Del Barber is a Canadian singer-songwriter who resides in the small town of Inglis, Manitoba. Del has been nominated for three Juno Awards (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy) and has been nominated eight times (5 wins) for Western Canadian Music Awards. He is preparing to release his eighth studio album, Almanac, in early spring. […]
Rosy Nolan photos by Deb Morrison and John Hancock (live shots) Americana musician Rosy Nolan grew up in San Francisco, lived in Berkeley and Oakland, and then spent eight years in New York City after time in Santa Cruz, Los Angeles and London. Her musical journey covered ground from punk to Carter family fiddle music and into […]
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Amanda Shires brought her fiddle, her wonderful music and quirky personality to the world-famous Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, CA. Shires is out promoting her newest solo album, Take It Like a Man. Shires interacted with the crowd throughout the night, at one point telling one audience member how much she liked her shirt, […]
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Farm Truck — Sadie Sadie, the debut album from one of Southern California’s premier alt-country bands, Farm Truck, is finally here. The ten-song album showcases lead-singer and founding member of the band, Craig Fischer’s excellent songwriting skills. Fischer has a way of telling a poignant story with his songs. Take for example the story of Sadie. […]
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd brought his “Trouble Is 25” tour to San Diego recently. Shepherd’s father, Ken Shepherd, introduced him to a very enthusiastic Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay crowd. Humphrey’s is a beautiful outdoor venue overlooking the San Diego harbor. The weather was perfect for a night of hot blues music and Kenny delivered. From […]
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Father John Misty at Humphrey’s By the Bay w/ Suki Waterhouse opening Father John Misty performed the first of two sold out nights at Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay on San Diego on August 3. The show, a rare non-seated show, at the venue was mostly 20 somethings but there were a few older folks, […]
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Hayes Carll with Anna Tivel opening — review Hayes Carll closed out his 25 club shows in 30 days at the world-famous Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, CA on April 30th. Carll was scheduled to wrap up his tour with a festival show the following day at Stagecoach Festival in Indio, CA. On […]
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Orville Peck — Humphreys By the Bay Alt-county star Orville Peck brought his 2022 Bronco tour to a sold out, standing room only crowd at Humphreys by the Bay Concerts in San Diego, CA on April 25th. Fresh off his performances at Coachella, the fringed mask wearing South African singer and his band put on […]
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Local San Diego band, Mrs. Henry played tribute to The Band’s ”Last Waltz” at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach recently. Mrs. Henry, along with a virtual who’s who of San Diego County musicians performed the entire set from the film to a very rambunctious, sold-out crowd. Mrs. Henry is Jody Bagley (keys and […]
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Morgan Wade — Belly Up Tavern 11/16 I had the pleasure of attending and photographing a Lucero concert recently at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, California. The opener, Morgan Wade, was someone I had not really heard much about until I found out she was opening the show. As always, I like to check […]
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