It’s 2:30 p.m. right now and only 70 degrees outside in Redding. Time for a parka or something. I went mountain biking on Saturday and it was 108. So, really, how good does this fall weather feel today? Out of… Continue Reading
Here’s the report I heard from Thursday night’s solo acoustic show by Rob Wynia at Bombay’s in Redding: First, who’s Rob Wynia? Wynia is the guitar player/lead singer of the Eugene, Ore., metal band, Floater. Despite being a purely independent… Continue Reading
Deon Pollett (center), Laurel Wolcott (right) and Christy Himden star in the new Riverfront Playhouse comedy "You Can’t Take it With You." Photo by Rowan O’Connell-Barger. There’s an optimism and confidence in Tess O’Connell’s voice that tells me that the… Continue Reading
The North State Symphony OK, so it’s an orchestra, not a band. Perhaps I should have written, "Best music ensemble around." The point is, when these dozens of professional and semi-professional musicians gather for a concert, it’s a high-quality evening.… Continue Reading
Henry (left) and Jojo Garza of Los Lonely Boys. The Los Lonely Boys seem to relish in whipping a crowd into a rock ‘n’ roll frenzy. They achieved that Wednesday night at the Cascade Theatre in Redding, which is not… Continue Reading
Public television has a rock star. His name is Ken Burns. You’ve seen some of his incredible documentaries — they include lengthy examinations of World War II, baseball, jazz, the Civil War and more. PBS is the perfect venue for… Continue Reading
Austin songwriter Slaid Cleaves played Sengthong’s Blue Sky Room in Dunsmuir on Monday night and what a treat it was for the handful of fans who caught the show. Just a couple tunes into his set, Cleaves announced that there… Continue Reading
Los Lonely Boys are playing tonight in Grand Junction, Colo., at a festival called RockJam. I’m currently in Grand Junction, my hometown, and I’m longing to see that show. Los Lonely Boys goes on at 7 p.m. followed by Huey… Continue Reading
The Porcupine Rim trail is one of the epic mountain bike rides in the Moab (Utah) region. It affords views of massive Castle Valley and features an incredible 15-mile downhill. From Porcupine Rim (and other places around Moab: the Slickrock… Continue Reading
Petroglyphs near Fallon, Nevada. I was interviewing Merle Haggard on the phone several years ago, and, regarding an illness, he said he was going to the desert to heal. I said, “Which one?”, meaning, which desert? He said, “The nearest… Continue Reading
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