I can say from personal experience that there's a definite bright side to performing as a duo. There's less equipment to lug around, fewer musicians to worry about and a potential for a symbiotic musical connection with the ability to move and flow in a way that's usually more difficult with…

If you're dreaming of a tropical Christmas, Jake Shimabukuro has the music for you.

Bakersfield, are you ready for some smooth jazz? Grammy award-winning saxophonist Kenny G will play the Fox Theater on Feb. 15.

If "Grease" is the word then Feb. 11 is the date since that's when Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons are set to perform at Mechanics Bank Theater.

Local jazz fans have been able to enjoy the talents of Bakersfield College's jazz musicians at concerts in the garden this year at the Bakersfield Museum of Art but these performers are headed back to where it all started on the northeast campus.

Editor's note: In November, the date for the Rodney Crowell concert was moved to April 2.

Bass players don't get the respect they deserve.

The Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra will bid farewell to Michael Raney, its retiring principal trumpet, at its "Mozart and More" concert on Saturday.

This year's Lightning in a Bottle music and arts festival takes on the theme "Where Lightning Strikes." In Kern County's case, we know that answer for the next five years: Buena Vista Aquatic Recreational Area.

Local country music fans have another concert to add to their calendar with news that Randall King will play the 1933 Event Center next month.

Editor's note: On Oct. 28, the concert with Oingo Boingo Former Members, DramaRama and Missing Persons set for Oct. 29 was rescheduled to June 3, 2022. Ticket holders were asked to hang onto their tickets, which will be honored for the new performance date. Additional questions should be dir…

Start 2022 with some Latin rhythm with Marisela, who is coming Jan. 30 to the Fox Theater.

On Sunday, the Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra will perform its fall concert before a live audience at Country Oaks Baptist Church. Under the direction of David Newby, the musicians will honor their peer Paul Granna, who played tuba at the June concert and recently died from COVID-19.

There's no doubting that Darrell Hammond is funny. Anyone who watched "Saturday Night Live" between 1995 to 2009 can attest to that, seeing his impressions that proved him to be a capable comedic actor.

On Sunday, Meridian Voices will hold "Música: A Celebration of Music in Our Lives," its first concert since the pandemic put live performances on hold.

Editor's note: On Dec. 1, due to a COVID-19-related circumstances beyond the Fox Theater's control, the ATCK performance set for Dec. 10 was canceled. Refunds were issued to those who paid by card. Those who purchased tickets with cash must visit the Fox's box office with your tickets and ID…

Latino music star Pancho Barraza is headed to the Fox Theater on Nov. 13.

Just in time for Halloween, Bakersfield Latin ska reggae group Mento Buru has released "Skalloween," a six-song EP of reimagined Halloween music classics from Bakersfield artists Buck Owens and Ronnie Cook.

As we find ourselves descending into yet another spooky season, the scariest part of this weekend will be the sheer amount of quality shows to attend this Saturday night alone. A truly terrifying prospect for the indecisive.

On Saturday, the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra returns to form for its 90th concert season with a performance in front of a live audience at Mechanics Bank Theater.

Who will be "Fast as You" to snag tickets for Dwight Yoakam's concert at Eagle Mountain Casino?

Samantha Fish is a world-class talent. A 32-year-old award-winner with an impeccable guitar tone and a knack for writing unique and catchy melodies.

Country singer-songwriter Jamey Johnson is headed to the Fox Theater on Dec. 9.

Louisiana blues guitarist Tab Benoit is bringing live music back to the World Records stage after 17 months with a show on Friday.

With its latest release, "Moonless Mississippi Night," Foster Campbell & Deep Water has found itself living up to its name. The song and its corresponding video are swimming in some pretty deep waters — swampy ones at that.

Editor's note: On Nov. 3, the Fox Theater announced the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra performance scheduled for Nov. 18 was canceled due to a COVID-19 related circumstance beyond the theater's control. Refunds are being issued to those who purchased tickets with a card; those who paid with…

In advance of opening its upcoming season, the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra will hold auditions for several open chairs in its wind and brass sections.

It would be easy to discount Adema's latest single "Ready to Die" as simply a triumphant return to form, but the truth is the group never really went anywhere.

You know Buck Owens, you know Merle Haggard, who both put a spotlight on the Bakersfield Sound, but do you know the pioneers of that musical movement?

Beloved Mexican band Camila will bring the light to Bakersfield with its Luz Tour stop at the Fox Theater on Oct. 24.

On Aug. 19, the Bakersfield Music Hall of Fame will host its quarterly Local Country Music Artist Concert to raise funds for the Bakersfield Country Music Museum.

The search is on for a new director for the Tehachapi Symphonic Chorus.

Country music fans will have a reason to celebrate this fall thanks to the Kern County Fair, which just announced this year's concert lineup.

What's Red Not and wild all over? That would be the most active Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute band, which will play the Fox Theater on Sept. 10.

Before The Empty Space goes "The Full Monty" with the return of community theater, it is turning over the stage to 3 Days in Space. This weekend's all-ages music event will bring together more than 15 bands performing over three days.

Local country music fans will be in for a treat when Justin Moore and Clay Walker perform at the Mechanics Bank Arena on Aug. 12, just in time for Buck Owens' birthday.

One year in business is an accomplishment in itself, but during a pandemic year that's something else entirely. So it's understandable that Rock & Wings in northeast Bakersfield wants to celebrate, which it will do Saturday with an anniversary bash with live music, DJs, specials and more.

Embrace the soul of summer this Thursday with the latest Concerts by the Fountain featuring The Akoustiks.

Christian hip-hop artist Andy Mineo is bringing The Return to Never Land Tour to Bakersfield's Fox Theater on Oct. 20.

Lara Beitz has a fantastic comedic voice ... as well as a fantastic comedic voice.

In the heat of summer, it's hard to imagine spending a pleasant evening outdoors, but there will be a "Whole Lotta Love" when Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening will play Dignity Health Amphitheatre in The Park at River Walk on Oct. 16.

It's about time that Hank Williams Jr. is playing Bakersfield. The legendary country music outlaw will perform Sept. 25 at Mechanics Bank Arena.

It wouldn't be a local summer concert series without a performance by Thee Majestics. Music fans are in luck as the longtime band will play Thursday at The Marketplace.

The show must go on — and it will do so with Stilian Kirov still in charge. The Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra announced Tuesday that its music director has signed a five-year contract to remain with the BSO through 2026.

Omnivore Recordings has had a fruitful relationship with Buck Owens Enterprises, with numerous releases over the last 12 years. The latest comes as a request from fans, who want the albums from the late 1960s and early 1970s.

This summer will rock, be funky, soulful and more thanks to Concerts by the Fountain, the free summer concert series at The Marketplace that resumes Thursday.

As with the music it promotes and provides, when it comes to the Bakersfield Jazz Workshop, the beat goes on.

There will be no summer doldrums for sisters Di Sharman and Glenda Rankin, as the duo will finally see their Bakersfield Sound documentary up on the big screen with an audience at the Fox Theater.