This year marks the second anniversary of OB Mardi Gras at Winston’s in Ocean Beach. This year OB Mardi Gras producers Paul Bolton and Ric Lee...
He has 11 CD releases now with his latest, Heavy Groove, but Billy Watson and His International Silver String Submarine Band are a local jamming blues...
Plants and animals are really good at it. But somewhere along the way we forgot how to practice the lost art of stillness. All life-forms require...
There is a reason why New Orleans is frequently referred to as “the cradle of jazz music.” It’s the place where the ingredients from the original...
Anthony Smith has been back in San Diego for about a year and appreciates our town more than ever. “I am so fortunate,” Smith says. “San...
Black Market III has now been around for seven years and have released five CDs, toured the US and Europe, and are on a run of...
As the old expression goes, “We’re getting the band back together.” Chimpos did it for real, infusing a sort of zany OB vibe in the process...
I love it when people talk about music–and blues music in particular. But that’s all it is, just talk. If you want to experience the blues...
The music never ends. When it began, we can’t say. But, listen to the voice of the age and you’ll hear Eric Burdon. Listen. The bass...
I guess the first time I met Mike Seeger was at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival. Up until that time country music for me was the...