The drummer propels the band into a hooky neo-blues riff. They go through the related chord changes until reaching the end of the head, when the...
There used to be a club on First and C Streets in downtown San Diego called the College Inn that was a long-time home to country...
This month we talk to entertainment attorney and CEO of Pacific Records Brian Witkin, find out about cartoons from Jim Basnight, Allen Camp, Nathan Hubbard, Kevin...
In the autumn of 1980, I was 18 and living in an apartment by myself for the first time. Looking back, there have actually been very...
Tony Rice died in December at the age of 69. He is considered by many to have been the greatest and most influential guitar player in...
The first phonograph records that I was even consciously aware of when I was about four or five years old were by Roy Acuff and the...
Thank you, January 1, 2021! Lots of reasons to ring in the New Year with gusto. The chimes atop Geisel Library at UC San Diego is...
Well…hmm. I don’t think I need to add my voice onto the heap-pile of mid-pandemic, end-of-the-year, holy crap, “can you believe what a year it’s been...
2020 has been a tough year for everyone. In our bluegrass music world, festivals were canceled, jam sessions suspended, concerts foregone, and the economic fiber of...