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Spring Back with Music

Spring Back with Music

Jazz BluesView Springing Back with MusicBy Eric BensonThe weather is cooperating, and downtown is bustling with arts offerings. The farmers’ markets are thriving, and spring events keep us active. It is the perfect time to come down and support local businesses. Downtown is starting to come back to life, and there’s no better way to […]

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Celebrating Mothers with Music All Month Long

Celebrating Mothers with Music All Month Long

MAMAView: Celebrating Mothers with Music All Month LongBy Middagh Goodwin Spring is in the air, and May is the perfect month to celebrate the amazing contributions that mothers make to the world. And what better way to honor musical mothers in the Modesto area than by listening to and dancing with them all month? On […]

Hey Combo, Combo Italiano

Hey Combo, Combo Italiano

Unplugged View: Hey Combo, Combo Italianoby Aaron Rowan A point of pride with Modesto Unplugged is our penchant for showcasing exotic and obscure instruments, some of which I reasonably suspect have never before been heard in a concert setting in our city, nor would be were it not for our programming. There was the classically […]

By May 3, 2023 Read More →
Music in the Plaza 2023

Music in the Plaza 2023

Music in the PlazaBy Middagh Goodwin There’s nothing quite like hearing live music downtown, whether from a restaurant or bar or Drum Love out in the MoRo Music Garden. One particular event that stands out for me is Music in the Plaza. During the spring and summer, you can catch some of the area’s best […]

MSO The Empire Strikes Back in Concert

MSO The Empire Strikes Back in Concert

THE MODESTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PERFORMS   STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK IN CONCERT  MODESTO, CA – The Modesto Symphony Orchestra (MSO), led by Principal Pops Conductor Ryan Murray, will perform Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in Concert on Friday, June 2nd, 2023 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 at 2:00 pm at the Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto. Fans […]

By April 30, 2023 Read More →
UrbanView

UrbanView

EYE ON MODESTO HIP HOP CULTURE By Joseph “PSUNO” Zimmerer The Wicked Twitch In The West, MF MAMA! With over 2000 Twitch followers and counting, this MAMA ain’t taking no mess, but wait a second, I thought Twitch was for gamers?! Let’s see if MY FRIEND, MUCHO FUEGO, MUTHA FUNKIN, MF MAMA can break it […]

Time to “Rock On” with MoBand

Time to “Rock On” with MoBand

Time to “Rock On” with MoBand The summer 2023 season has been announced; concerts start June 8 in Modesto. Time to dust off the lawn chairs and prep those picnic baskets as the 2023 summer concert season of the Modesto Band of Stanislaus County (MoBand) is ready to start June 8.  The Mancini Bowl in […]

By April 19, 2023 Read More →
PerformanceView: Spring Into the Arts

PerformanceView: Spring Into the Arts

PerformanceView: Spring Into the ArtsBy Middagh Goodwin We are fortunate here in Modesto to have fantastic repertoire groups like Opera Modesto, Central West Ballet, and the Gallo Center Repertory Company. All three have events at the Gallo Center in late April and the first week of May that you will want to attend. The Century […]

By April 10, 2023 Read More →
Music in the Plaza Returns in May

Music in the Plaza Returns in May

MAMAView: Music in the Plaza Returns in MayBy Middagh Goodwin A fan favorite and multiple Modesto Award-winning event, Music in the Plaza returns to the 10th Street Plaza unofficially on Thursday, May the Fourth, on Star Wars Day with Horizon Point. Officially Music in the Plaza kicks off the second Friday of May with the […]

By April 5, 2023 Read More →
Star Wars May the Fourth Be With You

Star Wars May the Fourth Be With You

StarWarsView: May the 4th Be With You!By Middagh Goodwin Star Wars will be on everyone’s mind worldwide on May 4th. This is an extra special day here in Modesto, USA, where we are the home of the creator, George Lucas.  Yes, friends, this is our day, and we will celebrate and bring the action to 10th St […]

By April 4, 2023 Read More →
Jazz BluesView-Music in the Downtown

Jazz BluesView-Music in the Downtown

Jazz-Blues View: Music in the Downtown.By Eric Benson Okay, folks, spring has sprung, and I got my vegetables in and planted. I have Arugula popping up on my lawn. I hope you all are doing well and returning to our venues in the downtown area. I would love to see you at the Blue Monday […]

By April 3, 2023 Read More →
Go Modesto – Porchfest in coming May 21

Go Modesto – Porchfest in coming May 21

This is Modesto’s largest party of the year! Nearly 50 porches across the College and La Loma and the Bodem/Morris Area neighborhoods will be making a huge party. Grab your bicycle and go from house to house, porch to porch and hear most of Modesto’s favorite musicians. This is a fun day to hang out […]

PerformingView 2- It Was 50 Years Ago Today

PerformingView 2- It Was 50 Years Ago Today

It was 50 Summers Ago Today! By Patrick Durr Prior to Home Grown, Michael Lingg and I knew each other from high school days. He played guitar with Eisage, and I was a member of the Ratz. After the demise of those groups, Michael and I worked together in a couple of other bands. Bruce […]

HipHopView – EYE ON MODESTO HIP HOP CULTURE

HipHopView – EYE ON MODESTO HIP HOP CULTURE

By Joseph “PSUNO” Zimmerer “ Modesto Rapper or Ruler From Deep Beneath The Surface? ” When I opened up my instagram the other day I was overjoyed to find a new project from one of my favorite local rap gawds, but is he just a local rapper ( Insert thinking emoji )? I caught up […]

To Play A Little Music For The Summer

To Play A Little Music For The Summer

To Play A Little Music For The Summer By Patrick Durr Before Home Grown, Michael Lingg and I knew each other from high school days. He played guitar with Eisage, and I was a member of the Ratz. After the demise of those groups, Michael and I worked together in a couple of other bands. […]

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