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Like many artists, singer/songwriter Anna May had to leave home in order to find her way. Like Beat icon Jack Kerouac of On the Road fame, whom she cites as an influence (along with Bob Dylan, Jim …
I have it on good authority that the San Diego Symphony concert on Sunday, February 9, provided a fantastic experience of classical music. My plans to attend were usurped by a family medical situation. Under …
Video:LIVE FIVE: Chickenbone Slim, The Rugburns, Allison Adams Tucker, Jeff Berkley, Almost MondayChickenbone Slim & the Biscuits at Tio Leo’sFeb 13Blues singer-guitarist Larry Teves — aka Chickenbone Slim — named his band The Biscuits because …
Video:GONZO REPORT: Frank Black goes solo again at The MagnoliaOn a chilly Sunday night in January, I took my maiden voyage to The Magnolia to catch Frank Black play a solo gig with a full …
“It wasn’t something grand or unique outside of the actual simplistic meaning of friendship,” says Justin Pearson of the upcoming Swing Kids reunion show. “John Brady, the band’s bassist, is turning 50, and he decided …
The San Diego Symphony has announced its 2025-26 season. The schedule is, of course, solid but there are a few concerts that jump off the page. Let's take a look.Upcoming EventSD Symphony: French Fairytales - …
Video:LIVE FIVE: John Katchur, Aimee Nolte & Leonard Patton, Dream Burglar, Theosis, the FooksJohn Katchur at Vision A Center For Spiritual LivingFeb 6John Katchur returns to the stage after a 15-year hiatus. He was part …
Gainesville, Florida has The Fest. Birmingham, Alabama lays claim to Furnace Fest. Vegas holds down Punk Rock Bowling. Now, with the Punk Rock Rodeo, San Diego is getting its own larger-scale punk rock festival. Although …
With the unfathomable amount of classical music that is available to us, here are a few pieces that everyone needs to know. Many of them are known in part but getting to know them in …
Video:LIVE FIVE: Amerikan Bear, Jordan Krimston, Ristband, The Sea Monks, Gilbert CastellanosAmerikan Bear at the CasbahJan 30Based in Vista, psychedelic northern soul band Amerikan Bear plays 1960s-inspired underground garage rock. They’ve been busy over the …
“We have an EMT on-site if you want a Band-Aid for that,” says Observatory North Park staffer Anna when she sees my bleeding left knee. She monitors people leaving the bar area to make sure …
After graduating from Coronado High School in 1980, Bradshaw Lambert took some classes, first at Southwestern and then at Mesa College, before finally ending up at San Diego City College in their radio program. There, …
Interestingly, my two favorite concerts, thus far in the 2024-2025 Jacobs Master Works Series at the San Diego Symphony, have been dominated by pieces from the classical period of music. Obviously, music at the symphony …
Video:LIVE FIVE: Jack Tempchin, Rob Thorsen, Boostive, Manzanita Blues, Blair GunJack Tempchin at Humphreys BackstageJan 23Before writing songs for the Eagles and others, Jack Tempchin lived in Banker’s Hill in 1970 through 1971. He often …
Recently, my main squeeze Jamie Estrada joined me for an evening among the fairies and pixies in the Voodoo Room at the House of Blues. For a while, I thought I might need a little …