The [tag]8th annual Battle of the Bands[/tag] is coming to Vallejo Saturday, July 22, 2006, 8 p.m. – 1 a.m. at [tag]Chris Club[/tag] located at 656 Benicia Road (next to Starbucks/Shell/McDonalds). The Battle of the Bands is dedicated to promoting people, music & culture in the world. If you want to register, it costs only [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Concert Review'
Local Bands to Compete
July 19th, 2006 maria guevara · No Comments
Tags: Columns · Concert Review · vol 02 issue 37
Music For the Spirit
May 3rd, 2006 julia l. glattfelt · No Comments
I have been fortunate enough to hear orchestras in Boise, Chicago, Boston, London and Prague, and I can say without reservation that Vallejo has a gem with the superb Vallejo Symphony Orchestra directed by Maestro David Ramadanoff. As a member of Solano Choral Society, I had the distinct honor to sing with The Vallejo Symphony [...]
Tags: Concert Review · Features · vol 02 issue 26
Gumbo is Good for You: “Mumbo Gumbo” Review
May 3rd, 2006 cyndi combs · No Comments
I first heard Mumbo Gumbo play as part of the Summertime at the Maritime free music series in Vallejo last year. I was knocked out and kept a watch on their website, www.mumbogumbo.com, to see when they would be playing within driving distance again. When I saw they would be playing at the Palms in [...]
Tags: Concert Review · Features · vol 02 issue 26
“Lady Smith Black Mambazo Sings” Review: Still Smiling
April 5th, 2006 julia l. glattfelt · No Comments
Perhaps with a name like Joseph Shabalala one might expect a musical genius. Because of this amazing man, music that began in the mines of South Africa has become a familiar sound all over the world. He was inspired in 1964 by a dream. His dream, and the harmony that he heard there, has become [...]
Tags: Concert Review · Features · vol 02 issue 22