Interview with The Spice Pistols

Bart Mendoza's recent interview with the Spice Pistols can be found here: 

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Manual Scan Vespa Motorsport Set List July 19

Here's what Manual Scan played on July 19 at Vespa Motorsport in San Diego. The occasion was a book signing for "The Sccoter Chronicles"

I Can’t Don’t Want To Faster /

Nothing Can Be Everything  /

Fire /

American Way

I Can Only Give You Everything /

Shape of Things To Come /

New Difference /

For Those

She’s So Fine /

And We Still Feel The Same /

Jungle Beat /

Nothing You Can Do

Like Wow Wipeout /

She Said It’s Late /

I Can’t Let Go /

Innocence Becomes You

All Night Stand

Come See Me

Sorry

Shahriar Fouladi and Bart Mendoza — Interviewed at Vespa Motorsport.

 Photos by Vania Zamora

Sounds Like San Diego IX - Nov 2 / New Poster

A new poster for Sounds Like San Diego IX taking place on November 2 at the Museum of Making Music is out! Sounds Like San Diego Tickets

Songs for Bernadette / Set List

Here is what Bart Mendoza and David Fleminger performed at the memorial concert for Bernadette Thorn held at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Ocean Beach on October 21:

1) In Your Arms
2) You Still Take My Breath Away
3) English Rose

Sounds Like San Diego IX / November 2 / The Museum of Making Music

Todays’s Artists / Yesterday’s Hit’s

Sounds Like San Diego IX

Friday - November 2 – 7 p.m.

The Museum of Making Music

 Featuring Jerry Raney, Whitney Shay, Mittens and many more!

Admission includes Show and Museum Entrance

Carlsbad, Calif. –  The ninth edition of Sounds Like San Diego takes place at the Museum of Making Music on November 2. Featuring today’s artists performing hits made famous by past San Diego based hitmakers 1955- today, the all ages event is hosted by music historian Bart Mendoza. Sounds Like San Diego mixes details about the tunes and artists, with terrific renditions of songs that might include tunes by The Cascades, Iron Butterfly, Jim Croce, Jack Tempchin, David Gates, Ratt, The Monroes, The Beat Farmers, Stephen Bishop, Jason Mraz, Blink 182, Jewel and more -

Themes:

·         A Tribute to Mundell Lowe – music from throughout the legendary guitarists career

·         Soundtracks – classic songs heard on TV and the Movies

·         Top 40 – hit tunes from the charts

Performers

·         Jerry Raney – music icon from such bands as The Beat Farmers, Glory and the Roosters

·         Whitney Shay – blues singer, winner of 2018 San Diego Music Awards: Best Blues Artist

·         Mittens – pop rock quartet, winner of 2018 San Diego Music Awards: Best Rock Album

·         True Stories – sixties inspired sextet featuring guitarist David Fleminger

·         Normandie Wilson – lounge and girl group inspired pianist

·         Alicia Previn – acclaimed violinist, has recorded with Cracker, Richard Thompson

·         Electric Mud – SDMA nominated rock quartet

·         Ray Brandes – singer song-writer, best known for his work with the Tell Tale Hearts

·         Alvino & The Dwells – instrumental trio

·         Plus surprise guests

For More Information Please Contact: bartmendoza0905@gmail.com

www.museumofmakingmusic.org

91X Loudspeaker October 28

Bart Mendoza will be a guest on 91X Loudspeaker on October 28, discussing Sounds Like San Diego IX at the Museum of Making Music on November 2. The program starts at 7 p.m.

Free Music PR & Social Media Panel at Lestats on Oct. 27 - Moderated by Bart Mendoza

San Diego Music Thing presents a music business education panel supported by the San Diego Music Foundation. These music education series are planned to help the community become more knowledgeable in areas of the music business critical to any artists career. Panelists will gather to give their feedback about how to get better at Social Media as a promotional tool and how to properly reach out to media or get a publicity plan in place for your event, tour, and or single/album release.
Panelists include George Varga (San Diego Union-Tribune pop music critic) and Ilka Pardinas, a publicity professional based in Los Angeles who designs and implements campaigns for clients in music, art, film, literature, visual arts and business, architecture and design. Marissa Mortati is an owner and social media manager for The Redwoods, an independent Record Label and Collective. Soda Bar booker Cory Stier also drums for Cult and Mrs. Magician. Moderated by Bart Mendoza, a music journalist who has written for numerous local and international publications, starting with KICKS Magazine in the late 1970s, going on to pen stories for publications such as the San Diego Union Tribune, Axcess Magazine, Shindig, and more. 

Updated Theory Thursday line up Nov-Dec 2018

Bart Mendoza is curating the Theory Thursday program in November and December 2018

2018 Adams Avenue Street Fair Photo Gallery

Bart Mendoza's photos from the Adams Avenue Street Fair`can be found at 

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Images include The Loons, Euphoria Brass Band, The Dave Gleason Trio, Geezer, Happy Ron Hill, Andrew McKeag and Dirty Sweet.

Theory Thursday guest curator

Bart Mendoza will curate the guests for online music program, Theory Thursday for November and December 2018:

Nov 1 Alicia Previn 
Nov 8 Sppike Mike Muellenberg
Nov 15 Josh Weinstein 
Nov 22 Wolfgang Grasekamp
Nov 29 Hector Penalosa 
Dec 6 Johnny Vernazza
Dec 13 Scott Mathiasen 
Dec 20 Lee Smith
Dec 27 TBA
 www.theorythursday.com

A New Music Page

Bart Mendoza's articles for Local Umbrella Publishing, including the North Park News and related newspapers, can now be found at a new web page:

SD Music Scene

 

Bart Mendoza's KAABOO Photo Gallery, with his photos of The Zombies, Tower of Power, Billy Idol, Charlie Overbey, stealing Oceans, Elvin Bishop & Johnny Vernazza, Melissa Etheridge, War and more can be found here: the-fourth-annual-kaaboo-festival-at-del-mar