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Renegade keeps the stadium rock bangin’ in Salinas.
Adam JosephOne of the defining moments of Kent Peterson’s musical life came when he was still in high school: a Styx concert at the Winterland Arena in San Francisco. ... read on»
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Keb’ Mo’ tries out a new album on Carmel’s Sunset Center.
Ryan MastersKeb’ Mo’ has never been a man who wants to become a victim of comfort. As proof, the three-time Grammy-winning bluesman left Epic Records to release his new album Live... read on»
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Seaside’s own Razorhoof roars into Blue Fin for a four-band night.
Adam JosephThe makeshift music room, lit by a single light bulb, feels more like an 8-by-8-foot tomb. A six-foot Emperor amplifier, an oversized four-piece drum set, a mattress pressed up against... read on»
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Milo Tremley strums comedy songs at The Planet.
Adam JosephComedian-musician James Lee Reeves, known on stage as Milo Tremley, usually sports a white cowboy hat, a black suit and a devilish goatee. But his shtick fits better in a... read on»
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Jose’s hosts a punk band that found one another on Craigslist.
Adam JosephPunk rock and Minnesota don’t usually go hand and hand, but Minneapolis garage rockers The No-No’s prove that punk can thrive just about anywhere. And on Saturday, punk will boom... read on»
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Quilombo Arte’s deep lineup features Cambio’s second solo album and Mexico City’s Bocafloja.
Walter RycePeople use music to motivate a workout, to lift up the spirit, to allay sorrow, to set a mood, to lull shoppers. The stacked hip-hop performers at Giovane’s on Friday,... read on»
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Long-touring WAR thunders into Carmel’s Sunset Center.
Adam JosephThe year 1969 was a time of anti-Vietnam war protests and civil rights marches, which made it a perfect platform for WAR, an eight-piece, Los Angeles-based band featuring a multicultural... read on»
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Metropolitan Opera’s live and global simulcasts are a high-definition hit.
Walter RyceThe Metropolitan Opera opened its 2009-10 season with Giaccomo Puccini’s Tosca on Oct. 10, with Swiss director Luc Bondy taking over the reins from legendary film and stage director Franco... read on»
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Cash’d Out, Darktown Rounders and others play a benefit at Blue Fin.
Walter RyceLocal promoter Tobin Peregrina has booked some of the coolest indie acts at Jose’s Underground Lounge and, recently, Woody’s and Blue Fin. Local business owner-turned-do-gooder Bill (along with his wife... read on»
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More of the interview with Bulisa Project co-founder Bill Sullivan
Walter RyceWhere did Bulisa Project start? In 2006, my wife and I met a person, an American priest [Jim Short] who lives in Uganda. He said mass [at St. John’s Episcopal... read on»
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Two standout Sunset Center shows in one week: 3 Mo’ Divas and Pilobolus.
Adam JosephSunset Center’s 2009-10 season was designed to bring an assorted collection of cultures to Carmel. This week works as a microcosm of that eclectic array, with a trio of sassy... read on»
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Counter Clockwise release party leads a menagerie of Halloween rock.
Adam JosephMonterey’s favorite head banging group, Counter Clockwise, is celebrating the release of its second album, Dance on My Grave, on the scariest night of the year. The Halloween date fits... read on»
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Rollicking Woods Tea Company rumbles into World Theater.
Stuart ThorntonLike the NFL’s 1972 Miami Dolphins and the NCAA’s 1976 Indiana Hoosiers, the Vermont musical quartet Woods Tea Company has a perfect record. ... read on»
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Red Beans & Rice remixes one of the county’s favorite blues blends.
Stuart ThorntonEven though Red Beans & Rice has undergone a major change in ingredients, bandleader Gil Rubio says the long-running local blues outfit will retain the same basic flavor – with... read on»
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Beach House and Kurt Vile light up a lively weekend at Fernwood in Big Sur.
Adam Joseph & Stuart ThorntonThe dream-pop, Baltimore duo Beach House – headlining Friday night’s show at Fernwood – added an extra tour date just to play in Big Sur. The band played Sur back... read on»
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Gospel-roots veteran reflects on music, politics and the road.
Paul WilnerOn the phone from his home in Saluda, Va., Sherman Holmes sounds like a young man, amused and invigorated by life, even though, as he quickly acknowledges, “I turned 70... read on»
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Nu Horizon unveils their dance-demanding eight-piece group at Sly’s.
Adam JosephOn Friday night, versatile cover band Nu-Horizon makes their Monterey debut at Sly McFly’s on Cannery Row. ... read on»
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The Fox draws Sean Kingston and Flo Rida to Salinas.
Adam JosephSalinas is gradually becoming the Monterey County Mecca for live hip-hop and rap acts. On Wednesday night, one of the biggest names in the game, the Miami-based Sean Kingston, hits... read on»
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A top triple bill lays the dirty laughs on Bankers Casino.
Adam JosephH ilarious things come in threes this Friday at the Bankers Casino in Salinas. Act one is Sebastian Cetina, who’s currently touring with the XXXtreme Comedy Tour, a reality show... read on»
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Marianne Faithfull revisits standards in new CD, Big Sur for benefit.
Stuart ThorntonListening to Marianne Faithfull’s 1964 hit “As Tears Go By” and then her 1979 track “Why’d Ya Do It?” is as bracing as a bucket of ice water in the... read on»
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Salinas teen rockers August Sky continue to impress – and get even younger.
Adam JosephThe members of August Sky may not be old enough to drive, but they are old enough to channel the yodels of Robert Plant. As a result, their afterschool activities... read on»
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The Meek, Mendenhall, Edmundson Trio drop top tunes on P.G. for free.
Adam Joseph“I feel like I’m stealing, getting to see these guy for free,” says a member of the crowd at Woody’s Bayview Grill. “They should be playing somewhere like the Greek... read on»
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The Hot Toddies take their smokin’ show to Jose’s and Fernwood.
Stuart ThorntonWhen The Hot Toddies performed at Jose’s this past May, it was hard to know where to look. Onstage, the quartet of fetching females was decked out in elegant dresses... read on»