Wednesday Night Big Band Jazz
2025-08-27 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-09-03 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-09-10 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-09-17 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-09-24 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
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!!

Dictator Tots !
2025-08-29 20:00 - 23:30 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
The Dictator Tots play loud , original rock music with melodic solos and long periods of Prog Rock

CozyCats
2025-08-30 19:00 - 23:00 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
Singer Kozue Ikusaki leads the seven piece funk-pop dance band CozyCats.
CozyCats is a Petaluma based multi-generational, multi-cultural band that blends contemporary pop with funk and soul classics. Horns and Latin percussion drive a high energy, dance focused show.

Dan Bohan Birthday Bash
2025-08-30 20:00 - 23:30 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
Known in Sonoma County as the Dancing Cowboy and 4 time World Champion Rodeo Cowboy invites anyone who’s ever watched him dance to his 70th Birthday Party at the place many of you have seen him dance. Come celebrate and enjoy the show with one of Petaluma’s greatest bands the Cozy Cats.

JAZZ IN THE PLAZA
2025-08-31 13:00 - 15:30 | Speakeasy, 139 Petaluma Blvd. North Ste. B, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
Every Sunday from 1 pm to 3:30 pm, “JAZZ IN THE PLAZA” continues its Fifth Season of free, outdoor jazz concerts in Putnam Plaza – in front of the Speakeasy Restaurant in downtown Petaluma.
The creation of Chuck Sher (jazz bassist, book publisher and KRCB radio host ), “Jazz in the Plaza” will have a rotating cast of the best local jazz musicians playing high-class, listenable music – including outstanding players like Ken Cook, Kendrick Freeman, Randy Vincent, David Rokeach, Rob Suddeth, Doug Morton and many more.
Bring the family and hang out with the crowd of music lovers that show up every week. These concerts are graciously sponsored by local philanthropists Music in Place and Jamey Aebersold’s www.jazzbooks.com. Support Quality Live Music!

Sunday Funday Blues Jam
2025-08-31 19:00 - 23:00, 2025-09-07 19:00 - 23:00, 2025-09-14 19:00 - 23:00, 2025-09-21 19:00 - 23:00 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
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.

Whowavyy
2025-09-04 17:30 - 23:30 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
Night of 30+ songs and new music snippets, live and hype!

Danger Kitty
2025-09-05 19:30 - 23:00 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
Get ready for a high-energy night of rock, soul, and unforgettable vibes as Danger Kitty takes the stage at The Big Easy in downtown Petaluma! Known for their electrifying performances and retro glam flair, Danger Kitty brings a bold, nostalgic sound that’s impossible to resist.
Opening the night is the soulful and captivating Anna Jae, whose heartfelt vocals and acoustic stylings will set the perfect tone for an evening of live music.
Don’t miss this dynamic double bill in one of Sonoma County’s most atmospheric venues. Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to the scene, this is your chance to experience two standout acts in an intimate, speakeasy-style setting.
$10 – $20 suggested donation.

Turn of the Century
2025-09-06 19:00 - 23:00 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
Turn of the Century is a dynamic party rock and roll cover band! With infectious energy and unwavering passion for music, this powerhouse ensemble delivers high-octane renditions of chart-topping hits from the 80’s, 90’s and 00’s.
Originating from humble beginnings in a cramped garage, as many great things do “Turn of the Century” is a dynamic party rock and roll cover band! With infectious energy and unwavering passion for music, this powerhouse ensemble delivers high-octane renditions of chart-topping hits. From bars and clubs, to private parties and corporate events, Turn of the Century brings the party with them wherever they go. Reach out now for pricing options, availability, and a rockin’ good time!
Donation of $10
Check out a small part of their song list:
*Fly Away, Are You Gonna Go My Way – Lenny Kravitz
*Fight For Your Right – Beastie Boys
*Santeria, Wrong Way, Badfish, What I Got – Sublime
*Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns N’ Roses
*Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand
*Last Nite – The Strokes
*Tighten Up – The Black Keys
*American Idiot, Basket Case – Green Day
*Everlong – The Foo Fighters
*1979 – Smashing Pumpkins
*Man in the Box, Got Me Wrong – Alice in Chains
*Sitting, Wishing, Waiting – Jack Johnson
*Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
*Pour Some Sugar On Me – Def Leppard
*Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
*Creep – Radiohead
*Sex & Candy – Marcy Playground
​​*Down With the Sickness – Disturbed
*Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes
*Vertigo – U2
*Short Skirt, Long Jacket – Cake
*Remedy – Seether
*Click Click Boom – Saliva
*In the Meantime – Spacehog
*Beautiful Disaster – 311
*She Hates Me – Puddle of Mudd
*Stacey’s Mom – Fountains of Wayne
*Slither – Velvet Revolver
*Santa Monica – Everclear
*Can’t Stop – Red Hot Chili Peppers
*Are You Gonna Be My Girl – Jet
*Guerrilla Radio – Rage Against The Machine
*Cochise – Audioslave
*Float On – Modest Mouse
*Crazy Bitch – Buckcherry
*3 Am – Matchbox 20
*Shine, Heavy – Collective Soul
*My Own Worst Enemy – Lit
*Song 2 – Blur
*The Middle – Jimmy Eat World
*Lump – The Presidents of the U.S.A
*The Kids Aren’t Alright – The Offspring
*Hash Pipe, Say It Ain’t So – Weezer
*Sex Type Thing, Trippin’ On A Hole in a Paper Heart – Stone Temple Pilots
And many more….!

