As music editor on my college newspaper in 1971, I reviewed hundreds of albums, many not so kindly. However, a few exceptions crossed my desk, one...
Jimmy Webb, Cynthia Weil, Lane Tietgen, Jack Tempchin? Anybody recognize these names? Probably not, but you certainly may know the hit songs they’ve penned for a...
Guitarist Peter Sprague is a musician I’ve been listening to since my undergraduate days at UCSD. Sprague caught my ear because, though a young man, he...
Upon the release of her seventh independent CD, Back to Ten, Astra Kelly has come full circle from her days in Chicago when she recorded her...
Something of a Swiss Army knife of popular music, Archie Thompson has been swinging, jazzing, bluesing, and rocking around Southern California for over two decades. A...
Music best described as novelty rock or even oddball pop has its patron saints, a few of the best being 10cc, Harry Nilsson, and Joe Walsh....
When Pamela Reinagel released her debut EP In the Shadow of the Mountain in late 2013, it stood out: traditional American ballads sung solo, a cappella....
Not many pop singers break into the business and win accolades while still in their teen years, but Raelee Nikole has done just that. She started...
Girl in the Middle plays a blend of classic rock with “an Americana twist.” A guitar-driven power quartet centered on the vocals of Carol Rider, their...