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Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 3/3-3/9

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Oh my gosh! I was so completely caught up in other stuff (SXSW prep, new furniture, reorganizing, etc) that I almost completely forgot about my calendar! What shame. I mean, I’m sitting here waiting for someone to show up between 9am and 11am (edit: he just showed up) and I’m worried about a million other things that this completely flew from my brain. Never fear, your calendar is here!

 

Monday: The Colourist, Night Terrors of 1927, Max and The Moon @ House of Blues at 8pm

Tuesday: The Wild Feathers, Saints of Valory, Jamestown Revival @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Mr. Elevator & The Brain Hotel @ Soda Bar at 9:30pm

Wednesday: Walk Off The Earth, Parachute @ House of Blues at 7:30pm
AND: Gary Numan, Big Black Delta @ Belly Up at 8:30pm
AND: Papa @ Casbah at 10pm

Thursday: PigPen Theater Co., The Tragic Thrills @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Nicole Atkins @ Casbah at 9:30pm

Friday: Semi Precious Weapons @ Griffin at 8pm
AND: The Ataris @ House of Blues at 6:30pm
AND: Typhoon, Phox @ Irenic at 7pm
AND: Dum Dum Girls @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: The Donkeys @ Soda Bar at 10pm

Saturday: Hills Like Elephants , Wild Wild Wets, Boy King @ Casbah at 9pm

Sunday: Russian Circles
AND: Scale the Summit + The Ocean @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Vaud and the Villains @ Belly Up at 8pm

 

Keep in Mind:
March 10th-16- SXSW in Austin
March 11th- Oliver Trolley, Tyson Motsenbocker @ Belly Up
March 12th- Lee Coulter @ Belly Up at 8pm
March 15th- We Are The In Crowd, William Beckett @ Soma
March 16th- Tool @ Valley vView Casino Center
March 19th- St. Vincent @ House of Blues
March 21st- K. Flay @ Air Dubai @ House of Blues
March 22nd- Kings of Leon, Local Natives @ Sleep Train Amiptheatre
March 22nd- Jeremy Messersmith @ House of Blues
March 25th- Delta Rae @ Belly Up
March 25th- The Sounds, Blondfire @ House of Blues
March 27th- The Kin @ Soda Bar
March 28th- The Used, Taking Back Sunday @ House of Blues
April 9th- Foster the People @ The Belly Up
April 11th- Coachella Weekend 1
April 14th- Cage the Elephant @ Belly Up
April 15th- Mogwai @ Belly Up
April 17th- Bombay Bicycle Club @ Belly Up
April 18th- Coachella Weekend 2
April 26th- Shakey Graves @ Soda Bar
April 27th- Trampled By Turtles @ Belly Up
April 27th- Reignwolf @ Casbah
April 28th- O.A.R. @ Belly Up
April 29th- O.A.R. @ Belly Up
May 9th- Cherry Poppin’ Daddies @ Syucan Casino
May 15th- Journey and Steve Miller Band @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
May 17th- Augustana @ House of Blues
May 19th- Band of Skulls
June 2nd- One Republic, The Script @ Sleep Train Ampitheatre
June 2nd- Lady Gaga @ Viejas Arena
June 7th- Little Hurricane @ House of Blues
June 22nd- The Milk Carton Kids @ Belly Up
July 30th- Mötley Crüe
August 27th- Panic! at the Disco, Walk the Moon, Youngblood Hawke @ SDSU Open Air Theater
August 30th- Jack Johnson @ RIMAC Field

Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 2/24-3/2

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This week was a fun one. I made it out to the Sunset Sessions showcase on Friday and sampled some new bands as well as enjoyed some familiar faces. I saw Augustana for the first time in almost 10 years! It was new and familiar all at the same time. In addition to some show fun, I was lucky enough to be a part of an epic shoot yesterday with Beware of Darkness, The Joelsons, Vessel Drums, and some of the Rowlbertos crew and some other amazing peeps at Big Fish Recording. It was good times. Speaking of good times, check out what we have for this week…

 

Monday: Lucinda Williams @ Belly Up at 8pm- SOLD OUT
AND: Josh Damigo @ House of Blues at 7pm

Tuesday: Kodaline, LP @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Mother Falcon @ Soda Bar at 10pm

Wednesday: The Chain Gang on 1974, The Moth and the Flame, Sundrop Electric @ Casbah at 9pm

Thursday: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. @ Casbah
AND: Lord Huron @ Belly Up at 9pm- SOLD OUT
AND: Idlehands @ Soda Bar at 10pm

