It’s hard to think about the history of labor unions in this country without thinking of the music that gave it its soundtrack. The American labor...
My favorite sentences in my favorite jazz book ever come from Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker. The lines arrive near the...
Wake-up call What would you do if the doctors gave you a three-year prognosis? Seriously?! For most of us, this is at most an interesting thought...
As Arlo, Sarah Lee, and Abe Guthrie return to the Belly Up with the Re: Generation Tour this month, I take a journey through my personal...
This year is turning into a big year for Danny Green. Last month the jazz pianist and educator received the Best Jazz award at the 2018...
Back before Nashville became “the home of country music,” and the music was still called country and western, the San Diego area was a major center...
There have been countless books written about Frank Zappa, who remains one of the greatest enigmas of rock ‘n’ roll. Attempts are made to understand his...
“Jeff and I have been playing as Berkley Hart for 20 years. In band years, that’s, like, 100!” So states Calman Hart when thinking about this...
How do you not want to sit down and talk with a band called the Bedbreakers? No one really knows where the name came from although...
