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Bonham Gets the Led out!
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

Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Aug 18, 20253 min read


Mosswood Mania Day 2!
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

Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Jul 28, 20251 min read


Mosswood Mania!
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

Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Jul 25, 20253 min read


Macy Gray and Satya...Wow!
Brilliant show at the Palace! Macy Gray Occasionally I get to a gig, not expecting a hellava lot and come away with a drastically different opinion of what I came with. This was one of those shows....It started out with Satya. A young female artist from Oakland who I've known about for a year+, simply because I know her manager, Phil Green. And I feel like he has a good sense of what's good in the way of new music, as my first introduction to Phil was through his association

Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Jul 15, 20253 min read


Another Rockstar Turns 80!
Deborah Harry is 80! Getting older is a part of life, I get it. But it's so hard to think of our rockstars at such elevated ages. Our Rock n Roll heroes getting older should be illegal! Deborah Harry (of Blondie) is now one of the many octogenarians actively working in the music biz ! She now joins so many greats such as, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Roger Waters, Eric Clapton, Grace Slick, Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton,

Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Jul 1, 20254 min read


Rockabilly Rockin' Sonoma!
Deke Dickerson and Jinx Jones at the Sebastiani Theater in the Wine Country. Deke, Todd, Bert, Jinx, Zander and Dylan. 'Twas a seemingly normal Friday night...then I attended a Rockabilly show in Sonoma with Deke Dickerson and Jinx Jones and it got way more fun! Jinx Jones and the Kingtones opened the show. A trio with Robin Roth, a female drummer, (something I always love), and Todd Jenkins on stand up bass. The trio played a great set and got people dancing. A little bac

Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Jun 30, 20252 min read
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