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No Stone Left Unturned

September 15, 2011 · Dave Good

He was George in a Beatles tribute band once, but it didn’t work out. Why not try a Stones tribute? Jackson Martin, who looks reasonably enough like an ‘80s version of Keith Richards says this is how Rolling the Stones …

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Meet the Bombpops

September 13, 2011 · Dave Good

Jen Razavi just got new tires all around. A little steel was beginning to show, she says, in the treads on the last set. “They’re awesome,” she says. “Hopefully the new ones will last.” A good thing, considering the road …

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Another Voice Hopeful

September 2, 2011 · Dave Good

Justine Ducloux is a Mission Valley transplant from the Twin Cities. She plays the role of Stones backup singer Mary Clayton or Lisa Fisher in the San Diego-based tribute band Rolling the Stones. And if the breaks fall her way, …

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Jeff Berkley Wants to Produce Your Next Record

August 29, 2011 · Dave Good

Jeff Berkley is an award-winning songwriter and one half of the local singer/songwriter duo Berkley Hart. Berkley Hart have received multiple nominations for San Diego Music Awards. They won their first SDMA in 2004 as Best Americana Album for 12. …

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Los Alacranes to Perform at Adams Ave Street Fair

August 25, 2011 · Dave Good

Los Alacranes (The Scorpions) are a local Mexican folk quartet founded by Chunky Sanchez. “We do cumbia and norteno styles, with accordion and guitars and traditional folklore instruments,” he says. Their roots go back to the activist 1970’s and the …

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Fearless Signs Pierce the Veil

August 23, 2011 · Dave Good

Fearless Records, a California-based alt-rock label, has announced the signing of homegrown rockers Pierce the Veil. "Just like we do with our fans,” says singer Vic Fuentes, “we never take anyone's support for granted, so thanks to everyone at the …

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And the Winner Is...

August 16, 2011 · Dave Good

Tim Lowman, aka Low Volts, a one-man-band surprised even himself this year at the San Diego Music Awards when he took home Best Blues Album, Best New Artist, and Best Americana for another band he’s in called Blackout Party. Dave …

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No Hi Fi

August 2, 2011 · Dave Good

“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 …

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Is Tori Roze the Next Voice?

July 26, 2011 · Dave Good

“None of us even knew we were part of it,” Tori Roze says of a recent poll held on SoundDiego. In the poll, ten area musicians were selected to compete for a slot on The Voice this fall. “The people …

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Little Deadman to Record New EP in August

June 14, 2011 · Dave Good

“Right now, our singer Spencer Rabin has been going to art school in San Francisco,” says Anthony Levas by phone from his home in Bankers Hill. “When he comes down here on break, we cram in time to record or …

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Mark Stuart, Texas Culture, and the Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash

June 9, 2011 · Dave Good

“I moved back to San Diego from Austin, Texas in late November of 2010,” says Mark Stuart, founder of the alt-country Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash. But Stuart says the BSOJC never disbanded during the years he lived abroad. Being …

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Switchfoot Bro-Am Lineup Announced

June 8, 2011 · Dave Good

The lineup for the seventh annual Switchfoot Bro-Am has been announced. The Howls, the Romany Rye, the Silent Comedy, and Jon Foreman and Friends will play the Grammy Award-winning hometown rocker’s Hurley-sponsored surf contest/beach concert Saturday, June 18th at Moonlight …

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Its All in the Enunciation

June 7, 2011 · Dave Good

Local folk-rocker Astra Kelly has been the voice of commercials for outfits such as Starbucks, Motel 6, Southwest Airlines, and the American Diabetes Foundation, to name a few. From 2007 to 2009, she hosted the Homegrown Show on KPRI radio. …

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The Dudes Abide

June 6, 2011 · Dave Good

“With the EP, we’re gonna simultaneously release a video game,” says Ryan Solomon from Dudes. Dudes feature members of Da Bears, D/Wolves, and TV Girl. “Like, we’re the first people to do this, right?” He laughs. “At around the same …

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Possibly the only Surf Jazz Duo: Mattson2

June 2, 2011 · Dave Good

A near life-size oil painting of Jared Mattson hangs on the wall near the band stand inside the Turquoise Lounge in Pacific Beach. You can tell it is Jared and not his twin Jonathan because of the guitar. Jonathan plays …

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But can you two-step in flip-flops?

June 1, 2011 · Dave Good

In July, Off the Wagon will begin hosting a monthly show at the Pacific Beach Alehouse. Does the fact of choice beach gigs mean that country western bands, almost absent from the local club scene in recent years are making …

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San Diego Concert Venues to be Demolished

May 31, 2011 · Dave Good

On June 1, SDSU’s Aztec Center, home to long-dark Montezuma Hall and the Backdoor, will be demolished to make way for a modern structure. From the late 1960s to the 1990s, both venues hosted concerts by emerging rockers such as …

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Gregory Page on the Silver Screen

May 26, 2011 · Dave Good

Gregory Page is the subject of a new documentary that will be screened at Lestat’s on Friday June 17. Produced and released by the Snapshots Music and Arts Foundation, the footage was shot in La Jolla during a live show …

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Zombie Cartel CD set for June 10 Release Date

May 26, 2011 · Dave Good

Zombie Cartel’s debut release for Lakeside’s Double Barrel records drops June 10. Empire is an untamed collection of roots punk originals ranging, says Jono Lanasa, from Robert Johnson (yep, that Robert Johnson) to Motorhead with a little Mike Ness growl …

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David Owen at the Red Fox Piano Bar

May 26, 2011 · Dave Good

David Owen is manning the piano bar at the Red Fox Lounge again tonight (5/26). Owen took over at the venerable lounge after the legendary Shirley Allen died in 2006. “I was new in town and had no other gigs, …

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Staff Blog Entries

No Stone Left Unturned

Meet the Bombpops

Another Voice Hopeful

Jeff Berkley Wants to Produce Your Next Record

Los Alacranes to Perform at Adams Ave Street Fair

Fearless Signs Pierce the Veil

And the Winner Is...

No Hi Fi

Is Tori Roze the Next Voice?

Little Deadman to Record New EP in August

Mark Stuart, Texas Culture, and the Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash

Switchfoot Bro-Am Lineup Announced

Its All in the Enunciation

The Dudes Abide

Possibly the only Surf Jazz Duo: Mattson2

But can you two-step in flip-flops?

San Diego Concert Venues to be Demolished

Gregory Page on the Silver Screen

Zombie Cartel CD set for June 10 Release Date

David Owen at the Red Fox Piano Bar

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