Posts by Andy J. Gordon and Jenny Peters

A jubilant sold-out crowd returned to BottleRock Napa Valley over Memorial Day weekend 2022, having a raucous celebration of that music festival’s return to normal. Just in time to roll into the summer festival season, the ninth-annual gathering continued BottleRock’s unique Northern California style of festing that includes sunny skies and topnotch musical performances paired […]

After nearly two and a half years since their last event, the BottleRock Napa Valley music festival presented by JaM Cellars wines took place for the eighth time during Labor Day weekend, September 3-5, 2021. The festival was canceled in 2020 and delayed from its regular Memorial Day weekend dates this year due to COVID-19 […]

The fifth annual KAABOO Del Mar music, arts and entertainment festival happened over three days, from September 13 to 15, 2019, at the historic Del Mar Racetrack + Fairgrounds. Located just north of San Diego on the Southern California coast, it’s a huge space that KAABOO has used since the fest’s inception. What has made […]

The sixth annual Big Blues Bender went off with a bang from September 5-8, 2019, at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. That blues music festival made a smart move from its original home (downtown Vegas’ Plaza Hotel) into the Hard Rock, and the new venue was a definite upgrade. The terrific […]

On a perfect summer evening in Hollywood, legendary guitarist Buddy Guy headlined a stacked lineup of veteran bluesmen at one of the world’s most beautiful music venues. Guy, along with Jimmie Vaughan and Charlie Musselwhite, took over the historic Hollywood Bowl on August 7, 2019, to the cheering delight of thousands of fans. It was […]

The 41st Annual Playboy Jazz Festival rolled into California’s gorgeous Hollywood Bowl, with greats from funk, jazz and soul taking center stage for two full days of music, with a lot of partying thrown in for good measure. It can be something of a struggle to actually get to your seats at the Hollywood Bowl, […]

There’s truly no better place to be on a sunny weekend in June than at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, joining in the festive celebration of the annual Playboy Jazz Festival. Marking its 41st year in 2019, this festival has lit up the Bowl for two full days and nights of the best jazz, […]

The BottleRock Napa Valley music festival, presented by JaM Cellars wines, celebrated its seventh year during Memorial Day weekend, May 24-26, 2019. The sold-out, three-day extravaganza always takes place in the heart of downtown Napa and is an extremely well-run fest. This year’s wrinkle to the normally temperate setting was that Napa took on a […]

Music lovers from all over the world came to New Orleans for the 50th annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. During the second weekend, the four-day fest extravaganza happened from May 2 to May 5 every day from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the racetrack, but those music-filled days were not the only […]

As music lovers everywhere know by now, the city of New Orleans is celebrating the fiftieth year of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival with a blowout party. After the first fest weekend concluded on Sunday, April 28, 2019, many out-of-town revelers headed home, but for those that stayed to keep dancing with the […]

The 2019 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival spans eight days over two weekends – April 25-28 and May 2-5, but each day the shows end at about 7 p.m. But naturally, in the city famous for music and partying in the streets and clubs until the wee hours, that’s actually just the beginning of […]

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is an annual, multi-day music, food and cultural festival that is having a very special party in 2019. Celebrating its 50th year in that historic, 301-year-old city, it’s no surprise that hundreds of thousands fans from around the world descend on Jazz Fest (as it is commonly known) […]

Now in its fourth year, the KAABOO Del Mar festival has realized its goal of being an all-inclusive entertainment experience, with a diverse mix of world-class music, high-quality culinary offerings, top-shelf craft libations, visually inspiring art exhibitions, famous comedy acts, and even a selection of indulgent amenities like spa services and an actual swimming pool. […]