Guitarist Bryan Cohen, drummer Zia Uddin and bassist Paul Christofferson were hanging out in Brooklyn a few years ago. Out of the blue, they hit upon a band name inspired by 1960s garage rock and doo-wop sound: The Jaws of Brooklyn.

Miranda Lambert is turning country music up to 11.

For two decades, The Money Band has been a powerhouse on the Monterey County music scene, earning multiple awards, including Best Local Band in the Weekly’s readers’ poll on multiple occasions.

Michael Gaither is a fan of both fact and fiction. As a regular music columnist for the Santa Cruz Sentinel he gets to hear all kinds of stories from artists, some of whom he considers his heroes. He loves telling them. But he admits that journalism is a pretty structured and sometimes munda…

They have the appearance of a string quartet. The members are young and urban – modern Californians with college credentials in subjects such as mechanical engineering and visual design.