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Local Music Hub Spotlight: Ghosts, Guinness, Scotch Eggs and Live Music at Alhambra Irish House

December 2, 2025

Alhambra Irish House feels like a little slice of Europe dropped into downtown Redwood City, a Bay Area venue where you can sit down for dinner, talk for hours over a pint of Guinness, and discover both local and international bands and performers. It is exactly the kind of venue...

The San Francisco Bay Area Local Music Talent Isn't Gone, It's Just Hidden

November 11, 2025

Where can I find live music near me without driving far or paying exorbitant ticket prices? We ask ourselves this every Friday. The San Francisco Bay Area, a region that gave the world legendary sounds from Journey, Grateful Dead and Metallica to Santana, Green Day, Too $hort and others, feels...