Larkspur
All About Love
San Francisco jazz vocalist Paula West returns to Marin Jazz with a show that treats love as less a sentiment than a full-contact sport. The Paula West Show: All About Love moves fluidly from Bob Dylan and David Bowie to Irving Berlin and Kurt Weill, reflecting West’s reputation for bending genres without breaking them. Known for her rich contralto and exacting phrasing, she brings a cabaret sensibility that leans into the complicated business of romance—by turns tender, ferocious and quietly devastating. The performance is presented at the historic Lark Theater, an Art Deco mainstay that has evolved into a community arts venue. 7:30pm, Saturday, May 16, at Lark Theater, 549 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur. $70 general, $80 VIP. Tickets and more information at larktheater.net.
Sausalito
Songs for the Cause
Live music takes on a little extra purpose at an afternoon fundraiser for Mental Health Advocates of Marin, where the Alex Markels Quartet, joined by vocalist Karen Sudjian, delivers a set blending bossa nova, blues and jazz. Held at the waterfront haunt Sausalito Seahorse, the event supports the organization’s Enterprise Resource Center, a peer-run drop-in space offering free, no-barrier mental health support, from group programs to creative activities, seven days a week. The afternoon promises equal parts good times and goodwill, with dancing encouraged and donations welcomed at the door. 12:30–3pm, Saturday, May 16, at Sausalito Seahorse, 305 Harbor Dr. Donations accepted. More information at mhamarin.org.
Santa Rosa
The Heard Eye
The North Bay’s The Heard Eye returns to the stage with a fresh single in hand and something closer to a full-band reset in mind. Their new track, “Send Barron,” arrives alongside a video release, but the real action lands live at the Arlene Francis Center, where the group leans into its hybrid of funk, rock, jazz and global rhythms with the kind of loose, exploratory energy that rewards showing up in person. After eight months in the studio, this is less a release party than a reintroduction—tightened chops, expanded sound and a set built to groove. Malone Crew opens, setting the tone before the main event. 7:30pm, Saturday, May 9, at Arlene Francis Center, 99 6th St., Santa Rosa. $15 door. More information at theheardeye.com.
Santa Rosa
19 Voices
Music meets resolve at 19 Voices in Solidarity, a multi-artist fundraiser organized by songwriter Deborah Crooks and staged at The Lost Church. Now in its fifth iteration, the event draws its name from the 19th Amendment and assembles a wide-ranging lineup of Bay Area performers for an evening that blends folk, Americana and independent songwriting with a clear sense of purpose. Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union and the Peace and Justice Center of Sonoma County, with Mindi Levine serving as emcee. Expect a communal atmosphere where the songs carry both melody and message. 4:45–7:30pm, Saturday, May 16, at The Lost Church, 545 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa. $20. More information at tinyurl.com/19VoicesinSolidaritySR.
