Anyone in the San Diego music scene from 2013 to 2019 most likely met Traci Smith in one capacity or another. Why do we talk rawk?...
THE MELON SEED, A PARABLE Years ago, a man named Hartley and his wife, Carol, took hold of a plot of land in the desert. They...
It seems there are so many roads that diverge and come together in life as the road unfolds. It’s a matter of choosing which path to...
The San Diego Blues Festival is back live for 2021, after last year’s edition was held online due to COVID-19. This year’s festival is set for...
Considering this list, I’ve been attracted again to “Queen Jane Approximately,” one of Dylan’s best “list-making” songs. One the sharpest songs on his 1965 album Highway...
It is heartbreaking to be writing a second article for the Troubadour in just a few months about yet another San Diego linchpin, lost in another...
If you’ve attended many shows in San Diego over the past decade, it would be impossible not to have encountered drummer Richard “T-Bone” Larson. It’s been...
Folk Arts Rare Records is more than a San Diego institution. It’s been part of the heartbeat of the San Diego music scene for more than...
Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world We cannot cure the world of sorrows But we can choose to live in joy —Joseph Campbell As...
