The San Diego Reader recently featured a write up by Jay Allen Sanford on the new "Christmas with Pacific Records" compilation with a name check for The Shambles "Warm This Winter."
Read here: www.sandiegoreader.com/ChristmaswithPacificRecords
Meanwhile, Classic Rock History.com featured "The Top 10 Hoodoo Gurus Songs," with Manual Scan name checked in the entry on "Like Wow Wipeout."
Read here: www.classicrockhistory.com/top-10-hoodoo-gurus
A selection of vintage flyers featuring Manual Scan, circa the mid 1980's, including shows in San Francisco, Reseda, Tustin, Los Angeles and San Diego. Lots of other notables from the era also show up including The Tell Tale Hearts, The Jetset, The Untouchables, The Crawdaddys, The Question, The Trebels, The Rumble, Corporate Humour, etc.
A vintage flyer featuring The Plimsouls, Manual Scan and Joey Harris! Circa 1983
According to Setlist.fm,True Stories played an 11 song set at The Casbah last night, opening up for Marujah and The Zach Guiterrez Trio. The lineup was Bart Mendoza, Greg Smith, Scott Mathiasen, Mark DeCerbo, Alicia Previn, Billy Tisch:
www.setlist.fm/setlist/true-stories/2022/the-casbah-san-diego-ca-12262022
A new ad from Pacific Records, featuring six new releases, including "Christmas with Pacific Records" which features The Shambles version of "Warm This Winter" alongside tracks from The Tourmaliners, Laurie Beebe Lewis and Audrey Callahan. Also pictured are albums from The Tourmaliners, The Spice Pistols, Seawall Prophet and Slack Key 'Ohana and Laurie Beebe Lewis's single "Mary Did You Know?"
The artwork for the Christmas album is by Micheal Buchmiller, while The Spice Pistols graphics are by comics / animation legend Scott Shaw!
In his job as a music journalist, Bart Mendoza attends many concerts each year, often hitting multiple venues a night. He recently posted his favorite shows for 2022 on Facebook:
"So many great shows in 2022! Here are my dozen + favorites for the past 12 months."
Here are a pair of promo photos, taken circa 1991, of The Shambles, taken in La Jolla, Ca. The band included Bart Mendoza, Kevin Ring, Mark Zadarnowski and Ray Brandes. This is the lineup that recorded Staring at the Sun Volume 1, Sympophony and the "(She's Used to Playing With) Fire" single. Photos by Anne Ring.
An outtake from a 1987 Manual Scan photo session in Downtown San Diego - this is at Horton Plaza, l-r Bart Mendoza, David Anderson, Kevin Ring, Ron Friedman
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The Shambles "Warm This Winter (Remaster)," as featured on the new, Christmas with Pacific Records EP, is now on Youtube!
Bart Mendoza has produced a new Christmas EP for Pacific Records. The precursor to an album release next year, Christmas with Pacific Records features tracks from Laurie Beebe Lewis, Audrey Callahan,The Tourmaliners and The Shambles, with art from Michael Buchmiller.
Listen here: https://album.link/i/1657842347
Discogs info: www.discogs.com/Various-Christmas-with-Pacific-Records
Bart Mendoza's latest for the La Jolla Village News / Beach and Bay Press includes concert spotlights on: Mission Bay Music's Winter Concerts at Mission Bay High School with JP Balmat, Patrick Yandall at Humphreys Backstage Live, The Tourmaliners at Tio Leo's Lounge, Poncho Sanchez at The Conrad, Sabbath After Forever at the 710 Beach Club and a Holiday Jam at Pechanga Arena San Diego with Jody Watley, The Covergirls, JJ Fad and more
Read here: www.sdnews.com/live-from-san-diego
Bart Mendoza's feature on jazz legend Harold Land has been reprinted in the current edition of the San Diego Troubadour
Read here: www.sandiegotroubadour.com/harold-in-the-land-of-jazz
The latest edition of Music Scene SD includes:
An interview with Ariel Levine
Read here: www.issuu.com/MusicScene4dec_2022/23
A spotlight on Swive at Navajo Live and a look at the Tom Waits / Napoleone's Pizza House connection
Read here: www.issuu.com/MusicScene2dec_2022/24
A news roundup featuring: Jonathan Karrant, Switchfoot's new Christmas album and tour, The Loons new EP + Ugly Things Magazine, Seawall Prophet, San Diego Music Awards, Six String Society's Mardi Gras Cruise with Euphoria Brass Band, Marie Haddad, Jason Mraz, Sue Palmer, Spice Pistols, Pierce The Veil, The Tourmaliners, Robert Walters / Roger Waters / The Greyboy Allstars, Blink 182, Sophie Webber, Bri Schillings, Rebecca Jade, Country Dick's Pleasure Barons and more! So much happening in San Diego's music community!
