+3 Music CESAREO GARASA: Guitarist pays tribute to his mother BY CESAREO GARASA For The Californian May 20, 2026 The Spanish word "sendero" has multiple meanings and definitions.
+6 Music CESAREO GARASA: Musician plays Buck Owens by way of Brazil BY CESAREO GARASA For The Californian Apr 29, 2026 One wouldn't think of Brazil as a hotbed of original country music, much less an extension of the original Bakersfield Sound, but for musician…
+5 Music CESAREO GARASA: Music venues bring true believers to Bakersfield BY CESAREO GARASA For The Californian Apr 1, 2026 In December, I described the Fairfax Grange as such: "The dance hall, with its hardwood floors, raised stage and church steeple architecture —…
Entertainment Peacock party coming to nature center By MARJORIE BELL For The Californian Mar 24, 2026 A party celebrating the dozen or so wild peacocks is in the works Sunday at the Hart Park Nature Center.
+11 Music CESAREO GARASA: Moving to the same beat at BC BY CESAREO GARASA For The Californian Mar 18, 2026 We're all born drummers. Because by the time we arrive we do so with our own beat.
+6 Music CESAREO GARASA: Heading back to Space for packed music festival BY CESAREO GARASA For The Californian Mar 11, 2026 I firmly believe that the 3 Days in Space music festival, an annual collaboration between Killer Kern Records and The Empty Space, is Bakersfi…
+5 Music CESAREO GARASA: Birthday fun for Bakersfield Sound greats BY CESAREO GARASA For The Californian Feb 25, 2026 In terms of his creative depth and personal longevity, relevance, proficiency and output, Bakersfield’s pedal steel icon Norm Hamlet merits pr…
+4 Music CESAREO GARASA: Get weird at The Basement with Buddha's Beef BY CESAREO GARASA For The Californian Feb 11, 2026 Writing about Paul South's album "Monsters in Love" in my 2024 year-end recap of that year, I described his "gonzo time warp to the best music…
+7 Music CESAREO GARASA: Embrace Bakersfield Sound in all its iterations BY CESAREO GARASA For The Californian Jan 28, 2026 If the list of live music events this weekend were any indication, it would be safe to say that the currently prevalent styles of music being …
+3 Music CESAREO GARASA: Time to celebrate Songwriter's Soapbox BY CESAREO GARASA For The Californian Jan 21, 2026 When I last wrote about the Songwriter's Soapbox in February, I described it as "a consistent showcase for local singer-songwriter talent."
