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Live Five: E.N Young, Black Heart Procession, the Sleepwalkers, Matte Blvck, Lilli Fest
Groove reggae, experimental slowcore, Chicano rock, dark pop, and an outdoor music festival in Little Italy, East Village, Carlsbad
Noche de Cumbia at Quartyard
August 13
“As a young kid getting into reggae music, I discovered dub and was immediately hooked and taken into a trance,” says groove reggae singer E.N Young. “It was after listening to the ambient spacey mixes from engineers like King Tubby, Scientist, [and] Mad Professor that I knew I needed to learn more about this art. Dub is an alternative mix to a song. Instead of focusing on the lead vocal or lead instrument, dub focuses on the drum and bass, while creating space using time-based effects on the different layers in the song.” Young has been known to release his songs in both electric and acoustic versions, as well creating unconventional collaborative albums such as Raggamuffin Ride Riddim’ featuring eleven different singers on just one of his songs, “Cooyah Raggamuffin.” Other acts he’s worked with include Big Mountain, Maxi Vargas (formerly of Gondwana), Tribal Seeds, Inna Vision, Maad T-Ray, Gonzo, Steven Jacobo, Ooklah the Moc, Kali Navales, Father Psalms, and Peetah Morgan of Morgan Heritage. Young will headline The Reggae Circus Dub Fest, topping a bill that includes Ruff'em Up Posse, Maitland Roots, and The Dub Portal.
E.N. Young
The Black Heart Procession at the Casbah
August 14 and 15
Slowcore experimental rock band The Black Heart Procession blends gothic Americana with somber piano melodies, sparse guitar lines, and cinematic soundtrack effects utilizing unconventional instruments like waterphones and musical saws. Co-founded in the late 1990s by Pall Jenkins and Tobias Nathanial, the group became known for ambitious concept albums exploring existential themes. Although its members have gone on to separate projects, they occasionally reunite for short tours and one-off shows such as this two-night stand at their former home-base in Little Italy. In February, they joined Modest Mouse on their Ice Cream Floats cruise from Miami to the Dominican Republic, along with Kurt Vile, Tropical Fuck Storm, Portugal. The Man, and more. They recently rereleased a vinyl version of their 1998 debut full-length 1, promoted with a new single that dropped in February for the album track “In a Tin Flask.”
Black Heart Procession
The Sleepwalkers at the Quartyard
August 15
The Sleepwalkers have been playing authentic Chicano roots rock since 1992. They specialize in original American music styles ranging from blues and country to Tex-Mex, Cumbia, and their own brand of roots rock. They’ve performed and recorded with Link Wray, Ronnie Dawson, Sleepy Labeef, Charlie Ryan, The Texas Tornados, The Blasters, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Kid Ramos, Freddy Fender, The Rev. Horton Heat, The Supersuckers, Rosie Flores, Graham Parker, El Vez, The Royal Crown Revue, Harry Dean Statton, and many others. They’ve been nominated for over a half dozen San Diego Music Awards, including for Best Americana/Roots band and Best Local Recording. They recently released a single for “Baila Maria,” which precedes their upcoming studio album Almas Perdidas, due in October via Blind Owl Records. The Noche de Cumbia bill in East Village includes Wachiwara and Las Sucias.
The Sleepwalkers
August 15
“We produce sounds of sinister pleasures, visual arts, and mechanical tinged dance music,” according to Matte Blvck. Founded by Daniel Corrales of EDM duo PRGRM, the group is a dark electro-pop project heavily influenced by bands such as Depeche Mode. Their music is known for its blend of cinematic sounds, industrial noise, darkwave melancholy, and electronic synth-wave club breakbeats straight out of the 1990s. Their debut 2020 album I’m Waving, Not Drowning established their signature mood of isolation and perseverance, heavily inspired by the pandemic. A sophomore 2024 album called Vows included a collaboration with darkwave icons Clan of Xymox. Currently a trio manned by Corrales with Alex Gonzales and Bidi Cobra, they dropped a new single last month for “Soulless (Equalateral Remix).” Also appearing will be Xavier Swafford, Inhalt, 7th Stranger, b2b, and The Mad V.
Matte Blvck
Lilli Fest at Prager Brothers Artisan Breads
August 16
Kicking off at noon and running until 7:30 pm, Prager Brothers Artisan Breads hosts a free outdoor music festival for all ages featuring community booths, bakery food selections, coffee, and family-friendly attractions and activities. Intended to celebrate connection and local music, participating community groups include Banding Together, Resounding Joy, and Rancho Coastal Humane Society. Among the performers slated to appear, Oceanside-based Topeka Clementine is known for storytelling songs that deal with social issues and encourage awareness and activism. Starting as the pen name of multi-hyphenate artist Kaigetsu Simovich, the project draws inspiration from the often overlooked details of everyday life that shape modern culture, turning the sights, sounds, and smells of our inescapable, shared humanity into fuel for the soundtrack of a hopeful future. The bill includes Anthony Cullins, once known as The Fallbrook Kid, who has been performing since being declared a teenage blues prodigy. Katy Guillen & the Drive – fronted by guitarist/vocalist Katy Guillen and drummer Stephanie Williams – merge vintage blues with modern indie rock and soulful grooves. Mitchum Yacoub is an Egyptian-American multi-instrumentalist, producer, and lifelong drummer who blends Afrobeat, soul, funk, and cumbia. Rounding out the Carlsbad event will be Where's West and Hanuman Chalisa.
