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Back on the dance floor with 'Off Campus' party at Nile

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Back on the dance floor with 'Off Campus' party at Nile

The Bakersfield Californian
Jun 9, 2026

Break the ice with the "Off Campus" dance party coming next month to the Nile Theater.

Soda Crackers bringing special guests for latest Rancho Round-Up

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Soda Crackers bringing special guests for latest Rancho Round-Up

BY STEFANI DIAS sdias@bakersfield.com
May 27, 2026

A Bakersfield Sound legend will again take the stage with The Soda Crackers on Saturday for a show at historic Fairfax Grange 570 Dance Hall.

Fiddlers Crossing kicks off summer series with Mood Indigo Trio

Fiddlers Crossing kicks off summer series with Mood Indigo Trio

By PETER CUTLER Contributing writer
May 25, 2026

The Fiddlers Crossing “listening room” venue will open its yearly Summer Outdoor House Concert Series at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 6. This year marks the fifth year the venue has presented its summer lineup outdoors. The first concert of the season will feature The Mood Indigo Trio.

CESAREO GARASA: Guitarist pays tribute to his mother

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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.

Bluegrass band Water Tower to return to Fiddlers Crossing

Bluegrass band Water Tower to return to Fiddlers Crossing

By PETER CULTER Contributing writer
Apr 29, 2026

Water Tower, an LA-based alternative bluegrass band, is returning to the Fiddlers Crossing venue at 7 p.m. Friday, May 15. The band previously appeared at the downtown venue in April of last year and August 2024, both times playing to a packed house and receiving standing ovations.

CESAREO GARASA: Musician plays Buck Owens by way of Brazil

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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…

Blues back at World Records with Coco Montoya

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Blues back at World Records with Coco Montoya

BY STEFANI DIAS sdias@bakersfield.com
Apr 7, 2026

Coco Montoya When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: World Records, 2815 F St. Admission: $45; call 661-325-1982 for tickets

Next big project at Kern County Museum could be a honky-tonk event center

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Next big project at Kern County Museum could be a honky-tonk event center

BY STEVEN MAYER smayer@bakersfield.com
Apr 1, 2026

The Kern County Museum board has OK’d a preliminary plan by Executive Director Mike McCoy to turn a building in Pioneer Village into a much-ne…

CESAREO GARASA: Music venues bring true believers to Bakersfield

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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 —…

CESAREO GARASA: Moving to the same beat at BC

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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.

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