Brian Witkin (Slack Key Ohana), Deven Berryhill (The Tourmaliners) and Bart Mendoza reading their copies of Spain's Conexcion fanzine.
This is a Fan Page dedicated to the work and projects of Bart Mendoza, including the bands: Manual Scan, The Shambles and True Stories, as well as his label, Blindspot Records.
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Sugarplum Covers Manual Scan!
Sugarplum (featuring Anthony Meynell) covers Manual Scan's song "Confidence and Love"!
Monday, May 19, 2025
The SceneSD: A Conversation with Pip Lewis
Bart Mendoza's latest for The SceneSD is a feature on up and coming indie pop artist, Pip Lewis.
Read here: thescenesd.com/music-scenesd/pip-lewis-growing-pains
Saturday, May 17, 2025
New Music News Roundup! Adam Lambert, Pierce The Veil, Tom Waits, Waaves, Jeff Berkley / The Cry and more!
Bart Mendoza's latest for the SceneSD / All Local Umbrella Newspapers: San Diego Music Release News with Gayle Skidmore, Earl Thomas and more + San Diego Music News, with info on Adam Lambert, Pierce The Veil, Tom Waits, Waaves, Jeff Berkley / The Cry and more!
Friday, May 16, 2025
San Diego Music Awards Cover Story with Nathan East
Bart Mendoza's June SceneSD insert for all Local Umbrella Media Newspapers will include a cover story on this year's San Diego Music Awards, featuring a photo of Nathan East on the front and more inside. The story can be found in Coronado, California's Beyond The Bridge newspaper and many more.
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Manual Scan and The Truth with Dennis Greaves July 17, 1985
Manual Scan opening for The Truth (with Dennis Greaves of Nine Below Zero) on July 17, 1985, at the Spirit - Also on the bill, Mojo Nixon, and The Standard!
Saturday, May 10, 2025
The SceneSD: The Return of Guitar Workshop Plus with Phil X, Stuart Hamm, Wayne Riker, Fred Benedetti and Greg Vaughan
Bart Mendoza's latest for the SceneSD: a spotlight on this year's Guitar Workshop Plus music camp, with guest instructors Phil X, Stuart Hamm, Wayne Rker, Greg Vaughan and Fred Benedetti. Read here: thescenesd.com/music-scenesd/guitar-workshop-plus
Friday, May 9, 2025
The SceneSD: The Return of The Lonely Bulls
Bart Mendoza's latest for the 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐒𝐃: a conversation with Steve Rosenbaum about the new collection of vintage tracks from 1980's era powerpop rockers, The Lonely Bulls, out via Kool Kat Musik Read here: thescenesd.com/music-scenesd/the-return-of-the-lonely-bulls
Thursday, May 8, 2025
La Jolla Village News Concert Spotlights! The Middle Aged Dad Jam Band, Lucky Diaz, Rob Thorsen, Joe Wood and more
Bart Mendoza's latest for the Beach and Bay Press / La Jolla Village News includes concert
spotlights on Jeff Ousley’s Live Music Showcase at Humphreys Backstage Live,
The Middle Aged Dad Jam Band at the Epstein Family Amphitheater at UC San Diego,
Rob Thorsen's Evolution of Jazz at the La Jolla Community Center, Lucky Diaz
and the Family Jam Band at Baker Baum Hall, the return of Acoustic Evenings featuring Wax, Cindy Lee Berryhill, and Gayle Skidmore with Jefferson Jay at the Athenaeum,
and a cool show at the The Holding Company, with Joe Wood, The Hector Penalosa
Gang and Swive, with Sppike Mike
Read here: sdnews.com/live-from-san-diego-music-on-the-coast-this-week-19/
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
The SceneSD Concert Previews: Gang of 4, Cheap Trick, Henry Diltz, Taz Taylor, Simple Minds and more!
Bart Mendoza's latest for the 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐒𝐃: May concert spotlights including Opera in Balboa Park, Henry Diltz at the Belly Up, Cheap Trick at Viejas Casino & Resort, Gang Of Four at the Music Box, Wonderfront Festival, Taz Taylor at Ramona Mainstage, the HayBarn Dance at Reds, Whites & Brews, Spitfire Torpedo at the Casbah San Diego, and Simple Minds at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre Read here: thescenesd.com/concert-scenesd/may-top-concerts-spotight-concerts