Local singer-songwriter Bonnie Nicholls has a new seven-track album out that defies categorization. It crosses stylistic boundaries the way a stray cat crosses property lines—more out...
The Blue Note debut from Escondido native and Joshua Redman protegé Gabrielle Cavassa is definitely good, but could it be magic? On the verge of her...
Recorded by Peter Sprague, who also sits in on guitar, the second album released by former local Josh Ottum is a companion to Ottum’s One Note...
Tom Griesgraber’s The Split arrives as both soundtrack and standalone statement—a richly textured, cinematic work composed for Prairie Prophecy, director Michael R. “MJ” Johnson’s documentary, chronicling...
Simeon Fick is a San Diego-based musician, singer, and guitarist of many talents. He is an exceptional classical guitarist. One of the best classical recordings I’ve...
As musical tastes shifted in the 1960s, in many ways we swapped elegance and sophistication for pure spectacle. It’s not entirely that simple, of course....
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...
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...
