Bakersfield-inspired Nashville songwriter Larry Bastian, 90, has died. Among his many hits included Garth Brooks' “Unanswered ...

(Bonnie Owens was married to Buck Owens from 1948 to 1953 and to another Bakersfield favorite, Merle Haggard, from 1965 to 1978 to start his songwriting career.) Alongside Shaw, Bastian wrote ...

Buck Owen’s Crystal Palace is hosting their 12th annual “Cinco de Mayo Pachanga” on May 5. Bakersfield talent Mento Buru, Velorio and Mariachi ...

Anyone with an interest in Bakersfield, music or great stories will love this fast-paced history of the movement that turned laborers like Buck Owens and Merle Haggard into household names ...

If the table isn’t set on your Easter meal, consider these options to dine out or enhance your celebration. Padre Hotel (1702 18th St.): The hotel will serve a tasty brunch in its Clover Room ...

Shooter Jennings and the Werewolves of Los Angeles will bring a genre-blending set that mixes Jennings' own catalog with the songs of Warren Zevon, while Ben Haggard, son of country legend Merle ...

But, the problem continues.... with shelters receiving an influx of animals throughout the year especially rabbits, city of Bakersfield animals care manager Matthew Buck tells me. "So that Tuesday ...