A Stylish, Sturdy Bridge across Jazz’s Ambivalent Waters Drummer Justin Joyce is arresting to watch. His playing, metronomically precise yet powerful in a way that brings to mind Joe Morello...
Those familiar with Sometimes Julie’s previous recordings will find their new EP, Transition, to be aptly titled. Their previous five albums were primarily hard-charging alternative and...
There’s a certain kind of record that doesn’t try to clean itself up for you. It shows up a little dusty, a little wrinkled, maybe smelling...
With a vocal range, and slightly hoarse delivery that calls to mind Michael Franks or Chuck Perrin, former San Diegan Josh Ottum has recorded a new...
Nathan Hubbard is a composer, percussionist, and a leader of several musical ensembles over the years. Since 2014, his ensembles and his work have received a...
There’s a particular kind of quiet that only exists out on the backroads of East County—somewhere between Julian and nowhere—where the air cools just enough at...
ZB Savoy’s Dear World is an album steeped in honesty, doubt, and grace—a sober, unflinching examination of life’s beauty and struggle. Across ten tracks, Savoy navigates...
When it comes to biting social satire, So Cal singer-songwriter Spud Davenport doesn’t peer in from the outside. Instead, he plants himself knee deep in the...
Local songwriter and singer Tim Edwards has carved out a nice little reputation as a member of Farm Truck, a rootsy country combo whose music resides...
