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Joshua White/ Jeff Denson Project at the new Dizzy's
The house was full and the music superb.
The continued development of piano phenomenon Joshua White took a new turn on Feb. 23, in a cooperative venture with former San Diego bassist Jeff Denson in a superlative performance at the new Dizzy's with special guest tenor saxophonist Dayna …
Mexicali weirdpunk: Maniqui Lazer and Batwings at The Office
Baja dance punks Maniqui Lazer strike in North Park.
On Wednesday, March 6, Club 1979 (first and third Wednesdays) presents perhaps the loudest lineup The Office (3936 30th St. – North Park) has seen since it was the comparatively rough-and-tumble Scolari’s Office. Maniqui Lazer put Mexicali’s then-bustling experimental punk/hardcore …
New Mexico, New World: Alpha Male single
New Mexico gears up for post-punk LP debut
New Mexico (née Apes of Wrath) will be self-releasing their debut LP, Malpais, on Tuesday, April 23. The album deviates from their ornate and melodic Have You Met My Friend? EP (2010) and instead invokes a more mechanical, new wave/post-punk …
Octa#grape blows up garage with Emotional Oil
Featuring members of Soul-Junk, Trumans Water, fluf, and Olivelawn, Octa#grape a breath of fresh air in dusty garage.
Can we all agree that garage rock has reached an impasse? Don't get me wrong. I love fuzzed out guitars, lo-fi drum tracks, and retro vocals as much as the next guy - and San Diego has got its share …
San Diego Classical Concerts
What's classical in San Diego this weekend?
There are multiple concerts this weekend in classical music. Samson et Dalila continues at the Civic Theater on Friday the 22nd at 7:00 pm and Sunday the 24th at 2:00 pm. The San Diego Youth Symphony has a concert at …
Emerald Rats: Everyday Obstacle EP
Mike Turi of Wild Wild Wets delves into dark, synth-based solo project.
Psychedelic party rockers Wild Wild Wets recently returned from a West Coast tour with local garage coldwavers Barbarian, during which they released their debut Criminal Blue EP via Grizzly Records, who will have a limited run of 300 blue 7" …
Bop Moderno sells out the Museum of Making Music
This was the third gig for Bop Moderno, consisting of Peter and Tripp Sprague, Gilbert Castellanos, Gunnar Biggs and Duncan Moore.
Saturday, Feb. 16, the Museum of Making Music presented the San Diego debut performance of Bop Moderno a newly formed unit featuring Peter Sprague on guitar, Gilbert Castellanos on trumpet, Tripp Sprague on reeds Gunnar Biggs on bass and Duncan …
Talking to San Diego Opera's Samson
I talked to Clifton Forbis about everything except Samson.
Samson et Dalila opened at San Diego Opera on Saturday February 16th. I sat down to talk with the man singing Samson, Clifton Forbis. San Diego Reader: What's your darkest, deepest secret? Clifton Forbis: Is that thing recording? SDR: Yes. …
Danny Green plays Chick Corea @ the new Dizzy's
The complex music of Corea is a good fit for Green, who has loads of chops and an exquisite touch.
Local piano wizard Danny Green dropped into the new Dizzy's on Feb. 15, with a well-oiled group comprised of woodwind master Tripp Sprague, bassist Justin Grinnell and drummer Julen Cantelm for an evening devoted to the music of Chick Corea. …
RIP early Beatles collaborator Tony Sheridan: His San Diego ties
Backed by the Beatles on their first vinyl appearance and recorded with local troubadour
Tony Sheridan passed away on February 16 at the age of 72. It was Sheridan for whom the Fab Four played on their first-ever recording, “My Bonnie,” credited to Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers (renamed the Silver Beetles on …
Twin Cabins: With Benefits
Bedroom dream pop chillwaver Nacho Cano posts new track.
“I have this great admiration for girls and in particular my closest (girl) friends,” Nacho Cano of bedroom project Twin Cabins told the Reader last September. “I allow them into my life and I let them get close. Over time, …
Manuok: Count on Us video
Fronted by Scott Mercado (Via Satellite, Mr. Tube, Tristeza), Manuok drops video for Traps single.
Manuok posted a video for their single “Count on Us” from Traps, released in the U.S. last September. The stop motion video was made by Italo-Franco folk-rock group Grimoon, who Manuok frontman Scott Mercado met in 2005 while touring Europe …
Interview with Dalila at San Diego Opera
Nadia Krasteva talks about going to the opera, other great singers, and Dalila.
An interview with Nadia Krasteva: San Diego Reader: What can opera audiences do to get the full opera experience, to get beyond the sets, costumes, and music? Nadia Krasteva: When I go to the opera it is always helpful if …
Joshua White & Spiral at The Loft
White led this red-hot quintet through the music of John Coltrane with imaginative arrangements in front of a packed house.
Wednesday, February 13, piano virtuoso Joshua White, celebrated the musical legacy of jazz icon John Coltrane before a sold-out house at The Loft--fronting an all-star aggregation featuring bassist Mark Dresser, trombonist Michael Dessen, saxophonist David Borgo and drummer Duncan Moore. …
Scheherazade part deux
Conductor Mei-Ann Chen whips Rimsky's beautiful concubine with the help of the San Diego Symphony.
After the intermission I noticed that there was no music stand for the conductor. Hmmm, guest conductor Mei-Ann Chen was going to do this one from memory. This could be good. My hopes increased. Concert master Jeff Thayer was going …
When will we get to Scheherazade?
Never have I waited with more impatience for a piece than I did for Scheherazade on Sunday at Symphony Hall. There were a couple reasons for my restless anticipation. Reason number one is that I love Scheherazade. Reason number two …
Russian hip hop innovator DJ Vadim comes to Kava Lounge
Ninja Tune producer hits Middletown with locals Bency, Mawkus, and Collagey.
Born in Leningrad, USSR (now Saint Petersburg, Russia), producer DJ Vadim has worked with a list of pivotal artists as diverse as Kraftwerk, Prince, The Roots, and Super Furry Animals in his electronic exploration of hip hop, reggae, and soul. …
Brazilian Jazz Festival at the new Dizzy's, Feb. 17
Vocalist Allison Adams Tucker is organizing a huge concert of four shows by nine musicians.
The infectious sounds of Brazilian music come to the new Dizzy's on Feb. 17, when the fifth annual Brasil Jazz Festa returns to San Diego, featuring nine musicians, four bands playing four shows, beginning at 6 p.m. and ending... Vocalist …
Joshua White & David Borgo live at Villa Musica
An ultra-intimate exchange of spontaneously conceived music from two masters of the genre.
Saturday, February 9, the San Diego Center for the Arts hosted a duo concert by pianist Joshua White and multi-instrumentalist David Borgo at Villa Musica in the Sorrento Valley area. This was spectacular in every possible sense. White is a …
Baja Prog festival returns to Mexicali
Baja Prog 2013 features prog-rock luminaries including members of King Crimson
Mexicali progressive music conclave Baja Prog is returning to Baja California’s capital this spring following a four year hiatus. Festival director Alfonso Vidales pulled the plug on Prog in 2008 after some of the event’s major sponsors backed out. The …