Backyard Concerts 2025

Thursday, June 26
KRSH Backyard
Bella Rayne & Friends
Gas Money

Fresh off her performance at BottleRock, Bella Rayne is a 17-year-old, self-taught guitar phenomenon who has quickly made a name for herself in the music industry. Her love for the Grateful Dead, Southern Rock and even a little bluegrass, has been distilled into her own fresh approach that’s wowing audiences across the country. She carries the confidence, poise and talent of someone far beyond her years and this is a big reason she’s already become a regular guest shredder, sharing the stage with such heavy hitters as The Allman Betts Family Revival, Melvin Seals & JGB, ALO, Jackie Greene and more. She’s curated a stellar lineup for the Krush backyard which includes SoCal’s rising star, Emerson Rose, Danny Eisenberg on keyboards and more, featuring the music of JGB and Grateful Dead.

Opening the show is fellow teen sensations Gas Money, who have been taking Sonoma County by storm with their high-energy, rocking performances, strong vocals and charismatic stage presence.

Food: La Colonia

Thursday, July 10
KRSH Backyard
Lydia Pense and Cold Blood
Marshall House Project

Lydia and the band debuted when the Fillmore was at its peak as one of the nation’s musical Mecca’s. Owner Bill Graham was so impressed with Lydia’s voice and the sound of the band that he immediately signed Cold Blood to his new record label. During the span of six original late-60’s, early-70’s albums, Lydia Pense and Cold Blood helped, along with Tower Of Power, forge their own specific brand of funk/soul and R&B which came to be known as East Bay Grease. That music still holds up today, proving that great music is timeless and will continue to inspire generations to come. Lydia Pense and Cold Blood packed the San Francisco Ballrooms in their heyday, but that was then and this is now. In the now, Lydia Pense and Cold Blood still fill halls with cheering, dancing, foot-stomping fans. Far from fading over the years, Cold Blood has flourished.

Opening is Sonoma County favorite headliners Marshall House Project. The band grew their roots on Marshall Drive in Santa Rosa and began defining their sound to blend blues, rock, funk, reggae and lots of soul. MHP is on a mission to keep you dancing all night with their original funky sound.

Food: Drip Sandwiches

Friday, July 18
The Krush Backyard and Beyond
Downtown Santa Rosa’s Courthouse Square
The Sorentinos and Pardon the Interruption

The KRUSH is taking the show on the road to Old Courthouse Square in Santa Rosa on a very special Friday night! The show kicks off with Sonoma’s favorite sons The Sorentinos. Led by gifted singer-songwriter Danny Sorentino, the band brings classic rock’n’roll with a modern twist. Blending elements of British Invasion bands like the Rolling Stones and the Kinks with American folk artists like Bob Dylan and Neil Young resulting in guitar-driven pop melodies in the vein of Tom Petty and Dire Straits.

Up next is Pardon the Interruption – ska, rock, reggae, soul troubadours who write and play music to “disrupt” the status quo with their high energy and upbeat music that always gets the crowd up on their feet and glued to the dancefloor. With a powerful energy and unique sound, Pardon the Interruption are a four-piece fusion outfit that creates original music pulling from multiple genres, resulting in undeniable fun.

Thursday, July 31
KRSH Backyard
Krush Americana presents:
Wreckless Strangers
Gill Brothers Band

Wreckless Strangers is a collection of six friends and musicians carrying the torch for San Francisco’s grand rock’n’roll tradition. Their unique stew of “Bay Area Gumbo” melds the contemporary blues stylings of Bonnie Raitt and Boz Scaggs; the songwriting sensibilities of Fleetwood Mac, the swashbuckling Americana of Peter Rowan; and the funk of Sly Stone with a dash of Grateful Dead for flavor and unpredictability. With soaring vocal harmonies and burning instrumental improvisation, framed in concise and original songwriting, Wreckless Strangers seek to honor and carry forth the brand of free-spirited musical fun and adventure that defines the Bay Area.

Opening the show is Gill Brothers Band, performing their blend of folk, country, blues and rock which has been wowing audiences up and down the coast. Born and raised in Lake County, the brothers bring their revved-up approach that is guaranteed to shock your system with the electricity of a thunderstorm.

Food: Black Piglet + Catering

Thursday, Aug. 14
KRSH Backyard
Rockabilly Roadhouse with Big Dave presents:
Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys
Jinx Jones & The KingTones

Big Dave curates another spectacular night of music featuring Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, one of the world’s most beloved Roots acts, drawing from the deep musical waters that flow just beneath the soil of rock’n’roll’s fertile soil. After nearly 35 years on the road and more than two dozen releases to their credit, they remain key figures on the Americana / Rockabilly circuit, both on record and live appearances. It is not easy to straddle musical fences the way Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys do. They may be retro down to the 1949 bus they tour the country in, but they bring western swing, hillbilly music and roots rock raging into modern day.

Opening the show is Jinx Jones & The KingTones. In Jinx Jones’ impressive musical career he has visited nearly every conceivable style and genre of the electric guitar. From his work with Chuck Berry, Solomon Burke, and Roy Buchanan to his own acclaimed rockabilly albums, Jones has always strived to expand the possibilities of the instrument. The one thing that remains consistent throughout Jones’ multi-stylistic journey is the grace and finesse of his virtuoso playing.

Food: Galvan’s Eatery

Thursday, Sept. 4
KRSH Backyard
Sonoma County Super Jam
feat. The Pulsators & All-Star Special Guests: Volker Strifler, Spike Sikes, Sebastian St. James, Andre DeChannes, Ellie James, Danny Sorentino, Anna Jae, Kevin Mulligan

The beloved Sonoma County Super Jam returns to the Krush Backyard with a who’s who of local musicians playing together, bringing the community together to create a genuinely local Sonoma County Musical Gumbo like no other. Hosted by local music celeb Johnny Campbell, he and his band The Pulsators will anchor the night as they bring in introduce and jam with the bounty of Sonoma County’s music scene. It’s a family affair.

Food: HopMonk Mobile Kitchen

Music 6 to 8 PM. Backyard opens at 5:30 PM.

All ages. FREE!

NO pets, coolers, outside food or drink, or high back chairs.

All Thursday shows at 3565 Standish Ave Santa Rosa, CA

Drink tickets are ***CASH ONLY***

See you in the Backyard! #KRUSHINIT