Sad times for all who knew Stimy --- It's been a tragic few weeks in the SD music community.
Drummer Justin Jay was found dead in his apartment last weekend - cause of death is still unknown, but Rosey at sddialedin.com says he told friends he was experiencing headaches. A memorial page has been set up at 1000memories.com/JustinJay.
Local sax symbol David Isabelle passed away in late December at age 60. A Memorial and Tribute Concert happens at Humphrey’s Backstage Lounge on Saturday, January 15, with Chris Leyva, Bam Barcelona, Eddie Jason Coven, Jay Mitchell, and others.
A memorial service was held on Friday, January 7, for longtime San Diegan Jesus “Jess” Porras, co-founder of the R&B group the Mixtures, whose 1963 album Stompin’ at the Rainbow just made its CD debut last October. Porras died December 26, at age 69.
In addition, noted local classical guitarist Brian Baynes reportedly passed away on Sunday, December 19.
Let's hope there's a celestial equivalent to the Casbah up there, where our departed all-stars can continue making music --- — January 13, 2011 1:23 a.m.
Joe Mariglio and George Foreman — Sonically Searing
Our city is becoming quite a hotbed of experimental so-called Noise music, probably in part due to our local Trummerflora collective of adventurous musicians and non-traditional venues like art galleries and the Museum of Making Music who are willing to book experimental performances. From Encinitas' Harry Partch thru NY transplant Gary Wilson and symphonic shrieker Diamanda Galas, San Diego has long opened its arms for aural outsiders. If interested in more, I recommend checking out the Reader pages and song samples of likeminded locals Zsa Zsa Gabor, Jason Robinson, Zillion Happy Volts, Marcelo Radulovich, Tragic Tantrum, Mono Mono, Sam Lopez, Gary Wilson, Technomania Circus, Tragic Tantrum, and Riververb --- also see related local websites like http://www.myspace.com/sdnoise and http://www.trummerflora.com— January 13, 2011 4:54 a.m.
R.I.P., Stimy
Sad times for all who knew Stimy --- It's been a tragic few weeks in the SD music community. Drummer Justin Jay was found dead in his apartment last weekend - cause of death is still unknown, but Rosey at sddialedin.com says he told friends he was experiencing headaches. A memorial page has been set up at 1000memories.com/JustinJay. Local sax symbol David Isabelle passed away in late December at age 60. A Memorial and Tribute Concert happens at Humphrey’s Backstage Lounge on Saturday, January 15, with Chris Leyva, Bam Barcelona, Eddie Jason Coven, Jay Mitchell, and others. A memorial service was held on Friday, January 7, for longtime San Diegan Jesus “Jess” Porras, co-founder of the R&B group the Mixtures, whose 1963 album Stompin’ at the Rainbow just made its CD debut last October. Porras died December 26, at age 69. In addition, noted local classical guitarist Brian Baynes reportedly passed away on Sunday, December 19. Let's hope there's a celestial equivalent to the Casbah up there, where our departed all-stars can continue making music ---— January 13, 2011 1:23 a.m.
Groove Kitties at Brick by Brick
Outtakes: WHAT WOULD YOUR GRADE SCHOOL TEACHER SAY ABOUT YOU? Beeks: “She hasn’t realized her potential yet.” Claire: “She’s still so chatty!” Bailey: “That I would never amount to anything. Wish they could see me now.” WHICH SONG BEST DESCRIBES YOUR LIFE? Claire: “‘Light You Up’ by Shawn Mullins; ‘I just want to light you up, like a fire.’” Bailey: “‘I’m Gonna be Somebody’ by Travis Tritt.”— January 13, 2011 12:05 a.m.
Knuckle-Cracking, Dog Saliva
Glad to see the website template has been customized to fit the entire Rick Geary cartoon each week, instead of cropping it! The illos are a major factor in the tone and appeal of the longrunning Matt Alice column ---— January 10, 2011 6:43 p.m.
