Listen along with MC! Our monthly issue playlists allow you to hear the featured artists as you read about them, and the January, 2026 playlist is live now! Check out cover star Sleaford Mods, the DIY ...

CHICO — I traveled to Nashville and Memphis last week, so it was only fitting that this week’s column is centered on music. When I walked into The Music Connection, located at 341 West Third St., my ...

Music Connection wrapped up its annual rental week on Tuesday, leasing out a record 1,180 instruments to Napa students as of Wednesday morning. The nonprofit’s breadth has nearly tripled in recent ...

A nonprofit that works to provide musical instruments to local youth is extending its reach wider than ever. Music Connection wrapped up its annual rental week on Tuesday, leasing out a record 1,180 ...

There seems to be an epidemic of loneliness in the world today. We wonder why. Yet, if you look around—a train, a café, a school, even a family dinner table—everyone is connecting with something ...