He's baaaaaack in the North Bay, (in 'Peacetown', West County)! Mitch Polzak is the 'real deal' was the phrase I was hearing a lot on this beautiful evening in Ives Park in Sebastopol. Mitch Polzak and the Royal Deuces were headlining and The Bluebirds opened. The Bluebirds was a cool band playing 'easy listening 60s rock.' Their setlist included a variety of well chosen songs from Bob Dylan, The Byrds, Bread etc.. Good band, nice sound, solid musical chops, and the dru

Dave Getz, original drummer for Janis Joplin, Big Brother and the Holding Company The original drummer from Big Brother and the Holding Company, Dave Getz is still holding a beat for the body of music that he helped create, with Janis Joplin. A position in the music industry he has been fulfilling for 70 years, since he was only 15 years old. As the drummer for the legacy band Big Brother and the Holding Company, Dave Getz played on one of the greatest rock albums of all time

Look at any of your albums from the 1960s/70s and beyond and you are more than likely looking at a photo shot by the legendary photographer Henry Diltz. About a month ago I got a call from one of my favorite music photographers, Henry Diltz to let me know he would be coming up to Northern California taking his photo presentation on tour. We had a lovely chat about music, photography and his upcoming tour. And as I like connecting people... I then contacted some fine radio p

Day 3 as good as it gets! Robby Krieger Band The last of three days of Bottlerock 2025 is here. As usual, loads of bands on from noon till 10. Allen Stone, Grace Bowers, Bella Rayne, Khruangbin, Vacations, Moonalice, The War and Treaty, Goose, Noah Kahan, Chaparelle, Robby Krieger, Cage the Elephant and more! On this day of Bottlerock there were friends I had arranged to meet up with and I decided to take it easy(er). Instead of running from stage to stage, I people watched

The magic of music in Napa Valley! Justin Timberlake Saturday at Bottlerock had numerous fantastic artists throughout the day. Headlining on the Jam Cellars Stage (the main stage) was Justin Timberlake. I had planned to get to the festival to see Kate Hudsons' performance but due to bad timing on my part, I missed her set by seconds. I did hear that she was wonderful. One of the photographers later that day showed me stunning photos he shot of her and said her performance was

Another successful music festival weekend in beautiful Napa Valley! Every May since 2013 there has been a music festival in the beautiful wine country of Napa. The first Bottlerock in '13 was a five day experience, since then it has been whittled down to a three day music extravaganza at the Napa Valley Expo during Memorial Day weekend. I've been fortunate enough to have attended and photographed most of them thus far. Every year for me Bottlerock has been a totally differ