Now Booking Music in the Plaza
By Middagh Goodwin
There’s nothing quite like hearing live music downtown, whether from a restaurant, bar, or Drum Love out in the MoRo Music Garden. One particular event that stands out for me is the family-friendly Music in the Plaza. During the spring and summer, you can catch some of the area’s best musicians playing for free in the 10th Street Plaza on Friday nights from 7-9 pm.
The unofficial start is on Monday, May 4th, with the official start on Friday, May 8th. It continues until the end of September. Bands interested in performing, please get in touch by emailing mamarecords209@gmail.com. I am looking forward to hopefully booking many new bands for the 2026 season, along with some old favorites. I want to give a shout-out to Twenty One Gone for the professional EPK with links to socials, bio, photos, videos, and available dates. I hope to see more local artists up their booking game. If you would like to be a sponsor, don’t hesitate to contact info@modestoview.com for more information on this and other community-sponsored events.
Musicians, remember to send your radio-ready music in MP3 or WAV format to KPCR (jcostello@igc.org) and KFUT (zac@thegreatergood.tc) to have your music played on the radio. You can also send it to mamarecords209@gmail.com to be played on MAMA Radio.
A bit of friendly advice for merchandise, create holiday-specific merch and music, record a love song, and your own Valentine’s Day cards with the download code to your song. Record a Drinking song for St Patrick’s Day and pair it with a button or sticker. Write a minor key spooky song for Halloween that you sell with a T-Shirt, or your own Christmas song and cards, respectively. You can create a whole campaign around doing these, make a video for the songs, and create even more buzz.
Make sure to email your gigs to events@modestoview.com, so we can include them in the print and online calendars.
