“You’re going to make a record with me!” These were the words that Jeffrey Joe Morin heard coming from a very enthusiastic and determined Steph Johnson...
Robert Bondurant is a 23-year-old native of La Mesa whose musical inspiration is John Mayer. Although Bondurant is primarily an electric guitar player, and occasionally performs...
Forgive me, Ol’ Pard, but I want to get this one in for you before your great heart stops beating. Something in me rebels against the...
I feel compelled in this, the final column of my ninth year in this spot, to focus on some cultural calamities that have been annoying me...
Follow the boundaries of each out to the edge, and at a certain point surf music will intersect with jazz. The Mattson 2 is an interesting...
Part of Virginia native Chris Clarke’s development as a traditional and bluegrass artist involved exposure to master musicians in the genre while attending college in West...
I’ll never forget how beautiful the summer of 2011 was in San Diego. Sure, I’ve heard it called the “coldest summer on record” and I’m sure...
Joyce Rooks smiles warmly and frequently as she reminisces on the patio of Ducky Waddle’s Emporium, a business she owns with her husband Jerry Waddles. Located...
Someone asked that I do a bit on the San Diego Folk Song Society and I have been in and around that organization since about 1958...