Susie Glaze & The Hilonesome Band (Los Angeles) will headline a Saturday, February 13 women’s bluegrass concert at McGrath’s Pub in Alameda. The show is part of the 11th Annual NCBS San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival, February 12-21 at venues throughout San Francisco and the North and East Bay areas.  The Alhambra Valley Band (Martinez) and The Barefoot Nellies (San Francisco) round out the bill. Here is a short interview with Tennessee native Susie Glaze featuring her music from YouTube.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society will present one Nashville Bluegrass Band show and sponsor another this month. The band will appear in Mountain View at an NCBS-sponsored Redwood Bluegrass Associates concert on Saturday, February 13, and in Berkeley as part of the NCBS San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival in a concert at the Freight & Salvage on Sunday, February 14. Here on YouTube, the band performs a classic version of “The Train Carrying Jimmie Rodgers Home.”

The NCBS San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival Committee has announced the complete line-up for the Saturday, January 23 SFBOT Benefit Concert at Cafe Du Nord, 2170 Market Street, San Francisco. The line-up:

- THE BROTHERS COMATOSE — fresh bluegrass from San Francisco
- THE BLUEGRASS REVOLUTION — part bluegrass, part new-grass, all good
- THE BAREFOOT NELLIES — San Francisco’s finest all-gal bluegrass band
- THE NELL ROBINSON — the sweetest singer in bluegrass

Details: 9:00pm doors / 10:00pm show / $10 to $20 sliding scale (donation) / 21+. This concert will help pay the bills for the 11th annual festival, which will run February 12-21 at various San Francisco, East Bay, and North Bay venues.

The Northern California Bluegrass Society’s SFBOT Committee has announced the complete schedule for the 11th Annual San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival. The February 12-21, 2010 festival will be held at numerous venues throughout San Francisco, the East Bay, and the North Bay. Events range from expensive to moderate to free — something for everyone! Find some shows you like and make plans to enjoy some urban bluegrass and old time music with your friends next month.

The Brothers Comatose will perform at a benefit concert supporting the Northern California Bluegrass Society’s San Francisco Bluegrass & Old Time Festival. Other bands will soon join the bill.

Festival: February 12-21, at Various Venues, SF and the East Bay.

Benefit Concert: January 23 at Cafe Du Nord, SF.

Here on YouTube, The  Brothers Comatose perform “Dead Flowers” at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass.