Local vocal coach Francesca Valle describes an interaction with a San Diego booker for a popular local venue. The booker, who happened to have been a...
It was mid-morning, a Sunday in Ocean Beach. Sunlight shimmered through the large windows of O.B. People’s Organic Food Market. I think I was somewhere along...
It is rare to cite any musician playing any instrument that can truly hold his own on stage performing in a multitude of musical genres. San...
One measure of success must surely be the number and quality of people who appreciate you. By that metric, the Troubadour has reached a pinnacle in...
Charles Burton is by far one of the most versatile blues guitarists in Southern California. His talents reach well beyond the traditional 12 bars. From his...
I remember first hearing the piano phenomenon Irving Flores about ten years ago in a band led by trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos at his weekly jam session...
Records are like photographs in that they capture a moment in time, except with sound instead of light. You listen to music all the time, made...
In early March of 2020, Tim Flannery and his band, the Lunatic Fringe, were having a blast. They were in Northern California playing a gig and...
It was sometime in August on a warm summer evening. I remember that the clouds hung low over Point Loma, making for a brilliant sunset. A...
