Music
Pure Honey
The Turf Club Music Series starts with the perpetually evolving Persephone’s Bees.
“Sex,” one of Persephone’s Bees most recent singles, was originally intended to be a satirical look into an ageless motto: Sex sells. “I realized why advertising companies use it so much,” says singer-songwriter Angelina Moysov. ...
School of Rock
Carmel High School students get boost from Ryan Scott in pursuit of their musical dreams.
Carmel High School American history teacher Marc Stafford played in a touring band throughout college. That prepared him to recognize something when he first hit campus. “When I got to Carmel High I saw a ...
Latina Dream
Lila Downs brings a cornucopia of culture, and a monster voice, to the Central Coast.
While singer-songwriter Lila Downs was working at her mother’s car parts shop in Oaxaca, Mexico, a guy came in and asked Downs to translate a death certificate he received that was in English. It turned ...
Soul Survivors
A couple of R&B legends warm up Salinas just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Just the sound of Brenton Wood’s voice tells you that you’re in the presence of someone who has experienced a lot. “Being a black musician [in the ’60s] was a big struggle,” he says. “I ...
All That
Five local musicians bring several genres, and a key memory, to Good Sams Band.
When guitarist Andrew Dolan was a kid, the music that appealed to him came from surf movies. The soundtracks from stuff like The Good Times and Momentum, carried by ’90s punk rockers like Pennywise and ...
Piercing the Heart
Four bands rally for a local piercer lost to lymphoma.
Body piercer Paul Van Noy was diagnosed last September with Stage Four lymphoma. A month ago, an MRI revealed something even worse: Van Noy had cancer in his spinal column. For three years, Van Noy ...
Foxy Lady
Quirky talent Laura Weinbach leads Foxtails Brigade into a world without Christmas.
Classical guitarist Laura Weinbach started thinking about Christmas on the Fourth of July. “I wasn’t looking forward to it,” she says. “My family has kind of been divided over the last couple years and [Christmas] ...
Jazz Preservatives
The renowned Preservation Hall Jazz Band keeps New Orleans jazz alive at Sunset.
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band is more than a group of seven world-class musicians. They’re an embodiment of New Orleans jazz dedicated to spreading their art form all over the world, including Carmel, where they ...
Magic Chance
Jaqui Hope parlays hitchhiking into standout live music.
About a year ago, Jaqui Hope hiked alone up into the mountains of Palo Colorado in Big Sur on what she calls a “vision quest.” For more than 30 hours, Hope meditated in the wilderness ...
Country Road
Five musicians of all different walks of life come together in the name of bluegrass.
“Bluegrass has brought more people together and made more friends than any music in the world,” bluegrass legend Bill Monroe said. “You meet people at festivals and renew acquaintances year after year.” Monroe’s words certainly ...
Strung Together
The Israeli Chamber Project believes music can rise above borders.
Clarinetist Tibi Cziger, founder and artistic director of the Israeli Chamber Project, says his touring ensemble is completely apolitical. But sometimes, the mere presence of his chamber group in certain areas makes politics unavoidable. “Recently, ...
Irish Spring
Celtic trio Molly’s Revenge helps celebrate the birthday of Scotland’s most famous poet, Robert Burns.
In 2004 and 2005, Molly’s Revenge performed at the Shanghai International Music Festival in China. The acoustic Celtic trio’s performances were a smash. “The people of Shanghai received us with open arms and wild applause,” ...
Pipe Dreams
A screwball musician brings his unique passion to Pacific Grove.
Composer, studio player, theater musician, teacher, multi-instrumentalist and 2006 Bush Artist Fellow Dick Hensold has always marched to the beat of a different piper: When the self-proclaimed “music geek” was a teenager, he’d diligently study ...
Shear Reception
British native and longtime local musician Martin Shears encourages people to use cell phones during his shows.
Recently singer-songwriter Martin Shears developed an online request form with Ike Marr, the other member of his acoustic duo, Ike and Martin, who perform regularly in the Lake Tahoe area. This is how it works: ...
Two Pack
Singer-songwriters of two different generations provide solid options for Saturday night.
A few years ago, the 1970 Louie and the Lovers vinyl Rise sold on eBay for around $80. It was the only copy available on the mega online auction site. The Salinas-based outfit behind it, ...
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