Aloha Guitar is the new CD by San Diego acoustic guitarist Jim Earp and, cutting to the chase, it is a masterpiece of the form. Earp...
“Thirty years of running has left me standing with my back to the cold, and it’s left me most days wondering if I’ve ever really learned...
Last year, when Steve Carell departed NBC’s “The Office,” the series that made him a star, an in-house committee was formed to find a suitable replacement...
Fourteen Stories is the debut by Red Lotus Revue, a San Diego blues outfit built around the Chicago-style harp playing and vocals of Karl Cabbage, drummer...
North County alternative rockers Trouble in the Wind have released two EPs, including 2010’s Gone and Done It, both with flashes of promise in the midst...
I got to know Merrill pretty well in his later years when he would come by my store and talk to me about the old days...
The first thing you notice is the look. Sitting behind their music stands, the 13 musicians, dressed in black suits and black ties, give off an...
Hello Troubadourians! This column marks the end of my first year writing for the Troubadour — and you. I enjoy writing this column and sharing what...
It began as an experiment and ended as a conviction. I wanted to know if a simple daily ritual could create real and lasting transformation. I...
