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Live Five: Nathan Raney, Safety Orange, Lori Bell, Sprung Monkey, Rebecca Jade
Blues rock, urban reggae, soulful jazz, alt-surf, and a Miles Davis Tribute in Little Italy, Ocean Beach, College Area, La Jolla
Nathan Raney once worked retail day jobs at businesses such as Costco
May 21
El Cajon resident Nathan Raney began playing music in grade school, starting on the drums before picking up the bass and then guitar. While developing as a songwriter, he studied at Grossmont College and worked retail day jobs at businesses such as Costco. He was seen at his dad Jerry Raney’s side when the elder Raney took home a lifetime achievement trophy at the 2021 San Diego Music Awards, as well as gigging around town with Manifold and his own self-named progressive hard rock band. The Little Italy date is an album release party for Raney’s third studio full-length Maro and Manifestation, a blues rock album preceded so far by a single for “Maro,” with Raney’s backup band slated to feature bassist Calvan Christ, guitarist Steven Atkins, and drummer PJ Sweeny. The all-local bill includes psychedelic bordertown boogie band Kid Gruesome and Oceanside surf-punk rockers Atomic Surfers, who also incorporate funk and rockabilly into their sets.
Safety Orange at the Holding Company
May 22
Urban reggae band Safety Orange was founded in 1996 by singer-bassist Sol Turpin, a San Diego native from Sublime tribute band 40 OZ to Freedom, with guitarist/vocalist Greg Karlo (who once played with Turpin in a Cure tribute band). Their debut full-length Life as a Fish was followed by Troll Rock High and extensive touring. A third album called State of Where I Am, released on their own Wabasa Records label (Turpin’s middle name is Wabasa), included a cover of a song by the Cure. Their single for “Better Now” was featured on Spotify’s Reggae Summer Beach playlist, and a 2022 single called “Get Outta My Way” came with a sleeve illustrated by Dead & Company gig poster artist Mark Sgarbossa. They’ve released several new songs recently including “Salt Water,” “My Town,” and “Smokin’ Love.” The Ocean Beach event will be opened by Otter.
Lori Bell, Josh Nelson, Ron Satterfield: Miles Davis Centennial Tribute at the Jazz Lounge
May 23
Award winning musicians Lori Bell (flutes), Josh Nelson (piano), and Ron Satterfield (guitar, vocals) are a Brazilian tinged jazz trio with an original approach to jazz standards, Latin classics, and original compositions. The group explores grooves from samba and swing to fusion, jazz modal, odd times, and more. For this College Area performance, the trio will pay tribute to the music of Miles Davis. From her 1980s work with Peter Sprague and Dave Mackay through her early 2000s solo releases and beyond, flute-playing jazz composer Lori Bell has been nominated for several Grammy Awards, including Best Contemporary Jazz Album, Best New Artist, Best Instrumental Composition, Best Instrumental Arrangement, and Best Jazz Instrumental Solo. Her song “Ingenuity” was chosen to appear on volume two of the album series New Standards by Women Composers. Ron Satterfield has won numerous awards from SESAC for his composing and arranging and was a Grammy finalist with the group Checkfield. Josh Nelson has performed with Kurt Elling, John Pizzarelli, Benny Golson, Sheila Jordan, John Clayton, George Mraz, Jeff Hamilton, Dave Koz, Joe Chambers and Peter Erskine, and spent seven years touring with vocalist Natalie Cole.
Sprung Monkey at the Holding Company
May 23
Sprung Monkey were originally active from 1991 to 2002, selling CDs (over 30,000) out of their trunk before achieving breakout success on MTV, appearing on the Vans Warped Tour and ESPN's X-Games, and contributing tunes to many surf, skate, and snowboarding films. They cracked the Top 20 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart, eventually coming to represent the same heavy 1990s alternative rock sound perfected by similar acts such as Biohazard, Primus, Suicidal Tendencies, and Faith No More. They scored radio hits like “Get ‘em Outta Here,” “Naked,” and “What's That You Say” before disbanding for several years, with members going on to groups like Accident Experiment, Kemistry, Unwritten Law, and Media Lab. Now reunited, the band will stage a full performance of their 1993 debut album Situation Life.
Rebecca Jade at Wu Tsai QRT.yrd
May 27
R&B/jazz vocalist Rebecca Jade’s career as a singer-songwriter spans nearly two decades, fueled by her musical upbringing. The singer for Super Magnetic when that band won the 2010 Ultimate Music Challenge at Viejas Casino, she released her debut album The Jade Element in 2011, before forming Rebecca Jade & the Cold Fact, which has featured at various times local stars such as Alfred Howard and DJ Greyboy. She has since shared the stage with world-renowned artists, toured with Sheila E. since 2017, performed with Sir Elton John at the Academy Awards, and appeared on the Emmy-nominated Let’s Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince. Her collaborations include recording and touring with Dave Koz & Friends and Eric Darius, and she has led opening sets for Will Downing, Boney James, Jeffrey Osborne, and Musiq Soulchild. She has won San Diego Music Awards as a solo act and with the Cold Fact for Artist of the Year (2020), Song of the Year (2021), and she just scored the 2026 trophy for Best R&B, Funk or Soul Song for “Not Me No Way.” The matinee performance in La Jolla is free, with seating available on a first-come first-served basis.
Here's something you might be interested in.
