Music

Just a reminder that I do still have to write about Brave.And Sounds That Can't Be Made. Coming soon.

While I was expecting Saturday evening of the Marillion Weekend to open with Pete Trewavas performing a few solo songs (and very good they were too Pete, where's the CD???), I was surprised, happily and excitedly surprised, to see Eric Blackwood o...

Relish were the second opening act on the Saturday of the Marillion weekend.I don't know if it was because they were sandwiched between Pete Trewavas and Eric Blackwood's groovy twosome and Marillion's genius Brave performance, or because they told me ...

Another support act at the Marillion Weekend in Wolverhampton was Aziz: two-piece band comprising Aziz Ibrahim (formerly of Stone Roses, and Dalbir Singh Rattan, tabla maestro!  East meets west...  electric guitar, shredded and sliced, &...

One of the opening acts for the Marillion weekend were Touchstone, who opened the show on the Sunday evening of the weekend. I had not heard them before--but I will hear them again. Definitely.Touchstone list their influences on their Faceboo...

Anyone who has been visiting this blog for a while may be wondering what happened to the gardening stories. As my photography and writing is either about music, or about gardening, I've decided to revive my other blog--it's Roots and Blooms, over on ht...

Lead singer of the Rolling Stones Mick Jagger performs during the "50 And Counting Tour." The Stones performed at Oakland's Oracle Arena on Sunday. They will be in San Jose at the HP Pavilion on Wednesday. Photo taken May 05, 2013 in Oakland, Ca...

Inertia, the recently formed duo of trombonist Dyne Eifertsen and percussionist Alex Jenkins, is scheduled to perform at Luna's Cafe at 9:30 p.m. Friday.Ross Hammond's In the Flow Festival, an annual celebration of improvisational music, found it...

Put your hands together for Sacramento's Deftones, who won "album of the year" honors at the Revolver Magazine's 5th annual "Golden Gods Awards" Thursday night. While the band earned an "album of the year" nod from Revolver in December, these "Gol...

Capitol StepsTODAY-SATURDAY Ballet Solos, duets and trios What: Sacramento Ballet company dancers perform works known for genius, athleticism and innovation as part of the Studio Dance Series. When: 8 p.m. today-Saturday Whe...