The Riot Act - "This Town" - new video!

A new video has been posted for the The Riot Act - "This Town" featuring all the San Diego music scenes from the film Bring It On including posters from such San Diego acts as the Riot Act, Rocket From The Crypt, Inch, The Chasers, The Loons, Cindy Lee Berryhill and more! The band in the video features Ray Brandes, Hector Penalosa, Victor Penalosa, Peter Meisner and myself , as well as the SDSU campus and a cameo from good friend, Steve Aldana.  Live footage shot in Ponferrada, Spain in 1999. Logo by Rex Edhlund, track produced by Richard Livoni at Blitz Recording Studios and was released as a 7" 45 by Spain's Snap! Records.

Upcoming Releases!

Here are a few upcoming releases:

Fall 2015 - Various Artists - Sounds of the Stratosphere - A 7" Vinyl EP with picture sleeve, splatter vinyl and tracks from Pony Death Ride, Blaise Guld, Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra, Super Buffett and Manual Scan! Blindspot Records

Fall 2015 - Various Artists - Staring at the Sun XII - will feature more than two dozen artists including True Stories song, "Who Will Play Us In The Movie?"

Winter 2015 - True Stories - Pop - a 7" Vinyl 4 track EP. Bickerton Records

Winter 2015 - The Shambles - Radio Daze - a 7" Vinyl 4 track EP. Bickerton Records

Winter 2015 - Manual Scan - Pyles Sessions - a 10" 9 track album. Snap! Records

Bart Mendoza has also penned liner notes for a powerpop anthology series, details tba soon

Bart Mendoza Radio (8/26) and TV 8/28

Bart Mendoza will be a guest on the Gurlz Talk Rawk radio program on Wednesday August 26 at 9 p.m. Then on Friday August 28 he will be a guest on the CW-6 TV's Morning Show, in a segment about the Imperial Avenue Street Festival at 8:15 a.m. www.sandiego6.com

True Stories to perform at Imperial Avenue Street Fest August 29

True Stories will join Rebecca Jade and the Cold Fact, Chunky Sanchez, Missy Anderson and many more at the Second Annual Imperial Avenue Street Fest - We play at Noon  - free, all ages!

True Stories Imperial Avenue Street Fest

Casino Royale to perform at the Lafayette Hotel August 20 - Free

Now a quartet, featuring Normandie Wilson, David Fleminger, Bart Mendoza and Danny Cress, lounge group Casino Royale, will perform two sets at the historic Lafayette Hotel on August 20, starting at 7 p.m. - No cover!

Casino Royale to perform at Panama 66 on August 9

Casino Royale, featuring Normandie Wilson, David Fleminger, Danny Cress and Bart Mendoza, makes a rare appearance at one of the most beautiful venue's in San Diego- Panama 66, located in the Sculpture Garden of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Balboa Park! This is a free, all ages show - Sunday, August 9 from 6 pm to 8 pm - a wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon in the park - Food and drinks, craft beer and music in a family friendly outdoor summertime venue! Free!