Well, we are starting into converting the music from the 11th San Diego State Folk Festival, having just finished the 1975 and 1976 concert series we...
The endless aisles of handshakes and smiles that wound through the salesmanship and sonic spectacle that was the 2013 Winter NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants)...
“You can’t step in the same river twice.” ~ Heraclitus This just in from the Department of the Painfully Obvious: everything changes. The transient nature of...
“I love playing in this orchestra,” says Kara Ballester as she cradles her mandolin in her arms. “It’s a lot more interesting to play in a...
To demand retribution for a perceived affront to one’s personal sensibilities is not only childish, it’s pre-embryonic. If you’re offended by something, the best way to...
A sleepy Navy town no more, San Diego has become a leader in a number of high-profile industries. First came the micro beer then coffee and...
Hello Troubadourians! We’re going to postpone our discussion of how do deal with resonance and improving our tone until next month. As many of you know,...
In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. [John 1:1] Say the Word and you’ll be free....
Singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle — son of Steve Earle and namesake of Townes Van Zandt — has a lot of tradition to live up to. And...