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Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Jan 17, 20234 min read
KISS! End of the Road Tour live at Oakland Arena, (before shut down)
For some reason I hadn't published this story about the first time I saw, experienced and photographed the band, KISS. It was in March of...
Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Oct 15, 20214 min read
Primus live at the Greek Theatre, Berkeley
Primus live at at Greek Theatre Berkeley.
Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Sep 13, 20212 min read
Vintage Trouble live at The Luther Burbank Center
Vintage Trouble is back, and touring on the West Coast (USA) now! I highly suggest you catch these guys playing a show. Their electricity...
Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Sep 10, 20212 min read
Rodrigo y Gabriela live at Oxbow River Stage, Napa.
If there was a Flamenco Metal genre, Rod y Gab would be number one!
Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Sep 9, 20213 min read
KISS live at Shoreline Amphitheater (post pandemic show)
KISS rocks Shoreline Ampitheater.
September 10, 2021
Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Sep 5, 20212 min read
The Music Soup Remembering Beloved Taylor Hawkins
One year ago, the shocking news of beloved Foo Fighters drummers' death. On March 25th 2022 the world got news of the much loved Foo...
Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Aug 26, 20212 min read
Hella Mega Tour live at Oracle Park
The day before my birthday in 2021 I got a call from Modern Drummer Magazine asking if I'd like to shoot Tre Cool (Green Day drummer) for...
Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Apr 7, 20203 min read
KISS! End of the Road Tour live at Oakland Arena
The production of this "SHOW" was nothing short of OVER THE TOP in all aspects.
Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Oct 5, 20195 min read
Warren Hellmans' Hardly Strictly Bluegrass live at Golden Gate Park
Today begins Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2023. First one I'm having to miss in many years due to an injury. Thanks to the Warren Hellman...
Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Jun 21, 20195 min read
Robbie Williams live at The Wynn Hotel Las Vegas!
Robbie Williams, global pop superstar from Stoke on Trent, United Kingdom playing a limited three month residency at The Wynn Hotel in...
Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Feb 9, 20194 min read
Michael Franti & Spearhead live at The Fillmore
Larger than life, standing at 6'6" tall, Michael Franti enters the Fillmore in grand fashion. From the back of the venue he wades through...
Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Oct 7, 20184 min read
Lenny! live at Bill Graham Civic
Lenny Kravitz never disappoints! LLLLLove Lenny! Definitley one of my top five artists, so with this blog, please keep in mind there may...
Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Sep 19, 20185 min read
Greta Van Fleet Returns to the Bay
This week on August 8, I was supposed to cover the GVF show at the Oakland Arena. I had been looking forward to it for ages. Then the day...
Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Sep 12, 20183 min read
The Music Soup Remembering Drummer Taylor Hawkins
One year ago this week Taylor Hawkins left us. Back when Foo Fighters played San Jose. Taylor was alive and Foo were on fire! On March...
Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Sep 1, 20182 min read
Two guitars, no lyrics, packed house...live at UC Berkeley
This blog is being re posted from this Rod Y Gab show from September 2018. I try to cover their shows every year. This unusual duo,...
Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Jul 1, 20184 min read
Giuda (and others) live at Burger Boogaloo
Burger Boogaloo...the most refreshing annual two day music festival to hit Northern California. Mostly punk, old school and new...and...
Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Jun 25, 20186 min read
Fantastic Negrito Coming to the North Bay!
On September 7th 2024, the multiple Grammy Award winning blues artist, Fantastic Negrito will be hitting the stage in the North Bay at...
Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
May 19, 20186 min read
P!nk live at The Oracle Arena
Wow! What a show! P!nk, The Beautiful Trauma Tour 2018. The artist known as Pink, born, Alecia Beth Moore in Doylestown, Pennsylvania...
Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
May 12, 20183 min read
Peter Hook live at The Warfield
Peter Hook, otherwise known as Hooky, best known as the bass player from the band Joy Division and later New Order. He brings the songs...
Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Apr 17, 20186 min read
Joyful Jamiroquai live at The Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Although this show happened a few years ago...remembering it brought joy to my heart. Lately I've had a wee bit of trouble connecting to...
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