While the pandemic was filled with uncertainty for many, that era was something else for Stephen Favazza, Matthew Derouin, and Harold Covey. For these local musicians, those years served as a time of ...

On the night of March 6, 2020, Gregg Barley and his team were celebrating a job well done. The first show at Phantom Power, a brand-new independent music venue that cost more than $1 million to start ...

The lights are off, the house is quiet and nothing seems to be running. But electricity is silently flowing through the plugs in your home. This hidden drain is known as phantom energy. Also called ...

OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Energy vampires. Phantom load. Standby power. All have an eternal thirst for electricity and all can have a sinister impact on monthly energy bills.