Punk Rock in Martinez? Believe it!
“I’m an angry young man – I’m a punk rock refugee And I’m working on a plan, to smash the disco scene” Recently in mid-June 2024 there...
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bruce1799
Jan 11 min read
2023 Holiday Toy Drive Concerts - Great fun for great causes
This year, the Martinez Music Mafia's annual Toy Drive Concert really busted out. Several years ago, we expanded the event to two shows,...
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bruce1799
Aug 4, 20233 min read
Open Mic Events – Euphonious, Cacophonous, or Both!
Open mic events are aptly named – it’s an event (usually recurring), hosted at a venue where any musicians can sign up to play a few...
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bruce1799
Apr 7, 20232 min read
Martinez’s Musical High Tide Lifts All the Boats
We have often heard folks who have discovered the Martinez music scene react in ecstatic ways, and with good reason! On weekends with...
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bruce1799
Jul 6, 20222 min read
The Task At Hand
Most times, you don’t want to be confronted with a task list. Visions of sorting laundry, cleaning the gutters, pulling weeds and getting...
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bruce1799
Jan 19, 20221 min read
SFGate Article Spotlights Martinez Music Scene
On January 18, 2022 an article appeared on SFGate, telling the story of the Music Scene in Martinez. Now, those of us who have been...
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bruce1799
Jan 1, 20222 min read
Looking Forward, But Glancing at the Rearview Mirror
This is our last blog post of 2021. As we all do this time of year, we reflect on the “Year That Was” and look forward to the new one....
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bruce1799
Sep 22, 20213 min read
The Guest Shot – Do’s and Don’ts
You’ve seen it a million times at live shows – at some point, someone in the band says “We have a special guest joining us for a few...
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bruce1799
Aug 20, 20212 min read
Complimentarily Speaking
One of the coolest things about being a performing musician is, people generally say nice stuff to you. If you did a good job, you made a...
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bruce1799
Aug 4, 20213 min read
Suits Me to a T!
I like t-shirts - always have. They’re plentiful, inexpensive and comfortable. OK, maybe only that first thing is always true. The...
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bruce1799
Jul 29, 20212 min read
Feeling Like a Musician
(Side note - the picture is of the great Sam Bush, but these are not his words and I am not representing them as such) (After a good...
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bruce1799
Jul 14, 20212 min read
Barefootin'
I have a lifelong war with socks. I never wear matching socks - it’s a habit since adolescence, and that has made my tense relationship...
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bruce1799
Jun 23, 20213 min read
Stupid Audience Tricks
I have written columns about all the things that go wrong at a gig. It was fun and cathartic to recall all the weird things that have...
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bruce1799
Feb 16, 20212 min read
Butterflies!
I can’t say why, but it seems like I’ve been seeing a lot of butterflies these past few weeks. I would think that’s a spring thing, but...
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bruce1799
Jan 28, 20213 min read
New Years Through the Years
This is my first blog post of 2021. Traditionally, I should say something important, pithy and clever about the milestone. But what pops...
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