McConnell Estates Winery brings live music to Sacramento, California with a 21+ door policy. This fifth generation winery hosts full bands on Friday nights and Acoustic acts on Sunday afternoons, March/April - mid October. Performances take place outside. Artists working in Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Blues, Classic Rock, Country, and Folk fit McConnell Estates Winery’s stated range. McConnell Estates Winery accepts booking inquiries by email. The available PA and production support at McConnell Estates Winery are not confirmed; settle those requirements before accepting the date. Artists should confirm McConnell Estates Winery’s final schedule and show-specific deal before publishing the date. Show inquiries for McConnell Estates Winery are handled by its talent buyer function.
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Cowgirl Winery puts live music into summer afternoons—Saturdays and Sundays, one to four—when the band is sharing the stage with daylight, tasting flights, and the perfectly reasonable human desire to sit outside without being yelled at. This is a compact, vineyard-style date, not a midnight club slot pretending it owns the weather. Call in the morning to start the booking conversation. Since performers bring their own PA and microphones, be specific about the setup: solo, duo, or small band; power needs; outdoor performance area; load-in; parking; volume; weather plan; set breaks; and payment. A winery does not need a rig designed to wake a neighboring county. It needs a clean, dependable sound that lets the songs travel farther than the cables do. The crowd will likely be a mix of wine visitors, couples, groups of friends, and local regulars who arrived for an easy afternoon. That favors performers with melody, rhythm, and enough personality to make the room feel like an occasion without demanding everybody become a reverent audience. Acoustic country, blues, folk, soul, jazz, Americana, and accessible originals all have a fair shot if played with warmth. Cowgirl Winery suits self-contained artists who can make a relaxed daytime set feel alive. Bring the practical gear, keep the volume civilized, and choose songs that work before the sun has had a chance to make everyone sentimental.
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- Age policy
- All Ages
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- Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Folk, Singer-Songwriter
- Sound & production
- No house sound system
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- 4 Pilot Road, 93924, United States
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- (831) 298-7030
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