Friends & Family Open Jam Night, hosted by: Anna Jae
2025-09-08 19:30 - 22:00 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
Join us for an electrifying “Friends and Family” open jam night, where creativity knows no bounds! Whether you’re a seasoned musician or just want to enjoy the vibe, come share your passion for music with us.
All ages and genres are welcome—bring your instruments, your voices, and your enthusiasm! Grab a drink, kick back, and connect with old friends while making new ones. Let the music flow and the good times roll as we create unforgettable memories together. See you there for a night full of rhythm, laughter, and togetherness!

Spike Sykes and the Awesome Hotcakes
2025-09-12 19:00 - 22:00 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
“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!

FLAMENCO! LIVE! Saturday, September 13th 2025
2025-09-13 17:00 - 20:00 | 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…
FLAMENCO!
LIVE!
2 Flamenco Dancers
Singer
and Guitarist!
Showtime: 6 pm
Doors: 5 pm
$25
Pay at the Door
Cash or Card
Flamenco dancers, guitarists and singers set the stage on Fire!
at
The Big Easy
Club and Restaurant
128 American Alley
Petaluma USA
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Ongoing Monthly Flamenco Shows!
Every 2nd Saturday of every Month.
Every month different Artists.
Every month, a different Show.
Full bar and Dinner menu with delicious food are available, not included in entrance fee.
Arrive early, get a good table and enjoy the food!
Line forms at 4:45 pm
*Reservations for parties of 5 or more only:
(707) 774- 9072
www.flamencolive.weebly.com

The Hots
2025-09-13 19:00 - 23:30 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States

The North Bay Get Down (Free Monthly Funk Jam Night)
2025-09-15 19:00 - 22:00 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
A brand new, free live monthly funk jam (and party) for both musicians and music lovers of all kinds. Each month features a curated, rotating lineup of top musicians in the area – plus great food and drinks, awesome people and good community vibes. Happening the third Monday monthly! 2025 dates: Sept 15, Oct 20, Nov 17 and Dec 22. Follow @NorthBayGetDown on Instagram for real-time updates on this new series.

Anna Jae & Mike Pascale
2025-09-16 19:30 - 22:30 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
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

The Rambletone blues revue!
2025-09-19 19:30 - 23:00 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
Come groove along to the Rambletone blues revue as they return to the Big Easy! Free Admission tonight!
The “Rambletone” blues revue is a hoppin’, groovin’, funky, bluesy band based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Rambletone has a number of influences based in the blues, rockabilly, Americana, a dash of raggae and funky jams to boot, such as: Muddy Waters, Allman Bros, SRV, Stray Cats, Howlin Wolf, Clapton, Marley, the Dead ect.
You can find Rambletone’s music online on all your favorite streaming sites!; Including their album “Remixed & Reimagined”. You can also find them tearing up stages all around the Bay Area!
Rambletone.com

