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Sep 23, 2025
Railroad Square Music Festival Returns
If one is currently reading a copy of their county’s local alt-weekly, there’s a good chance they’re the sort of person who is already...
Aug 5, 2025
The Shows Must Go On, DIY Music Promoters Keeping a Scene Alive
El Infierno Cantina sits within a nondescript building on a street corner in Santa Rosa’s Railroad Square.
Through the entrance area, past the bar and...
Jul 22, 2025
Party at the Mall: How Slick Bridge Connects Past, Present and Future
On the second level of the Santa Rosa Plaza, just across from the food court and next to Spencer’s Gifts, is Slick Bridge.
At first...
Jun 3, 2025
Get Signed: The Happys, Best-Marketed Band in the North Bay
In the fall of 2020, during the reign of deep Covid, I worked in-person as a frontline behavioral healthcare counselor at a residential complex...
May 20, 2025
Bottle-Free at Bottle Rock, Annual Fest Hits ‘Play’ on Non-Alcoholic OptionsÂ
In December of 2013, the day before my 22nd birthday, I decided to get sober.
No need to get into the gritty details here, but...
May 6, 2025
Sign of the Tunes: The Happys, North Bay’s Best Marketed Band
In the fall of 2020, during the reign of deep Covid, I worked in-person as a frontline behavioral healthcare counselor at a residential facility...
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Mar 4, 2025
4th Unnamed Festival Project Fosters Local Music
The Arlene Francis Center for Spirit, Art, and Politics, known colloquially as the AFC, is a non-profit community gathering space in a refurbished flour...
