Rare, unexplainable phenomena always seem to catch me with my pants down. I’m not referring to stuff like that sudden, unforseen flood that nearly drowned me...
Back in 1786 Daniel Shay and a few other ne’er do wells in central Massachusetts caused a ruckus. Shay, along with many of his countrymen, had...
Chris Acquavella is one of the most accomplished musicians in San Diego, and his first solo album, Praeludium, recorded locally at Studio West, displays astonishing virtuosity,...
When I was in sixth grade, my family moved from San Diego’s suburbs into the untamed wilds of East County (specifically, Spring Valley). It was my...
Although it’s not unusual for a local musician to hit the charts these days, for the first 40 years of the rock ‘n’ roll era —...
Traditional folk (or “old-time”) music is an important part of our American culture and history. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, the explorers, fur traders,...
Up until 1966 my connections with old time blues had been mostly in collecting blues records and going to concerts and festivals. In the ’50s and...
