The Big Easy

FLAMENCO! LIVE!
2024-12-14 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-01-11 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
Join us for an intoxicating evening of fiery flamenco performances when FLAMENCO! LIVE! sets the stage on fire with the fury and passion of Spain’s legendary Gypsies (Roma) in the intimate atmosphere of
THE BIG EASY. Stirring dances, blazing guitars, and soulful singing will transport you to another place and time… FEEL the Heat.
Showtime: 6 pm
Doors: 5 pm
$20
Pay at the Door
Cash or Card
Ongoing Monthly Flamenco Shows!
Every 2nd Saturday of every Month
Every month different Artists
Every month a different Show
Wine, beer, and full Dinner menu with delicious food are available, not included in entrance fee.
*Large fully ventilated restaurant, plenty of room for spacing, masks optional.
FLAMENCO! LIVE! was envisioned, conceived, and has thrived since 2002 in Sonoma County, California, now celebrating 20 years! Presenting the collaborative efforts of the Bay Area’s finest Flamenco Singers, Guitarists and Dancers, and supporting local Flamenco students, dreamers, and talents, our goal has been to present top-notch instruction and performances. Phoebe Vernier “La Fibi” has brought decades of artistry and energy to the public for the purpose of sharing the music, song and dance, the treasure of Southern Spain. Whether in the classroom, formal theater or in a casual setting, the respect, purity, and integrity of this traditional, yet living and evolving art form is always foremost.
New in 2023!
This performance is underwritten by the generous support of “The Circle of Sponsors”, a group of flamenco music, song and dance supporters from Sonoma County, California and Nationwide that believe in the power of local art to heal and inspire our community and world. Thank you, Sponsors!
“Best Performing Dance Company” – The Northbay Bohemian’s BEST of the Northbay!

Sunday Funday Blues Jam
2024-12-15 19:00 - 23:00, 2024-12-22 19:00 - 23:00, 2024-12-29 19:00 - 23:00, 2025-01-05 19:00 - 23:00, 2025-01-12 19:00 - 23:00
The Sunday Funday Blues Jam is THE hottest blues jam in the North Bay!
A fun night for blues fans and the players are having a blast!
We are all about the blues and we love to Honor the greats that came before us as well as provide a stage for players you don’t have a place to play on Sunday nights.
We love dancers too!! You have no idea what you do for a musician when you just show up. So whether you’re a dancer singer player or just love the blues, we’ve got a place saved you.
This is a player’s jam come ready.

Anna Jae & Mike Pascale
2024-12-17 19:30 - 22:30
Join Anna Jae & Mike Pascale for some sweet singer songwriter grooves
“Relaxed , yet energetic performance. You feel as if she is singing directly to you…There is a personable quality to the performances and a great energy and joy for the music! Don’t miss her!” – Steve Beck

Wednesday Night Big Band Jazz
2024-12-18 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-01-08 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-01-15 19:00 - 22:00
Still going strong after four decades, our 17-piece modern jazz big band playing the works of Jones, Kenton, Corea, Kubis, Goodwin and many others.
Great food and drinks! NO COVER CHARGE!!

The Heard Eye
2024-12-19 19:30 - 22:30, 2025-01-16 19:30 - 22:30
The Heard Eye brings the funk n’ rockin’ to the Big Easy in Petaluma, Third Thursday of every month! We call it “The Heard Thursday”. Come check out this exciting new band! Great original songs that get the dance floor groovin’! 7:30 pm NO COVER!!!

The GRAIN with Second Location
2024-12-20 19:30 - 23:30
Come share the Holiday Cheer with The Grain and Second Location. We will be bringing some good old rock n roll to our amazing town for a celebration to not soon be remembered! Put on those boogie shoes and let’s make this one for the books.
For those few who have never experienced The Grain, their music consists of a balance of well-crafted original songs and classic cover tunes that often lead into extended solos and jams creating a musical environment that engages both the mind and body.
“Raised locally in Petaluma, The Grain have quickly amassed a huge local following and are beginning to spread their superbly-orchestrated, guitar-driven American-rock fare to a wider audience, music-lovers equally hungry for tasty GMO-free tunes.” – Argus Courier
Second Location features members of Trainwreck Junction

The Crooked Stuff
2024-12-21 19:00 - 23:00
A psychedelic discopunk x electrofunk soul experience arises! The Crooked Stuff transmits body-moving music that’s been cross-pollinated from the modern electronic and classic analog worlds. Having shared the stage with Tank & The Bangas, Fishbone, The Nth Power, Lyrics Born, Dumpstaphunk, Monophonics and other funk-fortified crews… The Crooked Stuff is honed and on the rise into deeper space.

8:00pm: DJ set by The K.I.D.9:30pm: The Crooked Stuff

Logan Squared Quintet
2024-12-23 19:00 - 21:30
The Logan Squared Quintet is a dynamic quintet composed of two horns and three rhythm section players. Created by Logan Musicant on trumpet and Logan Miro on the tenor saxophone, the quintet aims to play a mix of modern and classic jazz, bringing a modern twist to audiences everywhere. Both Logans are honored to be joined on this performance by trusted friends and fellow talented musicians Patrick Gallagher on keys, Cam Urquhart on bass, and Joe Campbell on drums.

