Music aimed at children always presents the problem that if it is something young kids will listen to, it will often drive their parents up the...
Last spring, the Northstar Session released an excellent EP, Winter Collection. Transplanted from San Diego to LA, the trio showed us surprising versatility — playing good,...
A popular saying reads, “You can’t choose your family.” I’d venture that you don’t necessarily choose your friends either. I remember the first time I met...
Dear Dr. Sinatra, A close friend of mine (and, I assure you, an upstanding, decent fellow) recently got into some trouble. Due to occasional, unforseen instances...
BLUEGRASS DAY AT THE FAIR. Sunday, June 12 was “Bluegrass Day at the Fair” at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. The festivities took place on the beautiful...
I have always maintained that those who can, do, and those who can’t become management. That maxim is especially true in radio broadcasting. In the 1980s...
Sven-Erik Seaholm will be back with a new column in August.
“I say this to the world: The Beatles did what they did, the rest of us played the blues.” – George Thorogood There’s nothing more American...
John Mailander is a fiddler with a fantastic future ahead of him. The young musician, who has just completed his second year at the prestigious Berklee...
Sound. Paint. Same stuff with the exception that each are perceived by a different physical means. Eyes. ears. What they have in common are line, shape,...
