What's Happening This Weekend In Marin: April 9 - 12

Looking for live music in Marin this weekend? Bay Area Living has some fun suggestions for April 9 - 12.

Friday, April 10

George Porter Jr. and his Runnin' Pardners at the Sweetwater Music Hall

Porter is an award-winning bassist, songwriter, and vocalist best known as a founding member of The Meters — New Orleans' seminal funk band and one of the progenitors of the entire funk music genre. Formed alongside Art 'Poppa Funk' Neville, Leo Nocentelli, and Joseph Zigaboo Modeliste, The Meters carved out syncopated polyrhythms and grooves rooted deep in New Orleans' African musical heritage. Porter's legendary heavy pocket bass lines powered classics like 'Cissy Strut,' which hit No. 4 on the R&B chart in 1969. Heralded alongside James Brown, Sly Stone, and George Clinton as a founding father of funk, The Meters have been nominated four times for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.

Tickets: $47.96

Saturday, April 11

Spike Sikes and his Awesome Hot Cakes at Rancho Nicassio

Dinner Show with SPIKE SIKES AND HIS AWESOME HOTCAKES

SWEET & SAVORY! Soul, Swing, Rhythm & Blues, Jazz, Jump.

Tickets: $30

Sunday, April 12

Chamber Music Marin presents The Poulenc Trio with Shawnette Sulker at Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church

The Poulenc Trio is the most active touring piano-wind ensemble in the world. They will present a rich program including works by Francis Poulenc, Viet Cuong (2019, commissioned for the Trio), Jean Françaix and arrangements of Duke Ellington classics. They will be joined by Guyanese-American soprano Shawnette Sulker for a series of songs by Poulenc, for whom melody was the most important musical element.

Tickets: $48 GA, available at the door

Sunday, April 12

Iko YaYa at Rancho Nicassio

Iko YaYa’s Louisiana-inspired sound—what they call “swamp ’n roll”—has been getting crowds on their feet for years. Expect a full plate of New Orleans-flavored dance gumbo: blues and boogie, Cajun and Zydeco, R&B, Second Line, and even a little country—all served up with a festive Mardi Gras vibe.

Tickets: $20–$25

(Dinner is not included in the ticket price)

Sunday, April 12

Silent Disco at Public House Marin

Slip on a pair of headphones, choose your channel, and dance like nobody’s watching (because honestly… they can’t hear you anyway).

🎶 DJ sets by Andromeda & Code369 will have you grooving from sunset into the evening.

🍸 Special drinks from 5–8pm (come early, stay late)

Tickets: $10–$30 (sliding scale)