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Paying Tribute with Electric Funeral, Covers with Tempus Fury….

Filed under: Bars, Cotati, Dive Bars, Live Music, Music Reviews, Sonoma County by zinchick

According to Wikipedia, the definition of the term “cover band” and “tribute band” are interchangeable. Lance Ozanix from Electric Funeral prefers the term “tribute band” to describe his Ozzy-Sabbath procession. The headlining band on this particular November 20th evening, Tempus Fury, refers to them selves as a “cover band”. In my humble, audio-phallic opinion, there [...]

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First Impressions: Forestville Club

Filed under: Bars, Dive Bars, Forestville, Live Music, Sonoma County by Girl Wonder

“Wow, it’s dark in here.”
You are almost obligated to utter this phrase the moment you step into the inky depths of the Forestville Club, (Front St, Forestville). Indeed, everyone who entered after us did exactly that. It’s kind of hard to judge the typical crowd of a bar when you visit on a sunny, Sunday [...]

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What Happens in Cotati, Stays in Cotati

Filed under: Bars, Cotati, Dive Bars, Live Music, Pub, Sonoma County by Girl Wonder

The Barflies were out after a long hiatus, so we decided to hit Cotati to see what was happening. Turns out, on a Thursday night at about 9pm, nothing is happening in Cotati.
“Oh, it’s still early,” someone said to me in the bar, “things pick up a lot later.” It’s true – Cotati is a [...]

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Ace in the Hole, Sebastopol or Graton?

Filed under: Brewery, Live Music, Pub, Restaurants, Sebastopol, Sonoma County by Girl Wonder

Atmosphere: NorCal Tavern
Clientele: Hippie Hipsters
Spirits: Beer, wine and cider
Staff: Unremarkable but friendly enough
Located in a portion of hulking twin green buildings at the corner of Hwy 116 and Graton Rd, the Ace in the Hole cider pub (is it in Sebastopol or is it in Graton? This is just one of the mysteries of the [...]

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First Impressions: Quincy’s Pub in Rohnert Park

Filed under: Bars, Live Music, Pub, Restaurants, Rohnert Park, Sonoma County by Girl Wonder

Atmosphere: Sports bar / Frat House Chic
Clientele: Varies by music genre
Spirits: See the Jager machine?
Staff: Friendly with a heavy hand
It’s impossible to say for sure what Quincy’s (6590 Commerce Blvd) is like during the daytime or any other time when there isn’t a psychobilly punk show happening, since I can’t think of any other reason [...]

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Uptight at ‘Strong

Filed under: Live Music, Music Reviews, Rant, Sonoma County by zinchick

Great band, terrible audience and ridiculous rules at Rodney Strong Vineyards.

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French Garden: How is This NOT your Favorite Bar?

Filed under: Bars, Live Music, Restaurants, Sebastopol, Sonoma County by Girl Wonder

Atmosphere: Upscale California Wine Bar
Clientele: Older (30’s+)
Spirits: Full bar, fine selection of beer and wine
Staff: Just look at the picture
I know you must be thinking…a full bar and a cute bartender, is that what it takes to get a perfect score on the Barfly? Well, no, but it doesn’t hurt.
Located at 8050 Bodega Avenue in [...]

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Russian River Brewing Company

Filed under: Brewery, Live Music, Pub, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County by Girl Wonder

Atmosphere: PacNW Brewery Meat Market
Clientele: Teeming throngs of beer-only drinkers
Spirits: Beer and its cousins
Staff: Friendly, efficient*
Another in the long list of beer only establishments in Sonoma Co., at least the Russian River Brewing Co. has an excuse. They are an actual brewery. Located on 4th st. in downtown Santa Rosa, even I can get behind [...]

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A Bitter Pill at the Sweet Spot

Filed under: Live Music, Pub, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County by Girl Wonder

Atmosphere: Sports-Pub
Clientele: Refreshingly over the age of 22
Spirits: Beer and its cousins
Staff: Bored
Let’s just jump right in with what pissed me off from the get-go. First of all, as you may have already gathered, your dedicated servant (that’s me) doesn’t drink beer. This means when I go to places that only have a beer and [...]

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Why Hopmonk Can Suck It

Filed under: Brewery, Live Music, Pub, Restaurants, Sebastopol, Sonoma County by Girl Wonder

Tuesday Happy Hour was getting a little crowded for my taste over at Jasper O’Farrell’s on Tuesday so my date and I headed over to Hopmonk to enjoy some cocktails in their beer garden. Now I ask myself, “what the hell did you do that for?”
The first face you see when you walk in the [...]

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