Jen Janet, courtesy. Jen Janet picked a decidedly inopportune time to pack up and move her life to the opposite coast. “I moved to California right when the pandemic started,” the singer-songwriter said. “So that was probably not the best time.” She launched her goth-inspired fusion of hard rock…

Daughtry. Courtesy photo. Chris Daughtry‘s enthusiam over his band’s upcoming sixth record is palpable. Speaking from his home in Nashville in a room decked out in superhero memorabilia, Daughtry is eagerly awaiting the opportunity to record the rest of his album, given the constraints of the pandemic. He’s digging…

Filmmaker Jason Wise working on his new documentary, ‘The Delicacy,’ off the coast of Santa Barbara. Courtesy. Filmmaker Jason Wise, best known for “The Somm,” a hit documentary that followed four people hoping to become master sommeliers, summed up his experience shooting his latest documentary as a cautionary tale for those…

Courtesy: Jackson Family Wines. As unemployment caused by the coronavirus pandemic continues to rise, some are taking steps to adapt to keep their employees working. Much like the live music industry, the wine tourism and hospitality industry has taken a devastating blow with the closure of California tasting rooms.…

Talinda Bennington, Courtesy: Big Picture Media. The many shelter-in-place orders nationwide have impacted just about every part of society. While the circumstances are difficult for some, Talinda Bennington focuses on turning it into a positive. 320 Festival In support of mental health awareness, with educational conversations and performances by…

No industry has been left untouched by the impact of the coronavirus and the subsequent stay-at-home orders issued around the country. While we’ve documented the impacts on the music and touring industries, the affects on the travel, tourism and wine industries have been just as great. Along with bars…

SACRAMENTO — Jen Ledger is in an upbeat mood hours before her evening playing double duty: drumming for Skillet and fronting her own band, which will open the show at Ace of Spades. The band just arrived after a nine-hour bus ride from Portland the night before. Ledger doesn’t…

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are among the headliners at BottleRock 2020. Here they perform at Oakland Arena on March 12, 2017. Alessio Neri/Staff. The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dave Matthews Band, Stevie Nicks, Miley Cyrus, Khalid and Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals will headline Bottlerock Napa Valley this…

Joy Sterling of Iron Horse Vineyards. Courtesy. Iron Horse Vineyards CEO Joy Sterling sees her life as a series of acts. Her first was rooted in journalism. A Yale graduate, Sterling embarked on a career in news, leading her to become ABC News Deputy Bureau Chief in Los Angeles by…

Rob Dietrich of Blackened American Whiskey. The fusion of music and the development of craft beverage is not a foreign concept at its core. Vintners have played music to grapes on the vine or in the barrel to see how they react, and distillers have used music in the…