An Interview with Chloe Lou and The Liddells!

Bart Mendoza's latest for all Local Umbrella Media newspapers includes an interview with Chloe Lou & The Liddells.
Read here: https://issuu.com/printandmailexperts/docs/simply_local_coronado_october_2023

New San Diego Music News: The Rolling Stones, Blink 182, Jason Mraz, Jewel, The Diz, Alicia Previn and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for all Local Umbrella Media newspapers includes a San Diego music news roundup with info on: The Diz, The Rolling Stones / San Diego Padres, Jim Ryan of The Cardiac Kidz, Barry Hill, Matthew Phillips, Jewel, Barney Kessel, Blink 182, Earl Thomas Bridgeman, Alicia Previn, Deap Vlly, MohaviSoul, Dewey Defeats Truman, Jason Mraz, Pacific Records Fest, The San Diego Music Hall of Fame 5th Annual Induction Ceremony and much more! Print copies are available - FREE! - at Rock and Roll San Diego.
Read here: https://issuu.com/printandmailexperts/docs/simply_local_coronado_october_2023/23

Missing Persons / Manual Scan at the Belly Up Tavern on November 1

A new ad for the upcoming Missing Persons / Manual Scan show at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, CA on Wednesday November 1.
Tickets here: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/missing-persons-manual-scan-belly-up-tickets/13664848?

 

New Spotlights! Banda Magda, Holly Hofmann, Oingo Boingo Former Members and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for the Beach and Bay Press / La Jolla Village News includes spotlights on Banda Magda at the Jai, Kira Morrison at the La Valencia, Eric Wesling at Dizzy's, , Acoustic Evenings at the Athenaeum with Jefferson Jay / Gaby Aparicio, Holly Hofmann celebrates Ray Brown at the La Jolla Community Center with Mike Wofford, and Oingo Boingo Former Members at Humphreys Concerts by the bay with The Tubes, Dramarama and The Untouchables
Read here: https://sdnews.com/live-from-san-diego-music-performances-on-the-coast-this-week-35

Music Scene SDTV Season 1 / 2021 Episode Guide with Tamar Berk, Spice Pistols, Audrey Callahan, The Tourmaliners and more!

Sixteen episodes of Music Scene SDTV were released in 2021 on various platforms and archived on Youtube. A companion to Bart Mendoza's Music Scene SD column that runs each month in all Local Umbrella Media newspapers, each episode featured a news segment plus interviews and live performances. A second season is currently in the works.

Music Scene SD / TV

Season 1 2021

S1 E01 Host: Bart Mendoza. Guest: Brian Witkin (Pacific Records CEO).
Musical Performer: The Tourmaliners
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaU6YE58z2Y

S1 E02 Host: Bart Mendoza. Guest: Lori Wilson (The Electric Underground).
Musical Performer: Casey Hensley
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNYxaDdVGzg

S1 E03 Host: Bart Mendoza. Guest: Emily Bartell (Bar None Productions).
Musical Performer: Skyler Lutes 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn5mMMeSuTY

S1 E04 Host: Bart Mendoza. Guest: Mark Langford (Rock n Roll San Diego).
Musical Performer: Ed Kornhauser
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLAF1duCR-g

S1 E05 Host: Bart Mendoza. Guest: Mark Langford (Rock n Roll San Diego).
Musical Performer: Audrey Callahan
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W3BBg_yvsA&t=278s

S1 E06 Host: Bart Mendoza. Guest: Emily Bartell (Bar None Productions).
Musical Performer: Evening’s Empire
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt2myHrlRrQ

S1 E07 Host: Bart Mendoza. Guest: Emily Bartell (Bar None Productions).
Musical Performer: Jeff Berkley
www.youtube.com/watch?v=adZkHtmDQaY

S1 E08 Host: Bart Mendoza. Guest: Sandra Castillo (Journalist / Artist).
Musical Performer: Laurie Beebe Lewis www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQlYt33vlwA

S1 E09 Host: Bart Mendoza. Guest: Emily Bartell (Bar None Productions).
Musical Performer: Wayne Riker www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJNmanLdeGE

S1 E10 Host: Bart Mendoza. Spotlight: On Location at the Museum of Making Music with BJ Morgan. Guests: Sppike Mike Muellenberg and Billy Tisch.
Musical Performer: The Footloose Band
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdVdkDYYRYI

S1 E11 Host: Bart Mendoza. Guest: Sandra Castillo (Journalist / Artist).
Musical Performer:  Bloodstone the Street Preacher
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T5j3smwhXU

S1 E12 Host: Bart Mendoza. Guests: Emily Bartell (Bar None Productions), Shannon Woods (Evening’s Empire), Nathan Raney.
Musical Performer: Tamar Berk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=77szUvCfK1A

