Please note that the 12/30 Jemimah Puddleduck show with Jackie Greene is SOLD OUT. There are still a few tickets left for New Year’s Eve, and they are available online. See you at the Great American Music Hall!

Check out your local station for the nationally syndicated Grateful Dead Hour in these next two weeks. They are broadcasting a live studio performance and interview with MK, along with select performances from RatDog, Jemimah Puddleduck and others this past year.  Special thanks to David Gans for making this happen.

Happy holidays to everyone!  When you’re through visiting with family, come celebrate with us on New Year’s Eve and the night before at the Great American Music Hall in SF.  Jemimah Puddleduck will open for Jackie Greene both nights, and there will be lots of musical comraderie. More info.

Our warmest gratitude for all of you who came out to make the SOLD OUT album release party a huge success. And special thanks to those who also made it to the shows in Humboldt and Sebastopol!  We will be posting setlists, photos, videos and more in the next week. For now, we join all our families and friends and collectively say… THANK YOU.  Happy Thanksgiving.

This Friday night’s album release party is at Harbor Lights, 305 Harbor Drive, Sausalito, CA.  Advance tickets still available- $20 by calling 415-389-5072.  ($25 at door tomorrow for GA, VIP tix already sold out thank you!) Doors at 8, showtime 8:30- midnight.

Saturday night MK & Jemimah Puddleduck in Humboldt County…. Passion Presents at Humboldt Brews. Doors 9, opener 9:15, JP 10:30. Tickets $15, available at door or by calling 707-826-1734.

Sunday night MK & JP in Sonoma County at Hopmonk Tavern.  Doors 8, show 9. Tickets $15, available at 707-829-7300.

Jemimah Puddleduck is JT Thomas on keys (Bruce Hornsby), Wally Ingram on drums (Sheryl Crow/David Lindley), Robin Sylvester on bass (Bob Weir & RatDog).

Breaking news- we’ve unfortunately had to cancel tomorrow’s KPIG live performance with Mark Karan & Jemimah Puddleduck, due to a personal emergency with our host.

MK will be appearing live on KPFA’s Dead to the World with David Gans next Wednesday, November 18 from 8-10 pm PST to talk, play a few tunes live, and few tracks from the album, and a few favorites from a variety of recent shows. Listen to the live stream on kpfa.org, or tune into 94.1 FM.

Next Thursday, November 19, MK will be live on air with KRSH (note new time is 4 pm- not the noon time previously indicated on flyers).  Bill Bowker will be the host during the afternoon drive time, and he’ll chat with MK and play a few tunes. Listen live on 95.9 FM or streaming live worldwide at krsh.com.

Also on Thursday, 11/19, at 8 pm MK will be on KXGO 93.1 FM in Eureka/Arcata, talking with Cosmic Charlie.

For serious guitar and TONE lovers out there… MK is the featured cover story on The ToneQuest Report this month.

He elaborates on his favorite guitars, pedals, amps -gear galore in the temple of tone.

If you’re able to help team MK by passing out flyers in humboldt, sonoma and the bay area for the upcoming shows, please send us an email – mk2 at markkaran.com.  Thanks so much!

MK & Very Special Friends performed last week in NYC after the Friday night RatDog show to a sold out, unstoppable crowd at Triad.  The very special friends not only included Bob Weir and all of RatDog, but a number of NYC area friends on keys, sax, guitar, and vocals.  Special thanks to everyone who came out in the rain and rocked it until 4 am!  One review already here. Photo gallery coming soon.  Videos here and here.

Join MK next Friday, October 23, for an afterparty just blocks away from the RatDog show at the Beacon Theatre!

“Mark Karan & Very Special Friends” will be playing an intimate show from midnight into the wee hours with such amazing guests we can’t announce them!  Let’s just say you know them all.  Only 150 tickets available- MK mailing list gets first dibs!
$25 tickets here- names will be held on a guest list at door (no hard tickets).  Special thanks to Peter Abraham Presents for making this very special event happen.

Triad, 158 West 72nd street, NY, NY – Midnight, Friday 10/23.

NOTE: this show is SOLD OUT. thank you!

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Finally!  MK & Jemimah Puddleduck are playing the west coast.

Join us for the album release party, bring your friends, and come out to hear these amazing musicians. Mark will be joined by
JT Thomas – (Bruce Hornsby)- keys
Wally Ingram – (Sheryl Crow/ Stockholm Syndrome)- drums/percussion
Robin Sylvester (RatDog) – bass

What else? Buy your tickets early, and save some cash.

FRIDAY  11/20  – ALBUM RELEASE PARTY!!!!

Celebrate the album that was recently #3 on the jambands radio charts, “Walk Through the Fire“.

A Murphy Famous4 Production @

Harbor Lights (old Saylor’s Landing), 305 Harbor Drive, Sausalito, CA  (off Bridgeway by Mollie Stone’s).

DOORS 8 pm

SHOW 9 pm- midnight

$20 advance/$25 day of show- General Admission

$30 VIP seating (a limited # of tables with stage views)

TICKETS here MAP here

SATURDAY 11/ 21

Passion Presents @

Humboldt Brews, 856 10th Street, Arcada, CA   707.826.BREW (2739)

DOORS 8 pm

SHOW 9 pm (local opening act), JP at 10pm

$15  TICKETS here MAP here

SUNDAY 11/22-

Hop Monk Tavern, 230 Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol, CA  707.829.7300

EARLY SHOW

DOORS 8 pm

SHOW 8:30 pm

21+

$15  TICKETS here MAP here

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Join “Ghosts of Electricity”…. MK, Mookie Siegel (keys), Robin Sylvester (bass), Greg Anton (drums) and very special guests in a tribute to Bob Dylan on Halloween. Guests are encouraged to come dressed as Dylan or a character from a Dylan tune.

Show info here
Tickets here
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA
DOORS 9 pm, SHOW 9:30 pm
$10 advance/$13 day of show