Sweetwater Music Hall

We came here to see Bernie Worrell and Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads fame.  I thought this might make up for missing David Byrne playing in Kansas City while I vacationed in Marin.  Well, we arrived about 45 minutes before the place was supposed to close, so we only had to pay for one ticket.  We saw a show all right!  In addition to some funkadelically cool music, I was able to watch about 250 children of the 80s jump up and down (dancing?) and act a fool in the peaceful town of Mill Valley.  Who knew?  

But on to the actual venue.  Sweetwater has called other locations "home," but this one is pretty cool.  It is simply a big room with a bar on one end and a stage on the other and a wooden floor in between.  My guess is it holds 250-300 standing, tops.  Outside is a nice-sized patio for people who want to get a breath of fresh air and have some conversation.  Based on the noise and the traffic, I am surprised it is allowed to exist in this location, but it doesn't bother me since I don't live nearby.  

I am happy to have discovered Sweetwater, as it gives us a live-music option when we visit Marin in the summers!

Went to the Sweetwater for the first time to see Holly Williams last night. It was a casual atmosphere, the food was good, the cost of admission and dining bill fantastic and the seating up close and personal. We saw Holly at Grand Ole Opry 3 weeks earlier where she only sang 3 songs. We were thrilled to get the full show last night. Looking forward to her rise in fame!

hats off to all the great people that came together and did this place out of love and passion for music and great food. The minute you enter, you realize no detail was spared. And now the programming is spreading out include film screenings - sit back and watch a great doc with a cold beer.