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John Prine tribute Events Music 

6/11 John Prine livestream ‘Picture Show’ tribute June 11

John Prine’s family is hosting a tribute to the late singer-songwriter on June 11 via Facebook and YouTube livestream. Titled “Picture Show” the event will feature “musicians, actors, and friends remembering our beloved JP.” Proceeds from the event will benefit  NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) and Alive Grief Center. Prine died from the coronavirus on April 7, 2020. Read more… Read More
Damdave Gillett Columnists Obituaries 

It’s a Long Long Road, Son

The Santa Cruz Mountains Remember Damdave Gillett December 30, 2019 By Julie Horner with Tiffany Gillett, Jessica Gullo, Jennifer Thompson, Elicia Burton, and Eric Burman The phone rang the morning of November 27, the day before Thanksgiving. The voice on the other end of the line was gravelly, fondly familiar, but the words were uncharacteristically hesitant and choked with emotion.… Read More
San Lorenzo River by Chris Finnie Local News Weather 

Locals Prepare for the Pineapple Express

The upcoming storm Saturday thru Monday, January 7-9, has the potential to create quite an event in the SLV. Please try to minimize the impact to you and your family! Feel free to share this information and if you have any additions or changes, please feel free to email me at schla@yahoo.com. I try my best to compile the most... Read More
Damdave and the Left Hand Band Music Valley People 

Tending Toward the Bluesy – Damdave and the Left-Hand Band

By Julie Horner Looking out from the “fishbowl” at the Boulder Creek Brewery Outpost, heads close together in comfortable familiarity in the late afternoon light, Dave Gillett and I sipped our “usual” and went to town reminiscing about spirited times in old haunts around the San Lorenzo Valley. Known affectionately as “Damdave,” he is front-man singer-songwriter and guitar player for… Read More