Marco and the Polos, Purple Glaze

Keeping it in the family:

The family band, a construct as old as music itself, is a complex and dynamic organism. Bonds of blood can produce unparalleled musical chemistry and connection as well as a rich tapestry of expression steeped in shared experience. The Back Room is proud to present an evening with two family bands:

Marco & the Polos

While growing up, the sibling quartet of Judith (keys, hand percussion), Tricia (guitar, banjo), Frances (vocals) and Mick (Marco) Hellman (drums) played the original call-and-response game after which their band is named. Their music ranges from blues and rock covers to Americana-tinged originals. They are accompanied by a rotating cast of some of the Bay Area’s finest session players. As comfortable gracing festival stages as they are breaking hearts in intimate listening rooms, Marco & the Polos are a mainstay of the Bay Area acoustic scene and a fixture at the Hardy Strictly Bluegrass Festival.

Purple Glaze

Purple Glaze is a Bay Area-based acoustic Americana band and arts collective borne of their shared love of artisan pottery. Showcasing the signature mother-daughter harmonies of Kate and Tricia Gibbs, they perform original songs and reimagined arrangements of traditional folk and bluegrass supported by some of the Bay Area’s top acoustic pickers.

Tickets are $20 general admission. Children under 12 are free. Advance tickets are available here, or if the show is not sold out, you may purchase your tickets at the door before the show.

Doors open one half hour before show time. We accept cash or Venmo only at the door.

The Back Room is an all-ages, BYOB (for those 21+) space, dedicated to (mostly) acoustic music of all kinds. You are welcome to bring your own food and beverages. The venue is ADA accessible. If you need more information or have any questions, please call us: #510-381-1997.

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Please note: Although masks are no longer required, we strongly encourage their use to keep everyone safe in our intimate space.

Host or Publisher Sam Rudin