Watermelon Music

Fantastic show tonight at The Melon Ball from

Adrian West Band returns to Davis for another night of great live music. Performing as a six-piece band with pianist (Michael Echaniz) on the Steinway grand piano they’ll play their signature mix of original acoustic rock, a couple covers and few jazz tunes. Some describe their sound as “Paul Simon meets Talking Heads”. The band will include two vocalists, acoustic guitar, piano, electric violin, alto sax, upright bass, drums & live looping. More info coming soon.

This is a BYOB show!

$20 General Admission
$15 Students (w/student ID, in-store or at the door only)
Kids under 12 FREE
Doors open at 7:30

In this cabaret performance at the Melon Ball, Django Nachmanoff pushes back against musical theatre typecasting, playing against body type and character type simultaneously. Accompanied by his father, Dave Nachmanoff, he promises an entertaining evening of humor and song. Born and raised in Davis, Django is currently working on a BFA in Theatre Education and Performance at Emerson College in Boston.

$10 General Admission
Doors open at 7:00pm

The Jim Bruno Trio features Jim Barnes on Lead Guitar and Andrew Sisco on Bass. Joining the show as the opening act will be Maxwell Oaks.

Jim Bruno is a Northern California based published songwriter. Songs he’s written or co-written have been recorded and released by Shawn Colvin, Chuck Prophet, Thad Cockrell, Mary Lou Lord, Cliff Eberhardt, Maurice Tani and Laurie MacAlister.

As a performing songwriter he has performed with or opened shows for the following artists: Shawn Colvin, Timothy B Schmidt, Graham Parker, John Gorka, Charlie Musselwhite, Joe Ely, Greg Brown, Mary Lou Lord, Steve Forbert, Bill Morrissey, Big Twist, and Cliff Eberhardt. He’s performed at the Greenwich Village Folk Festival, the Udine Folk Festival in Udine, Italy and has toured five times in Europe. He also played bass, guitar and sang in the Shawn Colvin Band for a number of years and often performed with Shawn as a duet.

He’s had numerous song publishing agreements. Among others these publishers include Bug Music and the Welk Music Group in Los Angeles, and Largo Music in New York. In addition to his having his own publishing company, Jimmy Bruno Music, as a songwriter he currently has a music publishing agreement with Universal Music Group. He is an affiliated Publisher and Songwriter with BMI and the Harry Fox Agency. He’s also a voting member of the Recording Academy.

He taught Songwriting at Foothill College in Los Altos, California and at the Freight and Salvage, a prominent acoustic music venue in Berkeley, California.
$20 General Admission
Doors open at 7:00

Be in the Band! With Richard Gilewitz

Are you a guitarist who’s always wanted to be in a band but never had the chance or thought you could be? Or are you already in a band and want more strategies and techniques to take your musicianship to the next level? Whatever your musical background, this workshop is for you! As an experienced master class instructor, Richard knows how to bring folks of varying levels of experience together so newer players never feel left out or confused, and more advanced guitarists are never bored or restrained to slow down for the beginner. Under Richard’s direction, we will ‘create a band’ on the spot with a combination of rhythms, fingerpicking, and a touch of music theory. You’ll learn how to: join and exit the group, listen to yourself and each other, vary your dynamic attack, play with your eyes closed, follow your breath, and release body tension. He’ll also experiment with different instrumental voicings with the use of a capo to create a layered, symphonic sound. You’ll leave the workshop knowing you gained valuable new skills and contributed to making some beautiful noise with others who love the guitar too.

Skills Needed: Some experience with a few basic chords and strumming. Barre chords and fingerpicking are helpful but not required.

What to Bring: A guitar. Optional but helpful: tuner, capo, pencil, and paper. Handout materials will be provided.