New Interviews: minituarized, The Bacon Brothers, Ready Set Survive and more

The latest edition of Bart Mendoza's Music Scene SD is out now, online and on newstands!

A preview of the upcoming Bacon Brothers concert and Recommended shows, including the Infloresence, Josie Cotton at the Casbah San Diego, Echo & The Bunnymen, Waaves and the San Diego Blues Festival with Billy Gibbons, Taryn Donath and more.
Read here: issuu.com//BaconBrothers+Top5

A look at the upcoming 40th Annual Adams Avenue Street Fair with quotes from Jerry Raney of the Beat Farmers, Tamar Berk, John Roy of Smoke + Mirrors Soundsystem, Nathan Raney and Jonny Tarr, plus a conversation with Troy Cook of Ready Set Survive
Read here: issuu.com/AdamsAvenueSFReadySetSurvive

A conversation with Timothy Joseph about his new band, miniaturized
Read here: issuu.com/miniaturized

San Diego Music news with:The Tourmaliners, Farm Truck, San Diego Music Awards, Tim Flannery, Carnifex, David Fleminger, Smoke + Mirrors Soundsystem, Lexington Field, Stephen Bishop, Dead Cross, Lords of the Satellite, Nathan East, The Monroes, Cathryn Beeks and more
Read here: issuu.com/TheTourmaliners

The Zombies at the Knitting Factory 2003

Bart Mendoza caught up with The Zombies backstage at The Knitting Factory in Hollywood on August 21, 2003. Paul Atkinson joined the band that night for a version of "She's Not There."

with Colin Blunstone

with Jim Rodford

with Rod Argent

Manual Scan at KUSF / San Francisco January 31, 1987

On January 31, 1987 Manual Scan stopped in at San Francisco radio station, KUSF to play a few songs and guest DJ before a show that night at The Mabuhay Gardens:
SetlistFM entry: www.setlist.fm/setlist/manual-scan/1987/kusf-studios-san-francisco

David Anderson at the Board, with Bart

David, Bart and Joe Mendoza give The Times some airplay :-)

Bart Mendoza, Linda Ryan in the booth

Bart Mendoza and David Anderson

New Concert Spotlights: The Untouchables, Peter Sprague, The Killers, Lauren Leigh etc

 My latest for the Beach and Bay Press / La Jolla Village News with spotlights on: Lost in the 80''s with The Untouchables - Los Angeles, A Flock of Seagulls, Wang Chung, The English Beat, Missing Persons,  Stacey Q, Musical Youth, Naked Eyes, Animotion and Kon Kan at Humphreys Concerts by the bay, Lauren Leigh Martin at Humphreys Backstage Live, Peter Sprague at Dizzy's, The Killers and Johnny Marr at Pechanga Arena San Diego and Christopher Hollyday at the La Jolla Community Center - Support Live Music! Read Here: sdnews.com/live-from-san-diego-music-performances-on-the-coast-this-week-5

Sugarplum covers Manual Scan

Hi-Lo Records recently posted a blog about Anthony Meynell's trip with his band Sugarplum to Los Angeles Powerpop Festival, Poptopia in 1997 and a follow up 2002 gig at the Dublin Castle in London. The post includes the latter's set list and it includes a version of Manual Scan's "Confidence & Love" ! The show was filmed, so with any luck a clip will eventually surface. Sugarplum recorded a studio version of the song for The Shambles tribute album, Forty One Sixty, but this is the first time hearing that the song made it to the live stage. You can read more details here: www.hilorecords.co.uk/blogs/poptopia

Manual Scan at the Adams Avenue Street Fair September 24

The Adams Avenue Street Fair schedule is here! On Saturday September 24 The Casbah Stage features Manual Scan (4 p.m.) as well as King Whisker, Tamar Berk, Low Volts, Scarry Pierre, The Loons and Starcrawler! Lots of other great stages as well with the Beat Farmers, Whitney Shay and more, while Manual Scan fans can also catch David Fleminger performing sets with Chloe Lou & The Liddells as well as his own Alvino & The Dwells - Free / Outdoors / All Ages!

True Stories 2014 Pacific Beat Sessions

Here are photos of True Stories recording at Pacific Beat with producer Alan Sanderson circa 2014. L-R Alan Sanderson, David Fleminger, Bart Mendoza and Danny Cress.

 

New Concert Spotlights: The Shenanigans, Smokey Robinson, Moonage Daydreamers, Lori Bell and more

Bart Mendoza's latest for the Beach and Bay Press / La Jolla Village News includes spotlights on The Shenanigans (with Mark DeCerbo, Jack Pinney, Jim McInnes, Chris Klich etc) at Humphreys Backstage Live, Smokey Robinson at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, Moonage Daydreamers at Beaumont's Eatery, Lori Bell & Mikan Zlatkovich at Dizzy's, The Harvard Din & Tonics at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library and The Heroes at Scripps Park
Read here: https://sdnews.com/live-from-san-diego-music-performances-on-the-coast-this-week-4

True Stories at Cityfest on August 14!

 It's official! True Stories is playing at Hillcrest Cityfest 2022 on August 14. CityFest runs from Noon til 11 p.m., with True Stories on at 4:20 p.m. The band will be playing thier upcoming single, "She's Magic," with a line-up that will include Bart Mendoza, Greg Smith (Falling Doves), Mark DeCerbo (Four Eyes / Rockola), Scott Mathiasen, Billy Tisch and Alicia Previn, plus very special guests Laurie Beebe Lewis (Mamas and Papas) and Rob Shinno (Hemisphere). Free! Outdoors! All Ages!

Manual Scan at Club Zu 1984

 From the internet: Manual Scan at Club Zu in Solana Beach circa 1984