Every year when I attend the NAMM Show, I have a very different experience. And whether I go there with someone or on my own also changes the flavor of the weekend. This year, whilst contemplating my NAMM '26 adventure, to sum it up, I'd say it was all about people connections. Some of my NAMM friends that I see every year were not in attendance for one reason or another, and some that I haven't seen for several years were there. I ran into so many people I knew, it was hard

The Steve Hackett 2025 tour celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Genesis album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. The Fox Theater, Oakland CA 11/18/2025 A Steve Hackett concert is an affirmation. For Genesis fans, and fans of Prog Music in general, it gives us a chance to see one of the genre's creators, perform the material he helped create, over 50 years after its birth. For fans of electric guitarists, it gives us a chance to see a master and innovator perform, in his 75t

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

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

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

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

By Bassam "Mighty Slim" Habal Before Lennon & McCartney and Elton John & Bernie Taupin came a songwriting team that lasted 61 years together, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. They wrote huge hits, such as Jailhouse Rock, Hound Dog, Kansas City, Love Me, Ruby Baby, Lovin You, Framed, Yakety Yak, Love Potion Number 9 and so many more. Their songs have been covered by so many music industry legends, from Elvis Presley to The Coasters, Ray Charles, Rolling Stones, Big Mama Thornton

The music industry resists through art! There is a local band in Sonoma County called,  Bohemian Highway.    They are singer songwriter,...

Women and men come together in peace for International Womens Day! March 8 was International Womens Day. And all over this country women...

February 17, (previously called, Presidents Day) was a holiday in the United States. It has now been changed to, "Not My Presidents...

Photo Credit: Mike Starkey February 13 Robert Peter Williams turned fifty one years old! He was born in Stoke on Trent, England. And he was the king of the pop world around the globe, in the 90s onward, (except in the USA). This global "Robbie" phenomenon took place mainly in the late nineties and the first decade of the 2000's. Initially Robbie made a splash as a stand out member of the boy band, Take That from 1990-1995. There is now a series on Netflix called, Take That