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Every
2nd
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Every
Second Sunday, 2–5pm Travis
Marina Bar & Grill, formerly
the Presidio Yacht Club, $10 donation at the door.
Dance under the Golden Gate Bridge. And generally
there are various saddlepals dropping by to sit
in with us. No club anywhere can boast of a more
spectacular setting.
“Fiddle Ray can play anything!” —Barbara
Dane
“Rock and Roll? Why, man, that's the same kind of music we've
been playin' since 1928!… We didn’t call it rock and roll back
when we introduced it as our style back in 1928, and we don’t call
it rock and roll the way we play it now. But it’s just basic rhythm
and has gone by a lot of different names in my time. It’s the same,
whether you just follow a drum beat like in Africa or surround it with
a lot of instruments. The rhythm’s what’s important.” —Bob
Wills
For more
information go to:
Travis
Marina Bar & Grill.
Click
here for a Google map to Travis Marina
Bar & Grill.
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February
2020 |
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January
2020 |
Saturday,
January 25, Ashkenaz, Swing Dance Series. The Retrobates
will be at Ashkenaz in Berkeley
on Saturday, Mayl 25. 9PM–midnight.
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Performing
with us will be vocalist Leann Calixtro, well-known to
Bay Area swing fans as the lead singer
of Lulu and the Rent Party. At 8 pm there will be a
dance lesson given by Cheryl McBride and Michael Marangio.
The Retrobates downbeat will be at 9 pm, and we will
play until around midnight.
Advance tickets are $12 / $15 at the door. Door opens
at 7:30.
Click here
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Friday,
January 31, Terrace Room, on Lake Merritt, Oakland
CA 7–10pm Admission is free, but
we highly recommend their fine vittles, and tipping
the band!
Yes, we
are back at the Terrace Room, <http://www.theterraceroom.com/go/>, a
beautiful venue overlooking Lake Merritt. If you
haven’t yet been there, it’s a real
treat, with dining and dancing in an amazing glassed-in
panorama overlooking Lake Merritt. It’s an
Art Deco treasure, built in 1927, and many features,
including the impressive original tilework, have
been preserved. The band thinks playing there is
a real fun, because the acoustics are just fantastic.
The Retrobates are truly blessed to play dances
in two of the most visually spectacular clubs in
the Bay Area.
Click
here and enter your location for a map and
directions.
On hand
will be Boogie Sonka, Ray Green, Emily Bonn and
Dale Alstrom, with Fiddle Ray Landsberg on ...hmm.
But our piece de resistance is our rhythm section.
As Dizzy Gilespie said "The audience is] not
particular about whether you’re playing a
flatted 5th or a ruptured 129th as long as they
can dance to it." -- and our rhythm section,
consisting of John Tuttle socking that archtop,
Michael Price on doghouse bass, and Pete Lind flogging
those skins, our rhythm section is the Best in
The West.
If you
have already been to our dances, we don’t
have to sell you anything; we know we’ll
be seeing you from time to time. But if you haven’t--
well you should come down and see what all the
excitement is about. We guarantee you'll be back
for more.
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Upcoming |
Watch
for the Retrobates at another beautiful dance venue: The
Breakaway Dance Club at the 1920's-era Veteran's
Memorial Building. Click
to see more about the Breakaway. |
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New
Year's
Eve,
2019
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New
Year's Eve, Dec 31, Presidio
Yacht Club, Big 9th Annual New Year’s
Celebration Under the Golden Gate, 9pm–1am.
$40 donation includes balloons, frivolity, and
complementary champagne. Watch the fireworks from
the balcony. Our special guests this year will
be Sylvia
Herald.
Sylvia is well-known to California swing
fans for her tenure in The Cats 'n' Jammers swing
trio. She can sing the birds out of the trees,
and her style is a perfect fit for the Retrobates,
with their unabashed love of the lost art of
big-band vocal harmony. Check out Sylvia's long
resume at www.sylviaherold.com.
Last New Year’s—and seven New Year’s before that—were
completely sold out. Be sure to take advantage of our advance ticket sales
at Brown Paper Tickets. Bring your New Year's Eve ticket along
for a free admission to any Presidio Yacht Club dance next year.
And mark your calendars for a Friday
Night dance with the Retrobates at The Terrace
Room on Lake Merritt next month on Jan 31.
It’ll be quite a to-do. Special guest
Sylvia Herold will be with us again so the
joint will be definitely jumpin'. Here's
a link to the Terrace Room.
