BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER More than three decades after their debut as one of the most successful hair bands of the 80’s, Bon Jovi arrived at the HP Pavilion in San Jose on Wednesday night to a near sold out crowd to re-stake their claim as one of America’s best rock …
Read More »By RICK HOCKER Special to the Tribune Are you good enough for God? How good must one be to please God? How do you know if God is pleased with you? Does going to church earn us points with God? By the way, going to church isn’t one of the …
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By ELI MORGAN Special to the Tribune Scrimshaw Pilsner Style Beer, 4.7 percent ABV, North Coast Brewing Company, Fort Bragg, California. Since 1988 (Carpe Diem, Vita Brevis) Modus Operandi. This California treasure has been voted one of the 10 best breweries in the world by the Beverage Testing Institute of …
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By ELI MORGAN Special to the Tribune Maui Waui IPA, 6.5 percent ABV, Altamont Brewing Company, Livermore, California The pour isn’t very impressive, but that is OK because my interest quickly gets intercepted by the nose scent of tropical and rare Citrus flavors. The body is thin so it goes …
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By DANIEL GLUSKOTER The 2017 BottleRock Napa Valley music festival lineup has been announced with more than 80 artists scheduled to perform on four stages at the fifth annual celebration of music, wine and food in the heart of the Napa Valley. Scheduled for Memorial Day Weekend (Friday, May 26 …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The blockbuster Broadway production of “Hamilton” is coming to San Francisco. The critically acclaimed musical about the life of Alexander Hamilton, one of America’s founding fathers and the first Secretary of the Treasury, by Grammy and Tony Award winning playwright and composer Lin-Manuel Miranda, has been a …
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By ELI MORGAN Special to the Tribune Mendocino Brewing Company, Ukiah, California (formerly located in Hopland, California, since 1983) Blue Heron Pale Ale, 6 percent ABV (alcohol by volume). This beer is truly an original West Coast style Pale Ale. Long before the acronym “IPA” was a household name, there …
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By ELI MORGAN Special to the Tribune Firestone Walker Brewing Company, Paso Robles The Velvet Merlin Oatmeal Stout is exceptionally good this year. It is a seasonal offering that is ultra complex, yet extremely sessionable at 5.5 percent ABV (Alcohol By Volume). It starts with the pour and the toffee-colored …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The stellar concert pairing of Stevie Nicks along with Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders made it’s way to the new Golden 1 Center in Sacramento Tuesday night for a long evening of hits from the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers. Nicks, the Fleetwood Mac front woman …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER “Jethro Tull: The Rock Opera” is neither a greatest hits set or a likely threat to shatter any of the box office records of “Hamilton”. Exactly what it is will always be subjective, but to be certain it is a unique and well crafted presentation of one …
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