As a lifelong Santa Cruz native who’s paid the bills with a high-tech day job for more years than I care to acknowledge, I couldn’t help but LOVE “Surf.com”, the latest novel from local author Fred Reiss. The story is […]
Songs and Stories #30: KVMR Highlights
Since this is my 30th “Songs and Stories” podcast, I thought I’d flip things around and have *me* interviewed for a change. This episode is a replay of a recent appearance on KVMR radio in Nevada City, CA. I was […]
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The Return of Mudcrutch
Tom Petty went back to his roots last night. So did I. I’ve been attending shows at the Civic since 1978, but somehow always missed Petty and the Heartbreakers when they played there. (While chatting in line with a younger […]
Songs and Stories #29: Gypsy Soul
Click to hear “Songs and Stories” #29 (time = 37:55, size = 43.4 mb) “I don’t want to paint with just one color”. That’s how Cillette Swann describes the Americana genre’s ability to let artists mix varied styles on the […]
Ukes, Dylan, Newcastle, and House Concerts
I had a great run up to northern CA a few weeks ago, playing a couple of times in Nevada City (including an hour on KVMR as a guest on Wesley Robertson’s “Rockin’ and Stompin’”) and as the opener for […]
Songs and Stories #27 and #28: Keith Greeninger
Another back to back set of interviews, this time with local favorite Keith Greeninger. From the award-winning trio City Folk, to his solo work, Keith continues to grow his appreciative audience and spread his enthusiasm to “get music into your […]
Songs and Stories #25 and #26: Dayan Kai and Steve Uccello
I’ve found that doing these “interviews” around our kitchen table changes what might be a standard interview into a looser, more chatty…well, visit around a kitchen table. Awhile back I talked to multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter Dayan Kai (along with bass player […]