Friday, May 29, 2009 

May 29, 2009. Last of Bentley's Open Mic Showcasers tonite!
For our final Showcase performance, we have "Under the Willow Tree" at 8:30 followed by Ron Pandy and John Jensen at 9.
"Under the Willow Tree" is mother-daughter duo Linda and Carol along with multi-instrumentalist Mark Holdaway reprising their Old Town Artisans performance for the Tucson Folk Festival. Their repertoire includes Indigo Girls, James Taylor, Kate Wolf and Green Day, among others.
Ron Pandy has been a staple in the music community for at least 25 years and offers up some humorous originals backed by excellent dobro player John Jensen. Join us for the last open mic this season. And join us for the last in Bentley's Concert Series tomorrow night, May 30th, when Mandophilia takes the stage! 7PM.This will be a full 2-hour concert, $8 suggested at the door. Kids free. Sample the eclectic sounds of Celtic, Klezmer, Jazz, and World Beat at www.mandophilia.com. ~~Linda

 Thursday, May 07, 2009 

May 7th, 2009. Open Mic season may be drawing to a close for summer but hold onto your sunscreen--it ain't over yet! Friday, May 8th we are proud to present The Young Augustine's! The Young Augustine's are one of Tucson's Top-50 Japanese-American Cover Bands. Featuring Seiji Watanabe (Tokyo, Japan) on vocals and rhythm guitar alongside Daniel Sanderman (Portland, OR) on lead guitar. Come see East and West unite as the Young Augustine's jam their way through the history of rock & roll.
May 15th, it's a favorite of Bentley's Open Mic with Chris and James featured at 9.
On Saturday night May 16th, we have the return of Gabriel Ayala, classical guitarist extraordinairre in a two and a half hour dinner/concert combo!
Mandophilia makes its Showcasing debut at Bentley's on Friday, May 22nd and will also treat us to a full 2-hour concert at Bentley's on Saturday, May 30th! Check out some of these guys on the web. See ya at OM@B's! ~~ Linda