Live Five: Nathan Raney, Safety Orange, Lori Bell, Sprung Monkey, Rebecca Jade
Blues rock, urban reggae, soulful jazz, alt-surf, and a Miles Davis Tribute in Little Italy, Ocean Beach, College Area, La Jolla
Live Five: Nathan Raney, Safety Orange, Lori Bell, Sprung Monkey, Rebecca Jade
Blues rock, urban reggae, soulful jazz, alt-surf, and a Miles Davis Tribute in Little Italy, Ocean Beach, College Area, La Jolla
Nathan Raney once worked retail day jobs at businesses such as Costco
May 21
El Cajon resident Nathan Raney began playing music in grade school, starting on the drums before picking up the bass and then guitar. While developing as a songwriter, he studied at Grossmont College and worked retail day jobs at businesses such as Costco. He was seen at his dad Jerry Raney’s side when the elder Raney took home a lifetime achievement trophy at the 2021 San Diego Music Awards, as well as gigging around town with Manifold and his own self-named progressive hard rock band. The Little Italy date is an album release party for Raney’s third studio full-length Maro and Manifestation, a blues rock album preceded so far by a single for “Maro,” with Raney’s backup band slated to feature bassist Calvan Christ, guitarist Steven Atkins, and drummer PJ Sweeny. The all-local bill includes psychedelic bordertown boogie band Kid Gruesome and Oceanside surf-punk rockers Atomic Surfers, who also incorporate funk and rockabilly into their sets.
Safety Orange at the Holding Company
May 22
Urban reggae band Safety Orange was founded in 1996 by singer-bassist Sol Turpin, a San Diego native from Sublime tribute band 40 OZ to Freedom, with guitarist/vocalist Greg Karlo (who once played with Turpin in a Cure tribute band). Their debut full-length Life as a Fish was followed by Troll Rock High and extensive touring. A third album called State of Where I Am, released on their own Wabasa Records label (Turpin’s middle name is Wabasa), included a cover of a song by the Cure. Their single for “Better Now” was featured on Spotify’s Reggae Summer Beach playlist, and a 2022 single called “Get Outta My Way” came with a sleeve illustrated by Dead & Company gig poster artist Mark Sgarbossa. They’ve released several new songs recently including “Salt Water,” “My Town,” and “Smokin’ Love.” The Ocean Beach event will be opened by Otter.
Lori Bell, Josh Nelson, Ron Satterfield: Miles Davis Centennial Tribute at the Jazz Lounge
May 23
Award winning musicians Lori Bell (flutes), Josh Nelson (piano), and Ron Satterfield (guitar, vocals) are a Brazilian tinged jazz trio with an original approach to jazz standards, Latin classics, and original compositions. The group explores grooves from samba and swing to fusion, jazz modal, odd times, and more. For this College Area performance, the trio will pay tribute to the music of Miles Davis. From her 1980s work with Peter Sprague and Dave Mackay through her early 2000s solo releases and beyond, flute-playing jazz composer Lori Bell has been nominated for several Grammy Awards, including Best Contemporary Jazz Album, Best New Artist, Best Instrumental Composition, Best Instrumental Arrangement, and Best Jazz Instrumental Solo. Her song “Ingenuity” was chosen to appear on volume two of the album series New Standards by Women Composers. Ron Satterfield has won numerous awards from SESAC for his composing and arranging and was a Grammy finalist with the group Checkfield. Josh Nelson has performed with Kurt Elling, John Pizzarelli, Benny Golson, Sheila Jordan, John Clayton, George Mraz, Jeff Hamilton, Dave Koz, Joe Chambers and Peter Erskine, and spent seven years touring with vocalist Natalie Cole.
Sprung Monkey at the Holding Company
May 23
Sprung Monkey were originally active from 1991 to 2002, selling CDs (over 30,000) out of their trunk before achieving breakout success on MTV, appearing on the Vans Warped Tour and ESPN's X-Games, and contributing tunes to many surf, skate, and snowboarding films. They cracked the Top 20 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart, eventually coming to represent the same heavy 1990s alternative rock sound perfected by similar acts such as Biohazard, Primus, Suicidal Tendencies, and Faith No More. They scored radio hits like “Get ‘em Outta Here,” “Naked,” and “What's That You Say” before disbanding for several years, with members going on to groups like Accident Experiment, Kemistry, Unwritten Law, and Media Lab. Now reunited, the band will stage a full performance of their 1993 debut album Situation Life.
Rebecca Jade at Wu Tsai QRT.yrd
May 27
R&B/jazz vocalist Rebecca Jade’s career as a singer-songwriter spans nearly two decades, fueled by her musical upbringing. The singer for Super Magnetic when that band won the 2010 Ultimate Music Challenge at Viejas Casino, she released her debut album The Jade Element in 2011, before forming Rebecca Jade & the Cold Fact, which has featured at various times local stars such as Alfred Howard and DJ Greyboy. She has since shared the stage with world-renowned artists, toured with Sheila E. since 2017, performed with Sir Elton John at the Academy Awards, and appeared on the Emmy-nominated Let’s Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince. Her collaborations include recording and touring with Dave Koz & Friends and Eric Darius, and she has led opening sets for Will Downing, Boney James, Jeffrey Osborne, and Musiq Soulchild. She has won San Diego Music Awards as a solo act and with the Cold Fact for Artist of the Year (2020), Song of the Year (2021), and she just scored the 2026 trophy for Best R&B, Funk or Soul Song for “Not Me No Way.” The matinee performance in La Jolla is free, with seating available on a first-come first-served basis.
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