Topeka Clementine
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Live Five: E.N Young, Black Heart Procession, the Sleepwalkers, Matte Blvck, Lilli Fest
Groove reggae, experimental slowcore, Chicano rock, dark pop, and an outdoor music festival in Little Italy, East Village, Carlsbad
Live Five: E.N Young, Black Heart Procession, the Sleepwalkers, Matte Blvck, Lilli Fest
Groove reggae, experimental slowcore, Chicano rock, dark pop, and an outdoor music festival in Little Italy, East Village, Carlsbad
Noche de Cumbia at Quartyard
August 13
“As a young kid getting into reggae music, I discovered dub and was immediately hooked and taken into a trance,” says groove reggae singer E.N Young. “It was after listening to the ambient spacey mixes from engineers like King Tubby, Scientist, [and] Mad Professor that I knew I needed to learn more about this art. Dub is an alternative mix to a song. Instead of focusing on the lead vocal or lead instrument, dub focuses on the drum and bass, while creating space using time-based effects on the different layers in the song.” Young has been known to release his songs in both electric and acoustic versions, as well creating unconventional collaborative albums such as Raggamuffin Ride Riddim’ featuring eleven different singers on just one of his songs, “Cooyah Raggamuffin.” Other acts he’s worked with include Big Mountain, Maxi Vargas (formerly of Gondwana), Tribal Seeds, Inna Vision, Maad T-Ray, Gonzo, Steven Jacobo, Ooklah the Moc, Kali Navales, Father Psalms, and Peetah Morgan of Morgan Heritage. Young will headline The Reggae Circus Dub Fest, topping a bill that includes Ruff'em Up Posse, Maitland Roots, and The Dub Portal.
E.N. Young
The Black Heart Procession at the Casbah
August 14 and 15
Slowcore experimental rock band The Black Heart Procession blends gothic Americana with somber piano melodies, sparse guitar lines, and cinematic soundtrack effects utilizing unconventional instruments like waterphones and musical saws. Co-founded in the late 1990s by Pall Jenkins and Tobias Nathanial, the group became known for ambitious concept albums exploring existential themes. Although its members have gone on to separate projects, they occasionally reunite for short tours and one-off shows such as this two-night stand at their former home-base in Little Italy. In February, they joined Modest Mouse on their Ice Cream Floats cruise from Miami to the Dominican Republic, along with Kurt Vile, Tropical Fuck Storm, Portugal. The Man, and more. They recently rereleased a vinyl version of their 1998 debut full-length 1, promoted with a new single that dropped in February for the album track “In a Tin Flask.”
Black Heart Procession
The Sleepwalkers at the Quartyard
August 15
The Sleepwalkers have been playing authentic Chicano roots rock since 1992. They specialize in original American music styles ranging from blues and country to Tex-Mex, Cumbia, and their own brand of roots rock. They’ve performed and recorded with Link Wray, Ronnie Dawson, Sleepy Labeef, Charlie Ryan, The Texas Tornados, The Blasters, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Kid Ramos, Freddy Fender, The Rev. Horton Heat, The Supersuckers, Rosie Flores, Graham Parker, El Vez, The Royal Crown Revue, Harry Dean Statton, and many others. They’ve been nominated for over a half dozen San Diego Music Awards, including for Best Americana/Roots band and Best Local Recording. They recently released a single for “Baila Maria,” which precedes their upcoming studio album Almas Perdidas, due in October via Blind Owl Records. The Noche de Cumbia bill in East Village includes Wachiwara and Las Sucias.
The Sleepwalkers
August 15
“We produce sounds of sinister pleasures, visual arts, and mechanical tinged dance music,” according to Matte Blvck. Founded by Daniel Corrales of EDM duo PRGRM, the group is a dark electro-pop project heavily influenced by bands such as Depeche Mode. Their music is known for its blend of cinematic sounds, industrial noise, darkwave melancholy, and electronic synth-wave club breakbeats straight out of the 1990s. Their debut 2020 album I’m Waving, Not Drowning established their signature mood of isolation and perseverance, heavily inspired by the pandemic. A sophomore 2024 album called Vows included a collaboration with darkwave icons Clan of Xymox. Currently a trio manned by Corrales with Alex Gonzales and Bidi Cobra, they dropped a new single last month for “Soulless (Equalateral Remix).” Also appearing will be Xavier Swafford, Inhalt, 7th Stranger, b2b, and The Mad V.
Matte Blvck
Lilli Fest at Prager Brothers Artisan Breads
August 16
Kicking off at noon and running until 7:30 pm, Prager Brothers Artisan Breads hosts a free outdoor music festival for all ages featuring community booths, bakery food selections, coffee, and family-friendly attractions and activities. Intended to celebrate connection and local music, participating community groups include Banding Together, Resounding Joy, and Rancho Coastal Humane Society. Among the performers slated to appear, Oceanside-based Topeka Clementine is known for storytelling songs that deal with social issues and encourage awareness and activism. Starting as the pen name of multi-hyphenate artist Kaigetsu Simovich, the project draws inspiration from the often overlooked details of everyday life that shape modern culture, turning the sights, sounds, and smells of our inescapable, shared humanity into fuel for the soundtrack of a hopeful future. The bill includes Anthony Cullins, once known as The Fallbrook Kid, who has been performing since being declared a teenage blues prodigy. Katy Guillen & the Drive – fronted by guitarist/vocalist Katy Guillen and drummer Stephanie Williams – merge vintage blues with modern indie rock and soulful grooves. Mitchum Yacoub is an Egyptian-American multi-instrumentalist, producer, and lifelong drummer who blends Afrobeat, soul, funk, and cumbia. Rounding out the Carlsbad event will be Where's West and Hanuman Chalisa.
Topeka Clementine