Thursday, October 08, 2009

The Band Great American Taxi raised the bar for great music at Coopers Ale Works in Nevada City. Fresh from playing at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival they put on an outstanding show last night (10/7/09). Great American Taxi features Vince Herman who also is the Frontman for the group Leftover Salmon. I loved the music all night long and it reminded me of groups like New Riders of the Purple Sage, Railroad Earth, Grateful Dead, Yonder Mountain String Band,... read more

Friday, October 02, 2009

Greg King pictured
The Psykings put on an outstanding show at The Chief Crazy Horse last night (10/01/09). The Psykings are Greg King on Lead Vocals & Bass Guitar, Michael Padilla playing Lead Guitar, Loops, & Vocals, & Kenny Nichols Banging on the Drums. Now from the first song I was just literately Blown Away. They started with Classic Rock Tunes such as Can't Explain, Shapes of Things, Back in the USSR, 20,000 Light Years from Home, and Helter Skelter. WOW!!! T... read more

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Justin Ancheta & Friends put on an outstanding show at Coopers Ale Works Friday Night 9/18/09. The band is Justin Ancheta on Guitar and Lead Vocals, Alex Scammon playing the Sax, Hernan Battiato on Didge, Local Favorite Tree on Bass, Peter French on Drums, and Local Issac James on Percussion. They always put on a great show everytime I see them. Also playing was the band Frobeck from over in the wine country. They did an awesome job of starting out the night an... read more

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Every so often we have an awesome Jam come and play here in Nevada City. This was the case last Friday Night (9/11/09) at Coopers ale Works when the Band The Acorn Project played. The Band from Bellingham, Washington, put on a most wonderful night of Music. I thought that they were the best band to come here in a long time. A six-piece group featuring saxophone, guitar, slide, keyboards, bass, drums, and percussion, Acorn Project produces an irresistibly unique ... read more

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Last night (8/19/09) at Coopers I saw a Awesome new band, Sacramento Music Hall of Fame Guitarist Mike Farrell's new band "Mike Farrell and Auxiliary Send". I was totally amazed by these guys. With an exceptional new sound that took me back to great bands of the late 60's to early 70's, incorporating feedback into the sound like I have not heard since then. I was just blown away and wished they would have played longer. I'm now hoping they come back here to Nevada... read more