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Rock’N Vino: Linkin Park’s Dave “Phoenix” Farrell finds a passion in wine country
Linkin Park. Courtesy James Minchin. As bassist for Linkin Park, Dave “Phoenix” Farrell has traveled across the globe playing the biggest stages. But since the tragic death of vocalist Chester Bennington, Farrell has been able to decompress by tapping into other creative outlets, traveling for pleasure and working on some…
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Rock’N Vino: Sheldon Wines owners defy improbable odds to pursue their dreams
Dylan (left) and Tobe Sheldon. Courtesy: Sheldon Wines. On this episode of Rock’N Vino, Coco Sterzenbach and Mike DeWald welcome Dylan Sheldon, winemaker at Sheldon Wines. Sheldon runs the micro-winery with his wife, Tobe. He shares the improbable and humble beginnings of the winery that found the two following their…
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RIFF RADIO: Grandson stokes the fire of revolution for positive change
Grandson (Jordan Benjamin). Courtesy photo. The past 12 months have been quite a ride for New-Jersey-born, Toronto-raised Jordan Benjamin. The alt-rock singer-songwriter, who performs as Grandson, opened for artists like Young the Giant and Smashing Pumpkins, released two-volume EP A Modern Tragedy, and is now embarking on his first national headlining tour—a nearly…
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Rock’N Vino: Music manager Bruce Cohn rises again with Trestle Glen
On this week’s featured episode of Rock’N Vino, Coco Sterzenbach and Mike DeWald sit down with music manager Bruce Cohn to talk about his rebirth in the wine industry with his new label, Trestle Glen. Cohn, who came up with some of the biggest names in the Bay Area music…
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BottleRock Napa 2019: Mumford & Sons, Neil Young and Imagine Dragons to headline
Imagine Dragons perform at the Concord Pavilion in Concord on July 24, 2018. The band is one of six co-headliners at BottleRock Napa May 24 to 26. Photo: Kate Vides. NAPA — BottleRock Napa Valley producers today unveiled the lineup for the seventh incarnation of their annual wine country festival,…
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Rock’N Vino: Gundlach Bundschu sets its own rules with expansive music offerings
The Old Redwood Barn at Gundlach Bundschu Winery in Sonoma. SONOMA — Sixth-generation winemaker Jeff Bundschu is the one-of-a-kind personality who runs one of Northern California’s oldest and most historic winery’s: Sonoma’s Gundlach Bundschu. He joins Coco Sterzenbach and Mike DeWald on this week’s episode of the Rock’N Vino podcast.…
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Rock’N Vino: JaM Cellars wine and music fusion energizes Napa scene
Jam Cellars’ Butter Chardonnay NAPA — On this week’s episode of Rock’N Vino, Coco Sterzenbach and Mike DeWald take you behind the scenes of Napa’s JaM Cellars winery. Founded by John and Michele Truchard, JaM provides the perfect fusion of wine lifestyle with music culture. Geoff Whitman, the winery’s executive vice president…
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Rock’N Vino: A trip down Sonoma County’s Wine Road with Kendall-Jackson
SANTA ROSA — Rock’N Vino takes a field trip, as Coco Sterzenbach and Mike DeWald take a trip down Sonoma County’s Wine Road for the annual Food and Wine Affair, featuring wineries from around the county. This week’s episode was recording at Santa Rosa’s Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate, where Chef and…
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INTERVIEW: Default reunites for final ‘dream tour’ with Stone Temple Pilots, ‘Re-Cut’ release
Canadian post-grunge rockers Default have announced their plan to reunite on tour this fall, joining Stone Temple Pilots and Seether on a tour across Canada, as well as mixing in a string of their own headlining dates. The band, fronted by Dallas Smith, also plans to release an album…
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RIFF RADIO: Ghostland Observatory reinvigorated for ‘Simulator’ tour
Eight years ago, Austin electronica duo Ghostland Observatory realized it was time to hit the brakes. Aaron Behrens and Thomas Turner had been touring nonstop alongside four consecutive albums. The band’s DIY attitude took a toll as its popularity began to rapidly pick up steam. While they kept the operation…
