For all the folks who have lost someone near and dear during the last few years. Here By My Side…

Late Night at the Pelican Cafe this week features the delicious ballad Polka Dots And Moonbeams as played by Kai Lyons and the Butterfly Jazz Trio.

The sound of 8 foot waves at Ocean Beach in San Francisco.

Along the path. song sparrow & gold finch

An original song. I was walking’ down by the railroad tracks. When I saw you on the other side. You were drinkin’ all that fine champagne Didn’t bother to pick up a dime.

Batman, Como se llama and other tunes. Mazacote and how it sounds to be a fly on the wall in 1998. Louis Romero solos.

The Pelican Cafe pays tribute to our inland river comrades. As pelicans we are in awe of your many songs. While many of your beaks appear completely useless and are far too small for even small fish, we commend your melodious nature and ability to eat large quantities of bugs.

Live recordings from two Sundays at El Rio. Amazing line-up. Please pinch me so that I know this is real! Solos by Wayne Wallace, Rebeca Mauleón, Ramon Lasso, Paul Lyons, Michael Spiro, Jorge Polmar and others.

Chata Gutierrez Mural Celebration Photos of Soltron, Louis Romero outside the House of Brakes. South Van Ness and Mission. 10/10/2015

The great band Mazacote playing a 1997 Sunday afternoon show at El Rio. Louis Romero, Ray and Manny Martinez. The band is on fire!