$20 at the door, $16.45 in advance (includes fees) tickets

21 & over

3101 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, 510-841-0188
www.thestarryplough.com

COSTUME CONTEST

Autumn blows a chill wind up the back of your neck. Perfect time for songs of murder, misery, death, and despair. Get on your scary self and come out this Halloween for a dark revue of 9 local acts of musical mayhem.

Here's who's playing and what times they go on. Just so you don't miss them make sure you show up 1/2 hour before they go on. But why miss any part of this great show?:

8:45 THE OUT OF TOWN COUPLE: Eclectic mix of Blues, Swing, Americana & originals featuring vocal harmonies and danceable rhythms. They play the early show every first Saturday at the Plough.

9:05 HAPPY CLAMS: This power wielding quartet of Paul Pot, bass driver Gail Todd, drummer Rawbird, and the newest little clam, Larry Levy (former member of Roy Loney & the Phantom Movers and lead singer of his own band, the Bonapartes) will get their foot bloodied in the door with some of their favorite dark songs. 

9:25 PLONSEY SCHEME: Dan Plonsey is an American saxophonist. Although often associated with jazz, he has expressed disagreement with being categorized strictly within the genre. He will be joined by his wife Mantra. Maybe a guitar player. Clarinet and vocals (but I ask you, "Who's committing what?") Murder, Death, and a strong disagreement with being classified in the ballad genre.

9:45 LORETTA LYNCH: Loretta Lynch is a 5 piece Eastbaynian outfit at home in the dark chasm between tear-in-your-beer sorrow and knife-in-the-back revenge. Adding his brilliant brass to the ruckus for this one will be Dan Plonsey (Plonsey Scheme).

10:05 NASHVILLE HONEYMOON: Lynne Maes and Hank Maninger offer a distinctive sound and original compositions that honor traditional country music while deliberately pushing its boundaries. Hank’s driving lead guitar, perfectly balanced by Lynne’s true-blue vocals, are - as the old song goes - the right combination. They can play a country shuffle every bit as well as a country rock anthem, and you’ve got a dynamic and heartfelt show every time they hit the stage.

10:25 Z-TRANE ELECTRIC BAND: A mix of guitar, keyboards, violin, drums, and 3 vocals, melding a large scope of influences into soulful Americana rock and roll, combining heartfelt lyrics, a wide range of emotion, jamming with intensity and vision and for tonight, DOOM.

Costume Contest

10:50 LISA & THE FRANKS: Self proclaimed rock and anti-folk, this trio reveals and documents the darker side of whimsical songs.

11:10 BERGE AND KENNEDY: A guitar/banjo duo born on the back porch, during the Pandemic. Mainly bluegrass focused, but flexible.

11:30 THE THIRD THURSDAY BAND: This band has been making a nuisance of itself all over San Francisco for years now. All you have to do is look over your shoulder and there they are making an racket of so many of the songs that you have grown to love over a lifetime. Their catalog is huge and they know exactly which ones to play to death this evening. Your bones will shake and you will helplessly dance to their tunes.

Some posters from previous years