Ex-Kiss rocker spotted getting his antique on in the Village.

"I have a funny story for you," California Rangers drummer Jim Dougherty emails. "I was in La Mesa a couple of Mondays ago, just doing some errands. I walked past an antique shop (he confirms it was Park Estate on …

Rosenbaum will perform on marimba and other percussion instruments at Bread & Salt.

Adventurous music promoter Bonnie Wright continues her dynamic concert series Fresh Sound with an evening of solo percussion by Ian David Rosenbaum on Oct. 1 at Bread & Salt, located at 1955 Julian Ave, at 8 pm. This is the …

Reunited 1960's era garage rockers The Standells performed at the Adams Avenue Street Fair on September 28, joined for the last few numbers by guitarist Johnny Echols of Love. Five photos.

Legendary sixties garage rockers, The Standells, with guest guitarist Johnny Echols of Love, topped the bill on the first day of the 2013 Adams Avenue Street Fair. The Standells' current incarnation includes founding keyboardist Larry Tamblyn, mid-Sixties bassist John Fleck, …

SD Union's MC Ridda celebrates cakeday with British drum and bass boss

Having just celebrated three years of mulit-genre bass and Amen breaks, SD Union organizer and resident MC Tyler ‘Ridda’ Rosier is celebrating his own birthday with legendary British producer Photek. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYsY4wYMQe8 Nominated for a Grammy 2 years in a row …

Long, loose interpretations of classic material with lots of improvisation.

Hungarian trumpeter/flugelhornist Kornel Fekete-Kovacs blew into Dizzy's on Sept. 26, fronting a red-hot band comprised of LA pianist Mike Garson, flutist Lori Bell, bassist Bob Magnusson and drummer Duncan Moore for a night of loose improvisation on mostly standard material. …

Creative organ-trio music live in La Jolla

Dan Atkinson and the folks at Athenaeum Jazz kicked off their Fall Series of concerts at TSRI on Sept. 25 with a bang, featuring the Larry Goldings Trio with Peter Bernstein on guitar and Bill Stewart on drums. Opening with …

"We're doing something that has never been done before."

"So I made a music website!" Filip Mandaric of Capital Grey checks in to talk about his latest project which for once, does not involve his band. This time, the composer/producer is tapping in to his day job as: a …

SD/TJ roving dance party bumps bass at Moustache Bar

Club Purple is celebrating five years of transborder boogie with a birthday bash at Moustache Bar (Sexta & Madero – Zona Centro, TJ) on Saturday, September 28. Over the years, Club Purple has shaken ass with some of the best …

"Basically a mix of heavy music with a little Spanish feel.”

Don't stress if you missed Pierce the Veil's last arena gig in San Diego. They have a tour film slated for release Nov 11 titled This Is A Wasteland that will be available as a digital documentary on iTunes, along …

Plenty of jazz happening, with a mix of local and international talent.

There's a busy week ahead for San Diego jazz fans with top-flight musicians from Hungary, NYC, and LA all making local stops. Sept. 25 Larry Goldings Trio Goldings brings his organ group to Athenaeum Jazz at TSRI, featuring guitarist Peter …

After a year of recording in Austin, San Diego shoegazer drops sophomore LP.

Tape Deck Mountain’s long-awaited follow up to their 2009 LP Ghost is set to be released on Tuesday, October 1. The ten-track Sway will drop via TDM frontman Travis Trevisan’s own imprint label, Nineteen98. The album was written and recorded …

UCSD faculty and graduate students explore the death of the Sun through lights and sound.

Sure, 2012 was an over-hyped fail fest, but make no mistake about it: the world is coming to an end. In just 6 billion years, the Sun’s core will run out of hydrogen fuel, causing it to collapse under its …

But the showcase name, says curator Donna Larsen, may be too long

Donna Larsen, a singer/songwriter, explains her long sabbatical from local stages: "Because I was a mom." She still is a mom, but the kids are older now and there's this backlog of material to deal with. "I kept writing songs," …

A full camera crew from San Diego State filmed the concert.

