Entertainment
The Parson Redheads at Casbah October 6
The Parson Redheads’ newest LP, “Yearling,” out now on Arena Rock Records, with vinyl released via Parson Farm/Timber Carnival Records, was recently profiled on NPR’s “World Café:Next,” featuring album tracks “Burning Up The Sky,” and “Kids Hanging Out.” A band whose music is reminiscent of the West Coast psych-folk scene, they’ve been favorably compared to […]
Coronado Art Walk
A Two-day Extravaganza with Hundreds of Artists On Saturday and Sunday, September 17 and 18, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., over 100 artists from around the country will display their work at the Coronado Ferry Landing, ranging from painting and photography to pottery, wood, glass and jewelry. Admission is free. Musical entertainment, interactive art […]
Sbicca Bistro — Tasty Reunion
by David Rottenberg I felt like I was going to see an old friend, whom I hadn’t seen for a long time. I wondered as I drove why I had stayed away so long. It was always so good to see him. I’m referring to Sbicca Bistro, one of my favorite restaurants. Time slipped away […]
Two Headliners for the Price of One
John Gorka and Eliza Gilkyson at AMSDConcerts by Richard Cone Once again, AMSDConcerts, who just had their 8th Anniversary and are fast closing in on 500 shows, presents two headliner acts in the same bill, singer/songwriter John Gorka, who Rolling Stone Magazine called “the preeminent male singer-songwriter of what has been dubbed the New Folk […]
Colin Hay is Still a Man at Work
by Richard Cone Although Colin Hay, the lead singer and songwriter (“Who Can It Be Now?” “From The Land Down Under”) for the 1980’s Australian band “Men at Work,” is billed on his own website as “The Man at Work from Men at Work,” he charmingly tells me that “People who come to see […]
Phil Ochs “There But For Fortune” Documentary Honors 60’s Icon
by Richard Cone In the halcyon days of the early 1960’s folk music explosion that was centered in Greenwich Village in New York City, Phil Ochs, a baby faced, handsome folk singer with a battered acoustic guitar took to the stage and sang songs of protest with themes ripped directly from the political headlines of […]
Everything changes and everything stays the same
By Alice Lowe PBS Masterpiece recently aired a three-part adaptation of Winifred Holtby’s 1935 novel, “South Riding.” I knew Holtby as an outspoken feminist and advocate for social justice and as the first biographer of Virginia Woolf, but I’d never read her fiction. “South Riding” was her last novel, published posthumously and considered her greatest […]
Small Plates, Big Flavors
I’ve just returned from a cruise in Alaska, where I’ve enjoyed seeing white glaciers, blue waters, green forests and occasional wildlife. During my journey, I’ve met people from all over our country. The first question usually is, “Where are you from?” When I replied that I lived in San Diego, I was usually told I […]
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s New Live EP
The legendary Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, with numerous multi-platinum and gold records, a string of top ten hits, Grammy’s and CMA Awards has released a new live EP that’s going to resonate will the band’s legions of fans. Titled “Under the Big Top Vol. 1” the EP features six fan and band favorites, including “Mr. […]
New Expressions Music Presents Fiddle, Guitar workshops, Concerts
New Expressions Music at 4434 30th Street in San Diego presents a series of fiddle and guitar workshops on August 6th and August 27th for beginners and intermediate players, and at a reasonable cost of $30. Anyone who has ever considered learning the fiddle, or fiddlers who want to improve their tone and technique should […]
