Bluegrass by the Bay

Bluegrass by the Bay (BBB) is the monthly publication of the Northern California Bluegrass Society. BBB provides reviews and articles about shows, venues, recordings, artists, and upcoming bluegrass events, as well as an events calendar. NCBS provides issues of BBB to NCBS members each month and makes it available at society-sponsored events. To receive the BBB, join NCBS. NCBS members who have registered on the website can find back issues online in the Members Area.

Submissions

Your contributions to the BBB are welcomed. The deadline is the 10th of the month for the next month’s issue.

Digital

Text must be either ASCII text or Microsoft Word documents.
Artwork can be *.tiff, *.jpeg, *.gif, or *.pdf format.

Digital submissions are accepted by (email) bluegrassbythebay (at) gmail (dot) com.

Paper

We accept manuscript, original photos and camera-ready artwork.

Mail paper submissions to:
Bluegrass By the Bay c/o NCBS
PO Box 390846
Mountain View, CA 94039-0846

Advertising

Advertising in Bluegrass by the Bay is a great way to reach the members of the local bluegrass scene. The deadline for placing ad is the 15th of the month preceding the desired publication date. Our rates are:

Size 1 Issue 6 Issues
Full Page $200 $650
Half Page $80 $360
Quarter Page $50 $225
Business Card $30 $135

To pay with PayPal, fill out this form:

Business/Organization Name:
Ad Size: Full Page

Half Page

Quarter Page

Business Card
Total Months:
Desired Start Date:
(enter month & year, for example June 2009,
or leave blank for next available issue)

To pay by check, use the same address as for submissions (see above).

News

September BBB Now Online

The September issue of Bluegrass by the Bay has been published to the Members Area of the website. Subscribers to the paper edition should receive theirs in the next few days.

If you’re not yet an NCBS member, please join us. Besides the Bluegrass by the Bay newsletter, members also receive discounts on many events sponsored by NCBS and our sister organizations, and help to support local bluegrass music.

August BBB Now Online

The August issue of Bluegrass By The Bay is now available for download from the Members Area of the site. Subscribers to the paper edition should receive theirs in a few days.

July BBB Online

The July issue of Bluegrass By The Bay is now available in PDF format online in the Members Area. You must be an NCBS member who has registered on the website to access it.

Subscribers to the paper edition can expect to find copies in their mailbox soon.

June BBB Now Available Online

The new issue of Bluegrass By the Bay is now available in the Members Area.  This issue contains the special offer codes for NCBS member discounts to selected Mountain Winery concerts: the Bela Fleck/Chick Corea double bill and two Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Ramblers shows.

May BBB Published

The May issue of Bluegrass by the Bay is now available in our members area. If you’re not an NCBS member yet, join us to get the newsletter each month, either online, by email, or by postal mail.

Members who’d like to start receiving the BBB by email can contact membership chair (Gary Anwyl) ganwyl (at) gmail (dot) com.