I was going to write a piece about pie and compare it to songwriting…which may very well be a cute and witty column for the future....
For years, I’ve left for tours, both large and small, the night before I had to. I like to get out of SoCal at night while...
Erin O’Brien, a colleague of mine at UC San Diego Library, is a follower of an eclectic British band called the India Electric Company. She flew...
Summergrass Report. San Diego’s outstanding bluegrass festival—Summergrass—took place over the weekend of August 18-20 at the Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum in Vista. Friday and...
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...
