In the canon of ’60s British folk rock, Donovan’s 1966 album, Sunshine Superman, is a milestone. After being pegged by the media as a Dylan wannabe...
Bluegrass music covers the fields and landscapes of America in some very unsuspecting places. At times the salt-of-the-earth music reaches out from beyond itself into the...
Both as a musician and in a background capacity, it’s safe to say that over the past 20 years, Mario Escovedo has been one of the...
The menu for an Italian meal must be the making of a take-no-prisoners, true believer gastronome. Wine flows abundantly, while course after course lands on your...
San Diego is coming up on the 100th anniversary of it’s great 1915 Pan American Exposition and World’s Fair in 2015. A year-long celebration in Balboa...
Sam Chatmon was one of the most remarkable individuals I have ever known. During the years he spent in San Diego (1966-1982, where he became an...
From the cramped back row at the Diversionary Theater, the small stage illuminated in red light looks like the beer-soaked platform at a rockin’ blues bar,...
The first time I saw Joe Longa — aka Mighty Joe (a moniker that is understood when you witness his music. I use the word “witness”...
The first time I saw Joe Longa — aka Mighty Joe (a moniker that is understood when you witness his music. I use the word “witness”...