Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Match Game! Celebrity Panelists February 10

"Remember the old TV game show “Match Game” ? Come and watch Feb 10 as I host these 6 celebs as two contestants vying for a chance to win a one week trip to New Orleans are selected from the audience. Tickets selling fast." Panelists for this event will be:

Bart Mendoza
Josh Board
Kimberly King
Laura Cain
Lon Sheriff
Bob Chandler

Ascension Catholic Church 11292 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA. 6 p.m


Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Bart Mendoza at NAMM 2024

 Various photos of Bart Mendoza at NAMM 2024

Caleb Quaye (Elton John), Bart Mendoza
Bo Donaldson (The Heywoods), Bart Mendoza, Robert Zapata (Cannibal & The Headhunters)
Bart Mendoza, Alicia Previn, Jim Price
Martin Martiarena (The Simon & Garfunkel Story), Bart Mendoza

Friday, January 26, 2024

SoundCheck Flix Podcast: That Thing You Do with hosts Graham Stevens, Tim Pyles & Guest Bart Mendoza

The Casbah Presents SoundCheck Flix, a podcast with musicians talking about movies. Episode 21 features hosts Graham Stevens and Tim Pyles with Guest Bart Mendoza talk about "That Thing You Do" and much more!
Listen here: https://soundcheckflix.podbean.com/e/episode-21-bart-mendoza-that-thing-you-do-1996


Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Superdrag, The Put-Outs, Mission: To Mars*

Mission: To Mars opened for Superdrag in the late 1990's. The band featured Bart Mendoza (guitar), Gregory Page (bass), Dylan Martinez (lead guitar) and Mike Kamoo (drums), with all four contributing original songs. This lineup lasted a number of recordings and this solitary gig. Hector Penalosa replaced Gregory Page and Robert Boynton (keyboards) also joined up, but the band only played one further gig, at the Adams Avenue Street Fair. Mission: To Mars*, with the lineup of Bart Mendoza, Mike Kamoo and Dylan Martinez, would record an as yet unreleased album, Under the Radar,



Manual Scan on Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World

Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World episode #553, Faves of 2023, includes Manual Scan's "She's Used To Playing With Fire," alongside songs from the Uni Boys, The Flashcubes, Dee C Lee and more!
Listen here: http://www.mistersuave.com/2024/01/modcast-553-mr-suaves-faves-of-2023.html




Monday, January 22, 2024

True Stories in the studio 2013

These photos were taken at Analog Chew Recording Studio in El Cajon, CA. The band was recording with producer Alan Sanderson for their debut EP, Comet's Tomorrow.


Friday, January 19, 2024

New Concert Spotlights: Rebecca Jade, Cody Johnson, Side Street, Robin Henkel and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for the Beach and Bay Press / La Jolla Village News, with previews of upcoming concerts from: Rebecca Jade at the Athenaeum, The Not So Young Lions at Tio Leo's Lounge, Snarky Puppy Alums at dizzy's - where the music matters most, Side Street w/ Sandi King, Stacy Antonel & Josh Weinstein at Humphreys Backstage Live, Cody Johnson at Pechanga Arena and Robin Henkel at the La Jolla Community Center
Read here: https://sdnews.com/live-from-san-diego-music-performances-on-the-coast-this-week-40/

Thursday, January 18, 2024

New! Interviews with Graham Stevens of the SoundCheck Flix podcast and Michael Buchmiller of Escape Hatch Records!

Bart Mendoza's latest for all Local Umbrella Media newspapers includes: A conversation with Graham Stevens about new podcast, SoundCheck Flix "where movies meet music backstage at the World-Famous Casbah San Diego" + a chat with Michael Buchmiller about ska oriented label, Escape Hatch Records
Read here: https://issuu.com/printandmailexperts/docs/ver_10_east_county_de/21

The Riot Act, Spain 1999 - Ray Brandes, Victor Penalosa, Hector Penalosa, Peter Miesner, Bart Mendoza

The Riot Act on the road in Spain, 1999. L-R, Ray Brandes, Victor Penalosa, Hector Penalosa, Peter Miesner, Bart Mendoza


New Concert Spotlights! Baby Bushka, Solitary Diamonds, Nathan Hubbard, Herb Alpert and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for all Local Umbrella Media newspapers, includes concert spotlights on Herb Alpert, Baby Bushka, Scott Samuels / Solitary Diamonds, Nathan Hubbard and more + New Release news from Erick Fentress / Bloodstone the Street Preacher, Josh Weinstein, Marc Hansen (ex-Electric Mud) and more!
Read here: issuu.com/printandmailexperts/docs/ver_10_east_county_de/22

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Interview with Sandi King!

