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Entries
1958: The Day Ritchie Valens Played Clairemont High's Opening
1958: Fifty-three years ago, rock and roll originator Ritchie Valens had two hits on the charts, "La Bamba" and "Donna," when a longtime local DJ, the late Harry "Happy Hare" Martin, persuaded him to perform at the 1958 opening of …
Mooncake
Yesterday was The Mooncake Festival in China and I missed it. The festival originated over 3,000 years ago and was a part of moon worship during The Shang Dynasty. There's even an Angry Birds version. It's a big deal. It …
The Silent Comedy Gets Loud on Dark Souls Video Game
A song from San Diego cabaret-inspired music troupe, The Silent Comedy, is now featured on the trailer for the highly-anticipated video game, Dark Souls. According to blogger Rosemary Bystrak, who heads up www.sddialedin.com, the trailer featuring the band's song, "Bartholomew," …
Roll Requiem Roll
The Rolling Requiem rolled through Carlsbad at 3:00pm on Sunday, September 11th. The venue was St. Elisabeth Seton Parish. The sanctuary capacity is 880 and it was packed. The Rolling Requiem was an event which featured a performance of Mozart's …
Cults Singer Calls Local Scene "Kids Playing in Their Garages"
"I don't really think there is much of a San Diego music scene, it's just very local," says Madeline Follin of Cults in a Phoenix New Times article published online Monday, September 12. "There's a lot of cool bands that …
Bloody Hollies Bitter End Sept. 17 at the Casbah
The Bloody Hollies' new full-length Yours Until the Bitter End drops Saturday, September 17, with a release party at the Casbah that will also feature Low Volts, Hocus, and the Old In Out. The latter band will also have a …
A Child Remembers 9-11
I meandered to 1st Presbyterian's 9-11 concert. I thought the concert was at La Jolla Presbyterian because the La Jolla Presbyterian Choir was singing in the concert. The parking in La Jolla is better than downtown and the church isn't …
Eliane Elias At Anthology
Anthology hosts a must see concert this Wednesday, Sept. 14, with a rare San Diego performance of Brazilian pianist / vocalist Eliane Elias. Elias began playing the piano at seven and she had it together enough to be making television …
New Pathology Album Drops 9-13 (Despite Van Crash & Half Dozen Lineup Changes)
September 13 is the due date for the new Pathology album Awaken to the Suffering, recorded at the studio run by Tim Lambesis (As I Lay Dying) and produced by Daniel Castleman (As I Lay Dying, Winds of Plague). A …
Joshua White in the Finals of Monk Competition
San Diego jazz piano phenomenon Joshua White has been announced as one of the three finalists in the International Thelonious Monk Piano Competition. This is basically the most prestigious instrumental jazz contest in the world. Modeled after the famous Von …
The Resurgence of Indie Labels at San Diego Music Thing
Yesterday’s San Diego Music Thing panel on “the resurgence of indie labels” saw moderator Josh Feingold (Songs Publishing), Jello Biafra (Alternative Tentacles Records/ Dead Kennedys), Justin Pearson (Three One G Records/The Locust), Scott Pactor (Zoo Music), and Scott Simoneaux (Aquarium …
45 Years Ago This Weekend: The Monkees Turned Del Mar Into Clarksville
45 years ago this weekend (9-11-66), Del Mar was renamed “Clarksville” for the day, as part of a promotion for the Monkees TV show, which would debut the following night. The Sunday event was historic for pop/rock music, as it …
Rob Crow's Blackout Baby Born in the Dark
In the middle of what will likely be remembered as an historic multi-state blackout, man of a thousand bands Rob Crow and his lady Victoria welcomed eight pound, thirteen ounce Scout Ozma Crow into the (darkened) world! "My third child, …
Joseph Howell Quartet at Turquoise Cafe
"Joseph Howell is the most original and prominent new clarinetist to emerge during the past decade" ( Scott Yanow — Downbeat, Jazz Times, All Music Guide). Monday's gig at the Turquoise Cafe Bar Europa didn't begin auspiciously for the Joseph …
Jello Biafra & Dead Kennedys in San Diego (SD Music Thing Sept. 9 & 10)
Former Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra has a speaking engagement at the San Diego Music Thing (September 9 & 10). His Resurgence of Indie Labels panel will be held at the Lafayette Hotel at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday. In honor …