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For The Beatles, the "word is love," but for The Fab Four it might be "Fox" when the tribute band brings its performance of "Rubber Soul" to the downtown theater on Sept. 16.

Before the solemn season of Lent begins, many celebrate Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday as it is known in English. Although the length of the revelry can vary, the final Tuesday before Ash Wednesday is marked by indulgence in various forms.

This Saturday's Forever Mine Soul Show at Narducci's Cafe will offer some sights that were, for a time, a common occurrence at that location: rows of custom cars parked up and down the street, live music, and the sumptuous aroma of garlic, steak and pork chops piping from inside of the preva…

Singer-songwriter Matt Hillyer is no stranger to the influence of the Bakersfield Sound. As the lead singer of Eleven Hundred Springs, which called it quits in 2021, and now as a solo artist poised to release his second album, "Glorieta," he continues down the road he started on a quarter-ce…

If you overdid it a little bit this holiday season and are looking for some fun that won't tax your wallet, the California Bluegrass Association has just the event for you.

Usually, the name Mariachi Sol de México would bring to mind visions of warm sunshine and drinking margaritas on a veranda somewhere. However, this Dec. 8 at the Fox Theater, Mariachi Sol de México and José Hernández will evoke a different kind of warm festivity with "A Merry-Achi Christmas"…

Traditionally, the night before Thanksgiving has been one of the busiest nights of the year for the local entertainment and service industry. Not only do we get an influx of folks coming home to visit family and friends, many of them revisit their old haunts as well. These returning pilgrims…

Country artist Walker Hayes' latest release, "Country Stuff the Album," the follow-up to last year's EP "Country Stuff," basically works as a Rorschach test for country music fans and works, for the most part, by enthusiastically embracing its own humor and frailty.