Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Author David Baerwald's debut novel, "The Fire Agent." (Brian Beker/Spiegel & Grau) David Baerwald played bass in a 1970s Los ...

A German Jew in Tokyo during the early 20th century becomes a spy reporting on the rise of fascism in Japan.

For over 40-years Baerwald has worked on mastering the art of the song, now he’s taking on a new form of written expression ...

David Baerwald is the type of guy best described as wiry. Slight of build, he has a firm handshake and piercing green eyes. Peppered with brown flecks, they're notably expressive as the gateway to a ...

David Baerwald hasn’t performed much on a regular basis since he was a teenager and part of Los Angeles’ late-’70s punk scene with the band The Spastics. But something about this year, the ...

Forty years ago, David Baerwald broke into the Top 40, co-writing and creating the David + David album “Welcome to the Boomtown.” It was fueled by his daily life. “Downtown Los Angeles was my muse,” ...

Although he has commonly been associated with the more glossy L.A. roots-rock community through his work in David + David and with Sheryl Crow, Baerwald has nevertheless always flirted with the ...