Friday: The Heavy Guilt, Ed Ghost Tucker @ Griffin at 8:45
AND: Deadphones @ Soda Bar at 10pm

Saturday: Dead Feather Moon, Low Volts @ Griffin
AND: Cash’d Out, River City @ Belly Up at 9pm

Sunday: Rest

 

Keep in Mind:
March 3rd- The Colourist @ House of Blues
March 4th- The Wild Feathers, Jamestown Revival @ Belly Up
March 5th- Gary Numan, Big Black Delta @ Belly Up
March 6th- The Tragic Thrills @ Casbah
March 7th- Semi Precious Weapons @ Griffin
March 10th-16- SXSW in Austin
March 15th- We Are The In Crowd, William Beckett @ Soma
March 19th- St. Vincent @ House of Blues
March 22nd- Kings of Leon, Local Natives @ Sleep Train Amiptheatre
March 25th- Delta Rae @ Belly Up
March 27th- The Kin @ Soda Bar
March 28th- The Used, Taking Back Sunday @ House of Blues
April 11th- Coachella Weekend 1
April 14th- Cage the Elephant @ Belly Up
April 15th- Mogwai @ Belly Up
April 17th- Bombay Bicycle Club @ Belly Up
April 18th- Coachella Weekend 2
April 26th- Shakey Graves @ Soda Bar
April 27th- Trampled By Turtles @ Belly Up
April 28th- O.A.R. @ Belly Up
April 29th- O.A.R. @ Belly Up
May 9th- Cherry Poppin’ Daddies @ Syucan Casino
May 15th- Journey and Steve Miller Band @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
June 2nd- One Republic, The Script @ Sleep Train Ampitheatre
June 2nd- Lady Gaga @ Viejas Arena
June 22nd- The Milk Carton Kids @ Belly Up
July 30th- Mötley Crüe
August 30th- Jack Johnson @ RIMAC Field

Listen Up- Featuring: All Mankind, Stone Cold Fox, Ten Ton Man

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I’ve got some new tracks to work their way into your lovely and awaiting ears. No, this isn’t a New Music Tuesday post or a New Band Alert post. This is just a few tracks from a few bands that I’d like to share with you today. I’m feeling generous. Take advantage.

 

All Mankind- Simple Desire

This is a four piece originally from Sydney but they are now based in Europe. They have had their music featured in the multi-million selling FIFA 12 video game on EA Games, ABC’s Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution (Theme Song), The Bachelorette Wedding (commercial), The CW’s Gossip Girl and Reign, MTV’s The Hills, The Inbetweeners, Jersey shore, The Real World, The Challenge and many more.

 

 

The Important Links:
Website
Facebook

 

Stone Cold Fox- January

This song by an Indie Rock band from Brooklyn, New York made it’s premiere earlier today on Huffington Post. The band is comprised of members from all over the US and are releasing their debut LP Memory Palace on May 6th. FILTER described the band as one that “blends a youthful and energetic sense of comfort through beautiful songs and simple aesthetics.”

 

 

The Important Links:
Website
Facebook

 

Ten Ton Man- Chunk of Change

This NYC based trio have a new EP out aptly name Chunk of Change. This EP follows up their self-titled debut album from November 2012. Their new EP will be out April 8th.

 

 

The Important Links:
Website
Facebook

 

Happy Listening!

Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 2/17-2/23

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This week is kind of exciting for us in San Diego because the Sunset Sessions rolls into town. Last year, I had a blast discovering some new bands and watching old favorite. Two of the three nights are completely sold out (I wouldn’t mind seeing NEEDTOBREATHE. Just sayin’) which is pretty stupendous. The rest of the week is kind of light but there’s a lot happing on Thursday. I wouldn’t mind seeing Sir Sly play again at the Hard Rock Hotel’s 207 Club. Fancy. And the week starts off right with New Politics and Jon McLaughlin. Take your pick.

