Music
Neil Sedaka with the San Diego Symphony at Embarcadero Marine Park
It’s hard to imagine that Neil Sedaka is not yet a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He’s a consummate singer, pianist and especially a composer. If I included the entire list of Sedaka’s hits, and the singers and bands who have recorded them, there would be no room for Charlotte Tenney’s […]
John Malashock Earns Fifth Emmy Award
At the threshold of his 25th season as a dance leader in San Diego, John Malashock, renowned choreographer and artistic director of Malashock Dance, won his fifth Emmy in 10 years for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography at the 36th Annual Pacific Southwest Regional Emmy Awards ceremony held Saturday, June 16, at La Costa Resort. Malashock […]
The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Celebrates 75 Years
One of summer’s most anticipated happenings – Opening Day at Del Mar – is likely to welcome more than 46,000 celebrities, socialites and party-goers to the track to kick off the season, highlighted by “The One and Only Truly Fabulous Hats Contest,” showcasing Southern California’s wildest and most glamorous chapeaus. As a world-class racing and […]
Ray Wylie Hubbard Performs July 13th
Headline act at amsdconcerts If you are on the e-mail list for Carey Driscoll’s amsdconcerts shows, you know that every now and then Driscoll openly despairs that regular concert-goers won’t take his word and risk $20 on an “unknown act.” This is especially so in light of his guarantee: if you don’t like the […]
Grammy Award-winning Switchfoot Gives Back
Switchfoot Bro-Am Kick-Off Auction Night Soiree The Switchfoot Bro-Am surf contest and concert returns to Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, Calif. at 6 p.m., Saturday, June 16, 2012. An annual event near and dear to Switchfoot’s heart, the Bro-Am was created to give back to the San Diego community while also benefiting local at-risk youth. Since its inception […]
Erik Jensen Releases First Solo CD, “Seas”
When I was 15, I got my first guitar and I’ve never forgotten it. It was a nylon-stringed student model from Thearle’s in Mission Valley, on sale for $49.00, saved through dint and denial from my Saturday job running milk bottles to the door for the Golden Arrow milkman. It’s a story I’ve shared often […]
Danny Weller and Third Story
By Richard Cone A professional bassist since the young age of 16, Danny Weller has backed up numerous jazz artists such as Gilbert Castellanos, Geoffrey Keezer, Charles McPherson, Mike Wofford, Peter Sprague, Jason Palmer, Mike Moreno, and Obed Calviere. He’s also backed artists such as blues-singer Earl Thomas, and Scott Russo of Unwritten Law. Weller […]
Ben Howard at the Loft in La Jolla
Breakout British musician Ben Howard continues to bask in praise for his first U.S. release “Every Kingdom,” out now on the taste-making independent label Communion Records (brainchild of Mumford and Sons’ Ben Lovett). “Every Kingdom,” which debuted Top 10 on the U.K. charts and is now certified Gold, received high praise from the British press and influential stations such as BBC […]
Chamber Music from the San Diego Symphony
Free Concert As part of the San Diego Symphony’s Education and Outreach Program, three Symphony members (Mei-ching Huang, Chi-Yuan Chen, and Jeremy Kurtz-Harris) will perform chamber music by J.S. Bach, Franz Joseph Haydn, Orlando Gibbons, and Andres Martin. The performance is from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, May 12 at the Mission Hills Branch Library, located […]
Old Town San Diego Cinco De Mayo Begins With Misa Azteca Music
Southwestern College Concert Choir will fill Old Town San Diego State Historic Park with the sounds of Joseph Julian Gonzalez’s Misa Azteca, 7:30 to 9 p.m., Friday, May 4, following a preshow that begins at 6 p.m. Meaning ‘Aztec Mass,’ Misa Azteca is based on the traditions of Roman Catholic Mass, yet features verses from […]
