Beatles Fair 2024 T-shirts with True Stories!

 True Stories were among the bands included on this year's Beatles Fair t-shirts! 
                                               

The SceneSD: Soul Asylum Concert Preview

Bart Mendoza's latest for the SceneSD: A preview of Soul Asylum's upcoming House of Blues Concert in San Diego.
Read here: https://thescenesd.com/concert-scenesd/soul-asylum-returns-to-the-house-of-blues/

Bart Mendoza at NXNP 2016

 Bart Mendoza at North by North Park 2016, now known as San Diego Music Thing, moderating an industry panel including Len Paul (SOMA), Steve Poltz (The Rugburns), and Tim Mays (The Casbah)

Courtesy of Dan Chusid

The SceneSD: Music News with Gary Puckett, Queen, Ratt, Daniel Neilsen, Switchfoot, Daring Greatly, P.O.D., MohaviSoul and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for the SceneSD is a San Diego New Roundup with details on happenings from Gary Puckett, Queen, Ratt, Daniel Neilsen, Switchfoot, Daring Greatly, P.O.D., MohaviSoul. The Tourmaliners and more!
Read here: https://thescenesd.com/music-scenesd/san-diego-music-news-4 

The SceneSD: Paul Weller at the Magnolia

Bart Mendoza's latest for the SceneSD: A review of Paul Weller's September 25 concert at the Magnolia in El Cajon.
Read here: thescenesd.com/concert-scenesd/paul-weller-live-at-the-magnolia

The SceneSD: Top 5 Concerts with Hippies & Cowboys, The Zzymzzy Quartet, Pinback, Hallograss Cruise with The Loons and much more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for the SceneSD features Top 5 Concerts with Hippies & Cowboys at Navajo Live, The Zzymzzy Quartet at Lou Lou's, Hallograss Cruise with The Loons, Pinback at The Sound, Rocket From The Crypt at the House of Blues and more!
Read here: thescenesd.com/concert-scenesd/top-5-concerts-spotlight-concerts-3

The SceneSD: Blink 182 - Reissues, Platinum Records, A Memoir and Festival Dates

Bart Mendoza's latest for the SceneSD: All the latest news on Blink 182 - Reissues, Platinum Records, A Memoir and Tour.
Read here: thescenesd.com/music-scenesd/blink-182-reissues-platinum-records-amemoir-festival-dates/

The SceneSD: Fuzz Huzzi Meet & Greet!

Bart Mendoza's latest for The SceneSD: A preview of Fuzz Huzzi's upcoming Meet & Greet on October 5
Read here: thescenesd.com/concert-scenesd/fuzz-huzzi-meet-and-greet

The Shambles 1990's Flyers

 Assorted flyers featuring The Shambles, circa the mid 1990's

The SceneSD: Eric Clapton San Diego Concert Preview, New Album and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for The SceneSD is a preview of Etic Clapton's upcoming Pechanga Arena / San Diego Concert, plus details on his new album, Meanwhile, and his Encinitas based label, Surfdog Records.
Read here: thescenesd.com/concert-scenesd/eric-clapton-meanwhile-in-encinitas

Beach & Bay Press / La Jolla Village News: The Hoodoo Gurus, JP Soars, Jeff Berkley and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for the Beach and Bay Press / La Jolla Village News: Concert previews of Hoodoo Gurus at Humphreys Concerts by the bay, Jeff Berkley at the Athenaeum, JP Soars at Humphreys Backstage Live, Pacific Beachfest with Roots Covenant / Aswad, La Jolla Art & Wine Festival with Jonny Tarr, The Platinum Beat, Liquid Blue, San Diego Opera etc., and An All-Star Bud Powell Centennial Celebration at Baker Baum Hall with Gilbert Castellanos, Joshua White and more. Read here: https://sdnews.com/live-from-san-diego-music-on-the-coast-this-week-6

New Compilation Features Manual Scan, True Stories, The Tourmaliners and more!

Out on Tuesday, October 1! Pacific Records is releasing a special promotional compilation CD, Discover the Artists Making A Splash on Pacific Records, featuring 17 tracks from their current roster. This includes the title track from Manual Scan's Shooting Stars EP, and a song from True Stories upcoming release, She's Magic: "Can't Seem To Make You Mine," featuring Johnny Vernazza. These will be sent to radio and press, as well as being distributed at upcoming special events. Notably the compilation features guest appearances from guitarists Robby Krieger (The Doors) and Johnny Vernazza (Elvin Bishop), bassist Ron Blair (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers), and drummer Allen Aucoin (The Disco Biscuits). The albums artwork is by Micheal Buchmiller of Hand Carved Graphics.

