Blurt: San Diego Music News
Video:BLURT: Michael Rennie brings the music home for Palo Verde House concertsMichael Rennie cut his teeth playing in local bands Roxy Monoxide, AM Vibe, and INIGO in the 2000s. By the end of that decade, …
“A city truck crashed into the building in the middle of a show,” says Alma Rodriguez, owner of Queen Bee’s Arts and Cultural Center in North Park. It’s an awful sort of poetic symbolism for …
“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 …
Aaron Stewart grew up mostly in South Florida, then moved to San Diego back in 2011. Since then, he’s figured out where the primo ice cream lies. “I love heading over to Oceanside on Mission …
Wax, whose “government name” is Michael Jones, knows his way around the local music scene. “I have played empty open mic nights in San Diego, and I have performed in front of a sold out …
“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 …
A certain singer for a certain world-famous group spent his childhood in San Diego before flying 1263.5 miles north to fame and fortune in Seattle. Aaron Bleiweiss, late of the funky group On The One, …
Most neighborhood conflicts over live music involve loud bands that drive the neighbors nuts. But an unusual battle has been brewing in Ramona for over a year now, one involving musicians who most often perform …
Asked about the weirdest or wildest gig they ever played, many folks understandably invoke chaos, mayhem, fire, floods, and/or smoke coming out the guitar player’s ears. But David Martin from Tigers In Cairo — which …
The last time Michael Tiernan released an album was just before the pandemic hit in 2020. Before that, the San Diego based musician wrote music that was mostly about his life experiences, including surviving cancer …
Video:BLURT: Jazz guitarist Alex Ciavarelli pays tribute to pianist Oscar PetersonAlex Ciavarelli’s first instrument was the violin, but he stopped playing by the time he was ten. “My parents said they would give me some …
Scarlet Moon Promotions founder Jayson Napolitano started out as a writer, doing reviews of games to get into industry events. He gave special attention to the music in the games he was reviewing, commenting on …
Moved by the music: When the horse tripped, it threw Michael Gilas to the ground, breaking his neck, along with one wrist. Recovery has been long and tough, but it has been bolstered by music …
“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’ …
Post-hardcore/emo math rockers Clikatat Ikatowi formed in 1993; its lineup featured drummer Mario Rubalcaba (also known from the Black Heart Procession, Hot Snakes, and the Sultans) alongside Scott Bartoloni (Heroin, End of the Line, Mannekin …
Angel Mariscal had a short-lived stint playing the piano when he was in elementary school. “The teacher would be, like, ‘Play this,’ and then I would want to go outside to play with my friends. …