Times of San Diego: Dave Koz, Gregory Page, Peter Rowan, Private Domain and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for the Times of San Diego (print La Jolla Village News, Beach and Bay Press) with concert previews of Dave Koz at Humphreys Concerts by the bay, Gregory Page at the Athenaeum,Private Domain at Humphreys Backstage Live, Peter Rowan at The Sound, My Town Fest at The Holding Company with Victim and Battalion of Saints, Concert of Hope with Jumping Jack Flash at the Epstein Family Theatre Read here: timesofsandiego.com/arts/2025/08/23/live-from-san-diego-music-on-the-coast-this-week-7

Backstage at the Ritz Theatre August 23 with Shotgun Tom Kelly and Dave Mason

Backstage at the Ritz in Escondido at the Laurie Beebe Lewis & The Electric Underground / The Tourmaliners with Robert Zapata (Cannibal & The Headhunters), music promoter Mike Copley, radio icon Shotgun Tom Kelly, Bart Mendoza and legendary DJ / TV Host Dave Mason.

The SceneSD: An Interview with Ricky G of Karl Denson's Tiny Universe

Bart Mendoza's latest for the SceneSD: An interview with Ricky G of Karl Denson's Tiny Universe
Read here: thescenesd.com/music-scenesd/ricky-g-oak-street-blues/

The Shambles live in London April 2, 1991

 The Shambles live in London April 2 1991

Ray Brandes, David Klowden

Kevin Ring, Ray Brandes, David Klowden, Bart Mendoza, Mark Zadarnowski

Ray Brandes, Bart Mendoza,Mark Zadarnowski

Ray Brandes, Bart Mendoza

91X-FM Loudspeaker September 7 at 7 p.m.!

Bart Mendoza will be a guest on 91X-FM's program, Loudspeaker, on Sunday, September 7 at 7 p.m., listen in for details on Staring at the Sun XIV, new Manual Scan recordings and more!
Listen here: www.91x.com/listen

Laurie Beebe Lewis This Saturday in Escondido! with The Tourmaliners, Bart Mendoza and DJ's Dave Mason and Shotgun Tom Kelly

This Saturday in Escondido! Laurie Beebe Lewis and the Electric Undergroun with The Tourmaliners + Bart Mendoza and DJ's Dave Mason and Shotgun Tom Kelly! 

San Diego Troubadour: Tiki Oasis, International Pop Overthrow + Dave Koz, Sandollar, Travis Oliver and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest FYI column for the San Diego Troubadour includes details on Tiki Oasis and International Pop Overthrow + Strange Stage Stories from Dave Koz, Sandollar, Travis Oliver and Jeff Bloom! Read here: sandiegotroubadour.com/for-your-information-august-edition

The SceneSD: Concert Previews with Burton Cummings, Weird Al Yankovic, Tamar Berk and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for The SceneSD: Concert spotlights on Tiki Oasis, The Strangulators! debut at The Casbah, Jeff Bloom at Pacific Beach Concerts on the Green, Earl Thomas at WinstonsOB, "Weird Al" Yankovic at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, Burton Cummings at Humphreys Concerts by the bay, The Tourmaliners and Kela Sako at Humphreys Backstage Live, and International Pop Overthrow San Diego at the Black Cat Bar, with Vurv, The Nephews, Tamar Berk and more! Read here: thescenesd.com/concert-scenesd/top-concerts-spotlight-concerts

The SceneSD: San Diego New Music Release News with Shane Hall, Slightly Stoopid and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for The SceneSD - San Diego Music Release News, with news from Slightly Stoopid, Shane J Hall, Split Rail Fence and much more. Read here: thescenesd.com/music-scenesd/san-diego-music-release-news-9

The SceneSD: San Diego Music News with Alison Brown, Ratt, Spud Davenport, Cattle Decapitation and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for theSceneSD: San Diego music news,including info on Alison Brown & Steve Martin, Cattle Decapitation, Earl Thomas, Ratt, Pierce the Veil, Spud Davenport and more!
Read here: thescenesd.com/music-scenesd/san-diego-music-news-9

The Slightly Jaded Black Cat Bar Debut!

On August 15 a new band debuted at IPO 2025 / The Black Cat Bar: The Slightly Jaded, which includes Bart Mendoza (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and Be Reilly (lead guitar), Matt Mielczarek (bass), Simon Leader (drums) and Billy Tisch (keyboards, harmonica, flute), with Donna Daly sitting in on a cover of the Velvet Undergrounds song "Femme Fatale."

                                                                Photo by Eileen Tisch

                                                                  Photo by Donna Daly

Photo by Tim Ellison

Photo by Donna Daly

The SceneSD: An Interview with Doah Lee of Doah's Daydream

Bart Mendoza's latest for the SceneSD: An interview with Doah Lee of Doah's Daydream
Read here: thescenesd.com/music-scenesd/doahs-daydream-girls-girl/

The SceneSD: An Interview with Dave Koz

Bart Mendoza's latest for the SceneSD is an interview with saxophonist Dave Koz
Read here: thescenesd.com/concert-scenesd/dave-koz-a-party-with-summer-horns

At Tiki Oasis

Left to right, Gary Warth, Bart Mendoza, Donna Daly and Cindy Lee Berryhill at Tiki Oasis, with various Loons onstage in the background. Photo by Gary Warth
                                         

