We need a new word, a word for that indescribable awareness within—that dawning realization that did not come second hand from another, or from a book,...
Even for the novice not fully acquainted with all things SINATRA, it’s easy to grasp entertainer Roman Palacios’ devotion to the era of the Rat Pack....
I gripped the saucer-shaped item that had been purchased with allowance funds I had saved up from weekly household chores assigned by my mother. She taught...
If you are unfamiliar with the name Auni Keast, do not despair! Although she has been around music all of her life, she only began her...
Bluegrass Day at the Del Mar Fair will be held on Saturday, June 29, from 11am to 8pm on the Paddock Stage. This special day of...
The self-titled new album by Donna Larsen and the Messengers finds the singer/songwriter in a full band setting, moving comfortably between pop and rock idioms on...
It’s true that Larry Grano is a master musician. Over the past four decades, Grano has built a rep as a sideman of choice and is...
Hello Troubadourians! The other day, someone asked me if I thought they needed a better guitar. I answered by asking two questions of my own: “Why...
Local Americana fans who have heard one of Bill Hartwell’s four previous releases since 2008 already know that the singer/songwriter plays mellow and endearing folk and...