 

Monday: New Politics, Sleeper Agent, Magic Man @ House of Blues at 7:30pm
AND: Jon McLaughlin @ Griffin at 8:45pm

Tuesday: Mother Falcon @ Soda Bar at 10pm
AND: Kiev @ Casbah at 9pm

Wednesday: Yuna @ Casbah at 9:30pm

Thursday: Sunset Sessions w/Ziggy Marley, Jeremy Messersmith, and more @ Belly Up at 7pm- SOLD OUT
AND: Sir Sly, Okapi Sun @ Hard Rock Hotel at 7pm
AND: Griffin House, Clarence Bucaro @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: The Weeks @ Griffin at 9pm
AND: Bart Mendoza and The True Stories @ Tin Can Alehouse at 9pm
AND: Van She @ Soda Bar at 10pm

Friday: Sunset Sessions w/Augustana, The Parlotones, Beware of Darkness, and more @ Belly Up at 7pm
AND: River City, John Meeks @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Saturday: Sunset Sessions w/John Butler Trio, NEEDTOBREATHE, Kodaline, Vance Joy, and more @ Belly Up at 7pm- SOLD OUT
AND: Noah Gundersen @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Sunday: John Butler Trio, Little Hurricane @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Marissa Nadler @ Soda Bar at 9pm

 

Keep in Mind:
February 25th- Kodaline, LP @ Casbah
February 27th- Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. @ Casbah
February 27th- Lord Huron @ Belly Up
March 3rd- The Colourist @ House of Blues
March 4th- The Wild Feathers, Jamestown Revival @ Belly Up
March 5th- Gary Numan, Big Black Delta @ Belly Up
March 6th- The Tragic Thrills @ Casbah
March 11th-16- SXSW
March 15th- We Are The In Crowd, William Beckett @ Soma
March 19th- St. Vincent @ House of Blues
March 22nd- Kings of Leon, Local Natives @ Sleep Train Amiptheatre
March 25th- Delta Rae @ Belly Up
March 27th- The Kin @ Soda Bar
March 28th- The Used, Taking Back Sunday @ House of Blues
April 11th- Coachella Weekend 1
April 14th- Cage the Elephant @ Belly Up
April 15th- Mogwai @ Belly Up
April 17th- Bombay Bicycle Club @ Belly Up
April 18th- Coachella Weekend 2
April 26th- Shakey Graves @ Soda Bar
April 27th- Trampled By Turtles @ Belly Up
April 28th- O.A.R. @ Belly Up
April 29th- O.A.R. @ Belly Up
May 9th- Cherry Poppin’ Daddies @ Syucan Casino
May 15th- Journey and Steve Miller Band @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
June 2nd- One Republic, The Script @ Sleep Train Ampitheatre
June 2nd- Lady Gaga @ Viejas Arena
June 22nd- The Milk Carton Kids @ Belly Up
July 30th- Mötley Crüe
August 30th- Jack Johnson @ RIMAC Field

Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 2/10-2/16

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Last week was a pretty mellow one for me. It involved the usual chores, 3 rental movies, some Will and Grace, a dash of Murder, She Wrote, and a sampling of the Sochi Winter Olympics. That might change this week with some of the shows in store. This week we have the likes of Chappo at the Casbah, Augustines at the Soda Bar, Imagine Dragons and Nico Vega’s sold out show at Valley View Casino Center, and so much more. It’s going to be a good week. Get out and dance!

 

Monday: St. Lucia @  The Casbah at 9pm- SOLD OUT

Tuesday: Chappo, Royal Teeth, Blondfire @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Brandon Boyd and Sons of The Sea @ House of Blues at 7:30pm
AND: Greg Laswell @ Lestats at 9pm
AND: Songwriter Showcase @ Anthology at 9pm

Wednesday: Project Raw Fundraiser w/Terraplane Sun @ Belly Up at 7pm

Thursday: Augustines, My Goodness @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Josh Damigo, Peter Bradley Adams @ Lestats at 9pm
AND: Gayle Skidmore at The Merrow at 9pm

Friday: Hospitality, Air Waves, Red Pony Clock @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: The Devil Makes Three @ House of Blues at 9pm

Saturday: Imagine Dragons, Naked and Famous, Nico Vega @ Valley View Casino Center at 7pm- SOLD OUT
AND: Oh, Spirit, The Paragraphs, Desert Noises @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: ††† (Crosses) @ Griffin at 9pm
AND: The Gregory Page Show @ Lestats at 9pm

Sunday: Steve Poltz Birthday Bash @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Paul Simon and Sting @ Honda Center at 7pm

 