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October
2019 |
Tuesday,
October 29. We are playing the Breakaway
Dance Club in Oakland on It is a new
venue for us. Come help us get our pointy boots in
the door. It is a very popular swing dance venue,
and we've been longing to gig there for awhile.
The location
is the Lake Merritt Dance Center in downtown Oakland.
It’s right off I580 at the Harrison St. exit.
You take Harrison St. down toward Lake Merritt
and make a left on Bay Place.
Click
for step by step directions from where you’re
coming.
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May
2019 |
Saturday,
May 25, Ashkenaz, Wing Dance Series. The
Retrobates will be at Ashkenaz in Berkeley on Saturday,
Mayl 25. 9PM–midnight.
Performing
with us will be vocalist Sylvia Herold and guitarist
Bob Wilson, both well-known to Bay Area swing fans.
At 8 pm there will be a dance lesson given by Cheryl
McBride and Michael Marangio. The Retrobates downbeat
will be at 9 pm, and we will play until around midnight.
Advance tickets are $12 / $15 at the door. Door opens at 7:30.
Click
here for a Google Map to Ashkenaz.
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February
2019 |
Friday,
February 22, Terrace Room, on Lake Merritt, Oakland
CA 7–10pm Admission is free, but
we highly recommend their fine vittles, and tipping
the band!
Yes, we
are back at the Terrace Room, <http://www.theterraceroom.com/go/>, a
beautiful venue overlooking Lake Merritt. If you
haven’t yet been there, it’s a real
treat, with dining and dancing in an amazing glassed-in
panorama overlooking Lake Merritt. It’s an
Art Deco treasure, built in 1927, and many features,
including the impressive original tilework, have
been preserved. The band thinks playing there is
a real fun, because the acoustics are just fantastic.
The Retrobates are truly blessed to play dances
in two of the most visually spectacular clubs in
the Bay Area.
Click
here and enter your location for a map and
directions.
On hand
will be Boogie Sonka, Ray Green, Emily Bonn and
Dale Alstrom, with Fiddle Ray Landsberg on ...hmm.
But our piece de resistance is our rhythm section.
As Dizzy Gilespie said "The audience is] not
particular about whether you’re playing a
flatted 5th or a ruptured 129th as long as they
can dance to it." -- and our rhythm section,
consisting of John Tuttle socking that archtop,
Michael Price on doghouse bass, and Pete Lind flogging
those skins, our rhythm section is the Best in
The West.
If you
have already been to our dances, we don’t
have to sell you anything; we know we’ll
be seeing you from time to time. But if you haven’t--
well you should come down and see what all the
excitement is about. We guarantee you'll be back
for more.
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January
2019 |
Tuesday
January 15, Woodchoppers Ball at SF's Verdi Club.
To keep the party going, we'll play two one-hour sets: 9:15–10:15 pm
and
10:30–11:30 pm. On the15-minute break a DJ will play recorded swing
dance favorites.
The
Woodchopper’s Ball features a different band
each week, providing dancers and listeners with a
variety of musical styles, including big-band swing,
boogie-woogie, Gypsy swing, jump blues, New Orleans
trad jazz, retro-swing, rockabilly, and western swing.
Verdi features all of your favorite local swing bands
to introduce you to bands you may not have heard
before. We believe that providing a wide range of
music keeps things interesting, helps support the
live music scene, and broadens your dancing skill,
making you an ever more versatile dancer!
2424 Mariposa Street (near Potrero Ave)
San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: 415-861-9199
Click
here for a Google Map directions from your
house.
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Dec
31, 2018
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The Travis
Marina Bar & Grill, formerly
the Presidio Yacht Club, is on the Sausalito side
of the bridge, and boasts the undisputed best panorama
of San Francisco Bay. The Retrobates are returning
by popular demand for their eighth year. Their
dance crowd is always looking forward to the event--
just about the most fun you can have with both
feet on the floor.
The ticket price includes-- besides the most breathtaking view any Bay Area
club can brag about-- complimentary champagne at midnight, helium cow balloons--
and despite frivolously Korny Kowboy decor, the Retrobates are nothing short
of the best swing dance band around. If you hop outside at midnight, you
can see the fireworks across the Bay in San Francisco.
