Mumford & Sons to Play Monterey County Fairgrounds
Mumford & Sons are hardcore John Steinbeck fans—the U.K. outfit even toured the Steinbeck Center in Salinas a few years back. On Aug. 25, the infectious bluegrass-Americana foursome will perform its debut on the soil that was once home to the literary icon. Dubbed "Gentlemen of the Road: Monterey Stopover," ...
Download Mother Hips Album for Free
Yes, you read correctly. To celebrate their 20th anniversary, the Mother Hips are offering fans a free download of their 1993 debut Back to the Grotto, in its entirety with no strings attached. The download will be available until June 2. Go HERE to get the album, watch never-seen-before recording ...
Nico Georis Releases Two Albums for Free
Prolific Carmel Valley multi-instrumentalist Nico Georis, has been working on two albums, Songs from Nowhere and Songs from Nowhere II, for the past three years. They are now ripe and ready, released on 4th Street Records. More good news: For the next ten days, both albums are available for free ...
Pacific Grove's Mozzo Kush Blows the Lid Off Battle of the Bands
High School Battle of the Band competitions could be painful to watch. Sometimes it's worth a little pain to have the opportunity to witness gold. Pacific Grove High's Mozzo Kush was the final band to perform at Friday night's 2nd annual Monterey Bay High School Battle of the Bands at ...
RIP Adam Yauch (MCA)
Beastie Boys co-founder Adam Yauch (MCA) has died at the age of 47 after battling cancer in his salivary gland for the past few years. The sad news comes only days after the Beasties were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and leaves the seminal hip-hop outfit ...
Guthrie Mania Hits Monterey County
Gone-too-soon folk hero Woody Guthrie turns 100 this year and his politically-radiant songwriting is still influential. In collaboration with the Grammy Museum and the Woody Guthrie Foundation, there will be a Centennial Celebration on Saturday at the Steinbeck Center in Salinas featuring Guthrie's granddaughter Sarah Lee (60s icon Arlo is ...
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