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The Paladins' Thomas Yearsley survives hit by train, but his dog did not
By Dave Good, Published Sept. 1, 2010
“Which one of you is Thomas Yearsley?” At 10:30 on a Friday night, a car parks in front of Yearsley’s recording studio on Wisconsin Street in Oceanside. The driver identifies herself as the mother of a ...
Hillcrest Farmers' Market mainstays Shawn Rohlf and the Buskers
By Jay Allen Sanford, Published Sept. 1, 2010
“The new band name on this record is Shawn Rohlf and the Buskers,” says the now-titular leader of the group formerly known as the 7th Day Buskers. Rohlf founded the band in 1997, playing guitar, banjo, ...
Now You Know: Space Nature sings songs about bats and blood and stuff
By Chad Deal, Published Sept. 1, 2010
“I put in a dollar and got one song,” says Space Nature singer Matt Meyers at East Village dive the Jewel Box. Both the Hank Williams and Cramps tracks skip on the jukebox, so “The Wizard” ...
UCSD's toy-piano man Scott Paulson channels Jerry Lewis
By Dave Good, Published Sept. 1, 2010
“I think I’m stealing this line from Kathy Griffin, but we all need to find the strong black woman inside of us and set her ... More Post a comment
I Just Want to Bang on This Drum All Day
By Jay Allen Sanford, Published Aug. 25, 2010
With the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics placing the national unemployment rate at around 9.5 percent, we asked local performers about ... More Post a comment
Rocked Her Face
By Jay Allen Sanford, Published Aug. 25, 2010
“A neighbor asked us to stop practicing because the bass was hurting her daughter’s face,” says Manic Diffusion guitarist Eliot Bourk. “We practice at our ... More Comments (3)
The Terminator Tango
By Jay Allen Sanford, Published Aug. 25, 2010
“My music is a combination of classical, Latin, and world-music influences,” says guitarist William Wilson, who studied with renowned flamenco guitarist Fred Benedetti while attending ... More Post a comment
Shred Gnarnia
By Chad Deal, Published Aug. 18, 2010
“The greatest thing about this camp is that you really get to see that kids are such a wealth of creativity,” says Christine Gilardi, three-year ... More Post a comment
Lieutenant Facemelter
By Dryw Keltz, Published Aug. 18, 2010
Jason Farnan has returned to his Mira Mesa home and Sorrento Valley computer gig after an impressive showing at the U.S. Air Guitar Championships, held ... More Post a comment
Moving Write Along
By Jay Allen Sanford, Published Aug. 18, 2010
It’s been around four years since brothers Jayme and Andy Ralph founded their quiet coffeehouse band Writer, and little has changed with the group’s acoustic ... More Post a comment
Record Release Roundup
By Jay Allen Sanford, Published Aug. 18, 2010
New electronica duo the Eris Sisters will debut tracks from their freshman album DownHEAR at the Club Zu Boat Party IV, which cruises the harbor ... More Comments (4)
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