December 16th, 2006 08:09pm

Singing the FrogSong

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Music biz vet Matt Kramer, who once ran the legendary Monday night “Hoots” open mic at the Troubadour in L.A. in the ’70s, now hosts a house concert series at the FrogSong cohousing community in Cotati. (Tip: When you stumble out of the 8-Ball bar, aim south). Tonight, he brings in singer-songwriter Kenny Edwards (pictured to the right), who co-founded the Stone Poneys with Linda Ronstadt in the 1960s … Read More »
December 15th, 2006 05:04pm

Nothing Says Xmas like Lip Fuzz

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You know how it goes. You’re out there on the streets, shopping like mad, whipping out the plastic for purchase after purchase. The Elvis pop-up book. The Mike Grgich bobblehead doll (only $20 in the Grgich Hills winery tasting room). And the must-have of the holidays: Flavored shotgun shells (When you bag that possum or squirrel this year, bring it home to the wife already seasoned). But at some point, … Read More »
December 14th, 2006 08:16pm

Keep Your Lid On: Les Claypool’s Hatter’s Ball

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We all know the North Bay has never been much of a hot spot for New Year’s Eve shows. From First Night to the Singles Soiree at Los Robles Lodge (RIP to both), every year it makes you wanna get in the car and drive to the City. Not this year. Ditching the Fillmore, Les Claypool throws his annual Hatter’s Ball at the Grace Pavilion in Santa Rosa. (With the Coup … Read More »
December 13th, 2006 12:38pm

New Cars invoke Lemon Law

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Dear Ric Ocasek, For the first time in decades, I miss you more than your wife. Really. You were always that weird gawky guy with the pasty face, hiding behind the black Ray-Bans. Paulina Porizkova, on the other hand, was a supermodel from Czechoslovakia who made Sports Illustrated worth buying, once a year, every spring.But, Tuesday night at the Wells Fargo Center, while sitting in a half-empty room watching the New … Read More »