There have been many great multi artist events in San Diego’s music history, but it’s pretty certain that nothing quite tops the evening of October 12,...
The complaint this time has to do with lists, specifically ones that use the word Best or Greatest in their names. The Best Songs of the...
Summergrass celebrated its 15th birthday with a bang last month, over the weekend of August 18-20. The weather was perfect, the music was stellar, the jamming...
Ever the versatile and prodigious musician, jazz guitarist Peter Sprague has been on a strong creative streak, with the relatively recent release of his fine collaboration...
The longest running Jazz Festival in the world celebrates its 60th birthday this month in beautiful Monterey, California. If you love live music and especially jazz,...
Imagine waking up every morning knowing that there are people who hate you and want you dead just because you exist. Imagine if the most beloved...
Slide guitars are seductive. The rough-edged sound of glass or metal in contact with a guitar string is both unworldly and oh so human. A good...
There is an easy slide into darkness that is captured on Gillian Welch’s now-classic album–perhaps her best–created with her musical partner, David Rawlings: 2011’s The Harrow...
American artists, composers, and musicians have traditionally shied away from delving into the mysterious. The makers of our popular music–jazz, folk, rock, etc.–have felt comfortable in...
