Musicians, producers and recordists don’t hear things the way most others do. As we wrap ourselves within the gauzy layers of our own little audio universes,...
At last, Summergrass has arrived! Summergrass is one of the West Coast’s premiere outdoor bluegrass festivals, celebrating its ninth year in 2011. If you have never...
I first met Hank Bradley in Fresno, or maybe it was at the Sweets Mill Folk Festival, or maybe it was the Cabale Creamery in Berkeley....
BLUEGRASS DAY AT THE FAIR. Sunday, June 12 was “Bluegrass Day at the Fair” at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. The festivities took place on the beautiful...
Sven-Erik Seaholm will be back with a new column in August.
If you were around here on the West Coast in the 40’s or 50’s chances are you came in contact with Tex Williams. He was, along...
Do you ever wonder where you can have fun playing and listening to bluegrass music here in San Diego? Fortunately, the answer to that question is:...
It was an old converted movie theater in the L.A. suburb of Compton, built over in the front to look like an old barn. I never...
Of all the tasks set before a fledgling or veteran recording engineer, none can seem more daunting, frustrating, or elusive as capturing a great drum sound....