Archive for the ‘How’d The Show Go?’ Category
Tape Deck Mountain
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By: sandieganliz
On Friday, April 15, 2011, an indie rock band called Tape Deck Mountain played at the Soda Bar in North Park. This 3-piece band has a psychedelic rock sound. –The drummer was also playing keys too, which made this band fun to watch.
I arrived at 9:30 p.m. at...
April 29th, 2011 | How'd The Show Go?, Music | Read More
John Brown’s Body
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By: sandieganliz
On March 30, 2011, John Brown’s Body played at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach alongside Galactic, a New Orleans funk band. John Brown’s Body is a soul/rock/reggae band from New York. They displayed their versatility through songs of rebel music while others...
April 13th, 2011 | How'd The Show Go?, Music | Read More
Benefit for Japan Show Review
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By: sandieganliz
On Saturday, April 2nd, the Fokai Family raised funds to help and support the victims and Purebred in Japan after the devastating 9.0 earthquake and tsunami disaster that struck in March, which has left Japan in need of assistance. Still facing an irreparable nuclear...
April 12th, 2011 | How'd The Show Go?, Music | Read More
Subliminal Trip Album Release Party: Review
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Article By: sandieganliz Photos By: Courtney Pakalolo
March 5th marked the Subliminal Trip Album Release Party, which also launched the new record label – NUG Records. As the sista’-partner of NUG Magazine, NUG Records is an indie label looking to sign upcoming local musicians....
April 4th, 2011 | How'd The Show Go?, Music | Read More
Dumpstaphunk
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By: Sandieganliz
Dumpstaphunk is a funk band from New Orleans, Louisiana who appeared at Winston’s in Ocean Beach to get funky, and a crowd showed up to embrace their rhythm.
It was Tuesday and Dumpstaphunk showed up to play a solo gig. It looked like San Diego loved it because...
April 4th, 2011 | How'd The Show Go?, Music | Read More
TOP SHELF
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By: sandieganliz
Top Shelf from Ukiah in Northern California came to the 710 Club in Pacific Beach. Top Shelf is a reggae/rock band with a hip-hop/ska sound. The vocals were amazing as well as instrumentals and high-energy. The crowd reacted well to Top Shelf prior to Ease Up closing...
March 31st, 2011 | How'd The Show Go?, Music | Read More
Sashamon
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By: sandieganliz
On Friday, March 4th, Sashamon played at Winston’s in Ocean Beach. Sashamon is a band from Hawaii that is well-known among the island/reggae scene. Sashamon has been bringing his acoustic-sounding, Hawaiian/reggae to the California scene for quite some time.
DJ...
March 30th, 2011 | How'd The Show Go?, Music | Read More
Sunny Rude, Lionize, and The Supervillains
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By: sandieganliz
On Thursday, March 10th, Sunny Rude from San Diego, Lionize and The Supervillains from the East Coast played at Winston’s in Ocean Beach. Lionize was supporting The Supervillains as they played the West Coast and then went on to play in the South before hitting...
March 29th, 2011 | How'd The Show Go?, Music | Read More
4th Annual Dia de la Mujer Celebration
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By: sandieganliz
On March 3, 2011, Casa Familiar’s The Front celebrated their 4th Annual Dia de la Mujer celebration, featuring an art exhibit, poetry reading, and live music. Such artists like Gloria Muriel, Kristy Sandoval, and Regina Herod displayed their art that emphasized...
March 10th, 2011 | How'd The Show Go?, Music | Read More
THE EXPENDABLES
Article By: sandieganliz | Photos By: Ashley Parda
On February 17th, The Expendables graced Solana Beach with an amazing performance. Fans or anyone interested in them will enjoy a mellowness meets punk/rock show!
The Thursday night show started with The Holdup and The B Foundation. These bands complemented...