Beth Bombara (Matinee Show)
2025-09-20 15:00 - 17:00 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
Join us for an afternoon of music with celebrated songwriter, Beth Bombara. Hailing from St. Louis, MO, Beth’s music lives at the four corners of folk, rock, blues, and country. Effortlessly floating between genres, it’s ultimately her songs and voice that have captivated audiences and earned her a loyal following.
It’s not that it’s retro, really, but there is something of a different era about her music – it has an earnestness to it, an organic depth that feels natural and easy. The Columbia Tribune notes, “Her songs live in the same world as greats like Petty and Dylan; Gillian and Joni, and grow up like trees drawing nourishment from their roots. But she never, ever sounds like the “typical” artist who claims these influences; Bombara to zig where someone else might zag, making harder or gentler turns, brushing up against jazz or taking rock toward its fulfillment.”
Bombara spent years on the road in other bands before encouragement from peers led her to start writing and performing her own music. “I never set out to be a lead singer,” she admits. “I wasn’t comfortable being in the spotlight like that. I struggled with anxiety and talking into a microphone just froze me up.” Yet the songs were there. So Bombara slowly started performing her own material, watering the seeds that would grow into her own flourishing career. After releasing her first album, she was invited to perform in front of 10,000 people at the Missouri Botanical Gardens Whitaker Music Festival, and that was a breakthrough moment for her as a performer. “I figured, if I can do that, I can do anything.”

The Crooked Stuff w/ DJ Broad Strokes
2025-09-20 20:00 - 23:59 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
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.
An immigrant from the Philippines whose family planted roots in Southern California in the 80’s, Broad Strokes draws inspiration from across eras, around the globe. Raised on the music coming out of her parents’ boombox, 90s Hip-Hop and R&B, and SoCal’s rave scene, she moved to Seattle during the height of the grunge era, then moved to the Bay with its rich cultural and musical diversity, lived in New York for a few years, and decided the West Side was the best side, and moved back to the Bay. Broad Strokes’ curatorial approach reflects this wide range of influences and genres, from both her past and her open-minded and curious approach to what’s on the horizon. At the heart of her craft is finding the sounds that inspire movement and dance — and that deep sense of connection that follows on the dance floor.
8:00pm: DJ Broad Strokes
9:30pm: The Crooked Stuff
$10 cash or Venmo at the door.

Petaluma Poetry Walk: The Black Lawrence Poets
2025-09-21 14:00 - 15:00 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
The Petaluma Poetry Walk returns to downtown Petaluma from 11am to 8pm, Sunday, September 21, 2025 celebrating its 28th year bringing live poetry readings to the heart of downtown Petaluma.
Join us from 2–3pm, at The Big Easy to hear three poets, Cassandra Dallett, Tureeda Mikell, Paul Corman Roberts will be reading. Poets will be introduced by Ingrid Keir.
Founded by the late poet Geri Digiorno in 1996, the free, day-long event features over two dozen regionally and nationally recognized poets. Among them are: Pulitzer Prize finalist Dorianne Laux; Berkeley Poetry Festival’s 2024 LifeTime Achievement Award Winner, Tureeda Mikell; current Sonoma County Poet Laureate Dave Seter; and Anaya Ertz and Lisa Zheng, the current Marin and Sonoma Youth Poets Laureate. The event is supported in part by Poets & Writers.
Poets’ books will be available for purchase at Copperfield’s Books during the month of September. Go to petaumapoetrywalk.org for the full day’s schedule of 26 poets and eight venues.

Chris Chappell & Rick Fulkerson
2025-09-23 19:30 - 22:00 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
Join Chris Chappell & Rick Fulkerson as they mix it up with some originals and 70’s classics