Keep in Mind:
February 17th- New Politics @ House of Blues
February 20th- Sunset Sessions w/Ziggy Marley, Jeremy Messersmith, and more @ Belly Up
February 21st- Sunset Sessions w/Augustana, The Parlotones, Beware of Darkness, and more @ Belly Up
February 22nd- Sunset Sessions w/John Butler Trio, NEEDTOBREATHE, Kodaline, Vance Joy, and more @ Belly Up
February 25th- Kodaline, LP @ Casbah
February 27th- Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. @ Casbah
February 27th- Lord Huron @ Belly Up
March 4th- The Wild Feathers, Jamestown Revival @ Belly Up
March 5th- Gary Numan, Big Black Delta @ Belly Up
March 6th- The Tragic Thrills @ Casbah
March 11th-16- SXSW
March 15th- We Are The In Crowd, William Beckett @ Soma
March 19th- St. Vincent @ House of Blues
March 22nd- Kings of Leon, Local Natives @ Sleep Train Amiptheatre
March 25th- Delta Rae @ Belly Up
March 27th- The Kin @ Soda Bar
March 28th- The Used, Taking Back Sunday @ House of Blues
April 11th- Coachella Weekend 1
April 14th- Cage the Elephant @ Belly Up
April 15th- Mogwai @ Belly Up
April 17th- Bombay Bicycle Club @ Belly Up
April 18th- Coachella Weekend 2
April 26th- Shakey Graves @ Soda Bar
April 27th- Trampled By Turtles @ Belly Up
April 28th- O.A.R. @ Belly Up
April 29th- O.A.R. @ Belly Up
May 9th- Cherry Poppin’ Daddies @ Syucan Casino
May 15th- Journey and Steve Miller Band @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
June 2nd- One Republic, The Script @ Sleep Train Ampitheatre
June 2nd- Lady Gaga @ Viejas Arena
June 22nd- The Milk Carton Kids @ Belly Up
July 30th- Mötley Crüe
August 30th- Jack Johnson @ RIMAC Field

Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 2/3-2/9

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It’s a pretty grey morning here in San Diego. We had some rain last night during the wee hours and the looming grey clouds are still here. Their threat is minimal at this point in time and I can feel the sun trying to come out but I’d rather stay home and cuddle up today.

Of course, there some good stuff this week show wise. Thursday is Wendy Bailey’s farewell show. She’s moving out of state so be sure to go and say hello before she leaves us all. Tonight is Switchfoot at the Casbah. We also have Young the Giant on Sunday at Soma and Pat Benatar and Niel Giraldo are in town playing the Belly Up in Saturday and Pechanga on Friday. Let us not forget Citizen Cope at the Balboa Theatre on Saturday too. Lots to see and do!

 

Monday: Switchfoot @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: The Hounds Below @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Into It. Over It. @ Che Cafe at 7pm

Tuesday: Mattson 2 @ El Dorado at 9pm
AND: Mother Falcon, Midnight Pine @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Pepper @ Belly Up at 9pm- SOLD OUT

Wednesday: Mason James, Life Leone @ Lestats at 9pm
AND: Peggy Sue @ Soda Bar at 10pm
AND: Pepper @ Belly Up at 9pm- SOLD OUT

Thursday: Wendy Bailey @ The Merrow at 9pm
AND: Whiskey Myers @ Griffin at 9pm
AND: Myron & E. and The Heavy Guilt @ Seven Grand

Friday: Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo @ Pechanga Resort and Casino at 7pm

Saturday: Citizen Cope @ Balboa Theatre at 8pm
AND: An Evening with Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo @ Belly Up at 9pm- SOLD OUT
AND: Curt Owen, Jimmy Patton, Julia Davies @ Lestats @ 9pm
AND: The Darlings @ Soda Bar at 10pm

Sunday: Young the Giant @ Soma at 7:30pm
AND: Nancarrow @ Belly Up at 7pm

 

Keep in Mind:
February 10th- St. Lucia @  The Casbah
February 11th- Chappo @ Casbah
February 13th- Augustines @ Soda Bar
February 15th- Imagine Dragons, Naked and Famous, Nico Vega @ Valley View Casino Center
February 17th- New Politics @ House of Blues
February 20th- Sunset Sessions @ Belly Up
February 21st- Sunset Sessions @ Belly Up
February 22nd- Sunset Sessions @ Belly Up
February 25th- Kodaline, LP @ Casbah
February 27th- Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. @ Casbah
March 4th- The Wild Feathers, Jamestown Revival @ Belly Up
March 5th- Gary Numan, Big Black Delta @ Belly Up
March 6th- The Tragic Thrills @ Casbah
March 11th-16- SXSW
March 15th- We Are The In Crowd, William Beckett @ Soma
March 19th- St. Vincent @ House of Blues
March 22nd- Kings of Leon, Local Natives @ Sleep Train Amiptheatre
March 25th- Delta Rae @ Belly Up
March 27th- The Kin @ Soda Bar
March 28th- The Used, Taking Back Sunday @ House of Blues
April 14th- Cage the Elephant @ Belly Up
April 15th- Mogwai @ Belly Up
April 17th- Bombay Bicycle Club @ Belly Up
April 26th- Shakey Graves @ Soda Bar
April 27th- Trampled By Turtles @ Belly Up
April 28th- O.A.R. @ Belly Up
April 29th- O.A.R. @ Belly Up
May 9th- Cherry Poppin’ Daddies @ Syucan Casino
May 15th- Journey and Steve Miller Band @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
June 2nd- One Republic, The Script @ Sleep Train Ampitheatre
June 2nd- Lady Gaga @ Viejas Arena
June 22nd- The Milk Carton Kids @ Belly Up
July 30th- Mötley Crüe
August 30th- Jack Johnson @ RIMAC Field

