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Treebones Resort sits on the Big Sur coast, offering unusual lodging, dining, ocean views, and a Monday-night Sounds in the Round series, with other performances appearing sporadically. This is not a routine bar date. It is a destination setting where the audience may have traveled for the landscape, stayed in a yurt, eaten a four-course dinner, and now finds itself in the rare position of being fully willing to listen. Email is the booking route. A useful pitch should explain the act clearly: live clips, format, acoustic or amplified needs, date availability, draw if relevant, and why the music belongs in an intimate coastal round. Confirm the performance location, PA, monitors, microphones, engineer, soundcheck, set length, audience layout, outdoor conditions, load-in, lodging possibilities, food, payment, and whether the series favors a particular scale or genre. The setting favors artists who can make atmosphere feel earned: singer-songwriters, folk, acoustic soul, Americana, jazz, roots, chamber-like projects, and original acts with restraint and depth. Do not confuse this with a request to be hushed. Big Sur can handle a real song. It simply does not need help becoming dramatic. Treebones suits musicians who can turn a Monday night into a moment without trying to outrun the scenery. Be prepared, play with intention, and let the room carry some of the silence between notes. Most venues charge extra for that kind of attention. Here, the coast has already done the first half of the work.

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(805) 927-2390

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All Ages
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Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Country, Folk, Jazz, R&B, Singer-Songwriter, Soul
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71895 Highway 1, 93920, United States
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(805) 927-2390
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