Simeon Flick is a force of nature in the San Diego music scene. I’ve been lucky enough to review two of his classical disks for the...
Billing itself as Christian rockabilly, the twelfth album from San Diego’s Jackslacks is more akin to post-Beatles power pop crossed with a few veterans from Sun...
This album is both exuberant and contemplative, marked by assured, off-kilter improvisations Many Troubadour readers will remember local boy John Mailander as the kid from the...
BASK 2 is the fifth album by the collaboration of composers Mike Keneally and Marcelo Radulovich, a follow up from their previously released BASK 1. It’s...
Many bands don’t hold up well playing tunes from their albums in a live setting, usually because of all the window dressing you can add in...
It is always a joyful surprise when listening to a new album by an artist you’ve followed for a long time and recognize a new phase...
Drawing on themes earlier explored by alt-country legend Tom Russell on 1999’s The Man from God Knows Where as well as the Chieftain’s soundtrack to the...
About Time is the long-awaited CD debut of harmonica man Darryl Carriere and guitarist Celso Salim, who combine forces on ten original tracks and share lead...
Most music aimed at those of us on the far side of 50 seems focused on a certain sentimentality—whether it’s the endless parade of farewell tours...
