Americana Rockabilly: The Quarter Mile Combo

The Sonoma four-piece act,  The Quarter Mile Combo, on the heels of their 2010 release “Motels, Gas and Beer,” performs at the Verdi Club this Wednesday, September 15, 2424 Mariposa, San Francisco. 9 p.m., $12. Kept solid by drummer Gary Daly, and Todd Troublemaker’s upright bass slappin’, Justin Barr slings sweeping guitar solos and riffs alongside powerhouse [...]

Ólöf Arnalds: “Innundir Skinni” visits San Francisco

–By Julia Dodge Ólöf Arnalds, with her extra terrestrial-pitch and soothing accoustic guitar, opens up a world of magic on her sophomore album, “Innundir Skinni.” If you’ve been feeling emotionally-stunted, computer-logged or crushed by the weight of the world, the Icelandic folk princess will make it all go away. Seriously. Like the ephierial and liberating sounds of Tori [...]

All that Jazz: Mimi Fox

–By Suzanne Corson With fingers flying over the fretboard and passion in her heart, acclaimed jazz guitarist and composer Mimi Fox celebrates the release this month of her latest DVD, Mimi Fox: Live at the Palladium. Fox has been named International Critics Poll winner in six consecutive Downbeat Magazine polls and has performed with luminaries [...]

Emily Jane White: The Poetic “Victorian American”

Like a modern-day Nico, Emily Jane White’s voice, deep and somber, sounds like it’s from a faraway land. However, this mod-haired folk singer is a California native, born and raised in the Mendacino seaside town of Fort Bragg, the influential factor for her second album, “Victorian American.” Another one for “Team California”. Sweet. If you think this is just [...]