There is no time for a New Year's Day hangover when 2010 begins, because it begins with a bang. Or more correctly a slappin' funky beat when the San Geronimo Valley-born Psychefunkapus returns to their roots with a Jan. 1 show at the Dance Palace Community Center in Point Reyes Station. The “Pus” was part of the late 1980s/early 1990s funk explosion in the Bay Area that would spawn such local acts as Fungo Mungo, the Mo Fessionals and D'Verse.

The “Pus” — their name inspired by a Parliament/Funkadelic song — ranged far and wide musically, fusing a wide range of styles, including funk, punk, ska and surf music. Signed to Atlantic Records, they released a self-titled album in 1990. Their second album, “Skin” (also on Atlantic), produced by then-Talking Heads guitarist /keyboardist (and Mill Valleyian) Jerry Harrison, was recorded at Studio D and the Record Plant in Sausalito. That album featured, among others, surf guitar legend Dick Dale. “Skin” also yielded the regional hit “Surfing on Jupiter” written by band member Atom Ellis. The Pus played a warm-up gig at Corte Madera's Uncle Charlie's (which included a rousing version of “Sweet Transvestite” from the “Rocky Horror Picture Show”) before embarking on a major tour that had bands such as Green Day and No Doubt opening for them.

Major success, however, did not come despite prominent promotional placements like the cover

of Columbia House's Record Club magazine. The Pus later disbanded, vocalist Manny Martinez formed several local bands before going on to some success with the Bay Area salsa band Mazacote, and Atom Ellis later formed Dieselhed. On Jan. 1, you can help celebrate their 20-year original line-up reunion, back where it all began (almost) in West Marin. The 8 p.m. show is all ages ($20).

On Jan. 2, West Marin is where it is happening again when the wicked slide guitar of Roy Rogers and the Delta Rhythm Kings graces the stage at Rancho Nicasio, again all ages ($15 to $18, 8:30 p.m.). Moving further inland to Fairfax — and 21 and older — legendary guitar shredder Michael Schenker (of UFO, the Scorpions and MSG) returns to 19 Broadway in an acoustic format along with original MSG vocalist Gary Barden to promote their recent acoustic collaboration “Gipsy Lady.” Schenker is legendary for both his guitar playing and his mercurial behavior; see how they both translate acoustically. One doubts that there will be blazing extended 20-minute solos like his July 4 appearance, but then again … ($25 to $30, 9 p.m.). Also on Jan. 2, Tom Petty tribute band Petty Theft, featuring local musicians Monroe Grisman (American Drag), Django Bayless (Gahundza), Adam Berkowitz (Mother Truckers) and Dan Durkin (East of Eden) will appear at the Hopmonk Tavern in Sebastopol ($10, 8:30 p.m.).

Back at 19 Broadway, the club proves that its remodel means that it's here to stay when it presents the legendary keyboardist Al Kooper, whose chops can be heard on recordings from Jimi Hendrix to the Rolling Stones and ironically, Alice Cooper. $25 gets you a chance to see the guy who discovered Lynyrd Skynyrd and played organ on Bob Dylan's “Like a Rolling Stone” (8 p.m.) .

In order to get your musical juices flowing here are some words from Psychefunkapus' “Surfing on Jupiter”:

“There are no cops on Jupiter. They quickly grew extinct.

No one tells you what to do. On Jupiter it's up to you.

Jupiter's for guys like me. I don't ever want to leave.”

Happy New Year!

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