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Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Aug 223 min read
Squeeze Returns with Boy George
Two bands from the New Wave era play the Fox in Oakland. Before the band Squeeze ever existed, a young Chris Difford nicked 50 pence...
Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Aug 143 min read
The Space Orchestra Brings Joe Cocker Music to Life!
The Hopmonk Tavern in Sebastopol was electric as The Space Orchestra played! Sebastian St James leads this wonderful 13 piece Joe Cocker...
Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Jul 313 min read
The Drum Doctor
Dr Steve Gadd plays two sold out shows at Yoshi's in Oaklands' Jack London Square. At the end of July in 2024, on a lovely Sunday and...
Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Jul 252 min read
Carolyn Wonderland Sings the Blues in Oakland
Carolyn Wonderland is a blues singer-songwriter originally from Houston, Texas. Carolyn and her four piece band played at Yoshi's Oakland...
Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Jul 202 min read
Madness Still Going Strong!
Madness played the Fox Theater in Oakland and the show reminded me how many great hits they had during their ska/pop/new wave reign in...
Cheryl Alterman | The Music Soup Editor
Jul 182 min read
Cracker Plays Three Nights in Novato
Hopmonk Tavern in Novato hosts their Summer Cookout Series, with KC Turner presents. Playing as openers were different incarnations of...
Ramp-Up to NAMM 2025
If you're a musician who loves gear—new gear, old gear, vintage gear, pawnshop prizes, and other goodies—the annual NAMM ( National...
Return to Uranium Springs (part 2)
In the beginning of 2024 I met Mark Fernquest at a music venue. He's a 6'3" figure with long blonde locks. We got chatting and he told...
A Special Kind of Reunion
Brit Rock reunion in Sebastopol.... Sometimes one never knows what the universe has in mind for you. Sometimes we know what we want and...
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