20 Years Ago Today: Nirvana at Off the Record - the Inside Story
Who doesn't miss the staple-infested LP bins of Off The Record's late lamented Hillcrest locale? Those beat up bins survived hundreds of live concerts, with both bins and shows dating back to the store's original College Grove location. Phil Galloway …
All-Star Mighty Joe Longa Benefit Oct. 28 @ Tio Leo's
After months of chemotherapy, ace keyboardist Mighty Joe Longa of Joey Harris and the Mentals has been "catching up on a lot of sleep." The Mentals have been playing around town with a little help from friends like Mojo Nixon …
Scottie Blinn Explains Friday Oct. 21 No-Show at Patrick’s II
"No communication, no respect, no reason to show up and play," says Scottie Blinn about his decision ("not lightly taken...I was making a loud and clear statement," he says) not to appear onstage at Patrick's II downtown on Friday, October …
Kelsea Is a Little Occupied at Downtown Rallies
“I literally haven’t thought about food or my body since this began,” said local harpist Kelsea Little (the Wrong Trousers) from the Occupy San Diego demonstrations downtown. “It’s like I finally remembered there are things much larger on this Earth …
Roxy Jones Will Be Ludacris on 10/26 @ Soda Bar
On Wednesday, October 26, the band Roxy Jones will perform the music of Ludacris, to headline the Halloween Grab Bag show at Soda Bar, a free concert with three local bands forming offbeat and unexpected tribute acts, for one night …
Jamming with 2 AC/DC Drummers Is Just Another Week For Greg Douglass
"Man, what a week," says Escondido guitar godling Greg Douglass. "Did five shows in seven days with David Bennett Cohen's band, doing a lot of piano-based New Orleans, blues, roots music. Amazing musicians, vine-ripened at their peak. Cohen OWNS that …
Orchestra Nova Classics Season Debuts 10/22 & 10/24
Hoping to jumpstart a new paradigm for presenting classical music, Orchestra Nova San Diego will debut its new Nova Classics season (Nova 2.0) with Mozart Loves Prague, happening Saturday, October 22 at Irwin M. Jacobs Qualcomm Hall in Sorrento Valley, …
Tonight: Free Soundcheck Series Debuts w/Yacht @ Hard Rock Hotel
In 1973, Paul McCartney performed an impromptu concert at the first Hard Rock Café in London, England, establishing the brand’s roots in rock n’ roll and live music. Continuing that nearly 40-year Hard Rock tradition of showcasing music’s future legends …
Spinal Tap Tribute Turns Up to 11 @ Eleven on 11/11/11
When famed Spinal Tap guitarist Nigel Tufnel famously displayed his amplifier with settings that went to 11 in the film This Is Spinal Tap, he couldn't have guessed that 25-plus years later the world would celebrate Nigel Tufnel Day on …
Jesse Davis All-Star Birthday Bash Oct. 20
When Jesse Davis plays Humphrey's on October 20, the gig will also serve as an all-star birthday bash. "We're expecting guest singers and musicians to pop in," says his wife Diane Davis, "all hinging on if they do not have …
Unsigned Talent Contest: Win Session with Grammy-Winning Producer
Taylor Guitars and Guitar Center have announced their Guitar Center Singer-Songwriter contest, an artist discovery program which aims to find the nation's best unsigned talent. One prize package will go to the top singer-songwriter; a three-song EP with Grammy Award-winning …
91 Year-Old Ravi Shankar in Escondido Oct. 9
The 91 year-old sitar master Ravi Shankar will perform at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido on October 9. Shankar is considered the world’s master player of the sitar, a 19-stringed instrument made of gourd and teak. He …
Drowning Men New/Old Full-Length & Tour with Airborne Toxic Event
The Drowning Men will be hitting the road next month, bringing their anthemic indie rock on a 23-date North American tour supporting previous tour mates the Airborne Toxic Event, plus some headlining shows along the way (dates below). They'll hit …
Emi Meyer @ Balboa Theatre: Japanese Friendship Garden Benefit Oct. 15
San Diego's Japanese Friendship Garden Society celebrates their annual Aki no Matsuri Festival with an October 15 concert featuring singer/songwriter/pianist Emi Meyer at the Balboa Theatre.. Meyer was born in Kyoto Japan and raised in Seattle. Her bicultural heritage has …
Local Yes Tribute Guitarist Joins Actual Yes Spinoffs
This coming week marks the return of Yes spinoff band Circa: to Southern California, for a set of shows that will mark Johnny Bruhns' American debut with the band. Bruhns was recruited out of the local Yes tribute band Roundabout. …
Whiskey Girl on 5th Ave. NOT Shutting Down, Say Owners
Contrary to rampant local rumor, the downtown 5th Avenue bar Whiskey Girl is not shutting down. According to the operators, it's getting a makeover, with a new location in early 2012. "We've been hearing rumors that Whiskey Girl is shutting …
Secret Rooftop Concerts Debut October 15 Somewhere in La Jolla
The exact locale is still a secret, but Scott West's local rooftop concert series will debut October 15 at a "La Jolla ocean view rooftop" with the Scott West Band, Roni Lee, and Rich McGee. "We're going to have a …
Mike Keneally Band Opening for Itself on West Coast Tour
Mike Keneally is set to launch his first West Coast full-band tour in years, bringing his inventive musical vision to nine cities in October in support of the Keneally Band's latest Exowax Recordings DVD/CD live release, Bakin' @ the Potato. …
43 Years Ago Today: Janis Joplin in San Diego
43 years ago today (9-28-68): Big Brother and the Holding Company were scheduled to play a sold-out show at downtown's Community Concourse. The afternoon before the show, Janis Joplin announced to the press her intention to quit the band. "I …
1st Sloths Show Since 1966 @ Eleven Oct. 1
"Only a few hundred singles were pressed, some of them with a picture sleeve they designed and printed themselves on an old mimeograph machine," says local Loons bandleader Mike Stax of the long-lost Beverly Hills garage band the Sloths. The …