Guitarist Jaime Valle brought the all-star Colors of Latin Jazz to Dizzy's on Sept. 20, for an exciting evening celebrating the wide arc of the art form -- and featuring lithe vocalist Coral MacFarland-Thuet, virtuoso pianist Allan Phillips, with the …

Voz Alta hosts exploratory art and music from Tecate, Tijuana, and Mexicali.

Barrio Logan art collective Voz Alta (1754 National Ave. - Barrio Logan) has a knack for showcasing the exotic and eclectic sounds of Latin America. You can stop by weekly for the energetic family ambiance of Latin jazz Thursdays with …

San Diego/Tijuana rock and roll quartet bring back Britpop.

True children of borderlandia, all four musicians who make up Love and the Skull were raised between the post-u/dys-topian sprawl of Tijuana and the arid folds of the Whale’s Vagina. But their debut LP, It’s In Your Mind (available on …

First, Poway. Then the planet.

Wednesday night the Saxations, a quartet of saxophone-playing women consisting of LeiLani Vidal (she's the band's creator and leader and plays alto and soprano saxes), Shannon Bates (alto sax), Allison Boles (tenor sax), and Kyrie Lombard (baritone sax) debuted at …

Art, music, and tall cans at Voyeur.

Local multimedia music outlet ListenSD is teaming up with promoters BLK OWL, Paradise Ultd. (a label steered by San Diego tropical bass boss Colourvision), and art curators Cobra Heart (based out of downtown speakeasy The Propagandist) to host a free …

And the hits keep coming:

The view from the Palace Ballroom these days is good. Timothy Joseph emails that a producer of some stature is all over his band's latest project, recorded at his Studio 350/Phaser Control studio in Grantville, and he's happy with the …

New music from the locals

Love is Slow/Remix Christopher Leyva, et al Christopher Leyva raps every possible reference to pop culture in his "Love is Slow" remix with Red Flag and Thomas the Franchise, which I take to be one man's search for a musical …

Spring Valley bar and venue hosts open jams weekly.

Band practice cancelled tonight? Grab your axe and head out to Spring Valley, where dive bar and venue de force The Bancroft is extending an open invite to jam the eff out every Monday on the house’s bass, guitar, and …

Mikan Zlatkovich led a very strong sextet featuring Daniel Jackson, Lori Bell, Jamie Shadowlight, Bill Andrews and Duncan Moore.

San Diego piano powerhouse Mikan Zlatkovich began his Sept. 14 concert at Dizzy's fronting a potent trio featuring bassist Bill Andrews and drummer Duncan Moore, on a surging interpretation of the Cole Porter classic, "So In Love." By the time …

A photo blog of some of the daytime events at San Diego Music Thing 2013

The 6th Annual San Diego Music Thing took place September 13 and 14th at the Sheraton Hotel, Mission Valley. The first year away from the events previous home, the Lafayette Hotel in North Park, saw hundreds of musicians and industry …

Eric Byers combined cello with laptop electronics very effectively.

Bonnie Wright kicked off the Fall schedule of her Fresh Sound series on Sept. 13 at brand-new venue Bread & Salt with a full, enthusiastic house taking in an amazing performance of solo cello + electronics by string virtuoso Eric …

Chula Vista limited-run label and beat-based collective drops the dirty, again.

New nasty from Kill Quanti labelhead Sonny Romeri. The Most Hi EP delves ever deeper into Romeri’s exploration of dirty drums, anadigital noise, and live instrumentation. The 4-song release elaborates on the largely-improvised beat orchestrations of Romeri’s Illuminauts trio with …

Nice opportunity to catch some rising stars.

One of the coolest things about Chuck Perrin and Dizzy's, is the opportunity he provides San Diego's next wave of improvisers to showcase their abilities. Tonga Ross-Ma'u is an emerging talent who capitalized on that exposure on Sept. 12, fronting …

It all starts on Sept. 12, with multiple choices ahead.

