One of the mainstays of folk music—at least the working-class school pioneered by Woody Guthrie—is singing the stories of folks on the edge of polite society, those who fall through...
If Marcelo Radulovich is simply too mainstream for your musical tastes, if former UCSD professor Jason Robinson’s avant-garde jazz seems too safe, if your quest for...
The ten tracks on A Buffalo Trace run just shy of 35 minutes, but are so full of thoughtful, poignant self-reflection and philosophy, the album plays...
How has it possible that it’s been 20 years since Gayle Skidmore released her debut EP? In the intervening years, Skidmore has specialized in EPs and...
San Diego County born-and-raised jazz guitarist Owen Chen relocated to New York City several years ago. But his debut EP, Eternal (recently given a national re-release),...
Las Oleada’s is the sixth album release from the group Haywire, spotlighting original tunes from the singer/songwriter duo of Kathleen Beck and James Lydick. Both share...
Possessed of an instantly identifiable voice with impressive range, San Diego-by-way-of-Louisana singer Ron Houston and his band, the Berry Pickers, have a new album out that...
Recorded in 2019, shortly before COVID hit and then the band apparently went on hiatus, this choice nugget of rootsy, rollicking Americana was only released this...
Last heard a year ago with the country-rock combo Desert Crossing and their album Divergency, Michael J. Dwyer is back with a new release under his...
