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Keep Busy in the Sunshine
Famous View – April 2012 It is almost hard to believe that spring is here. Flowers are blooming, the sidewalks downtown are lined with people shopping and eating, parks are filled with happy families and event planners are announcing plenty of ways for us to keep busy in the sunshine. April should be a pretty [...]
Acoustic Society Mission for Music
Acoustic View By Matty Comer Singer songwriters are amazing people and we have so many talented folks writing and performing and our community needs to know more about them. I thought that I would start by giving a simple mission statement for what the Acoustic Rock Society represents and what exactly we are trying to [...]
Dazzle Me with Gemz
Fashion View Dazzle Me, with Gemz By Shasta Boss Almost every little girl dreams about being a princess. They dream about being very well behaved happy young ladies with the fanciest clothes to dress up in, the newest hairstyles, nail designs, and of course their very own pink runway. You know, Royalty or Rock Star [...]
Assassins on the Warpath!
209Metal View By Mike Vanek It’s that time again!! Lets look at bands that are making an impact in the scene today. First of all our friends Warpath Assassins have hit the studio to record their debut full length EP due out later this summer. Recorded at the well known “Sound Chamber” this looks like [...]
Touring for the Independent Musician
TourView By Tara Tinsley Tired of dreaming of the open road, the world at your feet, and playing venues every night of the week in different cities over the world? Well then you’re ready for my guide to ‘Touring for the Independent Musician’. It’s a lot of work to put on a well-planned, successful tour, [...]
Can you handle a Five Finger Death Punch?
Metal fans rejoice! Five Finger Death Punch is bringing their insanity-fueled sideshow to Modesto Center Plaza on March 27. The band is currently on a 13 city run that will take them everywhere from Sin City to Canada. I had a chance to speak to lead guitarist, Jason Hook for a few minutes on the [...]
Shiners Take the Nation!
The Moonshine Bandits are in high gear and the momentum that is taking place is not unlike the force of the trains and trucks that they mention in their music. I started writing this article at the end of December and planned to publish it over a month ago. That plan was thwarted by an [...]
Chef View-Coach’s Corner
Chef View By Dana Johnson Let the Mmmmm March Madness Begin! 64 basketball games will be played during March Madness! With that being said, I’m thinking that’s going to be a lot of eating and drinking to play through! Modesto has just the place to accommodate such demands. Coach’s Corner! It has a clever set [...]
Bar View – P Wexford’s
P. Wexford’s Pub By Kate Serpa St. Patrick’s Day has always held a special place in my heart. Perhaps it’s the fact that I am a good portion Irish and like the notion of celebrating my heritage. Or it might be that with my lovely (totally natural) red hair I look especially fetching in green [...]
ArtView
Art View By Jim Christiansen Spring time is good for the local art scene. March opens with the Faces of Clay/Almond Blossoms Central California Art Association members show at Mistlin Gallery through March 16, followed by the annual Fabric Art Show beginning March 20 by CCAA and Crossroads Country Quilters . Faces of Clay, includes [...]
Rockabillly View-Hooten Hallers
RockabillyView By: Jennifer Allsup The Hooten Hallers ~ Columbia, MI to Modesto, Ca. First and foremost, I and many others owe a tremendous THANK YOU to Michael Miller of DCMM Productions, for having introduced Modesto to the mind-blowing Hooten Hallers out of Columbia MI. When I first met John Randall and Andy Rehm, I came [...]
FitView-Marathon Man
FitView By Efren Martinez Modesto’s Marathon Man As a teacher, he’s well liked by his students, as a runner, he’s a marvel to his fellow runners. Just the sight of him at any race can gets his competitor’s heart rates up. At 37 years young, Jon Olsen isn’t new to running, he’s been running for [...]
MetalView
Metal View By Mike Vanek A 209 METAL HISTORY LESSON 2012 makes 12 years that I have been working in the local music scene and 17 years since I joined the scene. This Month I’d like to pay tribute to the past. Venues like the Legendary Tees & Greens, Loan Oak Hall, California Ballroom, Charlie’s, [...]
BigView
BigView HappyBirthday to the Modesto Arch By Chris Murphy The Modesto Arch has seen it’s popularity and respect skyrocket recently. Not only has it been proudly guarding the entrance to Modesto, welcoming people to our city for 100 years. Our slogan Water Wealth Contentment Health still stands true today. The arch has been celebrated, moved, [...]
All Ages View
AllAgesView By Abbey Murphy Can you believe it is spring already? Where did the winter go? We are already back in the pool for swim season. Seems like this school year is going so fast, the spring sports are starting, school plays are revving up (such as the Drowsy Chaperone at Modesto and Legally Blonde [...]
