There’s something off about Taylor Swift…isn’t there? Despite possessing the statuesque––and ergo the most expedient––corporeal proportions to satisfy the modern music industry’s criteria for success, and...
Hello, San Diego! Thanks so much to those who came out to support last month’s Noted Song Swap. It was a resounding success, full of brilliant...
Hello Troubadourians! A few months ago, I wrote a column about having started giving guitar lessons to T, a friend from work. (You can find that...
I come from a long line of junkers. My grampa would spend hours in thrift stores and then fill his garage full of the treasures he...
Patch-ups, Matchups, and Unexpected Angels In summing up the primary duties within my privileged role as a record producer, “patch-ups and matchups” is mostly what I...
Well, that’s a wrap on the Grateful Dead. 58 years from the remnants of a Palo Alto, California jug band called Mother McCree’s Uptown Jug Champions...
The SUMMERGRASS BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL is happening this month! The West Coast’s premier bluegrass festival takes place August 17-20 at the Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum...
This month we chat with producer Josquin des Pres about his collaborations with legendary songwriter Bernie Taupin, and talk cartoons with Audrey Callahan, Riston Diggs, Richard...
How to Make an Album or a Dream Come True Origin Story: I first met Ed Croft in 1997, when he was the saxophonist for Buddy...
