Oakland Grammy winner Fantastic Negrito, jazz great Bill Frisell, alt-rock favorites Cracker, acclaimed mandolinist Sierra Hull and popular guitarist Chris Shiflett (of Foo Fighters fame) are among the acts set to perform during the 11th annual Cookout Concert Series at HopMonk Tavern Novato.
Other acts in the lineup — which is presented by local promoter KC Turner — include Bill Kirchen, Box Set, James McMurtry, Megan Slankard, the Wood Brothers and Toad the Wet Sprocket.
The outdoor series kicks off on May 27 with Brooklyn soul outfit Say She She, featuring vocalists Piya Malik (formerly of El Michels Affair and Chicano Batman), Sabrina Mileo Cunningham, and Nya Gazelle Brown. The group is touring in support of its latest full-length, “Silver,” which came out last year and earned some nice reviews.
Say She She is also set to perform at the big BottleRock Napa Valley festival on May 24.
Sharing the bill with Say She She in Novato is Ron Artis II, an acclaimed soul artist from Hawaii.
For tickets and other information, visit kcturnerpresents.com.
Here’s the lineup:
MAY 27 – SAY SHE SHE + RON ARTIS II
JUNE 7 – BOX SET
JUNE 9 – BILL FRISELL trio
JUNE 14 – JAMES MCMURTRY
JUNE 15 – JAMES MCMURTRY
JUNE 16 – DAVID NELSON BAND
JUNE 28 – BILL KIRCHEN
JUNE 29 – THE MOTHER HIPS + T SISTERS
JUNE 30 – JACKIE GREENE
JULY 7 – SHINYRIBS
JULY 12 – CRACKER
JULY 13 – CRACKER + MEGAN SLANKARD
JULY 14 – CRACKER
JULY 18 – NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALL-STARS
JULY 19 – TOAD THE WET SPROCKET
JULY 20 – TOAD THE WET SPROCKET
JULY 21 – SIERRA HULL
JULY 26 – BOB SCHNEIDER
JULY 27 – THE WOOD BROTHERS
AUGUST 9 – HOT BUTTERED RUM + POOR MAN’S WHISKEY
AUGUST 10 – STEVE POLTZ
AUGUST 11 – ROY ROGERS + BONNIE HAYES
AUGUST 24 – AJ LEE & BLUE SUMMIT
AUGUST 30 – TAJ FARRANT
SEPTEMBER 1 – TIM FLANNERY & The Lunatic Fringe
SEPTEMBER 6 – TAINTED LOVE + MUSTACHE HARBOR
SEPTEMBER 7 – FANTASTIC NEGRITO
SEPTEMBER 20 – CHRIS SHIFLETT (of Foo Fighters)
SEPTEMBER 21 – HAYES CARLL + THE BAND OF HEATHENS
SEPTEMBER 22 – TOMMY CASTRO & The Painkillers
SEPTEMBER 28 – CHUCK PROPHET & The Mission Express
SEPTEMBER 29 – CHERRY POPPIN’ DADDIES
OCTOBER 11 – CARSIE BLANTON + SUSAN WERNER
