This review marks the twentieth I have written for the San Diego Troubadour, and this one, in particular, has been difficult. The album hit me profoundly in so many ways,...
His new recording finds local guitarist Peter Sprague in what is likely his musical happy place: surrounded by friends and family, playing his beloved Brazilian bossa...
Push on Through is Rich Wiley’s first album with his hometown power trio Do Right Louie. There’s one problem with the ten-song collection: it is way...
MohaviSoul is out with its seventh bluegrass album, titled Encore. The recording is well done, showing off the skills of band members Randy Hanson on vocals...
San Diego jazz guitarist Alex Ciavarelli will tell you in a New York minute that the late Joe Pass is his single greatest influence. And that...
The double-bass was adopted by jazz outfits starting about a century ago to replace the tuba, which worked just fine in loud nightclubs but tended to...
The musical alter ego of San Diego’s T.C. Johnston—GMacGuffin—seems to serve the same kind of foil that the stage character Country Dick Montana provided Dan McLain...
I’m a sucker for harmonies, really tasty guitar work, and stripped down tunes… minimal production. Salinas Road was right in the pocket for me. On first...
Sandé Lollis’ second solo album, Between Things Not Remembered, marks a triumphant return as well as her first release since stepping away from her long-time trio,...
