Bill Monroe is universally considered the “father of bluegrass” music. If he were still alive (he died in September 1996) Bill Monroe would have turned 100...
Popular music has always been influential in our culture even as the popular musicians have changed time and time again. Pop music has introduced the listening...
The Riders, in full complement a quintet playing roots-rock, was profiled in a cover story in the May 2010 issue of the San Diego Troubadour, along...
Nine Pound Hammer Heart is the debut CD by Melly Frances and the Distilled Spirits, a group built around singer/songwriter Melanie Sponselee (AKA Melly Francis) and...
Fans of the local blues scene are familiar with Billy Watson, either as sideman for various artists (Robin Henkel, Mississippi Mudsharks, Billy Bacon and the Forbidden...
Well for some 10 years I’ve pontificated (and occasionally bitched and moaned) on the pages of the SAN DIEGO TROUBADOUR. I’ve told you stories about going...
As Baby Boomers come to terms with the Great Recession, and scratch their heads about what passes for popular music these days, what better time to...
As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the San Diego Troubadour, it is only fitting that we dwell upon the paper’s name and ask, “What does...
