As we all struggle unable to attend outdoor festivals and concerts, as we miss our regular jam sessions, and are sick and tired of practicing at...
Ella Ruth Piggee has been gone from San Diego far longer than she was here, but the mark she left on this town’s music community remains...
Hello Troubadourians! When I first began writing for the Troubadour the focus of this column was mainly to answer your questions about gear and the technology...
Flare is the debut EP by Lauren Leigh Martin. This online download project features five original songs that feature Martin’s considerable pipes, performing pop ballads backed...
Does anybody remember that ploy in the 1980s? Sophomoric solicitors would post a flyer on a bulletin board at a college, coffee shop, or club with...
This city and its environs have a bad habit of ignoring our roots—particularly our musical roots and places where music has been heard. I could name...
I love my baby by the lovin’ spoonful. —“The Coffee Blues” by Mississippi John Hurt It’s subjectively peculiar, not to mention a tad bit reassuring, how...
Christopher Dale’s last release, Wood & Stings, was an “unplugged” EP, featuring violinist Elise Ohki. While that superb disc was quiet and stark, Dale is a...