EXHIBIT 99.1

        David Taber and Mitchell Derenzo of American River Bankshares to
                   Speak at Community Bank Investor Conference

Sacramento, CA, July 27, 2006 - David T. Taber, President and CEO of American
River Bankshares, and Mitchell A. Derenzo, Executive Vice President and CFO of
American River Bankshares, are scheduled to speak at the Keefe, Bruyette, and
Woods (KBW) 2006 Honor Roll and 7th Annual Community Bank Investor Conference in
New York City on August 2nd at approximately 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 a.m.
Pacific Time).

Presentations will be webcast live at
http://www.kbw.com/news/conference_investor.html and will be available for 60
days following the event. In addition, American River Bankshares presentation
materials will be available online after the event at www.amrb.com.

The conference will feature presentations from more that 85 public community
banking companies, representing all areas of the country.

About Keefe, Bruyette, and Woods
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Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods, Inc. is an institutionally oriented securities
broker/dealer and full service investment bank that specializes in the North
American and European financial services sectors. Founded in 1962 and 100%
employee-owned, the firm has long been recognized as a leading authority in the
banking, insurance, brokerage, asset management, mortgage banking and specialty
finance sectors. For more information, please visit www.kbw.com.

About American River Bankshares
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American River Bankshares [NASDAQ-GS: AMRB] is the parent company of American
River Bank (ARB), a community business bank serving Sacramento, CA that operates
a family of financial services providers, including North Coast Bank [a division
of ARB] in Sonoma County and Bank of Amador [a division of ARB] in Amador
County. For more information, please call 916-231-6700 or visit www.amrb.com,
www.americanriverbank.com, www.northcoastbank.com or www.bankofamador.com.


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