Pipe organ music has a special gravitas and grandeur that no other instrument can convey, a sound aged through the centuries in the upper reaches of...
I stepped outside, bare feet and bathrobe to retrieve the newspaper from the driveway this morning as I do most every day. The first spears of...
Saba burst onto the San Diego music scene as a singer/songwriter in 2002. Determined to launch a career based on the integrity of her music, the...
It is unfortunate that far too many people in this world recognize the Sir Douglas Quintet only from the 1965 hit “She’s About a Mover.” That...
The first barn dance I remember attending with my Dad occurred when I still lived in Seattle back around 1950. It was a big old warehouse-type...
“Right now my plan is to gig like a maniac,” says Nina Francis. She smiles, but the determined look in her eye lets me know that...
Part 1 For the appropriate memory rush that accompanied the 20th anniversary of Dan (aka Country Dick Montana) McLain’s death–Jon Kanis’ comprehensive tribute cover in last...
It’s liberating to realize that you don’t have to have an opinion about everything. It’s okay not to know. It’s okay to withhold judgment, wait, and...
Back in the day, and for many it’s hard to remember, the Beatles and the Beach Boys were friendly rivals in musical innovation. From the early...