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Music happenings around the Modesto, California area.

MAMA 25th Celebration & Lifetime Award
MAMA 25th By Chris MurphyIt is a mind blower that it has been 25 years since the 1st MAMA Awards ...

It’s Spooky Season? Cue some Cute Kid-Friendly Zombies!
Papa Joel’s English YouTube Channel has the Cutest Zombies Around!by Brandilyn Mitchell My daughter closes her workbook and sets her ...

Songwriter View: Emerging Payton Mahoney
Songwriter View: Emerging Payton MahoneyMattéa Overstreet One of the most exciting elements of being a “small town” artist is the ...

A Quarter Century and Beyond
MAMAView: A Quarter Century and BeyondBy Middagh Goodwin Chris Murphy and Ricci created the Modesto Area Music Awards, first at ...

Hot August Daze
Hot August Daze! By Monica BarberDays and nights, August brings with it the heat along with the final days of ...

RockabillyView – $35 and a Dream
RockabillyView By Chris Murphy Before there was Elvis, before Bill Haley, before Ike Turner, there were the Maddox Brothers and ...

Somebody Scream!
Somebody Scream!By Middagh Goodwin Modesto’s premier summer festival, ModStock, is returning, bigger and better than ever. On August 11th, 90 ...

Bluesy Kind of Summer
Bluesy Kind of SummerBy Eric Benson Ritual brings us comfort and meaningful patterns that fulfill our lives. One for me ...

Wood & Wires: Songs, Freshly Sliced
Wood & Wires: Songs, Freshly SlicedBy Mattea Overstreet Summertime has already shot me out of the toaster as I write ...

Mo’ Summer, Mo’ Band, Mo’ Markets
Mo’ Summer , Mo’ Band, Mo’ Markets By Mattea Overstreet It couldn’t be a more exciting time to join ...

Music in the Plaza, MoBand and More
MAMAView: Music in the Plaza, MoBand and MoreBy Middagh Goodwin Graffiti Summer drove in fast here in Modesto, with the ...