Micky Dolenz (L) and Michael Nesmith of the Monkees perform at San Jose Civic in San Jose on Sept. 15, 2021. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. SAN JOSE — Storytelling and classic songs held equal weight at a concert with Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz of the Monkees at The Civic Wednesday night.…

Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith have been friends for a very long time, and for decades Dolenz has been part of a band—The Monkees—for which Nesmith was a primary songwriter. So Dolenz Sings Nesmith is not the first time Dolenz has sung Nesmith-penned songs. Dolenz Sings Nesmith Micky Dolenz…

The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz, courtesy. A year ago, The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz was literally digging in at his Los Angeles area home as the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic clawed into the U.S. With a tour with fellow Monkee Michael Nesmith postponed, he had his hands in the…

Roman Gokhman writes about some of his favorite interviews of the year: Loyal Lobos; Damian Lillard; Allan Rayman; Lindsey Stirling; Brandon Leake; James Hersey; Rufus Wainwright; Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner and Pekka Kuusisto; Vincint; Fantastic Negrito; RAC; Micky Dolenz; Mathilde Froustey; Lisa Loeb; All We Are; and Hailey Whitters.…

The Monkees are your favorite band in 2020. The numbers don’t lie. Courtesy: Getty Images. According to our traffic metrics your favorite band is The Monkees. Yes, you. You may disagree but pageviews don’t lie. We’ve had three Monkees stories this year: A review of Mike Nesmith and Micky…

Micky Dolenz, Courtesy photo. Micky Dolenz of The Monkees doesn’t remember another time in years that he’s gone more than three days without having to pack a suitcase. Instead, he’s been spending the shelter-in-place to stop the spread of COVID-19 by tending to his vegetable garden and working in…

In 1920 poet T.S. Eliot wrote, “immature poets imitate; mature poets steal; bad poets deface what they take, and good poets make it into something better, or at least something different.” In the 1960s this passage should have been amended with the clause, “Great capitalists cash in.” When The…

Moderator Paul Myers (L) with The Monkees’ Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz at Marines’ Memorial Theatre on Jan. 12, 2020. Courtesy: Dan Dion. SAN FRANCISCO — “I’m a Believer” and “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone” wafted through the Marines’ Memorial Theatre Sunday before SF Sketchfest’s Tribute to The Monkees:…