San Diego tenor saxophonist Ed Croft has a new collection of rock ‘n’ roll and R&B covers, collected under the title Have Mersey. It turns out...
Introduction Despite rising inflation, astronomical prices, and hidden fees, concert goers continue to purchase tickets and fill arenas. In 2023, concertgoers seemed more motivated than ever...
Happy New Year, my San Diego Troubadour friends. Since I’m a sucker for the vision-boarding, goal-setting, (somewhat psychologically delusional) slate-cleaning magic that accompanies a shiny new...
Young musicians who are deciding which instrument they want to try to learn have a variety of reasons for the choices they make. Later in life,...
The Ghost of the Kona Low is the latest CD drop from singer/songwriter/guitarist Bill Hartwell, recorded and produced by Jim Soldi at his Outhouse recording studio...
Save the date—Sunday, January 7, 6pm—as multi-genre vocalist Allison Adams Tucker hits the stage at Humphreys Backstage Live, featuring her tunes from her RETRO Trilogy release,...
Mostly I’ve been writing about the mystical and magical aspects of music and songwriting. This column will be more practical, albeit equally as alchemical. The transformation...
I love the hummingbirds in our yard. Each morning, I sit out on the porch with my cell phone and coffee feeling the rising sun on...
The tragic events in Clear Lake, Iowa, in 1959, have by now been engraved onto the heart of popular music as one of the darkest nights...