Read here: www.issuu.com/MusicScene3dec_2022/26
Concert spotlights on Jonny Tarr at Navajo Live, Roni Lee at Rock and Roll San Diego, Sara Alexandra Petite's Loretta Lynn Revue at the Belly Up and Joshua Taylor at the Casbah + New release news, including The Universe Channel (Ted Stern), Pierce the Veil, Jamal St.Cyr and many more
Read here: www.issuu.com/MusicScene1dec_2022/25
Two promo photos, circa 1984, of Manual Scan's Kevin Ring and Bart Mendoza. These were taken by Anne Ring and were later used in booklet for the bands "Plan of Action" CD compilation from Spain's SNAP! Records
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Bart Mendoza's latest FYI column for the San Diego Troubadour includes: A chat with Colin Blunstone of The Zombies, news on the San Diego Music Awards & Videos, The Tourmaliners Holiday Party at Tio Leo's Lounge, plus reviews of The Beatles "Revolver" and Simple Minds "Direction of the Heart"
Read here: https://sandiegotroubadour.com/FYIColinBlunstoneSDMATourmaliners
Tickets are on sale now for True Stories at The Casbah on December 26. The night features performances from Marujah and The Zach Guiterrez Trio.
Tickets are available here:
https://wl.seetickets.us/event/Marujah-TheZachGuiterrezTrio-TrueStories/517645
Bart Mendoza's latest for the Beach and Bay Press / La Jolla Village News includes spotlights on Viva Santana at Humphreys Backstage Live, Tolan Shaw at UTC Palm Plaza, The Paul Cowie Celebration of Life at Tio Leo's Lounge, The Voices at Beaumont's Eatery, Isabel Leonard at the Baker Baum Hall and Brian Pierini at the La Valencia Hotel.
Read here: www.sdnews.com/live-from-san-diego-music-performances-on-the-coast-this-week-12
Here are some outtake photos of Bart Mendoza with publisher Brad Weber, from a recent photo shoot by Farima Tabrizi for the upcoming 2022 Year In Review Magazine from Local Umbrella Media. The photos were taken in Balboa Park's Sculpture Garden.
Bart Mendoza and Manual Scan are name checked in the song "The Red Barn" by Brenneman. The song can be found on his new six-song EP, 'Marcos, and includes Chris Cavacas (Green on Red) on keyboards.
Listen here: www.brenneman.bandcamp.com/track/the-red-barn
Courtesy of FT Images, a pair of outtake photos from a session for Music Scene SDTV. Bart Mendoza with Local Umbrella Media publisher Brad Weber
The 10th Annual Roni Lee Rocks Christmas shindig will take place at Rock and Roll San Diego on December 18 with True Stories as well as Jeff Berkley & The Banned, Ophelia Vibe, Calamity, Laurie Beebe Lewis & The Electric Underground, The Flutterbyes and 8five8.
