The Starry Plough bar, on the corner of Shattuck and Ashby in Berkeley, stands out on the block as there is not much else around. I arrived a bit early and saw Dead Heads standing outside the bar smoking joints and cigarettes, making me think I was walking down the mythical “Shakedown Street.” The Pat… Continue reading The China Cats & The Pat Nevins Trio Live at The Starry Plough in Berkeley
The Northwest’s premier acoustic music festival returns for its eighth year to beautiful Horning’s Hideout in North Plains, Oregon, on July 17-18-19. The family friendly event boasts three days of nearly all-acoustic music, culminating each night with main stage performances from musical hosts Yonder Mountain String Band, this year joined by special guest Danny Barnes… Continue reading Northwest String Summit July 17-19 at Horning's Hideout
In December of 2004 I saw Béla Fleck & the Flecktones at the Water Street Music Hall in Rochester. At that show Béla made a mention of his plans which at that time included traveling to Africa to research the roots of the banjo. This intrigued me as I had just been to Morocco and… Continue reading Béla Fleck & the Africa Project: More than a Concert
Long before you and I ever went to see our first concert and even before our parents went to see their first, live music performances appealed to a different sense. In the time of the Greek tragedies, the rise of opera and even in the fledgling years of Broadway, the patron’s vision was the equal… Continue reading Keller Williams | The Egg @ The Heart Theatre | Review
On Thursday, for at least the third time in the last 12 months, the electro-dance-rock duo BoomBox graced our fair city and the Fox Theatre with their pulsing beats and feel-good funk. Guitarist Zion Godchaux and DJ Russ Randolph seem to like it here against the mountains, and it’s lucky for us that they do.… Continue reading BoomBox Shoots Music Video in Boulder
Guerilla Union has announced initial details for the 2009 installment of the critically acclaimed festival series ROCK THE BELLS–North America’s only hip-hop festival. Teaming with Budweiser for this year’s ROCK THE BELLS 2009 FESTIVAL SERIES, the festival features such headliners as Nas & Damian “Jr Gong” Marley, The Roots, Big Boi and Common plus many… Continue reading ROCK THE BELLS 2009 FESTIVAL
