January 2009 South Lake Tahoe Music Rundown

With the fall of epic amounts of fresh powder, the music and entertainment scene in South Lake Tahoe picks up over the winter months. The following music rundown will help you pick from the wide range of nightlife in town whether you are visiting the area or a South Lake Tahoe local. There is a wide range of music in January ranging from Hip Hop, reggae and punk to dance music and bluegrass. There is something for everyone in the South Lake Tahoe music scene, so after you’ve changed out of your ski pants, get out of the cabin for the night and find a hidden gem of a band in South Lake Tahoe this month.

January 2
Flashback Friday’s w/Dope MC’s 90’s Hip Hop
Blu Nightclub, Montbleu Resort and Casino

January 3
IDEKAY
The Tudor Pub
January 4
Hip Hop Sunday’s w/DJ Red, Hip Hop Open Mic
Mo’s Place
January 8
Check out Chip Chop and Vokab Kompany at the Divided Sky in Meyers, CA. Divided Sky is about five miles from South Lake Tahoe. This show will be solid. Vokab Kompany brings a Hip Hop sound paired with electronica sonics. Vokab Kompany stops into South Lake Tahoe along their Northern California tour, where they will share the stage with A list names such as Freq Nasty, Mutaytor, Bassnectar, Thievery Corporation and Ana Sia. Chip Chop is a duo from South Lake Tahoe and Portland, Ore., has a heavy big bass electro sound.

January 9
Ride the Bass
Featuring Bass Science
Epcot & Salva
Spondylus
Montbleu Resort and Casino

January 9
Souls of Mischief
Bukue-One
Serendipity Project
Goodword
APLUS
Whiskey Dick’s Saloon

January 12
Top Shelf
EEK-A-MOUSE
Mo’s Place

January 16
An acoustic night with South Lake Tahoe favorites Lavish Green.
Divided Sky
January 17
Dave Mason
Harrah’s Casino

January 17
Hip Hop pioneer, Grandmaster Flash, the Turntable Legend will perform at Blu Nightclub in the Montbleu Resort Casino. The inventor of DJ techniques including the back-door, double-back, back spin and phasing. Grandmaster Flash was part of a 2008 Hip Hop exhibit, RECOGNIZE, at the Smithsonian Museum of American History in honor of black history month.

 

January 20
Three Inches of Blood
Toxic Holocost
Early Man
Whiskey Dick’s Saloon

January 23
Turbine
Divided Sky

January 24
Lunar Frequencies: a monthly electro-dance party
Joe and Moontribe
Divided Sky

January 30
The Trespassers are an acoustic bluegrass Americana band from the Yosemite National Park. Their original music is inspired both by the beauty of the wild surroundings and by the decline of natural places like it. The band is influenced by bluegrass, old-time, and gypsy-jazz. Their touring vehicle is fueled by recycled veggie oil. Check them out at the Divided Sky.

 

January 31
Lou Dog Trio
Audiodub
Whiskey Dick’s Saloon

By Steve White, Tahoe Passport