Mention that you live in Gilroy to an out-of-towner, and invariably one gets the comeback “isn’t that where the Garlic Festival is?” You’ve surely had this experience. But as the county’s fastest growing city, many new residents aren’t even aware of another claim to fame that helped put Gilroy on the map. Imagine, if you will, a world before digital downloads, Spotify and Pandora. The commercial internet didn’t exist yet—and, it wasn’t that long ago! But just what did people do to listen to music? The 20th Century was a vibrant period for new music—jazz, rock, R&B, soul, hip hop, country—and huge advances were being made in popular music…. read more >

Mystery Fun House’s Last Laugh
When most people think of Orlando, Florida, they usually think of two things: Disney World and Universal Studios. But as impressive as those two behemoths