Bluegrass is not just about music. It is also about community, coming together to jam and share food and music with friends and family, and about...
The miles of aisles that weave throughout the halls of the Anaheim Convention center were once again bulging with music and technology, as well as record...
Hello Troubadourians. In my January column, I responded to a question about a “sustain pedal” from a guitar player. I recommended a Fulltone Fulldrive2 MOSFET Overdrive/Clean...
I first saw Howlin’ Wolf in 1963 on his home turf at Big Duke’s Club on Chicago’s West Side, and later that same year at the...
It’s a rare thing to have a song covered, the ultimate compliment from another performer. Interestingly, though there are more musicians then ever, only a handful...
Hello Troubadourians. Welcome to the first installment of “Ask Charlie…” Our purpose here is to provide a forum for performing musicians — and musicians who want...
Special Consensus is coming to San Diego. Special Consensus is a top notch band out of the Chicago area, celebrating its 35th year of national touring...
When I was in sixth grade, my family moved from San Diego’s suburbs into the untamed wilds of East County (specifically, Spring Valley). It was my...
Up until 1966 my connections with old time blues had been mostly in collecting blues records and going to concerts and festivals. In the ’50s and...
