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Live Five: The Tourmaliners, International Pop Overthrow, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Morricone Youth, Stoney B. Blues
Surf, pop, RnB, blues, and soundtrack rock in Shelter Island, City Heights, Solana Beach, Little Italy
Mad Max: Killer soundtrack.
The Tourmaliners at Humphreys Backstage Music Club
August 14
The Tourmaliners are fronted by Deven Berryhill, the son of Bob Berryhill, founding member and guitarist of the 1960s surf rock group the Surfaris. An Orange County native, Berryhill attended Point Loma Nazarene College (now University), where he had a campus band named Transcendence. In the early 2000s, he and his brother joined their parents in a family-band version of the Surfaris. The Tourmaliners were assembled to emulate the classic sounds and songs of the golden age of surfing, from around 1959 through 1964. Their sophomore full-length Surfidia won Best Rock Album at the 2023 San Diego Music Awards. Now signed to local label Pacific Records, they have a new album in the works recorded live at Tio Leo’s. The event includes Kela Sako, who recently collaborated with the band on a single covering classic songs “Angel Baby” and “Sukiyaki.”
International Pop Overthrow San Diego at Black Cat Bar
August 15 and 16
This year’s local edition International Pop Overthrow music festival features multiple bands over two nights, all playing short sets punctuated by quick transitions between acts, with the overall emphasis on melodic, hook-filled music. The event taking place August 15 at the Black Cat Bar in City Heights includes a Kitten's Pharmacy reunion with singer-guitarist Scott Samuels, Andrew Bissessar (drums), and David Farmer, the original bass player. Paying tribute to their late vocalist Kit Johnson, who died in 2018, the band will perform tunes from their 1998 release Recommended By Doctors, accompanied by Thom Hughes on guitar and singer Penni Hawkins recreating Johnson's vocal parts.
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe at Belly Up Tavern
August 15 and 16
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
Saxophonist Karl Denson made his mark playing sax with Lenny Kravitz's band, and he and DJ Greyboy came to local prominence with the Greyboy Allstars, formed in 1997. In 2008, the Karl Denson Trio won Best Jazz Album at the San Diego Music Awards, for their record Lunar Orbit. He was recruited in 2014 to play with the Rolling Stones' backing band in Australia and New Zealand. Early the following year, Ron Wood told Radio.com that the Rolling Stones would launch a North American tour in summer 2015, with Denson replacing their sax player Bobby Keys, who died the previous December. His band Karl Denson's Tiny Universe bridges fusion jazz and R&B soul with progressive freak rock.
August 17
"We have all these recordings of us doing actual soundtrack stuff, which we've played around town for years," says guitarist Devon Goldberg, aka Devon E. Levins (Creedle, Rust), who founded Morricone Youth in 1999, a year after moving from San Diego to New York City. The band’s original music is full of sounds that recall noir thrillers, monster movies, and spaghetti westerns, reminiscent of work done by cinematic composers Lalo Schifrin, Henry Mancini, and especially Ennio Morricone. For this Little Italy appearance, they will be performing original and reinterpreted music from silent films and midnight movies such as Night of the Living Dead, Mad Max, Danger Diabolik, The Lodger, and others. More information and a special guest opener will be announced on the band’s Instagram page.
Stoney B. Blues at Humphreys Backstage Music Club
August 19
The Stoney B. Blues Band is fronted by singer/guitarist Michael Stone, aka Stoney B., a transplant from New Orleans by way of Chicago, whose father is Lil' Howling Wolf, aka Jessie Sanders. “My dad was mentored by Howlin’ Wolf, and he introduced me to many blues legends in the Chicago scene,” says Stoney, a U.S. Army veteran. The Stoney B. Blues Band debut performance was July 8, 2010, at the South Park Bar and Grill. His 2011 album It’s Showtime was nominated Best Blues CD at that year’s San Diego Music Awards, and his group was nominated Best Blues Band at the 2018 SDMAs. He’s also known locally as the founder and host of San Diego's Blues Summit, which he began in 2012.
