The show will be at the beautiful, but lesser known, Grand Hall of the Native Sons of the Golden West, right downtown on Coombs St. in Napa.

Among their many descriptions, Oakland Magazine describes the group as, "Dirty Cello’s music is all over the map: funky, carnival, romantic, sexy, tangled, electric, fiercely rhythmic, and textured, and only occasionally classical." Roudman agrees with this description and adds, “We’re all about the fun at our shows and we step on stage with only a vague plan as to what specific songs we are going to play, and we react to what the audience wants to hear and adjust accordingly.”

With a set list ranging from Jimi Hendrix to Charlie Daniels to rocking original songs, the band can deliver on this promise. 

Dirty Cello at the Native Sons of the Golden West 
937 Coombs St Napa, CA 94559
May 1 at 7 pm
Tickets: $25 at https://dirtycellonapa.eventbrite.com

What is a Dirty Cello? Find out at the Native Sons of the Golden West in Napa on May 1

The band Dirty Cello is a globe trotting band that performs blues, rock and Americana, all fronted by virtuoso cellist Rebecca Roudman. A classically trained symphony player, Roudman dropped the straight- jacket of classical music years ago and hasn’t looked back since.

“We travel all over the place,” says Roudman, “and everywhere we go, the idea is to put on a high energy show. We’re a rock band, but with a cello instead of a lead guitar.” The Dirty Cello band really does get around - with shows from Iceland, to Indonesia, to an underground cave in California. The show will be at the beautiful, but lesser known, Grand Hall of the Native Sons of the Golden West, right downtown on Coombs St. in Napa.

Among their many descriptions, Oakland Magazine describes the group as, "Dirty Cello’s music is all over the map: funky, carnival, romantic, sexy, tangled, electric, fiercely rhythmic, and textured, and only occasionally classical." Roudman agrees with this description and adds, “We’re all about the fun at our shows and we step on stage with only a vague plan as to what specific songs we are going to play, and we react to what the audience wants to hear and adjust accordingly.”

With a set list ranging from Jimi Hendrix to Charlie Daniels to rocking original songs, the band can deliver on this promise. 

Dirty Cello at the Native Sons of the Golden West 
937 Coombs St Napa, CA 94559
May 1 at 7 pm
Tickets: $25 at https://dirtycellonapa.eventbrite.com

3 amazing jazz bands in 1 afternoon!

May 3 from 2 - 5 pm

Gilman Brewing Company in Berkeley

Tickets: NotLoudConcerts.com

Headlining the festival will be the Death and Taxes Swing Band, a 1940's style band playing danceable and fun big band jazz. Known for their wide-ranging travels, from Indonesia to Portugal, and also for their wild on-stage antics, this group brings the fun back to jazz. Right before their performance, there will be a short introductory swing lesson.

The festival will also feature Parlor Tricks, an industrial-themed, ragtime jazz band. Known for their infectious syncopation and stompin' fun, Parlor Tricks presents the sounds of Prohibition and beyond.

Beginning the afternoon with a short set, will be the Cal State East Bay Jazz Band, a group with a long history of serving as a training ground of future Bay Area jazz musicians.

Here’s a short video about the event: https://youtube.com/shorts/Ag_U6nbSl48?si=Qm188wzegVgZBvD8

Hope to see you there!