The SceneSD: 2025 San Diego Music Silver, Gold & Platinum Round Up!

Bart Mendoza's latest for the SceneSD details the year in RIAA (U.S.), BPI (U.K.), MC (Canada) and RMNZ (New Zealand) awards for San Diego related music performers, including Alicia Keys, Blink 182, Pierce the Veil and more:
Read here: thescenesd.com/music-scenesd/san-diego-2025-worldwide-silver-gold-platinum

Top San Diego Music Events of 2025

The 2025 San Diego Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which included Bart Mendoza, was featured as one of the top events this year in San Diego Music by the San Diego Union Tribune, with words by George Varga.
Read here: www.msn.com/en-us/year-in-review

Manual Scan Set List December 18 2025

Here's what Manual Scan played at their show in San Diego on December 18 at The Casbah. The night's bill included Swive, The Film Company and Tamar Berk, with guest singer Gary Hankins joining Manual Scan for a tune. In a 22 song set, the band debuted several original songs from their upcoming album, including "You're Gonna Miss Me," "Something's Happening" and "Thin Lines," the latter previously recorded by The Shambles.

Shooting Stars
Nothing You Can Do
*Like Wow Wipeout (Hoodoo Gurus cover)
I Can’t Don’t Want To Faster
(She’s Used to Playing With) Fire
American Way
Somethings Happening
*Am I Ever Going To See Your Face Again (The Angels cover)
Innocence Becomes You
*She’s So Fine (The Easybeats cover)
For Those
You’re Gonna Miss Me
*I Can Only Give You Everything (Them cover w/ Gary Hankins on vocals)
David May
Thin Lines
*I Woke Up In Love This Morning (The Partridge Family cover)
Jungle Beat
New Difference
My Couch Is On Fire
She Said It’s Late
Nothing Can Be Everything
*Come See Me (JJ Jackson cover)

Manual Scan, The Film Company, Swive, Tamar Berk at The Casbah December 18!

Manual Scan's only show in 2025 will take place Thursday December 18 at The Casbah in San Diego. Opening the night will be Swive, The Film Company and Tamar Berk. 

Tickets available here: https://wl.eventim.us/event/manual-scan-the-film-company-swive-tamar-berk

The SceneSD: Peter Murphy Releases New Live In San Diego Album

Bart Mendoza's latest for 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐒𝐃: Details on Peter Murphy's new album, recorded live in San Diego! Read here: thescenesd.com/music-scenesd/peter-murphy-live-in-san-diego

Times of San Diego Concert Previews: Lupita Infante, Faux Fighters, Cattle Decapitation, Peter Sprague and More!

Bart Mendoza's latest for the Times of San Diego, with concert previews of Lupita Infante at the House of Blues San Diego, Faux Fighters at The Holding Company, The Film Company with B Reilly at the Soda Bar, The Hollywood Stones at Tio Leo's Lounge, El Vez and the Centuries the Casbah San Diego, Cattle Decapitation at the The Observatory North Park, Motown & Mistletoe with Whitney Shay at Lou Lou's, An Abbey Road Christmas (Beatles!) at the Belly Up, Smooth Operator: A Tribute to Sade at Humphreys Backstage Live and Charlie Brown Jingles & Jazz with Peter Sprague, Allison Adams Tucker, Danny Green, Mackenzie Leighton, Tripp Sprague, Duncan Moore etc. at Baker Baum Hall Read here: timesofsandiego.com/arts/2025/12/15/lupita-infante-san-diego-concerts-december-2025/

The SceneSD Holiday Concert Spotlights: Johnny Vernazza, Mindi Abair, The Farmers, Peter Sprague, Yale Strom and More!

Bart Mendoza's latest for the 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐒𝐃: A Holiday Concert Spotlight with Johnny Vernazza at Humphreys Backstage Live, the San Diego Troubadour Party at Tio Leo's Lounge, Roni Lee Rocks Christmas with Taz Taylor Band, Manzanita Blues Plus Special Guests at the Holding Company, Elizabeth Bowersox & Sara Jade at the Barn, Farmers SD's Irish New Year at Hooley's, Charlie Brown Jingles & Jazz with Peter Sprague, Allison Adams Tucker, Danny Green, Mackenzie Leighton, Duncan Moore etc. at Baker Baum Hall, Motown and Mistletoe at Lou Lou's with Aaron Lind, Whitney Shay Lind, Amanda Portella, Sandi King and more, Yale Strom's Winter Solstice Concert at the First Unitarian Church, Mindi Abair's NYE party at Loew's Resort and a NYE Toga Party Band at Humphreys Backstage Live. Read here: thescenesd.com/concert-scenesd/holiday-spotlight-concerts

The SceneSD Music News: Beat Farmers, Pierce the Veil, Switchfoot, Sometimes Julie, Casey Hensley & More!