My latest for the Beach and Bay Press / La Jolla Village News- Spotlights on upcoming shows, including Sven-Erik Seaholm with Joey Harris and Calamity at Humphreys Backstage Live, The Farmers at Tio Leo's Lounge, David Yuter at Waterbar San Diego, Postmodern Jukebox at Humphreys Backstage Live, The Emmet Cohen Trio at the UC San Diego Conrad Prebys Music Center and Susan Merdinger at the La Jolla Athenaeum
Read here: www.sdnews.com/live-from-san-diego-music-performances-on-the-coast
Bart Mendoza performs "You Still Take My Breath Away" on the Listen Local Podcast
Bart Mendoza's latest FYI column for the San Diego Troubadour includes: Five Questions with Bob Berryhill of the The Surfaris + Reviews of Richard Öhrn Music, Librarians With Hickeys (Big Stir Records), Jeremy Morris and Wayne Riker + The Byrds and Paul Weller in San Diego!
Read here: www.sandiegotroubadour.com/fyi-november-edition
Bart Mendoza's latest for Beach and Bay Press / La Jolla Village News features concert spotlights on Johnny Vernazza at Humphreys Backstage Live, Oingo Boingo Former Members at Humphrey's Concerts By the Bay, Gilbert Castellanos at the La Jolla Community Center, David Shyde at the La Valencia Hotel, Acoustic Evenings at the Athenaeum with Gaby Aparicio, Jimmy Patton and Enrique Platas and The Mission Bay High School Mambo Orchestra with the Metta Quintet at Conrad Prebys Concert Hall
Read here: www.sdnews.com/live-from-san-diego-music-performances-on-the-coast-this-week-10
Bart Mendoza's latest San Diego Music News for all Local Umbrella Media newspapers, in print and online:
An interview with Rob Shinno of Hemisphere on the release of thier new album, Unity
Read here: www.issuu.com/nov_2022_de/Hemisphere
A San Diego news roundup with: Nathan East records with Ringo Starr, The Loons in Spain, The Tourmaliners Christmas Party at Tio Leo's Lounge, blink-182 adds tour dates and reissues, Liquid Blue's new video, Lions & Ghosts return, Pacific Records updates, The Locust release a new video, new band Rogues of Chaos, Pepper scores Gold, Tom Waits colored vinyl, a Jim Croce reissue, a new Marujahmusica album, Rebecca Jade covers John Lennon + news from Johnny Vernazza, the drabs, Landis St., Jim Ryan (Cardiac Kidz), Seawall Prophet, Alicia Keys, Sven-Erik Seaholm, Pierce The Veil, Marc Intravaia, Taryn Donath, The Greyboy Allstars and more!
Read here: www.issuu.com/nov_2022_de/SanDiegoMusicNews
A feature on Eric Clapton moving his Warner Brothers catalog to San Diego based label, Surfdog Records + Top 5 Concerts including Yes at the Magnolia, Verdell Smith / Soul Ablaze at Rosie O'Grady's, The Warrior Foundation Fundraiser at Winston's, The San Diego Music Hall of Fame induction event and Steve Poltz / Ryan Hiller at the Belly Up Tavern + Upcoming new albums, videos and singles, with Slack Key Ohana pictured
Read here: www.issuu.com/nov_2022_de/EricClaptonTop5NewReleases
A feature on new EDM group, Electric Dream Machine + A feature on Jason Hanna and his upcoming Tribute to Chet Baker at Point Loma Nazarene University
Read Here: www.issuu.com/nov_2022_de/EDMJasonHanna
Mods From The Ashes is a new limited edition compilation released by Outro Records. From Discogs: "Limited to 150, available directly through the label only".
Read here: www.discogs.com/Various-Mods-From-The-Ashes
The San Diego Reader has an update on the next True Stories release in thier Music News section.
