Several years ago, while still living with my parents, my good friend Gary told me he was looking to rent the spare bedroom in his house. Gary's... More >>

While recently luxuriating in the frigid City of Lightbulbs, basking among the frozen fountains and shivering tourists, I had the opportunity to... More >>

Michael Doucet is crazy about Cajun music. And as the leader of Beausoleil, the best Cajun band on the planet for the past 30 years, he knows... More >>

Clarence "Blowfly" Reid is a nasty guy who sings nasty songs. Once a straight and narrow songwriter who worked with a variety of mainstream... More >>

I'm going to suppress my almost medical need to make fun of the hippie noise that is Bob Weir and Ratdog, because it would be in my best... More >>

For a crash course in the Roots, last year's Game Theory is ideal. Regardless of how heavily you weigh the genius of Phrenology or the folly of... More >>

For too long, the ukulele has been looked upon as the emasculated cousin of the already fey acoustic guitar. Outside of Hawaiian music, most... More >>

Miho Hatori is a bossa nova bunny and a funk moppet. She's a glitch technician and a hunter of the wickedest world music sounds. When weird indie... More >>

Not to diminish their above-and-beyond musical capabilities—Pennywise is one of those orthodox-punk bands that puts roses in the cheeks of... More >>

John Kraus is a Fullerton guitarist who's helped shape two of the best bands to arise from the Paris of North Orange County in the past 15 years:... More >>