Music

Merle Saunders passed away yesterday. R.I.P., big guy.   read more »  

Unfortunately, I didn't have the energy to make it down to see my pal Matt's (aka Stinkbait, aka by co-conspirator in Holeworld) band open up for the Dandy Warhols at the Warfield on Saturday night, smack in the middle of Hardly Strictly weekend. A near miss. And then Datnoff (another friend from Hood River) passed through town the following week, but another near miss.   read more »  

View from the Banjo Stage on Sunday Afternoon

Huge weekend in Golden Gate Park!! Read about our complete adventure after the jump...   read more »  

This year's lineup is stellar as usual. Saturday is a barnburner and Sunday is ALSO a barnburner. Or should I say Barnes Burner because Mr. Danny Barnes has the potential to play w/ 5 or 6 acts.

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A friend just asked me to suggest a song that ROCKS. Well, here ya go....   read more »  

We didn't catch a whole lot of shows this summer, and only one on this list, but thanks to some generous artists and savvy tapers you can enjoy these from the comfort of your MP3 player. I recommend downloading the variable bit rate MP3's as a zip file, unzipping, and then importing into iTunes.   read more »  

The artist lineup for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival #8 has been revealed. Of course, the biggest news for this year's fest is the reunion appearance of   read more »  

I made it in to San Francisco the other night to see Howe Gelb (known as Giant Sand Man in our house) play at Cafe Du Nord. For those who don't know, Cafe Du Nord is a fancy old speakeasy on upper Market St.   read more »