The Lagunitas Brewing Company hosted the Robert Randolph Band for an evening of sacred steel Tuesday evening. The spirit was mighty, and the heavens smiled—along with a reverent audience.

Soul, early blues, and old-school country-influenced musician Quinn DeVeaux recently released the energetic foot-stomping Book of Soul via QDV Records. The Nashville-based artist demonstrates his musical versatility and vitality once again with this new record; an uplifting affair that brings to mind the sound of recordings from Memphis’ famed Sun Studios in another era.

After the successful release of their first album together as a duo, San Francisco’s Bay Area-based Meklit and Quinn will be touring Colorado during the month of February. Their self-titled album was released last fall by Porto Franco Records and received rave reviews across the board.Singer-songwriter Meklit Hadero, a Senior TED Fellow and deeply involved pioneering force in San Francisco's artistic scene, is a global tapestry of musical and cultural influences.