Straight From the Garage
Good music begins in the garage. I don't know why, maybe it has something to do with all the leftover car fumes. The Foundation for Performing Arts Center in Pacific Grove recognizes this phenomenon and is sponsoring a new music event aimed at these young bundles of talent. On Saturday, ...
Cachagualand: Where Music, Skateboarding and Wackiness Become One
Deep in the brush of Cachagua, a surfer/carpenter/philosopher named Raboon Eggleston, once had a dream. That dream was to build his own sanctuary where he could wave his freak flag as high as he wanted. The gray-haired dancing machine achieved that dream years later and in the process he spawned ...
From Monterey House Concerts to the Cover of Rolling Stone?
Lelia Broussard played two Monterey House Concerts in 2010 hosted by Sierra Dehmler (see the Weekly’s cover story). Over the past year, a lot has happened for the folk singer. On March 16, Broussard made the next cut in Rolling Stone’s unsigned artists competition. She's now one of eight still ...
New Stage at Henry Miller Unscathed by Highway 1 Collapse
Most of you are probably already aware that a chunk of Highway 1 collapsed into the ocean the other day. As the road crumbled, the new stage at Henry Miller Library continued its journey towards completion. Check out some footage featuring the lovable Sven the Hippie, below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOuF86gsYvc We're all ...
Mumford & Sons Give Steinbeck Some Love
On February 13, British alt-country rebel-rousers, Mumford & Sons, awaited the results of two Grammy nods: Best New Artist and Best Rock Song ("Little Lion Man"). The London quartet won neither but they did get a chance to rock out with a couple of their Americana idols, the Avett Brothers ...
Summer of 2011 at Henry Miller Library: Pretty F***ing Sweet
Big Sur’s been getting a lot of hype and a lot of press for a good reason: Whether the draw is the majestic beaches, its counterculture-laden history, creative inhabitants or rowdy locals, there’s always a lot of good shit drawn to the spot where the Tropic of Cancer scribe once ...
The Cave Singers Bring Raw Versatility to Big Sur
Smooth-headed Weekly contributor, Gabriel Skvor, recounts a really good night of music last Friday at Fernwood Resort. Opening act, Lia Ices came on just after 10pm where a larger-than-usual Fernwood crowd had already gathered at the stage. Maybe they knew to expect big sounds from the unassuming petite, and smiley ...
Vinyl in the Woods: Part Deux
A few days ago, I alluded to a Vinyl in the Woods reprise. Well, now it's official: On Saturday, May 28, floods of independent labels, vendors and record freaks will set up shop under Big Sur's inviting redwoods at the Henry Miller Library. No one expected last year's gathering of ...
Recording on the Cheap with the Dani Paige Band
What do you do when you're not Axl Rose and you don't have millions of dollars to piss away on studio time? Jesse DeCarlo, guitarist for the Dani Paige Band, has a solution: "I've accumulated all kinds of recording gear over the years, to the point where it seemed ridiculous ...
Vinyl Never Sleeps
When someone tells Bob Gamber—the bearded owner of Vinyl Revolution in Monterey—that vinyl is making a comeback, his reply is usually along the lines of: "It never went away in the first place." Even during the height of the CD age Gamber saw compact discs as a "cute, mini version ...
Hipnic III Lineup Best Yet
When the lineup for Hipnic III—(((folkYEAH!))) Presents' and The Mother Hips-curated third annual music/camping fest (second at Fernwood)—was announced, I gave a mini fist pump. It's not that previous years were lackluster, but this one looks like it will be extraordinarily killer. http://vimeo.com/20501813 Take a glance at the lineup for ...
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