When the cleverly named L.A. rock band Lost in Kostko performs Oct. 21 at Petaluma’s Phoenix Theatre, the performance should pack some extra bite. The band’s lead singer and guitarist is Tyler Posey, 19, star of the MTV series “Teen Wolf.” The band also includes guitarist and singer [...]
Jane Lynch, one of the stars of the hit FOX-TV television series, “Glee,” will talk about her new memoir, “Happy Accidents,” at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, in Angelico Hall at Dominican University in San Rafael. Tickets cost $35 per person and include a copy of “Happy Accidents.” To purchase [...]
Japan was prepared for an earthquake of more than 7.0 magnitude, but when it got hit with a 9.0 earthquake last March, the quake and resulting tsunami left devastation in their wake. With that in mind, KQED TV’s “Quest” series presents its new “Earthquake Special,” updating West Coast efforts to [...]
When the vocal quintet Sonos is introduced on the season debut of NBC’s “Sing Off,” airing at 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, it’ll be identified as a Los Angeles group. But two of the singers, Ben McLain, 28, and Jessica Freedman, 24, are from Santa Rosa. Sonos, formed [...]
KRCB Public Television, based in Rohnert Park, will expand its viewing audience beginning in August. KRCB will be carried on Comcast Cable in areas of the South Bay and East Bay where it has not been previously available. Viewers will be able to access all of the station's public broadcasting [...]
I seldom write about television, because anybody can do that, and practically everybody does. However, once in a while, a new series rates a mention. The latest is “Franklin & Bash,” about two flamboyant young lawyers, premiering at 9 p.m. Wednesday (June 1) on TNT. As I sampled [...]
Reasoning that art is not the exclusive province of museums and galleries, we asked the public to share homemade artwork with us, and people are doing just that. Today's featured painting is a portrait of Santa Rosa-based restaurateur and national TV show host Guy Fieri, created by Al [...]
When the Konocti Harbor Resort and Spa in Kelseyville closed last November, its general manager, Greg Bennett, got busy guiding his proteges, Lake County teen rockers The Lost Boys. And things are happening. The band is featured in a new national ad campaign for Nintendo's 'DS Dragon Quest IX Sentinels [...]
What is art? Whether it’s oil on canvas or actors on stage, dancers on their toes or comedians doing stand-up, Press Democrat staff writer Dan Taylor covers the fine and lively arts in Northern California. Meet the people, go behind the scenes and get ahead on what’s coming up.