March 9th, 2011 | Featured, How'd The Show Go?, Music | Read More
Thrive
By: Sandieganliz
On Saturday, February 19th, Thrive played at the 710 Beach Club in Pacific Beach. Originally from Santa Cruz, these boys traveled down to San Diego to shower us with their music. Even through wind and rain, Thrive still managed to woo the crowd with their reggae/rock music.
Thrive was...
March 2nd, 2011 | How'd The Show Go?, Music | Read More
J Boog
By Sandieganliz
On Saturday, February 5th, J Boog played a sold out show at Soundwave in Mission Beach. He’s an islandy-reggae musician from Los Angeles who is well-known in Hawaii and other areas for such songs as “Got to Be Strong” and “Let’s Do It Again”.
HI Roots opened the show to a...
February 22nd, 2011 | Featured, How'd The Show Go?, Music | Read More
Winter Greens Tour: Rebelution w/ Iration and Orgone
Article By: Sandieganliz Photos By: Gio Blitz
If you haven’t heard about Rebelution’s Winter Greens Tour, which started at the House of Blues in San Diego on January 13th & 14th with Iration and Orgone, then you’re missing out! In fact, whoever came up with these collaborations is a genius!
The...
February 17th, 2011 | Featured, How'd The Show Go?, Music | Read More
Tribal Theory
By Sandieganliz
On Wednesday, February 9th, Tribal Theory played at Winston’s in Ocean Beach. Tribal Theory is a local, island reggae/rock band with Polynesian roots that definitely had an island sound. I enjoyed the ukulele used throughout the performance and the versatile vocals that involved most...
February 14th, 2011 | How'd The Show Go?, Music | Read More
Ease Up & Stranger
By Sandieganliz
Ease Up played in Ocean Beach on Friday, February 4th. They’re a local band that definitely define the California reggae/rock/ska genre, but that’s not to say they sound “Sublime”. In fact, they sounded versatile and catchy, and the members performed really well. The vocals were...
February 14th, 2011 | How'd The Show Go?, Music | Read More
Agua Dulce and The Roots Factory
By Sandieganliz
The Roots Factory, which is based in San Diego, celebrated their first year anniversary at Soundwave in Mission Beach on January 29th. The bands included Cumbia Machin and Agua Dulce, and artwork showcased by The Roots Factory, a self-described “grassroots” organization that specializes...
February 14th, 2011 | Featured, How'd The Show Go?, Music | Read More
S.D. Union features DJ AK1200
By: sandieganliz
On January 15th, I caught DJ AK1200 spinning at the Ruby Room in Hillcrest, San Diego. The charge was $10 at the door and $8 pre-sale; the place was packed! It was good to see a lot of supporters for the Drum-and-Bass show. I got there when DJ MK Ultra was spinning. He spun some hardcore...
January 31st, 2011 | How'd The Show Go?, Music | Read More
Southtown Generals
By: sandieganliz
On January 12, 2011, I checked out Southtown Generals at Winston’s in Ocean Beach, San Diego. This was a real treat because I had just heard their new self-titled album, and seeing them perform live made the experience even better. This is probably familiar to music lovers, but one...
January 31st, 2011 | How'd The Show Go?, Music | Read More
Stick Figure Show
By: sandieganliz
On Friday night, January 7th, Stick Figure played at the 710 Beach Club in Pacific Beach. A last-minute band called Short On Rent, and Fayuca from Phoenix, Arizona, opened for them. I caught the end of Short On Rent’s punk-rock performance. The members appeared young. I heard they...
January 31st, 2011 | How'd The Show Go?, Music | Read More
Mike Pinto
By: Sandieganliz
I checked out The Mike Pinto Show at the House of Blues on December 4th, and it was great! It was an all-ages show with four other bands, which included HI Roots, High Tide, Stranger, and The B Foundation. –What a great collaboration!
I missed the opening band, HI Roots, who started...
January 6th, 2011 | How'd The Show Go?, Music | Read More



























