The 58 Hour Jam

Hello folks, I’m at the Great 48 in Bakersfield, where at 3 AM I can still hear music. Here’s my post from last year about training to Bakersfield. I decided to drive this year but I saw some folks just getting in off the train the other day and they had...

The 6 Best Things to Do in Bakersfield

6: Be Glad You’re Not in Oildale Now, I know this isn’t fair. After all, Oildale produced Merle Haggard, and it’s hard to top that. But Bakersfield has the brighter lights and a charm that neatly combines big-city flash with small town charm! And with taverns...

The 7 Best Things to Do in Bakersfield

7: Be Glad You’re Not in Oildale Now, I know this isn’t fair. After all, Oildale produced Merle Haggard, and it’s hard to top that. But Bakersfield has the brighter lights and a charm that neatly combines big-city flash with small town charm! And with taverns with...

The Affordable Care Act: A Boon for Musicians

During the past few years we’ve all watched too many beloved musicians pass from the music scene. Their illnesses and subsequent loss has cost many of us in grief, especially when friends die too soon, struck down by illness that could have been prevented or...

The Agony and the Ecstasy

Gather ‘round chilluns – Uncle Bruce is gonna relate some heavy life wisdom on you here in the next 500 words or so. I’ve had a pretty interesting last couple of weeks, and it caused me to ponder some of the vagaries of the human condition. While we spend a lot of...