In the funkiest part of San Francisco, across the street from City Lights bookstore, perches a kaleidoscope of a café called Vesuvio. Crammed full of character...
The world’s largest Tiki culture event, Tiki Oasis, returns to San Diego’s Town & Country Resort Hotel from August 3rd to August 7th. It will feature...
Since 2004, I have enjoyed the privilege of writing the Zen of Recording. Whether the focus is on music, tools, or crazy things that happen in...
Recently, I’ve been reflecting on why I enjoy bluegrass music so much. There is the obvious music part—it’s fun to play and listen to. But, there...
Jeannie Cheatham has been, if you ask her, a working professional musician for 90 years… 91 this Aug. 14, when she turns 95. As she told...
There are musical instruments and musical styles that are forever associated with regions on the globe. When movie makers or television producers want their audiences to...
Hello Troubadourians! I was first attracted to the guitar by listening to my uncle Bob play his classic 1959 Fender Telecaster Custom through a Fender Tweed...
The self-titled debut album from singer/songwriter Brenda Gail, engineered and nicely mixed by Alan Sanderson at his Pacific Beat studio in San Diego, contains ten tracks...
Meet Zack Caplinger, one of the finest young jazz guitar players in Southern California. It’s true, although Zack would never describe himself that way because his...
Black Market III is a roots-rock band based out of Lakeside, California, co-founded in 2011 by guitar slinger/vocalist Scott Blinn and bassist/vocalist Roxanne Coverdale. Beyond being...