WILD NIGHT A Van Morrison Tribute
2025-09-25 20:00 - 22:00 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
“WILD NIGHT a VAN MORRISON TRIBUTE” was founded in 2019 by the late Gary Coppola. We WOW audiences every time, every place!!
ABOUT WILDNIGHT’S WORLD CLASS MUSICIANS:
Jason Feddy-Lead Vocal
Jason is a UK born singer/songwriter who has opened for Neil Young, Tears for Fears, The Cranberries, Joe Cocker, Christie Moore and many others at such venues as The London Palladium and Albert Hall.
Magic Kramer-Guitar and Background Vocals
Magic has performed and recorded with Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, The Knack, Norah Jones, B.B. King, Diana Krall, Michael MacDonald, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Bramlett, Dave Stewart (Eurhythmics) and Phillip Bailley (Earth, Wind and Fire), to name a just a few.
Bobby Pickett-Bass and Background Vocals
Bobby has played and recorded with Sugarloaf, Etta James, Chuck Berry, Bo Didley, Big Joe Turner, The Drifters, The Coasters, Martha Reeves, Bobby Freeman, Greg Allman and was a long time member of the band Detective.
Chris Ross-Drums
Chris has toured and recorded with Maria Muldaur, Coco Montoya, Lyle Lovette, Mark Chestnutt, Kenny Loggins, John Waite, Three Dog Night, Grammy Award winner Pete Anderson, and Hall of Fame singer Sam Moore.
Chris Rhyne-Keyboards
Chris has appeared on stage and recorded with Santana, Whitney Houston, Jean Luc Ponty, Gino Vannelli, Dianne Reeves, Dave Koz, BB King, Buddy Rich, Burt Bacharach, George Benson, and countless more!
Mel Steinberg-Sax and Flute
Mel has performed and recorded with such artists as Stevie Wonder, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, The Beachboys, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Little Anthony & the Imperials, Lesley Gore, Sam “The Sham,” Joe Williams, Emmanuel, Lupita d’Alessio, Little Joe y La Familia, Yoram Gaon, Dudu Fisher and Alexander Bisenz, among others.
Chris Jennings-Bari Sax
Chris has worked with Martha Reeves, Freddy Cannon, Brian Wilson, José Feliciano, John Entwistle,,Carla Olson, Doug Fieger, and Bob Hope!
Gary Bivona-Trumpet
Gary has performed and recorded with Tom Jones, The Four Tops, Mel Torme, and Phil Hartman. He also played on and produced tracks for Survivor, Seinfeld, 21/2 Men, Hill St Blues, Frazier, Murphy Brown, Everybody Loves Raymond and The Tonight Show!

Wicked Uncle and Bandini
2025-09-26 19:30 - 22:30 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
Mark, Brandon and Harris are Wicked Uncle, North Bay garage rock band taking influence from modern power pop acts like Fountains of Wayne, Weezer, Lemonheads and Teenage Fanclub. Lyrical sincerity and melodic sensibility are the band’s basic ingredients, and their taste for lean, hook-forward song structures comes through in their energetic live shows.
Based in San Rafael, California, but originally formed in London in 2002, Bandini are an English-influenced, Americana tinged piano-guitar-pop band that play original songs of love and loss threaded with dark humor.

The Ific w/ The NovaRays and DJ Detour Dan
2025-09-27 07:30 - 23:00 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
The Ific are back at The Big Easy!
Sonoma County’s own bring their garage rock-power pop back to home turf. Opening the show will be surf rock sensations The NovaRays.
DJ Detour Dan will be spinning garage rock, punk and soul music.
8PM
FREE SHOW
All Ages Welcome
Stellar Full Bar and Tasty Eats!
The Ific on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Y7jfgOIuTYa7Uyv7Gzcvm…
The NovaRays on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/2OT5guXBXsToZbgyLnYlKK
The Ific have each individually woven themselves in and out of the San Francisco area scene fabric for decades like stray, weirdly mismatched, irregular threads that don’t fit in with the overall textile of players and bands trying to either out-overdo each other or are loaded with schtick. Jeff Jewhurst (The Clarke Nova, The Scramblers, Hampton Wicks) is the man with the vision. Yeah they have gritty ’66 garage rock and roll, with some opium den fuzz delirium, but throw in actual songwriting outside of the minor pentatonic trap. The line-up is loaded with Jeff Jewhurst lead vocals, guitar, Rob Vhe guitar (The Lewd, The Seagulls. The Control Freaks, Motorhome) Neil “Endy” Young on bass, vocals (Jonny Manak & The Depressives, Fuzz Attack, Hot Laundry) and drum killer Matt Naworski (Kingdom of Dirt, Big Janitor, Stoner Moms, WTF) Their debut LP Meet The Ific and the ensuing 7″ single Wrong Way b/w Flakin’ Out have received airplay across international indie radio programming. The Ific has a new 4 song 7″ single coming out in the winter 2025. .
