When the band formerly known as Short Eyes drops their Granado’s full-length on March 5 at the Belly Up, it’ll be the first show under their new name, North Beach, and one of their last …
February 27, 2013
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Record-release roundup
Hair rock cafe
Oceanside hair salon Rock Your Loxx features a hard-rock theme, includes a stage and Marshall-amp replica cabinetry.
February 20, 2013
A.K. Skurgis: Thrift-store junkie
A.K. Skurgis gives you the one-man acoustic band live, but recorded he’s full-band electric.
February 20, 2013
Funeral ganja
Slightly Stoopid trumpeter/keyboardist Christofer “C-Money” Welter talks about his side band, Players Inc.
February 13, 2013
Swarmius-Haussmann septet: classic not classical
Interview with Joe Waters of the Swarmius Trio and the Hausmann String Quartet, which merges classical music with rock, hip-hop, jazz, and world-music genres.
February 6, 2013
Jim Ryan's project full of projects
Jim Ryan has to give up Cardiac Kidz but starts his own Jim Ryan Project.
February 6, 2013
Record-release roundup
Take Over, a local-music compilation from North County–based Pacific Ocean Records, drops January 31 with an 18-and-up party at Oceanside’s Red Crab Lounge. “We’ll give copies away to the first 50 people,” says label honcho …
January 30, 2013
The musical alter egos of the Country Rockin’ Rebels
The Country Rockin’ Rebels were founded by Bad Science Fiction guitarist Michael Head, operator of local Headtrap Studios for around 20 years, and singer-songwriter Tristan Luhrs. “He and I have worked in my studio since …
January 23, 2013
Where Ron took Veronica
With so many local performers relocating in search of success, Brothers Gow bucked the trend by moving to San Diego this past August. “We didn’t even know we wanted to move from the Bay Area …
January 23, 2013
Outlaw-country-blues-rockers Tilt to release debut full-length at Belly Up
“The band is now essentially myself and singer Jesse Malley...we do the songwriting and band management,” says guitarist Jeff Irwin of outlaw-country-blues-rockers Tilt, whose debut full-length, Howlin’, will drop January 23 at the Belly Up. …
January 16, 2013
The Clinic's got positive swag
Clairemont rapper Joseph Sardina, aka Lil’ Joe, is now known as the Clinic.
January 9, 2013
Simeon Flick, studio hermit
Unless you’re a zombie, Simeon Flick’s latest album of tighter songs, better production, and more proficient engineering should inspire a stronger emotional response than previous records.
January 2, 2013
Lizzie Wann's Ode to Her Hair
Interview with poet/producer Lizzie Wann, who used to be able to do one side of a Rubik’s cube with her feet.
January 2, 2013
Record-release roundup
Americana popsters the Midwinters will drop their sophomore EP All There Is on January 7. Two preview tracks are streaming online and available as free downloads: “Resign” and “Gets You By.” According to singer/guitarist Paul …
December 26, 2012
Sulo King buys Black Box Studio, changes name to Iacon Sound
“I realized that booking and promoting shows was a risky business to be in, and it wasn’t a sufficient way to make a living,” says Sulo King, whose career in concert promotion included a trouble-plagued …
December 19, 2012
Tuned to teach
Besides performing Wayne Riker teaches guitar at Coleman Tech High School in Kearny Mesa.
December 12, 2012
Weird noise manglers
Marcelo Radulovich of Nice World creates music on his iPod and iPhone.
December 5, 2012
Steve Haney has found himself in some wild, unexpected places
‘My band Jungle Fire was recently asked to make an appearance on the Showtime season finale of their show Dexter,” says Mission Valley percussionist Steve Haney, who also plays with the Anthology House Band and …
December 5, 2012
A bomb dropped at home
Carl Durant releases a new single and video for his song “(Not Our) Ride Home,” about 22 sixth-graders killed in Swiss Alp bus accident earlier this year.
November 28, 2012
Record-release roundup
A limited-edition vinyl pressing of P.O.D.’s new full-length, Murdered Love, drops this week. It’s available in two colors: transparent red and clear with red splatter. On November 30, the Tin Can Alehouse will host the …
November 20, 2012
The adult-oriented Pony Death Ride
‘We perform musical comedy inspired by burlesque, vaudeville, and punk rock,” says Jaye MacAskill, who cofounded Pony Death Ride with her husband Joe in 2009. “As a multi-instrumental duo, our songs reference a variety of …
November 20, 2012
No air guitar!
Interview with Steve Weinberger, author of the book No Air Guitar Allowed.
November 14, 2012
Lobsters and mustard
Axe body spray pays Ninja Love for use of a song in a South American ad campaign.
November 7, 2012
Goodbye, college boy. Hello, Pink Floyd Experience
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow” takes Tom Quinn, of the Pink Floyd Experience, to a beautiful place.
November 7, 2012
Old Tiger, pronounced Lud-Spike
Old Tiger’s Dustin Lothspeich, hung up on Mitt’s money.
