Las Oleada’s is the sixth album release from the group Haywire, spotlighting original tunes from the singer/songwriter duo of Kathleen Beck and James Lydick. Both share...
Quietly published last summer with little to no fanfare, Cecile Picou’s dual biography (Apex Blues) of New Olreans’ Jimmie Noone and his son, San Diego’s Jimmy...
“It’s Scottish bagpipes and old-time fiddling. It’s Methodist and Holiness and Baptist. It’s blues and jazz, and it has a high lonesome sound.” These are Bill...
I have spent most of this year writing about women who began their careers in the early part of the 20th century. In July’s segment, I...
Have you ever wondered why bluegrass music is not readily available on terrestrial radio, or why it is so prominent in festivals? Here’s the short answer....
Brian Wilson died on June 11. It’s not a bold statement to say he was one of the indisputably great artists of rock ‘n’ roll. Any...
Hello Troubadourians! I’m writing this at 4am after playing a gig with my friend and brother Sven-Erik Seaholm at the Spacebar in La Mesa. Small venue,...
Possessed of an instantly identifiable voice with impressive range, San Diego-by-way-of-Louisana singer Ron Houston and his band, the Berry Pickers, have a new album out that...
Before he became a country music hall of famer and multiple Grammy winner, Marty Stuart was a young hot-shot guitarist and mandolin player for Lester Flatt,...
