With a little help from some friends (Daily Pilot)

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part five in a six-part series that takes a look at the local music scene.

Back to the days of the supper club (The Sacramento Bee)

Vocalist CeCe Gable and pianist Kenn Pettiford are well known in Reno. They bring their engaging act to "Jazz in the West Wing" at Silver Legacy's Sterling's Seafood Steakhouse. There are very few "supper clubs" anymore, but many old movies still bring back the atmosphere of elegant settings and rich vocals. The Silver Legacy provides some chances this month to revive this experience ...

Byrne takes Eno inspiration on the road (Stuff)

From his Talking Heads days to his reunion with super-producer Brian Eno, David Byrne continues to create some of the most cutting edge sounds in music. By Grant Smithies.

Live: Gipsy Kings at the Conga Room (Los Angeles Times)

The Gipsy Kings turn the new L.A. Live club into party central with their infectious, unbridled sounds of Rumba Catalana. '¡Otra!' indeed.

North fuels bluesman's journey (Standard-Examiner)

Colin Lake decided he would be a musician on a journey to the North Country. The year was 2001, and the then-teenager took a monthlong motorcycle ride into Canada and Alaska.

— Jared Story (Uptown Magazine)

FM-approved metal. Aerocar Model Four plays the kind of radio-ready hard rock that will please fans of Disturbed, Shinedown and Godsmack.