Park Hall Ben Lomond California Entertainment Venues 

Taylor Rae and Mokili Wa Benefit Concert for Park Hall

By Julie Horner  The Park Hall Trust is hosting a fundraiser for historic Park Hall in Ben Lomond on Saturday, November 5th, 2022 featuring guitarist and singer-songwriter Taylor Rae and world music group Mokili Wa. Proceeds from the event will help fund needed repairs to the storied performance venue.  Park Hall was established as a community center in 1923. The… Read More
Entertainment 

Live Music Weekend Roundup Halloween 2022

Halloween weekend is finally here after much anticipation. The adults seem giddier than the kids conjuring up costume ideas and deciding where to spend the evening. Indulge in the season’s snack size sweets and enjoy dancing with friends! Here’s a taste of what’s haunting the 831 Friday, October 28 through Monday, October 31, Halloween 2022. Friday, October 28 Three on… Read More
Yuji Tojo Ben Lomond Entertainment Music 

Yuji Tojo: Ben Lomond Musician Rooted Through Music and Friends

By Julie Horner “It seems like everybody is busy these days,” legendary guitar player and songwriter Yuji Tojo said. Lately, the soft spoken and introspective musician is more about trying to keep things as simple as he can.  Tojo was ready to go to Japan for a tour in 2020, but the pandemic canceled his plans. Musically everything evaporated. A… Read More
Anthony Arya Entertainment Music 

Anthony Arya Music Video Debuts at Hallcrest Vineyards

Anthony Arya’s California Air Music Video debuts at Hallcrest Vineyards in Felton on Sunday, May 8 starting with a live performance at 4:00 followed by a potluck and no-host wine bar until 8:00. The music video premiere starts at dusk. In the summer of 2021, Arya started an outdoor concert series at Hallcrest performing from the vineyard’s working 1947 Dodge… Read More
oganookie Entertainment History Music 

Oganookie Reunion at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center

By Julie Horner Guitarist, piano player, and songwriter Jack Bowers talks about it like it was yesterday. “We came to Brookdale in 1970 and set up camp in a big house on the top of Western Drive with an apple orchard.” Dubbed the “Oganookie Farm,” Bowers said it was “14 musicians, a manager, and kids and women living cooperatively.”  According… Read More
Mojo Navigators Ben Lomond San Lorenzo Valley Entertainment Music 

Page Brownton and The Mojo Navigators

Reformed but Unrepentant! By Michele Murphy Approaching the rustic and whimsical dwelling of local treasure Page Brownton and his lovely wife Gael, one is greeted by a magical, mythical homestead handcrafted by Brownton himself using found treasures and antiquities collected over many years. A musician, philosopher, and carpenter, Brownton has cultivated a slice of heaven in the Santa Cruz Mountains… Read More