Crassness is contagious. Fortunately, so is intelligence–which is why listening to Steely Dan is good for you…if you don’t find 80 percent of Gaucho to be...
Indian summer is the summer after summer. It’s that period of time–a few days or a few weeks–of warm air, wide open skies, and stillness, summer’s...
Just finished Philip Norman’s 818-page Paul McCartney The Life and am starting to feel that my own life might have a serious deficiency insofar as excitement...
The cinder block building that, 54 years or so ago, housed the Heritage coffeehouse, located at 3842 Mission Blvd. in Mission Beach, is having a reunion...
In a world full of angst on this ball of confusion, it is encouraging to report that another rock ‘n’ roll love letter of respite has...
Nina Francis’ unusual path so far in her career as a singer/songwriter saw her leave the area for LA after high school, but did so to...
Jim Cline loves music festivals. He is on the phone with me from Nashville, where he is attending the Americana Music Association Awards, his eighth time...
He’s been playing guitar for over 45 years, making all kinds of music in nearly all types of settings. Sometimes as a teacher at the Blue...