October 31, 2012
Record-Release Roundup
Videos for new songs by Writer — “Hot Days” and a cover of Santigold’s “Disparate Youth” — from their upcoming full-length Brotherface (due October 30), are streaming online, both directed by E. Lee Smith. The …
October 24, 2012
Wendy Bailey's Lovely Guitars
"I play melodic pop-rock music,” says Vista singer/songwriter Wendy Bailey. “Think Foo Fighters with an Annie Lennox-ish type lead voice. I’ve had comparisons like Velocity Girl, Liz Phair, and Jimmy Eat World.” Originally from Colorado, …
October 24, 2012
Vegan Rock
“I recently finished my first solo record, and I’m going under the name A Veil,” says Chapter 14 singer/guitarist Chad Ackerman. Ackerman was still attending San Marcos High School when he joined As I Lay …
October 24, 2012
Town & Country Con
Town and Country Resort and Convention Center hosts a smallish comic convention put on by originators of Comic-Con.
October 17, 2012
Rob Deez’s Hobbit Name Would Be Brown Paper Baggins
"I’m a comedic singer-songrhymer,” says Rob Deez, “which basically means that I can appeal to many different audiences. The comedic side fits in at comedy shows, the singer side works at coffee shops and bars, …
October 17, 2012
Ladies and Gentlemen, Jack!
Silent Comedy’s Joshua Zimmerman was a really good kid, alcoholically speaking.
October 10, 2012
Bunny v. Bunny
Flogging Molly bassist Nathen Maxwell sends cease-and-desist letter to Bunny Gang, alleging they have no rights to the name because he was using it three years ago.
October 10, 2012
Party with Centerfolds
Hardcore rap-rockers Hi Def Dynamite regroup after a decade apart.
October 3, 2012
Josh Damigo defected to L.A. — he's back.
"I’m a mix of Switchfoot and Taylor Swift,” says singer/songwriter Josh Damigo. “My music is pop, with a slight twang. I usually play acoustic, but I also have a technically talented group of guys that …
September 26, 2012
Record-Release Roundup
The local band compilation Staring at the Sun Volume 10 will debut with an all-ages show at Lestat’s on October 6, featuring a bill that includes Tolan Shaw, the Comeuppance (performing as a quartet), David …
September 26, 2012
A buck for Buck
Homeless Sexuals frontman Davit Buck promotes Dollar Shows at at the Soda Bar.
September 19, 2012
Crushing the Eighties
Singer/songwriter Scott Wilson is building an online archive covering three decades’ worth of music.
September 12, 2012
Regrouping: Spinoff bands from the Screamin’ YeeHaws
With the Reader’s local-music database now topping 3200 bands, 1000 MP3s, and over 8100 musicians, several new bands (and a few reunited ensembles) will soon be competing for your dollars and downloads. Cowpunk singer Nick …
September 5, 2012
Brian Holwerda Gets Weird
"Blackout Party came together a few years back as a bluesy, unplugged, acoustic-folk project,” says singer/guitarist Brian Holwerda. “The ‘Blackout’ was actually a reference to us playing without electricity at the time. We’ve since morphed …
September 5, 2012
Peter Bolland Picked More Than a Peck of Pot
Interview with Coyote Problem guitarist Peter Bolland.
August 29, 2012
Record-Release Roundup
The new full-length from Timothy H, Loved or Hated But Never Ignored, drops Saturday, September 1, at 710 Beach Club in P.B. “Attendees can expect banging beats with ripping punk-rock guitars,” says H, “along with …
August 29, 2012
Learn a Few Things About Ingrid Croce
Interview with Ingrid Croce, former wife of Jim.
August 22, 2012
Hullabaloo Raises a Ruckus
“The best thing about performing for kids is how much pure joy we see on a daily basis,” says Steve Denyes of children’s music duo Hullabaloo. “Kids are so free and uninhibited, they just dance …
August 22, 2012
Hargo Won a Was
“We just won a huge battle of the bands called ‘Gimme the Gig,’” says soulful world-rocker Hargo, whose self-named band scored a music video and recording session with celeb producer Don Was as part of …
August 15, 2012
Canobliss Becomes Psychothermia for Legal Reasons
“Samson Pedroza packed his bags in the middle of a tour and decided to leave the band,” recalls Canobliss drummer Mike Russo, who says he and three other members of the O.B.-based hard-rock band have …
August 8, 2012
Marc Intravaia Saw Jimi
Interview with guitarist Marc Intravaia, who was unimpressed with Jimi Hendrix at one time.
August 1, 2012
Record-Release Roundup
Stick Figure launches their full-length Burial Ground at 710 Beach Club on July 28. “We’ll have some limited-edition T-shirts,” says Scott Woodruff, who recorded the album with reggae singer Half Pint and longtime musical co-conspirator …
July 25, 2012
Pink TV
“In each episode of Hospitality Budget, we’ll take a band that’s on tour, cook them great food, make them great drinks, and take them to do something in San Diego they wouldn’t normally get the …
July 18, 2012
Miki Vale: Rapper, Scrabble Gamer, Lover of Cats
Rapper/songstress believes wasting time is ancestral treason. She also has a mean Scrabble game.
July 11, 2012