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March 16
Caleb Duarte speaks so softly that sometimes you have to tilt your head forward to hear him. When he walks into a recent Bee photo shoot with a group of lively fellow artists, he strikes an unassuming figure, letting others do most of the talking. There's a reserve to him, a quietness, that might be mistaken for shyness.
March 01
A former member of Sons of San Joaquin is performing in two CD release concerts.
February 20
A lot has changed in David Garibaldi's life since he appeared last May as a guest artist at a Fresno fundraiser.
February 08
Merced assemblage artist Karen LeCocq isn't a big fan of most of the major holidays.
March 25
Friday night, out-of-this-world one-man-band Spacehooker celebrates the release of its first CD.
Spacehooker is the new funk/metal/industrial project from local musician Marino Mongelli, whose past projects have included Mind Bender, Lica Sto and Something from the Planet Hell. The show is at 9 p.m. at Starline, 831 E. Fern Ave, and has a $6 cover. Read more →January 14
Fresno band Styles Like Revelators is made up of four 19-22-year-olds, but the music they're making sounds at least twice that.
Heavy with classic rock influence, the band mixes blues and rock in a way that ought to make White Stripes fans happy. They're also not afraid to bring a little harmonica to the party. Read more →December 17
The last time once-popular local band Mojo Symphony played a gig, the Wild Blue Yonder was the place to see shows.
It was 1986 then, and in its time the bluegrass-meets-reggae band would draw crowds to the Wild Blue and The Olympic Tavern. Read more →December 10
On Friday night, local goth-rock band Alexandria Burning introduces Fresno to its brand of "Fear." The band will celebrate its two-years-in-the-making CD "The Fear Gospels" at Audie's Olympic, 1426 N. Van Ness Ave.
Also on the show is dark Bay Area rock band Tell-Tale Heartbreakers and DJ Maverick Cadaverick. The show also marks the first FresnoGoth.com event in four years. Showtime is 9 p.m. Cover is $6. Read more →November 19
Jazz Xperiment is an example of what happens when a jazz player and a blues/rock musician team up and try something new.
Randy Freeman (the jazz guy) and Jim Hampton (the blues/rock guy, who also plays in Rockaholics) have been friends for 30 years, but two years ago they decided to start Jazz Xperiment. Read more →November 12
Shiver Fox is a new band from two local musicians who have done well for themselves in the past. Trey Tosh, an accomplished rock and blues artist, joined forces with Kyle Baker, who toured nationally and internationally with rock band Flight 409. Together, they call their new project "modern vintage" -- that means its dripping with classic influences, but also has the attitude and energy you'd expect from two guys in their early 20s.
Shiver Fox's EP release party is tonight at Starline, 831 E. Fern Ave. It starts at 9 p.m. and has a $10 cover. The first 50 people through the door get a free Shiver Fox T-shirt. Advance tickets are available at The Laundry Room for $8. Read more →November 05
Local rock band Down Word is determined to sell out its first headlining show at Starline on Saturday night -- even knowing that it's got steep competition over at the Save Mart Center.
But this funk-driven rock band that channels the energy of Rage Against the Machine has been doing a lot of things right lately. Read more →October 29
A hard rocker turning acoustic isn't something you see too often.
It did work for Staind's Aaron Lewis, and Fresno's Michael Keeney hopes it works for him too. Read more →October 09
If you follow folk music in Fresno, then the Bluestein name needs no introduction.
The Bluesteins are Fresno's first family of folk. Patriarch Gene Bluestein was a folk musician and professor who had his children playing music from a young age. Many years later, they're still at it. Read more →October 15
Local country duo Whisky Row have a good chance to make an impression with the country music industry this weekend.
Whisky Row - Mike Pereira and Jason Ruffoni, both 32 and from Kerman - is competing in the regional competition of the the Colgate Country Showdown, a prestigious talent competition for up-and-coming country musicians. Read more →January 17
Saturday marks the second James Brown tribute show put on by F-Plus and Don D., the funky DJs behind the monthly Body Rock night at Veni Vidi Vici.
We chatted with F-Plus about the late Brown and more. Read more →April 03
Last weekend, Fresno reggae crew Reality Sound International was one of four to compete in Club Dread's Sound Clash in San Francisco.
In addition to that, the DJ trio of Daddy Spleece, Papa Roots and Ras I Chant hold down a weekly show at Veni Vidi Vici (Thursdays) and a weekly radio slot 6-9 p.m. Sundays on KFSR, FM 90.7. Read more →February 07
Ska band Los Hooligans is back from its annual winter hiatus.
The band, largely made up of local music teachers, is performing at 8:30 p.m. today at Audie's Olympic, the former Club Fred, at 1426 N. Van Ness Ave. Cover is $8. Read more →April 24
Ben Bartel, David Shaw and Berto Vicente were playing in a hard-core/screamo band when they decided they needed a change of style.
"Let's write music that anyone could come to a show and enjoy," Bartel says. Read more →January 10
Fresno metal band Jet Black Horror is starting off 2008 with a 20-city West Coast tour that's taking the group to Las Vegas, Portland and Seattle.
It's a big move for a 3-year-old band that has been marred with lineup changes. Now with a stable lineup, the five-piece band is looking toward a big year, so says bass player Matt Turya. We caught up with him from the road. Read more →March 20
This week, The Human Project sat alongside Linkin Park and Amy Winehouse on the front page of numberonemusic.com.
And what exactly is The Human Project, you ask? It's the moniker of Visalia singer/songwriter Loyd Vandergriff. Read more →
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