RON HARTMAN/CHRONICLE PHOTO The return of the Concerts In The Park brought out hundreds of music lovers. COTTAGE GROVE – Everyone seemed to be in a celebratory mood last Wednesday. They had a good reason to celebrate – the Concerts in the Park series was…

RON HARTMAN/CHRONICLE PHOTOBarry Klusman, left, jams with JaSkaMon at the Brewstation this past Saturday. COTTAGE GROVE — The flyers at the Brewstation proclaimed that none of the five major vaccine manufacturers are as effective as JaSkaMon – especially when dealing with rare tropical disorders such as…

The nominees were recently announced for the Rooster Blues Awards. The winners in each category are expected to be revealed in early June.  The annual competition, sponsored by the Rainy Day Blues Society, is a nod to Gavin “Rooster” Fox, who was only 51 when…

Guitarist Steve Arriola, far left, and keyboardist Skip Jones, far right, are the leaders of the Steve Arriola Band, which hopes to make more frequent appearances at Village Green. COTTAGE GROVE – When Don McLean sang about “the day the music died” in his mega-hit…

COTTAGE GROVE — Browse through the discography of The Jack Maybe Project and one thing quickly becomes obvious: This band has a lot of songs about monsters, and these particular monsters are animated caricatures who play musical instruments. “A lot of the songs I write…