Bistro Moustache plays French Café music, a style that mixes Manouche, Gypsy Jazz, Musette, Swing, and that was popular in France before and after the Second World War, and that is still very much alive today.
The band goes from the popular timeless classics (Les Feuilles Mortes, C'est Si Bon, Ménilmontant, J'Attendrai, La Foule, Sous Le Ciel De Paris, La Vie En Rose) to more modern (Il Est Cinq Heures Paris S'Éveille, Le Poinçonneur Des Lilas, Le Déserteur, Vesoul), and even songs that you may hear on the French radio today. We also feature dance tunes, Waltzes, Polkas, Tangos, Auvergne Bourrées and Celtic folk, or French children comptines, like Frère Jacques, or Sur Le Pont D'Avignon. All the songs are sung in French by Olivier, a native Parisian.
Just as if Charles Trenet, Jacques Brel, Yves Montand, Georges Brassens, Serge Gainsbourg, Tino Rossi, Edith Piaf, Boris Vian, Django Reinhardt, Gus Viseur and Jo Privat were all on the same stage together for one evening.
Prepare to be musically transported to the terrace of a Paris Bistro, a Guinguette on the Marne river or a Bal Musette on the banks of the Seine.
The band consists of Olivier Zyngier (vocals, guitar, mandolin), Richard Southwick (guitar, clarinet) and Robert Kennedy (accordion).
Bistro Moustache in on the web at http://www.bistromoustache.com, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/bistroMoustache/ and on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL66aHbB76YgSEuENTTRKGA/videos
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Children under 12 are free. Advance tickets are available at the link below, or you may purchase your tickets at the door the night of the show.
Doors open one half hour before show time. We accept cash or Venmo only at the door
The Back Room is an all-ages, BYOB (for those 21+) space, dedicated to (mostly) acoustic music of all kinds. You are welcome to bring your own food and adult beverages with no additional corkage fee. The venue is ADA accessible. If you need more information or have any questions, please call us: #510-381-1997.
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Please note: Although masks are no longer required, we strongly encourage their use to keep everyone safe in our intimate space.