S1 E13 Host: Bart Mendoza. Guest: Sandra Castillo (Journalist / Artist).
Musical Performer: The Spice Pistols
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAVEqk56TzA

S1 E14 Host: Bart Mendoza Guest: Emily Bartell (Bar None Productions).
Musical Performer: Victoria Robertson
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8vtvt5gg70&t=1520s

S1 E15 Host: Bart Mendoza on location at the Museum of Making Music with BJ Morgan.
Musical Performer: Tamar Berk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz_pHibX3Hc

S1 E16  Host: Bart Mendoza on location in Balboa Park
Musical Performers: Bloodstone the Street Preacher, The Spice Pistols www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvDUcPmkTPc

 

 

Bart Mendoza to MC, Laurie Beebe Lewis in Big Bear!

On October 28 Bart Mendoza will MC a performance from Laurie Beebe Lewis & The Electric Underground at the Village Sports Bar in Big Bear, CA.
https://villagesportsbar.com/event/california-flower-power-experience

Missing Persons + Manual Scan at The Belly Up Tavern / November 1

On Wednesday November 1, The Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, CA, will host a great bill of
Missing Persons and Manual Scan!
Tickets are on sale now!
www.ticketweb.com/event/missing-persons-manual-scan-belly-up-tickets/13664848

San Diego Music Awards Fox 5 TV with Bart Mendoza and Shane Hall

In April 2023 Fox 5 San Diego aired a segment on the 2023 San Diego Music Awards, with Bart Mendoza representing the SDMA's and a performance from Shane Hall

Billy Tisch Jam Session

On October 8 there was a work retirement party in El Cajon for Billy Tisch, perhaps best known as True Stories multi-instrumentalist. The night included a jam session which also featured True Stories bandmates Bart Mendoza and Greg Smith.

Photo by Donna Daly

New Concert Spotlights! ZZ Top, Ice Cube, The Sugarhill Gang, Fred Benedetti, Bri Schillings and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for the Beach and Bay Press / La Jolla Village News includes spotlights on the Hallograss Cruise with the Farmers SD, The Sleepwalkers, Anthony "Fallbrook Kid" Cullins, Robin Henkel, Nathan James etc, Fred Benedetti's John Lennon Celebration at Dizzy's, Jefferson Schildgen at the La Jolla Community Center, Acoustic Evenings with Jefferson Jay, featuring Bri Schillings, Jamie Shadowlight, ZZ Top at Humphreys Concerts by the bay and Ice Cube with Zapp, The Sugarhill Gang etc at Pechanga Arena.
Read here: sdnews.com/live-from-san-diego-music-performances-on-the-coast-this-week-34

Pacific Records Fest January 7 2024 w/ Manual Scan, Sandollar, The Tourmaliners, The Moonjacks, Izzi Delan and more!

Pacific Records Fest is taking place on January 7 at the Music Box in San Diego. According to the San Diego Reader, "This is a multimedia event with live performances, video interludes, and MCs. Performers include Shane Hall, Izzi Delan, Sean Witkin, Manual Scan (with guest Laurie Beebe Lewis), The Moonjacks, Kela Sako, Sandollar, Seawall Prophet, Slack Key Ohana, The Spice Pistols, Jonny Tarr, and The Tourmaliners." The show is all ages, advance tickets are only $12!
Tickets here: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/pacific-records-fest-music-box-tickets/13674508

New Reviews! Slack Key Ohana + Cloud Clipper

The October 2023 issue of the San Diego Troubadour includes two album reviews by Bart Mendoza:

Cloud Clipper: Read here - https://sandiegotroubadour.com/cloud-clipper-drifty
Slack Key Ohana: Read here - https://sandiegotroubadour.com/slack-key-ohana-live-at-tiki-oasis

True Stories Setlist September 30 2023 Banner Ranch

You can find the 25 song setlist for True Stories at Banner Ranch in Julian California, below. The band played as part of the Greatfully Dead Festival on September 30.
Read here: www.setlist.fm/setlist/true-stories/2023/banner-ranch-julian-ca-43a3c753.html

FYI Oct 2023 - An interview with Chris Difford of Squeeze, The Zombies reviewed and Concert Spotlights!

Bart Mendoza's latest for the San Diego Troubadour includes a chat with Chris Difford of legendary British combo Squeeze, a listen to the latest album from the Zombies, and spotlight a batch of notable upcoming music events, including the HalloGras Cruise in Mission Bay, the Grand Avenue Festival in Escondido, Fred Benedetti Celebrates John Lennon, PSB Records 25th Anniversay at the Jai, The Tourmaliners Post Surf Contest Dance Party, Laurie Beebe Lewis & The Electric Underground team up with Mike Pinera of Blues Image / Iron Butterfly
Read here: https://sandiegotroubadour.com/october-music-happenings