The Bard Interviews: Dear Boy- Part II

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Bet you folks thought I completely forgot about my sit down with Ben Grey of Dear Boy. Well, I hadn’t. Life just got in my way but it’s the still first month of the new year and time to come out roaring. Also, Dear Boy is playing their first show if 2014 tonight at the Bootleg Bar. In case you were snoozing, you can find the first part of my interview here. Without further chatter…

A: Do you have a specific approach [to your music videos] because they are definitely unique.

B: Well, we got lucky that we got to work with Bailey Wynn. Who I will just say is my sister. We finished the record in 2012 but we didn’t want to release it because, it’s been my experience and just as a listener [that] I feel like once I have the mp3, or if somebody gives me the mp3 too easily it looses value. And at that time we had never played a show, no one knew who we were and it just was like, I don’t want it out there yet because there’s no audience for it. So, I discovered a new facet of a band’s creativity, which is going to be that visual presence and so we released these teasers with my sister.  We had all this unused sound design we had all these ideas and we just want to start to make things and since there wasn’t a band there were no expectations and was like, well this is something I feel comfortable putting out and seeing how people respond to it. And so it started with a concept and from there it just sort of, I don’t know how to say … I don’t know. We knew what the aesthetic was and we knew what we were trying to go for and it was really easy. And having a collaborator like her, she’s so great that she would take small little ideas and turn it into these amazing things. I’m really thankful that we just had a chance to collaborate with her. It’s a big deal and I’m really proud of the videos.

A: Are there any special stories behind any of the songs? I know you have one that kind of pays tribute to Scarlet Grey. At least, that’s what it sounds like.

B: Yeah, actually. That’s interesting that you would pick up on that. The song “Green Eyes,” which is on the record, is kind of my… It was the first song written for this thing and it was just kind of a way of saying goodbye to all of that.  I think you’re probably referencing another song now that I think about it. But, that song is actually just kind of a “Bon Voyage” but in a really positive way because it was such a positive experience. I’m just kind of not the same person musically or really just at all.

B: So, I think you’re probably referencing a newer song that says my name. Am I right?

A: Probably. I don’t remember the lyrics offhand. I think it goes, “I’m still Grey but I’m not the same.”

B: Yeah. That’s it. That’s a newer one. That song is called “American Gloom” and it will be going on whatever it is this new record becomes. That’s a personal one. I’ll probably keep that a secret.

A: OK. That’s fine. I know your songs definitely take a different… I don’t want to say a different approach but they’re sonically different than what I’m used to from you. But I like them. I’m not saying they are bad or anything. They’re just different.

B: Cool.

A: So I’m just wondering, what inspires it?

B: It’s genuinely the music that I listen to. I mean really my favorite music, my favorite types of music; it’s early 90’s British pop music. You know, post punk and it’s really kind of traditionally how Americans, like I said before, romanticize British music. Obviously I have this propensity for British music. It’s the stuff that I’ve been listening to for 10 years. The problem is that I started Scarlet Grey when I was really young and I didn’t think that it was going to be… that we were going to make a go of it. And it’s just a bunch of friends and I and we just made this fun active rock music and then we started playing and people started coming and then it was. I was in a weird position because I love the songs and I did have this fondness for the whole thing but it was like the more we did it, the further I would get away from what I really wanted to be writing. And not that I don’t, you know have love for those songs or the friends that I’ve made or the fans that we made and all that but this is the first chance I’ve had to really do what I really really wanted to do.

A: Mmmmhmmmmm

B: I know I threw a lot of reallys into that.

A: That’s ok. You’re from The Valley.

B: I’m from The Valley. A lot of reallys and a lot of likes.