Smokehouse Gamblers with The Dogtown Rambler
2024-12-26 19:00 - 23:59
The four-piece band of brothers mixes original material thick with creosote rock ‘n’ roll and clean alternative pop shine. Threatening skies and low lying fog, dry-hopped like an oak barrel filled to the brim with good craft beer, the temptation leads to toe-tapping original songs spanning rock, ska, indie-folk, and blues.
Listen for the likes of the Stones, Ween, early Wilco or the Band. Add a little ’60s garage mixed with Dylanesque folk and you’ll be on the road to ruin. The Smokehouse Gamblers are Ted Baggett, lead vocals, guitar, harp, and keys; Matt O’ Shea, bass and backing vocals; Jeremy French, lead guitar and wizardry and Jim Jacobs, percussion.
$10 suggested donation.

Karmic Beauty
2024-12-27 20:00 - 23:00
Chris Chappell & Emily Froberg of The Incubators are joined by veteran rhythm section Tim Gahagan and Tim Sarter for some new originals and old country/soul with some 70s classics.

The Kuddl Puddl with kuddlphish
2024-12-28 20:30 - 23:30
Get aquatic with the kuddlphish and friends! Starting with original songs and then topping it off with an electrifying dj set, the kuddly boi is sure to make you wiggle and shake

New Year's Eve with El Radio Fantastique and Peppermint Moon
2024-12-31 20:00 - 23:30
El Radio Fantastique hails from Point Reyes Station and is led by its founder, Giovanni Di Morente. Channeling disparate past experiences as a grave digger, dumpster diver, and pop star, DiMorente fancies the broken and the crooked, and he celebrates them with sublime melody and passion. Di Morente and the other members of El Radio Fantastique have bonds that go back to childhood. This deep connection manifests itself in their sound and in the familiar spell they cast onstage.
Peppermint Moon is “… psychedelic dream pop that walks the line between the Beatles and early Radiohead, with forlorn vocals akin to Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy and melodic hooks that would make Beck jealous.”
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Feeling Groovy & Bojanowski Quintet
2025-01-02 19:30 - 23:00
Feeling Groovy opens the evening with a set of acoustic Simon & Garfunkel tunes followed by some funky jazz by Bojanowski Quintet.

Spike Sykes and the Awesome Hotcakes
2025-01-03 19:00 - 22:00
“No one is making this kind of music anymore!”
But what, exactly, is “this kind of music?”
Like hotcakes themselves, it goes by many names. Soul. Swing. Rhythm & Blues. Jazz. Jump. It’s a sound that’s classic and simple, but when it’s done right, it hits the spot, and has you grinning from ear to ear. Spike has spent years searching for this sound.
From the Texas blues joints he cut his teeth into the funky halls of New Orleans, he was always studying the music, trying to find just the right recipe. It makes perfect sense that he found his bandmates in Sonoma County, a music scene that has fostered many eclectic artists for decades.
What he didn’t know was how hungry audiences were for “this kind of music.” You might say they’ve been eating it up like…Hotcakes!

Dictator Tots w/ Special Guests
2025-01-04 19:30 - 23:30
Jammy Prog Shite !

Songwriters Open Mic
2025-01-06 19:00 - 22:00
A unique Open Mic featuring original songwriters and composers!
Perform or hear your new favorite!
Signups 6:30

Karmic Beauty
2025-01-07 19:30 - 22:30
Chris Chappell (aka Chappy) of The Incubators, is joined by Emily Froberg on guitar featuring originals, some soul/country and 70s classics.
This is a free show inside the Big Easy.
Listen to Petaluma Wind from The Incubators album “Apollo”

Sparky Mark & the Funky Bunch
2025-01-09 20:00 - 23:30
Funky island jams at the Big Easy

Sean Carscadden Quartet
2025-01-10 19:30 - 22:00
Sean Carscadden Trio. From deep pocket New Orleans funk to desert-infused surf reverberation, Sean Carscadden knows how to make his six-string guitar reach through space. The band includes bassist Cliff Hugo(Ray Charles, Supertramp, the Beau Beau Band ) drummer Beaumont Beaullieu (the California Honeydrops, the Beau Beau Band) and keyboardist Christian Eck (the Beau Beau Band) bring a thoughtful flow to the rhythm they put under each of Carscadden’s bending notes and blue eyed soul singing.
Carscadden is a three-time winner of the North Bay Bohemian Norbays Award for Best Americana Artist and three-time winner of the Sonoma Index Tribune’s People’s Choice Award for Best Local Performer

The Pinball Wizards (WHO Tribute) and Pepper On The Run (Paul McCartney/Beatles)
2025-01-11 20:00 - 23:30
Two Bands = Twice the Fun
Pepper On The Run kicks things off with McCartney and Beatles favorites.
The Pinball Wizards close things out performing The WHO’s most iconic hits!
$10.00 at the Door
Doors open at 8:00 PM
All Ages Welcome

Monday Mix
2025-01-13 19:00 - 23:30
Monday Mix: King’s Yule
Every 2nd Monday
Monday, January 13th (1/13/25)
7:30-11 PM
Variety show DJ, curated artists from the underground,
hip hop, freestyle
new theme/holyday every month!
DJ Headliner: LL Aspect
Locally well-known breakbeat turntablist
Rappers: GeeTee (Stockton),
Marxx
Chilli
Jay Tunes (Santa Rosa)
Emcees: Shifty Shey and Sage Bay

https://www.instagram.com/shifty.shey/

Timmy Tuesday
2025-01-14 18:30 - 21:00
It’s Timmy Tracksuit Tuesday!
Timothy O’Neil Solo Spotlight Show Inside the Big Easy… in a Tracksuit
Timothy O’Neil hails from Riverside, California. Currently, he has found himself rooted in the Folk/Americana Scene of Sonoma County. O’Neil mixes his origin roots of punk rock with a strong nod to bluegrass, folk, and a lifetime and adoration for songwriters and songwriting. Be prepared to sing along and have one hell of a good time!
