Happy New Year from The Music Soup! Although I'm not sad to see the back end of 2025, I'd like to mention some high points of my year. One of them at the top was absolutely without a doubt September 21st at Shoreline Amphitheater, covering The Who's farewell show . Standing a couple feet in front of Roger and Pete for the entire show will be one of the fondest memories of my life. This photo, much to my surprise, was captured by Kaari, a Live Nation employee at the Shorelin

Warren Hellmans' legacy....a warm, friendly and vibrant, annual San Francisco music event. View from the stage (David Noble) Every year in early October Golden Gate Park hosts a wonderful music event called Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. As it infers in the title, it's way more than Bluegrass, although there is bluegrass played, this festival is hardly strictly bluegrass alone...it's all genres...blues, pop, rock, country, jazz, punk and all kinds of music is welcomed and showcas

Mill Valley Music Festival does it again! Gary Clarke Jr Mill Valley Music festival is three years new and every year has been a great stressless success (for a music festival). Good vibes all weekend for this super nice and family friendly music festival. This is my third year covering this event and every time has been a winner! The stages are close together without infringing on each other and all the vendors I spoke to were lovely. As it doesn't seem to be a super comme

Every January I make my way down to Anaheim Convention Center for The NAMM Show for a few days immersed in music, chaos and connections,...

Every year at the beginning of fall in Northern California we have and amazing music festival called, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in the...