Dave Alvin

Darryl Holter 's music can be classified as that of a folk singer, an American roots artist, or if you want to stretch a bit, a pop artist. Read More

Last month, veteran San Diego blues and roots-rock singer Candye Kane was saluted by members of the local music community at a benefit concert at Croce's. Read More

The Stagecoach Country Music Festival moved into its seventh edition this weekend, and even though that's young by festival standards, Stagecoach has become enough of a cultural force that participants and fans are beginning to use it as a yardstick on their lives, like penciled growth marks scribbled on a family's kitchen wall. Acts that once were low in the ranks have sprouted up to the top of the heap, some elder members of the musical family have passed on, a few estranged relatives have returned to the fold, and new blood is welcomed into the mix with each succeeding year. Read More

Eli Young Band, Brett Eldredge, Sara Evans, Alabama, Jason Aldean, J.D. Crowe, The Mavericks, Chris Isaak and Old Man Markley also have come to Indio, California to make live performances. Read More

After a relatively low-key first day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival on Friday, with just a half-dozen acts on a single stage, the music kicked into high gear Saturday. Read More