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Weekend Update
There are some interesting performances this weekend. The San Diego Youth Symphony is presenting two concerts on Saturday at Copley Symphony Hall. The first concert is at 2:00 pm and the second concert is at 7:00 pm. The evening performance …
Steven Ybarra Love Love Loves Valentine's Day Music
"Valentine's Day is an extra special day for me this year," says Steven Ybarra, whose song “Angel in My Life” (titled “Love Love Love” on his Love Love Love CD) appears on the new Valentine’s Day collection, Date Night. "The …
Trio M Feb. 2, at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
This Thursday, Feb. 2, Athenaeum Jazz concludes its winter concert series with an all too rare performance by the critically acclaimed collaborative ensemble known as Trio M. The trio is comprised of forward-leaning pianist Myra Melford, NYC drum veteran Matt …
Coachella's Sloppy Seconds
Typically, when a rock band is under contract to play a big festival, they contractually agree not to perform other shows within a certain perimeter around the festival grounds. This is to avoid cannibalizing the sale of tickets for the …
Amp Fest 2012
Earplugs would be a good idea but nobody at Amp Fest has any. You’d think there’d be a little dispenser of them at the door, considering the combined wattage that awaits inside but no. No such protection for either the …
Jazz 88 All-Stars at the Liberty Hall Theatre
Last night, another in a an excellent series of monthly jazz concerts was produced by the folks at Liberty Theatre at Paradise Village. This time, the featured act was the KSDS Jazz 88.3 All Stars, loaded with some of San …
Glorious Gulp: San Diego Opera Salome (4 of 4)
Salome, Salome, Salome. What a mess. Histroically, Herod did not kill his brother to marry Herodias but Herodias did divorce Herod's brother in order to marry him. Before long, Herod starts lusting after his new daughter-in-law, Salome, who happens to …
Will High Flying Birds Land in San Diego?
Stereogum.com has called Noel Gallagher "the man who wrote virtually all the songs for Oasis, and sang a lot of the best ones." The Daily Mail reviewed Gallagher's solo project — named after a song by San Francisco rockers Jefferson …
In search of a new home for Dizzy's
On Tuesday, Jan. 24, the one-man cultural juggernaut behind San Diego's most vibrant jazz venue, Chuck Perrin, received an e-mail from a San Diego Wine & Culinery Center Sales Consultant informing him that the grand piano loaned to him by …
Happy 30th Birthday, Adam Lambert: The Year in Glam
"Today is my birthday," Adam Lambert tweeted this morning, "and for my 30th I'd like you all to help me change the world." His request was that fans join him in "giving up" birthdays, to instead to make donations to …
Feel Good Music Fest: 10 Artists Changing the World Feb. 4 @Griffin
The Feel Good Music Project (FGMP) is a non-profit musical tour and compilation CD, featuring ten positive music artists who hope to change the lives of thousands of at risk youth with positive music and healthy lifestyle choices, including yoga, …
Kevin Martin and Heavy Hawaii Release Parties
Tonight/January 28 at the Griffin (formerly O'Connell's), Kevin Martin is finally doing an official release party for his 10-track full-length Throwback Pop. "We only printed up a hundred new copies," says Martin. "This is the physical CD. Throwback Pop was …
Otro/The Marsupials Split 7" Record Release Show
This Saturday, January 28, La Escalera Records will be hosting Otro and The Marsupials for their split 7" record release show at Bar Eleven. Moosejaw will also be performing songs involving electric guitars, drums, and human voice - but no …
Fattburger Was a Garage Band Once
My mom’s gardener found it in the trash. She wasn’t entirely clear about details like what trash and from which side of the border it came, but best not to look a gift horse in the mouth. And that’s what …
Danny Weller, Jeff Miles, Joshua White, Jens Kuross deliver "Third Story"
Third Story is the name of the collaborative group comprised of double bass phenomenon Danny Weller, guitarist Jeff Miles, pianist Joshua White and LA drummer, Jens Kuross. Weller and Miles live in Brooklyn, N.Y. now, but both are from San …