The SceneSD: Adams Avenue Street Fair with The Film Company, Smoke & Mirrors Sound System, Dolly's Revenge!

Bart latest for The SceneSD: A preview of the upcoming Adams Avenue Street Fair, with words from Be Reilly (The Film Company), Ashley E Norton (Dolly's Revenge) and John Roy (Smoke + Mirrors Soundsystem)! Read here: thescenesd.com/concert-scenesd/adams-avenue-street-fair-2

San Diego Union Tribune Music Hall of Fame Bart Mendoza, Rosie Flores, John Reis and more!

The San Diego Union Tribune's Sunday Arts Section front page features an article by George Varga on September 27's San Diego Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Bart Mendoza will be inducted alongside Rosie Flores, John Reis, The Dinettes, Bob Magnusson and Eulogio Fos.
Read here: www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/09/14/hall-of-fames-2025-inductees-its-all-about-community

91X Loudspeaker Playlist September 7

Here's where you can find the playlist for 91X-FM's Loudspeaker on September 7. Bart Mendoza was a special guest alongside Cloud Types, Saguaro, The Andrew McKeag Band and Donna Daly from Pacific Records. Read here: www.91x.com/loudspeaker/loudspeaker-playlist-9-7-25

Bart Mendoza "Different Drum" from 66/68

 Bart Mendoza's version of "Different Drum" from his 2023 EP, 66/68

The SceneSD News Update: Schizophonics, Steve Martin & Alison Brown, Marujah, The Sultans and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for The SceneSD: A news update with info on Marujah, Schizophonics, Steve Martin & Alison Brown, Marie Haddad, The Sultans, Dan Gindling, Jason Mraz, Gregory Page and more Read here: thescenesd.com/music-scenesd/san-diego-music-news-10/

The SceneSD Concert Previews: The Rapture, The Dead Boys, Sparks, Alicia Previn, The Waterboys and more!

My latest for the SceneSD with previews of the Dead Boys at the House of Blues San Diego, The Waterboys at the Belly Up, Something Wonderful: A Stevie Wonder Tribute at the Brooks Sunshine Theatre in Oceanside, The Psychedelic Furs at Humphreys Concerts by the bay, Howard Jones at The Sound, Sparks at The Magnolia, Alicia Previn & Elvin Killerbee at the Pour House Oceanside, The Rapture at Humphreys Concerts by the bay, Listen Local at The Dell / an "Acoustic Alliance" event and more! Read here:thescenesd.com/concert-scenesd/top-september-concerts

Times of San Diego: Dave Gleason, The Psychedelic Furs, The Hives, Sacha Boutros and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for the Times of San Diego (print La Jolla Village News / Beach and Bay Press) with concert previews of Dave Gleason at Beaumont's Eatery, Rebecca Jade at the La Jolla Community Center, Love is a Rose - Linda Ronstadt/Tom Petty Tribute at Humphreys Backstage Live, The Psychedelic Furs at Humphreys Concerts by the bay, Sacha Boutros at Baker Baum Hall and The Hives at The Sound Read here: timesofsandiego.com/arts/2025/09/08/live-from-san-diego-music-on-the-coast-this-week-8

Staring at the Sun with Mark Habegger

Artist Mark Habegger stopped by the Staring at the Sun release party at The Casbah, with copies of the new mini comic, Jollies, which includes a story by Mary Fleener, who also did the albums cover artwork!

91X Loudspeaker!

Bart Mendoza stopped in at 91X-FM's program, Loudspeaker, on Sunday September 7 to promote the latest edition of Staring at the Sun XIV. Folks in the studio included hosts Timothy Joseph and Lou Niles, Sean Brooks of Cloud Types, Pacific Records exec Donna Daly, Sidney Merritt of Swive and Andrew McKeag of Uncle Joe's Big Ol Driver etc.

San Diego Reader: Staring at the Sun XIV Concert Preview

The September 4 edition of the San Diego Reader includes a preview of tonight's album release show for San Diego music compilation, Staring at the Sun XIV
Read here: www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2025/sep/04/cindy-lee-berryhill-staring-at-the-sun/

91X Loudspeaker Tonight!

