San Diego/Tijuana rock and roll quartet bring back Britpop.

True children of borderlandia, all four musicians who make up Love and the Skull were raised between the post-u/dys-topian sprawl of Tijuana and the arid folds of the Whale’s Vagina. But their debut LP, It’s In Your Mind (available on …

First, Poway. Then the planet.

Wednesday night the Saxations, a quartet of saxophone-playing women consisting of LeiLani Vidal (she's the band's creator and leader and plays alto and soprano saxes), Shannon Bates (alto sax), Allison Boles (tenor sax), and Kyrie Lombard (baritone sax) debuted at …

Art, music, and tall cans at Voyeur.

Local multimedia music outlet ListenSD is teaming up with promoters BLK OWL, Paradise Ultd. (a label steered by San Diego tropical bass boss Colourvision), and art curators Cobra Heart (based out of downtown speakeasy The Propagandist) to host a free …

And the hits keep coming:

The view from the Palace Ballroom these days is good. Timothy Joseph emails that a producer of some stature is all over his band's latest project, recorded at his Studio 350/Phaser Control studio in Grantville, and he's happy with the …

New music from the locals

Love is Slow/Remix Christopher Leyva, et al Christopher Leyva raps every possible reference to pop culture in his "Love is Slow" remix with Red Flag and Thomas the Franchise, which I take to be one man's search for a musical …

Spring Valley bar and venue hosts open jams weekly.

Band practice cancelled tonight? Grab your axe and head out to Spring Valley, where dive bar and venue de force The Bancroft is extending an open invite to jam the eff out every Monday on the house’s bass, guitar, and …

Mikan Zlatkovich led a very strong sextet featuring Daniel Jackson, Lori Bell, Jamie Shadowlight, Bill Andrews and Duncan Moore.

San Diego piano powerhouse Mikan Zlatkovich began his Sept. 14 concert at Dizzy's fronting a potent trio featuring bassist Bill Andrews and drummer Duncan Moore, on a surging interpretation of the Cole Porter classic, "So In Love." By the time …

A photo blog of some of the daytime events at San Diego Music Thing 2013

The 6th Annual San Diego Music Thing took place September 13 and 14th at the Sheraton Hotel, Mission Valley. The first year away from the events previous home, the Lafayette Hotel in North Park, saw hundreds of musicians and industry …

Eric Byers combined cello with laptop electronics very effectively.

Bonnie Wright kicked off the Fall schedule of her Fresh Sound series on Sept. 13 at brand-new venue Bread & Salt with a full, enthusiastic house taking in an amazing performance of solo cello + electronics by string virtuoso Eric …

Chula Vista limited-run label and beat-based collective drops the dirty, again.

New nasty from Kill Quanti labelhead Sonny Romeri. The Most Hi EP delves ever deeper into Romeri’s exploration of dirty drums, anadigital noise, and live instrumentation. The 4-song release elaborates on the largely-improvised beat orchestrations of Romeri’s Illuminauts trio with …

Nice opportunity to catch some rising stars.

One of the coolest things about Chuck Perrin and Dizzy's, is the opportunity he provides San Diego's next wave of improvisers to showcase their abilities. Tonga Ross-Ma'u is an emerging talent who capitalized on that exposure on Sept. 12, fronting …

It all starts on Sept. 12, with multiple choices ahead.

There is compelling jazz and new music to experience three nights in a row this weekend. Sept. 12, Tonga Ross-Ma'u at Dizzy's Multi-instrumentalist Ross-Ma'u will be playing the piano, focusing on his original material with a trio of top-flight improvisers, …

Second installment of transborder music festival lands at The Ken Club

Like modern-day pipers at the gates of Jericho, Sin Fronteras/Salsipuedes Fest will be at The Ken Club (4079 Adams Avenue – Kensington) from Friday, September 13 through Sunday, September 15 in their second effort to destroy the Great Wall with …

IB grindcore-punk-metal trio Hocus is putting the finishing touches on their next CD

There's a digital advance of Outside Your Door, the coming album from IB rockers Hocus in my inbox. Hocus is Fat Lando on vox and guitars, with Rhino the drummer and Lolita on bass and backup vocals. The release date …

On September 21, blues guitarist Johnny Vernazza will perform at the Iwakuni Summer Music Festival, held at the Marine Corps Air Station in Iwakuni, Japan.

On September 21, blues guitarist Johnny Vernazza will perform at the Iwakuni Summer Music Festival, held at the Marine Corps Air Station in Iwakuni, Japan. Vernazza previously performed in 2011 at this event, which is held annually at the Air …

Lorraine Castellanos is a vocal natural.

Lorraine Castellanos, fronting an ad hoc group featuring guitarist Joey Carano, bassist Rob Thorsen, drummer Fernando Gomez and her trumpet-master husband Gilbert Castellanos, celebrated the career of the recently departed Eydie Gorme at 98 Bottles on Sept. 7. There is …

Jade has power, nuance and a red-hot band.

Soulful songbird Rebecca Jade's well-oiled quartet made their 98 Bottles debut on Sept. 6, laying it down before a packed-house of devoted listeners. Obviously well-rehearsed, the Jade group sounds much larger than a vocalist plus instrumental trio -- each musician …

Flutist Lori Bell hosts a series of jazz concerts at the La Jolla Community Center with guests including guitarist Peter Sprague as well as pianists Dave Mackay and Grant Levin

The Fourth Friday Jazz Series will take place every month through November at the La Jolla Community Center. With a capacity for 100 attendees, each show in the series features a performance from Bonita-based flutist Lori Bell, accompanied by guest …

There's a whole bunch of jazz coming your way, including 3 sterling choices on Sept. 6

Once again, there is so much jazz coming up that decisions will have to be made. Here are some prime choices. September 5 It's a Tribute to Cedar Walton, the legendary pianist who just passed away last month at the …

Jazz vocalist Allison Adams Tucker will tour Japan in October, but first there is a show at 98 Bottles on September 20...

Jazz vocalist Allison Adams Tucker will embark on a five date tour of Japan from October 18 through October 23. Dubbed the "California Connection Tour," dates include Nagoya, Hamamatsu, Mito, Yokohama, and Tokyo. “I lived in Japan for several years …