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RIFF RADIO: Titus Andronicus protests a broken system on raw ‘An Obelisk’
Titus Andronicus. Courtesy: Ray Concepcion. Patrick Stickles isn’t in the greatest of moods. He answers the phone outside the Crocodile in Seattle, where Titus Andronicus played the night before. The band’s van is broken down and he and his bandmates are stranded. Stickles nursing a slight hangover from the night…
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RIFF RADIO: Atreyu casts stylistic labels aside on ‘In Our Wake’ reissue
Atreyu. Courtesy. MOUNTAIN VIEW — Orange County metalcore rockers Atreyu rarely miss an opportunity to push boundaries and surprise their fans with a direction no one saw coming. After taking a break in 2011, the band came roaring back with 2017’s Long Live. The punishing and aggressive album harkened back…
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RIFF RADIO: Ariana and the Rose map trek through ‘Constellations’ on new EP
Ariana and the Rose, Photo courtesy Louis Browne. MOUNTAIN VIEW — For synth-pop singer-songwriter Ariana DiLorenzo, the frontwoman of Ariana and the Rose, the creative process goes beyond making the music. For the New York artist, the experience is much more immersive and all-encompassing. Her videos feature sharp and…
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Jesse Katz on making wine for Justin Timberlake’s wedding and the most expensive bottle of wine ever
Acclaimed winemaker Jesse Katz of Aperture Cellars and Devil Proof Vineyards. Winemaker Jesse Katz has a resume for which most would work a lifetime. The founder of two wine brands, Aperture Cellars and Devil Proof Vineyards, Katz spent much of his early career circling the globe to learn the…
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Rock’N Vino: Tarpon Cellars tap Futurebirds for sensory culinary experience
Photo courtesy Emma K. Morris. Tarpon Cellars‘ Jeremy Carter had something different in mind as he began to brainstorm ideas for a potential winemaker dinner. Carter wanted to buck the trend of the usual wine country fare, opting to create a more dynamic sensory experience. A lover of music, the…
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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,…