There is compelling jazz and new music to experience three nights in a row this weekend. Sept. 12, Tonga Ross-Ma'u at Dizzy's Multi-instrumentalist Ross-Ma'u will be playing the piano, focusing on his original material with a trio of top-flight improvisers, …

Second installment of transborder music festival lands at The Ken Club

Like modern-day pipers at the gates of Jericho, Sin Fronteras/Salsipuedes Fest will be at The Ken Club (4079 Adams Avenue – Kensington) from Friday, September 13 through Sunday, September 15 in their second effort to destroy the Great Wall with …

IB grindcore-punk-metal trio Hocus is putting the finishing touches on their next CD

There's a digital advance of Outside Your Door, the coming album from IB rockers Hocus in my inbox. Hocus is Fat Lando on vox and guitars, with Rhino the drummer and Lolita on bass and backup vocals. The release date …

On September 21, blues guitarist Johnny Vernazza will perform at the Iwakuni Summer Music Festival, held at the Marine Corps Air Station in Iwakuni, Japan.

On September 21, blues guitarist Johnny Vernazza will perform at the Iwakuni Summer Music Festival, held at the Marine Corps Air Station in Iwakuni, Japan. Vernazza previously performed in 2011 at this event, which is held annually at the Air …

Lorraine Castellanos is a vocal natural.

Lorraine Castellanos, fronting an ad hoc group featuring guitarist Joey Carano, bassist Rob Thorsen, drummer Fernando Gomez and her trumpet-master husband Gilbert Castellanos, celebrated the career of the recently departed Eydie Gorme at 98 Bottles on Sept. 7. There is …

Jade has power, nuance and a red-hot band.

Soulful songbird Rebecca Jade's well-oiled quartet made their 98 Bottles debut on Sept. 6, laying it down before a packed-house of devoted listeners. Obviously well-rehearsed, the Jade group sounds much larger than a vocalist plus instrumental trio -- each musician …

Flutist Lori Bell hosts a series of jazz concerts at the La Jolla Community Center with guests including guitarist Peter Sprague as well as pianists Dave Mackay and Grant Levin

The Fourth Friday Jazz Series will take place every month through November at the La Jolla Community Center. With a capacity for 100 attendees, each show in the series features a performance from Bonita-based flutist Lori Bell, accompanied by guest …

There's a whole bunch of jazz coming your way, including 3 sterling choices on Sept. 6

Once again, there is so much jazz coming up that decisions will have to be made. Here are some prime choices. September 5 It's a Tribute to Cedar Walton, the legendary pianist who just passed away last month at the …

Jazz vocalist Allison Adams Tucker will tour Japan in October, but first there is a show at 98 Bottles on September 20...

Jazz vocalist Allison Adams Tucker will embark on a five date tour of Japan from October 18 through October 23. Dubbed the "California Connection Tour," dates include Nagoya, Hamamatsu, Mito, Yokohama, and Tokyo. “I lived in Japan for several years …

New band, new video, first show, this Friday.

Breakout band Champ just posted a live video for their track “Not a Lot to Lose.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyY2Cljyn_s Catch their debut this Friday, September 6 with fellow first-timers Diatribes at Soda Bar. Read/listen more on Champ and Diatribes here.

Tijuana music festival draws acts from across Mexico and as far as Chile, LA, and Estonia.

Last Wednesday, All My Friends Music Festival announced the lineup to this year’s installment, which will be held on Saturday, November 16 at Casa de la Cultura in Tijuana (Av. París y Lisboa 5 - Altamira). Headliners include Chilean rockers …

Mike Peters / The Alarm, Big Country: In 1984 Peters was on a U.S. tour opening for the Pretenders. “I shouted ‘San Diego I want to hear you sing’ and got nothing from the crowd,” Peters recalled. “So I said …

Bonnie Wright's first concert at Bread & Salt features the cellist from the Calder Quartet.

Concert promoter Bonnie Wright kicks off her Fresh Sound Fall series on September 13 at a brand new venue, Bread & Salt (1955 Julian Ave) with a solo cello and electronics performance by Eric Byers. Byers will be using a …