Music scene · Clearlake
A small lake city in rural Northern California where cover bands play local bars and school and church groups carry the calendar. Musicians commute toward Santa Rosa for paying gigs.
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A small lake city in rural Northern California where cover bands play local bars and school and church groups carry the calendar. Musicians commute toward Santa Rosa for paying gigs.
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Clearlake, a small lake city near Santa Rosa, has a modest music history built on school bands, church choirs, and local cover bands. Local bars and community events host the live music. Musicians from Santa Rosa drive in for small gigs.
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