In the mid ’90s, the Mother Hips were poised to become the next big thing in the world of rock and roll. Before their core members vocalist/guitarist Tim Bluhm and...
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With subjects like drum, dance, singing, art, writing, poetry, filmmaking and general creativity and inspiration, the workshops – led by performers who unleash their talents Saturday – are the core...
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the year 1986 was a good one in hip-hop. It saw the releases of Run DMC’s Raising Hell, Salt-N-Pepa’s Hot, Cool & Vicious, and the Beastie Boys’ License to Ill....
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No one knows this better than Kenny Neal, the recipient of this year’s Monterey Bay Blues Artist of the Year Award. The 24th Annual Monterey Blues Festival, which runs Friday...
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The Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound is a reincarnation of the San Francisco psych-sound: heady blues, campy hooks and reverberating junky noise.
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Banana hammocks are hard to pull off. They’re tiny, stretchy, and remarkably revealing. The look is best left to a professional – namely, a man with rippling pectorals and a...
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Well past Carmel Valley Village, there’s a remote and rugged community who knows how to have a good time. They aim to prove it at the Cachagua Country Fair.
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They come from garages, basements, studios and tour vans seeking the one thing: To kindle flames atop the torch of the Your Music Olympicks.
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Carmel Valley is a place unto its own. Often 10 to 20 degrees warmer than the coastline, the town is full of vineyards, horses, and mom-and-pop shops. But while that...
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George Thorogood and the Destroyers, the world’s reigning bar band, will leave the Fox Theater doused in copious amounts of bourbon, scotch and beer after their performance on Thursday, June...
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It’s hard to put a finger on what genre of music the trio plays or the planet it comes from, but the songs have addictive hooks featuring magnetic synths and...
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It’s hard to tell if Scott H. Biram is going to heaven or hell. Digging deep into his brilliant 2006 CD Graveyard Shift – a one man romp through gritty...
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