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It seems that about every 10 to 15 years, country music goes through an evolutionary process and each time music fans scream that “country music” is not country music anymore.  … Continue reading

For years, local singer-songwriters Sean Carscadden and Marty O’Reilly were attempting to make solo records, both of them performing their love for traditional blues music and blues playing.  About three  … Continue reading

I bumped into Adam Traum last week while having lunch at the Epicurean Connection.  We chatted about Adam’s new CD “Just Like Home,” which was created with the help of a … Continue reading

Just last week, Marin County-based Maria Muldaur released the 40th album of her career, a historical recording honoring an amazing artist by the name of Memphis Minnie who wrote and … Continue reading

Take four incredibly powerful female vocalists, put them together with a kick-ass band, and then decide to record them.  So, do you take them into a studio and spend hours … Continue reading

The now defunct Sonoma Jazz Plus concert series, that was never really about jazz in the first place, left a bit of a hole in the local music scene after … Continue reading

Last week I got to see two of my musical heroes in back to back performances at Napa’s Uptown Theater. Ray Davies, the songwriting genius behind all of the Kinks … Continue reading

In the words of Martha Reeves, “Summer’s here and the time is right for dancing in the street.”  Well, summer is definitely here and there is a lot of music … Continue reading

The first time I met Mike Duke was in my office at Capricorn Records in Macon, Georgia in the early 1970’s.  There was an upright piano there and after he … Continue reading

There is a new band on the horizon that could really shake things up in the world of rock ‘n’ roll.  I can’t quite call them a super group just … Continue reading