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Takin’ It to New Orleans: Mission Bay High School’s Preservationists
By Dave Good — February 22, 2012, 10:53 a.m.
“I said this was Fat Tuesday, not lazy Tuesday.” JP (short for Jean Paul) Balmat, the music director at Mission Bay High School laughs, but he is listening. His star pupils, the Preservationists, a NOLA-style jazz group are running down a song in the band room. To a casual listener ... Post a comment
Superhuman
By Garrett Harris — February 22, 2012, 10:14 a.m.
If greatness is overcoming adversity then Jay Hunter Morris is great. He flew across the country, stepped into a demanding role sans rehearsal, presented a fully developed character, and made it look easy. His performance as Captain Ahab in *Moby Dick* on Tuesday night was mind boggling. Mr. Morris’ website ... Post a comment
Queen Bee's Abuzz Over Lake Street Dive
By Mary Leary — February 22, 2012, 7:56 a.m.
The upright bass so deftly manipulated by Bridget Kearney was too high in the mix. If the New England Conservatory-seeded band wasn’t used to adapting to diverse environments, this could have been a problem. Forty-plus appreciators, some of whom seemed new to Lake Street Dive (in its first San Diego ... Post a comment
2-22-03: The Day Paul McCartney Played a Private Local Bday Party
By Jay Allen Sanford — February 22, 2012, 3:59 a.m.
Nine years ago today... 2-22-03: **Paul McCartney** played a private party in Rancho Santa Fe. When Ralph Whitworth threw his wife a 50th birthday party at Delicias restaurant, he forked out a million bucks (for charity) to have McCartney perform for the crowd of around 150. Macca and band (including ... Post a comment
Kurt Rosenwinkel Standards Trio Feb. 24
By Robert Bush — February 21, 2012, 7:42 p.m.
Athenaeum Jazz at The Studio will continue its concert series with a special one: guitarist **Kurt Rosenwinkel's Standards Trio** on Friday, Feb. 24. Joining Rosenwinkel will be double bassist **Ugonna Okegwo** and drummer **Justin Faulkner**. Rosenwinkel emerged into the greater jazz consciousness in the '90s, and has established himself as ... Post a comment
Plack, Smith and Unicorn Play Fun Music
By Chad Deal — February 21, 2012, 5:51 p.m.
A couple years ago, my buddy and former bandmate Jesse Plack became bedridden with what doctors diagnosed as a rare and mysterious brain virus. After several months of debilitating weakness, Jesse pulled up his linoleum flooring one afternoon to find a jungle of fungi growing beneath the house. It rang ... Post a comment
Kim Fowley Undergoing Cancer Surgery Today, Feb. 21
By Jay Allen Sanford — February 20, 2012, 7:01 p.m.
72 year old famous former neighbor Kim Fowley enters the hospital today, February 21, for bladder cancer recall surgery. "Please pray for me," he posted on Facebook on Monday. "I need all the help I can get. To my enemies: Be careful, because only the good die young and Kim ... 3 comments
Truthy
By Garrett Harris — February 20, 2012, 6:16 p.m.
“I don’t worry about it. There is too much truth here [gesturing to the wall covered in recordings] to be diminished by anything or anyone”. I don’t know the name of the man who said that to me years ago at Tower Records. He was an ancient being who happened ... Post a comment
Ben Goldberg/ Jeff Parker/ Ches Smith open Fresh Sound series.
By Robert Bush — February 20, 2012, 4:26 p.m.
Cutting edge music curator **Bonnie Wright** is back in San Diego, fresh from a six-month sojourn in New York City, where she attended more than 150 concerts as part of her ongoing effort to stay on top of the new developments in the avant garde of improvised and contemporary classical ... Post a comment
Hills Like Elephants Announce Debut LP Release
By Chad Deal — February 20, 2012, 2:00 p.m.
Hills Like Elephants announced the release of their debut LP today after months in the studio with vintage drum machines, Moog plug-ins, an old school pump organ, and an “‘80s synthesizer with fans blowing in your face to cool it down,” says vox/keysman Sean Davenport. “The idea was to make ... Post a comment
Joshua White Quintet at 98 Bottles
By Robert Bush — February 19, 2012, 9:54 p.m.
