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Entries for March, 2012

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Spring + Summer = Music Festivals Galore (plus a couple in your backyard)

Today, was the first day of spring, which means births, weddings, proms, graduations and the start of baseball season. The blooming flowers and warmer weather—which started much earlier this year—also means the music festival season has arrived. These two, three and sometimes four-day events of nonstop tunes, illicit substances, sweat ...

JGB Band Featuring Melvin Seals to Play Fernwood

Grateful Dead Mania continues in Monterey County. On Sunday, April 22, Melvin Seals and the JGB Band will channel the spirit of Jerry Garcia at the Fernwood Campgrounds in Big Sur at 2pm. (Tickets HERE). In addition to Jerry Garcia and bassist John Kahn, electric organist Melvin Seals spent more ...

Bela Fleck and The Flecktones at Sunset Center

"After hearing that, it's gonna be hard to play music tomorrow," said one audience member/local musician after Bela Fleck and The Flecktones played an epic encore to close their sold out show last night at Carmel's Sunset Center. Master banjoist Bela Fleck and the original incarnation of The Flecktones—featuring Howard ...