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Christmas Jug Band

Dec

18

Christmas Jug Band

by Sam Rudin

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The Christmas Jug Band

Date and time

Wed, December 18, 2019

8:00 PM – 10:00 PM PST

Location

The Back Room

1984 Bonita Avenue

Berkeley, CA 94704

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The Christmas Jug Band's annual jug band performance featuring many original holiday numbers and parodies of unlikely classics.

About this event

The Christmas Jug Band are stalwart purveyors of the jugabilly mystique! A tongue-in-cheek seasonal convergence of San Francisco Bay Area luminaries who had a momentary lapse of sanity that became an annual holiday tradition spanning over 40 years.A small group of pals living in Mill Valley, California, in the mid 70s with a penchant for Kentucky bourbon formed the Monday Night Wild Turkey Jug Band. From Yellow Springs, Ohio, Gregory Leroy "Duke Dagreeze" Dewey (Mad River, County Joe & the Fish, Marty Balin), his brother - Nicholas Q (Not Joe) Dewey, and their partner in "The Reptile Brothers Band," Tim Eschliman (Commander Cody, Etta James) started the weekly Appalachian-style jug jams with the Deweys' roommate, Paul Wenninger (from Chicago, road manager for Van Morrison, Dan Hicks).

In late 1977, Dan Hicks, host of the infamous "Monday Night Open Mike" sessions at the Old Mill Tavern, was needed for a recording gig in Los Angeles. His jug-headed cohorts, regular entrants to the Open Mike, covered for him and hosted the event on December 19, 1977. Billed as "The Three Wise Men +4-1 Jug Band," this early cast of characters laid down their first holiday set of irreverent tunes. The owner of The Old Mill then suggested the band do a Christmas Eve gig. That show, which included Mr. Hicks, started the annual jug band performances.Many original holiday numbers, parodies of unlikely classics, and raucous jugbandizations of seasonal favorites were added to the band's song list and in 1987 Globe Records released the band's first album, Mistletoe Jam (on green vinyl) and the group officially became "The Christmas Jug Band."

Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 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 only at the door (ATMs are nearby). 

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 adult beverage with no additional corkage fee. If you need more information or have any questions, please call us: #510-654-3808. Thank you for your support!

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  • United States Events
  • California Events
  • Things to do in Berkeley, CA
  • Berkeley Performances
  • Berkeley Music Performances
  • #live_music
  • #folk_music
  • #all_ages
  • #acoustic_music
  • #holiday_music
  • #berkeley_venue
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