Read here: www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/updates
Bart Mendoza's latest for the Beach and Bay Press / La Jolla Village News includes spotlights on Hemisphere at Humphreys Backstage Live with Rob Shinno, Graham Nash at Humphrey's Concerts By the Bay, Gabriela Aparicio at Pointe Plaza / University Town Center, High Tide Society at Beaumont's Eatery, Acoustic Evenings with Tim Flannery and Jefferson Jay at the Athenaeum, and SoloDue's free Hollywoodland concert at Baker Baum Hall in La Jolla:
Read here: www.sdnews.com/live-from-san-diego-music-performances-on-the-coast
Blindspot Records has announced a new edition of Staring at the Sun, XIV, due for Spring 2023. More details soon. Past editions have included The Monroes, The Farmers, Gregory Page, The Crawdaddys, Johnny Vernazza, Manual Scan, William Aura, Falling Doves with Pete Best, The Loons, Taz Taylor with Don Airey and many more.
On October 2 Bart Mendoza was guest on Cathryn Beeks Listen Local Podcast, alongside guest Josh Weinstein. The program was recorded at Berkley Sound Recording Studio, with Jeff Berkley at the board
After a six month hiatus, Bart Mendoza's FYI column in the San Diego Troubadour is back! This time out we have:
Five Questions for Timothy Joseph of miniaturized
A Spotlight on Hemisphere's upcoming concert
Strange Stage Stories with Christopher Sluka, Lou Lollio, Sandollar, Josh Rosenblum and Marissa Grace
+ Reviews of Colin Blunstone, California Guitar Trio (Tom Griesgraber), Maple Mars, Sons of Adam and Various Artists / We All Shine On: Celebrating the Music of 1970, produced by John Borack
Read here: www.sandiegotroubadour.com/were-back
More random photos from the Blindspot Records archives:
Bart Mendoza, Tim Mays, Sara Lee
Bart Mendoza's FYI column returns to The San Diego Troubadour this month! This time out we have Five Questions for Timothy Joseph; a spotlight
on Hemisphere’s October 22 album release; a new edition of Strange
Stage Stories with Sluka, Josh Rosenblum, Lou Lollio and more; plus
reviews of Maple Mars, Colin Blunstone, the California Guitar Trio, and
the Sons of Adam, as well as a new John Borack production!
Read here: www.sandiegotroubadour.com/were-back
Bart Mendoza was at Pacific Records studio on September 28 working on several projects with Brian Witkin. Work was completed on vocals for the upcoming Manual Scan EP, while legendary guitarist Johnny 'V' Vernazza guested on a track from True Stories next album. Vernazza is best known as the guitarist with the Elvin Bishop, playing on the classic 1976 hit "Fooled Around and Fell In Love," as heard in such films as "Guardians of the Galaxy," also performing with the likes of Van Morrison, The Marshall Tucker Band, Jerry Garcia and many more
Bart Mendoza's latest for the Beach and Bay Press / La Jolla Village News includes concert spotlights on Samantha Fish at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, The Pixies at SOMA, The Acoustic Evenings concert series at the Athenaeum with performances from Billy Galewood, Jamie Shadowlight, and Seawall Prophet, guitarist Fred Benedetti's annual John Lennon birthday celebration at Dizzy's, Polish chamber music group Apollon Musagete Quartet at The Conrad and a screening of the Jesse Davis documentary at Humphreys Backstage Live
Read here:www.sdnews.com/live-from-san-diego-music-performances-on-the-coast-this-week-8
Manual Scan played a 24 song set at the 40th Annual Adams Avenue Street Fair, part of the great lineup on The Casbah Stage:
Read here: www.setlist.fm/setlist/manual-scan/2022/adams-avenue-street-fair
Soundcheck: Route 66
Like Wow Wipeout
I Can’t Don’t Want To Faster
(She’s Used to Playing With) Fire
For Those
She’s So Fine
And We Still Feel The Same
Innocence Becomes You
Nothing Can Be Everything
David May
Biff Bang Pow
Jungle Beat
Anymore
New Difference
American Way
Nothing You Can Do
Am I Ever Going To See Your Face Again
She Said It’s Late
My Couch Is On Fire
Shooting Star
Gloria
Heart Full of Soul
Plan of Action
No Matter What
Come See Me
Here are the latest articles by Bart Mendoza, appearing in all Local Umbrella Media newspapers, online and in print:
A conversation with Sandi Shaner about her Beatles Youth Tribute Band Music Education Program and North County's David Yuter is now performing with The Baby's! Head First!
