Erin O’Brien, a colleague of mine at UC San Diego Library, is a follower of an eclectic British band called the India Electric Company. She flew...
Samantha Fish is on a mission. These days it’s more exploratory than search and destroy, but don’t think for a minute she isn’t capable of pinning...
Soul Survivor is the sixth CD from Black Market III, fronted by guitarist/vocalist Scottie Blinn and bassist/vocalist Roxanne Coverdale-Blinn. The 11-track package, produced by Blinn and...
Summergrass Report. San Diego’s outstanding bluegrass festival—Summergrass—took place over the weekend of August 18-20 at the Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum in Vista. Friday and...
Awhile back I stopped by the Monday night Writer’s Round at the Ould Sod on Adams Ave. It was the best move I’ve made in months...
Banned Books Week is October 1-7. 2023 Banned Books Week was launched in the U.S., in 1982, in response to a sudden surge in the number...
There’s something off about Taylor Swift…isn’t there? Despite possessing the statuesque––and ergo the most expedient––corporeal proportions to satisfy the modern music industry’s criteria for success, and...
Hello, San Diego! Thanks so much to those who came out to support last month’s Noted Song Swap. It was a resounding success, full of brilliant...
Hello Troubadourians! A few months ago, I wrote a column about having started giving guitar lessons to T, a friend from work. (You can find that...
I come from a long line of junkers. My grampa would spend hours in thrift stores and then fill his garage full of the treasures he...
