Oct 18th, 2008 · William Claxton, who died Oct. 11, put the California light and sand into his photographs of jazz musicians. Claxton's stunning black-and-white images helped make Chet Baker a star and defined an era of West Coast jazz.
Oct 14th, 2008 · As opposed to the hard-bop sound dominant on the East Coast during the '50s, the West Coast sound was a bit mellower and more lyrical, with blended harmonies and more interest in composition and arrangement than improvisation. In these five songs, you'll hear all the definitive aspects of the West Coast jazz sound.
Sep 1st, 2008 · As part of "California Dreamin'," Day to Day's series of stories about the state of the California dream, the show asked listeners to submit their favorite West Coast songs. Here are five of their picks. They weren't all written in praise of the Golden State, but this is the music that reminds Californians of home.
Apr 21st, 2008 · Sera Cahoone comes out of the extremely fruitful coterie of Carissa's Wierd [sic]. Unlike her former cohorts tendency towards rock-based West Coast music, Cahoone's country-infused music is soft and quiet like an old shawl.
Apr 12th, 2008 · The West Coast has seen a severe shortage of King Salmon in the past year, so lawmakers cancelled this year's salmon fishing season. Veteran salmon fisherman Don Stanley of Half Moon Bay in California Host talks with Andrea Seabrook about how this summer's ban will affect their livelihood.
Mar 23rd, 2008 · In her book Sundays in America, Suzanne Strempek Shea discusses a yearlong pilgrimage, during which she visited a different Christian church every Sunday. The journey took her from her New England home to the West Coast to the Deep South to the Midwest.
Mar 14th, 2008 · U.S. officials are on the brink of forbidding salmon fishing along the West Coast because of a major collapse in the salmon population. Marine experts say they are witnessing the worst crisis in the salmon population in at least 40 years.
Dec 13th, 2007 · Wild salmon runs on Canada's West Coast are being ravaged by sea lice linked to fish farms, according to a study whose authors say some kinds of wild salmon will be near extinction if the lice infestations at British Columbia salmon farms continue. By some accounts, the study reflects a dark side of industrial-scale fish farming.