Bart Mendoza's latest for all Local Umbrella Media newspapers - A cover story on singer Sandi King of the King Taylor Project going solo.
Read here: issuu.com/printandm.../docs/ver_10_east_county_de/20



Manual Scan January 7 Set List

Here's what was performed by Manual Scan at the Music Box on January 7. They were joined by singer Laurie Beebe Lewis (Mamas and Papas / The Buckinghams) for a closing version of "No Matter What"

1) Shooting Stars
2) David May
3) She's Used to Playing With Fire
4) Biff Bang Pow
5) Baby My Couch Is On Fire
6) No Matter What

Other bands on the bill included Slack Key Ohana, Sandollar, The Moonjacks, The Spice Pistols, Kela Sako, The Tourmaliners, and Sean Witkin.

Read here: www.setlist.fm/setlist/manual-scan/2024/music-box-san-diego-ca

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

The Shambles: Justin Turley Art!

 Justin Turley's great art for The Shambles circa the late 1990's


San Diego Music News: Allen Camp, The Sleepwalkers, Gary Puckett, Peter Sprague and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for all Local Umbrella Media newspapers, San Diego Music News includes: Allen Camp signs a record deal!, The Tourmaliners in a new film!, Steve Rosenbaum Music covers The Shambles!, The Sleepwalkers 7" single release show!, Peter Sprague & Randi Phillips celebrate new music!, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap on a cruise! The San Diego Music Awards set the date and more!
Read here: https://issuu.com/docs/ver_10_east_county_de/24

Bart Mendoza at Artwalk on April 28

Bart Mendoza will be performing at the 38th Annual Mission Federal Artwalk on April 28, from 4 - 5 p.m., stage tba. More info here: https://artwalksandiego.org/missionfederal

Friday, January 5, 2024

San Diego Reader Video Blog: Pacific Records Fest , Manual Scan

The San Diego Reader's video channel has a new video blog, Live Five, featuring thier concert picks for each week. The January 4 edition includes a spot on Pacific Records Fest with Manual Scan featured, alongside shows from Starcrawler, El Ten Eleven and more.


Pacific Records Fest in the San Diego Reader!

Pacific Records Fest is a Top 5 pick in this weeks San Diego Reader, with a Manual Scan namecheck, alongside shows from Starcrawler, El Ten Eleven and more!
www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2024/jan/04/live-five-el-ten-eleven-starcrawler-pacific-records-fest-auz-fontaine-back-to-the-garden

91X Playlist! Brian Witkin (Pacific Records), Joe Rinaldi (The Music Box), Bart Mendoza

Here's the playlist for 91X-FM's Loudspeaker program, dated December 24, 2023. Covering Pacific Records Fest 20th Anniversary and Pacific Records Fest. Hosts: TJ and Lou Niles with guest Brian WEitkin (Pacific Records), Joe Rinaldi (The Music Box) and Bart Mendoza (Manual Scan).
Here's the evenings playlist including Sandollar, The Tourmaliners and many more:
www.91x.com/loudspeaker/loudspeaker-playlist-12-24-23

Monday, January 1, 2024

New FYI: San Diego In Memoriam 2023, San Diego RIAA & BPI Awards with Slightly Stoopid, Blink 182 and Jason Mraz + Pacific Records Fest

Bart Mendoza's latest FYI column for the San Diego Troubadour is out now! January 2024 includes a look back at those we lost in 2023 with"In Memoriam," we do a 2023 round up of San Diego based artists to score Gold or Platinum from the RIAA (U.S.) / BPI (U.K.) and we spotlight Pacific Records Fest happening on January 7 at the Music Box, with quotes from Jonny Tarr, Deven Berryhill (The Tourmaliners) and Henry Ortiz (Sandollar)
Read here: sandiegotroubadour.com/looking-back-2