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Rim Fire Forces Cancellation of Strawberry Music Festival 25 Aug 2013 | 04:58 am
The Rim fire near Yosemite has forced the cancellation of the Strawberry Music Festival, an annual bluegrass gathering in Camp Mather that has attracted thousands of music lovers to the edge of Yosemi...
School's Never Really Out for Alice Cooper 15 Apr 2013 | 05:26 pm
By Dan Grigor When I first heard about this project I debated with myself for a while about running the press release or an article. A) It is a Kickstarter project. I am inundated with folks who wou...
A Quiet but Eternal Legacy 25 Mar 2013 | 07:26 am
By Dan Grigor I worked for a while in a little rustic music store in a tiny little town, selling high-school band instruments, guitars, strings and stuff. I also did minor repairs and gave guitar les...
Double Gin and Jazz 10 Mar 2013 | 04:18 am
Take It From Me by Edward Lapple I’m sitting at the curve in the bar. It’s a well-routed wooden curve, smoothly polished by at least a couple score of bartenders over the years. I glance at my doubl...
The Autopsy of the Show 23 Feb 2013 | 02:25 am
Sound Advice from Dan Grigor One of the most important and imperative things you can do as a performer in the digital age is to watch your show the next day. It is so easy now to set up a camera in t...
Top Ten BFMN Videos of 2012 9 Feb 2013 | 04:00 am
We are pretty proud of the video work we do. We seem to be doing something right. Over 400 thousand video views on these videos in the playlist of our Top Ten BFMN Videos of 2012. Note: Click the wor...
Martha Davis and the Motels Sign with Vesuvio Artists Management 2 Feb 2013 | 02:40 pm
Martha Davis & The Motels have signed with Vesuvio Artists Management, and its principal, Greg H. Sims, for worldwide personal management. Sims is the CEO of parent company Vesuvio Entertainment Corpo...
Knuckleheads On Front Street: Loathing Venues, then Becoming One 23 Dec 2012 | 07:35 am
by Frank “Catfish” Butler As a guitarist and vocalist, I have always wanted to be part of a juke joint. I didn’t care as which: owner, manager or bartender/ house band guy. It is finally is happening...
Painted Daizies - Sweet Country Harmonies and Heels 21 Nov 2012 | 08:57 am
By Dan Grigor Let me introduce you to our latest find. Painted Daizies is a SoCal-based duo who are blending their voices and sharing their talents for great local causes. If you’re not from around h...
Bedell Guitars, Part Two: The Rock'n Roll Orchestra Guitar 19 Jul 2012 | 06:16 am
By Dan Grigor I got to do something this year that I have been meaning to do for a long time. In January I spent a few hours at the Two Old Hippies booth at NAMM. There was so much fun stuff to look ...
