Hello Troubadourians! Its Rocktober and I’m back… I missed you in September. I hope you missed me, too. I was recovering from some “maintenance” work that I had done. During...
Melba Liston (1926-1999) For many years, the only female trombone player I had ever heard of was Melba Liston. That was true until I began playing...
Bluegrass is more than just music. It’s a uniquely American culture. Here are some of the ways this comes to life in San Diego. Festivals like...
It’s October! Finally. The harvest moon has just passed and we enter the best season! “Autumn is the best season. And if you don’t think so,...
October is upon us and it’s a busy month in Listen Local land, find all of the fun below. But first, this month’s Listen Local Show...
This month’s column begins and ends with a pot of boiling water. The first one was decades ago, in a small apartment in Rego Park, New...
Over the long weekend of August 14-16, 2026, the annual Summergrass Bluegrass Festival graced the stage and grounds at the Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum...
A couple of years ago, my lifelong collaborator, Meg, hit me up and asked if I wanted to write a tribute to Sinéad O’Connor. I agreed...
This month in honor of the release of the Strawberry Alarm Clock’s new album, Where’s One (out via Big Stir Records), we have a special edition...