The Retrobates include Western Swing Hall-of-Famer Mylos "Boogie" Sonka
on pedal steel and vocals, Emily Bonn and trumpeter Ray Green on big-band
vocalizin', "Fairfax Sax" veteran Dale Alstrom on tenor sax and
clarinet, Fiddle Ray Landsberg on you can guess what, John Tuttle on guitar,
piano, accordion and vocal harmony, and the new kid in the corral, veteran
Michael Price on doghouse bass. Pete Lind, the best in the West, will be
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November
2018 |
Friday,
November 23, Terrace Room, on Lake Merritt, Oakland
CA 7–10pm Admission is free, but we
highly recommend their fine vittles, and tipping
the band!
Yes, we are back at the Terrace Room [http://www.theterraceroom.com/go/]
for a November show. It's a beautiful venue overlooking Lake Merritt. If
you haven’t yet been there, it’s a real treat, with dining and
dancing in an amazing glassed-in panorama overlooking Lake Merritt. It’s
an Art Deco treasure built in 1927, and many features, including the impressive
original tilework, have been preserved. The band thinks playing there is
real fun, because the acoustics are just fantastic. The Retrobates are truly
blessed to play dances in two of the most visually spectacular clubs in the
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Sylvia
Herold will be tossing her reins over our hitching
rail again. She has appeared on many recordings,
but Bay Area swing fans remember her best from
her tenure with the Cats & Jammers. On hand
will be Boogie Sonka, Ray Green, and Dale Alstrom,
with Fiddle Ray Landsberg on…hmm. But our
piece de resistance is our rhythm section. As Dizzy
Gilespie said “The audience is] not particular
about whether you’re playing a flatted 5th
or a ruptured 129th as long as they can dance to
it.” —and our rhythm section, consisting
of John Tuttle socking that archtop, Michael Price
on doghouse bass, and Pete Lind flogging those
skins, is the Best in The West.
If you have already been to our dances,
we don’t have to sell you anything;
we know we’ll be seeing you from time
to time. But if you haven’t—well
you should come down and see what all the
excitement is about. We guarntee you'll be
back for more.
CLICK
HERE and enter your location for a map and
directions.
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NewYear's
Eve, 2017 |
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Sylvia Herold
Mitch
Woods
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New
Year's Eve, Dec 31 Presidio
Yacht Club, Big
New Year’s Celebration Under the Golden
Gate, 9pm–1am. $40 donation includes
balloons, frivolity, and complementary champagne.
Watch the fireworks from the balcony. Our
special guests this year will be Sylvia Herold
and Mitch “Rocket 88s” Woods.
Sylvia is well-known to California swing fans for her tenure in The
Cats 'n' Jammers swing trio. She can sing the birds out of the trees,
and her style is a perfect fit for the Retrobates, with their unabashed
love of the lost art of big-band vocal harmony. Check out Sylvia's
long resume at www.sylviaherold.com.
Mitch
Woods plays all over the world in Rockabilly
and New Orleans jump blues venues, and has
recorded with Taj Mahal, Van Morrison, “Pine
Top” Perkins and many others. Check
out Mitch at www.mitchwoods.com.
Last New Year’s—and five New Year’s before that—were
completely sold out. Be sure to take advantage of our advance ticket
sales at Brown Paper Tickets. We’d hate to have to turn away
our loyal fans, so we will be sending out a pre-announcement to our
e-mail listers.
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July
2017 |
Friday,
July 23, Terrace Room, on Lake Merritt, Oakland
CA 7-10pm. Admission is free, but we highly
recommend their fine vittles, and tipping the band!
Yes, we
are back at the Terrace Room [http://www.theterraceroom.com/go/],
a beautiful venue overlooking Lake Merritt. If
you haven’t yet been there, it’s a
real treat, with dining and dancing in an amazing
glassed-in panorama overlooking Lake Merritt. It’s
an Art Deco treasure, built in 1927, and many features,
including the impressive original tilework, have
been preserved. The band thinks playing there is
a real fun, because the acoustics are just fantastic.
The Retrobates are truly blessed to play dances
in two of the most visually spectacular clubs in
the Bay Area.
CLICK
HERE and enter your location for a map and
directions.
On hand
will be Boogie Sonka, Ray Green, Emily Bonn and
Dale Alstrom, with Fiddle Ray Landsberg on ...hmm.
But our piece de resistance is our rhythm section.
As Dizzy Gilespie said "The audience is] not
particular about whether you’re playing a
flatted 5th or a ruptured 129th as long as they
can dance to it." -- and our rhythm section,
consisting of John Tuttle socking that archtop,
Michael Price on doghouse bass, and Pete Lind flogging
those skins, our rhythm section is the Best in
The West.
