Rudies Rock Music High Film (World Premiere Aug. 17, Crest Thtr, Oceanside)
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/aug/02/28954/ The high school-based history of local ska rockers the Fabulous Rudies is the subject of an upcoming Universal Pictures film titled Music High, which co-stars members of the band. The North County band was founded in 1997 by singer …
Fish Out of Water Returning From 6-Month Tour (Aug 17 @ the Griffin)
Rock/funk/reggae/hip-hop act Fish Out of Water are swimming back to their smaller San Diego pond for a homecoming show at the Griffin on August 17, having just spent sixth months playing shows from Key West, Florida to Myrtle Beach, South …
Tie-Dyed & Squinty-Eyed Invited to Aug. 1 Grateful Dead Movie Event
A Birthday Celebration: The Grateful Dead Movie Event will screen at select theaters around the country on Wednesday, August 1, including three San Diego locales: AMC Mission Valley 20, Mira Mesa 18, and downtown's Horton Plaza. In celebration of what …
Kim Fowley Turns 73, Says He's "Preparing For Death"
"I am preparing for death," says the most polarizing producer in rock, Kim Fowley, who turned 73 on July 21. "That includes withdrawing from all human contact except for accountants, attorneys and industry meetings," he says in a statement posted …
Local Neil Diamond Impersonator Back From 6-Week Euro Tour
"I am happy to report that it was a very successful time in many ways," says David Sherry, whose Neil Diamond tribute Diamond is Forever! just returned from a six-week overseas tour that included TV performances in Malta. "Europe was …
Astra Kelly Trading Rock For Torch Songs On New Concept Album
When Astra Kelly debuts songs from her new concept album Parlor Songs: Love and Heartbreak at House of Blues on Friday, September 7, she will have traded her rock and roll sound for something altogether new for her. “I envisioned …
Pathology Calls the Time Of Great Purification Their "Most Technical Album"
The heavy metalheads of Pathology say their upcoming full-length The Time Of Great Purification (due September 25) will be "definitely our heaviest and most technical album to date,” according to drummer Dave Astor. The band recorded with Daniel Castleman and …
Mike Keneally Takes XTC For New Full-Length (Drops July 24)
Fresh on the heels of his Comic-Con performance with cartoon band Dethklok, on the deck of the USS Midway, Mike Keneally's new pop-centered full-length co-written with XTC frontman Andy Partridge, Wing Beat Fantastic, drops July 24, 2012. Of its twelve …
Like Dad, Like Daughter: Darius & Cleopatra Degher July 18 @Indigo
Darius Degher was a postmodern eclectic long before it was cool, fronting the psychedelic 1980s San Diego band Darius and the Magnets (“With those cool haircuts!”), who released an EP and then a single on Big Time Records of Australia. …
We Got the Con Part 2: More Comic-Related Music Events This Week
The first issue of a six-part comic series, loosely about the making of Coldplay's latest album Mylo Xyloto, will debut at this week's San Diego Comic-Con International. The comic will then be released monthly from February 2013. The story of …
It's Sink or Swim Time For East of Sweden
"All artwork and packaging for the CD was created, printed, and put together by the band," says Jeff O'Brien of East of Sweden, who began work early this year on an 8-song full-length called Sink or Swim with Mario Quintero …
Local Writer Lands Gene Simmons Comic Book Gigs
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jul/09/27517/ Kiss bassist Gene Simmons has announced that one of the comic books originally planned for local publisher IDW, Gene Simmons House of Horrors, will now instead be published by Arcana Comics. In addition, comics earlier announced (and cancelled) by …
Unmasked! Local Cartoonist Gallery Opens Today w/Hills Like Elephants
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jul/07/27434/ Just in time for Comic-Con, some of the most notable artists in San Diego’s thriving and sizable comics community are being brought together for an exhibit titled Unmasked! Comic Art in San Diego Revealed. The exhibit, hosted by Artlab …
Dylan Hyde's Fundraising PSA to Save Local Horse w/Rare Disease
Tween pop crooner Dylan Hyde is joining his friend and fellow actor Jared Gilmore, who plays Henry on ABC’s Once Upon a Time, in his mission to save a young Clydesdale/Gypsy Cobb gelding named Mushu at the Rocking Horse Ranch …
Kathryn the Grape Kids CD w/Astra Kelly Wins Gold Mom’s Choice Award
The locally-created children's music CD Believe: Kathryn the Grape Songs For Kids of All Ages has won a Gold Mom’s Choice Award, for being among the best in family-friendly media, products, and services. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jul/03/27208/ Kathryn Cloward created Kathryn the Grape …
Burning of Rome Return with New Release, Video, and Beer
A new video for “The Ballad of an Onion Sprout” is online, featuring a two year-old song from the Burning of Rome that will finally see its official debut on the band's upcoming September release With Us. “The Onion Sprout …
Pinkiny Canandy: '60s Psych-Superhero Unmasked as SD's Michael Chain
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jul/02/27143/ “Frank Sinatra gave me my first singing job, Bob Dylan encouraged me to pursue a recording career, and Buck Owens told me, ‘Cut your damn hair,’ ” says Temecula’s Michael Chain, whose first turn at ’60s pop stardom came …
San Diego's Lovebirds Have New Songs to Sing
"We just concluded a really successful month long west coast tour," says songstress Lindsay White, who with her partner Veronica May is one half of the Lovebirds. "By successful, I mean we only got robbed once and we didn't lose …
Hey Sibling Musicians - Wanna Be On Randy Jackson's New TV Show?
"We're looking for musical acts with at least two sibling members," says Josh Herbst, Casting Producer for an upcoming MTV series co-produced with Randy Jackson (America's Best Dance Crew, etc.). Are you, or do you know someone who's part of, …
POD Bassist Traa Produces & Plays on Jon Goodhue EP (Due 6-30)
Bluesy rocker Jon Goodhue hails from Gloucester, Massachusetts. A longtime guitar player and vocalist, he spent time in several bands before working on a solo project, whereupon he moved to San Diego and formed the Jon Goodhue Band. Logging so …