Dear Music Maker: Last month I addressed our audiences. This month I am talking to us. What we get to do for a living is fundamentally...
George Nicolaidis played with some of San Diego’s best jazz players in the 1950s and ’60s, frequently crossing the unstated but very real “color line” to...
This month we look at my Top 15 Shows of 2023, drop some info on submissions for the 2024 San Diego Music Awards, and share info...
South State 48. The California Bluegrass Association (CBA) hosts an event in Bakersfield every January called the Great 48, welcoming folks from all over California and...
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is where it all began for 44-year-old singer/songwriter/guitarist Shane Hall. His circuitous life’s journey has taken him to many corners of the world before...
Songwriting, practicing your craft, even marketing and designing your next album cover can all seem like very solitary experiences when you are a solo musicpreneur such...
Portland, Oregon singer/songwriter Nick Gamer has released his debut album, Suburban Cowboy, comprised of 12 original tracks leaning toward Americana and country genres, supported primarily by...
The year is 1954, smack in the middle of a decade of innocence and conservative values. This CD production, Four Research Porpoises Only from Lady Psychiatrist’s...
I don’t need to tell you that mainstream, major-label music is awful. I could simply play you something better and you’d figure it out. If you...
I’m Not Givin’ Up is the latest CD drop from veteran singer/songwriter John Batdorf. All five tracks are short and sweet three-minute-plus pop-flavored original tunes with...