James Durbin talks life post-‘Idol’ and his sophomore album, ‘Celebrate’ In the bitter winter of New York, James Durbin reminisces about his...
Tera Melos unleashes the weird, melts faces The faint of heart may want to steer clear of The Crepe Place when Tera...
Eliquate dusts off, releases ‘A Chalkboard’s War Against Erasers’ The road to success is littered with obstacles that many artists never overcome....
Legendary finger-style master Tommy Emmanuel talks childhood and the power of music For more than half a century, Tommy Emmanuel has traveled...
Amidst adversity Tristan Prettyman reconnects with music and soars After nearly eight years of recording and touring, singer/songwriter Tristan Prettyman found herself in...
Like many classically trained musicians, Rushad Eggleston started playing music at a young age, picking up the violin at 3 and moving...
Straight out of the Santa Cruz Mountains, The Ghost of Wrights are a manifestation of the spirits of a time and place...
Border hopping to American jazz fame: the Alfredo Rodriguez story After struggling for three years to leave Cuba and enter America legally,...
Diego’s Umbrella brings the heat—sometimes naked If you mixed a gallon of coffee with a ball of fire and a fifth of...
“I feel like modern country—it’s just a f*cking mess. No doubt,” says Wyatt Hesemeyer, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for Miss Lonely...
Local improv troupe, Freefall, throws out script in favor of drama The idea of being onstage in front of a sold-out audience...
Emblazoned with their Tumblr address and the simple statement “We got soul,” the vintage matchbook calling card of Skinny Ricky & The...
Acoustic guitar great Peppino D’Agostino discusses his journey as a musician Few individuals can push the acoustic guitar to its absolute expressive...
The power of blues is derived from the raw expression of heartbreak and pain—something Sista Monica Parker is no stranger to....
Ethiopia-born singer Meklit Hadero puts multicultural spin on jazz Even through the haze of jetlag and cross-continental cellular static, Meklit Hadero’s presence...
With a physique that suits a hardcore frontman and a security guard equally well, Spencer Biddiscombe has an intense presence. And when...
San Diego blues/rock duo Little Hurricane rips its way into the music scene Little Hurricane—the volatile yet smooth rock duo headed to...
Combining dual sister singers and upright bass, a cajón slingin’ drummer, and the time tested trio of banjo, fiddle and guitar, The...
Annual Sing For Your Life benefit raises funds for local music programs It’s no secret that California’s budget crisis has had a...
Jeffrey Foucault talks Top Ramen living and touring 200 nights per year I would [sooner] have a loaded gun in my home...
After years of playing in rock and metal bands, guitarist McCoy Tyler decided to pursue his own sound. “I had a vision...
When Pipa Piñon hired a temporary bassist for a gig, little did she know that she and Daniel Vee Lewis would end...
Elliot Wright, the mastermind behind local hip-hop outfit Eliquate, has discovered that a live performance becomes especially explosive when combined with the...