The jazz piano trio has been one of the great mainstays of jazz performance for decades. The first formation goes back to the mid-thirties, when pianist...
Would Gandhi Tweet? Would Martin Luther King have a Facebook page? Absolutely. Both men were masters at using every available medium to great effect. They understood...
“The angels have schedules to keep, so I won’t keep them waiting.” “Running Away,” Lukas Nelson It’s one o’clock in the afternoon. Lukas Nelson and his...
Reviewing a CD by Steam Powered Giraffe is a challenge. The 2009 debut disc Album One from the mime/steampunk/comedy/music group was a delightfully quirky mix of...
Ask my 12-year-old son: albums are big these days. The vinyl community, or VC to the cognoscenti, is doing brisk business. New 180-gram records are being...
When a veteran singer/songwriter like Bill Hartwell records a CD of his own music, the best description for the songs is probably “comfortable.” He has sung...
The technology of music recording has usually shaped, to a large extent, the music that is recorded. We have only written descriptions of popular music before...
A San Diego Gem. Some of the best music presented anywhere in San Diego over the past ten years has been as part of the Bluegrass...
Local fans of gypsy punk music are likely already familiar with Quel Bordel!, if their gig schedule is any indication. The quintet plays music not unlike...
