Girl in the Middle has released a debut CD, Requiem, and the alternative-rock disc shows a band that seems to be in a state of flux....
As Real As It Gets, the latest release from Michael J. Dwyer, is a 12-track journey through the hard realities that life tends to present. With...
August is Summergrass month in San Diego. Summergrass is the premier bluegrass festival held every August in Vista, California. This year will be Summergrass’ 11th year...
I am sweating. Drenched, really. My hair is matted to my forehead, my eyes are stinging, and I am mostly smiling as I tap out a...
Look out, Dixie Chicks and the Trishas. A pair of women singers with beautiful voices and soaring harmonies, the Whiskey Sisters, has hit the Austin music...
San Diego’s Lexington Field labels themselves “American fiddle rockers.” This is a wide open category, and though the band shows evidence of influences (Fairport Convention, bands...
Hello Troubadourians! August seems to be the month that brings out the “guitar geek” in everyone. A lot of you have asked me recently about how...
I can’t see that it’s worth the time for fans of a certain type of music to put down folks who listen to and love any...
In 2010, El Monte Slim released an EP, Kill Myself to Sleep, that caught the attention of local alt-country listeners and snagged an SD Music Award...
If Americana music is about connection, then when one of us passes away, we all feel the loss. I feel it today in a distinct if...