I write in this corner of the Troubadour about performing and writing music. In this installment I’m divulging the dirty little secret to you about one...
Join 20,000 patriotic festival-goers for the 52nd Annual Independence Day Festival & Fireworks at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido. This free community event features...
This coming Saturday, a local farm will be transformed into a concert venue complete with local music, conscious food trucks, acro-yoga, children’s cirque performances, and a...
This month we have a conversation with guitarist Soren Koch of Denmark’s Beatophonics plus a few reviews to round out the proceedings. A common complaint these...
Big John Atkinson is on a mission. He’s determined to bring more traditional ‘old school’ blues back to Southern California. Following the success of his Blues...
Editor Dara Crockett, and guitarists Craig Chaquico and Robb Lawrence will discuss their new book Guitar Player: The Inside Story of the First Two Decades of...
The making of any recording project, be it an album, EP, single, or demo, is a journey, an often protracted, sometimes arduous, but always (insert another...
With Simple Things Nancarrow delivers another solid set of authentic-sounding roadhouse-ready old-school country… just the way I like it! The CD kicks off with the rousing...
Let’s talk about bad bosses — the screamers, the belittlers, the tyrants who are terrified of any challenge to their throne, burdened by emotional baggage they...