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Mutts of the Planet: Joni Mitchell Tribute @ 98 Bottles, Sept. 1
On Saturday, Sept. 1, vocalist Robin Adler and her guitarist husband Dave Blackburn will bring their all-star aggregation known as Mutts of the Planet into The Back Room at 98 Bottles for an evening of music composed by the brilliant …
Patton Group honors Jackson in The Back Room
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/aug/29/30491/ Last night, the soul-stirring and acrobatic vocalist Leonard Patton took the stage before a sold-out audience in The Back Room at 98 Bottles with an all-star band featuring trumpeter/vocalist Teagan Taylor, pianist Ed Kornhauser, guitarist Nate Jarrell, and bassist …
Kelsea Rae Little Hit By Car in Crosswalk
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/aug/28/30447/ Just before 8:00am Tuesday morning, August 28, local harpist Kelsea Rae Little (the Wrong Trousers) was struck by a car while in a crosswalk, walking to work. "I went up onto the car and my head smacked the glass …
The first modern conductor
Here we are with Mahler conducting in the 1880’s. Despite what was generally an anti-semitic era in Austria, Mahler’s conducting was universally praised by just about everyone except the players in the orchestras and the singers in the operas. His …
Name dropping
While discussing Jascha Horenstein, I quoted him as being influenced by the conductors Furtwängler and Nikisch. Following the lineage of a conductor can add to our understanding and appreciation of orchestral performances. It is similar to following the lineage of …
Slightly Stoopid Hit Career High with Top 20 Billboard Debut
This week, Slightly Stoopid's seventh full-length Top of the World debuted at #13 on the Billboard 200 chart. They’ll appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on September 12, where we're told they'll perform the new title track, as well as “2AM” …
Brian Levy & Mikan Zlatkovich in The Back Room
Former San Diegan, (he lives in Germany, now), tenor saxophonist Brian Levy has been back in town for a week or so, doing some gigging and recording a new disc at Peter Sprague's studio. Last night, he wrapped things up …
When the search is on, trust Jascha
Jascha Horenstein, many have not heard of him. Those who have heard of him tend to worship him. If you revere Bruckner and Mahler yet know not Horenstein--for shame. Horenstein was championing these composers before they were accepted and confirmed …
Last Train Home from Tango Del Rey
The Peter Sprague Group Plays Pat Metheny scored a direct hit last night at Tango Del Rey in Pacific Beach, reinforcing many of the very ideas that have made Metheny's output such a vital force in modern music over the …
The Sound of San Diego is...Kids' Music??
You may be surprised to find out just how many childrens' music performers call San Diego home. “The best thing about performing for kids is how much pure joy we see on a daily basis,” says Steve Denyes of country-fried …
Sprague Plays Metheny: Aug. 23 @ Tango Del Rey
San Diego jazz guitar icon Peter Sprague will be paying tribute to guitarist Pat Metheny Thursday night, August 23 at Tango Del Rey in Pacific Beach. "Pat just had a birthday, and we're pulling our band together to play a …
Were there any Rococo composers?
Of the composers who could be considered Rococo, François Couperin was the finest and most influential. As we might guess from his name, Couperin was French and his dates were 1668 to 1733. Couperin is credited with blending the French …
Rococo
With all the forth and back we’ve had concerning Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, it is fitting that the San Diego Symphony Summer Pops is concluding with an “1812 Tchaikovsky Spectacular”. There will be fireworks. Adding balance to the program is Tchaikovsky’s …
Besos de Coco: 1st Gig is Standing Room Only
Women in jazz have been a source of interest for me ever since I bought Jean Luc Ponty's Aurora back in 1977, and saw that Patrice Rushen was the pianist on the date. Last night, Besos de Coco, a trio …
Dave Mustaine Accuses Prez Obama of Staging Theater & Temple Shootings
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine recently told a Singapore audience that President Obama is behind the recent movie theater and Sikh temple shootings. “Back in my country, my President...he’s trying to pass a gun ban, so he's staging all of these …
Small concert, big sound
I caught a small yet powerful concert this afternoon. When I arrived at the concert, it wasn’t quite what I was expecting. I was expecting to hear the concert in the Crill Concert Hall at Point Loma Nazarene but the …
Brian Levy / Rick Hollander Group: Live in San Diego
Tenor saxophonist Brian Levy headlined a Chuck Perrin Dizzy's production at 98 Bottles last night, featuring an international quartet of heavy hitters including drummer Rick Hollander from Germany, bassist Dave Santoro from Boston, and San Diego's own Mikan Zlatkovich on …