“San Francisco Soul” is the best term Royal Jelly Jive can find in describing their unique and intoxicating sound. Led by dynamic front-woman Lauren Bjelde, this sultry sextet rocks into uncharted ...

When Lauren Bjelde takes the stage as lead singer of the eclectic combo Royal Jelly Jive, she does more than just sing the lyrics. Never standing still for a moment, she leads a celebration of all ...

JIVING BY THE SEA: At the end of the swinging San Francisco soul-rock-Big Easy-gypsy-jazz band Royal Jelly Jive’s Humboldt Live Sessions video, singer Lauren Bjelde holds up the feathery blades of a ...

Bay Area band features original song 'Dear Mr. Waits' on new disc. What: Royal Jelly Jive, with Kendra McKinley, Growwler San Francisco: 9 p.m. June 24, The Independent, 628 Divisadero St. Admission: ...

Lauren Michelle Bjelde has always loved music. As a girl growing up in Modesto, Calif., “I would sing myself to sleep every night,” she said. But it wasn’t until she was a young woman that she ...

Royal Jelly Jive is a retro dance band inspired by funk and jazz and rock and soul. This Friday and Saturday, two shows a night, they’ll be recording a live album at Blue Note Napa. On the phone from ...

The Winter Snowdown II will take place at 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, in the Crown Room at Crystal Bay Club Casino. The Winter Snowdown II is a classic Tahoe Hoedown and will feature Marty O’Reilly & ...

Royal Jelly Jive, a San Francisco-based soul band, will play Sierra Nevada’s Hop Yard from 7-10 p.m. on Aug. 15. Chris King and The Gutterballs, a Seattle-based group, will open the show. The event ...

COOS BAY — Thanks to Music On the Bay, also known as MOB, the Tuesday night Starlight Series continues in Mingus Park with the next concert featuring the returning Royal Jelly Jive. The Jive starts at ...

From the musky alley ways and hidden corners of San Francisco the sounds of Royal Jelly Jive can be heard. An intoxicating mixed drink of Gypsy Rock and Soul Jive, Royal Jelly Jive dives deep in head ...

If there's one thing you should know about Royal Jelly Jive, it's that they're not a throwback act. In the San Francisco/Petaluma-based band's second album, Stand Up, jazzy, cabaret sounds blend with ...