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Every now and then, a truly underappreciated gem comes along. I have a friend who has bugged me about Havergal Brian’s Symphony No. 1: “Gothic”. I ended up listening to it about a dozen times in …
“How’s polygamy working out for you?” I ask a man at InZane Brewery in Vista. He looks surprised, as if I’ve just deduced something that shouldn’t be common knowledge. We engage in a staring contest …
“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 …
Video:LIVE FIVE: Songwriter Sanctuary, B-Side Players, The Crawdaddys, Saint Luna, BrawleySongwriter Sanctuary at Normal Heights United Methodist ChurchDec 6The Holiday Edition of the Songwriter Sanctuary series will feature in-the-round performances from several locals in an …
I am notorious, amongst my friends and family, for starting my holiday season early. As soon as Halloween is over, it’s Christmas time in my mind. My tree goes up and my Mid-Century Christmas playlist …
“People say I’m too nice to play jazz,” says bassist Paul Tillery. He’s unloading an upright bass to perform at California English with guitarist Jon Garner as a duo. They’re replacing Amanda Portela, who had …
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, …
Video:LIVE FIVE: Greyboy Allstars, Acoustic Revolt, Scary Pierre, Thee Sacred Souls, Glass SpellsThe Greyboy Allstars at the Belly UpNov 29 and 30Debuting in 1993, The Greyboy Allstars includes Rolling Stones sax player Karl Denson and …
The struggle session returned with a vengeance at the San Diego Symphony Orchestra concert on Saturday, November 16. The previous concert weekend featured a program without any contemporary pieces to struggle through as an audience …
Two days after we got a new (old) President, I found myself back Downtown to check out a new live music space called The Beat. Despite all the noise leading up to the voting, the …
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 …
Video:LIVE FIVE: Sitting On Stacy, Matte Blvck, Think X, Hendrix Celebration, CorianderSitting On Stacy at Belly UpNov 21Formed in 2013, alt-ska rockers Sitting On Stacy won the 2018 Kaaboo Discovery competition, and went on to …
The San Diego Symphony Orchestra concert on Saturday, November 9, was the concert I didn’t know I needed. To be honest, the program looked a bit boring on the surface. It was only Mozart, Haydn, …
“Jazz is whatever the fuck you say it is.” I tell guitarist Aaron Lind, whose organ trio is performing at Golden Island Dim Sum and Asian Cuisine in Mira Mesa tonight. Though I’m not opposed …
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 …