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Slightly Stoopid Seedless Summer Tour Tickets Onsale Saturday May 14
Tickets go on sale Saturday, May 14, for the Slightly Stoopid Seedless Summer 2011 Tour, which begins July 21 at Big Sky Brewery in Missoula, MT, hitting San Diego’s Cricket Amphitheater on July 30 before wrapping up at Red Rocks …
Colin Clyne Wrapping Up Tour with Homecoming Gig Saturday May 14
Scottish singer-songwriter Colin Clyne will wrap up his West Coast tour with a homecoming show on Saturday, May 14, at Hensley’s Flying Elephant. Over the course of his most recent road trek, "I performed at the Sacramento Highland Games and …
Pump Your Ristband: May 20 Record Release at Pal Joey’s
Roxy Monoxide/Y3K Spinoff Band Launching Second Album Ristband’s release party for their second album Balancing Act happens Friday, May 20 at Pal Joey’s. “The cover art features Adelaide Marcus of Danyavaad & the Shimmy Sisters,” says guitarist Dave Gladish, “depicting …
42 Years Ago Today: Grateful Dead at Aztec Bowl 5-11-69
5-11-69: The Grateful Dead headlined SDSU's Spring Fling concert at the Aztec Bowl. Held on Mother's Day, the show included Canned Heat, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Lee Michaels, Tarantula, and Tijuana-bred Carlos Santana. Jerry Garcia performed "Morning Dew," and Ron "Pigpen" …
Touch Some New Touchies on Friday, May 13
“Yes, the songs are licensed,” says singer/guitarist Anthony Stanze of The Touchies. And their upcoming comedic-covers album David Cover-Riverdale includes irreverent versions of tunes like “Angelfuck” (Danzig), “First of the Gang to Die” (Morrissey), “Teenage Kicks” (the Undertones), “Only Shallow” …
New Megadeth/Anthrax "SuperGroup" Rehearsing in San Marcos
Famous North County neighbor Dave Mustaine has formed a new band with ex-Anthrax guitarist Dan Spitz. The band, reported to be called Red Lamb, has risen from the ashes of Spitz's previous project, Deuxmonkey, which was shelved after vocalist Wade …
Imperial March
I will admit I went to see the movie Thor in IMAX 3D. I'll also admit that I liked it. Before the previews started, various pieces of movie soundtracks were played over the sound system. When The Imperial March from …
Captain Blackie's Blackout Blowout and Otro/Marsupials 7-inch
"The whole idea behind the Blackout Blowout basically came from my Thursdays at The Shakedown," guitarist Jason 'Blackie' Blackmore (Otro, Rats Eyes, Sirhan Sirhan) writes via email. The usually free weekly event sees DJ Cap'n Blackie playing '80s hardcore interspersed …
Adam Lambert Jumped Onstage With Prince on Saturday?!
PINK SON MEETS PURPLE ONE! On Saturday, May 7, Adam Lambert joined Prince onstage at the Forum in Inglewood, CA. After the concert, Lambert tweeted “Saw Prince down at the forum! Danced our asses off. Happy MOMS Day!!” Lambert was …
Local Loses His Voice, But Gains a New Sound
LOCAL LOSES HIS VOICE, BUT GAINS A NEW SOUND “I use to worry and wonder ‘What would I do if I lost my voice,’ and then the biggest fear I had in my life came true,” says Imperial Beach songwriter …
All-Star Keezer Concert in La Jolla Tonight, May 9
TONIGHT: GEOFFREY KEEZER’S ALL-STAR CONCERT IN LA JOLLA Geoffrey Keezer and his wife, fellow musician Susan Wulff (principal bassist for the San Diego Symphony) will both be performing tonight, May 9, at the Neurosciences Institute Auditorium in La Jolla. Taking …
Megadeth Begins Recording New Album in San Marcos Today, May 9
MEGADETH BEGINS NEW ALBUM TODAY AT SAN MARCOS STUDIO Megadeth begin recording their as-yet-untitled new album today, with producer Johnny Karkazis (Machine Head, Disturbed) and slated for a fall 2011 release through Roadrunner Records. Drum tracking is being done all …
Local Singer Competing in TV Talent Show
LOCAL SINGER COMPETING MAY 30 ON TV TALENT SHOW On May 30, singer Amber Ojeda will appear on the new Bravo TV show Platinum Hit, which is co-hosted by fellow famous former neighbor Jewel. The program will feature twelve musicians …
Macho Man's Motion for Mo Money
FORMER VILLAGE PEOPLE SINGER SUING FOR 1.5 MILLION Victor Willis is suing the firm representing his former band the Village People for $1.5 million in song royalties he claims are unpaid. The 59 year-old La Jolla resident is suing Can't …
Royals and Rutter
I didn't hear or see anything of The Royal Wedding but I heard John Rutter wrote a new piece of choral music for it. The subject came up at church choir because we were rehearsing Rutter's setting of "The Lord …