sunny_hill_house_shows

07/12/2026

Happy to announce the return of John Calvin Abney to Petaluma! JCA is an OG of the Sunny Hill crew and it has been a minute since he’s been back. The man has a lot of love for the same people we do, so we hope everyone can make it over.

Abney is touring his seventh studio album Transparent Towns (his first since 2022’s Tourist). Abney penned most of the album’s 10 tracks during a period of introspection and convalescence while recovering from vocal cord surgery in 2023. The time to himself - “I didn’t sing for nearly a year, and after surgery, I couldn’t talk for a month, and couldn’t sing for over three months,” he says, left him contemplating how to trace his experiences in the silence.

07/03/2026

SHOW ALERT!! Super excited to announce the return of Spencer Thomas to Sunny Hill. He’s an old favorite and is fantastic in the live setting. Speaking of fantastic have you heard his new album Cynical Vision? Get on that and get on that ticket link in the bio!
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Mike & Julie

05/20/2026

It took a little gerrymandering to redistrict Petaluma into the ‘Boro but we now have fair representation and a seat at this most rock-us caucus. Starboro made their west coast debut Saturday night at Sunny Hill and we were treated to an evening of new tunes, old favs, killer covers and an unmistakable welcoming vibe.

We get to widen the circle a little each show and tighten some bonds and now that we have Johnny Delaware in our lives, life is that much better. The advance metrics told us Johnny was a gem and a good time would be had by all, but the in-person, live experience is always supreme and it’s why we buy the ticket and go to the show. You’re going to feel the tunes, feel the love and walk out with a little more connection. Speaking of connection, man...we love repeat guests and Womack may have secured the votes for his 7th term (no limits on this one). We adore Daniel’s tunes stripped down and he always gives an energetic yet vulnerable performance. He and Johnny have a great thing together and I’m not sure whether that’s measured by the long meaningful eye contact they have on when to end a song or the engagement every person felt walking out of the show. Need to get the full band out next time.....Love to Johnny & Daniel, appreciate everyone who made it out and Birdfam....as you were...See y’all at Futurebirds in SF in July.
Mike & Julie

02/25/2026

MASSIVE Show Alert! Pretty damn excited to announce playing our place Sat 5/16. Starboro is a kick ass band fronted by & . It’s Country, it’s rock, it’s a vibe and it’ll be a bunch of fun. I’ve ripped the album a bunch and I’m happy to report my overall emotional health is now OUTSTANDING, my math skills are IMPECCABLE, food tastes better, my car is getting better gas mileage and animals love me….all just from listening? YES….
Now imagine experiencing it in person…..tickets on sale now! Don’t miss their West Coast debut!!!!!!
Link in the bio
Mike n Julie

02/17/2026

Valentine’s day 2026....Love was in the air and we count ourselves lucky to spend it with a crew of good folks here to catch the sneakily broad shouldered dreamboat duo of Jonny Fritz & Albert Hickman. We’ve had love for Jonny Corndawg for quite some time, we love his spirit and just knowing he’s back out with a new album and doing his thing makes us feel fortunate that our paths crossed. His foundational silliness and hilarious songs mixed with being as genuine a person as you could come by.....make us cherish nights like this. And can we discuss Encino’s own? The slam poet laureate Albert Hickman? Expressing himself through sweet tones and knowing looks, captivating our hearts, our minds. Made us feel pretty special, complimenting our home and crew in the way true realtors at the top of their game do.
Our pursuit for pulling good people together for live music is always our priority and I’ll be damned if it doesn’t hold true for every show. Met a bunch of new homies and god dammit if that doesn’t make us feel good.

