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Steven Roby

San Francisco-based Steven Roby is a music journalist, best selling author, and host of the Backstage Bay Area.

About Me

From the San Francisco Bay Area to the Big Island of Hawaii, Steven Roby has worked as a music journalist, entertainment photographer, magazine editor, radio host, and video documentarian. Since 1989, he has specialized in performing arts with an intense focus on the world of rock and jazz music.

Roby is also the published author of three books, one of which was on the L.A. Times Non-Fiction Hardcover Best Seller List and featured in The New York Times, Rolling Stone (x2), and Billboard. He’s now based in San Francisco.

You can find his entertainment reviews on West Hawaii Today and SF Sonic and listen to his musician interviews on Spotify Podcasts. In addition, his interviews with musicians and documentaries can be found on his YouTube channel.

Roby now hosts the Songs & Stories podcast (Backstage Bay Area), which is available wherever you stream podcasts.

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From the San Francisco Bay Area , Denver, and Hawaii, Steven Roby has worked as a music journalist, entertainment photographer, magazine editor, jazz radio host, and video documentarian.