A real Hawaiian-style wedding, at a University by the Sea warm-up
Linda and Terry Eason were married nearly 25 years ago at 423 E. First St. in the East Village Arts District–but there they were again Tuesday morning in matching Hawaiian shirts,

Glen Glenn and the half-century of reverb

PHOTO by DOMINIQUE ANGLARES
Before it was Glen Glenn, it was just Glen Troutman: a Missouri-born country singer who in the early ’50s played country dance hall shows and made the rounds on local TV stations (including Les “Carrot Top” Anderson’s County Barn Dance on channel 13, on which [...]

The happy Wanda Jackson country gospel rockabilly show

Writer Nick Tosches called Oklahoma’s star daughter Wanda Jackson “the greatest menstruating rock & roll singer whom the world has ever known,” and although the National Endowment for the Arts may not have had that specific phrase in mind, they so agreed with the general sentiment that they [...]

Health care reform goes the way of Elvis
Nine days ago we noted that on the same day the Sacramento Bee reported the prospects for a deal between the governor and the legislature on health care reform were dead, the San Francisco Chronicle said the deal “draws closer”. Today the Chron, nine days older and nine [...]