Luna Star Events

Wednesday Song Swap + Jam 7pm-9pm

Bring your axe, horn, drum, whatever! Very laid back – a great way to meet some of the Café’s favorite performers & regulars in a supportive and comfortable environment! Novices & pros are welcome to come on down & join the jam. Try out new material or just participate in some sing-alongs. 

An energetic and fun evening of Bluegrass, Americana, Country and more with Gypsy Strings Revival! This evening will feature trio Michelle Pennington on guitar and lead vocals, Mark Abramowitz on bass and Wes Malkin on banjo, trumpet and mandolin! Grab your friends and come on out for a hootenanny!

8:00pm | $10 Cover

8:00pm | $15 cover

Marlo Vashti

Rooted in her Cuban-Haitian heritage and South Florida upbringing, love has a sound and it comes from Marlo Vashti’s lips. Marlo Vashti blends Jazz, R&B, & Soul with the warmth of timeless romance, creating music that feels intimate, honest, and deeply human. A multidisciplinary artist, actress, and jazz vocalist, Marlo Vashti brings her theatrical storytelling into every note, transforming personal emotion into something audiences can see, feel, and hear.

SUNDOWN SOUND with HONEY HORIZON 7:30pm- $10 COVER CHARGE

Sundown Soundcreates eclectic, heartfelt original music channeling diverse influences of acoustic rock, Americana, jazz, bluegrass, blues, folk, and progressive alternative genres. Thought-provoking, socially conscious lyrics explore themes ranging from the spiritual and metaphysical, to love, and beauty. Sundown Sound at root is a feeling, one that creates a bond with their audience, while injecting good doses of humor and fun. Hailing from South Florida, the band is comprised of songwriters Mike Matthews (vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin, banjo), Daniel Wolpin (vocals, guitar), Mano Pila (percussion, vocals), and Tate Earle (vocals, guitar, bass, blues harp). In these days of AI and computer-generated music-making, Sundown Sound is on a mission to prove that homemade, hand-crafted music is viable and vital.

Wednesday Song Swap + Jam 7pm-9pm

Bring your axe, horn, drum, whatever! Very laid back – a great way to meet some of the Café’s favorite performers & regulars in a supportive and comfortable environment! Novices & pros are welcome to come on down & join the jam. Try out new material or just participate in some sing-alongs. 

We are very excited to welcome Uncle Scotchy to the Luna Star Cafe stage!

8pm | $10 Cover Per Person

Uncle Scotchy (given name, Eric Garcia) is a South Florida musician, storyteller, (pre-Covid) event coordinator, and band booker for Miami music venues. He fronts a four-piece progressive Blues band called Juke. Juke has toured and opened for such acts as Gary Clark Jr., The Revivalists, and G. Love and Special Sauce.

For his live performances, he’s now usually joined by the amazing Harold Trucco on guitar. Harold is a dynamic musician and performer. The two of them have captivated audiences in South Florida and are about to release an album, “Listen to your Uncle Scotchy – featuring Harold Trucco.”

With over 20 years of event promotion experience, cued up with over 25 years of performance experience, Eric Garcia AKA Uncle Scotchy creates meaningful work that every side of the industry can appreciate.

For more info visit https://www.unclescotchy.com/

8:00pm | $10 Cover Charge

Join us for what is sure to be a fun evening with Flash Company BLUE EDITION, featuring Henk Milne on guitar and vocals, Debbie Spring on viola, Rusty Heck on bass, Wes Malkin on trumpet + mandolin and Monchy Coruguedo on the skins! You don’t want to miss this! Grab your friends and join us for this incredible show! For reservations call 305-877-6863.

Timothy LaRoque is a young singer-songwriter from Hollywood, Florida (born and raised). Being raised on the classics (The Beatles, Paul Simon, Cat Stevens are some of his favorites) yet growing up in an evolving world with a wide range of taste, he’s come up in the South Florida scene as a leader, specifically in his groups The Summit and (more recently) The Def Cats. Having played all over Florida and surrounding states, he always brings an undeniable, spiritual energy to his live performances. He released his debut album, The Florida Effect, in 2025 via Def Cat Records, which received recognition from outlets like the Miami New Times. Alongside his solo work, he performs with local South Florida musical groups including The Summit and The Def Cats. He has also been featured on Sirius XM’s Underground Garage and local NPR station WLRN-FM, and has performed at notable regional venues such as the Kaseya Center and the Broward Center.

 

Wednesday Song Swap + Jam 7pm-9pm

Bring your axe, horn, drum, whatever! Very laid back – a great way to meet some of the Café’s favorite performers & regulars in a supportive and comfortable environment! Novices & pros are welcome to come on down & join the jam. Try out new material or just participate in some sing-alongs. 

Join us for our monthly series with Amy Arlo’s Almost Blue.

Every last Friday of the month! Always a good time to be had with Amy Arlo’s Almost Blue! Come listen and maybe even dance along with us. Acoustic, Funk + Soul, all sure to sweeten your evening! Start the early evening off with a free jazz show across the street at MOCA- the Museum of Contemporary Art, then head on over to enjoy Almost Blue with us! Hands-down the best night to hang in downtown North Miami!

8:00pm – DONATIONS ALWAYS ENCOURAGED

Jazz at MOCA details here -> https://www.mocanomi.org/events

Join us for our Wednesday Song Swap + Jam! 7pm-9pm Come early to enjoy our HAPPY HOUR (5-7pm)

Bring your axe, horn, drum or sing along! It’s a laid back night and a great way to meet some of the cafe’s frequent performers & our local community! Novices & pros are welcome to come on down & join the jam. Jam along to a familiar tune or share original material. Unplugged! 

Attn: Effective January 2027, our Song Swap + Jams will be held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month! For more info, please reach out! 

