Live entertainment such as the Blues, Bach, and Jazz festivals draws in many visitors to this area. But are local music aficionados satisfied with the musical sounds offered on the Peninsula?

Mike Scholes

Age: 22

Resides: Pacific Grove

Occupation: Bookseller

Do you like hearing music in a club or at a concert? I prefer the club venue but I don''t like the clubs around here.

Are there too many festivals in Monterey? No, you can never have enough music.

What kind of music would you like to see more represented here? Punk!!

Brielle Joyce

Age: 20

Resides: Monterey

Occupation: Waitress

Do you like hearing music in a club or at a concert? I prefer the club atmosphere, but the clubs around here aren''t set up well; you often cannot hear or see the band.

Are there too many music festivals in Monterey? No. But it might be better if they were varied and spread out; different types of festivals for each month.

What kind of music would you like to see more represented here?

I think it would be great if we had more name bands, and spacious clubs like the ones in Santa Cruz.

Brian Grisham

Age: 34

Resides: Seaside

Occupation: Electrician

How many festivals here have you gone to? Two. The Santa Cruz Blues Festival and the Monterey Art and Music Festival [sic].

Do you like hearing music in a club or at a concert? I like clubs. Whitey''s had some pretty good bands, but it''s closed now.

What kind of music would you like to see more represented here? I don''t know, there''s a lot of blues...maybe more pop or rock.

Chris Vaughan

Age: 19

Resides: Seaside

Occupation: Window washer

Do you know about and are you going to any of the music festivals here in Monterey? Sort of. I''d go if there was cool bands there.

Do you like to hear music in a club or at a concert? There aren''t really any good places for kids to go. I''d like to see more shows for all ages.

What kind of music would you like to see more represented here? Hip-hop.

Jason Asmus

Age: 19

Resides: Marina

Occupation: Waiter

Are you interested in going to any of the festivals? I''d go if it weren''t catered to an older crowd. Something a little more live that a younger crowd likes.

Do you like to hear music in a club or at a concert? I like clubs like the Black Box, open to all ages.

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