interview Archive
07 Jul 2025
Roy Rogers: The Blues is a Statement
Though he was named after the King of the Cowboys, guitarist Roy Rogers isn’t a country and western yodeler. The Bay Area resident and Redding, California native is an acclaimed […]
04 Jul 2025
Adventures in Greaseland: Kid Andersen
Guitarist, songwriter and producer Christoffer “Kid” Andersen is a blues traveler. His musical journey began in his native Norway; taking up the guitar at age 11, he was inspired by […]
03 Jul 2025
Bollywood to the Blues: Aki Kumar
Bay Area singer and harmonica player Aki Kumar has one of the more unusual back stories in blues. Born in Mumbai, India to music-loving parents, he was always immersed in […]
02 Jul 2025
Blues is Booming in the Bay Area
NOTE: This feature was written to preview the festival that took place in mid-June 2025. — bk Well into its fifth decade, popular Fountain Blues Festival expands to two days […]
24 Jun 2025
Yacht Rock Revue Charts a Course for Success
Yacht Rock Revue showcases a style of music of the past, one that has sometimes been looked down upon by self-styled captains of musical taste. But in a musical marketplace […]
06 Jun 2025
EXTC: This is (Still) Pop
EXTC Retools XTC’s Music for 21st Century Audiences The music of one of the most creative bands of the rock era is back. The band itself is not, but a […]
22 May 2025
All Roads Lead to 880 South
The band 880 South has its roots in the South Bay. Across three-plus decades and thousands of miles, the reggae-infused band has weathered twists, turns, successes, breakups and reformations. But […]
21 May 2025
50 Years On, Buzzcocks Still Have Harmony in Their Heads
Buzzcocks came roaring out of the UK punk scene of the late 1970s. But the influential Manchester group launched in 1976 stood apart from contemporaries like Sex Pistols and The […]
08 May 2025
Cypress Hill Meets Reno Phil (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… Altieri: With all the different musicians in the Reno Phil, we all have our different ideas in approaching something like this. Usually it takes a conductor […]
06 May 2025
Killer Queen: Guaranteed to Blow Your Mind (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… How did that lead to the band getting going? The idea of tribute bands was really only just starting then. At the time there was this […]