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03 Jul 2024
Coco Montoya Builds on a Lifetime of Lessons
Guitarist Coco Montoya is a respected figure in the blues world. After years working with two towering blues figures, he launched a solo career, winning a W.C. Handy Award for […]
02 Jul 2024
Preview: Music Movie Monday presents THIS IS SPINAL TAP
“These go to eleven.” “It’s such a fine line between stupid and clever.” “None more black.” Those and countless other quotes from the 1984 “mockumentary” This is Spinal Tap have […]
01 Jul 2024
30 Days Out, July 2024 #1: Ska City, Banned From Utopia, Brushfire Stankgrass, Steel Pulse
This time around, 30 Days Out features two touring acts — a legendary reggae outfit and a kind of alumni-tribute band – plus two wildly popular Asheville-based acts. Go see […]
30 Jun 2024
Preview: Music to Your Ears — The Kinks’ ‘Arthur’
Legendary British rock band The Kinks are revered for their early classics: proto-garage rockers like “All Day and all of the Night” and “You Really Got Me.” Their hits continued […]
29 Jun 2024
Album Review: Philip Sayce – The Wolves Are Coming
England-born and Canada-raised guitarist Philip Sayce released his first album, Philip Sayce Group, in 1996. Tracks like that album’s “Morning Star” showcased the guitarist’s funk-heavy, Jimi Hendrix-influenced approach. High profile […]
28 Jun 2024
Welcome to Girl Island: The Odyssey of Sandy Stone (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… Academia and Beyond While she had long ago soured on higher education, by the early ‘80s Stone had reconsidered. “Maybe I should give it a try […]
27 Jun 2024
Welcome to Girl Island: The Odyssey of Sandy Stone (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… Stone soon relocated to the West coast. Over the next few years, she would work closely with some of the biggest names in popular music. Her […]
26 Jun 2024
Welcome to Girl Island: The Odyssey of Sandy Stone (Part 1 of 3)
An edited version of this feature was first published in Good Times Santa Cruz. In March, Dr. Allucquére Rosanne “Sandy” Stone was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. […]
25 Jun 2024
The Damned: Punk Heroes Go ‘Dark’
When punk took off in and around London, three bands were in the vanguard of what came to be known as the “punk class of ‘77.” Sex Pistols and The […]
24 Jun 2024
Cinders: Persistence of Vision
Cinders is a young band, but they started early. Together nearly a decade, the group has already toured overseas and become something of a hit on Spotify. The Salt Lake […]