Upcoming Shows
NEW ALBUM RELEASE SHOW
Sunday
March 8, 2026
Doors 3:00pm
Show 4:00pm
Great American Music Hall
859 O’Farrell St
San Francisco, CA
NEW ALBUM
Akwa Mmiri
CD will be available on March 8, 2026
You will receive the CD at the show
or will be shipped on March 8, 2026
Jim Thomas, guitar
Jennifer Burnes, bass
Martyn Jones, drums
Release date: March 8, 2026
Produced by Jim Thomas
“AKWA MMIRI” is a Nigerian word
meaning “Bridge” with water involved.
Album cover painting “SF WEST”
by SHAWN “BARNEY” BARRON
Design by Denise Halbe
- 1. SPLENDOR In THE GRASS preview
- 2. SOMEWHERE SOMETIME preview
- 3. SKELETON 160 preview
- 4. RAVEL BOLERO preview
- 5. ON THE RANGE UP IN THE SKY preview
- 5. ON THE RANGE UP IN THE SKY later preview
- 6. MEET AND GLITTER preview
- 7. FRAGILE HEART preview
- 8. FLOWING PAST DISTANT SUNS ON THE WAY TO FOREVER pt1 preview
- 8. FLOWING PAST DISTANT SUNS ON THE WAY TO FOREVER pt2 preview
- 8. FLOWING PAST DISTANT SUNS ON THE WAY TO FOREVER pt3 preview
- 9. CHEFCHOAN BLUE preview
- 9. CHEFCHOAN BLUE later preview
- 10. 555 preview
PAST SHOWS/EVENTS
2025
Bullseye with Jesse Thorn
25th Anniversary Celebration
with
Adam Scott
Boots Riley
Glynn Washington
The Mermen
Scott Simpson
Saturday
November 1, 2025
7:15 PM
Show: 8:00 PM
Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320-2 Cedar Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
It’s a celebration of the best of arts and culture in public radio form! Join the live taping of Bullseye with Jesse Thorn with a stacked line-up of special guests. Join us for a night of conversation and comedy as we celebrate 25 years of the show with Adam Scott (Severance and Step Brothers), filmmaker and rapper Boots Riley(Sorry to Bother You and The Coup), podcast and television host Glynn Washington (Snap Judgement), comedian Scott Simpson, and special music guest The Mermen.
Bullseye with Jesse Thorn Website
info/tickets/questions: bullseyelive@maximimfun.
Golden Gate Park Bandshell
4th Annual
Surf Music Festival
Saturday
August 30, 2025
12:00pm The New Shockwaves
1:00pm Uncle Sea Monster
2:30pm The Mermen
Free Admission
Golden Gate Bandshell
CITY of AWE
Pleasure Point Outdoors
Sunday
August 31, 2025
The Mermen
3:00PM
The Pacific Jack Band
1:00PM
Free Admission
Paradise Theater
(since 1991)
East Cliff Drive
Between 37th and 38th Ave
Santa Cruz, CA
Great American Music Hall
Sunday
July 20, 2025
Doors 3:00pm
Show 4:00pm
Great American Music Hall
859 O’Farrell St
San Francisco, CA
2024
NEW YEAR’S EVE
COSTUME BALL
w/ The Mermen
Special Guests
Prairie Prince & Joe
Light Show by
VJ Pussycat
Tuesday
December 31, 2024
Doors 8:00 pm
Show 9:00 pm
Jerry Knight’s River Theater
16135 Main St
Guerneville, CA 95446
LIVE MUSIC by
THE MERMEN
Outdoors on Balboa St
The Mermen
3:00PM
Sunday
September 15, 2024
Free Admission
In front of
The Balboa Theatre
38th and Balboa St.
San Francisco, CA
Pleasure Point Outdoors
Sunday
September 1, 2024
The Mermen
4:00PM – 6:00PM
Anthony Arya
2:30PM – 3:30PM
The Pacific Jack Band
1:00PM – 2:00PM
Free Admission
Pleasure Point Outdoors
East Cliff Drive
Between 37th and 38th Ave
Santa Cruz, CA
Miners Foundry
Presents
The Mermen
The show Cancelled
due to a wildfire.
