As New Orleans and the Gulf Coast remember Hurricane Katrina twenty years later, part of the focus has been on the positivity and support that eventually followed the devastating storm. And for a city so culturally important to American music, the post-Katrina work of Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews’s Trombone Shorty Foundation has become a bastion of keeping future generations involved in, and inspired by, traditional New Orleans music.

Sweetwater Music Hall—an intimate, all-ages, wheelchair-accessible 501(c)(3) in downtown Mill Valley—rolls into late summer and early fall with a run tailor-made for Grateful Web readers: Dead-family collaborations, world-class bluegrass, New Orleans grooves, classic Bay Area rock lineage, and community jams that keep the local scene thriving. Doors open one hour before showtime. Tickets and details at www.sweetwatermusichall.org.

Sweetwater Music Hall, the intimate nonprofit live music venue established in 1972, rolls into late August and September with a packed slate of performances across rock, blues, bluegrass, reggae, Americana, tributes, open mics, and community benefits. Doors open one hour prior to show time. All Ages | Wheelchair Accessible.

Sometimes the joy is in the journey.

Sweetwater Music Hall, the storied Mill Valley nonprofit that has welcomed the Grateful Dead family since Jerry himself first took the stage decades earlier, rolls into mid-summer with a calendar tailor-made for Deadheads. While the venue continues to present every shade of live music, July and August lean heavily into psychedelic roots, improvisation, and the communal spirit that defines the Dead’s enduring legacy.

Sweetwater Music Hall, the storied, not-for-profit venue at 19 Corte Madera Avenue, turns up the heat this summer with a run of shows that underscores its mission to make world-class music accessible to all. Since 1972 the 501(c)(3) has championed creativity and community, and the weeks ahead carry that torch with everything from sea shanties to space rock—plus open-mic nights that nurture the next generation of Bay Area talent.

Sweetwater Music Hall, the Bay Area’s intimate non-profit music venue established in 1972 at 19 Corte Madera Avenue, is proud to present a diverse slate of performances and community events from May 19 through June 27. As a registered 501(c)3 arts organization, Sweetwater continues its mission to harness the transformative power of live music, support emerging artists, and offer arts education in underserved communities.

New Wave/Prog-Pop troubadours Pardon The Interruption are thrilled to return to the stage at the iconic Sweetwater Music Hall on Thursday, June 5. Opening the night will be roots, reggae, ska, and soul-driven Jethro Jeremiah Band.

Sweetwater Music Hall is proud to announce Days Between: A Celebration of the Life of Jerry Garcia, a five-day tribute series honoring the spirit and music of the Grateful Dead’s legendary frontman. From Friday, August 1 through Saturday, August 9, Sweetwater will host an eclectic lineup of performances, community art activations, birthday festivities and open-jam sessions at its intimate Corte Madera Avenue venue in Mill Valley.

Sweetwater Music Hall, the intimate, all-ages, wheelchair-accessible music venue and nonprofit arts organization at 19 Corte Madera Avenue in Mill Valley, today announces its May–early June concert calendar. Established in 1972, Sweetwater Music Hall presents an array of genres—rock, folk, blues, reggae, pop, experimental and beyond—underscoring its mission to harness the transformative power of live music to inspire change and unite communities.