The Corona virus has been spreading for months with no sign of abatement in the foreseeable future, especially here in the United States. While there are...
Ella Ruth Piggee has been gone from San Diego far longer than she was here, but the mark she left on this town’s music community remains...
I love my baby by the lovin’ spoonful. —“The Coffee Blues” by Mississippi John Hurt It’s subjectively peculiar, not to mention a tad bit reassuring, how...
Summer Session at the UC San Diego Library is when I host some of my favorite signature events. We’ll be presenting virtual versions this season. Later...
What do you do for a second act? For Dodie Stevens, the former teen vocalist who originally hit the charts during a golden period for novelty...
The Museum of Making Music recently announced that after several years of planning, the beloved institution will undergo a complete renovation as it continues to serve...
Jimmy Cheatham’s memoirs of life in the Army during World War II as told to Jim Trageser. Part Three/Final. Jimmy Cheatham was head of the UC...
It was a hot, breezeless night, and there were no dry arm pits at the Javanican in Pacific Beach. The Grand Avenue Coffeehouse, two blocks south...
John Prine was a gentleman songwriter whose love for life shot through his music like light beams. He was the middleman between hope and despair, an...
