Acoustic Junction

As David Greig's Midsummer begins its run at London's Soho Theatre next week, it is tempting to suggest that this love story interspersed by gentle indie tunes from the Scottish singer-songwriter Gordon McIntyre is leading the way in a whole new genre: the play with songs. Read More

While there were some predictable tunes like Jim Miller's walk out to Credence Clearwater Revival's " Bad Moon Rising " and Gilbert Yvel's confident strut to AC/DC's " Thunderstruck ," UFC 108 mostly was about the more unusual and creative songs, getting the new year off to a fresh start. Read More

For this installment of the 2009 roundups, we lasso those stray cd's of jazz that's really "out there." Read More

Cultural historians have given Bob Dylan his fair share of credit for significant contributions to popular music. Read More

"It's only rock'n'roll", someone used to sing. Read More

Whether a catchy melody or a well phrased lyric, what resonates and catches on with an audience, that ultimately makes a performer doing gigs in front of twenty people into a household name, isn't always an easy thing to quantify. Read More

Yesterday we went to McCabe's, the legendary guitar shop, music school and acoustic venue in Santa Monica. Read More

The countdown has begun for the Rockport New Year's Eve celebration. Read More