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Bass Controlnew

Esperanza Spalding raps about her groundbreaking Grammy Award, discovering the bass and cultivating creativity.

Monterey County Weekly | Adam Joseph | 09-25-2012 | Music

House Concerts Make Some Noise in Monterey Countynew

As the club scene declines, more and more musicians - and audiences- are turning to house concerts in living rooms across Monterey County.

Monterey County Weekly | Paul Wilner | 05-28-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Monterey County’s Most Ambitious Musicians Seize South By Southwest’s Unique Platformnew

Wearing only tight green briefs and a Robin Hood hat, Rushad Eggleston dangled upside down like a bat from a rusting, two-story-high piece of scaffolding. Somehow, he managed to hold onto his oversize cello while he sawed on it like a frantic lumberjack.

Monterey County Weekly | Stuart Thornton | 03-25-2010 | Music

Tags: Tornado Rider, Western Union Showcase, South by Southwest, SXSW

Grammy-Nominated Red Helps Rock In a New Era of Christian Musicnew

“[Christian rock] has evolved and changed so much that nowadays it’s a little bit different in our eyes, so call it what you will,” says Red guitarist Anthony Armstrong. “We’re Christian guys who write music in a band and play rock songs, so at the end of the day, we’re just a rock band.”

Monterey County Weekly | Adam Joseph | 01-21-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Christian rock, Golden State Theatre, Jars of Clay, Red, Skillet

Extra Golden Is a Gigantic, Festive Burst of Soundnew

After Ian Eagleston traveled over to Africa to document the Benga music of Kenya, the musician returned home with something more than his doctoral thesis: a new group called Extra Golden.

Monterey County Weekly | Stuart Thornton | 05-07-2009 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: benga music, Thank You Very Quickly, Extra Golden