Open Mic Events – Euphonious, Cacophonous, or Both!
Open mic events are aptly named – it’s an event (usually recurring), hosted at a venue where any musicians can sign up to play a few...
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bruce1799
- Apr 7
- 2 min
Martinez’s Musical High Tide Lifts All the Boats
We have often heard folks who have discovered the Martinez music scene react in ecstatic ways, and with good reason! On weekends with...
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bruce1799
- Jul 6, 2022
- 2 min
The Task At Hand
Most times, you don’t want to be confronted with a task list. Visions of sorting laundry, cleaning the gutters, pulling weeds and getting...
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bruce1799
- Jan 19, 2022
- 1 min
SFGate Article Spotlights Martinez Music Scene
On January 18, 2022 an article appeared on SFGate, telling the story of the Music Scene in Martinez. Now, those of us who have been...
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bruce1799
- Jan 1, 2022
- 2 min
Looking Forward, But Glancing at the Rearview Mirror
This is our last blog post of 2021. As we all do this time of year, we reflect on the “Year That Was” and look forward to the new one....
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bruce1799
- Sep 22, 2021
- 3 min
The Guest Shot – Do’s and Don’ts
You’ve seen it a million times at live shows – at some point, someone in the band says “We have a special guest joining us for a few...
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bruce1799
- Aug 20, 2021
- 2 min
Complimentarily Speaking
One of the coolest things about being a performing musician is, people generally say nice stuff to you. If you did a good job, you made a...
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bruce1799
- Aug 4, 2021
- 3 min
Suits Me to a T!
I like t-shirts - always have. They’re plentiful, inexpensive and comfortable. OK, maybe only that first thing is always true. The...
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bruce1799
- Jul 29, 2021
- 2 min
Feeling Like a Musician
(Side note - the picture is of the great Sam Bush, but these are not his words and I am not representing them as such) (After a good...
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bruce1799
- Jul 14, 2021
- 2 min
Barefootin'
I have a lifelong war with socks. I never wear matching socks - it’s a habit since adolescence, and that has made my tense relationship...
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bruce1799
- Jun 23, 2021
- 3 min
Stupid Audience Tricks
I have written columns about all the things that go wrong at a gig. It was fun and cathartic to recall all the weird things that have...
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bruce1799
- Feb 16, 2021
- 2 min
Butterflies!
I can’t say why, but it seems like I’ve been seeing a lot of butterflies these past few weeks. I would think that’s a spring thing, but...
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bruce1799
- Jan 28, 2021
- 3 min
New Years Through the Years
This is my first blog post of 2021. Traditionally, I should say something important, pithy and clever about the milestone. But what pops...
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