02/11/2026

01/30/2026

Aaron Lee Tasjan is a god dang legend. A-L-to the mf’n-T swooped
though the west coast on his ‘In The Blazes’ 10 yr Anniversary tour.
He stopped by Sunny Hill and put on a ripping 2 hour set. Stories on
point, incredible songs, some Todd Snider gems and just flawless
singing and musicianship. He played EVERY request! Made time for
every single person who wanted to chat. 100% kind, 1000% present and
10,000% cool as s**t. His generosity to dip into the catalog and play
his tunes provided us enough goodwill to topple a fascist regime.
We’ve experienced solo guitar ALT and full band ALT (unreal) and this
go around we were able to maneuver the old 800lb Korg into the living
room and maybe it was that blue diamond dusted dog walker going around
but I swear he had that thing bouncing and swaying. Thank you to Mark
Miller for making it sound so sweet.

We love to have posters at our shows when we can and our pal
Christopher Smith asked if he could contribute to this show and he
knocked it out of the park. Just a fabulous poster that so perfectly
captures ALT’s vibe. We believe in good art, uplights and the
goodwill of our community. Being able to share that with people
renews the faith in humanity and provides riches no shareholder could
count. Thanks to all that help support shows and widen the
connectedness we are able to achieve with live music.....come on out
on Valentine’s Day and let some (Jonny Fritz) into your hearts. More
shows to announce in the spring.

PS - caught an Isbell show this week and they were bumping ALT pre
show and it was cool.
PPS - you also know Sunny Hill legend Will J & the 400 unit held that
s**t down!
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01/27/2026

Life near the bone seems like a pretty good place to reside. Raw, emotive, touching, hilarious, abrupt, soft, hard, real.... Immediately real is the best way I could describe and introduction into our lives. We got right down to the connective tissue we all share as humans.
As we get older, we’ve grown comfortable in feeling all the vulnerabilities that music elicits. With all the s**t that surrounds us in this country, a calmness and resolve lingered throughout the evening. What became evident as we began to feel all the feelings was that Jesse and Phil were bringing it and us to another level. Draped in a somber red haze, these two delivered one of the most powerful sets we’ve experienced. Phil’s guitar and Jesse’s voice under the pitched roof with a room full of people being moved by the emotion and the intimacy. Honored to be able to host Jesse and Phil. Appreciate making it a smooth operation and we always love making new music friends and sharing it all with the old heads (and old dogs). Do yourself a favor and try to catch these two in person. Outstanding on all accounts.
Mike & Julie

01/02/2026

Is there a better outcome than to share music with people? On an experiential level of nature or travel, it just makes us feel we are part of something larger than ourselves. We adore the folks making the art & the people supporting it, which has helped our lil community take form. We continue to be inspired by all the great music out there & by the other venues like ours doing their thing. Had the honor to host some of our favs this year and we can say a bunch of nice things about Skyway Man who led us off, but what needs to be said is this is some of the best s**t out there. Our hope is that we get to experience more SM with all of you & get a hang with the Skyman fam some more in 2026. And speaking of Fam-next up, Futurebirds! Not a secret how the Petaluma crew feels about the boys & this particular show was one for ages. Even whilst on a west coast bus tour, we were able to logistically reduce the big touring band operation down to the DIY house show vibe thanks to all those willing to make it happen. Next & keeping with the family theme, prolly because we got a thing for Irish guys but our bud Michael McDermott is as good a live act as it gets. So much power and so much energy wrapped into stellar songwriting. Such a bright & inspiring experience. Color Green entered into our lives a few years ago but we took the relationship to the next level in ‘25. Don’t let their charming personalities and good looks distract you, because they are out to melt your face and rock your world. Said back in May, they have that “favorite band” vibe and we root hard for them.
Just as we were recovering from CG we were up against it and the start of summer was imminent, but we could not think of a better group to roll into any season with than Kelly McFarling and crew. Kick ass band, awesome crowd, killer poster and Kelly brought the perfect vibe to our place. So proud of her & crew on all accomplishments in’25. To close it out, we welcomed back the 5-timer himself Spencer Thomas And what made this one special was that he brought Schaefer Llano and these two treated us to an awesome evening filled with music, friends and family. Hard to beat

12/25/2025

Happy Holidays y’all!!