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"We are saying goodbye to an incredible chapter in our live," posted Mother's Saloon operator Colin Wickersheim online today. "It is with much reservation and sadness that we are forced to shut our doors permanently. …
I wish I could find the wherewithal to be a fan of classical music in the age of streaming. For a while I watched out of obligation. Obligation turned to watching out of guilt and …
Summer classical music in San Diego has followed a glorious pattern for as long as most of us can remember. The Mainly Mozart Festival welcomes the summer in June. The San Diego Symphony Summer Bayside …
In the early ‘70s, Horsefeathers was known a progressive rock band that blended Queen-style pomposity and a sly sense of humor that one would now call Spinal Tap-ish. Fronted by colorful lead singer Mick Garris …
“Louis’s dad had known Geza X for some time and sent some of our original demos to him on a whim, and fortunately he liked what he heard,” says Sam Adgate of how he and …
Friday the 13th of March capped off a week that most Americans will never forget. The NBA had shut down the remainder of their season that Wednesday, and the NHL followed suit the next day. …
San Diego fixture James Ian, knows that looks don’t always tell the whole story. He’s been living with a secret challenge his entire life. “When most people see me just standing,” explains the musician/singer/songwriter, “they …
Scott Wilson, League of Assholes, Adam Lambert, Bella Kaye, Pall Jenkins Singer-songwriter Scott Wilson got his start with bands like VFX and Cruel World before moving to San Diego in 1997 to pursue acoustic balladeering. …
La Mesa harpist Tasha Smith Godinez came to her instrument as a child growing up in the East County. “I actually started with the violin when I was three years old. My older brother was …
“To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.” – Robert Schumann “Art is whatever you can get away with.” – John Cage With no concerts to …
During the shelter-in-place era, I’ve been covering a lot of ground, relative to my normal consumption, in the realm of high culture. I’ve read books which I’ve been putting off for years such as Death …
“These days, everyone is talking about flattening the curve,” say Cleopatra and Cordelia Degher, known collectively as Stark Shay. “After this crisis, maybe we’ll also start thinking about how to flatten the carbon curve. How …
Belle and the Dragon, featuring P.O.D. drummer Noah “Wuv” Bernardo and members of Flyleaf, took an impromptu tour of the streets of San Diego for the music video for their track “Trees.” “We shot this …
When California enacted Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) at the beginning of 2020, the music industry braced for a heavy shake-up. The law created a new standard (the ABC test) that employers would have to meet …
Soft tinkling and clonking sounds, whispered vocals, building with no warning to screaming, ranting, pounding, the vituperation of a mental patient who, left unchecked, might chuck a bottle through a window or soil his own …