MVFF Music returns with another diverse series of concerts at the Sweetwater Music Hall. These eclectic nights of live music include performances by artists featured in MVFF films, as well as local, national, and international musicians. Drop in and discover your new favorite act, or make a night of it and pair a screening about an artist with their corresponding live show!
FRIDAY, OCT. 4
Come on down for a night of country, western, rhythm, and blues, framed by the greatest love story ever sung! Just like Johnny and June Cash, Danny Evans and Essence Goldman were seasoned artists destined to meet and make beautiful music together. Reminiscent of many great male/female vocal duos, this pair is a powerful emerging voice on the Americana landscape. Their Johnny and June Forever tribute revue pays brilliant homage to their heroes and digs deep into their passion for roots music, featuring “I Walk the Line,”“Jackson,”Ring of Fire,” and many more!
Double down on Cash! Pair this show with the THE GIFT: THE JOURNEY OF JOHNNY CASH screening at the Sequoia in conjunction with this live show.
FILM + SHOW: Tickets $34 CFI members | $36.50 general
5:00 • CinéArts Sequoia
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SHOW ONLY: Tickets $22 Advance | $24 Day of show
Doors open 8:00 | Show starts 9:00
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SATURDAY, OCT. 5
Grammy-nominated Texas native Hayes Carll brings a down-home Americana vibe to MVFF Music and Sweetwater Music Hall with roots-oriented songwriting acclaimed for its plainspoken poetry and barbed humor. Carll has performed on stages all over the world, including appearances on Austin City Limits and The Tonight Show, as well as producing four songs on the soundtrack for the 2010 film Country Strong, starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Tim McGraw. On tour with his latest release, What It Is, Carll is in fine, endearingly witty form with songs about finding new love and adjusting to mid-life in the modern age. This show is presented in conjunction with Hardly Strictly Out of the Park.
Doors open 7:00 | Show starts 8:00
Tickets $28 Advance | $33 Day of show
* $1.00 per ticket goes to Music in the Schools Today
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SUNDAY, OCT. 6
The Ace of Cups formed in San Francisco in 1967 and have been described as one of the first all-female rock bands. Mary Gannon, Marla Hunt, Denise Kaufman, Mary Ellen Simpson, and Diane Vitalich found each other during the height of the Haight-Ashbury scene, making their mark in the burgeoning counterculture of the 1960s, with a psychedelic soul sound and soaring harmonies, sharing stages with Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, and The Grateful Dead. They broke up four years later and never released an album…until now. Catch the original line-up on tour with their first album—ever!
Our ‘Cups runneth over! Ace of Cups appears in the film YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION?, screening at the Sequoia in conjunction with this live show.
FILM + SHOW: Tickets $32 CFI members | $34.50 general
4:30 • CinéArts Sequoia
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SHOW ONLY: Tickets $20 Advance | $22 Day of show
Doors open 7:00 | Show starts 8:00
All Ages
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MONDAY, OCT. 7
Gaijin à Go-Go brings an infectious Japanese pop sound to the rhythms of 1960s style go-go music. This Brooklyn-based band infuses infectious, offbeat charm into their music and live shows, bringing the arty with a capital P to every stage! They’ve collaborated with Ursula1000, Konishi of Pizzicato Five, King Britt, and Skeewiff and shared stages with Puffy Ami Yumi, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, and ? and the Mysterians. Don’t miss this groovy night of history in the shaking!
Be sure to go-go to the [email protected] Stone Flower Shorts Program and grok the backstory to the creation of Gaijin à Go-Go in Petra Hanson’s short film XMAS CAKE: THIS AMERICAN SHELF LIFE, screening at the Sequoia in conjunction with this live show.
FILM + SHOW: Tickets $24
5:30 • CinéArts Sequoia
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SHOW ONLY: Tickets $15 Advance | $17 Day of show
Doors open 7:00 | Show starts 8:00
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TUESDAY, OCT. 8
San Diego’s blues-driven Little Hurricane brings a heavy dose of restless rhythm and hooks to their lived-in vintage stage set soon to grace the Sweetwater stage. Tone and C.C., a male/female duo with a minimalist approach to their rocking, indie sound count Van Morrison, James Taylor, Paul Simon, and The Beatles among their influences. They’ve toured with The Specials, Manchester Orchestra, White Denim, and The Heartless Bastards and played at Austin City Limits Music Festival, Lollapalooza, and SXSW. Catch this down-and-dirty duo on the rise, sure to bring some fiery heat to Marin County!