How Texas oilmen Clint Murchison and Sid Richardson ran Del Mar and national politicians from the Del Charro hotel in La Jolla.
I had no idea any of the cottages survived!! Amazing -- if ever I wished a set of walls could talk...— January 8, 2011 8:43 a.m.
The Nashville Ramblers Never Broke Up
The ‘60s-style recording was achieved utilizing a vacuum tube three-track Ampex 300, with an echo chamber driven by a tube mono one-track deck. On the Che Underground local music history site, SD musico Ray Brandes calls the song “a perfect piece of pop music, a once-in-a-lifetime convergence of thoughtful lyrics, exquisite melody, and flawless performances by three of San Diego’s most celebrated musicians.” Carl Rusk currently lives in New York, while Silva is based near SF and Ward recently took up residence again in San Diego.— January 5, 2011 7:46 p.m.
How Texas oilmen Clint Murchison and Sid Richardson ran Del Mar and national politicians from the Del Charro hotel in La Jolla.
BTW, Matthew Alice illustrator Rick Geary did an illustrated Hoover biographical comic book that's easily found on Amazon and eBay - highly recommended for anyone looking for more on the part time San Diegan's singular, secretive life ---— January 5, 2011 7:37 p.m.
How Texas oilmen Clint Murchison and Sid Richardson ran Del Mar and national politicians from the Del Charro hotel in La Jolla.
Great article, I look forward to part two! I was recently researching the Del Charro for a couple of Famous Former Neighbors comic strips on J. Edgar Hoover. It took awhile to find photos, but I ended up being able to draw the actual sign, facade, and an overhead shot of Hoover's bungalow enclave, as well as the nearby La Plaza restaurant that Hoover and his male companion Tolson favored -- http://media.sdreader.com/img/photos/2010/11/07/f… http://media.sdreader.com/img/photos/2010/11/07/f… Note the the insane/obsessive details in part two - depicted are five cops: one by the cop car, one talking to a lady patron, two manning the door, and one combing the bushes (for bombs? Eavesdropping devices? Photogs hoping to catch Hoover and Tolson in a romantic clinch?), plus era-correct cars and clothes, two more just-arrived diners, and the flippin' people in the street cast low-sun/late afternoon shadows!! Yet, when the comic ran in the Reader, all was shrunk down to less than 2 inches tall -- OCD much?? Reader contribs are nothing if not detail oriented, as evidenced by this cover feature --— January 5, 2011 7:34 p.m.
Jesse “Harmonica” LaMonaca
Outtakes: ANY ONSTAGE INJURIES? “A little blood here and there, a jammed pinky finger, and a bruise on my leg the size of a basketball from beating it with the tambourine. Nothing major.” EVER BEEN A CRIME VICTIM? “Someone broke into my truck not too long ago, but thankfully mere ‘things’ can be replaced pretty easily.” SONG THAT BEST DESCRIBES YOUR LIFE? “For awhile now, I’ve felt like every word of Johnny Cash’s ‘I Still Miss Someone.’ I miss those arms that held me when all the love was there I wonder if she’s sorry for leavin’ what we’d begun there’s someone for me somewhere and I still miss someone.” And non-musical endeavors while in the land down under? “I ate kangaroo. And I liked it.”— January 1, 2011 9:50 p.m.
Snaps Provolone Is Big on Originality
Outtakes: WHAT P*SSES YOU OFF? 1. “I was emotionally sabotaged by all those Chargers game blackouts, which felt like a form of emotional rape.” 2. “Like most people, I’m irked by the realities of torture, suffering, abandonment, and abuse.” WORST BAND NAME? “Brock Beefheart and the Whoremoans, a Viking metal band with a cage of captured female whores. Who moan.” WHAT’S ON YOUR BUCKET LIST TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE? “I have this urge to take a long time carving a canoe out of a redwood tree.”— December 22, 2010 4:33 p.m.