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Mikan Zlatkovich at Liberty Hall Theatre
"We're not going to just play be-bop or standards, it's going to be totally out of the box," said Serbian born piano virtuoso Mikan Zlatkovich of his Oct.2, concert at Liberty Hall Theatre in National City. "We might play some …
Coming Attractions
This coming weekend is overflowing with classical music. Friday night sees the start of San Diego Symphony's 2011-2012 season with "Thibaudet Plays Ravel". Jean Yves Thibaudet is a world class pianist and will be performing two piano concertos by Ravel. …
Local Yes Tribute Guitarist Joins Actual Yes Spinoffs
This coming week marks the return of Yes spinoff band Circa: to Southern California, for a set of shows that will mark Johnny Bruhns' American debut with the band. Bruhns was recruited out of the local Yes tribute band Roundabout. …
Mike Keneally Band Opening for Itself on West Coast Tour
Mike Keneally is set to launch his first West Coast full-band tour in years, bringing his inventive musical vision to nine cities in October in support of the Keneally Band's latest Exowax Recordings DVD/CD live release, Bakin' @ the Potato. …
43 Years Ago Today: Janis Joplin in San Diego
43 years ago today (9-28-68): Big Brother and the Holding Company were scheduled to play a sold-out show at downtown's Community Concourse. The afternoon before the show, Janis Joplin announced to the press her intention to quit the band. "I …
The Little Bell Strikes Back
I posted about this song months ago and said that if I ever found the translation I would share. It makes me muy triste but in a happy way. The Lonely coach-bell Oh, how lonely the coach bell is ringing …
Bonita Trio
Last weekend, I caught a concert by the Bonita Trio at St. Peter's Episcopal in Del Mar. Pianist Nicolas Reveles, violinist Lee Wolfe, and cellist Cliff Thrasher form the trio. The program was composed of music I had never heard …
Leonard Patton CD-Release Show at Anthology
"Recording in the studio with Keezer was probably the easiest and most fun process I've ever been a part of," said San Diego vocalist Leonard Patton about his latest CD, Expressions, recorded at local guitar hero Peter Sprague's Spragueland Studio …
James Farm At Anthology Oct. 2
James Farm, a collectively led group, is making it's first San Diego appearance on Oct. 2, at Anthology, in Little Italy. The group consists of one established headliner, tenor saxophonist Joshua Redman, who has been a name in the jazz …
1st Sloths Show Since 1966 @ Eleven Oct. 1
"Only a few hundred singles were pressed, some of them with a picture sleeve they designed and printed themselves on an old mimeograph machine," says local Loons bandleader Mike Stax of the long-lost Beverly Hills garage band the Sloths. The …
Joey DeFrancesco At Dizzy's
"I'm not gonna play 'Danny Boy'. I'm not gonna play 'Danny Boy' right now... maybe later..." mused undisputed Hammond B-3 champ Joey DeFrancesco while deciding what tune to continue with at his Dizzy's concert on Sept. 22. Touring in support …
A Taste of Fame: Local Tribute Bands (even Bill Shatner?!)
In the 2001 film Rock Star, former rapper "Marky" Mark Wahlberg plays a member of a "tribute" band, singing the music of his favorite hard rock group Steel Dragon. He takes the gig so seriously that he gets in a …
Carlos @ Cricket
We went to Cricket Amphitheatre last night to see Carlos Santana. We generally go to smaller venues, so we hadn't been to a large show in about two years. Man, oh, man, are we living in Nazi Germany? I have …
Roseanna Vitro at Saville Theatre
KSDS Jazz 88 launched their fall concert series, Jazz Live, with a performance by Roseanna Vitro, who is touring in support of her latest recording on the Motema Music Label, The Music of Randy Newman. Vitro was born in Arkansas …
Local Soprano Loves Frogs
I asked local soprano Stephanie Sabin to describe her upcoming concert titled Les Chemins de l'amour "[It is] a lone woman's journey through a life of love discovered, devoured, exhausted, sacrificed, suffered, and surrendered through the lesser-known music from well-known …