If you
have already been to our dances, we don’t
have to sell you anything; we know we’ll
be seeing you from time to time. But if you haven’t--
well you should come down and see what all the
excitement is about. We guarntee you'll be back
for more.
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April
2017 |
Friday,
April 21, Terrace Room, on Lake Merritt, Oakland
CA 7-10pm. Admission is free, but we highly
recommend their fine vittles, and tipping the band!
Yes, we
are back at the Terrace Room [http://www.theterraceroom.com/go/],
a beautiful venue overlooking Lake Merritt. If
you haven’t yet been there, it’s a
real treat, with dining and dancing in an amazing
glassed-in panorama overlooking Lake Merritt. It’s
an Art Deco treasure, built in 1927, and many features,
including the impressive original tilework, have
been preserved. The band thinks playing there is
a real fun, because the acoustics are just fantastic.
The Retrobates are truly blessed to play dances
in two of the most visually spectacular clubs in
the Bay Area.
CLICK
HERE and enter your location for a map
and directions.
On hand
will be Boogie Sonka, Ray Green, Emily Bonn and
Dale Alstrom, with Fiddle Ray Landsberg on ...hmm.
But our piece de resistance is our rhythm section.
As Dizzy Gilespie said "The audience is] not
particular about whether you’re playing a
flatted 5th or a ruptured 129th as long as they
can dance to it." -- and our rhythm section,
consisting of John Tuttle socking that archtop,
Michael Price on doghouse bass, and Pete Lind flogging
those skins, our rhythm section is the Best in
The West.
If you
have already been to our dances, we don’t
have to sell you anything; we know we’ll
be seeing you from time to time. But if you haven’t--
well you should come down and see what all the
excitement is about. We guarntee you'll be back
for more.
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NewYear's
Eve, 2016 |
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Every
2nd Sunday |
Every
Second Sunday, 3–6pm Presidio
Yacht Club, $10 donation
at the door. Dance under the Golden Gate Bridge.
No club anywhere can boast of a more spectacular
setting.
Sunday, November 13, 2016 — with
guitar wizzard Bob Wilson
Sunday, December 11 , 2016
Saturday, December 31, 2016 — annual New Year's Blowout
(see below) $25–$35
Sunday, January 8, 2017
Sunday, February 12, 2017
Sunday, March 12, 2017
For more information go to:
www.PresidioYachtClub.org.
Click
here for a Google map and directions from your location.
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October
2016 |
Friday,
October 14, Terrace Room, on Lake Merritt, Oakland,
7–10pm. Admission is free. We are
back at the Terrace Room, a beautiful venue overlooking
Lake Merritt. Chanteuse Sylvia Herold will
be with us for another fun dance…
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If
you haven't yet heard Sylvia’s stylish
vocals and guitar work in the Retrobates’ mix,
you are in for a real treat. And if you haven't
yet been to The Terrace Room, it's a spectacularly
beautiful venue, with fine dining and dancing
set in a beautiful art deco treasure built
in 1927. The band loves playing there, not
just because Count Basie and the big boys
all played this venue back in the day, but
because the acoustics are just fantastic.
The Retrobates are truly blessed to play
regular dances in two of the most visually
spectacular clubs in the Bay Area. Click
to see a Google Map, and enter
your location for directions. Admission is
free, but dinner and tipping are strongly
encouraged!
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Thursday,
October 27, Ashkenaz, Berkeley. Doors open 6:30. The
Retrobates have been attracting an East Bay dance
crowd over at the Terrace Room. Now Ashkenaz is featuring
us as part of their Fall Swing Series. We're tickled
to join Steve Lucky, Lavay Smith, and our pal Mitch
Woods on the Ashkenaz swing dance roster. Click
to see details on the Askenaz website.
Here’s the blurb they wrote about
us:
Doors open 6:30
Dance Lesson 7:00
Retrobates’ Downbeat 8:00
Admission $15 at the door; series discount available
The Lone Star Retrobates bring some of the best Western swing extant to
tonight’s edition of “Swing in the Fall,” Ashkenaz’s
two-month series of swing dances with lessons taking place every Thursday
in October and November. “Swing in the Fall” covers the gamut
from classic big band sounds to jump blues and New Orleans R&B. Discounted
series passes are available. The series concludes with a Saturday night
party with Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers on November 26!
