Band Schedule

August 25, 2026
– Key System Five: 9:00-11:30pm
– After-Hours Jam: 11:30pm-1:30am

Key System Five

The Key System Five are a vintage jazz, blues, swing, and ragtime combo featuring vocals, reeds, piano, strings, and bass.  As a lindy hopper and dance instructor, bandleader Lisa Gonick knows what dancers want in a band.  Performing regularly to enthusiastic audiences around the San Francisco Bay area, their infectious rhythms will keep your toes tapping, feet moving, and face smiling!

Check out the Key System Five here:

And then dance to them live at the Woodchopper’s Ball!

The After-Hours Jam Session is now a regular monthly feature at the Woodchopper’s Ball, happening on the last Tuesday of the month, 11:30pm-1:30am, immediately following our regular Live Music Dance Party.  Spread the word!

  • Held in the lounge, with the bar staying open extra late, until 1:30am, and with space for dancing!  Take a nap Tuesday, and plan to work from home on Wednesday–this jam party will swing until late!
  • Included with admission to the Live Music Dance Party, $20 ($5 after 11:00pm)!  Must arrive before doors close at 12:00am midnight.
  • Musicians of all levels welcome!  If you play an instrument or sing, here’s your chance to jam with other musicians.

September 1, 2026 – Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88s

Mitch Woods

Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88s have been the torchbearers of a great American blues musical heritage for over three decades.  Taking their inspiration from the great jump & boogie outfits and swingin’ little big bands of the 1940s and ’50s, and adding a healthy dose of New Orleans rhythm and blues, pile-drivin’ piano, and some of Woods’ own contemporary playful lyrics, they breathe fresh life into the music that gave birth to rock’n’roll.  Don’t miss this National Blues Hall of Fame inductee and his hard-swingin’ band!

September 8, 2026 – Clint Baker’s Golden Gate Swing Band featuring Ali Affleck

Clint Baker & Ali Affleck

Clint Baker, jazz musician extraordinaire and walking encyclopedia of jazz music and history, returns to the Woodchopper’s Ball with his incredibly fun Golden Gate Swing Band, swingin’ in the spirit of hard-driving Kansas City swing and featuring special guest Ali Affleck. Tight and powerful, they will make you want to dance every song! Great music for Lindy Hop, Balboa, Shag, and all things swing!

September 15, 2026 – Steve Lucky & The Rhumba Bums (feat. Miss Carmen Getit)

Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums featuring Miss Carmen Getit

Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums perform vintage jazz, pounding boogie woogies, sultry ballads, and funky-swinging New Orleans R&B.  “Great musicians playing the hell out of great songs, and putting on a show that matched the energy of the music.  Steve Lucky and his guitarist, the stunning Carmen Getit, ought to be world famous.  I have a new favorite live band: Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums.”  (Joe Getty, The Armstrong & Getty Show)