Doors open 7:00 | Show starts 8:00
All Ages
Tickets $17 Advance | $19 Day of show
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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9
The Mill Valley Film Festival invites the community to celebrate with us! Event is free and all ages are welcome.
As a DJ and musician, Chris Hoog blends a wide range of music from funk and soul to hip hop and house, bringing a fusion of musicality and surprise to the dance floor by amplifying his sets with subtle horn lines and tasty solos, complimenting every genre of music featured in the mix. Chris is active in a number of touring acts, including Afrolicious and Cassandra Lewis and the Foxxtones, and has played with top artists and bands including Beats Antique and The California Honeydrops.
Doors open 7:00 | Show starts 8:00
All Ages
FREE – NO TICKET REQUIRED
THURSDAY, OCT. 10
In a career spanning some 50 years, Alice Gerrard has known, learned from, and performed with many of the old-time bluegrass greats and has earned worldwide respect for her own important contributions to the music. She is noted for her compelling, eclectic songwriting, powerful, hard-edged vocals, instrumental mastery on rhythm guitar, banjo, and old-time fiddle, and her groundbreaking collaboration with Appalachian singer Hazel Dickens during the 1960s and ‘70s. Don’t miss this soulful evening of folk, bluegrass, and the spirit of Appalachia.
Harmonize your evening entertainment and catch YOU GAVE ME A SONG: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF ALICE GERRARD, screening at the Sequoia in conjunction with this live show.
FILM + SHOW: Tickets $36 CFI members | $38.50 general
5:15 • CinéArts Sequoia
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SHOW ONLY: Tickets $24 Advance | $27 Day of show
Doors open 7:00 | Show starts 8:00
All ages
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FRIDAY, OCT. 11
There’s nothing Snoop Dogg can’t do—from releasing genre-defining hip hop hits like “What’s My Name?” and “Drop It Like It’s Hot” to lending his laid-back charm to film and TV projects like Weeds and Dogg After Dark. In 2012, the SoCal native added DJing to his long list of accomplishments under the moniker DJ Snoopadelic, and he’s been unleashing epic sets for fans ever since. Spinning his favorite R&B classics from back in the day as well as his own hits ranging from his G-Funk breakout tracks to his recent smooth grooves, Tha Dogg Father gets crowds pumped with bumping beats while he serves as the master of ceremonies. Fans never know what famous rappers might show up to lay down a verse when Snoop is on the ones and twos. The iconic MC may even step out from behind his DJ rig to bust a rhyme on perennial favorites like “Gin & Juice” or “The Next Episode”. No matter what he has planned for the evening, fans can count on DJ Snoopadelic to pump out the jams and make the club smoking hot—for rizzle!
SATURDAY, OCT. 12
MJ’s BRASS BOPPERS is an authentic New Orleans singing & swinging brass band fusing traditional NOLA standards, funk, jazz, pop & more! The swinging and singing brass-line is the Bay Area’s only New Orleans-style brass band whose founding members were born and raised in New Orleans itself, meticulously formed over years of practicing and experimenting fusing classic cultural New Orleans performance with funk, jazz, modern pop, and a second line twist. They’ve opened for George Clinton & Funkadelic, The O’Jays, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave, Funky Meters, and many more. So, laissez le bon temps roulet with this taste of authentic New Orleans style with boo-coo West Coast flair!
SKIP THE NEEDLE is the collective effort of four Bay area bandleaders, each a lead singer, multi-instrumentalist, performer, and songwriter. Songs are collectively written to showcase each member’s unique contributions, bringing together rock, funk, and soul in a musically diverse and socially conscious fusion that rocks hard. If Jimi Hendrix, Chrissie Hynde, and Chaka Kahn cloned a baby, Skip the Needle would be the result. Reckless, eclectic, fearless, fun, and like nothing you’ve ever heard before, Skip the Needle Rocks the Love!
Tickets $24 Advance | $27 Day of show
Doors open 8:00 | Show starts 9:00
21+
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19 CORTE MADERA AVENUE . MILL VALLEY
Tickets for all MVFF Music Shows are available online OR in person at the Sweetwater box office. Only MVFF Music shows with attached film screenings are available at the MVFF Box Office.
MVFF Bronze, Silver, Select, Platinum, Investor / Leadership badges have full access to all MVFF Music shows with advance RSVP (benefit show(s) not included).
No other Festival badges grant admission to MVFF Music shows.
