All of our shows are homegrown. What we mean by this is every band that performs here at Mamma Llama plays their own original music. No cover tunes are allowed. So come on over and sit back and listen to some of the finest bands around while they play their own original music. Rock, Blues, Bluegrass, World, Jazz, Folk... We have it all.

Saturday, July 3rd @8pm Cahalen Morrison & Eli West Shaun Cromwell This show is perfect for the 4th of July weekend. Think old-Timey American music. The stuff you would hear being played in the gold mining camps in the Trinity wilderness. Cahalen was reared on Hot Rize, Doc Watson, Norman Blake and Rory Block while running around in a diaper, trying (at times unsuccessfully) not to fall into patches of prickly pear. Now, he has got the ears for roots music. He’s got a nose for it too- putting it in every kind you’ve ever heard, hopping effortlessly from fingerpicking, to flat-picking, mandolin, clawhammer banjo, to lap slide guitar (not to mention that he is a trained and respected drummer). Cahalen’s writing encompasses everything from punchy political commentaries, to soul warming serenades, branching out into instrumental rags and fiddle tunes, yet still attaining his subtle musical signature. About Shaun.. At the 2008 Folk Alliance Region West Conference, I overheard someone say... "Who needs three guitarists when you've got Shaun Cromwell". And oh that voice! Metaphorically speaking... if there is an original first seed from which Roots Music blossomed, it currently resides in the heart, mind, soul, fingers and voice of the rhythmically intuitive world of Shaun Cromwell. To watch and hear him play is to view a Medium absorbed in the trance of conjuring the melodic essence of Mississipi John Hurt, Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal to name a few. Cromwell delivers music with the Titan passion Prometheus reserved for fire!  -Henry Hallett: Host 'Simple Folk' KXCI 91.3 FM, Tucson   Saturday, October 2nd @8pm Gypsy Soul Get your tickets early for this one because it will sell out. “Transcendent. Her voice is haunting and his musicianship is superb. Their music stirs the soul and moves the spirit.” – Monica Rizzo, PEOPLE Magazine Independence and integrity have defined the path of Gypsy Soul, in the artistry and humanity of the duo’s exquisite music, which both comes from and reaches the far edges of the earth. Although the music’s roots may be found in Celtic and Americana realms, wilder and deeper edges of rock, blues, jazz and world music also find their way in. Could it be any other way, given the eclectic nature of the band members’ origins? Vocalist Cilette Swann —with her soaring four plus-octave soprano voice—has Irish, South African and Canadian roots, adding to her Pacific Northwest residency and years spent living and performing in France and the UK. Multi-instrumentalist and producer Roman Morykit—who excels on fretless bass, acoustic and electric guitar, and is a producer/engineer of absolute mastery—was born in Britain, with his Ukranian and Italian heritage informing his experience. The two met in Scotland, their gypsy souls quickly becoming one in both music and life.

Saturday, October 9th @8pm Dorian Michael Fingerstyle Acoustic Instrumental Guitarist Dorian Michael is back for his 3rd performance at the Llama. Come and see why we keep bringing him back! Dorian Michael started playing guitar as a seven-year old in Los  Angeles just as folk music was about to have a renaissance of  sorts and earthy acoustic music was his first guitar experience. He  has been a working guitarist for four decades and in that time has  played plenty of blues and folk, jazz and rock and roll. There has  always been a huge variety of playing experience from smokey  honky-tonks to theater orchestra pits. At some point along the way he  started playing a few solo fingerstyle instrumentals, made a cd and  decided he needed to hit the road and see if he could sell all those  cds he had. Three solo cds and four ensemble cds later Dorian is still  playing throughout the States and Canada. He calls his solo  music "contemporary traditional"; original music that reflects his  interest in a number of styles of music. These influences come through  in his original material, but it is a contemporary music that grows  from, rather than mimics, those influences. When he plays someone  else's music or a traditional piece he always manages to add a few  surprises. Says Dorian, "Some music makes you feel, some makes you  think and some music is just for the fun of it. I try to get to all  those places in the space of a performance."

Friday, October 15th @8pm and Saturday, October 16th @8pm Arianna Our own local girl Arianna will be playing two nights of her original music at the Llama with a full band! Cant Wait !!!!