Gayle Skidmore is a whirlwind. Tall and blonde, like some kind of Norse goddess who ditched the mountaintop for a folk club, she walks into a room and immediately rewrites...
Between Intention and Serendipity: The Art of Following the Catch To say that Jon and Cat Hazs of the Beard and the Bird are two peas...
“Neither of my parents were musicians, but there was always music in the house, primarily jazz and classical selections,” explained 45-year-old local bassist Doug Walker about...
It’s a rainy Tuesday afternoon in March and Alex Bergan sits behind the counter of a small curio shop on Ray St. in North Park called...
Ben Powell has traveled many roads as a bluesman. A native Californian, he would spend a portion of his early life in the rural community of...
Kori Gillis isn’t the kind of artist you pigeonhole into neat categories. In a city that’s equal parts grit and glamour, he emerged as a musical...
On a warm winter morning, I was treated to a cup of coffee thoughtfully styled my way, and a comfy chair on a lovely vine-covered back...
At just age 38, Jody Bagley has made his mark on stages worldwide as a composer, vocalist, and keyboardist in myriad groups and projects from the...
Nine years ago, I wrote a feature story for this publication on the emergence of a 15-year-old guitar prodigy, Anthony Cullins, from Fallbrook, touted as the...
