How do you define an authentic Americana band? Well, if the group plays the Gilroy Garlic Festival, that’s a pretty good indicator. Lucas Ohio and the Shamblers, a very active Bay Area band since 2009, will play July 30 in Gilroy. But long before that, you can see [...]
The Sonoma County Museum stages "BOB3," its third annual Big Oktoberfest Bash, from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at the Flamingo Resort Hotel and Conference Center 277 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa. Taste locally made brews from Lagunitas, Moonlight, Russian River, Third Street Aleworks and others, as [...]
An update for those of you who were waiting until the crowds thinned out for a taste of Russian River Brewing Company's once-a-year-beer, Pliny the Younger: Sorry. It sold out the same day it went on sale. It was gone by 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5. The pub sold 600 [...]
Fans eagerly await the triumphant return of Pliny the Younger to Santa Rosa on Friday, Feb. 5. For those of you who don’t recognize the name ... no, Pliny the Younger is not the latest hot rock band. It’s a beer, but it’s a special beer, made only once a [...]
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.