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May2015
Sweet Home La Mesa Has a Ring to It!
By Raul SandelinWho would’ve thought that milquetoast La Mesa would morph into a blues powerhouse every April as several hundred suburbanites transform Harry Griffen Park into the south side of Chicago for the annual La Mesa Harp Fest. (You think I’m being facetious, don’t you?) This year’s event, held Saturday April 4, marked 16 years that founders […]
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May2015
Jonathan Karrant: A 20th Century Singer for the 21st Century
By Paul HormickA Saturday night in downtown San Diego, my friend and I head to the Westgate Hotel to hear Jonathan Karrant. It’s a windy night, and as I walk into the lobby of the Westgate, I’m struck by the odd sort of double throwback that is the Westgate. With the exterior of marble and the arches […]
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May2015
Gator by the Bay: Louisiana and So Much More
By Paul HormickIt’s May. That means that throughout San Diego, from San Ysidro all the way up to Oceanside you can practically taste the blackened catfish and smell the jambalaya. That’s because Gator by the Bay returns to Spanish Landing on Mother’s Day weekend, with four days of Cajun, Creole, and zydeco, as well as a health […]
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April2015
It’s Time to Welcome The Liquorsmiths
By Frank KocherIt’s Sunday night in Normal Heights and all is quiet – except for the crowded Sycamore Den, where every seat is filled, along with plenty of the standing space, to hear the folk-rock of the Liquorsmiths. The enthusiastic gathering of 20- and 30-somethings aren’t there to hear the chime-guitar and harmony music blazed by their […]
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April2015
Jazz Jam at Java Joe’s
By Dave GoodThe story may or may not be true, about how a young alto saxophone player named Charlie Parker got kicked off the bandstand during a 1930s-era club jam session. As the story goes, when compared to the pros at the session on that particular day, Parker was in way over his head, and it showed. […]
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April2015
J. Otis Williams and the Wednesday Night Blues ReDux
By T.E. MattoxWednesday has always been known as hump day, even before those camels started talking. It’s the heart of the work week where you take a deep breath, put your head down and aim straight for the weekend. In order to give you a clearer shot and pinpoint your target, J. Otis Williams and KSDS Radio […]
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March2015
FROM THE BEATLES TO BREAKING BAD: Badfinger’s Joey Molland to Appear at Fab Four Fair
By Steve ThornIt was a popular culture moment, saluting a song from bygone days. In the series finale to AMC’s Breaking Bad, character Walter White’s death by misadventure is captured by an aerial shot as police cars arrive on the scene. Providing the musical accompaniment as the screen fades is a 1972 song by a group of […]
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March2015
Showing the Love: Friends of STEVE WHITE to Gather for a Day of Art and Music
By Paul HormickOn the 15th of this month, the second annual Steve White Art and Music Festival will be held at the Seaside Bazaar in downtown Encinitas. Organized by Alda Leal, Steve’s life partner, and other old friends of the singer/ songwriter, music and art will be celebrated from 9am-4pm in the afternoon. There will be a […]
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March2015
You Can’t Clean Your Weed Off an MP3: Sowing the seeds of the vinyl revolution with “Records Collecting Dust”
By Jon KanisHere I am a record on a jukebox, A little piece of plastic with a hole – ooh! Play me. Buy me then you play me then my plastic turns to gold. — “The Worst Band in the World” by 10cc (1974) Information is not knowledge, knowledge is not wisdom, wisdom is not truth, truth […]