Bart Mendoza will be a guest on 91X program, Loudspeaker, September 7:

"Many McKeag's, from The Andrew McKeag Band and Saguro, also Cloud Types, talking about their upcoming Casbah show of Sept. 9th, and the incredible Mr. Bart Mendoza talking about the Staring At The Sun compilation release party happening at the Casbah on Monday Sept. 8"

Listen here: www.91x.com/listen

Times of San Diego: Dave Koz, Gregory Page, Peter Rowan, Private Domain and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for the Times of San Diego (print La Jolla Village News, Beach and Bay Press) with concert previews of Dave Koz at Humphreys Concerts by the bay, Gregory Page at the Athenaeum,Private Domain at Humphreys Backstage Live, Peter Rowan at The Sound, My Town Fest at The Holding Company with Victim and Battalion of Saints, Concert of Hope with Jumping Jack Flash at the Epstein Family Theatre Read here: timesofsandiego.com/arts/2025/08/23/live-from-san-diego-music-on-the-coast-this-week-7

Backstage at the Ritz Theatre August 23 with Shotgun Tom Kelly and Dave Mason

Backstage at the Ritz in Escondido at the Laurie Beebe Lewis & The Electric Underground / The Tourmaliners with Robert Zapata (Cannibal & The Headhunters), music promoter Mike Copley, radio icon Shotgun Tom Kelly, Bart Mendoza and legendary DJ / TV Host Dave Mason.

The SceneSD: An Interview with Ricky G of Karl Denson's Tiny Universe

Bart Mendoza's latest for the SceneSD: An interview with Ricky G of Karl Denson's Tiny Universe
Read here: thescenesd.com/music-scenesd/ricky-g-oak-street-blues/

The Shambles live in London April 2, 1991

 The Shambles live in London April 2 1991

Ray Brandes, David Klowden

Kevin Ring, Ray Brandes, David Klowden, Bart Mendoza, Mark Zadarnowski

Ray Brandes, Bart Mendoza,Mark Zadarnowski

Ray Brandes, Bart Mendoza

91X-FM Loudspeaker September 7 at 7 p.m.!

Bart Mendoza will be a guest on 91X-FM's program, Loudspeaker, on Sunday, September 7 at 7 p.m., listen in for details on Staring at the Sun XIV, new Manual Scan recordings and more!
Listen here: www.91x.com/listen

Laurie Beebe Lewis This Saturday in Escondido! with The Tourmaliners, Bart Mendoza and DJ's Dave Mason and Shotgun Tom Kelly

This Saturday in Escondido! Laurie Beebe Lewis and the Electric Undergroun with The Tourmaliners + Bart Mendoza and DJ's Dave Mason and Shotgun Tom Kelly! 

San Diego Troubadour: Tiki Oasis, International Pop Overthrow + Dave Koz, Sandollar, Travis Oliver and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest FYI column for the San Diego Troubadour includes details on Tiki Oasis and International Pop Overthrow + Strange Stage Stories from Dave Koz, Sandollar, Travis Oliver and Jeff Bloom! Read here: sandiegotroubadour.com/for-your-information-august-edition

The SceneSD: Concert Previews with Burton Cummings, Weird Al Yankovic, Tamar Berk and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for The SceneSD: Concert spotlights on Tiki Oasis, The Strangulators! debut at The Casbah, Jeff Bloom at Pacific Beach Concerts on the Green, Earl Thomas at WinstonsOB, "Weird Al" Yankovic at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, Burton Cummings at Humphreys Concerts by the bay, The Tourmaliners and Kela Sako at Humphreys Backstage Live, and International Pop Overthrow San Diego at the Black Cat Bar, with Vurv, The Nephews, Tamar Berk and more! Read here: thescenesd.com/concert-scenesd/top-concerts-spotlight-concerts

The SceneSD: San Diego New Music Release News with Shane Hall, Slightly Stoopid and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for The SceneSD - San Diego Music Release News, with news from Slightly Stoopid, Shane J Hall, Split Rail Fence and much more. Read here: thescenesd.com/music-scenesd/san-diego-music-release-news-9

The SceneSD: San Diego Music News with Alison Brown, Ratt, Spud Davenport, Cattle Decapitation and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for theSceneSD: San Diego music news,including info on Alison Brown & Steve Martin, Cattle Decapitation, Earl Thomas, Ratt, Pierce the Veil, Spud Davenport and more!
Read here: thescenesd.com/music-scenesd/san-diego-music-news-9

The Slightly Jaded Black Cat Bar Debut!

