Author Archive: Middagh Goodwin
Middagh Goodwin LIVES Music. He has been booking and promoting Music, Art, and Comedy in the Central Valley for years. He ran the award-winning Plea for Peace Center in Stockton for 5 Years and has booked bands from A-Z. In addition, he is the managing editor of ModestoView and writes the MAMAView and GeekView. Middagh works with the Modesto Area Music Association and books Music in the Plaza. In addition, he owns and operates Graffiti-Con, where cars and pop culture intersects. More recently, Middagh has been working with the Graffiti USA Classic Car Museum, helping to create unique events that help raise funds and awareness of the museum and its mission. On top of that, you can tune into one of two shows that Middagh Goodwin hosts on KCBP 95.5 FM; This is SKA and MAMA Radio.
Music is the Cure for Those in Need
MAMAView: Music is the Cure for Those in NeedBy Middagh Goodwin Seeing local performers coming together to help those in need is heartwarming. In mid-April, the house of the Flowers, which was not only their home but also their practice space and home studio, burned down. A benefit show was planned almost immediately, and two […]
Summer Concert Series at the StanCoFair
Summer Concert Series at the StanCoFairBy Middagh Goodwin The Stanislaus County Fair concert series is back and better than ever! You will want to experience this year’s exciting lineup, which features a diverse range of talented performers. Mark your calendars and get ready to rock out with some of the hottest names in music: July […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Go Nuts
GoModesto: Go Nuts! Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd, Buy me some peanuts and crackerjack, I don’t care if I never get back. Nothing beats the crack of the bat and the thrill of the crowd at a ball game. We are lucky to have our minor-league baseball team […]
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 […]
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 […]
Off the Air Continues to Bring Great Music to Modesto
GoModesto: Off The AirGreg Edwards has produced a plethora of fantastic indie rock shows in Modesto over the years, and honestly, after too long a hiatus is back. On March 17th, Off the Air will host another fantastic lineup at the Century in downtown Modesto featuring not one but two MAMA winners. Valley Wolf(album coming […]
Hillbilly Boogie to Psychobilly
RockabillyView: Hillbilly Boogie to Psychobilly StompBy Midddagh Goodwin A key component and root sound of Rockabilly and, in turn, Rock n’ Roll can be traced back to the Doghouse slap bass style of Fred Maddox. The Maddox Brothers and Rose started playing music in Modesto in 1937 and garnered crowds wherever they played. Bill Black, […]
True Lies Stars Modesto Born Actress Ginger Gonzaga
True Lies Stars Modesto Born Actress Fred C. Beyer High School graduate, and Modesto-born actress Ginger Gonzaga, is a co-star of the new TV action comedy True Lies premiered on CBS on March 1st at 10 pm. Ginger Gonzaga reprises the role of Helen Tasker, initially played by Jamie Lee Curtis (whose mom Janet Leigh […]
Music, Laughs, and Milestones
Music, Laughs, and MilestonesBy Middagh Goodwin I just realized that I have been writing for ModestoView for nine years. My first MAMAView was published in the February 2014 issue(I will have to plan something big for next year.) In March, I will celebrate three years of This is SKA which airs on over 30 stations […]
The Beat is Back in Modesto
MAMAView: The Beat is Back in ModestoBy Middagh Goodwin If your New Year resolution was to go to more live concerts, then 2023 will start with one heck of a bang. On the third weekend of January, it will feel like music in Modesto is officially back. There will be four not to miss musical […]
NYE 2023
Here is a list of confirmed New Year’s Eve events. We will update the online calendar and share it on our social media as any new events may get announced. Remember, Don’t Drink and Drive, designate a driver or take a cab, Lyft or Uber when you are done partying for the night. Looking forward […]
Spirit of Giving
MAMAView: Spirit of GivingBy Middagh Goodwin Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday are all behind us and I am hoping you all shopped small and locally. Hopefully, you picked something unique up at ModShop from one of the many talented artists and crafters that make up that truly wonderful event. Might I make […]
