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The Ladies Said “Please”: BERTHA’s Bay Area Pride Month Appearance

The Ladies Said “Please”: BERTHA’s Bay Area Pride Month Appearance

Bertha: Grateful Drag | Menlo Park, California | photos by Gabriel David Barkin BERTHA, the world’s first Grateful Drag band, made a timely Pride Month appearance in the Bay Area Thursday night at Menlo Park’s Guild Theatre. Special guests included Mark Karan (The Other Ones, RatDog), burlesque dancer Emperess Astara, and Jerry Garcia’s legendary Stratocaster… Continue reading The Ladies Said “Please”: BERTHA’s Bay Area Pride Month Appearance

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Alison Krauss & Union Station Bring Arcadia to Life in Shipshewana

Alison Krauss & Union Station Bring Arcadia to Life in Shipshewana

Alison Krauss & Union Station | Shipshewana, Indiana | photos by Dan Ward Storm clouds are gathering over Shipshewana, Indiana, tonight, but it is cool and dry inside the Blue Gate Performing Arts Center. Fans have packed the venue to capacity for two nights of fantastic music from Alison Krauss and Union Station. The sold-out… Continue reading Alison Krauss & Union Station Bring Arcadia to Life in Shipshewana

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Christopher Cross Masters the Gentle Wind at the Lobero

Christopher Cross Masters the Gentle Wind at the Lobero

Christopher Cross | Santa Barbara, CA | June 4th, 2026 – photos by L. Paul Mann There is a rare kind of time travel inside the Spanish-colonial walls of the Lobero Theatre. On June 4, the intimate venue hosted five-time Grammy winner and yacht-rock royalty Christopher Cross. For nearly two hours, the 75-year-old singer-songwriter transformed… Continue reading Christopher Cross Masters the Gentle Wind at the Lobero

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Fruit Bats Return With The Landfill

Fruit Bats Return With The Landfill

Photo: Courtesy of Fruit Bats Fruit Bats have returned with a new album titled The Landfill, derived from frontman and only permanent member Eric Johnson. Johnson, a Chicago native, chose the title from his upbringing in the Midwest, where ubiquitous landfills dot the landscape. The album is a collection of his own thoughts on society,… Continue reading Fruit Bats Return With The Landfill

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Ringo Starr Brings Peace and Love to Paso Robles

Ringo Starr Brings Peace and Love to Paso Robles

Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band | Vina Robles Amphitheatre | Paso Robles, CA | June 6, 2026 | Photo by L. Paul Mann There is an implicit law at a Ringo Starr concert: check your cynicism at the gates. On a brisk Saturday night in Central California’s wine country, the 85-year-old icon delivered… Continue reading Ringo Starr Brings Peace and Love to Paso Robles

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On Hallowed Ground: Mumford & Sons Bring the Prizefighter Tour to Folsom Field

On Hallowed Ground: Mumford & Sons Bring the Prizefighter Tour to Folsom Field

Mumford & Sons at Folsom Field | Boulder, CO | June 6, 2026 | Photos by Grateful Web Mumford & Sons brought their Prizefighter Tour to Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado, on June 6, with support from Sierra Ferrell and Dylan Gossett. It was one of those Colorado nights where the setting did a lot… Continue reading On Hallowed Ground: Mumford & Sons Bring the Prizefighter Tour to Folsom Field

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Big Head Todd and the Monsters | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | 6/6/2026

Big Head Todd and the Monsters | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | 6/6/2026

Big Head Todd and the Monsters | Morrison, Colorado | June 6th, 2026 – photos by Backstage Flash Colorado’s own Big Head Todd and the Monsters took over their hometown venue last night under a star-filled sky. Red Rocks Amphitheatre was packed with music fans, some of whom have seen every BHTM show at Red… Continue reading Big Head Todd and the Monsters | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | 6/6/2026

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Spafford’s Cat Shop Captures a Band in Full Creative Bloom

Spafford’s Cat Shop Captures a Band in Full Creative Bloom

Spafford: Cat Shop Something exciting is happening within Spafford right now, and Cat Shop captures it perfectly. As the first studio album from the current lineup featuring Brian Moss, Nick Tkachyk, Cory Schechtman, and Shon Gordon, Cat Shop feels like a creative breakthrough. While Spafford has built its reputation through years of exploratory improvisation and… Continue reading Spafford’s Cat Shop Captures a Band in Full Creative Bloom

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Worth the Trip: In a Small Room in Belgium, Goose Put On One of the Tour’s Best Shows

Worth the Trip: In a Small Room in Belgium, Goose Put On One of the Tour’s Best Shows

Rick Mitarotonda | Goose | Brussels, Belgium | Photos by David Burton For the second stop of their 2026 Europe tour, Goose headed to Brussels, Belgium for 1 show after a weekend in London. Sandwiched between two-night runs in Amsterdam and London, a Monday night show in Brussels, Belgium might have been an opportunity for… Continue reading Worth the Trip: In a Small Room in Belgium, Goose Put On One of the Tour’s Best Shows

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Terrapin Roadshow Kicks Off in Monte Rio

Terrapin Roadshow Kicks Off in Monte Rio

Terrapin Roadshow | May 31st, 2026 – photos by Gabriel David Barkin The Terrapin Roadshow made its first stop of the 2026 season this past weekend. The small riverside community of Monte Rio in Sonoma County hosted a stellar roster of musicians playing two concerts of Grateful Dead music under cloudless skies in an idyllic… Continue reading Terrapin Roadshow Kicks Off in Monte Rio

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