The Belly Up has done it again. You’d think this venue would be slowing down after having celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2014, but December saw another fabulous lineup of shows, parties and charity...
Many residents of San Diego County, and even perhaps North County folks, may be surprised by the number of album launch parties that take place in the region. In fact, musical artists both local and outside...
If the Buzzcocks show at the Belly Up in Solana Beach on Sept. 19 is anything to go by, punk rock is most certainly not dead. There is also, often, a worry with older bands on reunion tours as to whether...
Polyps on the vocal cords. These blistery soft growths are presumably undesired by someone who banks on her voice. But Solana Beach resident Tristan Prettyman sees her two little buggers, since removed,...
“I have to eat toast while I talk to you. I wake up nauseated in the morning. If I don’t eat toast right away, I throw up.”
Singer spewing during an interview? Yeah, probably not unprecedented....
There is nothing odd about a 23-year-old from Carlsbad finding comfort in Hank Williams before a walk by the beach.
That’s especially so if the aforementioned Williams listener – talkin’ Senior...
The Encinitas Street Fair is upon us again this spring, bringing with it a tight cross section of local music — from ambient-based indie rock to bluegrass and world music. The fair takes place the weekend...
Five months, ago I was grooving to his CD on a car trip to Palm Springs and now here I was sitting in his home studio sharing some “superfood” with Jason Mraz.“If you’ve never had a golden berry,...
Since their first public performance less than a year ago, local band The Howls have been making a name for themselves playing venues throughout North County and San Diego.
Made up of John Cooper, 23,...
Joseph Angelastro started playing viola when he was in the fourth grade, but only because the lessons got him out of class. That first step into music would eventually lead him to North County with a personal...
Musical duo Zen Boy & Karma Girl are not your ordinary acoustic male-female close harmony folk singers.
To say that they are out of the ordinary is an understatement. The story is that they are...