Each night starts at
7 pm with a choice of beginning/intermediate dance lessons with
Karen & Michael or a guest teacher (included in the ticket
price), followed by the evening’s live band at 8 pm. Click
here for more about all dance lessons, teachers, and performances
in the series!
This may be the
Ashkenaz debut of the Lone Star Retrobates, but since 1990
or earlier, some version of the Retrobates has existed (check
the band’s website for famous alumni from Billy Wilson
to Tony Marcus). The current Western swing big band is, by
its own admission, “a boot-scootin’ wingtips-flyin’ dance
band specializing in authentic West Coast Swing. If jazz
is America’s musical taproot, then this roadhouse-swing
fusion is its west-facing branch.” Some of the members
are leaders of their own bands; some have played with the
likes of Bob and/or Billy Jack Wills, Bill Monroe, Ray Price,
and others. They bring authenticity and excitement to such
classic tunes as “Mood Indigo” and “Smoke,
Smoke, Smoke that Cigarette.”
Featuring trumpet, sax, twin fiddles, both standard and pedal steel guitars,
drums, and standup bass, rich four and five-part vocal harmonies and even
trick yodeling on demand, the Retrobates sashay from hot swing to honky-tonk.
With a freshly retooled show featuring a kicking all-star horn section—each
horn man a bandleader in his own right—the Retrobates are making
a stir in the Bay Area alt-country and retro-roots scene, this night featuring
ace chanteuse Sylvia Herald, swing veteran Mylos “Boogie” Sonka
on pedal steel, and big-band vocalist and trumpeter Ray Green, saxophonist
Dale Alstrom, fiddler Ray Landsberg, bassist Michael Price, and drummer
Pete Lind.
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August
2016 |
Friday,
August 5, Terrace Room, on Lake Merritt, Oakland CA.
7–10 pm.
Admission is free. We are back at the Terrace Room, a beautiful venue overlooking
Lake Merritt. Our chanteuse Emily Bonn will be with us for another fun dance.
If you haven't yet been to The Terrace Room, it's a real treat, fine dining
and dancing in a beautiful art deco treasure built in 1927. The band loves
playing there, not just because Count Basie and the big boys all played this
venue back in the day, but because the acoustics are just fantastic. The
Retrobates are truly blessed to play regular dances in two of the most visually
spectacular clubs in the Bay Area. Click
to see a Google Map, and enter your location for directions.
Admission is free, but dinner and tipping are strongly encouraged! |
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Sunday,
August 7, Music in the Park, San Anselmo CA, 3–6
pm. This is our fourth appearance at this
lovely outdoors show on the green. There is ample
room for wingtip-flapping and boot-scooting. Pack
a picnic and bring the kids. We are proud to participate
again in this lovely summer concert series-- sponsored
by the San Anselmo Arts Commission. We play from
3 to 6 pm. Admission free. Click
to see a Google Map, and enter your
location for directions. |
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July
2016 |
Sunday,
July 10, 3 to 6 pm, Afternoon Dance Under the Golden
Gate at the Presidio Yacht Club with special guest
vocalist Sylvia Herald. For more information
go to: www.PresidioYachtClub.org.
Click
here for a Google map and directions from your location. |
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Saturday,
July 30 — LSR plays a wedding reception
at a circus performance space South-of-Market, San
Francisco. Not open to the public. |
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June
2016 |
Saturday,
June 4, 7 to 10 pm, dinner-dance at the San Rafael
Rod and Gun Club. Dinner at 7pm; dancing
from 8 to 10 pm. You’ve probably seen the Rod
and Gun Club off to the right just as you get off
the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. It boasts quite a
gorgeous view of the North Bay. Admission by advance
sale only. Call Paul Robinson at 415-342-4825. Your
$30 ticket includes a great dinner catered by California
Grill. Arrive at 6 pm for the dinner-dance. |
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Saturday,
June 11, The San Francisco Folk Festival, at
Everett Middle School, 450 Church Street, San Francisco,
has a Saturday evening swing dance. This year a bunch
of Retrobates will be sitting in at 6:30 with Kevin
McConnell's West Coast Deluxe for
the dance. Click the link for more info about the
festival: www.sffolkfest.org. |
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Sunday,
June 12, 3 to 6 pm, Afternoon Dance Under the Golden
Gate at the Presidio Yacht Club. For more
information go to: www.PresidioYachtClub.org.
