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Single from Upcoming Room E/Parker & the Numberman LP
Producer Room E recently posted a single from his upcoming collaboration with local MCs Parker & the Numberman, SM57. The pending album will see more straight-forward hip hop production from Dan 'Room E' Harumi, who specializes in nostalgic, multi-instrumental beat …
Solti is Joe Frazier
If von Karajan was Muhammad Ali then Georg Solti was Joe Frazier. The comparison holds water. Von Karajan had his flamboyant hair and his baton floated like a butterfly. Solti had no hair, to speak of, and his baton was …
Orchestra Nova Stalemate
The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) local 325 has released a statement regarding their negotiations with Orchestra Nova (formerly San Diego Chamber Orchestra). The statement iterates that after nine hours of meetings today, no agreement has been reached and no …
Mundell Lowe & Jim Ferguson: A Purity of Expression
One of the greatest things about jazz as an art-form is that you can never tell where, or when something truly magical might happen. I've developed an intense appreciation for the work of guitarist Mundell Lowe over the last few …
Kickstart my art (but the band plays for free)
Amanda Palmer's business model causes quite a "kerfuffle"
In the current Reader, William Crain penned an excellent Of Note which detailed the 1.2 million dollar Kickstarter campaign ex-Dresden Doll Amanda Palmer utilized in order to fund her new album, Theatre of Evil. On the Reader website, Crain adds …
Love child
If Furtwängler and Toscanini had conspired to have a love child, the result would have been Herbert von Karajan. We've covered all the Third Reich stuff with Herbert but what about his conducting style and approach? Von Karajan was inspired …
Lorraine Castellanos Thrills Packed House @ 98 Bottles
Lorraine Castellanos brought a stellar band, (including husband Gilbert), into 98 Bottles last night, where a standing-room-only crowd cheered on her Billie Holliday tribute--and in spite of a nasty cold--she pretty much nailed it. The trumpeting Castellanos led pianist Ed …
Johnny Vernazza (Elvin Bishop Band) recruits all-star lineup for new full-length
Johnny Vernazza's upcoming full-length, Lions and Thieves, slated for release on local Blindspot Records, will feature an all-star lineup of contributors and players, including Elvin Bishop, Charlie Musselwhite, Charlie Daniels, Albert Lee, and famed L.A. Wrecking Crew producer Don Peake. …
The growth of a band: Third Story
Third Story, the creative, collaborative quartet helmed by bassist Danny Weller, returned to 98 Bottles last night, in full-force, their powers sharpened by a series of gigs in the area. Third Story has the feel of a real band, and …
Third Story returns to 98 Bottles, Sept. 21
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/18/31819/ Photo: Third Story with Gilbert Castellanos by Michael Klayman Young double bass master Danny Weller has returned from NYC, bringing his band-mate guitarist Jeff Miles back to town as well, where they will be hooking up with LA drummer …
Swallowed by the stage
From the Stage Can Be Strange files: Roni Lee (Venus & the Razorblades): “In November 2011 I opened for Missing Persons. Dale Bozzio got very ill after their third song. Her back-up band jammed on a blues tune for a …
Carlsbad Music Fest Sept. 21 - 23: Calder Quartet, Sara Watkins, Mattson 2, more
The 2012 Carlsbad Music Festival will include several locals performing, including Carlsbad natives/residents Calder Quartet, Wu Man, Sara Watkins with Sean Watkins (of local bluegrass/Americana family band Nickel Creek) with MandoBasso, Sacra/Profana, the Mattson 2, and Matt McBane. Other highlights …
Conga del fuego
I stumbled upon Conga del Fuego by Mexican composer Arturo Marquez. I love the energy in this type of music. Is it a cream puff? Of course it is but no more than something like Copland’s El Salon Mexico. Marquez’s …
Cartoon conductor
As Bugs Bunny enters the pit of the Hollywood Bowl, the orchestra members whisper to each other in awe, "Leopold, Leopold! " Bugs walks up to the conductor, takes the baton, and and snaps it. Why? Because Leopold Stokowski eschewed …
Drum Summit: live at Tango Del Rey
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/17/31688/ Last night, San Diego drum master Duncan Moore brought five of the area's most accomplished and diverse percussionists together for his third annual Drum Summit at Tango Del Rey in Pacific Beach. First Set: Russell Bizzett ; Monette Marino …