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Turetzky Brings Chamber Music to Dizzy's
Contrabass virtuoso Bert Turetzky is bringing an all-classical chamber music program to Dizzy's this Friday. August 5 at 8:00 p.m. Turetzky will be performing Franz Schubert's Piano Quintet In A Major, (more widely known as the Trout Quintet), and the …
Identity Festival Draws Meme-Hep Ravers to Cricket
Last Wednesday, DJ and electronic music producer Kaskade advertised via Twitter an impromptu set at Grauman's Chinese Theatre for the premiere of Electric Daisy Carnival Experience, a documentary about a 15-year-strong music festival which drew an estimated 215,000 attendees to …
Forbidden Love Sucks
At left: Tristan and Isolde Forbidden love is always so delicious. The ego constantly wants what it can't have which makes forbidden love seem like the key to salvation. If only Tristan and Isolde could be together, they would be …
Normandie Wilson Is Painting Memories of August Tour
"All through August, I'm going on a U.S. tour with Since Our First Guitar, an indie pop band from Sweden, and Biggles Flys Again, an indie pop from Ireland," says singer/songwriter Normandie Wilson. During the tour, "I'm creating a 30" …
Jazz Live Presents Rob Thorsen Quartet
The next installment of Jazz Live (Tuesday, August 2) will feature the Rob Thorsen Quartet and have a slightly different focus from the usual concert scenario. Turns out that Thorsen has been involved in exposing jazz to youngsters throughout San …
Dick Richard
The dick of all classical dicks must be Richard Wagner. It's a nice coincidence with his name being Richard and all. If Lindsay Lohan, Christian Bale, Kim Jong Il, and the Kardashians were all considered to be geniuses, we might …
U19 Battle of the Bands Begins July 31
"We're supporting our annual U19 Battle of the Bands," says Beth Vinas of Studio CCMA (who also plays with Groove Kitty). Bands and musicians with players UNDER 19 years old have been asked to submit a LIVE video, link or …
Jam Packed Jam Session Honors Castellanos
Jazz musicians from all over Southern California and beyond flocked to El Camino in Little Italy last night for a mega-jam session in honor of Gilbert Castellanos' 39th birthday. Local KSDS afternoon jazz personality Ron Dhanifu emceed. Castellanos, expanding his …
'80s Big Hair Metal Starz Reunion July 30
The second annual San Diego '80s Big Hair Rock Starz Reunion happens July 30 at 710 Beach Club. "This year's event is a benefit concert," says the San Diego Action Network. "We are dedicating the evening to the late Marc …
Return of the Crawdaddys & Unknowns: Casbah Sept. 2 and 3
The Che Underground presents two classic local garage bands reuniting on two consecutive nights at the Casbah: the Crawdaddys (September 2 with offbeat Beatles tribute the Baja Bugs and the Amandas) and the Unknowns (September 3 with the Sidewalk Scene …
Incidentally
I saw the current production of The Tempest at The Globe and enjoyed the music that accompanied the show. The inclusion of original incidental music is a tradition that goes way back. Shakespeare has been fairly well set to music. …
Hot Snakes Reunion Gig in December
December's All Tomorrow's Parties fest in Minehead, UK (December 2 through 4) will include a Hot Snakes reunion. "I'm super stokified on this," frontman John Reis posted online this week. "So far just ATP is confirmed. We are talking about …
WTF(rick) is a Tone Poem
Since Eine Alpensinfonie is a tone poem, let's talk about what a tone poem is. The dictionary says a tone poem is a large scale orchestra work based on folk tales or literature. That's not completely true because there are …
What Is Jazz Live?
During the fall and spring semesters at San Diego City College, Jazz Live is a monthly concert series, gearing up to bimonthly performances in July and August. The concerts are almost always scheduled on the second Tuesday of the month. …