In The Mix
Alan Thiele
In the Mix - Meet Alan Thiele
Pleasant Hill’s own Alan Thiele is one of the most respected and versatile drummers as well as busiest percussionist in the Bay Area. He currently plays with Dream Posse, The Big Sirs and The Famou...
May 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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April In the Mix
I can’t believe we are already a quarter into 2013. Didn’t I just take down the Christmas tree? But if this quarter is any indication of the local music scene this year, it will most likely be the ...
Apr 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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In The Mix - Irish Music in March
Emblazoned on a beam in the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, Ireland reads, "Everyone's Irish on March 17.” This, of course, refers to St. Patrick’s Day and the anniversary of St. Patrick’s death in...
Mar 03, 2013 | 3 3 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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In the Mix with Jim Caroompas
The Contra Costa County Blues scene is alive and well, thanks to musicians such as Martinez resident Jim Caroompas. If you have been in the area for the last few years, I am sure you have heard or ...
Oct 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dan DeShara
September In the Mix
If you’ve been around the music scene in the last twenty years, you must have seen Dan DeShara. I refer to him as “the hardest working musician in Central Contra Costa.” He’s definitely not an arti...
Sep 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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August in the Mix
So here I am sitting at my computer wondering what to write about this month, when all of a sudden the Florence & The Machine song “Dog Days Are Over” starts to play on my iPod, and it gets me to t...
Aug 01, 2012 | 2 2 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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In the Mix with Sin Silver
A few months ago, some friends and I were out on the town and we decided to get some pizza over at Rocco’s in Walnut Creek.  I especially love going there because of the music on Saturday nights. ...
Jul 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cover2Cover singer Toni Bryant
In the Mix - June
While folk music throughout the 1950’s and 60’s was often a mainstay of American popular culture, it seemed to have faded away, until the last few years. With the release of the movie, “Oh Brother,...
May 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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