Cover: Speed Demon
Anyone can find salvation while realizing a heavy-metal lust for speed and power.

Perfect Wave: Confessions of a surfing mom.

News: Concerted Effort
Santa Rosa Symphony is receptive to a proposed downtown concert hall.

The Scoop: Burning to solve campaign financing.

Talking Pictures: Acclaimed Irish author John Banville takes in the odd little thriller Traveller.

Grace Notes: Emmylou Harris works the fringes of country music.

Brown Like Me: Primus has all the right moves on its newest album.

Random Notes: The allure of German composer Kurt Weill continues to work its magic on rockers.

Saucy Secrets: Grilling local barbecue chefs for their best tips.

The Perfect Ending: A dessert reminiscent of campfire-roasted marshmallows.

Wedding Bells' Toll: Jill Wehrer and Brad Thomsen star in Brilliant Traces.

Overdue Billiard: Dan Clowes predicts the end of adult comics. Or is it only the beginning?