We are in gear.  Get your dancing shoes on.  Make sure you dress warmly and enjoy so let’s Tango! Time to get on your feet and get into the 2008 gear.  Get into a jazzy mood with the Nate Henderson Combo at the Barking Dog Friday night and Gordon Kennedy continues in the Jazz vein Saturday night.  The Tooth and Nail tour with Run Kid Run will be rocking the Underground at Calvary Temple.  There is reggae at Sidelines Friday night and there is a Murder Mystery Train at the Sierra Railroad. On stage, Danny in the Deep Blue Sea is at CSU Stanislaus over the weekend and the cool digitally enhanced Mask Of Eleanor is on stage Friday night.  Modesto Symphony does the big presentation and does the Tango this weekend with the Cuarteto Latinoamericano, string quartet.  Yes, you can get exotic at the Gallo Center this weekend.  Make sure that you check out dinner before and drinks after the show.  You can do this without moving your car.  

At the State Theatre, the Film the Devil Knows You are dead is on the big screen.   At the West Side Theatre Sat, Roy Rogers and the Delta rhythm Kings will deliver some serious blues and some slide guitar that will get you going.  Saturday morning, you can run with Shadowchase at Mr T’s at Tully and Standiford, and Sunday morning at Scenic at Oakdale. Stay fit this year.  Saturday evening, rock at the Fat Cat with James Bent and Suicide Shift.  Sunday, enjoy Serenades on Sunday with the Matson Musicians Piano Trio, or head to Crocodiles for some classic rock dancing.  The Dickies will bring their vintage punk at Fat Cat Sunday, complete with Stukas over Disneyland.  Yes this is good. Monday night, the Blue Monday Jazz Jam sessions at Clayton’s.  

Coming soon- Mardi Gras – Feb 5 all over the world.  There are two authentic places that you need to be in Modesto. B93 Tressetti’s Fat Tuesday in 10^th St  is a hall of fame with red beans and rice and lots of bands and Harvest Moon does it family style with some seriously good jambalaya and more.  Book reservations now.