Enjoy an evening of jazz with Amy Arlo and her Mixed Bag band. Jazz Jam second set!

8 PM | No Cover – Donations encouraged!

8:00PM

Saeed Tabibi is a Miami-born and bred artist blending Cuban and Persian roots into soulful, genre-defying music filled with positive vibrations that celebrate the beauty of life.

Presented by LUNA STAR CAFE & The South Florida Folk & Acoustic Music Club

8PM | $10 Cover Charge, $8 for SF Folk Club Members

Rod MacDonald is an American singer-songwriter, novelist, and educator.^[1] He was a “big part of the 1980s folk revival in Greenwich Village clubs”,^[2] performing at the Speakeasy, The Bottom Line, Folk City, and the “Songwriter’s Exchange” at the Cornelia Street Cafe. He co-founded the Greenwich Village Folk Festival. He is perhaps best known for his songs “American Jerusalem“, about the “contrast between the rich and the poor in Manhattan” (Sing Out!), “A Sailor’s Prayer”, “Coming of the Snow”, “Every Living Thing”, and “My Neighbors in Delray”, a description of the September 11 hijackers’ last days in Delray Beach, Florida, where MacDonald has lived since 1995. His songs have been covered by Dave Van Ronk, Shawn Colvin, Four Bitchin’ Babes, Jonathan Edwards, Garnet Rogers, Joe Jencks, and others. His 1985 recording “White Buffalo” is dedicated to Lakota Sioux ceremonial chief and healer Frank Fools Crow, whom he visited in 1981 and 1985, and who appears with MacDonald in the cover photograph. Since 1995 MacDonald has lived in south Florida, where his cd, “Later that Night” was named “Best Local Cd of 2014” by The Palm Beach Post ^[3] and reached the top ten in national roots music charts. His first novel, The Open Mike, about a young man in the open mike scene of Greenwich Village, was published on December 5, 2014, by Archway Publishing.^[4] On May 1, 2018, MacDonald released his 13th solo recording, “Beginning Again,” on Blue Flute Music.^[5]

7:30 pm | $10 COVER

Gaêlica, a three-person Celtic, folk, and world music band has a 20-year history. First formed in Venezuela, the band performs Celtic music with Venezuelan and Latin influences. (Or Latin music with Celtic and folk influences.) Now based in South Florida, Gaêlica’s members are Daniela Padrón on fiddle and vocals; Gabriel Figueira on bagpipes, woodwinds, percussion, and vocals; and Rubén Gutiérrez on guitar, percussion, and vocals. Gaêlica has released five studio albums and has been nominated for a Latin Grammy in the Best Folk Album category. The group has performed in the United States, Latin America, and Europe. They perform original music and successfully re-imagine traditional tunes to blend Celtic and Latin folk into a surprising new sound.

See them here! -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEpkUUs4XSE

Join us for our Wednesday Song Swap + Jam! 7pm-9pm Come early to enjoy our HAPPY HOUR (5-7pm)

Bring your axe, horn, drum or sing along! It’s a laid back night and a great way to meet some of the cafe’s frequent performers & our local community! Novices & pros are welcome to come on down & join the jam. Jam along to a familiar tune or share original material. Unplugged! 

Attn: Effective January 2027, our Song Swap + Jams will be held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month! For more info, please reach out! 

7:30PM – Hosted by The Pompous Queens! with Jamie Granger + Frank&Heather

The Pompous Queens are a middle-aged Surf-Folk trio born and raised in Miami. They sporadically appear at open mics and local venues , spreading joy, laughter, and a healthy dose of absurdity through original songs about the city they call home.

MICHAEL WEISKOPF
Coming of age in the 60s was a lucky break. It was a turbulent time that was transformational not only to my world view but also in lifting the gates on the limitations and fears on which many of us were raised. For me, the music of the time was the doorway to my liberation. It began with access to R&B, the Motown explosion, and then the Folk world which was expressed in the voices of Bob Dylan, Dave Van Ronk, Lightening Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, Jack Elliott, Phil Ochs, Tom Rush, Joan Baez. The marriage of Country to Blues to Folk and ultimately Rock and the “British Invasion” made those who tried to define popular music by segment seem out of touch. As these definitions began to blur, so did the barriers between people begin to break down. It was a time of turbulent change that tore down the laws that permitted segregation, dared us to challenge convention, and forced us to question a government that pursued a war which seemed wrong to many of us being told that we had to fight it. I was never content to just listen; I wanted to learn how to express myself with music as my language.

In addition to my solo work, I am the lead singer of The Complete Unknowns, a band that celebrates the catalog of Bob Dylan. Virtuoso guitarist Randolph Hudson III is a co-founder of the band, and we have been performing for the past five years. I have also been a member of The Lost Keys and The Psychedelic Summer. Both bands celebrate the music of the 60s.

THE FOLK WEASELS

Join us for our Wednesday Song Swap + Jam! 7pm-9pm Come early to enjoy our HAPPY HOUR (5-7pm)

Bring your axe, horn, drum or sing along! It’s a laid back night and a great way to meet some of the cafe’s frequent performers & our local community! Novices & pros are welcome to come on down & join the jam. Jam along to a familiar tune or share original material. Unplugged! 

Attn: Effective January 2027, our Song Swap + Jams will be held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month! For more info, please reach out! 

Join us for our Wednesday Song Swap + Jam! 7pm-9pm Come early to enjoy our HAPPY HOUR (5-7pm)

Bring your axe, horn, drum or sing along! It’s a laid back night and a great way to meet some of the cafe’s frequent performers & our local community! Novices & pros are welcome to come on down & join the jam. Jam along to a familiar tune or share original material. Unplugged! 

Attn: Effective January 2027, our Song Swap + Jams will be held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month! For more info, please reach out!