Garrison Keillor is a sneaky guy. Over the last 40 years he has quietly, but consistently, worked his way into the homes of America on that...
There is nothing as powerful as a question. Answers close everything down. Questions open everything up. In our efforts to improve our lives, our careers, our...
In the past week one of the biggest blessings to come down the pike in awhile is the joy that I’ve experienced in discovering the songs...
Dawn Mitschele looks as though she is at peace. Sitting outside a bustling coffee shop on the west side of Coast Highway 101 in Encinitas during...
In the June 2011 issue of the San Diego Troubadour, I profiled the father and son behind one of the most compelling musical stories I’ve ever...
Switch on a TV, and the programming is nearly wall-to wall-karaoke shows, enormously popular contests full of marginally talented, aspiring young Mariah and hat-act wannabes, warbling...
Tom Shaw walked into Folk Arts Rare Records, back in 1970 looking for guitar strings (which I didn’t carry). Now I’d already had experience at that...
For many local musicians, summer time means it’s time to brush up on cover songs. Restaurants, hotels, bars, and other music venues of this kind are...
A couple weeks have passed since I returned from a month-long West Coast Tour with my duo The Lovebirds. I’ve been busy playing catch up on...