Read here: www.issuu.com/LUSandiShanerDavidYuter
A conversation with Gabriel Torres of San Luis Obispo based trio, The Moonjacks
Read here: www.issuu.com/LUMoonjacks
In celebration Fred Benedetti's upcoming John Lennon tribute show at Dizzy's: Ten Fun Beatles covers by San Diegans 1968 - 2022 (including Gary Puckett, Frankie Laine, Atom Orr, The Greyboy Allstars, Jeff Berkley and more) + Top 5 Shows: The Schizophonics at the Casbah San Diego, Dark Globe at Navajo Live, Blue Largo at Humphreys Backstage Live, Farm Truck at Ramona Mainstage and Tim Flannery at the Belly Up
Read here: www.issuu.com/LUBeatlescoversTop5
My latest San Diego Music News Roundup in all Local Umbrella Media newspapers, with: The San Diego Music Hall of Fame, The Adams Avenue Street Fair / Riston Diggs, The Avengers / Hector Penalosa, Tamar Berk, Anthony Cullins, Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra, Switchfoot, The Mothmen / Ray Brandes / Ron Silva), Jeffrey Brenneman, Cardiac Kidz / Jim Ryan, Slightly Stoopid, Thee Sacred Souls, Hemisphere with Rob Shinno, The Greyboy Allstars, Joel Scott Hill / Flying Burrito Brothers, Gary Puckett, Gregory Page, Swami Records / Plosives / Swami John Reis / Meatwave, Sven-Erik Seaholm, Jesse Davis / Humphreys Backstage Live and much more!
Read here: www.issuu.com/SanDiegoMusicNewsSept2022
George Varga has an extensive overview of the Adams Avenue Street Fair, which name checks Manual Scan's 40th Anniversary of Plan of Action.
Read here (English): www.sandiegouniontribune.com//adams-avenue
Read here (Spanish): www.sandiegouniontribune.com/ut-espanol
Spain's Magic Pop recently posted an article about the passing of Manual Scan guitarist Ritchie Brubaker.
Read here: magicpopblog.wordpress.com/2022/09/19/muere-ritchie-brubaker-guitarrista-de-manual-scan
Manual Scan will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of their "Plan of Action" EP with a special show on September 24 as part of the 40th Annual Adams Avenue Street Fair! Free! All Ages! The band will play on The Casbah stage performing both thier first and new EP all the way through, plus a batch of old favorites, for a show that's going to be a lot of fun! Also performing on the same stage: Starcrawler, The Loons, Scary Pierre, Low Volts, King Whisker and Tamar Berk!
Condolences to the family and friends of guitarist Ritchie "Rooster" Brubaker, who passed away on August 31. He was an integral part of Manual Scan during the mid 1980's. A longtime close friend of the band, he and Kevin were co-workers at legendary music shop, Guitar Trader. Ritchie's own group, The Roosters, already an institution at the time, were an early inspiration and in fact, Manual Scan's first gig was opening for the Roosters at the London Tavern in downtown San Diego on July 4, 1981. In the mid 1980's he concurrently began several seasons of adventures with Manual Scan, which included shows across the Southland, from Huntington Beach to Las Vegas.
Ritchie contributed to Manual Scan's 1986 album, Down Lights (aka "1" in the U.K.), where he can be heard on the songs: "And We Still Feel The Same," "For Those," "Ever Any Reason," "Yesterday's Gone," "I Want To Hold Your Hand," "Confidence & Love," "Man About Town," "Don't Know Where To Start," "Shape Of Things," "Delve Into Everything" and "The Bird." The Manual Scan compilation, Plan of Action / The Best of Manual Scan 1980 -1992, from Spain's SNAP Records, also features a bonus track featuring Ritchie, "Gloria (Live at Club Zu)." There are probably a few others out there as well.
Ritchie was a great friend and a great talent, he will be missed
