About

a-COO-stic Rock & Jazz from Melne, the Rok Dove

Smile-inducing songs for all ages, from Sinatra to Steely Dan!

After years of playing in bands, guitarist/vocalist Melne has discovered a love for reimagining popular songs in a solo acoustic format. In a recent turn of events, she began taking it to the street as a busker in her hometown of Alameda, CA. When not serenading the passersby, she also plays in the dance/party band Airwaves, original art-punk band, Surplus 1980, Ladies of the '80s Tribute Flock of Seagirls, punkabilly band The Hyperdrive Kittens, and Classic Rock group GrrlzTalk!

Song List

Jazz Standards: 

Almost Like Being in Love - Lerner / Lowe
Alone Together - Schwartz / Dietz
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square - Sherwin / Maschwitz
Blue Skies - Berlin
Body And Soul - Green / Hayman
Cheek to Cheek - Berlin
Corcovado - Jobim / Lees
Dream A Little Dream - Andre / Schwandt / Kahn
Fly Me to the Moon - Howard
Girl From Ipanema - Jobim / Gimbel 
Invitation - Kaper / Webster
It Could Happen To You - Van Heusen / Burke
Love Walked In - G. Gershwin / I. Gershwin
Meditation - Jobim / Mendonça
Moon River - Mancini / Mercer
No Greater Love - Jones / Symes
Once I Loved - Jobim / Gilbert
Stella By Starlight - Young / Washington
What A Wonderful World - Thiele (Douglas / Weiss
Wave - Jobim

Rock/Pop:

59th Street Bridge Song [Feelin' Groovy] - Simon & Garfunkel 
Black Horse & Cherry Tree - KT Tunstall 
Blackbird - Beatles 
Deacon Blues - Steely Dan 
Dog & Butterfly - Heart 
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John 
Goodness Gracious - Kevin Gilbert
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
Homeward Bound - Simon & Garfunkel 
I'm A Believer - The Monkees
It's Not Unusual - Tom Jones 
Josie - Steely Dan 
Just The Two of Us - Grover Washington, Jr.
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac 
Let's Stay Together - Al Green 
Sister Golden Hair - America 
Space Oddity - David Bowie
These Dreams- Heart 
This Masquerade - Leon Russell/George Benson 
Tom Sawyer - Rush
True Colors - Cyndi Lauper 
Ventura Highway - America 
Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell 
Yesterday - Beatles 
You're Just Too Good To Be True - Frankie Valli 
Your Song - Elton John
Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie

Shows

Come out to The Ivy Room in Albany, CA on Wed. January 15th for a great show from Bang The Bay! 

Rok Dove will be filling the time between acts with a few choice aCOOstic numbers! Five short appearances between bands! The music never stops! Doors at 6pm! See below for more details & presale ticket link! 

• You can also find the Rok Dove occasionally busking in the wild on Park Street, Alameda! Feel free to toss Rok Dove some “bread” (not the baked type LOL)!

Previous events

LeeStock #4

The New Farm, 10 Cargo Way, San Francisco, CA

LeeStock #4 is a day-long, 40+ band music festival! Join us for the best of the best of the BAY! And Rok Dove will be adding to the action! $20 / $30 VIP. CASH ONLY! Music begins at NOON! All Ages and dog friendly!! Be there!

Bang the Bay!

Ivy Room, 860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany, CA

BANG THE BAY!!! RokDove plays a song or two between each band! Six great local bands! One reasonable price! One fab venue! Here's your lineup! Beneath You; Right Proper; Elegant Trash; The Kill Poets; Tektonic; Tell Me Tell Me

$10 general / $20 VIP (includes goodie bag!)

Oct8

TBA

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