About half way through this interview with veteran singer-songwriter John Gorka, a clear image started to emerge. For centuries holiness has been kept behind the walls...
Sometimes the best measure of good country-rock music is how much fun it is to listen to, rather than whether it is necessarily great art. Mudgrass...
The cover art photo on Favorites by the Charles Burton Blues Band features the San Diego guitarist/vocalist and his rhythm section walking, with distinctively Scandinavian buildings...
Hello Troubadourians! Last month I wrote, “I’ll figure out a way to explain resonance without your having to have a physics degree.” Let’s see if I’m...
Ah! Welcome back, sweet February. You’re looking as wonderful as ever and I’m mighty proud of you and totally agree with you that it’s a drag...
Hailing from Ramona, Dusty and the LoveNotes are a roots quartet built around singer/songwriter/flutist Dusty Recor and guitar/harp veteran Indian Joe. After an EP, 2010 saw...
We had great bluegrass in San Diego in January to start off the new year. The Blythe Festival presented top talent, including The Gibson Brothers (IBMA’s...
Mike Craig was no different than many of his boomer generation counterparts who took up bass during the pop music English invasion in the mid-sixties, an...
Sarah Maisel has established herself as a solid presence on the local jazz scene following the success of her 2010 debut, Have Uke Will Travel (see...