September 12, 2025, only a couple of months prior to his 80th birthday, Neil Young plays to an adoring sold out California audience at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, CA. The nights' opener was Reverend Billy and The Stop Shop Choir. To be honest, I didn't know what to make of this band. Nothing in their set was terribly memorable other than, lucky them to open for Neil Young and be exposed to a sold out audience at Shoreline! The Stop Shop Choir There has been many

Frank "Frances Rico" Hayhurst is a kind, open hearted member of our music community. He is also a Shaman. We've all seen him immersed in music with his beautiful heart proudly on display in the music scene. Frank has been involved in the North Bay music scene for many years and in several different forms. One of the first times I met Frank was more than a decade ago when I saw him channel Jimi Hendrix and then proceed to light his guitar on fire at the back of Zone Music in

Quite possibly the happiest band ever! For all the Dave Matthews Band fans...you already know this...to all others...This bands' following is real and soooo very loyal! Although I am not a Dave Matthews super fan, I am however the friend of one. One of my closest friends, Stefanie, is a DMB super fan. And I went with her to the Shoreline Ampitheater last weekend for his NorCal show. It was her 24th DMB concert. Stef and I worked alongside each other for a decade and every

Jason Bonham and band play the entire Physical Graffiti album at a special show in Napa! Jason Bonham takes Physical Graffiti on the road.  Led Zeppelins' music takes center stage on a beautiful summers' evening in Napa Valley at the Meritage Resort Summer Sessions Concert Series. Jason Bonham, (son of the original Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham), and his band "JBLZE" gave the Led Zeppelin tee shirt wearing audience two hours of absolutely kickass Led Zeppelin music from t

Italian rockers, Giuda, from Day 2 of the Mosswood Meltdown. Giuda A rock band from Rome was my fave of the day at this annual punk festival in Oakland. I first saw this band at the same festival in 2017 and they grabbed my heart then, and Mosswood Meltdown provided a sweet return in 2025 for this great band! The Giuda sound can be described as a 70s throwback heavy hitting rock n roll punk (ish) band. They are a five-piece band from Rome, Italy. Playing ‘70s rock hooks del

Oaklands' annual punk fest wouldn't be the same without it's colorful emcee, John Waters. Punk music is alive and well every July at Mosswood Park in Oakland, California. Since 2013, this two day punk fest has been going loud and proud. At Mosswood, punk bands play just about every hour. With a bit of off beat and absurd comedy sketches in between. It's usually a two stage festival, and I remember there were three stages further back towards the beginning, when it was called