Jon Hammond and Marc Baum go back a long long time! – Jon Hammond at the Hammond organ Marc Baum on tenor saxophone, Down Home Music Store – possibly a funky drummer as well folks – c’mon down! Bring a spoon! (we’ll have plastic ones don’t worry), Chef Marc is cooking it up personally!

Venturing up from L.A. the BLOODHOUNDS will grace the Down Home stage w/a set of acoustic rock/blues/garage. SUNDAY JULY 10th at 2PM. Like Free like yeah. Members: Aaron- hollerin’/geetar Johnny- bass Mark- drums Brandon- geetar Genre: Chuck Berry. Blues. 60’s Garage. Hometown: Los Angeles http://www.alive-records.com/artist/the-bloodhounds/

Hey all, I finally am celebrating my new cd “Ready To Rumble”, with a show at the Ivy Room (680 San Pablo Ave in Albany) on Sunday, June 5th from 7-10 pm. The whole band will be there, with bandleader Johnny Harper on electric guitar, the great Bobby Black on pedal steel, Richard Chon, fiddle,…

Celebrating the release of a new CD produced with Laurie Lewis, folk singer songwriter extraordinaire Claudia will perform with sidekick Bruce Kaplan on our humble stage. As always free admission here at Down Home. More info & samples: http://www.claudiarussell.com/

Shorty Joe: An Autobiography by Joe Quartuccio w/ Steve Hathaway Shorty Joe Quartuccio led a remarkable life. Besides years as a country music disc jockey, singer, songwriter, band leader, he worked w/ many test pilots and astronauts as part of his work with N.A.S.A. and it’s predecessor N.A.C.A. The book has many rare & previously…