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Rock’N Vino: Live from Aftershock with Motionless In White, Sick Puppies and Evan Konrad
Chris Cerulli of Motionless in White photographed backstage at Aftershock in Sacramento, California on Oct. 11, 2019. Last weekend’s Aftershock Festival had not only great hard rock acts onstage but an opportunity for festivalgoers to see what many of those musicians are up to outside of music. Many of…
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RIFF RADIO: SF Symphony’s Edwin Outwater reflects on Metallica S&M2 concerts
San Francisco Symphony performs with Metallica in S&M2, the 20th anniversary of the original S&M performance, and the inaugural concert at Chase Center in San Francisco. Conducted by Edwin Outwater with a special appearance by Michael Tilson Thomas. Photo courtesy of the SF Symphony. San Francisco Symphony Conductor Edwin…
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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…
