PET SOUNDS

One of the great things about Northern California in general and Petaluma in particular is the abundance of musical culture that can be found here.

Performance venues abound (with more joining the crowd every week) from The Phoenix, to the infamous Mystic Theater, to the ecelctic mix at Aqus Cafe or special performances at Cinnabar, you can hear (and see) almost any kind of musical performance you might desire.

There's gospel from Wings of Glory, jazz with Peter Welker on trumpet or Tracy Rose on drums, a sort of jazz/folk music from the likes of The Artifacts (to be heard at the Mentor Me Dance benefit this coming Saturday) to the incredible Arann Harris (in any of a number of wonderful musical incarnations, and especially as singer/guitarist with the Green String Farm Band), the folky funkiness of D'Bunchovus, the hometown hardware music of Larry Potts. or the homegrown rock and roll of Hillside Fire... and more more more where that all comes from.

Here at Gateway2WineCountry, we've decided that it's about time to put a spotlight on some of this. This spring SpeakLo Media and Gateway2WineCountry will release a showcase album of locally made music. We're calling it PETaluma SOUNDS Vol. 1 and we're looking for entries and suggestions fom local artists, bands, and fans!

So... leave us a comment on the page, drop us an email at info@visitpetaluma.net or stop on by Gateway2WineCountry.Com and use the email signup form to send us your suggestions.

We'll have more details on how to submit music, who we pick, and when we're going to release it shortly... In the meantime... I'm thinking everyone should be put on A&R detail, so get out there and track down some LIVE LOCAL MUSIC and then come back here and clue us all in!