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Surf Music Maestro Forges his Own Style
Endless Drummer by Ferenc Dobronyi and his band Frankie and the Pool Boys is an expansive musical treat that often tosses out the surf-rock rulebook.  It’s kind of like that moment on The Sopranos  when Meadow asks her dad if he’s in the Mafia. Even though Tony Soprano tells her it’s a load of crap, it’s pretty clear his daughter isn’t buying it.  Now, in a similar situation in a totally imaginary TV series about surf music, Ferenc Dobronyi might demur he isn’t the godfat


HSB 2025
Warren Hellmans' legacy....a warm, friendly and vibrant, annual San Francisco music event. View from the stage (David Noble) Every year in early October Golden Gate Park hosts a wonderful music event called Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. As it infers in the title, it's way more than Bluegrass, although there is bluegrass played, this festival is hardly strictly bluegrass alone...it's all genres...blues, pop, rock, country, jazz, punk and all kinds of music is welcomed and showcas


Sparks Still Flying High!
The band Sparks have been touring and recording for 55+ years and these two brothers are still going strong. Ron Mael (80) and Russel...
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