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With the unfathomable amount of classical music that is available to us, here are a few pieces that everyone needs to know. Many of them are known in part but getting to know them in …
Video:LIVE FIVE: Amerikan Bear, Jordan Krimston, Ristband, The Sea Monks, Gilbert CastellanosAmerikan Bear at the CasbahJan 30Based in Vista, psychedelic northern soul band Amerikan Bear plays 1960s-inspired underground garage rock. They’ve been busy over the …
“We have an EMT on-site if you want a Band-Aid for that,” says Observatory North Park staffer Anna when she sees my bleeding left knee. She monitors people leaving the bar area to make sure …
After graduating from Coronado High School in 1980, Bradshaw Lambert took some classes, first at Southwestern and then at Mesa College, before finally ending up at San Diego City College in their radio program. There, …
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 …
Video:LIVE FIVE: Jack Tempchin, Rob Thorsen, Boostive, Manzanita Blues, Blair GunJack Tempchin at Humphreys BackstageJan 23Before writing songs for the Eagles and others, Jack Tempchin lived in Banker’s Hill in 1970 through 1971. He often …
Recently, my main squeeze Jamie Estrada joined me for an evening among the fairies and pixies in the Voodoo Room at the House of Blues. For a while, I thought I might need a little …
A stage musical about a hybrid crimefighter with the head of a dog and the body of a policeman? Did I mention he fights cyborg fish and cloned evil cats? This might sound like a …
The first concert of the year at The San Diego Symphony was a miniature French festival. Overseeing the proceedings was conductor Ludovic Morlot. Previously he was the music director of The Seattle Symphony and has …
“We love this place. So, even if something bad happens, we’ll still love these.” Newlywed Summer is referring to the matching tattoos she and her husband Dimitry got of The Tower Bar to commemorate their …
Jordan Krimston’s last solo album, 2023’s Somewhere I Might Go, was released on Boston’s Counter Intuitive Records. He was busy with other projects at the time, and decided that since this was his first album …
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, …
Once upon a time in the salons of Paris, one Frederic Chopin would play the piano and narrate to the audience. I had a chance to experience a modern version of this phenomenon on Tuesday, …
On November 10, I went with my older sister to see Sabrina Carpenter’s Short ‘n Sweet tour when it stopped at Pechanga Arena. I was very excited. I was also kind of fascinated, because the …
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, …