Rock & Roll 101 meets every Friday, right after school, at Petaluma Junior High School. Directed by Preston Bailey, the program teaches young musicians how to argue about band names, how to form and break up groups, how to strike a pose on stage and how to start, play and stop a song together. It's [...]
We had a great time at our first Wednesday Night Live -- I invte you to check it out! Just click on this link, and you'll get the new "Face the Music" You Tube video: Face the Music at Zone Music Gabby La La's new adventure with Thistely the Ukulele Lady - a case of [...]
Zone Music is hosting a FREE live music show tomorrow night at 7:00 PM with Petaluma artists Gabby La La and with Tom Farnham, Gary Grubb, and Pamela Joyce - the acoustic core to D'Bunchovous. This event kicks off a series of "Wednesday Night Live" artist showcases that will include the presentation of pro resources [...]
What a great night! The "To Haiti with love" benefit was so much fun -- early in the evening kids dancing, mid evening music lovers loving the music, and the late night crowd totally into the vibes. The participating restaurants were cooking - in fact the whole town seemed very much alive. Petaluma Pete was [...]
As if an amazing community of musicians, performing at the North Bay's most magical venue, with the full participation of many of Petaluma's restaurants, all for the support of the recovery of Haiti weren't enough, we'll have Petaluma Pete in full rag-time regalia performing boogie-woogie honky-tonk for tips (to be donated 100% to Doctors Without [...]
As promised, here are the musicians who are contributing their music and energy to "To HAITI with LOVE!" Oh? Where and when? OK - Thursday February 18th at McNear's Mystic Theatre -- the show begins at 6:30 PM, it's FREE ($10.00 donation suggested), and it's all ages, so families and youngsters are welcome. It's our [...]
My love for our community in Petaluma just expanded a notch with the compassionate response of a large number of Petaluma's restaurants to the continuing nightmare in Haiti. A percentage of income from dinner on Thursday February 18th will go 100% to Doctors Without Borders - as part of the "To Haiti With Love" benefit [...]
OK -- it is too much to ask to have you recall the 60's. Especially if you weren't there. Hey, neither were we! At least we don't remember it. Wait -- does "All you need is love" sound familiar? And then, there's the 70's. Anybody remember the 70's? Didn't think so. I have vague remembrances [...]
About the most serious mistake you can make as a young rock & roller is to wince, roll your eyes, and indicate that you're sorry to the audience when you make a mistake on stage. I wish I had know this when I was 15 and in my first band. It would have saved years [...]
Last Saturday night (Feb. 6th) was a classic. First, the Petaluma Music Festival held its start up party for sponsors, fans and friends, at the Lagunitas Brewing Company. There was live music, beer and wine, home made snacks, a video, and a lot of conversation - a real gathering of people who care about the [...]