It doesn’t matter what the brand name is, the revival/retro look and sound of Bart Mendoza’s Secret Society continues unabated, as it pretty much has done...
“I’m good at what I do.” Sitting outside the Kensington library one recent morning, Gabriel Sundy said this in an unguarded moment as he was trying...
The press materials for AnDa Union, a Mongolian folk group coming to UCSD on October 27, contain the following legend about the origin of the two-stringed...
Maybe I should start a self-contained gripe-of-the-month section in “Hosing Down,” stick it at the very beginning, and have done with it, making it easier for...
Look at the numbers, that’s all I ask Who’s at the head of every class? Do you really think they’re smarter than you are? They just...
Want a good roots band? Start with a great singer who can write memorable tunes, add a bunch of ace side musicians, then road test —...
On October 9 it is the 73rd anniversary of John Winston Ono Lennon’s birth. At this point in history the cultural significance of Mister Lennon and...
Some of the most treacherous and barely navigable dialogues start innocently enough, I suppose…. “Honey, do you like this mascara I’m wearing?” “No, babe. I like...
When Steve Earle came into the world, he was born in Ft. Monroe, Virginia. His father was stationed there as an air traffic controller. When his...
Sunday, October 13 at 7:30pm the Del Mar Foundation is presenting Barefoot Movement at the Del Mar Powerhouse. Johnson City’s the Barefoot Movement has been making...