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Guitarist Wayne Riker's One Man Beatles Show
Guitarist Wayne Riker has put together a new Beatles tribute show, set to debut on July 28 at Swedenborg Hall.
Acclaimed guitarist Wayne Riker has put together a new Beatles tribute show, set to debut on July 28 at Swedenborg Hall. The concert will consist solely of Riker with his Stonebridge acoustic/electric guitar. “Don't let that fool you,” he says. …
The Fixx and Bushwalla - Live at Birch Aquarium July 17
Eighties hitmakers the Fixx performed at Birch Aquarium on July 17. Bushwalla opened.
On July 17, New wave hitmakers, the Fixx, performed at Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Part of the eighth annual Green Flash Concert series, held the third Wednesday of each month from May to September, proceeds from …
Comic-Con Photo Phunnies Day 4 - Saturday
Getting yer Gaslamp geek on again
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/20/49715/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/20/49677/ Sure, they're cute, but my eyes keep going back to that Devil's Panties booth... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/20/49678/ C'mon, that's how Grace Jones dresses EVERY day! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/20/49679/ It's not paint. I think I have lead poisoning... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/20/49685/ He's not supposed to …
The music side of Comic-Con - Metallica, Weezer, Thomas Negovan and more
Lots of music related ways to spend time and money at Comic Con International 2013, from an artist who records on wax cylinder to new Beatle plush toys. 21 photos.
While Comic Con International is certainly based around the trilogy of comics, science fiction and motion pictures/television, it’s not hard to find music at the convention. It starts on arrival downtown, before you get to the convention center itself, with …
The force was with them
"Jazz meets Star Wars"? Gilbert Castellanos made it happen.
Gilbert Castellanos' "Jazz Meets Star Wars," concert on July 19 at Dizzy's could not have been more successful -- both from a musical standpoint as well as a commercial one. The show was well attended -- so much so, that …
Looking for love in all the places
When it comes to opera we've got to see the love everywhere.
Have you ever seen a movie or a play and thought the characters were superficial and lacking depth? Let me think of an example. Here we go, pick any character from Star Wars and I think you’ll get the idea. …
Comic-Con Photo Phunnies Day 3 - Friday
More gutbusting guffaws from the Gaslamp
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/19/49555/ Parking is so scarce downtown, homeless guys are scalping open spaces... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/19/49556/ Wait, aren't those just Madison High cheerleaders?? http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/19/49557/ Uh oh, looks like that lynch mob caught up to Mayor Sanders! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/19/49553/ Who knew jackalopes had such huge …
White does Monk
The always surprising pianist led an inspired quartet through his distinctive take on classic material.
The rewards of experiencing pianist Joshua White live as often as possible can not be exaggerated. Jazz, in its purest form is music created in the moment, and as such, every time White approaches the piano different things happen. On …
Comic-Con Photo Phunnies Day 2 - Thursday
Great googly wooglies, a gaggle of Gaslamp giggles
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/18/49401/ Okay, I'm ready to clean the Convention Center men's room now. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/18/49402/ He's okay, he just had a little too much Laffy Taffy. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/18/49403/ Batman's got his utility belt, but I carry my own robin perch! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/18/49404/ When Underachievers …
Sonex brings traditional Veracruz sounds to the Barrio
Progressive world outfit plays Voz Alta with Afrojazziacs.
Drawing inspiration from the Son Jarocho folk tradition pioneered by Mexican luminaries such as Doña Elena Ramírez, Don Arcadio Hidalgo, and Don Andrés Vega, Sonex combines indigenous sounds from their hometown of Xalapa, Veracruz with African rhythms, Afro-Peruvian music, Venezuelan …
Comic-Con Photo Phunnies Day 1
Goofy gags from geektastic Gaslamp gathering...
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/17/49304/ What costume? I found these in my mattress at the hotel! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/17/49306/ That's no whip, Emerald Areola, I'm just happy to see you! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/17/49305/ When hoary met sultry... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/17/49308/ Wanna catch a ride with Little Red from the Hood? …
Russians First Match: World Cup of Composers
The educator Kabalevsky versus the choral master Chesnokov.
The Russians didn’t really participate in the Renaissance or the Baroque periods of music in the same way the rest of Europe did. During the Renaissance, Russia was dealing with the Golden Horde of the Mongols. During the Baroque they …
Jazz meets Star Wars this weekend!
Gilbert Castellanos applies his jazz magic to the John Williams soundtrack themes in honor of Comic-Con.
"I'm a total Star Wars nerd," admits local trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos, who is planning an extravagant "Jazz meets Star Wars," concert series this weekend in celebration of Comic-Con coming to town. On Friday, July 19, Castellanos, with tenor saxophonist Brian …
Brian Levy takes the Coltrane
Celebrating the music of John Coltrane and McCoy Tyner with Mikan Zlatkovich, Hamilton Price and Kevin Higuchi.
The music of jazz titan John Coltrane will forever serve as a touchstone for me, so it was with great anticipation that the July 13, Brian Levy Music of John Coltrane & McCoy Tyner tribute at Dizzy's surfaced on my …
Mother Russia enters the World Cup of Composers
Russia has a deeper field of competitors than we might have expected.
Before we get to the Russians let’s recap what has happened so far in the World Cup of Composers. The French sent eight composers to the second round of their national tournament: Ravel, Berlioz, Bizet, Gounod, Debussy, Massenet, Saint- Saëns, …
ListenSD brings Miami Horror to Comic-Con
San Diego's own Total Request Live teams up with Static for a Comic-Con party.
A pair of local music lovers recently kicked off ListenSD, a multimedia outlet highlighting San Diego music with videos, interviews, reviews, and special events. Host Rachel Frank likens the project (for better or worse) to MTV’s Total Request Live, “where …
Delivering in the moment: Joshua White Quintet
With special guest trumpeter Hugh Ragin, White's music took transformative turns.
The July 11 performance of the Joshua White Quintet at Dizzy's exceeded expectations by almost every metric one could imagine. For nearly two hours, music of the highest nature cascaded from the bandstand into the brainwaves of the listener in …
Vaginals unveil Valentina with Dawn Syndrome
Oddball art rockers spread the jams.
Some fresh juju from behind the pink curtain. First, this spooky goth exotica number, “Valentina,” sounds like it could be the soundtrack to a Bollywood flick directed by Jodorowsky (which, come to think of it, really should exist already). Vaginals’ …
Conclusion of Italian first round
Bel canto composers square off in the final match of round one in Italy.
Now for the square off of the bel canto specialists, Donizetti vs. Bellini. The bel canto style of Italian Opera came after Rossini and before Verdi although the style did stain a lot of Verdi’s work, especially before Verdi succumed …
Jazz 88 All Stars live
Veteran drummer Barry Farrar led the band in a tribute to Art Blakey.
In a kind of "home-grown" affair, the Jazz 88 All Stars appeared at City College on July 9, for the bi-monthly Jazz Live performance sponsored by KSDS. The band, in various incarnations, has been around for years, and is directed …