Fantastic Negrito comes home after several world tours and supports the legendary Mavis Staples in Napa. If you are unfamiliar with this very talented local contemporary blues man, Fantastic Negrito...now may be the time. I've been following him since 2018...Since then, he has worked hard and catapulted to the top of the contemporary blues music category with winning three Grammys in the last three years. Fantastic Negritos' given name is, Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz and he is

I'm re posting this as it's Roger Daltreys' 82nd birthday today! Happy Birthday Roger Daltrey! The culmination of a lifelong appreciation for this band, when 'super fan girl' (me) photographs The Who! On a beautiful September evening in Mountain View California, at The Shoreline Ampitheater, The Who played to an audience of approximately 18,000 attendees. This was the tail end of their "The Song is Over" farewell tour. From here, they headed north to Vancouver and the Pac

Gear News talks to world renowned British rock guitarist Paul Guerin. My dear friend in the UK, Lars Mullen is a music journalist, photographer, musician and one of the funniest people I know. Lars spoke to another lifelong British rock guitarist, Paul Guerin for Gear News about his career spanning over 30 years in the music business, performing with a host of bands from Michael Schenker, to The Quireboys, Down ‘n’ Outz with Def Leppard’s Joe Elliot and his latest project

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