“It’s ‘Monkey Wards’,” I tell him. No respectable six-year-old calls it “Montgomery Wards!” “I have a theory that’s what caused it,“Alan says. “When I fell off...
The recipe: take authentic West Virginia bluegrass roots, add the musical sensibilities of a fifth-generation Californian. Blend thoroughly, obtaining original genre-jumping songs, then add four other...
This is a tale of two historic country music institutions. Often, they have been confused as one and the same. The Grand Ole Opry is the...
Hello Troubadourians! Do you ever feel stuck in the same place with your playing? Have you ever been to a performance by a famous — or...
The tools of an artisan are at their best, an extension of his or her very hands. They assist in bringing forth inspirations from the realm...
First things first: how can you not love rock ‘n’ roll? It’s THE most beautiful form of expression, and as a social and spiritual unifier, it...
She’s a petite blond with a voice that can both rattle the rafters and lull you with its sweetness. She can be crude and raunchy, self-deprecating...
The tiny storefront club on Adams Ave that is Java Joe’s isn’t its first incarnation. Dating back to 1991, local artists who later found larger audiences...
When I was invited to attend Erika Davies’ show in May at the newly renamed Balboa Bar & Grill, formerly the Tin Can Ale House, I...
