Jim Dyar's Picks 
Mucho Music Marching In(0)
It’s shaping up to be quite a weekend of live music around these parts. Now, I’m not your social planner, but my advice is to get outside during these beautiful days and then experience some performances once the sun begins…
Mucho Music Marching In
What in the World is Pecha Kucha?
Don’t get freaked out about a weird name. Hang with us here for a moment.
We’ll get to what Pecha Kucha means in just a moment.
One reason it sounds interesting to me is it’s being hosted by Larry and Tish Harris.…
Killer View of Kerouac
Back when I slugged away in the Record Searchlight newsroom, the argument surfaced again and again between my neighboring colleagues Rob Rogers and Dave Benda. They’d battle the case of who’s better: Jay Farrar or Jeff Tweedy.
Jay Farrar
Jeff Tweedy
And many…
Celebration of Sounds
I went to see one of my favorite artists, James McMurtry, perform at the Palms Playhouse in Winters this week. More on that excellent show in a minute. First, I want to highlight what looks like a stellar weekend of performances…









