On October 26, 1965, the Beatles received M. B. E.––Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire––medals from Queen Elizabeth II during a formal...
In the music creators’ world of audio gadgetry and recording tools, nothing shouts quite as loud as a satisfied customer, except maybe those of the dis-satisfied...
Here’s some good news about San Diego’s premier bluegrass festival, Summergrass. It was 2003 when two local nonprofits, the San Diego Bluegrass Society (SDBS) and the...
Hello Troubadourians! I may have written about this before, but it has been on my mind of late so hopefully this take will be different enough...
Background If you ever bother to read the liner notes of an album, you might notice that there are many different people working hard behind the...
We kick off 2022 with a look back. First up, A San Diego Desert Island Disc: 30 Favorite Local Songs, followed by reviews of recent releases,...
Music nourishes our souls. It relaxes our minds and warms our hearts. It brings us together, bridging our differences. It consoles us when we are sad...
I’m always curious about how songs evolve, and I guess there’s no better documentation of that than by listening to recordings. Take Hank Williams’ “Lovesick Blues,”...
Hello Troubadourians! As I write this column it is end of January and, normally, I would have just returned from attending the NAMM Show in Anaheim....
