Deborah Crooks

I haven't embraced live streaming as much as may have been advisable for an indie artist making music amid a pandemic; nonetheless, I've participated in a bunch of the monthly Quaranpalooza livestream music fests since John Rybak started them in…

• Bay Station's Beyond the Safe and Sound (April 9, 2021). Six new songs co-written with Kwame and recorded at home, in porches…

The latest in this series of multi-performer, multi-genre livestream music festivals is a true extravaganza. QuaranPalooza NYE is number 20, with 22  performers and 9 3/4 hours of music for you. This Friday 12/31 2:30PM - 12:15AM PDT, with…

While I send out a monthly music newsletter about my upcoming gigs and new recordings, I've been doing a lot of writing these past couple of years — about living in the Bay Area during the pandemic, about the local…

“To get from then to now/I don’t know how we did it….” Two years ago today — a lifetime ago and then some! — I released The Department of the West. I loved making this record with an amazing crew…

Kwame and I have talked about doing the local Lighted Boat Parade in our folk boat for years but time constraints or something else have always interfered. Last year, we ordered oodles of extra lights in preparation and they arrived…

I'll be making a solo appearance at El Vaquero Winery in Corralitos, CA, this Friday amid Michael Gaither's Friday music series at El Vaquero Winery featuring Henry Chadwick. El Vaquero is a family owned and operated winery in Corralitos that…

 I've so enjoyed starting to play and see live music again more regularly in recent weeks. Nonetheless, there's still ample opportunity to enjoy livestreams from the comfort of home, including this Saturday, for the next QuaranPalooza Livestream Festival. This…

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Point San Pablo Harbor is a once-upon whaling station along Richmond's San Pablo Bay which has more recently been transformed into a groovy hangout for those looking for a local getaway. Over the past few years, a band of creatives…

Many years ago, during October, I spent a weekend with a bunch of artists and then hiked up a favorite trail to hang a wedding dress in a yellow-leaved cottonwood tree. No one tells you what to do with a…