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Reunited Penetrators and Manual Scan at Casbah Saturday, August 13
Having just picked up their Lifetime Achievement Award at the San Diego Music Awards on August 8, temporarily reunited local legends the Penetrators will play the Casbah on Saturday, August 13, before frontman Gary Heffern returns overseas to his current …
Unwritten Law Fight, Shakeup...Breakup?
Bassist Pat Kim and guitarist Steve Morris have left Unwritten Law after a physical altercation with frontman Scott Russo. According to statements given to Alternative Press by Morris on behalf of the departing duo, the incident began with an argument …
Blink 182 May Have Just Bootlegged Your Bootleg!
Blink 182 are bootlegging the bootleggers. Their new video for "Up All Night," uploaded to YouTube on August 2, is built from snippets of unauthorized YouTube vids which have used blink music in the past. The band calls it "The …
Weekend Concert Trifecta at Dizzy's
Over a four day period Dizzy's operator Chuck Perrin produced three very strong concerts, each one a must see event. Friday, August 5 : Bert Turetzky with The California Consort This one probably presented the most amount of risk--chamber music …
Come in Tokyo
Who is The Tokyo String Quartet and why am I excited they'll be performing in San Diego? It is a chance to hear one of the most venerated ensembles in the world. Since it was founded in 1969, The Tokyo …
Local Music Site TakeLessons Gets $6M from Crosslink Capital
Local firm TakeLessons has announced that Crosslink Capital (the largest investor in the Pandora go-to music site) has invested $6 million in the company. Headquartered in San Diego, TakeLessons is a full-service music and voice lessons provider. With lessons taught …
Bar-talk
I was driving with a friend when I remembered that the Tokyo String Quartet was going to be performing during the La Jolla Music Society Summerfest. "I've got to go see these guys. They're incredible. I have their recording of …
ABCs of Rock Concert & Artshow with Geezer & School of Rock on August 13
On August 13, The ABCs of Rock: A benefit for Rock School Fund will feature the local senior citizens of Geezer (which began as a Weezer tribute), performing with their adopted "grandkids," aka the San Diego School of Rock House …
Road Trip
I just returned from a 2,000 mile road trip with the kids. Each time we filled up with gas I'd sing Willie Nelson's On the Road Again as I re-cleaned the car windows that my children had squeegeed into a …
Candye Kane Booted From Blues Fest Over Porn Past
Candye Kane has been booted off the bill for October's Shelby Blues & BBQ festival in Pelham, Alabama. According to Kane, event organizers cited her sexual orientation and her past as a sex worker as the reason for canceling her …
Local Lab Catches Pop Duo’s Criminal Love in 3D
Memphis, Tennessee teen pop duo Memphis High is the latest band to have one of its videos converted to 3D by local PassmoreLab, which has been carving out a rock video niche by working with Slash, Plain White T’s, Osaka …
NYC Bassist Returns for Show at Dizzy's
Former San Diego doublebass phenomenon Danny Weller is back in town and will appear at Dizzy's on Monday, August 8, in a trio with pianist Mikan Zlatkovich and father Bob Weller on drums. The 27 year old bassist and his …
Joshua White / Marshall Hawkins / Charlie Chavez
Sunday, August 7, at 7:00 pm, Joshua White will be appearing alongside Marshall Hawkins on doublebass, with percussionist Charlie Chavez at Dizzy's. Josh is a young man, playing beyond his years, and he's very versatile. He can play the straight-ahead …
My Dirty Drum Habits' Dark, Live Beats
Last night’s My Dirty Drum Habits show at the Kava Lounge featured local and touring musician constructing dark, live beats with Akai Music Production Centers, Korg Kaoss Pads, and self-styled noise boxes. Will Michaelsen, a student of the Interdisciplinary Computing …
Thorsen Quartet Swings Sponge Bob Squarepants
KSDS Jazz Live brought bassist Rob Thorsen's Quartet into the Saville Theatre last night for a concert and demonstration of a program he put together to expose elementary school kids to live, improvised music, titled Jazz: An American Art Form. …
The Who’s Tommy Is Selling Out
The reviews are in for The Who's Tommy at the Lyceum Stage, which began on July 16 and will run through August 14. The new production of the Tony Award-winning stage version of the classic rock album is a certified …
Quasi Recordings Local Band Compilation
"Quasi Recordings is going to be launching a Kickstarter campaign on July 31 to raise money to press some limited editions of the latest Quasi EP, Picture Head," label head Matt Rhea tells the Reader. Several locals have funded albums …
No Hi Fi
“Lo-fi is cool, as opposed to transistor radio-sounding solid-state modern stuff.” Larry Teves, a local bassist, recently started the Lo Fi Mob, a loosely-organized circle of musician friends and acquaintances. There are no requirements for membership except an appreciation for …
David J's Black Dahlia Stage Play Debuts September 8
On left: Bauhaus The Chanteuse and the Devil’s Muse, a new play with live music written and directed by local celeb David J (Bauhaus, Love & Rockets), will debut at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles on September 8 and …
La Jolla Freebie
Tomorrow night, August 3rd, the La Jolla Music Symphony kicks off its Summerfest 2011 with a free concert at Ellen Browning Scripps Park (La Jolla Cove). The concert is a line up of chamber music highlights which will be accessible …