Wednesday, April 21, 2021

New Music Scene SD with Jeff Berkley + Wonderbus, Rock & Roll San Diego acquires Spectrum Sound and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for all Local Umbrella Media newspapers this month includes:

A conversation with Jeff Berkley. Read here:

Music Scene SD: Jeff Berkley

Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Acquires Spectrum Audio / Wonderbus comes to San Diego. Read here:

 Music Scene SD: Rock 'n' Rol San Diego / Wonderbus

The latest Local Music Roundup: News about the 2021 San Diego Music Awards, The Josh Rosenblum Band / Miami Horns, Ryan Valenzuela, Slightly Stoopid, Peter Sprague, Ringo Starr & Nathan East, Greg Douglass & The Steve Miller Band's new live album, The Zeros official upcoming documentary, The Beat Farmers + namechecks for Beekeeper, Ryan Anthony, Nightshadow, Tolan Shaw and more. Read here:

Music Scene SD: San Diego Music Notes April 2021 

Thursday, April 15, 2021

New from Blindspot: Sandy Lee & The Bee

Upcoming from Blindspot Records:
Sandy Lee and The Bee cover The Knack's "Can't Put A Price On Love" 
backed by The Eddies, produced by Earle Mankey
Available on CD or as a Digital File


 

Saturday, April 3, 2021

Anna Troy / Manual Scan

Bart Mendoza provides backup vocals on Anna Troy's version of Manual Scan's  "I Can't Don't Want To Faster" on her 2008 album, "Wait Another Day," as well as two of her original songs, "In This Room" and "The Love We Had."

 
The Anna Troy Band  - "I Can't Don't Want To Faster"

 

The Anna Troy Band - "The Love We Had"
 

The Anna Troy Band - "In This Room"

Thursday, April 1, 2021

New Articles: Billy Tisch, Spice Pistols / Reviews: The Speedways, Ringo Starr, Agentes Secretos and more

The latest edition of the San Diego Troubadour includes the following penned by Bart Mendoza:

My latest for the San Diego Troubadour: FYI with Five Questions for the Spice Pistols (Sppike Mike, John Risdon, Michael Fairchild) + words on new releases from: Agentes Secretos (Snap Records), Dolph Chaney (Big Stir Records), Chris Church Music, The Dupont Circles (The Beautiful Music), Exploding Flowers, Jeremy Morris, Joe Normal & The Anytown'rs, Elvis Presley, The Reflectors, The Speedways, The Stan Laurels, Ringo Starr and Normandie Wilson. Read more here:
 
Plus: a conversation with multi-instrumentalist Billy Tisch who has performed with everyone from D.A. and the Hitmen and Normandie Wilson to the Carol Williams Band . Read more here: