PhotosVideo:LIVE FIVE: John Katchur, Aimee Nolte & Leonard Patton, Dream Burglar, Theosis, the FooksJohn Katchur at Vision A Center For Spiritual LivingFeb 6John Katchur returns to the stage after a 15-year hiatus. He was part …
February 6, 2025
Jay Allen Sanford co-created the comic book line Rock 'N' Roll Comics for Revolutionary Comics, publishers of the Beatles Experience 8-issue series (among the titles reprinted in graphic novel form, beginning in 2010), and his publishing company Re-Visionary Press is known for its line of Carnal Comics — True Stories of Adult Film Stars; the titles were among the top-selling independent comic books of the '90s. He also created the comic strip "Rock Tales," which began in Rip Magazine before beginning a 15-plus year run in Spin magazine. Since selling off his publishing interests in 2000, he likes to scribble and type stuff every day, and rumor has it that people actually pay him to do this, including MTV/VH1, for whom he writes TV shows and specials like Pop Up Video, 100 Most Metal Moments, etc.
For the San Diego Reader, he serves as Music Section editor and writes cover stories and musician interviews, as well as contributing each week to the Blurt music column for over 20 years. He draws two comic strips created specifically for the Reader: Overheard in San Diego (debuted 1996 and collected in book form in 2013) and Famous Former Neighbors (since 2004). His column Just Announced, previewing upcoming local concerts, debuted in early 2017, and his Local Five/Live Five column debuted in 2019.
Articles by Jay Allen Sanford
Live Five: John Katchur, Aimee Nolte & Leonard Patton, Dream Burglar, Theosis, the Fooks
Live Five: Amerikan Bear, Jordan Krimston, Ristband, The Sea Monks, Gilbert Castellanos
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 …
January 30, 2025
Live Five: The Screamin’ Yeehaws, Just In Case, Whiskey & Burlap, Flatten Manhattan, Tiltwheel
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January 15, 2025
Live Five: Shea Givens, Louis XIV, P.O.D., The Pictographs, Auz Fontaine
Video:LIVE FIVE: Shea Givens, Louis XIV, P.O.D., The Pictographs, Auz FontaineShea Givens at La Valencia HotelJan 9Born and raised in Missouri, Indie-soul artist Shea Givens grew up singing, songwriting, playing the piano, and performing alongside …
January 8, 2025
Live Five: Big Sandy, Auz Fontaine, Ariel Levine, Mark Battles, Tell-Tale Hearts Tribute
Video:LIVE FIVE: Big Sandy, Auz Fontaine, Ariel Levine, Mark Battles, Tell-Tale Hearts TributeRay Brandes’ Tell-Tale Hearts Tribute at The CasbahJan 3When singer Ray Brandes co-founded the Tell-Tale Hearts in 1983, they already looked like a …
January 1, 2025
Ben Benavente, Karl Denson, Schizophonics, Matt Heinecke, Frankie & the Witch Fingers
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December 25, 2024
Live Five: Rebecca Jade, Stoney B. Blues, Manzanita Blues, Blame Betty, Marujah
Video:LIVE FIVE: Rebecca Jade, Stoney B. Blues, Manzanita Blues, Blame Betty, MarujahRebecca Jade with Dave Koz at Balboa TheatreDec 19When Dave Koz and Friends perform jazzy renditions of timeless Christmas classics on his 27th anniversary …
December 18, 2024
Live Five: Andrew Peña, Frankie J, Beat Farmers, Jesse LaMonaca, Puddles Pity Party
Video:LIVE FIVE: Andrew Peña, Frankie J, Beat Farmers, Jesse LaMonaca, Puddles Pity PartyAndrew Peña at CannonballDec 12Andrew Peña launched his own band The Verge in 2017, as well as playing with local acts such as …
December 11, 2024
Live Five: Songwriter Sanctuary, B-Side Players, The Crawdaddys, Saint Luna, Brawley
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 …
December 4, 2024