Bechelli Goes Bohemian: Redding’s Arty East Side

Bechelli Lane, unlike her neighboring thoroughfares Hilltop, Dana and Cypress, lacks what some claim is a winning score in the game of suburban progress: chain stores, an air-conditioned mall, big-box retailers and the requisite Starbucks, Applebee’s and Panda Express. But it’s the absence of “progress” t…

Classical Concert, Talks Go ‘Bold and Beautiful’

What: The Bold and the Beautiful, performed by the North State Symphony

When/Where:
May 15, 2010 - Laxson Auditorium, Chico, 7:30 pm
May 16, 2010 - Cascade Theatre, Redding, 2:00 pm
May 16, 2010 - State Theatre, Red Bluff, 7:30 pm

More information here.

Haydn - Lo Speziale Overture

Lowell Liebermann - Clarinet Concerto
California Premiere…

Sing Along with Southtown Strummers Sunday

What: Southtown Strummers Sing-Along Concert

When: May 2, 2 p.m.

Where: State Theatre
333 Oak Street Red Bluff

Cost: Free

The Strummers have been playing together for about 35 years, performing at jazz festivals, private parties and conventions. The foursome have become the best of friends over the years. Piano man Greg Stevens now lives…

Stand Up Comic Aaron & Friends Perform May 8

What: Live Stand Up Comedy - Aaron & Friends

When: May 8, 7:30 p.m.

Where: State Theatre
333 Oak Street Red Bluff

Cost: Advance $10/Door $12
Tickets available at M & M Ranch House; RB Grocery Outlet

Stage Left Entertainment presents “Another Comedian,” featuring Jason Resler plus special guests Carlos Rodriguez and…

Northstar Session Brings LA to Redding

Northstar Session (L to R): Matthew Szlachetka, Dave Basaraba, Kane McGee

You can sit on your duff and listen to Northstar Session’s music on the PBS series, “Roadtrip Nation,” the Discovery Channel’s “Surgery Saved My Life,” and the feature film, “Numb” starring Matthew Perry. Ho…

Britt Announces Summer 2010 Lineup

You guys are hip to the Britt Music Festival in Jacksonville (just northwest of Ashland, Ore.), aren’t you?

If you’re not, here’s a quick overview: killer outdoor amphitheater just two and a half hours drive north to the historic town of Jacksonville, Ore. It’s an excellent place to escape to for a concert in a gor…

Friday: History of Gospel Music with Dr. Dee

What: History of Gospel Music with Dr. Dee

When: April 9, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Shasta College Theatre

Cost: General admission tickets are $10, and student/senior tickets $7, available at the door and through the Cascade Box Office.

The Shasta College Concert Choir will be joined by renowned gospel artist Dr. Diane White-Clayton (”Dr.…

Oaksong presents Joy Kills Sorrow Friday

What: Oaksong Music Society presents Joy Kills Sorrow

When: Apr 9, 7:30 p.m.

8 p.m., door opens at 7:30 - Tickets $18 each

Call Bernie’s Guitar 223-2040
3086 Bechelli Lane, Redding, CA

This young band has a new CD out with Signature Records entitled “Darkness Sure Becomes This City.”

With its bold new brand of acoustic m…

An Honest Connection with Listeners: Kyle Williams at Vintage

Kyle began his official relationship with music by learning to play drums for his church. Because of this foundation, there is a strong theme of soul and rhythm in everything Kyle does. From his birth, Kyle was surrounded by great music — his mother saturated him in the sounds of James Taylor, Simon & Garfunkel, John Denver, The Te…

First Friday in RB features Dada Demo, Poetry, Music

MUSIC - ART - POETRY

When: Friday, April 2, 5 to 8 p.m.

Where: Red Bluff Art Gallery, 601 Walnut St., 530-529-1332

What: Red Bluff’s First Friday Artists’ Reception and Exhibit Opening for the Annual Abstract & Dada Exhibit; “Dead Crow Comes Home,” the abstract art of Reeba Barrows; the Wit & Whimsy of Ja…