PhotosVideo:GONZO REPORT: Frank Black goes solo again at The MagnoliaOn a chilly Sunday night in January, I took my maiden voyage to The Magnolia to catch Frank Black play a solo gig with a full …
February 13, 2025
Articles by Dryw Keltz
Gonzo Report: Frank Black goes solo again at The Magnolia
Bradshaw Lambert is back at Bong Load
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, …
January 30, 2025
Jordan Krimston’s new album plays the songs he wants to hear
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 …
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Michael Rennie brings the music home for Palo Verde House concerts
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, …
January 9, 2025
Ramona musicians seek solution for outdoor playing at wineries
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 …
November 21, 2024
Jazz guitarist Alex Ciavarelli pays tribute to pianist Oscar Peterson
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 …
October 31, 2024
Gonzo Report: Goose may have indie vibes, but they’re still a jam band
Video:GONZO REPORT: Goose may have indie vibes, but they’re still a jam bandGoose had been kicking around for five years by the time they played the jam-band heavy 2019 Peach Music Festival in Scranton, Pennsylvania. …
October 24, 2024
Los Saints recovers from Covid, releases LP
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. …
September 26, 2024
What do they have in common? – WD-40, the coyote vest, neoprene board shorts, banana hat
Most people don’t notice power lines unless there’s a problem with them. And as a kid, I was like most people — until my dad pointed up at the lines as we drove the backroads …
September 25, 2024