Remember that question? It’s something folks used to ask each other more often. What kind of music do I like? Why do I have to narrow...
Hello Troubadourians! I like to rehearse. Maybe it’s more accurate to say that I like to be prepared. I play in two very different bands; one...
Legend has it that Mike Keneally was hired by Frank Zappa in 1988 as a “stunt guitarist,” because the eccentric composer realized he couldn’t do justice...
Embrace your love for poetry! You are all troubadours! Troubadours share poetic stories through song. Most are in the position to accompany themselves musically. The original...
If you’re a blues fan and I know that you are, lady luck is shining on San Diego next month. Lurrie Bell and Jason Ricci are...
No matter how prepared a musician is, sometimes things don’t go as planned at showtime! This month we ask Riston Diggs, Alicia Previn, Joel Kmak, Sidney...
I’d only been in San Diego about a week. It was September and it was hot. My uncle Tony called them Santa Ana winds. They sure...
Musicians as superheroes? Spud Davenport’s latest album, Songs for the Cynical, features comic book-styled graphics, complete with photos of him in costume. While his credentials as...
Living in Southern California has its advantages. One of the most important—at least for music fans—is the incredible assortment of bars, clubs, and concert venues spread...
There’s good music medicine brewing in the slack-rock energy of Hurry Light, the third official release by the Drabs. The cadence and echoes of Lou Reed...