Times of San Diego Concert Previews: Gilbert Castellanos, Burton Cummings, Keni Yarbo, Rob Thorsen and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for the Times of San Diego (print: Beach and Bay Press / La Jolla Village News), includes spotlights on Gilbert Castellanos at Dizzy's, Holly Hofmann and Rob Thorsen at the La Jolla Community Center, Keni Yarbro at the La Valencia Hotel, Burton Cummings at Humphreys Concerts by the bay, The Shenanigans at Humphreys Backstage Live and Nathan Chester and the Old Souls Motown Revival at the Epstein Family Amphitheatre. Read here: timesofsandiego.com/arts/2025/08/12/live-from-san-diego-music-on-the-coast-this-week-6

New Band! The Slightly Jaded Debut at IPO San Diego

While True Stories was advertised as performing at this year's International Pop Overthrow San Diego at the Black Cat Bar (August 15), instead, Bart Mendoza debuted a new band, The Slightly Jaded. The band includes Mendoza (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and Be Reilly (lead guitar), Matt Mielczarek (bass), Simon Leader (drums) and Billy Tisch (keyboards, harmonica, flute), with Donna Daly sitting in on a cover of the Velvet Undergrounds song "Femme Fatale." Here's what was played: I Can't Don't Want to Faster Blurs Somewhere You're Gonna Miss Me Nothing Can Be Everything Glass The Girl With The Violet Eyes Femme Fatale (Velvet Underground) with Donna Daly 99th Floor (Moving Sidewalks)

Promoted by David Bash, the night featured a great bill including Tamar Berk and a Scott Samuels led Kittens Pharmacy reunion.

Bart Mendoza with Johnny Echols of Love

Bart Mendoza attended the Tiki Oasis closing party on August 10, featuring Lenny Kaye and the San Diego Nuggets, aka The Loons and friends, including Johnny Echols of legendary band, Love. 

                                                                      Photo by Donna Daly

Staring at the Sun XIV Album Release Show! Free!

 

A Free 2-Disc San Diego Compilation!
Staring at the Sun XIV

Cover Art By Mary Fleener and Featuring: The Farmers, Slack Key Ohana, Matthew Phillips, Mark Langford, Nathan Hubbard + 42 more!

 SAN DIEGO, Calif. – On September 8 the latest edition of the FREE San Diego-centric compilation album series, Staring at the Sun XIV, will be released to the public, with a FREE album release show at the world-famous Casbah.

Celebrating both the local music and comics art community, this collectable two-disc CD set features a six-panel foldout jacket with cover art by iconic artist, Mary Fleener, and 47 tracks from San Diego’s burgeoning music scene. Past cover artists include Scott Shaw, Lee Kohse, Chynna Clugston Flores, Jeromy Cox and Batton Lash.

Staring at the Sun XIV features tunes from longtime favorites such as The Farmers, Roni Lee and Jeff Berkley, as well as rising talent, including Matthew Phillips, Lissa Dee and The Film Company. This editions flashback / bonus track is Blue Wind’s 1977 powerpop classic, “Earthquake.”

The album is FREE and only available from the artists, at release events, and at the front counter of two locations: Vespa Motorsport and Rock and Roll San Diego.

Listen to a preview of the album on famed radio program, 91X’s Loudspeaker, at 7 p.m. on Sunday, September 7.

Don’t miss the Staring at the Sun XIV album release show on Monday, September 8, with The Tourmaliners, Swive and more TBA!

The Casbah
Monday, September 8
8 p.m. – 11 p.m.
21 and up.

Free Show. Free Album. Free Food from Lefty’s Pizza. More Surprises TBA

True Stories August 3 Standley Park Set List!

True Stories returned after a yearlong hiatus with a special all British Invasion show, as part of the annual Standley Park Summer Concert Series. The band consisted of Bart Mendoza, David Fleminger, Greg Smith, Billy Tisch, Martin Martinarena and Donna Daly. Special guests were Laurie Beebe Lewis of The Mamas and Papas, Adam Gimbel of Geezer and Kevin Ring of Manual Scan. Here's what they played:

Eight Days A Week
Bad To Me
I’ll Cry Instead
I Feel Fine
Putty (In Your Hands)
Heartful of Soul
For Your Love
Glad All Over
I Should’ve Known Better
I Saw Her Standing There
From A Window
Eleanor Rigby
Do Wah Diddy
Theres A Kind Of Hush
Yesterday's Gone
World Without Love
Route 66
The Last Time
Nowhere Man
I’ve Just Seen A Face
Ticket To Ride
All My Loving
In My Life
Satisfaction (with Kevin Ring)
I Can’t Explain (with Kevin Ring)
Kids Are Alright (with Kevin Ring)
Twenty Flight Rock
Bad Boy (with Adam Gimbel)
I Call Your Name (with Laurie Beebe Lewis)
No Matter What (with Laurie Beebe Lewis)
Sunny Afternoon
I Want To Hold Your Hand
With A Little Help From My Friends
Roll Over Beethoven

Times of San Diego Concert Previews: Heart, Tiki Oasis, Robin Henkel, Full Strength and more

Bart Mendoza's latest for the Times of San Diego (print: La Jolla Village News / Beach and Bay Press) includes info on Tiki Oasis, Robin Henkel at the La Jolla Community Center, Jeff Bloom at Pacific Beach Concerts on the Green, Heart at Pechanga Arena San Diego, Full Strength at La Jolla's Concerts by the Sea, and the The Tourmaliners and Kela Sako at Humphreys Backstage Live. Read here: timesofsandiego.com/arts/2025/07/30/live-from-san-diego-music-on-the-coast-this-week-5