I’ll never forget the fist time I heard Bob Magnusson play the bass. Oh my gosh, what a sound! He could make a whole note sing...
Anthony Smith has been back in San Diego for about a year and appreciates our town more than ever. “I am so fortunate,” Smith says. “San...
I love it when people talk about music–and blues music in particular. But that’s all it is, just talk. If you want to experience the blues...
Music promoter Chris Faust is a well-known face in the San Diego music scene, having worked with numerous local bands, including Skelpin, Circa Now, Left4Dead, and...
Question: who’s flying in from the tundra of Finland to visit the boys and girls of San Diego this winter? I’m sure many said “Santa Claus”...
The other night I dreamt of knives continental drift divide Mountains sit in a line, Leonard Bernstein, Leonid Brezhnev, Lenny Bruce, and Lester Bangs… –REM, “It’s...
Circa 2018, Scott Samuels is a mainstay of San Diego’s music community, with combos such as Vinyl Pirates, Roxy Monoxide and Solitary Diamonds to his credit....
It is easy for Ira B. Liss to wax about his big band. “People enjoy what we do,” he says. “And it’s what I love to...
The roots of American folk music stretch deep and wide, and indisputably tap into a myriad of worldwide cultures: bluegrass’ roots in Irish dance tunes, gospel’s...
