Grateful Dead-Jefferson Starship at Lindley Meadows, 9/28/75
A very slightly edited version of a feature concert review of The Grateful Dead and Jefferson Starship first published in Cash Box magazine Oct....
Obituary – Rodger Joseph Miceli, USS Midway Veteran, USPS Retiree
Rodger Joseph Miceli, U.S. Navy and USS Midway veteran, retired United States Postal Service letter carrier, cosmetologist, artist, and longtime resident of Carlsbad, California,...
George Wein, Newport Jazz, Folk Festival Impresario, Dead at 95
Jazz pianist, producer, and promoter George Wein, who pioneered the modern music festival format in the ‘50s and by the ‘80s was the world’s...
Woodwork Carves Progressive Instrumental Set on SCVTV’s ‘House Blend’
Hot young Santa Clarita trio makes TV debut, plays sneak preview of first album, due late summer 2014
By Stephen K. Peeples
Progressive instrumental trio Woodwork...
Del Shannon on Tom Petty, ‘Drop Down and Get Me’
Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame member Del Shannon of "Runaway," "Hats Off to Larry" and "Little Town Flirt" renown in the early '60s...
Ron Howard Beatles Touring Years Doc Due Sept. 16
First 'The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years' trailer debuts; film premieres theatrically Sept. 16 and streams on Hulu Sept. 17
Edited...
First Rod Bennett Scholarships Go to Saugus High Seniors
Bennett Scholarships update: Saugus High School graduating seniors James Klipfel and Diego Rumer (pictured at left) received the first two Rod Bennett Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund awards at...
Chuck Leavell on Sea Level, ‘Cats on the Coast’ (1977)
"Sea Level Rises Again...Allman Brothers Reunion Notwithstanding," featuring an exclusive interview with ex-ABB (and future Rolling Stones) keyboardist Chuck Leavell about his band Sea...
Roger McGuinn Interview w/ Stephen K. Peeples, 4-2-99
Author's note, Oct. 11, 2014: The following is an expanded version of my Roger McGuinn interview, a shorter version of which was first published...
Stewart ‘Dirk’ Fischer: An Appreciation
Fischer left a brilliant legacy of 60-plus years of arrangements and compositions.
The Santa Clarita Valley lost a legendary composer/arranger and music educator, his family...