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  • FOOD AND DRINK
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LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE
October 29, 2020  |  By Mike Guarniero

Lake County Music Guide, 10.29.20

It’s Halloween weekend and there are some live music events happening in the County. Here’s another mini-music guide for the last weekend of October/first weekend of November. Please let me know if I’ve omitted anything. Please bear in mind, masks and social distancing is required at all live music events.
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LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE
October 22, 2020  |  By Mike Guarniero

Lake County Music Guide 10.22.20

Sorry, Folks, it’s gonna be a mini-mini-mini music guide for this upcoming weekend. But there are still a few establishments that understand the need for live music in the County. Please bear in mind, masks and social distancing is required at all live music events.
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LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE
October 15, 2020  |  By Mike Guarniero

Lake County Music Guide: 10.15.20

Sorry, folks, it’s gonna be a mini-mini music guide for this upcoming weekend. Don’t blame the messenger for just stating the facts. Please bear in mind, masks and social distancing is required at all live music events.
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LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE
October 8, 2020  |  By Mike Guarniero

Lake County Music Guide 10.8.20

There’s just a coupla live music events this weekend in The LC. Check ‘em out!
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LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE
October 1, 2020  |  By Mike Guarniero

Lake County Music Guide, 10.1.20

Just wanted to pass off the few live music events happening this weekend. As a reminder, all of these venues strongly recommend wearing protective masks and the practice of social distancing.
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LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE
September 24, 2020  |  By Mike Guarniero

Lake County Music Guide 9.22.20

But first, there’s some music happening this week, so pay attention…
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LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE
September 3, 2020  |  By A Community Member

Lake County Music Guide 9.3.20

Hi, Guys! There’s some live music happening this weekend so I thought I’d give you a little heads up, kind of a mini music guide. Keep in mind that the “new normal” will be expected from everybody – social distancing and masks will be required.
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Mike Guarniero
June 26, 2020  |  By Trudy Wakefield

Lake County’s Musical Ambassador: Meet Mike Guarniero

While you may not know musician Mike Guarniero personally, odds are you’ve seen him play. For years he has been involved in the Lake County music scene and played with over twenty different bands. You might have heard him play with his band, Dr. Groove, which regularly has performed in the county. Or you might have caught his Lake County Music Guide, which posts on Facebook and in The Bloom (when there is live music). Sitting in the courtyard of Pogo’s Pizza in Kelseyville earlier this week with Mike felt as if we were seated with a long-time friend we haven’t seen in a while. You might feel the same if you are a music lover in Lake County; Mike’s friendly personality makes conversation easy.
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LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE
March 17, 2020  |  By Mike Guarniero

LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE 3.18.20

Okay – there’s good news and there’s bad news… The Good; those uber-cool elbow bumps are really catching on. The Bad; as we have probably all expected, many of the Lake County venues that provide live music will be limiting service until further notice, which means most of the scheduled live music events have been canceled.
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LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE
March 10, 2020  |  By Mike Guarniero

Lake County Music Guide 3.10.20

Here’s the live music guide for the week of 3/10 through 3/17…
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LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE
March 3, 2020  |  By Mike Guarniero

LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE 3.3.2020

Here’s the live music guide for the week of 3/3 through 3/10…
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LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE
February 25, 2020  |  By Mike Guarniero

LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE 2.25.2020

Here’s the live music guide for the week of 2/25 through 3/3.
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LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE
February 20, 2020  |  By Mike Guarniero

LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE 2.20.20

Here’s the live music guide for the week of 2/20 through 2/25, (Fat Tuesday).
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BAND
February 13, 2020  |  By David Wakefield

BACK AT IT AGAIN: THE KENTUCKY JUGGLERS

It’s nine in the evening at Robinson Rancheria. The Kentucky Jugglers have finished warming up and kick into their first song, “Keep on Rockin’ me, Baby.” On the left of the stage, Danny Hogan, a black cowboy hat on his head and cowboy boots on his feet, plucks away at his bass. It’s been a while since he’s played; over a year ago, he was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer. But now he’s back, and stands tall, thumping away to the beat. Tonight is special, and not just for Danny. Once the band found out about Danny’s illness, instead of replacing him, they decided to stop their gigs and wait until he got better. Tonight, they are playing together for the first time in over a year.
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LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE
February 12, 2020  |  By Mike Guarniero

LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE 2.12.2020

Valentine’s Day can best be described in a song. Local Upper Lake singer/songwriter John Paul Hodge has written a song that should be the national anthem for Valentine’s Day. It’s called “Smoochie Song”. Look it up on Youtube. Give it a listen. Then try telling me that I’m wrong… As we all practice our puckers for this coming weekend, just know that there’s lots of Valentine’s Day live music events scheduled in Lake County starting Friday. Check it out!…
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LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE
February 4, 2020  |  By Mike Guarniero

LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE 2.4.2020

PROFOUND REVELATION ALERT!!! I was just looking at a map of Clear Lake, (the lake itself…), and realized that it’s shaped like a Do-rag. What that has to do with the price of tea in China I’ll probably never know, but thought I’d share anyways… Here’s the live music guide for the week of 2/4 thru 2/11…
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LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE
January 28, 2020  |  By Mike Guarniero

LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE 1.28.20

Is there a word for someone who can’t properly read a calendar? If so, I got it…, (no, not dam braimage…). Some will recognize my mistakes, others hopefully won’t. Anyways… here’s the live music guide for the week of (fingers crossed…) 1/28 through 2/4.
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LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE
January 22, 2020  |  By Mike Guarniero

LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE 1.22.19

Okay, since we all survived the Great Blizzard of 2020, it’s now time we got back to normal, whatever that might be… (It’s relative, after all – my normal could be your worst nightmare:) This Saturday marks the start of the Chinese New Year, or Lunar New Year to us Occidentals. Either way, it’s a time for every family to thoroughly clean out their house in order to sweep away any ill-fortune and to make way for incoming good luck, (a metaphor?…). Fat chance of that getting done in my house… I gotcha fung shway right heah… fagitaboutit! Here’s the live music guide for the week of 1/21 through 1/28
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LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE
January 15, 2020  |  By Mike Guarniero

LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE 1.15.20

Okay, just tying everything up before posting. Now I’m staring blankly at my monitor. My process is to gather all the info on Monday, then put it all into words on Tuesday, then post it in the afternoon. Seems simple enough, right?! Not always… Thank you. Anyways, here’s the live music guide for the week of 1/14 through 1/21.
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LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE
January 8, 2020  |  By Mike Guarniero

LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE 1.7.19

Here’s the live music guide for the week of 1/7 through 1/14.
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LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE
December 31, 2019  |  By Mike Guarniero

LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE 12.31.19

Mark Twain said about New Years, “Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual. Yesterday, everybody smoked his last cigar, took his last drink, and swore his last oath. Today, we are a pious and exemplary community. Thirty days from now, we shall have cast our reformation to the winds and gone to cutting our ancient shortcomings considerably shorter than ever.”
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LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE
December 26, 2019  |  By Mike Guarniero

LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE 12.24.19

The Beatles once had a hit song called, “Eight Days A Week”. Now, I’m not one of those anal dudes who would nit-pick on a song’s title, (I’m sure “Cat Scratch Fever” isn’t really about getting clawed by your kitty…) but sorry Lads, there’s only 7 days to a week. HOWEVER… I do realize where there actually could be 8 days in a week, and as the creator of the Lake County Music Guide I take personal license in co-opting the actual meaning of that great Beatles hit to suit my purposes… So, my fellow Lake County live music lovers, I’ll be adding an extra day to this week’s music guide for 12/24 through 12/31 where I’ll list a number of New Year’s Eve events, to be found at the tail end of the guide.
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LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE
December 18, 2019  |  By Mike Guarniero

LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE 12.17.19

It’s the most fattening time of the year! Yup… dig in, folks! There’ll be snacks at work, parties to attend, samples at the shopping malls, friends bearing fruitcakes, friends bearing fruitcakes, SHEESH!… But that’s okay because there’s gonna be plenty of good local live music that should give you a chance to dance it all off. Here’s the live music guide for the week of 12/17 through 12/24.
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LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE
December 11, 2019  |  By Mike Guarniero

LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE 12.10.19

Here’s the live music guide for the week of 12/10 through 12/17.
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LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE
December 4, 2019  |  By Mike Guarniero

LAKE COUNTY MUSIC GUIDE 12.3.19

Funny how coincidences work out… I cut my musical teeth playing in Sonoma County back in the ’80s. It was a thriving music scene where in some places where you could find two or three night clubs all within a short walking distance of each other. Many of these clubs and bars had live music seven nights a week. Well, just this last weekend I had a conversation with a friend about how this sort of scene is sorely, (say that real fast – sounds like the name of a dinosaur…), lacking here in The LC. And then, VOILA! Two venues right next door to each other, right here in Lake County, will be offering live music same day same time. Coinkydink? Find out in this week’s live music guide for 12/3 through 12/10…
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