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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Get in the rhythm across Peninsula

NOTE: For musicians and venues, the deadline for submissions for the Nov. 21 column is this Tuesday. AS…

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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Prepare for party plans during the holiday revelry

NOTE: For musicians and venues, the deadline for submissions for the Nov. 21 column is this Tuesday. FOR…

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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Scare up some fun, even after All Hallow’s Eve ends

THE LAST DAYS are here — to celebrate Halloween, that is. Most of the parties were last week,…

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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: After icing over at work, thaw out on dance floor

FEEL AS IF you’re in a fog? Skies are too gray? Clear that fog away and brighten your…

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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Cure what ails you once chillier times spring up

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL week. This spring-like weather should put a spring in your step, and what better way…

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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Svelte up for the slopes at dancing to-do’s

NOW THAT SUMMER is over and the fall rains are here, the time has come to get in…

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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Get out and grab a moment

OK, SO THAT super-wet weekend we endured last week kept some of you indoors at home. Well, you…

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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Banging the drum for those musical muses

ELEVEN YEARS ARE up, and now we start on year 12 of Keeping Live Music Alive! That first…

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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Infuse night life with melodies

THIS IS MY final column . . . of my 11th year. Next week, I embark on my…

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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Superstition ain’t way to enjoy tunes

JUST WHEN WE thought fall was just around the corner, summer kicks back in with a heat wave…

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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Music still blooms as summer wanes

WELL, WE’VE MADE it through another Labor Day weekend and are looking forward to the waning days of…

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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: From funk to rock ‘n’ roll, tap toes or shake a leg

DON’T PUT IT off any longer. Time is running out for the many outdoor summer concert series across…

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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Tasty tunes continue this summer

SUMMER’S WINDING DOWN — a bit too fast, if you ask me. That means those great seasonal free…

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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Cut footloose inside, outdoors this week

THESE HOT AUGUST days and nights — the dog days of summer — are rife with outdoor concerts,…

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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Chill out with hot tunes at vogue venues

WELL, HERE IT is: another week of hot August nights filled with live music inside and outdoors in…

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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Music in bloom on our fair Peninsula

THE DOG DAYS of summer are here — now that the flowers are in bloom, the veggies are…

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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Music hits the spot amid warm spell

I’M BACK WITH more music news this week, including a new venue, the loss of a longtime favorite,…

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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Celebrate freedom to rock out this holiday week

GOD BLESS AMERICA! Today, we celebrate the birth of our nation — complete with all its foibles and…

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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Take a bite out of summer music flavor

THE LIVE MUSIC scene is really heating up, with more venues, outdoor concerts, talent and fun for your…

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JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: When bug to boogie bites, feed it

FINALLY, SUMMER IS here tonight! The opportunity to enjoy live music, inside or outdoors, has never been greater.…