It was another typical end of summer evening on Friday, September 5,1969, cruising around the Bronx with my best friend Steve in his 1963 Dodge Dart...
Ain’t It Strange is a CD release from the power trio Ripening, formed in 2018 and fronted by Mike Pope on guitar and lead vocals. All...
I am sitting across from Ashley E. Norton at a Coffee Bean in Carmel Mountain. She is joyous, she is happy to see me. She is...
For years, I’ve left for tours, both large and small, the night before I had to. I like to get out of SoCal at night while...
Erin O’Brien, a colleague of mine at UC San Diego Library, is a follower of an eclectic British band called the India Electric Company. She flew...
Samantha Fish is on a mission. These days it’s more exploratory than search and destroy, but don’t think for a minute she isn’t capable of pinning...
Soul Survivor is the sixth CD from Black Market III, fronted by guitarist/vocalist Scottie Blinn and bassist/vocalist Roxanne Coverdale-Blinn. The 11-track package, produced by Blinn and...
Summergrass Report. San Diego’s outstanding bluegrass festival—Summergrass—took place over the weekend of August 18-20 at the Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum in Vista. Friday and...
Awhile back I stopped by the Monday night Writer’s Round at the Ould Sod on Adams Ave. It was the best move I’ve made in months...