Sounds like a good week to go with the beat and get moving! Chico News & Review has you covered with highlights of what’s on tap at local clubs, theaters, galleries and performance venues. Visit the CN&R’s FREE online calendar for all of the listings in the Butte County area.
ALO and Mimi Naja
Thur Feb. 26, 7:30pm; Doors open 6:30pm
Chico Women’s Club
592 E. Third St.
ALO, aka Animal Liberation Orchestra (shown here), continues its 30-year musical “vision quest” with a stop at the Chico Women’s Club. The San Francisco-based quartet released their latest album, Frames, in 2025 including the viral track “Black Canvas.” Keyboard player Zach Gill is joined by guitarist Dan “Lebo” Lebowitz, bassist Steve Adams, and drummer Ezra Lipp. The Orchestra returns to Chico with their jam band sound of rock, funk, reggae and folk blended all together with energetic, four-part vocal harmonies. Joining the show is singer-songwriter Mimi Naja, who started her solo career in 2014, following a tenure as founder of Americana band Fruition. Naja released her latest EP Nothing Has Changed in 2025, and just dropped the single “Time Card” this week. The multi-talented artist plays both acoustic and electric guitar, and also mandolin. Tickets online, for this all-ages event are also available without service fees at Pullins Cyclery and Music Connection. Check the CN&R calendar for more information.
The Outlaw Mariachi
Fri Feb. 27, 10pm; Seating starts 9:45pm
Feather Falls Brewing Co.
3 Alverda Drive, Oroville
The North State’s going to feel a jolt with the first-time arrival of the Outlaw Mariachi. Giving a nod to the rich tradition of Mexican mariachi, fused with high-energy rock, this band has earned the title of “Los Charros of Rock”. The six-member LA crew blends American and Latin rock influences, plus elements of hard rock, Afro-Caribbean rhythms and power vocals, all showcased with a colorful, mariachi stage presence. This free show is presented in the Brewery, keeping the dance party going until midnight. Must be 21+. Check the CN&R calendar for more information.
Dennis Johnson and the Revelators
Sat Feb. 28, 7:00pm-9:00pm
The Commons Social Empourium
2412 Park Ave.
Slide guitarist Dennis Johnson and his band The Revelators bring virtuoso jazz and blues stylings to the Sweet Flower Stage at The Commons. The Americana blues band released their latest album, Revelation, in 2022. The four-piece band includes bassist Jonathan Stoyanoff, keyboard player Bob Fridzema, drummer Anton Fig, and of course, frontman Dennis Johnson. Having performed throughout Northern California including multiple gigs in the Lake Tahoe area, this show marks the group’s first appearance in Chico. This evening of slide guitar artistry is an all-ages, free event. Check the CN&R calendar for more information.
Chris Isaak
Sat Feb. 28, 8:00pm
Hard Rock Live at
Hard Rock Casino Sacramento
3317 Forty Mile Rd., Wheatland
Platinum-selling crooner Chris Isaak keeps the heartache humming four decades into a career that launched in 1989 with the release of Heart Shaped World — home to the slow burn hit “Wicked Game.” With 13 albums to his name and a catalog built on reverb-drenched romance, Isaak also carved out a film résumé with roles in The Silence of the Lambs, True Romance and That Thing You Do!, plus producing soundtracks for other films. The rockabilly and soft rock musician will be accompanied by his longtime band Silvertone (shown here) at this event. Tickets online.
G. Love & Special Sauce
Wed March 4, 7:00pm-9:30pm: Doors open 6:00pm
Sierra Nevada Big Room
1075 E. 20th St.
A fusion of hip-hop and blues hits the Sierra Nevada Big Room as “slacker blues” quartet G. Love & Special Sauce rolls through town. Fronted by G. Love — aka Garrett Dutton — (shown here), the groove merchants for this tour include drummer Chuck Treece and string bassist “Jimi Jazz” Prescott. The Philadelphia band, first formed in 1993, now celebrates the 20th anniversary of their Lemonade album release with a tour of the same name. Expect harmonica-laced hooks, easygoing rhymes and plenty of head-nodding rhythm and dancing as they revisit laid-back classics alongside cuts from 2020’s The Juice. Also on this tour and opening the show is Hawaiian-born Makua Rothman performing reggae-fusion, soul and pop. Tickets online for this all-ages show. Check the CN&R calendar for more information.
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