Glen Hansard 'peaking' at HSB 2024 Today I woke up with the tragic news of one of my favorite musicians on the planet, Irishman, Glen Hansard. He died from a fatal motorbike accident at the age of only 56. Already, Ed Sheeran, Bruce Springsteen and numerous other musicians are coming forward with tributes to Hansard, just hours after his death. He leaves behind a wife and three year old boy. As well as a whole load of adoring music lovers, fellow musicians, and homeless peop

Spin Doctors In the late eighties, three bands were formed. In 2026 all three played in the North Bay on one stage at the beautiful Green Music Center at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, California. The Green Center has both indoor and outdoor areas to view the show from. And the interior of venue itself is stunning. Chris Barron / Spin Doctors The show opened with the Spin Doctors. This band had a massive hit in 1991 with 'Pocket Full of Kryptonite'. They had a hand

When this publication began, I thought I'd (probably) never bring tribute bands into The Music Soup. Not for any specific reason, but there are so many great original bands out there....why would I? However, recently I've noticed a reason to write about tribute bands, and I've decided to over ride that decision. The reason is that tribute bands are definitley on the rise and I've been examining what could possibly be the reason for this. AZ/DZ plays to a packed crowd! I've h

Another year of an amazing three day musical festival in the beautiful Napa Valley. For the last thirteen years, every Memorial Day weekend in the Napa Valley there is a huge celebration of music, called Bottlerock. More than 80 musical acts played on four stages. With plenty of gourmet food and drink to partake in. The musical headliners this year were, Lorde, Foo Fighters, Lil Wayne, Teddy Swims, Sombr, Ludacris and Backstreet Boys. Dave Grohl and Chef Jose Andres This fe

As summer approaches and concert season is starting to bloom, The Music Soup wants to wish it's readers a happy and safe live music season. There are lots of concerts and festivals coming and I look forward to bringing you as many as I can here, in The Music Soup. Foo Fighters at Bottlerock 2019 This coming weekend we have Bottlerock and Strawberry Music Festival, both happening on the same weekend. This summer we look forward to so many artists touring around including Ringo

Each year, the Santa Rosa Junior College, record label (Dont Flunk Me Records), chooses a band to promote. This years' chosen band is Vista Francisco. This was the second band to play that night "Lean-to". On April 17, there was a performance at the Arlene Francis Center showcasing this band and two other new high energy bands. The headliner, Vista Francisco was releasing their 5 song EP for this event. The bands that opened the show were, Strawberry Farm and Lean-to. The DF