For this intimate Acoustic Guitar Sessions in Place outing, Moonalice guitarists Roger McNamee and Barry Sless are joined by the always-marvelous T Sisters for two songs.
Moonalice, the long-time San Francisco Bay Area improvisational band of masterfully skilled characters led by Roger McNamee, triumphantly played the starring role in the famed Bandshell at Golden Gate Park on December 18 at a celebratory event dubbed, “HOWL: A Collective Cathartic Release Under the Last Full Moon of 2021.”
The inaugural Days Between Festival, celebrating the legacy of late-Grateful Dead patriarch Jerry Garcia and the musical score he left embedded in our soul, was upbeat and a resounding success in northern Mendocino County, California on August 6 and 7, even amidst the rage of north-state wildfires and Covid-19 pandemic 2.0. Proof of vaccination or a negative, very-recent Covid test were required for entry.
Anne Schrager May 27, 2021
July Fourth firework light up the Marin County Fair in San Rafael in 2004. The fair plans to go mostly virtual this year. Photo: Craig Lee / The Chronicle 2004
Summer is around the corner, and with it comes a hopeful start to festival season in the Bay Area. Though growing pains are apparent, local guidelines for large gatherings continue to ease, and some of the popular county fairs and festivals have started unveiling plans for their in-person, virtual and hybrid offerings. After last summer saw the cancellation of most traditional summer outings, it’s about time to get footloose and fancy free.