CESAREO GARASA: Bakersfield in tune with guitar-heavy shows | Music
There’s no denying it: Bakersfield is a guitar town. Whether it’s a Fender Telecaster or a seven-string Ibanez,…
Portraits of Bakersfield Sound legends get permanent home at Beale Memorial Library
It all started when several 6-foot-tall black-and-white portraits of Bakersfield Sound legends like Buck Owens and Merle Haggard…
Portraits of an era: Artist Patti Doolittle’s Bakersfield Sound stars find a home at Beale Library
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Beale Memorial Library unveiled a set of 10 portraits honoring nine local country-music…
Beale Memorial Library to host special exhibition celebrating Bakersfield Sound, pioneering musicians
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Board of Supervisors is being asked to recognize a dedication ceremony…
New library portrait exhibit to honor local musical legacy
Next week Beale Memorial Library will offer another key stop for fans of the Bakersfield Sound. Ten large-scale…
Beale Memorial Library to host special exhibition celebrating Bakersfield Sound, pioneering musicians
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Board of Supervisors is being asked to recognize a dedication ceremony…
Great 48 brings bluegrass to Bakersfield
If it’s January, you know it’s time to jam at the Great 48. This first big local music…
How the West Made the Music
Over the years, I wondered whether Sound Spectrum would survive. I grew up spending summers in Laguna Beach,…
Why Music Still Matters in California
He not busy being born is busy dying. —Bob Dylan If you came of age in the ’60s,…