From the July/August 2022 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Blair Jackson

There was a time—around six decades ago, during the 1950s/’60s folk and blues explosion—when budding teenage musicians Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal figuratively (and sometimes literally) sat a

A North Park apartment project will have 94 apartments designed for middle-income tenants. (Rendering courtesy of Ben Arcia of McCullough)

Tomorrow (February 9) the Encinitas City Council will hear an appeal concerning a proposal to turn a drive-thru Jack in the Box into a drive-thru Starbucks.

It's no simple swap, city staff decided last November when the planning commission determined that the project at 1967 San Elijo Av

MC5 guitarist and co-founder Wayne Kramer replies without hesitation when asked where Oceanside’s Stevie Salas ranks among the guitarists with whom he’s worked. “He’s just…my hero. I would say he’s just about the best. He can really play. One of the things I appreciate is that he i

Ijale dropped his sophomore album last year, OTTN (On To The Next), and it’s a jam packed ride that caught the attention of both media and fans.

Deep down on that album is the song No Weapon that started off with strums on a bass guitar.

Ijale has opened up his Ableton Live

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Cloudy early with some clearing expected late. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 76F. Winds light and variable.

BEMIDJI, Minn. — When Tanner Lene was told last year that he needed to join an addiction recovery group, he wasn't particularly enthusiastic about the idea. It seemed strange and uncomfortable.

“I’d kind of gotten into some trouble, and I had to get a chemical dependency assessment

CORPUS CHRISTI — “Frankie and Jonny were lovers,” Helen Southern sang an old folk song and she played her guitar. “Lordy, how they could love.”

Southern said her love for music was deep rooted.

“All of the boys in that family was very talented,” Southern sai

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Based on two of Traum’s personal custom Santa Cruz guitars, the HT/13 offers a decidedly unique experience among modern acoustics. Starting from the concert-sized H model, it has a robust body depth of 4.875″ at the endpin. Combined with the 13-fret

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