Ain’t It Strange is a CD release from the power trio Ripening, formed in 2018 and fronted by Mike Pope on guitar and lead vocals. All...
I am sitting across from Ashley E. Norton at a Coffee Bean in Carmel Mountain. She is joyous, she is happy to see me. She is...
For years, I’ve left for tours, both large and small, the night before I had to. I like to get out of SoCal at night while...
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...
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...
