New! FYI August 2020

The latest for the San Diego Troubadour includes info on the upcoming album from Charles McPherson, Five Questions for Karla Kane of The Corner Laughers, Strange Stage Stories from Ronnie Barnett of The Muffs and a Conversation with Whitney Shay

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New! Music Scene SD out now

Here's  the latest edition of Music Scene SD - with a round up of this year's San Diego Music Awards - with Artist of the Year Rebecca Jade and Album of the Year winners Switchfoot pictured - An interview with Whitney Shay, an interview with Pacific Records CEO Brian Witkin, news from Thunderlux and updates on Astra Kelly, Dane Conover / Trees, Pony Death Ride, Black Market III,  The Rogue Pilots with producer Alan Sanderson, Death Dealer, Jocko Marcellino of Sha-Na-Na, Marie Haddad and more

True Stories with legendary soul singer Jesse Davis

Here are three photos featuring True Stories backing legendary soul singer Jesse Davis in 2017 at the Museum of Making Music, courtesy of Traci Smith

Bart Mendoza to Present SDMA Lifetime Achievement Award

Bart Mendoza will present the 2020 SDMA Lifetime Achievement Award to Richard Livoni on 

Monday July 6 

- you can watch the awards live online at 7 p.m. and again in edited form on -

Saturday July 11 on Fox-5 TV at 8 p.m. 

www.sandiegomusicawards.com

Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World #451

Edition #453 of modcast, Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World is out and includes music from Manual Scan, Georgie Fame, The Doors, The Untouchables, The Temptations, Salvation Army, Pretty Things, Modest Proposal, Swing Out Sister, The Four Tops and more. The photo is misnumbered.

Mister Suave "Better Things" Modcast

Palapalooza - 2020 San Diego Music Awards

The Palapalooza Podcast, hosted by Troy Cook, features interviews with

 Kevin Hellman and Bart Mendoza of the San Diego Music Awards

Palapalooza - 2020 San Diego Music Awards

Paff Booms Quote!

The Paff Booms new promo for thier latest album includes a quote from Bart Mendoza's review in the June issue of the San Diego Troubadour

New! FYI July is out now via the San Diego Troubadour

Here's what's in this month's FYI column from Bart Mendoza: 

"This time out we take a look at the 2020 San Diego Music Awards, ask five questions of guitarist and producer Christopher Hoffee, talk to Jim Ryan of punk legends The Cardiac Kidz, review albums from Enter the Blue Sky and Big Stir Records latest compilation, plus! New Strange Stage Stories from Ronnie Barnett (The Muffs) and Lannie Flowers.

San Diego Troubadour FYI July 2020

SNAP! Records Celebrates 29 Years!

Spain's Ruta 66 magazine has a new article this month on SNAP! Records Anniversary, 

with name checks for Manual Scan, The Shambles, True Stories and more

www.ruta66.es/SNAPRECORDS

The Latest Edition of Music Scene SD is Here!

The latest edition of Bart Mendoza's Music Scene SD column can be found in all Local Umbrella Newspapers out now! This month includes info on the 2020 Virtual San Diego Music Awards, Richard Livoni and Switchfoot, as well as music news from Gilbert Castellanos, Howard Blank's The Outsiders with Eli Holland, Laurie Beebe Lewis and Lori Aguilar Wilson, pictured with Pacific Records CEO Brian Witkin, Black Hesher, Gregory Page, Electric Mud, Jason Mraz and more! Plus name checks for Dionysus, RATT, Gayle Skidmore, Jeffrey Alan Berkley, Ben Moore, Brian Cantrell of The English Beat, Blink 182, Evening's Empire, Atom Orr, Bloodstone The Rapper, Mike Stax on The Yardbirds, Michael Inzunza, Bob Davis Monroe, The Tourmaliners, Tori Roze and more!

 

New Cardiac Kidz single Ltd Edition Clear Vinyl

The Cardiac Kidz new single will be available in regular black vinyl and in a limited edition of 25 clear vinyl copies! Get 'em quick!

Coming Soon From Blindspot Records: Audrey Fair!

Coming Soon From Blindspot Records - Audrey Fair / "Make Your Dreams Come True" 

featuring The Eddies & Produced by Earle Mankey

New Cardiac Kidz Vinyl 7" Single!

Legendary punk group, The Cardiac Kidz will release a 7" vinyl single on Bart Mendoza's Blindspot Records label this July. "I Want" / "Baby" (Blindspot 160) will be out in late July!

Photo by Jim Ryan

San Diego Music Awards 2020

The San Diego Music Awards will host a live virtual edition online July 6 at 7 p.m.! Bonus! On July 11 at 8 p.m. it will be broadcast on San Diego's Fox-5 TV ! Here's this year's SDMA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Richard Livoni

New FYI in the June 2020 issue of the San Diego Troubadour

Bart Mendoza's FYI column returns in the June 2020 issue of the San Diego Troubadour:

"With Five Questions for Al Chan of The Rubinoos, a chat with Alicia Previn about her new book, reviews of Evening's Empire, Paff Booms and The Corner Laughers new album from Big Stir Records plus Strange Stage Stories from Van Bates, Kenny Metcalf as Elton, Kenny Metcalf, Johnny Vee and Lannie Flowers"

www.sandiegotroubadour.com

Music Scene SD - New Column Out Now!

The latest edition of Bart Mendoza's Music Scene SD column is out now. The column can be found in all print editions from the Local Umbrella family of newspapers, including:

Adams Avenue News / Bay Ho Connection / Bay Park Connection / Boulevard News / Carlsbad Seaside Courier / College Area News / Encinitas Seaside Courier / Hillcrest News / IB Connection / Kensington News / Ken Tal News / Mission Hills News / North Park News / Rolando News / Serra Mesa Connection / South Park News / Tierrasanta Connection

This month includes news about Ariel Levine, Jason Mraz, Sandollar, Whitney Shay, Melissa Alcazar, Wayne Riker, Johnny Vernazza, Ratt, Frank Zappa, Horsefeathers, The Mighty Pine, Josie Day, Bathwater Babies, P.O.D., Marie Haddad, Switchfoot, The Trebels, The Monroes and more!

New Guitar Pick

A new limited edition guitar pick has been issued

New Manual Scan Pin!

In advance of a new Manual Scan record, "Shooting Star," a new promo pin is out this week