Garrison Bailey is a drummer, vocalist, author, producer, home chef, and self-proclaimed “joy bringer.” With a resumé that reads more like a dinner party guest list than a traditional musician...
There is something refreshingly stubborn about The Apple & The Tree. At a time when so much contemporary Americana feels polished to within an inch of...
There are different kinds of strength. Sometimes it kicks down the door with a six-pack in hand. Sometimes it admits that it is scared. Sometimes it...
Cathryn Beeks is one of the first important names I ever heard in the San Diego original music scene. And, over the years, it’s become nearly...
If last year’s debut from local singer-composer Camille Ku’ulei Sallave was marked by its stylistic breadth and seemingly ever-changing pace, her latest, Affaire de Cœur, is...
“Jealous Heart” may be the best song Sara Petite has turned out yet: Killer hook, rocking arrangement anchored by John Jorgenson’s biting guitar, and her patented...
There is a version of island music that exists mostly in gift shops. Palm trees, frozen drinks, sunsets rendered in aggressively artificial tropical colors. The ‘Ohana...
By the time a duo reaches its eighth album, there is a particular kind of temptation to settle in. Nathan Rivera and Jessie Andra Smith seem...
There are albums you admire from a distance. Then there are albums that invite you to take your shoes off. Anna Ballew’s debut album, Bloom, belongs...