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Live Five: The Tourmaliners, International Pop Overthrow, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Morricone Youth, Stoney B. Blues
Surf, pop, RnB, blues, and soundtrack rock in Shelter Island, City Heights, Solana Beach, Little Italy
Live Five: The Tourmaliners, International Pop Overthrow, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Morricone Youth, Stoney B. Blues
Surf, pop, RnB, blues, and soundtrack rock in Shelter Island, City Heights, Solana Beach, Little Italy
Mad Max: Killer soundtrack.
The Tourmaliners at Humphreys Backstage Music Club
August 14
The Tourmaliners are fronted by Deven Berryhill, the son of Bob Berryhill, founding member and guitarist of the 1960s surf rock group the Surfaris. An Orange County native, Berryhill attended Point Loma Nazarene College (now University), where he had a campus band named Transcendence. In the early 2000s, he and his brother joined their parents in a family-band version of the Surfaris. The Tourmaliners were assembled to emulate the classic sounds and songs of the golden age of surfing, from around 1959 through 1964. Their sophomore full-length Surfidia won Best Rock Album at the 2023 San Diego Music Awards. Now signed to local label Pacific Records, they have a new album in the works recorded live at Tio Leo’s. The event includes Kela Sako, who recently collaborated with the band on a single covering classic songs “Angel Baby” and “Sukiyaki.”
International Pop Overthrow San Diego at Black Cat Bar
August 15 and 16
This year’s local edition International Pop Overthrow music festival features multiple bands over two nights, all playing short sets punctuated by quick transitions between acts, with the overall emphasis on melodic, hook-filled music. The event taking place August 15 at the Black Cat Bar in City Heights includes a Kitten's Pharmacy reunion with singer-guitarist Scott Samuels, Andrew Bissessar (drums), and David Farmer, the original bass player. Paying tribute to their late vocalist Kit Johnson, who died in 2018, the band will perform tunes from their 1998 release Recommended By Doctors, accompanied by Thom Hughes on guitar and singer Penni Hawkins recreating Johnson's vocal parts.
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe at Belly Up Tavern
August 15 and 16
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
Saxophonist Karl Denson made his mark playing sax with Lenny Kravitz's band, and he and DJ Greyboy came to local prominence with the Greyboy Allstars, formed in 1997. In 2008, the Karl Denson Trio won Best Jazz Album at the San Diego Music Awards, for their record Lunar Orbit. He was recruited in 2014 to play with the Rolling Stones' backing band in Australia and New Zealand. Early the following year, Ron Wood told Radio.com that the Rolling Stones would launch a North American tour in summer 2015, with Denson replacing their sax player Bobby Keys, who died the previous December. His band Karl Denson's Tiny Universe bridges fusion jazz and R&B soul with progressive freak rock.
August 17
"We have all these recordings of us doing actual soundtrack stuff, which we've played around town for years," says guitarist Devon Goldberg, aka Devon E. Levins (Creedle, Rust), who founded Morricone Youth in 1999, a year after moving from San Diego to New York City. The band’s original music is full of sounds that recall noir thrillers, monster movies, and spaghetti westerns, reminiscent of work done by cinematic composers Lalo Schifrin, Henry Mancini, and especially Ennio Morricone. For this Little Italy appearance, they will be performing original and reinterpreted music from silent films and midnight movies such as Night of the Living Dead, Mad Max, Danger Diabolik, The Lodger, and others. More information and a special guest opener will be announced on the band’s Instagram page.
Stoney B. Blues at Humphreys Backstage Music Club
August 19
The Stoney B. Blues Band is fronted by singer/guitarist Michael Stone, aka Stoney B., a transplant from New Orleans by way of Chicago, whose father is Lil' Howling Wolf, aka Jessie Sanders. “My dad was mentored by Howlin’ Wolf, and he introduced me to many blues legends in the Chicago scene,” says Stoney, a U.S. Army veteran. The Stoney B. Blues Band debut performance was July 8, 2010, at the South Park Bar and Grill. His 2011 album It’s Showtime was nominated Best Blues CD at that year’s San Diego Music Awards, and his group was nominated Best Blues Band at the 2018 SDMAs. He’s also known locally as the founder and host of San Diego's Blues Summit, which he began in 2012.