Click
here for a Google map and directions from your location.
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Late
June—vacation time, but we’ll be back in
the saddle by July 10 for the PYC dance. |
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May
2016 |
Sunday,
May 8, 3 to 6 pm, Afternoon Dance Under the Golden
Gate at the Presidio Yacht Club. For more
information go to: www.PresidioYachtClub.org.
Click
here for a Google map and directions from your location. |
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April
2016 |
Sunday,
April 10, 3 to 6 pm, Afternoon Dance Under the Golden
Gate at the Presidio Yacht Club. For more
information go to: www.PresidioYachtClub.org.
Click
here for a Google map and directions from your location. |
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Friday,
April 22, Terrace Room, on Lake Merritt, Oakland CA.
Admission is free. We are back at the Terrace Room, a beautiful venue overlooking
Lake Merritt. Sylvia Herold will be back with us for another show. If you
haven't yet been to The Terrace Room, it's a real treat, set in a beautiful
art deco treasure built in 1927. The band loves playing there, because
the acoustics are just fantastic. The Retrobates are truly blessed to play
regular dances in two of the most visually spectacular clubs in the Bay
Area. Click
to see a Google Map, and enter your location for directions.
And we will be back again on Friday, July 29. |
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March
2016
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Sunday,
March 13, 3 to 6 pm, Afternoon Dance Under the Golden
Gate at the Presidio Yacht Club. For more
information go to: www.PresidioYachtClub.org.
Click
here for a Google map and directions from your location. |
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February
2016 |
Saturday,
February 20 — Crab Feed Dinner/Dance — imported
crab! open to the public at the Masonic Lodge
on Magnolia in Larkspur. The Retrobates
have played this event twice before and it is a lot
of fun. The lodge’s big dining room has a large
dance floor and stage. $35 for a crab dinner and
dance, $20 for chicken dinners. Kid-friendly, too! — kids’ dinners
are $10. If you’re just interested in dancing,
you can get in for $15. For more info call Andrew
Kraft at (415) 233-2142.
Click
here for a Google map and directions from your location. |
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Valentine’s Day
Dance 3 to 6 pm — Feb 14 at the Presidio Yacht
Club. The PYC, always open to the public,
boasts one of Marin’s best-kept-secret views
of the Golden Gate Bridge. It sits behind the Discovery
Museum on the shore of Horseshoe Cove at Fort Baker.
It is kid-friendly, and is a spectacular spot for burgers,
hot dogs, pizza, and wingtip-flapping. It is home base
for the Retrobates; we play there on the second Sunday
afternoon each month, and various Fridays and Saturday
nights sprinkled here and there. $10 donation. For
more information go to www.PresidioYachtClub.org.
Click
here for a google map and directions from your location. |
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January
2016 |
Friday,
January 15, Terrace Room, on Lake Merritt, Oakland
CA, 7PM. Admission is free. We are back
at the Terrace Room, a beautiful venue overlooking
Lake Merritt. If you haven't yet been there, it’s
a real treat, with dining and dancing overlooking
Lake Merritt. The band thinks playing there is a
real treat, because the acoustics are just fantastic.
January's show should be spectacular; on rhythm guitar
and vocals will be Sylvia Herold, one of the great
ladies of swing-- she can sing the birds out of the
trees, and she is so rock solid on a Gibson archtop
that, with Pete Lind and Michael Price on drums and
bass, the joint'll be jumping we guarantee you. Click
to see a Google Map, and enter your location for
directions. |
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New
Year's Eve, Dec 31
2015 |
Presidio
Yacht Club,
Big New Year’s Celebration Under the Golden Gate, 9pm–1am.
$35 Donation includes balloons, frivolity, and complementary
champagne. Watch the fireworks from the balcony.à
Last New Year’s—and four New Year’s before that—were
completely sold out. Be sure to take advantage of our advance ticket sales
at Brown Paper Tickets. We’d hate to have to turn away our loyal
fans, so we are sending out an email pre-announcement to our mailing list.
Click or scan the QR code to order advance tickets at $10 off = $25. |
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December
2015 |
Sunday
December 13, PYC 3 to 6 PM |
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Wednesday,
Dec. 16, Sonoma Swing Dance at Rossi’s,
$10 admission.
NOTE TO OUR NORTH BAY DANCERS: we
will be at Rossi’s (formerly Little Switzerland)
for another dance sponsored by the Sonoma County Dance
Beat. There’ll be a swing dance class at 7 PM.
