Modesto Music

StrayHeart Memories
StrayHeart Memories The 1980’s music scene in the greater Modesto area kicked off with a bang on the heels of ...

Unplugged View: The Lind That Time Forgot
Unplugged View: The Lind That Time Forgotby Aaron Rowan There is an old mining town up in Calaveras called Jenny ...

The Seventies Music Scene in Modesto
The Seventies Music Scene in Modesto By Willie Hines The 70’s, like any decade, didn’t really kick into gear until, say, ...

GoModesto: Somebody Scream
GoModesto: ModStock goes Virtual Somebody Scream! This year ModStock sponsored by Robert’s Automotive celebrates ten years. Normally Darin Morris’s VMI ...

Jazz & BluesView: Tryin’ Times
Blues&JazzView by Eric Benson Tryin’ times and out of quarantine! Well folks we are out of quarantine but not out ...

UnpluggedView: Opera In Open Air
Unplugged View: Opera In Open Airby Aaron Rowan Signs of musical life are returning to downtown, and my opera friends ...

MAMAView: On the Radio and Streaming
MAMAView: On the Radio and Streaming By Middagh Goodwin We have been separated by a global pandemic that has had ...

Music is Good Medicine Part 2
Marirose Powell, Hero On The Frontline: Music Is Good Medicine Part 2By Patty Castillo Davis Marirose Powell currently lives in ...

Music is Good Medicine Pt. 1
Music is Good Medicine Part 1By Patty Castillo Davis Many people’s lives have been altered by COVID19. Social media and ...

SongwriterView – Hindsight is 2020
SongwriterView By Patty Castillo Davis Hindsight is 2020 Reflection is clarity. Sometimes. It is educational for sure. We learn a ...

Blues is a Woman
Blues is a Woman By Patty Castillo Davis Pamela Rose said something very provocative to me that got me thinking. When you think of the Blues, what does your mind conjure? A man and a guitar.

BluesView: 2020
Hello everyone and welcome to 2020. I’m excited for a big start to the new year and am grateful to have ended 2020 with a great show at the Prospect Theatre. Thanks to everyone who came out to see any of the bands I play in over the last decade and thank you all for supporting the blues.