Part 1 For the appropriate memory rush that accompanied the 20th anniversary of Dan (aka Country Dick Montana) McLain’s death–Jon Kanis’ comprehensive tribute cover in last...
Back in the day, and for many it’s hard to remember, the Beatles and the Beach Boys were friendly rivals in musical innovation. From the early...
The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library in La Jolla is a cultural treasure for many types of artistic and musical expression. This month, it will be...
He’s billed as a “freelance human being,” a singer-songwriter in the midst of his fifth decade as a performer. He is as active in 2016 as...
Patty Griffin is on a mission. It is not personal–in fact, it’s public. Actually, she has been on a mission since she first arrived on the...
Inconceivable, shocking, unimaginable, tragic. These were the sentiments running through the music community when news hit that Nicki Carano had been crushed by a falling tree...
It was the summer of 2015 when music promoter Ken Rexrode invited me to play a few tunes on my guitar at his open mic night...
There is an unbroken line that runs through the Deep South like a river. It can be traced throughout history, through the anguished soul of the...
Rhea Makiaris has always seen possibilities. For the San Diego-based singer a sense of adventure and trust in what life might offer have taken her from...
