KATYA MEZHOVA realized she was an artist by the age of 12, when her drawings made a splash among her family and her school instructors. Born...
Music is an art form, an experience, and a culture; it’s also a community. I feel more connected to all those things after watching a pre-release...
Twenty-five years since its opening, Bob Stane, one of the founding Godfathers of the American Folk Music Movement, has decided to close his signature venue, Tthe...
It was a desire to change things up that led to Allison Adams Tucker’s latest release. Her RETRO Trilogy album is different stylistically and conceptually, even...
Author’s Note: I’ve taught music in San Diego-area schools since 2010. In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week (May 8–12, 2023), I interviewed a colleague whom I...
EARLY MUSICAL BEGINNINGS An East San Diego County girl and El Cajon Valley High graduate, Garrison Bailey cut her musical teeth in her high school marching...
Ballet: dancers on the tips of their toes, wearing tights and tutus Swing music: Drums, bass, and brass, with a beat that has you tapping your...
In September of 2013, Liz Abbott, the publisher of the San Diego Troubadour magazine, requested that I compose a profile on a local musician with the...
Julian is one of San Diego’s crown jewels A year ago the vacant lot on the corner of Highway 78 and Main Street in Julian began...
