Informal jamming is an essential part of the bluegrass scene. If you’ve got a guitar or other acoustic instrument at home and are looking for a...
Awards season is in full swing and the 67th annual Grammy Awards will take place February 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. Widely known as “Music’s biggest...
Zenyatta Mondatta is a transitional album in many respects, it being not only the symmetrical midpoint of the discography but also the median overlap between the...
Wowsa! Adams Avenue was jam-packed with stage after stage of phenomenal talent during this year’s annual Adams Avenue Street Festival, held in late September. But what...
Happy October, friends! The heat is finally letting up and I’m slowly starting to feel my melty brain and body reshape into a solid state. There...
Hi! My name is Jeff Berkley. I’m from San Diego California. I am a musician, songwriter, engineer, and producer. I spend four or five days a...
Hello Troubadourians! In previous columns I’ve written about playing baritone guitars in addition to my regular guitars. This time I’d like to go a little lower…...
Most of my private students are adults. I greatly respect the humbling impulse to turn ourselves—grown-ass humans—into learners again. In some ways, the process of growing...
It’s edging toward the end of summer and just as sure as we love San Diego for the natural wonder of the four seasons (Santa Anas,...
