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Makeout Weird: Tijuana doom-folk and Sherman Heights' secret underground
Monthly experimental/dance/punk night hosts Late Nite Howl and Dead Animal Mod
"Makeout Weird is a great place to bring a first date," Monsterpussy, co-host of the eclectic monthly event at Whistle Stop Bar (2236 Fern Street – South Park), told The Reader last April. This Thursday, January 17, Tijuana doom-folk troubadour …
Bennink, Dresser & Oliver: live Fresh Sound
A full house for a riveting concert at Space 4 Art.
Fresh Sound, the adventurous concert series curated by Bonnie Wright, began its 2013 season with a superb show by the ageless Dutch percussion legend Han Bennink last night, with string virtuosi Mark Dresser and Mary Oliver before a standing-room-only crowd …
Femi Kuti brings Afrobeat to Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach
Oldest son of Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti returns to roots
Femi Kuti, son of Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, and his band, The Positive Force, will be coming to the Belly Up Tavern (Solana Beach) on Thursday, January 17. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46wRCyTYAl4 Kuti’s latest album, No Place for My Dream, follows his …
Steve Swallow/ Carla Bley tribute at Villa Musica, Jan. 12
The music of the iconic jazz couple will be celebrated in the first concert of the year by the San Diego Center for the Arts.
"The idea behind this series was to provide an additional venue for local musicians to perform music of their own choosing," says guitarist Nate Jarrell of the San Diego Center for the Arts, an organization founded by drummer Jeanette Kangas, …
Caged Lizards and Mayhem: a lifetime in music
Anthony Smith tells all in his self-penned memoir about life in the music industry fast lane
There was farting and crude lyrics sung over familiar songs, gay jokes, butt jokes, frequent and loud belly laughter, rough-housing, and a general tone of adolescent mischief. Also, Peepers introduced a new form of drug abuse to my band members: …
A little more Mendelssohn
A few marginal pieces by Mendelssohn.
Since Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto is going on this weekend, I decided to explore some of his other music and keep my New Years resolution of listening to a new piece of music everyday. Here are a few of the Mendelssohn …
Sinne Eeg delivers at the new Dizzy's
The Danish vocalist dazzled in her inaugural SD showcase, floating on the accompaniment of Sprague, Biggs and Weller.
Danish vocalist Sinne Eeg played her SD debut last night, a hastily organized but spectacularly successful concert that found her hooking up with guitarist Peter Sprague, bassist Gunnar Biggs and young drum phenomenon Charles Weller for the first time to …
Get well soon, Jeffrey Joe! Mira Mesa troubador hospitalized
"He's awake and alert but breathing tubes are still in," according to friends.
Mira Mesa blues singer/guitarist Jeffrey Joe Morin is in the hospital, "mending from some heart complications" according to his Facebook page today. "He's awake and alert but breathing tubes are still in," reads a post from fellow musico Lindsay White …
KSDT's Ancient Alien Jamboree at the Che Cafe
The answer is ancient aliens.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/09/38144/ The Che Café is back with another multi-day extravaganza following last year’s “I Promise” benefit, which saw some of the most energetic acts at the UCSD co-op venue since I was in high school. In fact, the excitement of …
Writer releases Cash for Gold video
San Diego-gone-Brooklyn duo release video in support of debut LP.
On the coattails of their debut album, Brotherface, San Diego-gone-Brooklyn duo Writer (James and Andy Ralph) recently released a video for their track “Cash for Gold.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF8G7ekSdlI Director Erika Ochoa says: "the visuals for 'Cash for Gold' were inspired by …
Standout jazz releases from 2012
Each of these 14 releases still resonate with me.
2012 was a banner year for recorded jazz, if the more than 100 CD's that arrived in my mail box are any indication. Even still, I'm sure I missed a few that might have bowled me over--but that's o.k., since …
Popular concerto at San Diego Symphony
Six years in the making, Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto headlines at Symphony Hall this weekend.
The Mendelssohn Violin Concerto is coming up this weekend at the San Diego Symphony. This concerto is one of the most popular in the violin repertoire. The piece took Mendelssohn six years to complete. There were extenuating circumstances, such as …
Floydian flying pig will land in Ocean Beach on Jan. 18
Pink Floyd Experience to debut new national stage show at Winstons
"There will be no other west coast appearances, so this is a Winstons exclusive" says Tom Quinn of the Pink Floyd Experience, who'll appear at the Ocean Beach venue on January 18. "For the first time ever, we'll present a …
80 accomplished singers in Samson
With 80 singers who know what they're doing, the San Diego Opera chorus for Samson is ready to smash or be smashed.
All 80 singers were there last night for the first combined chorus rehearsal of San Diego Opera’s Samson et Dalila. What a sound! The chorus begins the show as oppressed Hebrews and finishes the show as depraved and ultimately squashed …
Brian Levy / Mikan Zlatkovich Group: 'Traneing In at the new Dizzy's
The saxophonist's original material draws upon the inspiration of one of jazz's most revered icons.
Tenor saxophonist Brian Levy set the spirit of jazz behemoth John Coltrane into motion last night with a set that toggled between blistering power and velvet warmth to offset the chilly air at the new Dizzy's, joining forces with pianist …
Han Bennink, Mary Oliver, Mark Dresser @ Space4Art, Jan. 10
Bennink is a master of conventional and free jazz improvisation who has played with everyone from Sonny Rollins to Eric Dolphy to Derek Bailey.
Concert promoter Bonnie Wright kicks off her cutting-edge music series Fresh Sound this week with a bang, bringing the Dutch drumming legend Han Bennink to San Diego with violinist/violist Mary Oliver and our own contrabass virtuoso Mark Dresser on Jan. …
Barbarian takes up residency at Soda Bar
Psychedelic coldwave rockers host Mondays for the month
Soda Bar is kicking off a free, month-long Monday night residency with local psych/pop rockers Barbarian. Barbarian was cited as a band to look out for in 2013 by two local taste-makers in a recent Pacific piece. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6xw2bfrRZzA January 7 …
Stay Strange at Space 4 Art
Experimental art and music monthly relocated to East Village
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/05/37916/ Following nearly a year of monthly installments at the Kava Lounge, Stay Strange presents their first night at East Village venue Space 4 Art (325 15th Street) on Saturday, January 26. Sam Lopez, who curates the annual San Diego …
No curtain call for Anthology
"Nothing has changed from your company's article a few weeks ago. Just a careful reminder: I won't hesitate to slap the Reader with a defamation lawsuit should you write untruths... There is no additional news here." That was what Anthology …
EDM: Dragon Lounge 15-year anniversary
One of San Diego's longest-running EDM monthly celebrates a birthday
One of San Diego’s longest-running electronic dance music monthlies, Dragon Lounge, celebrates their 15 year anniversary with a party at the Kava Lounge next Saturday, January 12. The evening features the crispy glitch production of HeavenlyFather (Looney Moon Experiment-LA): https://soundcloud.com/heavenly-father/heavenly-father-gift …