Best New Music The Muse: Tim Easton, “California Bars” By Andrew Leahey May 7, 2012, 12:10pm Share on X (Opens in new window)X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Facebook California bars are lonely places on this bluesy acoustic ballad, delivered by Tim Easton in a rough, sandpaper-scrubbed voice that sounds as though it could really use a good shot of whiskey.