Sonoma County Fairgrounds
Santa Rosa’s central location in Sonoma County made the Fairgrounds a good ‘extra date’…
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Tag: Janis Joplin
Honolulu International Center
The Concert Hall is Hawaii’s premier performing arts theater for the Honolulu Symphony and the Hawaii Opera…
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Top of the Tangent
The Top of the Tangent was a renowned folk music venue located above a beer and…
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Trans-Continental Pop Festival
The Trans-Continental Pop Festival, widely known as the “Festival Express,” was a legendary 1970…
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Sick’s Stadium
Though Sick’s Stadium was primarily a baseball venue, it also occasionally held…
Read MoreOctober Important Dates In Rock History
Important dates in Rock N Roll History for the month of October. See who was born and who…
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Winnipeg Stadium, Home Of The Man-Pop Festival
On Aug. 29, 1970, The Man-Pop Festival was a music festival held at was …
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Janis Joplin’s Childhood Home In Port Arthur
Janis Joplin grew up at this home in Port Arthur after a previous home had burned down…
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Park Center In Charlotte NC hosted Pink Floyd And Others
On November 9th, 1969 Janis Joplin played to a sellout crowd. This would be one of her last…
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Palm Beach International Speedway – Palm Beach International Music and Arts Festival
The First (and last) Annual Palm Beach International Music and Arts Festival was…
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Janis Joplin’s Apartment In San Francisco
Janis lived in many places in San Francisco, but this is the only one that ever…
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Chelsea Hotel – Sid Vicious Killed His Girlfriend, Nancy Spungen Here
The hotel has an ornate history, both as a birth place of creative modern art and home…
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The Fillmore West At Market Street And Van Ness
So much happened here over the years….. Janis Joplin played her final gig with Big…
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Sunset Sound – “The Doors”, “Led Zeppelin II”, “Led Zeppelin IV”, “Beggars Banquet”, “Exile on Main Street”
Recording studios rarely have the kind of history that Sunset Sound has enjoyed. Led Zeppelin…
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Inn of the Beginning – Former Rock ‘N Roll Watering Hole In Cotati, CA
If you were a local North Bay band you played here at one time or another, Neil Young…
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Terrace Ballroom Former Location In Salt Lake City Utah
During the 1930’s, it was called “Coconut Grove”. Its name was changed in the…
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Red Dog Saloon In Virginia City Nevada – Janis Joplin joins Big Brother
In 1965, some San Francisco refugees bought an old building, fixed it up…
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Baton Rouge International Speedway – The New Orleans Pop Festival
On August 31 and September 1, 1969, thousands of people gathered outdoors…
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The Golden Bear In Huntington Beach California
Originally a restaurant built in the early 1920’s, the Golden Bear became…
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Where Janis Joplin Was Born
Janis was born on January 19th, 1943, in St. Mary’s Hospital, Port Arthur…
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