Book Review It is sometimes difficult to place popular musicians in a larger cultural context, and this was not the goal of Marc Eliot’s The Hag,...
Considering all the systematic imbalances within our culture it surely isn’t much of a stretch relating to that great philosopher Randy Newman when he spits out...
“I wanted to do something different.” With those words musician Tom Griesgraber describes his instrument, his music… And, for that matter, Tom Griesgraber describes his life....
One of the best things about early summer in San Diego has been the San Diego International Fringe Festival. Music acts, theatrical groups, stand-up comics, and...
Back when she was a young girl on the brink of a bright road to musical success, Mary Chapin Carpenter was in a car with friends...
“To change the world, you’ve got to be really depressed,” singer-songwriter Judy Henske once told me. “You have to have an attitude that things are really...
DATELINE: Balboa Theatre, San Diego—I’m waiting in the lobby, looking for the person who’ll take me backstage to interview emerging blues artist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram...
Blues Lovers United of San Diego announces the return of the Blues Music Summer Camp, which is scheduled for August 8-12. It’s been three years since...
Travel through Ramona and you’re bound to hear a few things: red-tailed hawks calling out across pastures, the clip-clop of horseshoes on pavement, and the hum...