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French Fries and Gravy
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
On May 29 and 30, the Casbah will host the Ché Underground Reunion, a gathering of bands and fans who ...
Raising the Red Flag
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Eighties electronic duo Red Flag performed for the first time in San Diego since 2002 on April 22 at the ...
Fooled Around and Felt Surreal
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
On May 14, 1976, Bay Area blues group the Elvin Bishop Band, with 25-year-old Johnny Vernazza on guitar, recorded their ...
Crawdaddy's Plight
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
A website, paulwilliams.com, has been set up to help raise money for the care of author Paul Williams, who in ...
More Acoustic Coffee
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
The fifth incarnation of Java Joe’s, a music venue known as a launching pad for the careers of Jason Mraz, ...
Heard It All Before
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Katy Perry’s new single, “Broken,” sounds familiar, it’s not your imagination. The same song, with minor lyrical revisions, was released ...
Not So Quiet on the Set
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009
While much is being made of pop stars Beyoncé and Mos Def portraying music icons Etta James and Chuck Berry ...
Goodbye Again
Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008
William “Doc” Hunter, 70, jazz pianist, Chicago Six, South Market Street Jazz Band. d. 1/8/08. Bob Finch, 82, jazz bassist ...
Strange Stage Moments
Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008
Randy Seol/Strawberry Alarm Clock: “We got to play the big music festival, Cal Jam II [in 1978], on a side ...
Overdue
Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008
It’s a long way from swinging 1969 London, but over the past few months at Earthling studios in El Cajon, ...