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Moonside: experimental hip-hop and beat showcase at Kava Lounge
Some lesser known figures in San Diego's beat and hop circles
On Thursday, January 31 at the Kava Lounge, Moonside presents an esoteric showcase of local experimental hip-hop and beat producers with support from DJ’s representing San Diego grassroots vinyl/cassette label Kill Quanti. Jazz guitarist and beatmaker Go Yama: Beatboxer, lyricist, …
Tonio for the first time at San Diego Opera
World famous tenor Stephen Costello debuts the role of Tonio at San Diego Opera
Singing on the opening night of the Metropolitan Opera season is a testimony to a singer’s ability. Not only is it a testament to the singer's ability to sing but also the singer's ability to create some buzz--some anticipation. There …
Reka Parker Quartet, + Joe Marillo & Derek Cannon
Parker has a great touch and serious arranging skills.
Pianist Reka Parker headlined her first gig at the new Dizzy's in Pacific Beach last night, fronting a veteran quartet featuring guitarist Dwight Love, bassist Jeff Blanco and drummer Bob Daniels. Ratcheting the excitement quotient up several notches were the …
Eddie Turbo brings tropical bass to Tijuana
Cumbia and dancehall Gematria DJ tonight at El Tinieblo Mezcal Room
Every Monday at The Office (3936 30th Street - North Park), DJs Rashi (Tribe of Kings) and Eddie Turbo bring out the laser bleeps, airhorn, and riddim rewinds for Dub Dynamite. For about a decade now, this weekly event (formerly …
Free jazz double-bill at USD
The Christopher Adler Trio improvised from scratch, while the Michael Vlatkovich Quartet tore into charts for two equally compelling sets.
Bassist Scott Walton was the unifying factor in two wildly divergent presentations of "free-jazz" last night at the University of San Diego. Together with pianist Christopher Adler and drummer Nathan Hubbard, a dense, kinetic, wholly improvised set unfolded--and, with trombonist …
Hot as you like: we talk salsa with Chris Springer
Jazz 88.3 radio deejay has hosted Latin Grooves for nearly a decade from the campus of City College
Also known as C-Love, Chris Springer has been the voice and chief programmer of the Latin Grooves show Saturdays on KSDS Jazz 88.3 since 2003. He takes time out for a little email Q/A session. How did the show come …
Yves Abel Shrugs
Is it an open heart or an Ayn Randian egotist? Perhaps both?
As mentioned, I sat down and chatted with Yves Abel. We let ourselves roam around a number of subjects. We talked about more than music but there was almost always a musical connection to be made. Throughout our talk, Yves …
Yes playing Temecula March 8 with local tribute band frontman at the mic
3 complete albums to be performed:The Yes Album, Close to the Edge, Going For the One
In summer 2012, singer Jon Davison of mostly-local Yes tribute band Roundabout was tapped by the actual Yes, to tour as a temp replacement for singer Benoit David (who replaced founding vocalist Jon Anderson). Davison will still be manning the …
David Borgo asks "Why Music" @ UCSD
Borgo asked heavy questions, answered some of them, and played some great music last night.
UCSD professor, ethnomusicologist, saxophonist, and composer David Borgo presented a wide-ranging talk last night called Why Music to a full-house at Conrad Prebys Music Center. Utilizing written material, audio and visual examples, and most importantly, live instrumental demonstrations, Borgo posed …
Coe Lewis and Robert Plant: connected at the lips
A harmonica with a rock and roll past lands up under Coe Lewis's Christmas tree
"I just want to point something out to you right here." Coe Lewis sets a smallish white box on the table at Einstein's and opens it to reveal: a pocket harmonica with set of pinkish lip prints. "That's my lipstick," …
Opera conductor takes on Dos Equis guy in Daughter of the Regiment (1 of 3)
Who is the most interesting man in the world? I submit Yves Abel for your consideration.
Yves Abel appears to have been almost everywhere: Berlin, London, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Rome, Palermo, Paris, Nice, Lisbon, Naples, Dallas, Calgary, Santa Fe, Seattle, Leeds, San Diego--and on and on and on. In these cities he has influenced …
Operation: MINDBLOW present Winter's Womb
Analog liquid projectionists present psychedelic wondernight at Casbah
“Our goal is to make super-rad visuals without using any video or digital stuff,” Ake Arndt of liquid projection duo Operation: MINDBLOW told The Reader in February. “Just to keep it fun and interesting and do weird shit.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3khIslRCHvc Liquid …
The classic rock artist
East county painter captures the essence of rock and roll's past
Of the subjects that appeal to fine artist Jessie Buddell, only one of them is still alive. That would be Grace Slick. So far, the rest are Jerry Garcia, Jim Morrison, Tommy Bolin, Keith Moon, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix. She's …
Erik Deutsch Band: Jan. 20, Fresh Sound @ Space 4 Art
These guys have some pretty heavy credentials. Plus, it's a Bonnie Wright production.
Bonnie Wright's Fresh Sound concert series continues on Jan. 20, at Space 4 Art in the East Village with a performance by the Erik Deutsch Band arriving from NYC. Keyboardist Deutsch has worked with vocalists Norah Jones and Roseanne Cash, …
Wagner triangle
Ride the triangle with the Valkyries.
We were bombing our way down the freeway when Ride of the Valkyries began to play. My eight-year-old daughter looked up from the game she was playing on my phone, “What’s this one about daddy?” “Warrior princess riding across the …
Liquid Geometry: Uncon Sci Tiger Mustache LP
Uncon Sci's beats from a far East post-midnight metropolis
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/14/38409/ Uncon Sci Tiger Mustache album art by Michelle Tran Last month, experimental bass and beat collective Liquid Geometry threw a farewell Apocalypse party to signal a halt to nearly two years of monthly installments at the Kava Lounge in …
Adler Trio, Vlatkovich Quartet: Jan. 17, at USD
Bassist Scott Walton will play with the Christopher Adler Trio and Michael Vlatkovich Quartet this Thursday. Starts at 7. Free!
USD will host an evening of cutting edge jazz on Jan. 17, a double-bill concert that features former San Diegan Scott Walton in both ensembles. At 7 pm, the Christopher Adler Trio opens, featuring Adler on piano with Walton on …
Hargo trading SoCal turf for Indian surf after Jan. 18 Normal Heights show
Retro-world rocker promises to post "Turban-cam" reports for Reader readers
"I kept it mellow during the holidays, kind of recharging my batteries for what is sure to be the busiest most exciting year yet for me and the band," says retro-world rocker Hargo. "My guitarist Sanjay Parekh and I are …
Simeon Flick logging "10,000 hours towards mastery in isolation"
Obsessively DIY singer/songwriter swears "I will never subject you to a Kickstarter campaign"
"When I first arrived in San Diego almost twelve years ago, I could only record and put out demos on tape cassettes," recalls soulful singer/songwriter Simeon Flick, who crafts original music in his own Blue Chair Studio as well as …
Castellanos, White & Price at the Westgate Hotel
The small room, pristine acoustics and masterful playing make the Westgate the place to be on Friday nights.
Some of my friends are piano players, the concert series curated by trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos, held each Friday night at the Westgate Hotel continues to be the jazz spot in San Diego. The premise is solid: a different pianist every …