For over a decade Walt Richards and Paula Strong have been the nucleus of Trails and Rails, the local western and train song specialists. Richards plays...
Americans are renowned for having a sweet tooth. And for a certain portion of the population, an audio confection known as “ear candy” also provides an...
Darius Degher’s 2013 CD, Coyote Cantos, was an engaging collection of original folk rock with songs including fascinating characters like Gas Station Lady and Rosie the...
It’s California country, with a healthy portion of energy that comes from playing punk rock. Describing his self-named alternative-country band, Graham Nancarrow doesn’t hesitate to cite...
When you first meet Nathan James, you know immediately that he’s a Southern California boy. Born and raised in Fallbrook, a sleepy avocado-growing community in North...
Now that we’ve officially entered summertime, I feel a strengthening of the urge to get my spring cleaning underway. First to go are a few stubborn...
When New Orleans’ famed Storyville Red Light District was shut down in the early teens (1912, I think), lots of musicians, dancers, singers, actors, and folks...
When New Orleans’ famed Storyville Red Light District was shut down in the early teens (1912, I think), lots of musicians, dancers, singers, actors, and folks...
I write in this corner of the Troubadour about performing and writing music. In this installment I’m divulging the dirty little secret to you about one...
