Rufus Wainwright has been on a roll his entire 52 years of life on the planet. When he first raised his voice to sing as a small child, there was...
Festival Highlights Year of Jazz at Carlsbad Church Twenty-two steel drums tintinnabulating in unison. A greasy blues trombone solo played by a lady manipulating the slide...
If you’ve ever wanted to witness folk music royalty up close, November 15 offers the perfect opportunity. Legendary singer-songwriters Judy Collins and Tom Rush are taking...
A traditional Irish storyteller is known as a seanchaí. Verbal efficiency is not their goal. Rather, the Irish consider it the highest form of conversation to...
Whenever I go back to my hometown of Cincinnati and look up my friend, pianist Steve Schmidt, he inevitably asks me, “What’s the name of that...
In 1935, when country music was in its infancy, the novelty of the music and its artists had just begun to spread throughout the country, thanks...
Mission Bay is the kind of place that tricks you into believing in peace. The water is calm, kids are biking in circles, the trees are...
Every singer-songwriter needs to like the sound of their own voice—literally and figuratively. It’s imperative. You can’t spend countless hours writing, recording, performing, and self-promoting if...
Remembering San Diego’s Live Music Heyday Bruce Cameron passed away from cancer on July 1, as reported in San Diego Troubadour’s September issue. The following is...
