Dateline: Memphis,TN Missy Andersen clutches a massive cup of coffee and scans the entire hotel lobby. She’s understandably anxious; in just hours the Blues Foundation will...
POP “Music has been an enormous part of my life, especially because of my father. I thank him because he brought the music to me,” says...
Justice: [noun] conformity to truth, fact, or reason: correctness. All you need to write a country song is three chords and the truth. — Harlan Howard...
There are many ways to describe music, but even with a wide palette of descriptions, that wouldn’t do Gayle Skidmore’s songs justice. She is indeed a...
“You look familiar.” Jeff Pekarek is examining me with one of those, “I think we went to high school together,” expressions. Beatriz Basile, his wife, looks...
It’s a festive crowd at 98 bottles. Unusual for a Sunday, the place is packed. Every seat looks to be taken, and folks mill about the...
In the liner notes to the 1968 Mothers of Invention album, We’re Only in It for the Money, Frank Zappa instructs all and sundry that, before...
They should have never asked me to write this article. I mean, what were they thinking? First off, Peter Bolland is one of my dearest friends...
The next time you see a live band in San Diego, look around carefully. The most talented artist in the room may well not be on...
