Dryw Keltz

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Waters's Wall Live — a Good Old-Fashioned Ear-Ringer

Once you have seen enough live rock and roll, you learn that the best part of a set is the spontaneous moment all the players onstage click on something completely unplanned. Roger Waters's touring production ...

fIREHOSE Rages Full On at Belly Up

As a gift to the good people of San Diego, the reunited fIREHOSE crammed a Belly Up set between their two Coachella weekend appearances. The band walked onstage with little fanfare to set up some ...

The Mashti's Little Journey

Itai, Erica, and Neil are no longer the Mashtis. The band has apparently called it quits after a notable three-year run. The seven-inch “A Canopy of Sundays” and the complimentary digital EP included for free ...

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Dryw Keltz's Blog Entries

Craig Finn Brought Some Guns to Casbah

Seeing Craig Finn without the backdrop of the Hold Steady was a bit jarring at first. I felt as if I were a witness to someone cheating on his wife. Especially since this "solo" show ...

Words of Wisdom from Stephen Malkmus

Armed with rookie drummer Jake Morris, Stephen Malkmus and his Jicks returned to the Belly Up in support of their new album Mirror Trash. The band garnered a solid turnout for a Thursday night, even ...

Blitzen Trapper vs. Dawes

When two throwback acts such as Blitzen Trapper and Dawes split a bill at Belly Up, everyone who missed being a teen in the ’70s gets a little Almost Famous for a night. Of course, ...

Lieutenant Facemelter in Training for Air Guitar Championship

I met up with Lieutenant Facemelter and noted San Diego plastic surgeon Dr. Donald Flamenco to talk air guitar and dissolved faces. We chatted in a coffee shop 10 minutes away from Facemelter’s top secret ...

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