By Tamara Gorman Photography by Rey Del Fierro When the sun comes up on a sleepy little town, down around San Francisco, and the folks are risin’ for another day…   Another day of unforgettable music, fantastic food and world-class wine as the first ever Sonoma Music Festival –formerly known as the B.R. Cohn Charity Fall Music Festival –  rocked downtown Sonoma for three incredible, star-filled days. You may recognize the name B.R. Cohn for their great wines and out-of-this-world olive oil, but B. R. Cohn is also known for his connection to rock and roll, catapulting The Doobie Brothers to fame as their manager for most of the...

K. LAZ WINE COLLECTION, a beautifully appointed Tasting Room and retail shop from former Dean & DeLuca Wine Director and industry insider Kerrin Laz, is opening in Yountville, CA. One of Napa Valley’s most beloved wine personalities and trusted consultants, Kerrin is making her collection of more than 500 wine labels – including some of the most coveted and hard-to-come-by bottles and her favorite undiscovered gems – available to the public for tastings and for purchase at the new shop. With a prime location on Washington Street in downtown Yountville, just steps away from Napa Valley hot spots like Ad Hoc by Thomas Keller, Redd by...

Mavericks Brewing, an independent craft brewery in Northern California devoted to creating innovative American craft beer in cans, in collaboration with Meeting of the Minds, a conference dedicated to the future of urban sustainability, is sponsoring a tasting event after unveiling a prototype of their specially brewed Tunnel Vision beer made from high purity recycled water. The new version is created using the same recipe as their best-selling Mavericks Tunnel Vision IPA but using recycled water sourced from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Meeting of the Minds will host the following panel of leaders from...

In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Spandau Ballet has contributed vocals and saxophone to San Francisco radio station KFOG’s breast cancer benefit song and video. In the song, Spandau Ballet members Tony Hadley and Steve Norman perform alongside many of rock’s biggest artists including: Hozier, Florence + The Machine, Vance Joy, Michael Franti, Matt Nathanson, Elle King, Grace Potter, ZZ Ward, Graham Nash and members of the Grateful Dead. The song, entitled “Boob Spelled Backwards is Boob” debuted yesterday on KFOG In The Morning and can be downloaded on iTunes. The accompanying music video can be accessed...

By Annabelle Marceno Pericin Creator of Ahmad Couture, Sha Ali Ahmad is blazing his way on the red carpet. With GEV’s current Issue 17 celebrating all things INDIA, Sha’s intricate and beautiful designs grace the issue’s cover and shares with us his story growing up in a small town that lead him to New Delhi, a city highly connected to fashion and one of the top fashion cities in the world. Aside from being a fashion designer what is something you intend or plan to do in your career life? I want to build a Fashion House to provide a healthy working environment for the less fortunate in my county. I want to provide a place where they can...

By Kathryn Holland Besser They’re warm, witty and committed to using every inch of their budding restaurant empire in support of a good cause. To top it all off, they’re absolutely stunning and brought their OWN clothes to our photo shoot! Emily and Anjan Mitra of San Francisco’s DOSA restaurant rolled out the red carpet for GEV Magazine, welcoming us with a veritable feast for the senses. Our fashion/beauty team included a few of our newest collaborators: photographers Rosaura Sandoval (www.rosaurastudios.com) and Calvina Yang Nguyen (www.calvinaphotography.com) along with make-up artist Brittni J. Coleman...