This week will be all about the Kelseyville Pear Festival, prolly the most exciting of all the annual events that happen in LC. And it happens on Saturday, although there is an opening act: the Pear Festival Farm to Fork Dinner Dance that precedes it on Friday – it’s all about the pears! Also, today is the 1st day of Autumn. Hope you all had a nice Summer. Here’s the live music schedule for the week of 9/22 through 9/29…
On this Tuesday, the 1st day of Fall, the place to be is Kelsey Creek Brewing, where there is always a plethora of fine handcrafted beers, ales, stouts, and seltzers available, most with funny names, and they all pear nicely with the music of Buskin’ for Brewskis from 3 to 6:00…
It’ll be another Wimpy Burger Wednesday at the Moose Lodge #2284 in Clearlake Oaks, featuring the Country Music from Tony Zag from 5 to 7:00. Ap-pear-antly there’s a full bar and big dance floor…
Over in Lakeport at the On the Waterfront Restaurant for their Wednesday Unplugged, pre-pear yourself for the music of The Sammels from 6 to 8:00. If you love the play productions at the Soper-Reese, you’ll love the Sammels. Add to that a great meal and something from an extensive wine list awaits…
Also in Lakeport, at Andre’s Lounge, one can experience pear-fection of piano mastery from composer Nicky Hinds on Wednesday from 7 to 9:00. Come see what Andre’s done with the place…
Back to the center of the universe, where the Saw Shop Public House will have a special music lineup this week. On Thursday evening, the Hip Replacements will be playing the Backyard from 6 to 9:00. Then there will be no music on Friday due to the Pear Fest Farm to Fork Dinner. But on Saturday morning, in addition to the music throughout the Pear Festival, local musician and writer, Mike Guarniero (Hey! That’s me!), will be playing solo acoustic in the Backyard from 11 to 12 noon. Then the Classic Set will rock the Backyard from 12 noon to 2:00, followed by Beatz Werkin’ from 3 to 6:00. In a certain pear-spective, it’ll be like a real rock concert! Be sure to say hi to Weston while you’re there…
On Friday evening, the Pear Festival officially begins with the Farm to Fork Dinner/Dance, which will feature the Funky Dozen along with an auctioneer, a singer, and a guy who is sadly im-peared with a really bad British accent, Shaun Hornby, all starting at 5:00, with music from the Funkys from 6 to 9:00…
Back to Lakeport, where on Friday evening at Harlowe’s Lounge where the excellent one-man band, Brandon Eardley, makes his musical ap-pear-ance from 6 to 10:00…
Down in Middletown on Friday at the Martin Pohl’s Wine Tasting Room, there will be a Harvest Moon Party featuring the dance music of DJ Scarab starting at 7:00. Many of their organic wines are pear-ticularly good…
On Saturday morning it’s all about the 32nd Annual Kelseyville Pear Festival running from 7:AM to 4:PM, starting out with Pancake Breakfast at the Fire House and the Grand Parade. There will be vendors, lots of pear treats, food and bev vendors. Plus, there will be Lake County Line Dancing, Clear Lake Clikker Dancing, and Lake County Pomo Dancing, even something from the Lake County Theater Company (all at the 1st & Main Intersection), and of course, live music. There’s also a “Kid’s Town” for the tots in your lives. When it comes to live music, we’ll start off at the Kelsey Creek Stage with My Divas singing the National Anthem at 9:AM. Then at 10:AM everybody’s favorite family-friendly band, the LC Diamonds, will be at the Kelsey Creek Stage from 10:AM to 12:Noon. At the Konocti Stage, you can catch the Mark Weston Band from 11:30 to 3:15, with breaks. At the Pear Square Stage, the outstanding Austin & Owens will be playing from 12:30 to 4:00, with breaks. And finally at the Kelsey Creek Stage, you’ll find Australian Blues superstar Anni Piper wrapping it all up for the afternoon from 1 to 4:00, with breaks. (And let’s not forget the aforementioned music events at the Saw Shop shown above…). If you miss it all, well it’s pear today, gone tomorrow…
At Chacewater Winery and Olive Mill in Kelseyville, there will be a special wine event on Saturday from 1 to 4:00 featuring music from singer/guitarist and really nice pear-son, Mike Guarniero…
The Shannon Ridge Mercantile will feature the music of The Hots on Saturday from 4 to 7:00. There’s always a gourmet food truck to handle your hunger, plenty of Shannon Ridge Wines in stock, and shade from very huge trees that’ll make it a pear-y good time at the Merc…
Down in Hidden Valley Lake, there will be the final Summer Concert for 2026 on Saturday at the Greenview Restaurant featuring the LC Diamonds from 6 to 9, Dudes! Don’t be pear-plexed, they also play at the Pear Fest…
For good food, a full bar, pear-alyzing sunset views, and great Classic Rock, head on up to the Riviera Hills Lounge in the Rivi-area on Saturday evening, where Fogg Revisited brings it all together starting at 6:00…
Back to Middletown, where at the Twin Pine Casino, under the big tent, La música que escucharás el sábado por la noche a las 8:00 será Joyas Prestada’s Jenni Rivera Tribute. El costo será de $35, $50 para parejas. (Lo siento, no conozco ningún juego de palabras con peras en español)…
In that nice Little town of Nice at the Boathouse Bar/Stowaway Grill, you can enjoy the Sunday sunshine, a nice meal, a couple of bevs, while dancing to the music of Roadhouse starting at 2:00. Could be the pear-fect way to wind down your weekend…
And wrapping up the 1st week of Autumn, at the Blue Wing Saloon in Upper Lake, where there are always at least 6 gigs in 5 days, starting with Friday when Majide dazzles you with Jazz from 6 to 8:00. Then on Saturday from 6 to 8:00, come experience the Steve Winkle Experience (is that redundant?). For the Sunday Brunch your breakfast will be so much better with the music of Back Porch Trio from 11:30 to 2:00. Later that evening come hear the lovely songstress Hilarie Wilt from 6 to 8:00. For the Monday Blues, come celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Hip Replacements from 6 to 8:00. And finally, the Tuesday Mid-week $25 supper Special Dog and Pony Show will feature famous musician and pianist Paul Kemp tinkling the ivories from 6 to 8:00. As for all of these performers, the music is un-pear-alleled. Reservations are suggested for all shows…
Karaoke Korner
The Boathouse has Karaoke Wednesday 6 to 10.
Andre’s Lounge on Thursday – 6 to 10:00.
The Highland B.A.G. in Clearlake every other Friday – call first…
The Riviera Hills Lounge is on Friday from 6 to 10:00.
I know most of the pear puns were a bit un-pear-able, but it’s all for fun. If it keeps a smile on your face, I did my job – and that’s just the kinda pear-son I am… So, if and when you go out this week to enjoy the bounty of live music the County has to offer, have fun – but please stay safe…
