It is estimated that at least 20 million people listen to and enjoy bluegrass music, according to the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA). Bluegrass music is...
It’s a rainy Tuesday afternoon in March and Alex Bergan sits behind the counter of a small curio shop on Ray St. in North Park called...
Hello, my name is Jeff Berkley and I’m a songwriter, performer, and record producer from San Diego, California. I’ve spent the last 40 years doing all...
Once upon a time, two young men were playing music with their friends in their respective garages, 135 miles apart, in Southern California. They were playing...
One of the best concerts I ever attended was the PBS Special at the Belly Up Tavern in 1983, featuring Three Generations of the Blues, highlighting...
Throughout his celebrated career, trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and arranger Wynton Marsalis, currently director of the Lincoln Center jazz program and leader of its orchestra, has embraced...
Putumayo World Music is to international music what Alligator is to blues or Blue Note to jazz: The gold standard. With their brightly colored album covers...
Alternative folk musician Mike Kosec’s has a new CD out, in which are each song is very personal; it’s endearing that he shares them with all...
Both musically and spiritually, powerhouse R&B outfit Southern Avenue is descended from the Pointer Sisters. More blues-oriented than the Pointers’ late-in-career hits, the Memphis-based Southern Avenue...