Friday, Feb. 13 ANTI-ROMANCE It’s the concert of your prickly dreams. Just kidding. But for the anti-Valentine—the person who tends to steer clear of sappy love songs with cheesy endings or those that make your heart bleed—there’s a concert for you. Presented by Not Loud Concerts, a group that focuses on creating experiences that are casual and fun for both musicians and audiences—never too long, never too expensive, and of course, never too loud—they are putting together a show for those of us sick of Valentine’s Day. The concert will feature no romantic songs; instead, it will showcase songs that take an unvarnished look at love. Come rock out to Dirty Cello, a San Francisco-based rock and blues band, playing blues tunes where no one escapes unscathed, or rock songs that don’t end with a kiss. There might even be a bluegrass murder ballad or two. [KR] 7-8pm Friday, Feb. 13. Power Plant Coffee, 7900 Highway 1, Moss Landing. $20, $25/door. notloudconcerts.com. SHE IS WOMAN Ms Taylor P Collins is a talented contemporary blues and jazz artist, vocalist and bandleader, originally mentored by the legendary vocalist Miss Ruth Brown. Collins has carved out a long career, sharing the stage with greats like Etta James, The Neville Brothers, Gladys Night and others. She’s also opened for John Handy, LaVerne Baker and Jefferson Starship. Collins leads her own powerhouse band to perform the Strong Confident Woman Show, a compilation of original material and reimagined jazz standards with plenty of improvisational and inspirational moments that will sure to put you in the groove. [PM] 7-9:30pm Friday, Feb. 13. Wave Street Studios, 774 Wave St., Monterey. $26. (831) 655-2010, wavestreetlive774.com. SHOW LUV For those who have been in love, or at least thought they were, they know it is far more complex than just those four letters. It can also have a dark side: messy, heartbreaking, toxic…and so on. Music can be a balm for the soul, especially when the lyrics resonate with what one is going through or wants to get away from. During Luv Sux IV, various artists, including Flaco 22 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY FEBRUARY 12-18, 2026 www.montereycountynow.com AMBER KANE Amber Kane is a senior at Monterey High School Art, Media and Performance Academy, a small school within a school where visual media and performing arts training takes place. Along with fellow student Logan Marchese, she has her photography on display at Small Halls of the Pacific Grove Art Center in a show titled Through Our Lens. Kane pictures “what it feels like to be a teenager today,” she said. She shares intimate photos of close friends doing things they love. Marchese captures a fantasy world that he meticulously creates using miniature figurines and life-like world environments. On display through Feb. 26. PGAC is located at 568 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove. Hours are noon-5pm Wednesday-Saturday; 1-4pm on Sundays. [AP] 12-18 FEBRUARY HOT PICKS To see more local events, and add your own, visit montereycountynow.com/events AMBER KANE SAM B. COLBURN VISUALS SAM B. COLBURN Sam B. Colburn was a Depression-era artist who worked and lived in Carmel. As a painter, he was a regionalist, but he used modern, experimental techniques while making his landscapes. Close friends with Edward Weston, Ansel Adams, John Steinbeck and Robinson Jeffers, he was one of the co-signers of the 1945 Monterey Petition: A Democratic Way of Life for All, which advocated for the safe return of Japanese Americans to their homes after World War II. The above painting is part of the Celebrating California Art: Artistic Alliance in Monterey, 1942–1946 exhibition on display until April 26 at the Monterey Museum of Art. The show is focused on artists from the Monterey Peninsula who witnessed the injustice of their fellow citizens being forcibly removed and imprisoned. 559 Pacific St., Monterey. 11am-5pm Thursday to Sunday. [AP] The Doo Wop Project features talent from productions such as Jersey Boys, Motown, Beautiful and Hairspray. The supergroup “doo-wop-ifies” contemporary songs to prove that the genre never lost its cool. (See details, p. 24.) JOSH DRAKE Contemporary blues and jazz vocalist Ms Taylor P Collins brings her talent and dynamic band to Wave Street Studios on Friday, Feb. 13. FRED ARELLANO
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