On August 15 a new band debuted at IPO 2025 / The Black Cat Bar: The Slightly Jaded, which includes Bart Mendoza (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and Be Reilly (lead guitar), Matt Mielczarek (bass), Simon Leader (drums) and Billy Tisch (keyboards, harmonica, flute), with Donna Daly sitting in on a cover of the Velvet Undergrounds song "Femme Fatale."

                                                                Photo by Eileen Tisch

                                                                  Photo by Donna Daly

Photo by Tim Ellison

Photo by Donna Daly

The SceneSD: An Interview with Doah Lee of Doah's Daydream

Bart Mendoza's latest for the SceneSD: An interview with Doah Lee of Doah's Daydream
Read here: thescenesd.com/music-scenesd/doahs-daydream-girls-girl/

The SceneSD: An Interview with Dave Koz

Bart Mendoza's latest for the SceneSD is an interview with saxophonist Dave Koz
Read here: thescenesd.com/concert-scenesd/dave-koz-a-party-with-summer-horns

At Tiki Oasis

Left to right, Gary Warth, Bart Mendoza, Donna Daly and Cindy Lee Berryhill at Tiki Oasis, with various Loons onstage in the background. Photo by Gary Warth
                                         

Times of San Diego Concert Previews: Gilbert Castellanos, Burton Cummings, Keni Yarbo, Rob Thorsen and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for the Times of San Diego (print: Beach and Bay Press / La Jolla Village News), includes spotlights on Gilbert Castellanos at Dizzy's, Holly Hofmann and Rob Thorsen at the La Jolla Community Center, Keni Yarbro at the La Valencia Hotel, Burton Cummings at Humphreys Concerts by the bay, The Shenanigans at Humphreys Backstage Live and Nathan Chester and the Old Souls Motown Revival at the Epstein Family Amphitheatre. Read here: timesofsandiego.com/arts/2025/08/12/live-from-san-diego-music-on-the-coast-this-week-6

New Band! The Slightly Jaded Debut at IPO San Diego

While True Stories was advertised as performing at this year's International Pop Overthrow San Diego at the Black Cat Bar (August 15), instead, Bart Mendoza debuted a new band, The Slightly Jaded. The band includes Mendoza (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and Be Reilly (lead guitar), Matt Mielczarek (bass), Simon Leader (drums) and Billy Tisch (keyboards, harmonica, flute), with Donna Daly sitting in on a cover of the Velvet Undergrounds song "Femme Fatale." Here's what was played: I Can't Don't Want to Faster Blurs Somewhere You're Gonna Miss Me Nothing Can Be Everything Glass The Girl With The Violet Eyes Femme Fatale (Velvet Underground) with Donna Daly 99th Floor (Moving Sidewalks)

Promoted by David Bash, the night featured a great bill including Tamar Berk and a Scott Samuels led Kittens Pharmacy reunion.

Bart Mendoza with Johnny Echols of Love

Bart Mendoza attended the Tiki Oasis closing party on August 10, featuring Lenny Kaye and the San Diego Nuggets, aka The Loons and friends, including Johnny Echols of legendary band, Love. 

                                                                      Photo by Donna Daly

Staring at the Sun XIV Album Release Show! Free!

 

A Free 2-Disc San Diego Compilation!
Staring at the Sun XIV

Cover Art By Mary Fleener and Featuring: The Farmers, Slack Key Ohana, Matthew Phillips, Mark Langford, Nathan Hubbard + 42 more!

 SAN DIEGO, Calif. – On September 8 the latest edition of the FREE San Diego-centric compilation album series, Staring at the Sun XIV, will be released to the public, with a FREE album release show at the world-famous Casbah.

Celebrating both the local music and comics art community, this collectable two-disc CD set features a six-panel foldout jacket with cover art by iconic artist, Mary Fleener, and 47 tracks from San Diego’s burgeoning music scene. Past cover artists include Scott Shaw, Lee Kohse, Chynna Clugston Flores, Jeromy Cox and Batton Lash.

