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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. […]

By March 16, 2023 Read More →
Off the Air Continues to Bring Great Music to Modesto

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 […]

By March 14, 2023 Read More →
Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories

Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories

Celebrating Women Who Tell Our StoriesBy Patty Castillo Davis Decades after my Grandmother Lorenza Rombout, aka “Little Grandma,” passed away, an interesting narrative of her social life came to light. One of my maternal aunts unabashedly spoke of my Grandma working in a cantina as an entertainer. My Grandma had a mischievous grin and a […]

Got Blues You Can Use

Got Blues You Can Use

Got Blues You Can UseBy Eric Benson Back at it downtown with some live music that’s a jam session different every time. The peeps are returning to venues, and Blue Monday Party always has excellent music, now has a good crowd two times a month. Please try and make it out, as there are some […]

By March 4, 2023 Read More →
Somebody Feed Philomena

Somebody Feed Philomena

Unplugged View: Somebody Feed Philomenaby Aaron Rowan The ongoing Songlines series I’m hosting is like the global tasting menu featured on ‘Somebody Feed Phil,’ a food documentary show my sister introduced me to. Thus far, we’ve showcased music from Turkey and Canada, and this month we move on to the majestic country of Scotland, which […]

By March 3, 2023 Read More →
Hillbilly Boogie to Psychobilly

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, […]

By February 28, 2023 Read More →
How The Grinch Stole Culture

How The Grinch Stole Culture

Unplugged View  How The Grinch Stole Culture by Aaron Rowan     So there I was, ready to write a paragraph about my music-presenter colleague John Griswold and his Red Tie Arts winter concerts, one of the freshest and most engaging concert series in Modesto. Grandmaster Griswold co-hosted with me one of the finest nights of live […]

By February 9, 2023 Read More →
Celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop

Celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop

Celebrating 50 Years of Hip HopBy Savannah M. Williams I said a hip-hop, the hippie, the hippieTo the hip, hip-hop, and you don’t stop the rockin’To the bang-bang boogie, say up jump the boogieTo the rhythm of the boogie, the beat If you’re like me, your head started moving, and you read those lines like […]

By February 9, 2023 Read More →
Music, Laughs, and Milestones

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 […]

By February 6, 2023 Read More →
The Beat is Back in Modesto

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 […]

By January 9, 2023 Read More →
Bird Fever

Bird Fever

Unplugged View: Bird Feverby Aaron Rowan Reports are in of a new bug circulating around Modesto as the new year begins: CORVID-23, more commonly known as “bird fever.” Not to be confused with the dreaded bird flu…..or that other thing…..CORVID-23 is a social contagion characterized by an irresistible craving for fresh and unique live music […]

By January 2, 2023 Read More →
NYE 2023

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 […]

By December 13, 2022 Read More →
The Fandom Of The Opera

The Fandom Of The Opera

Unplugged View: The Fandom Of The Operaby Aaron Rowan Winter is my favorite season, and world music features some of my favorite sounds: the twang of Chinese string instruments; the haunting harmonies of Eastern European vocal music; the zesty high spirits of a traditional Italian folk song. On the first Sunday of this month, there’ll […]

By December 2, 2022 Read More →
Got Blues You Can Use!

Got Blues You Can Use!

Got Blues You Can Use!By Eric Benson The Hodidaze are upon us and plenty to do in the downtown Modesto scene.  People are starting to come back out to the downtown and arts and music. Please continue to support the arts in our community so they can flourish. We lost Chefs of New York Downtown. […]

By December 1, 2022 Read More →
Spirit of Giving

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 […]

By November 28, 2022 Read More →