All Entries Tagged With: "music"
InterView- Joe Barretta
InterView Modesto is loaded with musical talent. If you are reading this and have not been to one of our restaurants or nightclubs to hear our local bands play, then you need to make a plan this very second to check out the MdoestoView event calendar and go see local music. You will be amazing [...]
Timmi-Kat Records Turn 20!
Moon Trent and David Cole’s Timmi-Kat Records Turns 20. Amazing special tracks with contributions from Victor De Lorenzo (Violent Femmes) ft. MRS. FUN, Vokab Kompany, Uni and her Ukelele, Pansy Division, Phranc and Bettina Schelker, among others on this very special compilation. Super special bonus is a brand new unreleased track from Jason Lytle of [...]
UrbanView – December
Urban View By Fiesta Boyz ecember 17th, The State Theater is bringing the sensational Latin songstress Angelina to the stage and you’d be a fool to miss it. It was the mid 90’s, Khaki pants, white on black, crazy hair and dance music. Beneath all this trendiness was an inspiring singer named Angelina. She had always [...]
Jazz & Blues December
Blues and Jazz View Once again it’s time to hoist a glass of cheer and toast the ending of one year and beginning of a new one. Hopefully you’ll make time to slow down, enjoy familyand friends and be thankful for what ya got. There is always something to be thankful for and this year [...]
Songwriting: How To Nip Writer’s Block In The Bud
MusicianView By: Tara Tinsley Songwriting: How to Nip Writer’s Block in the Bud Songwriting comes just as natural to some of us as breathing, but to others, it’s more of a challenge. For songwriters and musicians, songs are our products. The more we write, the more we sell and the longer we keep [...]
UrbanView – November
UrbanView – By Javier Lopez TL-“What don’t kill you will only make you stronger” Hard work & backing ”Money” can make significant difference in the careers of many artists & DJs. Many times music politics are not taking in to consideration, leaving many who are not fully prepared, left in the dust! Talent or [...]
RockabillyView – Belladonna Beauties
Rockabilly View By: Jennifer Allsup BELLADONNA BEAUTIES Lights, cameras, pin-ups, hotrods, rockabilly and a true sisterhood. Yes, the Belladonna Beauties a group of six stunning women making their mark as a social club that started in the Central Valley which now has extended to the Bay Area. This sisterhood started out in 2007 by [...]
MAMAView
Hey all! Jill Ferris here. The MAMAs are an fun time of the year. Many people learn about local musicians and the new songs coming out. So in the spirit of the MAMAs I have decided to go with all MAMA nominees and one former winner for your listening pleasure. Alright everyone, please enjoy the [...]
Poetry and Jazz
Poetry and Jazz Jazz&BluesView By Eric Benson Well we all survived the MAMA Awards and a few surprises as usual. Gallo Center for the Arts was voted the best venue to see live music at to many of the audience’s surprise. The Gallo, although a state of the art venue that caters to a [...]
TourView – Do It Yourself Press Release!
TourView By Tara Tinsley D.Y.I. P.R. GET MORE PRESS. HOW TO WRITE YOUR OWN PRESS RELEASE FOR YOUR TOUR. Being a local musician in the big pond of the Entertainment Industry is a hard job. Not only do you have to have talent, good songs, and time to practice but you also have to [...]
Country Music Star Comes To Gallo Center
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME SINGER & SONGWRITER DON WILLIAMS TO PERFORM AT THE GALLO CENTER FOR THE ARTS NOVEMBER 19 MODESTO, CA – (October 19, 2011) – Don Williams, known for his straightforward yet smooth bass-baritone voice and soft tones, will perform at the Gallo Center for the Arts on Saturday, November 19 [...]
Creedence Clearwater Revisited at Gallo Center
MODESTO, CA – (October 17, 2011) – Creedence Clearwater Revisited, the acclaimed rock group formed by two band members of the original Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Creedence Clearwater Revival, will play at the Gallo Center for the Arts on Thursday, November 17 at 7:00 PM. Started in 1995 by Stu Cook and [...]
The 2011 MAMA Winners
Congratulations to all of the nominees and the the winners of the 2011 MAMA Awards. It was an exciting night of music, fun and celebrations. It was so very cool to have Kent Witt of the Downbeats, Modesto’s first rock band in the house for the BobDeLeon honor for Lifetime Achievement. Here is a list [...]
Grammy Award Winner At Gallo Center
Internationally hailed as one of the greatest songstresses of our time, Grammy Award winning Roberta Flack will perform at the Gallo Center for the Arts on Sunday, November 6, at 7:00 PM. Her songs bring insight into our lives, loves, culture and politics, while effortlessly traversing a broad musical landscape from pop to soul to [...]
Rockabilly View- October 2011
Rockabilly View By Jennifer Alsup Modesto? Who would of thought that Rockabilly originated in the valley? Many would argue that it was right here in Modesto, CA in the mid to late thirties. After being unsuccessful with sharecropping during the early Depression, the Maddux family hitch-hiked from Boaz, Alabama to California to get in [...]
