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Songwriters Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and John Prine perform in Monterey.
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Songwriters Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and John Prine perform in Monterey.

  • Adam Joseph
  • Dec 8, 2016

“Everybody’s dying this year,” says folk icon Ramblin’ Jack Elliott. “It seems like a week doesn’t go by without some beloved musician dying.”

After 90 years, Golden State Theatre bursts with great memories, with many more on the way in 2016.
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After 90 years, Golden State Theatre bursts with great memories, with many more on the way in 2016.

  • Adam Joseph
  • Jul 28, 2016

“I’ve still got it,” Patti Smith told the packed house at the Golden State Theatre back in 2012. The punk rocker’s rare acoustic birthday trib…

Chip Hooper, agent for Phish and Dave Matthews Band, dies at 53.
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Chip Hooper, agent for Phish and Dave Matthews Band, dies at 53.

  • NIC COURY - MCW
  • Mar 7, 2016

The head of music at Paradigm Talent Agency and Monterey Peninsula local Chip Hooper died this past Saturday after battling cancer. He was 53.

The Grateful Dead's opening Fare Thee Well show in Santa Clara kicks off five-show run with energy and nostalgia.
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The Grateful Dead's opening Fare Thee Well show in Santa Clara kicks off five-show run with energy and nostalgia.

  • Kristen Stipanov
  • Jun 29, 2015

"This is only the first song, right?" someone behind us in line asked.

The unbelievable life of an investment wiz Deadhead who likes to rock.
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The unbelievable life of an investment wiz Deadhead who likes to rock.

  • Adam Joseph
  • Updated Apr 9, 2015

Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg both value Roger McNamee’s opinion. So does U2’s Bono and the core members of the Grateful Dead. As a Bay Area …

Furthur with Bob Weir and Phil Lesh four decades after Monterey Pop.
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Furthur with Bob Weir and Phil Lesh four decades after Monterey Pop.

  • By Adam Joseph
  • Oct 6, 2011

In June of 1967, an unkempt and hairy ragamuffin San Francisco rock outfit brought its extended acid test jams to the Monterey Pop Festival.


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