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New
Years Eve, Thursday, December 31, PLAN
TO SWING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH US AT THE PYC! WE’LL
HAVE SPECIAL RATES FOR OUR BELOVED EMAIL LISTERS — SO
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November
2015 |
Sunday,
November 1, Barn Dance in Brentwood – PRIVATE
EVENT |
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Sunday,
November 8, 2–5pm, Presidio
Yacht Club, $10 donation.
NOTICE THAT WE ARE BACK AT 3
TO 6 NOW — The Retrobates return to our
favorite dance venue, the Presidio Yacht Club, A beautiful
Sunday afternoon dance under the Golden Gate Bridge. No club
anywhere can boast of a more spectacular setting for dancing. |
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Friday
November 20, Friday night at the Presidio
Yacht Club. The Rerobates will be at the PYC on a
Friday night! |
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October
2015 |
Sunday
October 11, 3–6pm, Presidio
Yacht Club, always
open to the public, $10 donation.
NOTICE THAT WE ARE BACK AT 3
TO 6 NOW — Last month the PYC dance floor
started warming up after 3 PM and the patrons were asking for
more when we were packing it in at five PM — so we decided
to move the downbeat from 2 PM back to 3 PM.
The Retrobates return to our favorite dance venue, the Presidio Yacht Club,
A beautiful Sunday afternoon dance under the Golden Gate Bridge. No club
anywhere can boast of a more spectacular setting for dancing. |
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Friday
October 30, 7pm downbeat. The Retrobates
are back at the fabulous Terrace
Room in Oakland overlooking Lake Merritt.
Beautiful dining and dancing experience. |
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September
2015 |
Saturday
September 12, 2-5pm, private party in the
late afternoon. The band is available Saturday night. |
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Sunday
September 13, 2-5pm, Presidio
Yacht Club, $10 donation.
NOTE NEW WINTER HOURS. The
Retrobates return to our favorite dance venue, the Presidio
Yacht Club, A beautiful Sunday afternoon dance under the Golden
Gate Bridge. No club anywhere can boast of a more spectacular
setting for dancing. |
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Wednesday
September 23 or 30: Note to our North Bay
Dancers: we will be at Rossi's (formerly
Little Switzerland) for a dance sponsored by the
Sonoma County Dance Beat on either September 23 or
30. Mark your calendars and watch this page for an
update. |
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August
2015 |
Sunday,
August 9, Presidio Yacht Club, 2-5
pm. $8-10. Another beautiful afternoon of swing dancing
in a lovely place RETROBATES WILL BE REPLACED BY
ON THE AIR BAND featuring Retrobates trumpet/vocalist
Ray Green and guitar wizard Ned Ripple. Thyey will
bring their swing unit in, covering for the Retrobates
for your dancing pleasure. |
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June
2015 |
Friday,
June 5, Terrace Room, on Lake Merritt, Oakland CA. Admission
is free. We are back at the Terrace
Room, a beautiful venue overlooking Lake Merritt.
If you haven't yet been there, it’s a real
treat, with dining and dancing overlooking Lake Merritt.
The band thinks playing there is a real treat, because
the acoustics are just fantastic. The Retrobates
are truly blessed to play dances in two of the most
visually spectacular clubs in the Bay Area. Click
to see a Google Map, and enter your location for
directions. |
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Sunday,
June 14, Presidio
Yacht Club, 2-5 pm. $8-10. Another
beautiful afternoon of swing dancing in a lovely
place. |
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May
2015 |
Friday
May 26th, 8:30-11:30pm Presidio
Yacht Club, $10 donation at the door. This time
it’s a Friday dance under the Golden Gate Bridge.
No club anywhere can boast of a more spectacular
setting for dancing.
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Sunday,
May 10, Presidio Yacht Club, 2–5pm, $8–10
donation. The Presidio Yacht Club is on the Sausalito
side of the bridge, on the water at Fort Baker,
down near the Discovery Museum. It's a short walk
from
the PYC to the excellent Cavallo Point Restaurant. Click
to see a Google map or set your GPS to Presidio
Yacht Club, Travis Marina, 679 Sommerville Rd, Sausalito,
CA 94965. |
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Friday
May 22, 8:30-11:30pm, Presidio
Yacht Club, $10 donation at the door. This time
it’s a Friday dance under the Golden Gate Bridge.
No club anywhere can boast of a more spectacular
vista. |
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