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Live Five: Dead Rock West, Scary Pierre, Lenny Kaye, Moondaddy, Black Market III
Rock, psychedelia, blues, and dream pop in Little Italy, Mission Valley, and Solana Beach
Tim Flannery and the Lunatic Fringe, set to play the Belly Up on August 13.
August 7
Frank Lee Drennen's band Dead Rock West formed in 1992, while the singer/songwriter/guitarist was still in Gregory Page's project the Hatchet Brothers and his own group Loam. Co-singer Cindy Wasserman's brother is famed bass player Rob Wasserman. Their most recent album Glitter & Gold came with a politically charged single and video for “Revolution in the Garden,” written 30 years ago by Drennen and indie rocker Patrick Dennis when they played in a Leucadia duo called The Homer Gunns. The bill includes Cash & Skye, a Los Angeles-based duo comprised of Henri Cash and Sophia Skye.
August 9
“ Scary Pierre is driven by a darkly infectious post-punk sound with a hedonistic rock ‘n’ roll streak,” according to the website for this female-fronted rock group. Formed in early 2018, the band features Black Hondo singer Lucina Mays Gonzalez, guitarist Alia Jyawook (Vaginals, Hot Nerds), bassist Mike Delgado (Moving Units, shark Attack), and drummer Charlie Brownell (Buzzkill Romantics, Creepxotica). Whittier, California post-punk group Plague Vendor headlines a bill that also features locals Mistress 77, whose most recent full-length Can’t Stop dropped in 2023.
Lenny Kaye at Town & Country Hotel & Convention Center
August 10
It’s time again for Tiki Oasis, taking place over several days and featuring fashion shows, sunset dinners, disc jockeys, art exhibits, educational seminars, a Tiki Marketplace, tropical cocktails curated by mixologists, and more. Even without a membership badge, some events can be attended with a separate ticket purchase, such as Sunday’s performance by Lenny Kaye. Known for his work with Patti Smith and for producing others, he has for decades helmed the popular Nuggets series of underground garage band compilations, as well as co-authoring Waylon Jennings’ autobiography. Hosted by Mike and Anja Stax of locally-published Ugly Things Magazine, the Tiki Oasis closing party includes pinball games, go-go dancers, vinyl record vendors, a no-host bar, DJ Tony the Tyger, and local mod mainstays The Loons will also perform.
Moondaddy at the Belly Up Tavern
August 12
Moondaddy is a dream pop quintet founded in 2020 by singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Cara Potiker. Their debut Poet Lies landed them a slot on DeVotchKa’s sold-out West Coast tour, plus they opened for Cryogeyser and Peel Dream Magazine, and played a sold-out 2700-person show opening for Beabadoobie at Soma. A recent EP called Lightwave Lightwave was co-produced by Manuel Calderon (Animal Collective, Beach House) and mastered/cut from the tapes to a lacquer by Paul Gold (Grizzly Bear, Animal Collective), with its lead single “Conquer Me” earning substantial airplay and streams. Moondaddy headlines an all-local lineup that also includes Exit Party and Omo Cloud.
Black Market III at the Belly Up Tavern
August 13
Formed as a working side project by Scottie Blinn while in-between recording and touring with the Mississippi Mudsharks, Black Market III (originally known as Black Market Baby) plays hard-hitting, soulful blues and Americana roots music. Blinn’s tenure as frontman for the Mississippi Mudsharks includes multiple San Diego Music Awards and nominations (three wins, twelve nominations), and several European blues chart topping CDs. This Solana Beach performance will be the final local Black Market III date before a two-month European tour, with the evening set to include guest appearances by Laura Chavez and Jody Bagley. Also performing will be Tim Flannery and his band The Lunatic Fringe.
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Live Five: Dead Rock West, Scary Pierre, Lenny Kaye, Moondaddy, Black Market III
Rock, psychedelia, blues, and dream pop in Little Italy, Mission Valley, and Solana Beach
Live Five: Dead Rock West, Scary Pierre, Lenny Kaye, Moondaddy, Black Market III
Rock, psychedelia, blues, and dream pop in Little Italy, Mission Valley, and Solana Beach
Tim Flannery and the Lunatic Fringe, set to play the Belly Up on August 13.
August 7
Frank Lee Drennen's band Dead Rock West formed in 1992, while the singer/songwriter/guitarist was still in Gregory Page's project the Hatchet Brothers and his own group Loam. Co-singer Cindy Wasserman's brother is famed bass player Rob Wasserman. Their most recent album Glitter & Gold came with a politically charged single and video for “Revolution in the Garden,” written 30 years ago by Drennen and indie rocker Patrick Dennis when they played in a Leucadia duo called The Homer Gunns. The bill includes Cash & Skye, a Los Angeles-based duo comprised of Henri Cash and Sophia Skye.
August 9
“ Scary Pierre is driven by a darkly infectious post-punk sound with a hedonistic rock ‘n’ roll streak,” according to the website for this female-fronted rock group. Formed in early 2018, the band features Black Hondo singer Lucina Mays Gonzalez, guitarist Alia Jyawook (Vaginals, Hot Nerds), bassist Mike Delgado (Moving Units, shark Attack), and drummer Charlie Brownell (Buzzkill Romantics, Creepxotica). Whittier, California post-punk group Plague Vendor headlines a bill that also features locals Mistress 77, whose most recent full-length Can’t Stop dropped in 2023.
Lenny Kaye at Town & Country Hotel & Convention Center
August 10
It’s time again for Tiki Oasis, taking place over several days and featuring fashion shows, sunset dinners, disc jockeys, art exhibits, educational seminars, a Tiki Marketplace, tropical cocktails curated by mixologists, and more. Even without a membership badge, some events can be attended with a separate ticket purchase, such as Sunday’s performance by Lenny Kaye. Known for his work with Patti Smith and for producing others, he has for decades helmed the popular Nuggets series of underground garage band compilations, as well as co-authoring Waylon Jennings’ autobiography. Hosted by Mike and Anja Stax of locally-published Ugly Things Magazine, the Tiki Oasis closing party includes pinball games, go-go dancers, vinyl record vendors, a no-host bar, DJ Tony the Tyger, and local mod mainstays The Loons will also perform.
Moondaddy at the Belly Up Tavern
August 12
Moondaddy is a dream pop quintet founded in 2020 by singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Cara Potiker. Their debut Poet Lies landed them a slot on DeVotchKa’s sold-out West Coast tour, plus they opened for Cryogeyser and Peel Dream Magazine, and played a sold-out 2700-person show opening for Beabadoobie at Soma. A recent EP called Lightwave Lightwave was co-produced by Manuel Calderon (Animal Collective, Beach House) and mastered/cut from the tapes to a lacquer by Paul Gold (Grizzly Bear, Animal Collective), with its lead single “Conquer Me” earning substantial airplay and streams. Moondaddy headlines an all-local lineup that also includes Exit Party and Omo Cloud.
Black Market III at the Belly Up Tavern
August 13
Formed as a working side project by Scottie Blinn while in-between recording and touring with the Mississippi Mudsharks, Black Market III (originally known as Black Market Baby) plays hard-hitting, soulful blues and Americana roots music. Blinn’s tenure as frontman for the Mississippi Mudsharks includes multiple San Diego Music Awards and nominations (three wins, twelve nominations), and several European blues chart topping CDs. This Solana Beach performance will be the final local Black Market III date before a two-month European tour, with the evening set to include guest appearances by Laura Chavez and Jody Bagley. Also performing will be Tim Flannery and his band The Lunatic Fringe.