American Rags is the debut EP by local folk singer/songwriter Ash Fenner, a disc that subtitles itself “The sultry sounds of a gypsy’s folk jazz.” The...
If Mother Belle was a new wine release and this was a wine column, it might read “imbued with notes of Chrissie Hynde, essences of Laurel...
The early ’70s were probably the most fertile period for guitar rock, as psychedelic music faded, and the guitarists who honed their licks playing it switched...
Ever since the treble and bass clefs went their separate ways sometime in the 1600s, baritone instruments have received short shrift in the musical world. In...
For all of you fans of four-part harmonies this first release from Berkley Hart Selis Twang will go down like smooth nectar. BHST was formed when...
Local San Diego fiddle phenom John Mailander has released his first solo CD. Locals and Troubadour readers will know John as the kid who grew up...
For the last several years the Red Fox Tails have been giving us good-time music that is both danceable and interesting to listen to. The trio...
If he isn’t the definition of a 21st-century musical Renaissance Man, Jon Kanis comes close: a musical archivist (and DJ with a library of 150,000 songs),...
When the rare perfect storm comes together, combining a really talented jazz vocalist, a combo of smooth, accomplished players, and a collection of ear-catching material, the...
