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Catsong Festival Dec. 5!

Published 3 years ago by AJ Edmonds

Over 40 artists will celebrate the music of Yusuf / Cat Stevens in a virtual festival.

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ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for June 16

Published 4 years ago

BORN

GARRY ROBERTS of The Boomtown Rats
IAIN MATTHEWS of Fairport Convention/Matthews Southern Comfort
JED MOTTLEY of Feed The Kitty
MATT COSTA

 

THIS HAPPENED

In 1967, The Monterey Pop Festival began in Monterey, California, unofficially ushering in the Summer Of Love. Over the course of three days, tens of thousands saw the first major appearances of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Who, and Janis Joplin. The Byrds, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Simon & Garfunkel, The Steve Miller Band, Canned Heat, The Mamas & The Papas, and Buffalo Springfield also performed. John Phillips of The Mamas & The Papas wrote “San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)” to promote the festival, which later became a hit for Scott McKenzie.

 

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Songs From 88.5 FM Artists During Self-Isolation

Published 4 years ago by Adam J. Burt and Marc "Mookie" Kaczor

In these unprecedented times, some of us have been blessed with more time than we know what to do with.

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Matt Costa - This is Santa Rosa Fangs

Published 6 years ago by Marc "Mookie" Kaczor

Southern California's own Matt Costa released this clever, teaser video for his album Santa Rosa Fangs.

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