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"Once Upon A Rhyme" album.
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Upcoming shows
Chris Ahlman
About
Chris is a proud member of ASCAP
Singer/Songwriter
All Chris Ahlman wants to do is create good music and share it with everybody to enjoy.
The San Francisco Bay Area resident and Nashville Recording Artist grew up with music and spent much of his childhood behind a piano and, later, a saxophone. At fifteen, he switched over to guitar and vocal work, and since 2007, has been entertaining audiences with his original music.
Chris has had the wonderful experience of working with some of the finest artists in the world on his music, including some Grammy winning musicians like Producer/Songwriter/Teacher Cliff Goldmacher (Keb Mo, Ke$ha, Lisa Loeb, Mickey Hart), George Marinelli (Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Hornsby) and Kerry Marx (Johnny Cash, Taylor Swift, John Legend...and many more). Kerry played electric guitars on Chris' album "Once Upon A Rhyme," released in 2021. He currently serves as Music Director at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. The album has amassed over 500,000 streams on Spotify since its release in mid-2021. Kerry also recently joined the group of amazing musicians with his lead guitar for a spectacular week of production in Nashville to record Chris' brand new album, The SunCrashers, which was just released this past Sunday February 26th 2023. Included in this new project, among others, are Kerry's wife Catherine Marx, on the piano and Hammond B3 organ. Catherine played recently with Willie Nelson and is set to tour this year with Reba McEntire. Also included on the new record is Andrea Zonn on the fiddle, who plays in James Taylor's band.
Chris' prominent influences include Dave Matthews, Counting Crows, Pearl Jam, John Mayer, Train, Bob Dylan, The Fray, Augustana, David Gray, and Hootie and the Blowfish to name a few. His lyrics are positive and uplifting, his guitar work is mellow, and his vocals are strong and soothing.
“My music is focused towards inspiring people to think about life,” he explains, “and the world that we live in from a positive and good perspective. I believe that music is a wonderful and good part of this world that brings people together.”
Click the image above to listen to Chris' brand new album, The SunCrashers, on your favorite platform!...Featuring some of the finest studio musicians in Nashville...
Americana
Music
for the good of it
- Friday May 5th @ Extreme Pizza in Walnut Creek, CA, 6pm-8pm
- Saturday May 6th @ Residual Sugar Wine Bar in Concord, CA, 6pm-8pm
- Sunday May 7th @ Groveside Bistro in Clayton, CA, 11am-1pm
- Sunday May 7th @ Canyon Club Brewery in Moraga, CA, 5pm-7pm
- Friday May 12th @ A Grape in the Fog in Pacifica, CA, 5pm-7:30pm
- Sunday May 14th @ Groveside Bistro in Clayton, CA, 11am-1pm
- Saturday May 20th @ Canyon Club Brewery in Moraga, CA, 6pm-8pm
- Sunday May 21st @ Groveside Bistro in Clayton, CA, 11am-1pm
- Friday May 26th @ Batch & Brine in Lafayette, CA, 5pm-8pm
- Saturday May 27th @ San Francisco Brewing Co. in San Francisco, CA, 3pm-6pm
- Thursday June 1st @ The Fourth Bore Tap Room and Grill in Orinda, CA, 5:30pm-8:30pm
- Friday June 2nd @ Extreme Pizza in Walnut Creek, CA, 6pm-8pm
- Saturday June 3rd @ Residual Sugar Wine Bar in Concord, CA, 6pm-8pm
- Sunday June 4th @ Groveside Bistro in Clayton, CA, 11am-1pm
- Friday June 9th @ The Barnyard Epicurean Wine Bar in Danville, CA, 6pm-9pm
- Friday June 16th @ A Grape in the Fog in Pacifica, CA, 5pm-7:30pm
- Sunday June 18th @ Groveside Bistro in Clayton, CA, 11am-1pm
- Saturday June 24th @ The Barnyard Epicurean Wine Bar in Danville, CA, 6pm-9pm
- Saturday July 1st @ Residual Sugar Wine Bar in Concord, CA, 6pm-8pm
- Sunday July 2nd @ San Francisco Brewing Co. in San Francisco, CA, 3pm-6pm
-Thursday July 6th @ The Fourth Bore Tap Room and Grill in Orinda, CA, 5:30pm-8:30pm
- Friday July 7th @ Mullins Bar and Grill in Half Moon Bay, CA, 5:30pm-8:30pm
- Saturday July 8th @ Extreme Pizza in Walnut Creek, CA, 6pm-8pm
- Friday July 14th @ The Grill at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, CA, 5pm-8pm
- Saturday July 15th @ Lucca Bar and Grill... on the Beer Garden Stage, in Benicia, CA, 1:30pm-3:30pm
- Sunday July 16th @ Groveside Bistro in Clayton, CA, 11am-1pm
- Thursday July 20th @ The Barnyard Epicurean Wine Bar in Danville, CA, 6pm-9pm
- Friday July 28th @ The Grill at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, CA, 5pm-8pm
- Saturday July 29th @ Hannah Nicole Winery in Brentwood, CA, 6pm-9pm, Annual Lobster Fest
- Sunday July 30th @ Groveside Bistro in Clayton, CA, 11am-1pm
- Saturday August 5th @ Residual Sugar Wine Bar in Concord, CA, 6pm-8pm
- Thursday August 10th @ The Fourth Bore Tap Room and Grill in Orinda, CA, 5:30pm-8:30pm
- Saturday August 12th @ Canyon Club Brewery in Moraga, CA, 6pm-8pm
- Sunday August 13th @ Groveside Bistro in Clayton, CA, 11am-1pm
- Thursday August 17th @ HopMonk Tavern in Novato, CA, 6pm-8pm
- Friday August 25th @ Extreme Pizza in Walnut Creek, CA, 6pm-8pm
- Saturday August 26th @ Cedar Mountain Winery in Livermore, CA, Grill and Chill Event, 5pm-8pm
- Sunday August 27th @ Groveside Bistro in Clayton, CA, 11am-1pm
- Saturday September 2nd Residual Sugar Wine Bar in Concord, CA, 6pm-8pm
- Friday September 8th @ The Fourth Bore Tap Room and Grill in Orinda, CA, 6:30pm-9:30pm
- Saturday September 9th @ Canyon Club Brewery in Moraga, CA, 6pm-8pm
- Sunday September 10th @ Groveside Bistro in Clayton, CA, 11am-1pm
- Sunday September 24th @ Groveside Bistro in Clayton, CA, 11am-1pm
- Friday September 29th @ Canyon Club Brewery in Moraga, CA, 6pm-8pm
- Saturday September 30th @ San Francisco Brewing Co. in San Francisco, CA, 3pm-6pm
- Friday October 6th @ Canyon Club Brewery in Moraga, CA, 6pm-8pm
- Saturday October 7th @ Residual Sugar Wine Bar in Concord, CA, 6pm-8pm
- Thursday October 12th @ The Fourth Bore Tap Room and Grill in Orinda, CA, 5:30pm-8:30pm
- Friday November 10th @ Canyon Club Brewery in Moraga, CA, 6pm-8pm
- Saturday November 11th @ The Fourth Bore Tap Room and Grill in Orinda, CA, 6:30pm-9:30pm
- Friday December 15th @ Canyon Club Brewery in Moraga, CA, 6pm-8pm