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...
I know, I know. I’m putting the sleigh before the reindeer by bringing up the holidays so early (I’m like Target!), but I just wanted to...
Chris Thile, Sean Watkins, and Sara Watkins are Nickel Creek. They grew up in the Vista area earning their chops playing bluegrass at the local pizza...