Bart Mendoza's latest San Diego Music News Roundup for 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐒𝐃 includes news about Go Scarlet, Pierce The Veil, Switchfoot, Cathryn Beeks, Louis XIV, Sometimes Julie, Tom Griesgraber, Casey Hensley, The Beat Farmers, Ashley E Norton, the latest worldwide Silver, Gold & Platinum certifications for San Diego artists, and more. Read here: thescenesd.com/concert-scenesd/san-diego-music-news-december-2025

Times of San Diego Concert Previews! Western Standard Time Orchestra, Roni Lee, Daring Greatly, Zakk Sabbath and More!

Bart Mendoza's latest concert previews for the Times of San Diego include: Western Standard Time Ska Orchestra at Lou Lou's, Johnny Vernazza at Humphreys Backstage Live, Roni Lee at The Holding Company, The Stick Men with Tom Griesgraber at the Bornemann Theatre, The San Diego Troubadour Christmas Party at Tio Leo's Lounge, Daring Greatly at Music Box, Dude Cervantes & The Panchos / The Sleepwalkers at the Casbah San Diego, Ypsitucky at Panama 66, SDSU Jazz Combos Gilbert C Castellanos and Brian Levy at dizzy's, and Zakk Sabbath at the House of Blues San Diego. Read here: timesofsandiego.com/arts/2025/12/09/best-san-diego-concerts-december-9-14

Manual Scan / The Trebels 1987 at Winston's / Ocean Beach

An ad from the San Diego Reader that includes a 1987 Manual Scan show with The Trebels at Winston's in Ocean Beach.

The SceneSD: 2025 San Diego Music Holiday Gift Guide With Kimmi Bitter, Jefferson Jay, Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra, Switchfoot And More!

Bart Mendoza's latest for the 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐒𝐃: The 2025 San Diego Music Holiday Gift Guide, with cool items from Kimmi Bitter, Jefferson Jay, Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra, Willis Farnsworth, Switchfoot and more! Read here: thescenesd.com/music-scenesd/2025-music-holiday-gift-guide

With Jim Laspesa and Friends Post Magnolia Gig

Two photos of Bart Mendoza catching up with Jim Laspesa after a performance from Al Jardine and The Pet Sounds Band, plus a batch of friends post show at The Magnolia on November 22, 2025

Dan Bennett, Cindy Lee Berryhill, Yvonne Marie Andrés, Gary Warth, Donna Daly, Bart Mendoza

The SceneSD New Releases: Taylin Rae, Elizabeth Bowersox, The Lyrics and More!

Bart Mendoza latest for the SceneSD: San Diego music release news with Elizabeth Bowersox, Maruja, Taylin Rae, Richard Livoni, Ass Pocket Whiskey Fellas, Sue Palmer and a comp from Cherry Red Records featuring 1960's era garage punk legends, The Lyrics, pictured, and many more listed. Read here: thescenesd.com/music-scenesd/san-diego-music-december-2025-release-news

Times of San Diego Concert Previews: Mike Campbell, Rebecca Jade, John Waters, Jake Shimabukuro and More!

Bart Mendoza's latest for the Times of San Diego (La Jolla Village News / Beach and Bay Press etc.) with Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs at The Magnolia, 6th Annual A$ Rock n Roll Xmas Toy Drive at Winstons with Authentic Sellout & Spitfire Torpedo, A memorial for Tom Ward at the Grand Ole BBQ Flinn Springs, Andy Bell (Erasure) at Music Box, Jake Shimabukuro at the Belly Up, Pleasure Pill at the Casbah San Diego, Rebecca Jade at Sycuan Casino Resort, Spike and the Gimme Gimmes at the The Observatory North Park, and legendary film maker John Waters at Lou Lou's Read here: timesofsandiego.com/2025/12/02/mike-campbell-john-waters-san-diego-concerts-dec-5-6-7