On This Day in 1991, We Said Goodbye to an Architect of the Bakersfield Sound and the Man Who Forever Changed Modern Music
Despite never playing a note, one man’s influence on modern music still lingers today. Leo Fender designed the…
On This Day in 1972, Merle Haggard Received a Full Pardon From Then-California Governor Ronald Reagan: “He Gave Me a Second Chance”
Before he was a pioneering figure of the outlaw country movement, Merle Haggard was just a plan old…
San Jose Sweet 16 concert series featuring Shaquille O’Neal canceled
The Music Mania music festival, corresponding to the Sweet 16 NCAA Men’s Basketball games being played at SAP…
Shaq set for Sweet 16 basketball concert series lineup in San Jose
Shaq is back — back again. Having just hosted a big Super Bowl party in San Francisco in…
GoldenSky is not happening this year, promoters say
GoldenSky organizers announce another postponement for Sacramento country festival Previous coverage in the video player below. THEY WON’T…
Chris Stapleton performs Super Bowl week concert in San Francisco
There have been so many different genres — from hip-hop and dance-pop to classic rock and EDM —…
The Bakersfield Sound and a dash of LA punk: the California Country style of Dwight Yoakam
Singer-songwriter Dwight Yoakam has lived in Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. But coming up during the 1980s in the…
Country and Celtic artists take Heritage Theatre stage – The Mercury News
Campbell’s historic Heritage Theatre is hosting country and Celtic artists this month to wrap up its current season. Easton…
The Black Crowes, Whiskey Myers coming to Sacramento Valley as part of nationwide tour
(FOX40.COM) — Grammy-nominated rock artists The Black Crowes are coming to the Sacramento Valley this summer as part…
Born on This Day in 1911, the “Bakersfield Sound” Pioneer Behind Country Music’s Most Notable Mid-Century Hits
Country music first came to be back in the 1920s. Though, it wouldn’t be until the 1940s when…
Thousands of fans celebrate life of legendary Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO — Thousands of mourners gathered Saturday at San Francisco’s Civic Center to celebrate the life of…
Fans in San Francisco pay tribute to Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir, who died at age 78
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thousands of mourners gathered Saturday at San Francisco’s Civic Center to celebrate the life…