Rain, a Beatles tribute band, rocks the Harris Center’s 851-seat main stage in June. In the past year, the center has held more than 400 events, attracting about 75,000 people.

The Palms Playhouse sign from the original south Davis barn from late 1970s-2002 now resides at the bottom of the stairs leading to the old Winters Opera House and the Palms’ current location.

A Palms Playhouse Saturday night crowd at the break during Oakland’s T Sisters’ performance. The Palms holds 210 people, more than the capacity of the original venue in Davis.

The crowd waiting outside the Palms Playhouse for the T Sisters’ show stretches down Main Street and past the Putah Creek Cafe. After moving from its Davis location, the Palms has anchored a vibrant downtown scene in Winters since 2002.

The Harris Center for the Arts opened in 2011 as Three Stages at Folsom Lake College. Executive Director David Pier shows off the center’s City Studio Theater, which holds 207 patrons.

The Bank of America Gallery is open to the public during performances at the Harris Center.

The band Foreigner performs before a sold-out crowd of 5,000 in June at Thunder Valley Casino Resort’s outdoor amphitheater in Lincoln.

The Rocklin High School choir takes center stage with members of Foreigner for a special performance of the group’s 1984 hit, “I Want to Know What Love Is.” The appearance was part of Foreigner's charity partnership with the Grammy Foundation to support music education in public schools. Thunder Valley and Foreigner each donated $500 to Rocklin’s music program. — The Rocklin High School choir takes center stage with members of Foreigner for a special performance of the group’s 1984 hit, “I Want to Know What Love Is.” The appearance was part of Foreigner’s charity partnership with the Grammy Foundation to support music education in public schools. Thunder Valley and Foreigner each donated $500 to Rocklin’s music program.

Concertgoers at the Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln enjoy the music of Foreigner in June.

The crowd waits for the Indigo Girls at the Mondavi Center’s Jackson Hall, capacity 1,800, in June. The venue at UC Davis also features the 250-seat Vanderhoef Studio Theater.

The Mondavi Center facility at UC Davis was named after arts patron and vineyard operator Robert Mondavi, opened in October 2002 for the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra.

Patrons in the lobby of the Mondavi Center prior to the Indigo Girls concert. The facility was designed by Boora Architects (now Bora) of Portland, Ore.

The Powerhouse Pub and adjoining Scarlet’s saloon on Sutter Street in Old Folsom features five bars and a patio area. In 1999, the venue was taken over by new ownership and the building completely refurbished.

A view from the upstairs at Folsom’s Powerhouse Pub as Mick Martin and his band perform before an energetic crowd in July.

In addition to live music almost daily, Folsom’s Powerhouse Pub’s Sunday 3 p.m. shows are a long-time tradition.

Photos: Rockin’ the Suburbs

Back Photo gallery Jul 29, 2019 By Steve Martarano

There’s a nice payoff for music fans willing to explore outside the city of Sacramento — and it doesn’t have to be a long trek.

Stroll down a historic main street of small-town America to catch a top-notch show at the Palms Playhouse in Winters or Powerhouse Pub in Folsom. Experience the combination of college culture and renowned music at UC Davis’ Mondavi Arts Center or at the Harris Center at Folsom Lake College. Join summer evening partiers at the outdoor amphitheater at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln.

“It’s always great to get out of town,” says Sacramento native Mick Martin, a musician who has played worldwide and just about every local venue during his near 50-year career. He then launched into a lively Sunday afternoon blues set with his band, the Blues Rockers, at the Powerhouse Pub in Old Folsom.

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Photos: Rockin’ the Suburbs

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