DON’T CALL THEM FRISCO: Chuck Prophet and The Mission Express announce an Earthwise gig at the Mitch Bowl, Sunday July 30, 2 pm, the first in a four-part free series this summer featuring jazz, funk, rock, and commedia dell’arte.

To wit (check local listings — tickets and reservations at Eventbrite plus Earthwise):

Phoebe Hunt, Lytton Plaza, Monday, February 20, 2023 (pop up– President’s Day) (1)

The Tiptons Saxophone Quartet & Drums
Palo Alto Art Center, Wed. March 1, 2023 8 pm, free; (2)

Damn Skippy
Mitchell Park Community Center, Saturday March 4, 2023 8 pm, $20 at door; (3)

Stephan Crump
Lytton Plaza, Saturday, March 11, 2023 5 pm, free (rain cancels 🌧️); (4)

Edu Ribeiro Trio featuring Edu Ribeiro drums, Vinicius Gomes guitar, Noah Garabedian, bass
Lytton Plaza, Thursday, April 20, 2023 5 pm free; (5)

Nellie McKay, Karla Kane, Mitchell Park Community Center, Sunday, April 23, 2023 7 pm, $20; (6)

Allison Miller Carmen Staaf Duo Mitchell Park Community Center, Monday, April 24, 2023 8 pm, $20; (7)

Raffi Garabedian Octet
Palo Alto Art Center, Thursday, May 11, 2023, 8 pm, free; (8)

Laurie Lewis and Men of Note, Alyssa Burgart
Mitchell Park Community Center, Sunday, May 14, 2023, 7 pm, $20; (9)

Amendola Vs Blades, JoVia Armstrong Destiny Muhammad Duo, Mitchell Park Community Center, Sunday, May 21, 7:30 pm, $20; (10)

Sonny and the Rhinestone Sunsets, The Suitcase Junket, Mitchell Park Community Center, Friday, May 26, 2023, 8 p.m. $20 (11)

Robert Syrett

Freddy Jones Band, Lytton Plaza, Friday, June 9, 7 p.m. Free. Tickets on sale May 11. (12)

Larry Ochs Gerald Cleaver, Cien Mil Mangos, Lytton Plaza, Saturday, June 10, 12 pm, free (jokingly calling this “Re:Set Lytton Plaza”) (32)

Jim Campilongo Ben Davis Duo Lytton Plaza, Sunday, June 11, 2023, 2 pm, free; world premiere; (repeats July 16); (13)

Will Bernard Charles Rumback James Singleton, Mads Tolling Mitchell Park Community Center Wednesday, June 21, 2023 8 pm; world premiere; $20; repeats 6/22/23, 6/23/23 $45 for three-show pass. (14)

Will Bernard Charles Rumback James Singleton, Ben Goldberg Sheldon Brown Mitchell Park Community Center Thursday, June 22, 2023 8 pm; $20; (15)

Will Bernard Charles Rumback James Singleton, Shelley Doty X-tet Mitchell Park Community Center Friday, June 23, 2023 8 pm; residency $20 per show, $45 for three shows; (16)

“The Western Edition”, Lucie Stern Community Center, Wednesday, June 28, 2023, 7 pm, $20. Tickets onsale May 11. (17)

Adam Levy Mint Imperials Lytton Plaza, Monday July 10, 2o23 7 pm Free (18)

Jim Campilongo Ben Davis Duo Lytton Plaza, Sunday, July 16, 7 pm, free (19)

Lydia Lunch, Eugene Robinson, Saturday, July 15, 2023, Mitchell Park Community Center, 8 pm. $25. (20)

Leon Timbo, Josh Thurston Milgrom Quartet, Thursday, July 20, 2023, California Avenue “Third Thursdays” Tickets on sale May 11. (21 — not actually my show but I am producing a stage for Carol Garsten founder of this new initiative)

Matt the Electrician, Sony Holland, Friday, July 21, Johnson Park Tickets on sale May 11. (22)

Chuck Prophet & The Mission Express,  Sunday, July 30, 2023 Mitchell Park Bowl, 2 pm. Tickets onsale May 11. (23)

San Francisco Mime Troupe, Sunday, August 6, 2023, 2 p.m. Mitchell Park Bowl  Tickets on sale May 11. (24)

Lisa Mezzacappa’s DuoB, Vinicius Gomes Fabiana Cozza, Mitchell Park Community Center, Friday August 18, 2023, 8 p.m.. Tickets onsale May 11. (25)

Shamarr Allen, The SticklerPhonics, Sunday, August 2o, 2023 2 pm, Mitchell Park Bowl, 2 pm. Tickets on sale May 11. (26)

Amendola Vs Blades featuring Skerik and Cyro Baptista, Eric Person Quartet featuring Marcus Shelby, Adam Klipple, Sunday, September 17, 2 pm, Mitchell Park Bowl, Free. Tickets on sale May 11. Note: this show features eight musicians and two sets; the AvB show on May 21 features four musicians and two sets. (27)

David James Band Mission Rebel No. 1 Searching For the Reverend Jessie James, Sunday, September 24 2 pm early show, right before Yom Kippur, which starts at Sundown. (28)

Earthwise at Palo Alto JCC, September 28, 2023. Hold the date: Earthwise at the JCC, which means “Jewish Community Center” but you do not have to be Jewish to attend. I have seen events there featuring Amy Tan, West Coast Live Sedge Thompson, Black Violin. (I produced a show there in December 2019 with Charlie Musselwhite, Valerie Trout and MC Lars).(29)

Dan Bern, Sunday October 8, 2023, Mitchell Park Community Center 7 pm,. Tickets onsale May 11. Note: at this show, in addition from culling from his collection of 1,000 songs, Dan will debut a song commissioned by Earthwise Productions and Lions With Wings — the online–only record label affiliated with Earthwise — about Wallace Stegner and his short story about tennis and class “As Cool As Them” on piano. (30)

Young Dubliners, Saturday, November 11, 2023, Mitchell Park Community Center, 8 pm. $25  (31)

There are a couple other events being worked out so I predict Earthwise will end up around 36 for the year, which works out to about three per month.