When the Squirrel Nut Zippers’ Jimbo Mathus was growing up he was nurtured by some of the great traditions of the Deep South. As a music-loving...
Most of us love music. We listen to our playlists, we sing in the shower, and we bop and hum as we drive along. When we...
We were recording on Sunset Boulevard, right across from a TV station. After we did three sides, the A&R man sent us out for some air....
The other night I dreamt of knives continental drift divide Mountains sit in a line, Leonard Bernstein, Leonid Brezhnev, Lenny Bruce, and Lester Bangs… –REM, “It’s...
I Hear Voices The concept of “scratch” vocals is almost certainly a direct result of how completely unusable they can be, considering all of the leakage...
Billed as San Diego’s prime country band, Barbwire is a group of veteran musicians who, since coming together in 2008, have snagged recognition and awards without...
Taryn Donath knew early on that music would resonate in her life. Her challenge was to figure out how to express it. With a supportive family...
Dead Rock West are well established as one of the most creative of LA’s modern country bands, with four albums to date that include a great...
Circa 2018, Scott Samuels is a mainstay of San Diego’s music community, with combos such as Vinyl Pirates, Roxy Monoxide and Solitary Diamonds to his credit....