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Mozart and Beethoven at San Diego Symphony

Interestingly, my two favorite concerts, thus far in the 2024-2025 Jacobs Master Works Series at the San Diego Symphony, have been dominated by pieces from the classical period of music. Obviously, music at the symphony …

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Live Five: The Screamin’ Yeehaws, Just In Case, Whiskey & Burlap, Flatten Manhattan, Tiltwheel

Video:LIVE FIVE: The Screamin’ Yeehaws, Just In Case, Whiskey & Burlap, Flatten Manhattan, TiltwheelThe Screamin’ Yeehaws at Tower BarJan 17The Screamin’ Yeehaws are a southern fried punk band founded by members of Red Eye Gravy, …

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Brian Ellis says no to sampling for Campus Christy collab

“If you’ve never seen a band of four guys and one girl all wearing bikinis in solidarity, performing the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ before telling you if you don’t call your mom tonight that you can ‘go …

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Time’s up for Doubletime Recording Studio

“You’re the last drummer I’m ever recording in this room,” Jeff Forrest tells Declan Halloran (of Gunner Gunner) in a moment shared on social media by Halloran. Forrest, whose Doubletime Recording Studio in El Cajon …

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Happy accidents on the Bob Ross soundtrack

“I couldn’t begin to tell you how many happy accidents Dave [Klein] and I have had during this amazing process,” says Jason Lee about the creation of new soundtracks for the remastering of Bob Ross’ …

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RFTC manager gathers tour tales for Hell on Wheels

Greg Jacobs met John Reis when they both worked at Cargo Records in the early ‘90s. Jacobs had previously worked for the legendary Los Angeles-based label SST and its subsidiary, Cruz Records in the late …

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