Happy almost-fall, y’all! Growing up in a small farm town, the transition from summer to autumn has always been my favorite time of year. Sure, the...
When introducing her the other day to an audience gathered to enjoy one more session of the San Carlos Community Garden summer concert series, I said...
There are many references to why the blues feels so good. Sad songs can say things that are deep and poignant with a feeling of ease....
I had a girlfriend once. She was terrific, and I adored her. She had a great sense of humor, could find an element of fun in...
As I head into my 20th year captaining “Listen Local”, I had planned on writing a wonderful retrospective of the past few decades but as I...
It was an urban scene that became part of American popular culture; under a street corner lamp teenagers from different ethnic backgrounds hovered together, cleared their...
He had the vision and drive that gave his Band brothers wheels to ride for years after. The first three albums secured his legacy. He wrote...
In this space I’ll be sharing some ideas and perspectives that I hope will be useful for you. Some of these ideas have been shaped by...
Coming Back to Inspiration Astra Kelly’s solitary voice rings out, “Moon rising on the land of all that is. Feet stomping on the Earth.” Defiant and...
I was going to write a piece about pie and compare it to songwriting…which may very well be a cute and witty column for the future....