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San Diego Opera Salome: Nude and Nuder (2 of 4)
Lise: "It was really nice. At the cocktail party the other night, I can't remember who said it, but they told everyone, 'By the way, she takes all her clothes off.' I was, like, fabulous." We're continuing with our discussion …
This week @ 98 Bottles: Turetzky plays Piazolla, plus Ian Tordella's Quintet
Chuck Perrin and Dizzy's are partnering again for a performance held in The Back Room at 98 Bottles in Little Italy, Jan. 19, at 8 p.m. Contrabass pioneer Bert Turetzky will perform an evening of music composed by Astor Piazolla, …
San Diego Opera: Heads Will Roll (1 of 4)
I sat down this week with Lise Lindstrom and Greer Grimsley. Lise and Greer are the stars of San Diego Opera's upcoming production of Richard Strauss' Salome. They happen to be two of my favorite singers in the world. We …
Italian Japanese New Single w/New Lineup "Two Islands"
"It's a relationship song about being in love with someone and then realizing that you're basically living on two different islands and there's no way this is going to work," says Italian Japanese frontman Allen Nicholas of the band's new …
All Leather Has Hung Up the Hide
"All Leather is no longer a band. No last show, no reunions, no final record," decrees Nathan Joyner, guitarist of the now disbanded All Leather. With drummer Jung Sing living in Mexicali, and synthesizer player Eric Livingstone living between San …
Lana Del Rey on SNL: Coup or Crap? Local Reaction
Like most of America, I had never heard of Lana Del Rey when she took the Saturday Night Live stage on Saturday, January 14, to sing two songs apparently from an upcoming album set to drop at the end of …
Angels & Airwaves @ Belly Up Feb. 1, Then World Arena Tour
Now that the somewhat underwhelming Second Coming of blink 182 is apparently backburnered, Tom DeLonge's more adventurous outfit Angels & Airwaves is prepping for a world tour, but first they'll hit hometown tavern the Belly Up on February 1. "Five …
East of Sweden, Explained
It’s a Monday morning and ex-Syndicate drummer Jeffrey O’Brien is on the phone to pimp his new project. It’s an indie post-punk dance rock trio (his words) called East of Sweden. East of Sweden? Is this a footnote to John …
Paul Keeling Sells Out 98 Bottles
Chuck Perrin and Dizzy's first production in The Back Room at 98 Bottles, featured former San Diegan and current Vancouver pianist Paul Keeling, performing with local stalwarts Rob Thorsen on bass and Duncan Moore on drums. Apparently word got out …
Stank Face: San Diego Symphony Gets Nasty
As the final sonority of the brass lingered in the air of the hall, I felt as if in some way we had become a better people. I felt as though all of us had received an opportunity to exceed …
First-Ever U.S. Show For Italian Alt-Metal Band Klogr Jan. 19 @Eleven
A relatively new Italian alt-metal group named Klogr will be playing their very first U.S. show right here in San Diego on Thursday, January 19, at Eleven. Klogr (pronounced Kay-log-are) released their debut CD Till You Decay this month on …
Bennink/Oliver/Dresser/Dessen make magic in La Jolla
Last night's Friday 13th Improvisers Summit (featuring Han Bennink) at the Neurosciences Institute was a wildly successful affair, by any criteria. Bennink is a that rare performer who can set off waves of laughter, while playing explosive and uncompromising music. …
Local Singer Mark Huff PO'd Over Dismissal From Quiet Riot
"As I sit in hospital and wait for my brain surgery, I have been let go. And nobody's had balls to tell it to my face. I have to read the news in a post that's not even directed to …
Danny Green Quartet Live at the Loft
Add Danny Green to the list of great pianists living and working in San Diego County. Green is a young musician with impeccable chops who has staked out his own personal improvising aesthetic, (heavy on the music of South America), …