Staring at the Sun XIV features tunes from longtime favorites such as The Farmers, Roni Lee and Jeff Berkley, as well as rising talent, including Matthew Phillips, Lissa Dee and The Film Company. This editions flashback / bonus track is Blue Wind’s 1977 powerpop classic, “Earthquake.”

The album is FREE and only available from the artists, at release events, and at the front counter of two locations: Vespa Motorsport and Rock and Roll San Diego.

Listen to a preview of the album on famed radio program, 91X’s Loudspeaker, at 7 p.m. on Sunday, September 7.

Don’t miss the Staring at the Sun XIV album release show on Monday, September 8, with The Tourmaliners, Swive and more TBA!

The Casbah
Monday, September 8
8 p.m. – 11 p.m.
21 and up.

Free Show. Free Album. Free Food from Lefty’s Pizza. More Surprises TBA

True Stories August 3 Standley Park Set List!

True Stories returned after a yearlong hiatus with a special all British Invasion show, as part of the annual Standley Park Summer Concert Series. The band consisted of Bart Mendoza, David Fleminger, Greg Smith, Billy Tisch, Martin Martinarena and Donna Daly. Special guests were Laurie Beebe Lewis of The Mamas and Papas, Adam Gimbel of Geezer and Kevin Ring of Manual Scan. Here's what they played:

Eight Days A Week
Bad To Me
I’ll Cry Instead
I Feel Fine
Putty (In Your Hands)
Heartful of Soul
For Your Love
Glad All Over
I Should’ve Known Better
I Saw Her Standing There
From A Window
Eleanor Rigby
Do Wah Diddy
Theres A Kind Of Hush
Yesterday's Gone
World Without Love
Route 66
The Last Time
Nowhere Man
I’ve Just Seen A Face
Ticket To Ride
All My Loving
In My Life
Satisfaction (with Kevin Ring)
I Can’t Explain (with Kevin Ring)
Kids Are Alright (with Kevin Ring)
Twenty Flight Rock
Bad Boy (with Adam Gimbel)
I Call Your Name (with Laurie Beebe Lewis)
No Matter What (with Laurie Beebe Lewis)
Sunny Afternoon
I Want To Hold Your Hand
With A Little Help From My Friends
Roll Over Beethoven

Times of San Diego Concert Previews: Heart, Tiki Oasis, Robin Henkel, Full Strength and more

Bart Mendoza's latest for the Times of San Diego (print: La Jolla Village News / Beach and Bay Press) includes info on Tiki Oasis, Robin Henkel at the La Jolla Community Center, Jeff Bloom at Pacific Beach Concerts on the Green, Heart at Pechanga Arena San Diego, Full Strength at La Jolla's Concerts by the Sea, and the The Tourmaliners and Kela Sako at Humphreys Backstage Live. Read here: timesofsandiego.com/arts/2025/07/30/live-from-san-diego-music-on-the-coast-this-week-5

Manual Scan in the Studio!

Manual Scan is working on the follow up to their "Shooting Stars" EP, with work begun on five tracks recently at Earthling Studios, and Mike Kamoo at the board.

Photo by Billy Tisch

True Stories at Standley Park August 3 - Free, All Ages

From Facebook: A fun, free, all ages, outdoor show this Sunday August 3, 5 - 7 p.m. at Standley Park in University City, San Diego. True Stories will feature Bart Mendoza, David Fleminger, Greg Smith, Martín Martiarena, Billy Tisch and several surprise guests, with lots of tunes we've never played before. By request, we'll be playing all British Invasion (stretching the timeline a smidge) hits from 1963 - 1970 :-)

The SceneSD: Spotlight on Gayle Skidmore

Bart Mendoza's latest for the SceneSD is a spotlight on Gayle Skidmore's new album, The Ashtabula River Railroad Disaster.
Read here: thescenesd.com/music-scenesd/gayle-skidmore-neo-classical/

Bart Mendoza San Diego Music Hall of Fame Induction September 27

Bart Mendoza will be inducted into the San Diego Music Hall of Fame on September 27 alongside Rosie Flores, The Dinettes, John Reis, Kamau Kenyatta, Bob Magnusson and Eulogio Fos. More details at www.sdmhof.com