Dear Music Maker: Last month I addressed our audiences. This month I am talking to us. What we get to do for a living is fundamentally...
This month we look at my Top 15 Shows of 2023, drop some info on submissions for the 2024 San Diego Music Awards, and share info...
South State 48. The California Bluegrass Association (CBA) hosts an event in Bakersfield every January called the Great 48, welcoming folks from all over California and...
Songwriting, practicing your craft, even marketing and designing your next album cover can all seem like very solitary experiences when you are a solo musicpreneur such...
Since I already bamboozled you last month with Songwriter Sanctuary’s holiday shenanigans, I thought I’d close out the year with something a little different. It’s no...
Happy holidays! I write to you now from the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday. A troublesome term to say the least. For me, it’s always been...
One word: Wow. Not in the best way. Yeah, I know that I’m “the recording guy” columnist and others write the reviews, but in this case...
The White Elephant Gift Exchange is my favorite part of the holidays. I played for the first time in the 80’s during a holiday luncheon when...
It’s that moment when there’s a little flicker of something and you know it’s a song. It could begin as a few words to describe a...
