This group was created to join together sound healers and musicians who play freely from an intent of peace, joy, love and healing. If you're a sound artist, musician, sound healer, and spiritual creative type, then join. Together we will create and share songs, improvised performances, and exchange our services and resources.

We're a group of guitarists and luthiers, professionals as well as amateurs, of all ages and levels, who enjoy getting together, playing for one another informally, meeting for open mics and occasionally going to concerts together. We welcome acoustic guitarists who play any music in fingerpicking style. (Image by Made Underground, from flickr)

Whether you have been playing guitar for 10 years or 10 minutes I want this Group to share some cool moves, great tunes and explore the variety and needless mystery of one of the most popular musical styles ever. Acoustic, Electric, Slide or something else, what is The Blues to you? And along the way we want to encourage the more important goal of having fun playing music at whatever level we happen to be at and to share that experience with others. Taking the intuitive patterns and habits that …

Do you love contemporary, funk, and smooth jazz performers like Grover Washington Jr, Rick Braun, Richard Eliot, Jeff Golub, Wayman Tisdale, Chieli Minucci, Brian Culbertson, Euge Groove, Dave Koz, Chuck Loeb, Eric Darius, Keiko Matsui, Marc Antoine, Acoustic Alchemy, Chuck Mangione, Marcus Miller, and Spyro Gyra? Then you’ve come to the right place! This is a jazz category that isn’t well represented in the Bay Area. I’m forming this Meetup group so that jazz fans like us can get together an …

THE BEST OF THE BAY AREA BANDS NETWORK SAN JOSE PRESENTS! "YOUR BAND'S NAME HERE" Please see the section under the "Discussions Tab" to find out how you can "Self Promote" your band on this website. My other music websites are very successful, as this can only benefit your music or your band in every way. Looking for a musician? Looking to announce a CD release party? Looking for a talented singer? Looking to join a band? Just love music and want to attend great music events? Here is where you c …

Where beginner's to intermediates meet up to help each other learn how to play the guitar. Whether it's playing that impossible rhythm in your favorite song or needing to practice playing in front of other people. Statistically speaking eventually there will be someone who can help you for anything. Meet music lovers, go to concerts, play in front of a campfire and just enjoy music. So if any of that sounds fun, make sure to meet up with us!

We are a group of house concert enthusiasts in the Bay Area. This group is created as a resource so that house concert hosts can find additional audience, artists can make friends with hosts, and music lovers can discover interesting house concerts in their area. Don't be scared off if a show only has one or two RSVPs, because most of our hosts get most of their audience from their own series regulars who may not RSVP here. Here is how it works: Each event you post will automatically become an o …

The Ukulele Rebellion has begun!  Join us at our bi-weekly meetings (and other events). Our primary songbook is The Daily Ukulele Leap Year Edition. The pages to be covered for each meeting are posted on the homepage. The DULYE can be found at music stores and Amazon. We also play some songs from chord/lyric sheets that can be downloaded (see below). We ask a $2 donation per meeting to cover site maintenance and other costs. Excess funds go into the Oakside Cafe tip jar. If you can print out you …

Welcome to the BEST way to hear music (ever!) This is a Meetup group dedicated to house concerts. A house concert is an intimate concert in the private setting of a home, church, or other warm, acoustic space. Sonoma County House Concerts commits to finding quality singer/songwriters, and to be the kind of group that knows, no matter where or who it is, the music will be good and the atmosphere exceptional. If you're a fan of modern folk, acoustic, singer/songwriter music (think Matt Nathanson, …

If you play an instrument or sing or both and are looking for a group to play music with lets see what we can create. I play a little harmonica and like to sing and have written a couple of songs. I have no formal training and don't read music. So if you are adventuresome and want to explore you musical side lets get together and make music . Acoustic instruments only at this time.

Our goal to create a community of ukulele players in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, facilitate musical get-togethers, and disseminate news and other information of interest to ukulele players through-out Northern California.

Let's get together and play some bluegrass. All ages...all ranges. Traditional, Progressive, Gospel. Come to learn and come to teach.

Sing with a group of like-minded individuals to Ukulele-driven favorites like “Ring of Fire”,“What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love and Understanding” and “Crazy Train". Too embarrassed to do karaoke? Here’s your chance to sing along with your friends in a judgment-free environment. Bring a ukulele or acoustic guitar if you want to play along. Chord books and lyrics of all your favorite songs (including cheesy popular hits and a big selection of punk rock favorites and rock classics) will be availab …

Every Sunday evening, a small group of us get together to indulge in glasses of wine, delicious cookies, and drawing beautiful naked women. This all takes place in the chapel of an old convent turned artist collective. The acoustics and lighting in this room are amazing and we take full advantage of it with well selected tunes, and occasionally a live musician to tantalize your ear drums. Bring your own materials. We do not provide easels, but we have cushions, backjacks, and chairs. $10! wine a …

The Bay Area has a thriving performance scene with readings, Open-Mics and Slams pretty much every night of the week on one side of the bay or another. This is a group that's all about getting you out to these shows and, hopefully, on to the mic! We'll include all kinds of shows and workshops (poetry, comedy, slams, acoustic, improv, storytelling, etc.) as long as the mic is OPEN you're welcome* to post it here. *if you list a show all that we ask is you offer a discount to members of the group

New Orleans Jazz Fest is happening this year over a fabulous 10 day period (2 extended weekends): April 26 - May 5th. This year's NOLA Jazz Fest lineup looks amazing. Feel free to check it out: http://www.nojazzfest.com/ Years ago, I was fortunate enough to join a Yahoo Group that organized a trip to NOLA. What a fabulous experience it was. The live music and talent that is seen is unparalleled. I'm starting this group to meet up with folks from SF & the Bay Area who may be interested in joining …