San Joaquin Sound

Kris Tiner: From Prodigy to Professor - Still Touring and Teaching

Kris Tiner is a world class trumpet player. He has had longtime collaborations with Mike Baggetta in Tin/Bag and also pianist Cathlene Pineda. He has played in hundreds o

Bakersfield Women's Music Festival; 1984-85 with Colette Shewcraft, Sylvia Simms, and Gloria Dumler

It was the first Women's Music Festival in Bakersfield. The year was 1984. Performers included Buck Owens protege Susan Raye, Festival Organizer and Emcee Colette Shewcra

The Montereys - 1962 Doo-wop with Santos Cepeda

The Montereys released the 45 single Darlin (Send Me a Letter)/ Darlin (I Love You So) in 1962. It was released on the label Trans-American which was owned by movie star

Loser Life - The Most Underrated Band of the 2000s - E18

The most underrated band of the 2000s is Loser Life. It's fitting because they were an underdog band, in an underdog town in the middle of the desert in California. Back

Sonny Anglin: He's A Truck Drivin' Pool Shootin' Son-Of-A-Gun and a Bakersfield Sound Legend

Bakersfield California is home to the greatest country music that ever was. Everyone knows Buck Owens and Merle Haggard. But in 1972, Sonny Anglin debuted his first recor

Ed Sanner: Mosrite Mastermind - Creator of Amps and Effects

Ed Sanner who is 88 years old and still working on guitars and making pedals. He worked at Mosrite, a legendary guitar company based in Bakersfield, California. For rock

Prohibition: Drunken Anti-Drinking Songs - A Chat with Liam & Cannon

Prohibition is a Powerviolence band from Bakersfield, California with ties to Oildale. They have released an incredible EP: PROHIBITION'S Greatest Hits Vol. 1 that inject

Doug Davis: Jazz Extraordinaire - History of the Bakersfield Jazz Festival

Did you ever go to the Bakersfield Jazz Festival in the 30 plus years it was running? If so, you have Doug Davis to thank. He ran the festival, booking artists like Dizzi

Matt Riot: Adventures with The Soulsteppers and Death Valley Driver

Matt Riot played guitar and drums in multiple Bakersfield bands. He played drums in a reggae band called The Soulsteppers. He also played in Death Valley driver, a wrestl

Willie Cantu Part 3: From Buckaroo to The Avant-Guarde - Bakersfield, Toronto, San Francisco, and Nashville

This is Part 3 of a 3 Part series of interviews with Willie Cantu, the Buckaroo. This episode covers his time after he left Buck Owens and the Buckaroos and went on to pu

Willie Cantu Part 2: On the Road with Buck Owens and the Buckaroos

This is Part 2 of a 3 Part series of interviews with Willie Cantu, the Buckaroo. This episode covers his time with Buck Owens and the Buckaroos. Icons of Country music, t

Willie Cantu Part 1: From Corpus Christi's Youngest Working Drummer to Buck Owens Buckaroo

This is Part 1 of a 3 Part series of interviews with Willie Cantu, the Buckaroo. This episode covers his time growing up in Corpus Christi, Texas and working the clubs as

Chris Goodsell: The Adventures of Purdy Spackle and Big Jed

Chris Goodsell has been performing music since he was a child. He got into punk music in the 80s and learned guitar and bass. He was in bands like Big Jed, The Mutilators

Norm Hamlet: Ridin' the Frets with Merle Haggard & The Strangers

Norm Hamlet was the Pedal Steel guitarist for 49.5 years with Merle Haggard and The Strangers. He was a pioneer of The Bakersfield Sound. He played on 9 Gold and Platinum

Marc DeLeon: Jack of All Trades, Master of Drums

Marc DeLeon promoted many concerts throughout the 1980s and 1990s. He played guitar, bass, and drums in many bands including Hossbruten, Adema, Premonition, American Stan

Billy Haynes: From East Bakersfield Bass Legend to Worldwide Star

Billy Haynes has played Carnegie Hall, The Hollywood Bowl, and even a Cambodian Orphanage. A talented Bassist and Vocalist, Billy has been the bassist for Tina Turner, Lo

Burning Image: Bakersfield Deathrock Since 1983

Burning Image is a Deathrock band from Bakersfield, California. By combining diverse influences, Burning Image created a unique sound. Even though protesters picketed the

The Soda Crackers: Bakersfield's Premier Country & Western Band

The Soda Crackers are Bakersfield's premier Country & Western band. They tour all over the United States as ambassadors for authentic Bakersfield Sound, complete with fid

GOLD: The Highest Quality Hardcore Punk Band

Hardcore Punk band GOLD has been touring all throughout California representing Bakersfield. We talk about what it's like living in an economic sacrifice zone and what to

Mary Osborne: The Queen of Jazz Guitar

Often referred to as "the Queen of Jazz Guitar," Mary Osborne was a Bakersfield treasure. She cut her teeth playing Jazz in New York City in the from the 1940s through th