Saturday
September 7, 2024
Miners Foundry
Cultural Center
325 Spring St
Nevada City, CA
Golden Gate Park Bandshell
3rd Annual
Surf Music Festival
12:00pm The New Shockwaves
1:00pm Uncle Sea Monster
2:30pm The Mermen
Saturday
August 31, 2024
Free Admission
Golden Gate Bandshell
CITY of AWE
SURF GUITAR 101 FESTIVAL 2024
THE MERMEN
3 hour show
8:00PM – 11:30PM
Friday
July 26h, 2024
Golden Sails Hotel
Long Beach, CA
The Mermen
with
Flamin’ Groovies
Saturday
July 13, 2024
Doors: 7:00PM
Show: 8:00PM
The Chapel
777 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA
Pleasure Point
Street Fair
The Mermen
3:00PM – 5:00PM
Saturday
June 22, 2024
Free Admission
Portola Drive
btw 41st and 38th Ave
Santa Cruz, CA
HENRY KAISER QUARTERLY SHOW #6
You Can’t Get There From Here
3:40 UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
WITH SEAL PUP
Jennifer Burnes – bass guitar
Henry Kaiser – guitar and underwater videography
12:24 DORSAL
Jaya Drafts – vocal
Jennifer Burnes – bass guitar
Henry Kaiser – guitar and drums
39:53 GUITAR FEEDBACK TRIO
Jim Thomas – guitar
Bill Walker – guitar
Henry Kaiser – guitar
A Day of Adventurous Recording
of a Guitar Feedback Only Session
Featuring composer/producer of event Stephan Thelen,
Guitarists: Jim Thomas, Henry Kaiser, and Bill Walker.
Guests are fretless guitarist Jon Durant,
music journalist Anil Prassad/innerviews.org/book,
Devin Prasad, guitar amp builder Charlie Plate,
and The Mermen bassist Jennifer Burnes
Audio mix; John Karr
Sunday Afternoon
April 28, 2024
At Jim’s Studio
Santa Cruz, CA
THE MERMEN
The Mermen perform their groundbreaking album
FOOD FOR OTHER FISH
In celebration of
its release 30 years ago
Read about the album here
Sunday
April 7, 2024
Doors 3:00PM
Show 4:00PM
Great American
Music Hall
859 O’Farrell St
San Francisco, CA
Private Party
Saturday Afternoon
March 30, 2024
Pacifica, CA
2023
NEW YEARS EVE SHOW
THE MERMEN
THE JOES
PRAIRIE PRINCE
Light Show by
George Holden & Co.
Sunday
December 31, 2023
Doors 8PM
Show 9PM
Park Chalet
1000 Great Highway
San Francisco, CA
Live Water Surf Fairfax presents
SURF NITE with THE MERMEN!
Light Show by
George Holden & Co.
Saturday, November 4, 2023
Show 9PM
Peri’s Tavern
29 Broadway
Fairfax, CA
Halloween
The Shitones (The Mermen)
With The Joes, Plus The Dunes
Tarzan Call Contest!
Guitar Giveaway!
Light Show by
George Holden & Co.
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Music starts 7PM
Park Chalet
1000 Great Highway
San Francisco, CA
The Mermen
Doors 3pm
Show 4pm
Sunday
Sep 24, 2023
Great American Music Hall
859 O’Farrell Street
San Francisco, CA
The Mermen at
Pleasure Point Outdoors
Show 4pm
Sunday
Sep 3, 2023
East Cliff Drive
Between 37th and 38th Ave
Santa Cruz, CA
VSA Memorial Day Paddle Out
Monday
May 29, 2023
9 am – Opening Ceremony
10:30-12:30 – Paddle Out -Surf
11 am – LIVE MUSIC
THE NEW SHOCKWAVES
THE MERMEN (CANCELED)
12:00 pm – Lunch
1:30 pm Raffle winners drawn
surfboard and other prizes!
Capitola Beach
Capitola, CA
PRIVATE EVENT
THE MERMEN LIVE
Saturday
March 11th, 2023
5:30 -7:30 PM
at the St. Ignatius College Prep
Fathers Day Auction 2023
“SURFIN’ THE SUNSET”
one.bidpal.net/surfinthesunset
St. Ignatius College Prep
2001 37th Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94118
THE MERMEN LIVE
NIGHT OF IDEAS
Saturday
March 4th, 2023
San Francisco Library Atrium
Presented by KQED,
San Francisco Public Library,
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,
and Villa Albertine.
The Mermen close out the event
at 11:30 PM
nightofideas.org
THE MERMEN LIVE
THE CREPE PLACE
50th Anniversary Celebration
Sold Out Show
Saturday
February 25th, 2023
The Crepe Place
1134 Soquel Ave
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
2022
2022.12.19 THE MERMEN – JAMES BOND THEME at The Junction Mill Valley CA
2022.9.22 THE MERMEN – Little Stinky Kitty at Taros Essaouira Morocco