Piano virtuoso **Joshua White** assembled a quintet of like-minded Southern California improvisers for an explosive and expansive evening of works by jazz icons Thelonious Monk and Ornette Coleman to a packed and enthusiastic audience in The Back Room at 98 Bottles Saturday night. San Diego jazz fans are extremely fortunate ... Post a comment
Yeah Buddy Tuesday - Batwings, Monogamy Party, Moosejaw, Secret Fun Club
By Chad Deal — February 19, 2012, 5:55 p.m.
As part of musician, label head, and promoter Ezequiel “Ziggy” Pelayo’s Yeah Buddy Tuesday series, Pelayo’s rock and roll outfit Moosejaw will be playing on the 28th with local noise-prone post-punk badasses Batwings and Secret Fun Club as well as heavyweight Seattle freak wiggle trio Monogamy Party. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdvYDn92tIQ "It's always ... Post a comment
Chris Leyva Covers 1957: Release Party February 25 @ the Griffin
By Jay Allen Sanford — February 19, 2012, 4:40 a.m.
“I have a new covers album called *1957* that’s mixed and done,” says busy Blizzard frontman Chris Leyva. Leyva already dropped a solo full-length this month, *Live Learn Loose* (released on Valentine's day). *1957* is a collection of vintage rockers, covering Elvis Presley, Eddie Cochran, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry ... Post a comment
End of the Road for Endoxi?
By Jay Allen Sanford — February 18, 2012, 6:07 p.m.
Earlier this month, hometown heroes the Vision of a Dying World played their last show. Now, it looks like Endoxi is calling it a day as well. "I'm going to keep touring constantly, for the rest of my life," according to singer/guitarist Chris Wilson, who says he's going to pursue ... Post a comment
Peter Sprague Is in a New York State of Mind
By Robert Bush — February 18, 2012, 1:05 p.m.
 Leucadia jazz guitarist **Peter Sprague** was in New York last month for a week, at a composers conference, as a perk of his $ 22,000 grant from Chamber Music America, the organization that funded his sprawling three movement composition, "Dr. Einstein's Spin," for jazz trio and string quartet. He's ... Post a comment
Switchfoot Launching World Tour, New Surfing Movie, more
By Jay Allen Sanford — February 17, 2012, 9:00 p.m.
Switchfoot's North American tour begins March 22 in Kahului, HI, after which they’ll headline the traveling Soundwave Festival in Australia and New Zealand, where they’ll shoot footage for their upcoming surf film Fading West. They'll kick things off locally on March 20 with An Evening with Switchfoot at La Jolla ... Post a comment
Joshua White Quintet at 98 Bottles Feb. 18
By Robert Bush — February 16, 2012, 6:40 p.m.
Feb. 18, a very special **Joshua White Quintet** will be performing in The Back Room at **98 Bottles** in Little Italy. The concert will focus on the music of innovators Thelonious Monk and Ornette Coleman. The Quintet is comprised of heavyweight musicians from the LA and Irvine area, featuring **Michael ... Post a comment
Ian Tordella Set to Release Second CD
By Dave Good — February 16, 2012, 4:22 p.m.
“I’m not sure what to call it. Electric space jazz, I guess.” On Saturday February 25 tenor saxist Ian Tordella will host a CD release party for his second album Tragic Comedy. He’ll be joined by Jeff Miles and Joey Carano on guitars, bassist Danny Weller, and Richard Sellers on ... Post a comment
Dave Mustaine Backtracks On Endorsement of Rick Santorum
By Dorian Hargrove — February 16, 2012, 9:55 a.m.
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine wants to set the record straight; he's hasn't endorsed presidential candidate Rick Santorum, at least not yet. Last week the former La Mesa resident and current resident of Fallbrook was quoted as saying: "I'm hoping that if it does come down to it, we'll see a ... Post a comment
Electronic Awakening at Spin Nightclub
By Chad Deal — February 15, 2012, 7:23 p.m.
Having gone from a weekly night at the Kava Lounge to a bass music mega-event at the three-story Spin Nightclub in Middletown, Elev8 is now in its fourth year of showcasing cutting-edge local and touring artists in glitch, midtempo, dubstep, and IDM. http://vimeo.com/14598789 This Saturday the 18th, Elev8 will be ... Post a comment
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