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Local Pyle of Pioneers
This Sunday's edition of the Local Pyle, FM94/9's local music show hosted by Tim Pyles, won't be touting the current crop of San Diego-based artists but will be looking back at the earliest days of the area's music scene. On …
Beethoven Could Be Rick Astley
I mentioned that Mozart’s Fifth Violin Concerto may have been forgotten if it had been written by a lesser composer. The point being, there is a ton of mediocre classical music. It is tempting to consider every piece of classical …
Guitarist James Moore Makes Fresh Sound Debut April 9
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/28/21780/ San Diego's most cutting edge music curator Bonnie Wright is at it again, poised to present the next installment of her experimental series Fresh Sound at Space 4 Art, on Monday, April 9, at 8 pm with a solo …
Kaiser Chiefs Invade Belly Up
Kaiser Chiefs are an alt-pop band out of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Formed in 2003, Kaiser Chiefs are better known on the other side of the pond. The band has toured as an opening act with the Foo Fighters, Green …
Legend Gary Lefebvre joins Castellanos for tribute gig @ 98 Bottles
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/27/21721/ Saxophonist Gary Lefebvre is a significant part of the West Coast Jazz history, having played with many luminaries of the genre in the late fifties and sixties, when that term was still in vogue. This is a guy with …
Ratt Loses Another Member - Is This Band Even Still "Together"?
Ratt bassist Robbie Crane chose his Facebook page to announce his departure from the band, after spending around 15 years as part of its epically fluid lineup. "Hey all, Just thought I would let you know that as of a …
Candide: Run Forrest Run
I was reminded today of Leonard Bernstein’s Candide. This piece is an operetta or light opera and had its premiere in 1956. It was not received well. The libretto was reworked in 1974 and that is the version most often …
The Old Globe: Room with a View of Hell
I ended up going to see A Room with a View at The Globe this weekend. I was thinking about writing a rant but I’ll tone it down a bit and just say I hated it. I hated it on …
Skin Tight and Strange Days
DJ Mark E. Quark recalls Len Paul, owner of Soma, telling him things like "play more industrial," and "you're playing too much of that techno shit." Quark admits he pretty much ignored the suggestions, "As long as people were dancing, …
Bluetech's Digiganic Dubs Bring Independent Media to Amazon
The most recent release from ambient psydub producer Bluetech, Rainforest Reverberation (Critical Beats, 2011), is the perfect soundtrack for the cause it supports. Bluetech’s signature underwater mid/downtempo dubscapes intertwine the digital and the organic with exotic, live instrumentation sampled over …
The Triumphant Return of Pat Martino
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/24/21539/ Last Thursday, Anthology added a concert to their "to-die-for" list when they brought jazz guitar legend Pat Martino in tandem with pianist Eldar to San Diego for just the second time in 30 years.Martino's 2006 performance at the Athenaeum …
Rick Sparhawk: Not a Low Budget Rock Star
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/24/21524/ Low-Budget Rockstar By Scott Ibex Orange Moon Press, Costa Mesa, CA Tip #4: Keep a Malleable Mind and Hone Your Crazy Alarm Rick Sparhawk, co-founder of the '70s band Montezuma's Revenge meets me at Cosmos in La Mesa. We …
Confessions of a Local Concert Bootlegger
CONFESSIONS OF A LOCAL CONCERT BOOTLEGGER http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/24/21508/ “I was probably responsible for starting up more record labels than David Geffin, Berry Gordy, and Suge Knight combined!” At first, Tracey thought I was an FBI agent. I’d been bidding on his …
Woodwind Master Vinny Golia Leads Duos at 98 Bottles
San Diego jazz guitarist Nate Jarrell and drummer Jeanette Kangas don't just make hip music together. The two musicians, along with Kangas' partner Suzann Gage have formed a non-profit organization, the San Diego Center for the Arts, which is making …
Go-To Playlist
Do you have a go-to playlist? A go to playlist is a list of music that gets you through the current mess you’ve created in your life. I have one and it has bailed me out more times than I …
JT's: Just in Case
My last memory of JT’s Pub & Grill prior to Friday night was pissing off a large group of drunken Steelers fans during a playoff game by blaring the cheesiest country music imaginable from the jukebox. Vitriolic shouts and icy …