Can’t Stay Here is the second release from the songwriting duo Smith and Tegio, better known as Austin Smith and Mark Tegio. The ten original tracks...
San Diego recently experienced quite a bit of uncharacteristic rain (not to mention some characteristic environmental racism), which was somewhat comforting (the rain, not the racism)...
I know what you’re thinking. You thinkers of your own thoughts, authors of your own intent, brothers, sisters, friends of the revolution. You’re not that hard...
You’ve just downloaded an album of live recordings by arguably the most renowned band of the ’70s. An ominous F# drone swirls through the first few...
From the beginning, there is a retro ’70s feel, both in the instrumentation and in the flow of the vocals. Released in October 2023, there are...
Listen Local Lounge at Berkley Sound, my podcast interview series with Jeff Berkley, kicked off in 2011 at Jeff’s Studio in Clairemont. To say we had...
The gig is over. You leave the stage. Someone turns to you and says, “You played great.” What do you do? If you’re like most of...
In the beginning you’re afraid of making mistakes in front of people. It’s just awkward. You giggle, you stumble, and everyone loves you anyway. Because at...
You could almost say that the harmonica chose Robert Cowan. Nearing the end of a successful career as a Hollywood production designer, a member of...
It’s been a while since I’ve written about pianist extraordinaire and band leader, Sue Palmer. As a matter of fact, it was back in the March...