01) Sandollar - "Up, Up"
02) The Moonjacks - "805"
03) Kela Sako - "Promise to Return"
04) Seth Loveless - "This Old Train (Revisited)"
05) Manual Scan - "Shooting Stars"
06) The Tourmaliners - "Voyage To Mars" (featuring Ron Blair)
07) Slack Key Ohana - "Coming Home" (featuring Kela Sako) 
08) Kristina Bennett - "Shakti" (featuring Allen Aucoin)
09) Shane Hall - "Wolves"
10) Izzy Delan - "Back of My Mind" (featuring Robby Krieger)
11) Jonny Tarr - "The Rules"
12) Cambrian Shores - "Something For You"
13) True Stories - "Can't Seem To Make You Mine" (featuring Johnny Vernazza)
14) Sean Witkin & Kela Sako - "Waiting"
15) Charlie Rae - "You Gotta Know When"
16) Coupe Dvlle - "Baby Please Don't Leave Me" (Live)
17) The Spice Pistols - "Allies"

                                        

The SceneSD: News from As I Lay Dying, Slack Key Ohana, The Naked I and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for the SceneSD features San Diego music news from the Zzymzzy Quartet, As I Lay Dying, The Naked I, The Tourmaliners, THe Byrds and more! 
Read here: thescenesd.com/music-scenesd/san-diego-music-news-3

The SceneSD: The Music Box Celebrates 9 Years!

Bart Mendoza's latest for the SceneSD includes a feature on the Music Box's 9th Anniversary Block party with Yachtley Crew, September 14.
Read here: thescenesd.com/concert-scenesd/music-box-anniversary/

The SceneSD: An Interview with Eric Sage on Tennis, Wayne's World, The Bay City Rollers and More!

Bart Mendoza's latest for the SceneSD includes an interview with Eric Sage on his Tennis Like A Rockstar webcast and much more!
Read here: thescenesd.com/music-scenesd/eric-sage-tennis-like-a-rockstar

Beach & Bay Press Concert Spotlights: Kansas, Tom Greisgraber, Private Domain, Josh White and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for the Beach and Bay Press / La Jolla Village News, includes concert previews of Tom Griesgraber at Acoustic Evenings / The Athenaeum, Josh White plays Sonny Rollins at dizzy's, Sounds of Sinatra at the La Jolla Community Center, Kansas at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay and Private Domain at Humphreys Backstage Live :-) Read here: sdnews.com/347473-2/

Local Umbrella Media: Beatles Far & The Music Box's 9th Anniversary with Yachtley Crew!

Bart Mendoza's latest for all Local Umbrella Media newspapers includes an overview of Beatles Fair 20 and The Music Box's 9th Anniversary with Yachtley Crew.
Read here: https://issuu.com/printandmailexperts/docs/205641_ver_6_east_countyde/21 

Local Umbrella Media Music News: Pierce the Veil, Sue Palmer, The Byrds and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for all Local Umbrella Newspapers, a San Diego Music News round up with Pierce the Veil, Sue Palmer, The Scottsville Squirrel Barkers, Slack Key Ohana and more.
Read here: https://issuu.com/printandmailexperts/docs/205641_ver_6_east_countyde/23

Local Umbrella Media: Paul Weller, Hoodoo Gurus, Johnny Vernazza, Gayle Skidmore and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for all Local Umbrella Newspapers, includes Top 5 Concerts with Paul Weller, The Hoodoo Gurus etc, A feature on Johnny Vernazza's fundraiser and San Diego Music Release News with Gayle Skidmore, Skyler Lutes and more
Read here: https://issuu.com/printandmailexperts/docs/205641_ver_6_east_countyde/22

True Stories Beatles Fair Set List!

True Stories played a 14-song set at Beatles Fair 20, which took place at Queen Bee's in North Park, San Diego. The band was joined for a Monty Python tinged first half closer, "Always Look On The Bright Side of Life," by Brian Witkin of Slack Key Ohana on ukulele and Kevin Ring of Manual Scan on vocals, dressed in full pirate gear: 
Read here: www.setlist.fm/setlist/true-stories/2024/queen-bees-san-diego-ca-4b525bd6.html

I'm the Urban Spaceman Hold My Hand I Must Be in Love Between Us Always Look on the Bright Side of Life

Jet
Handle With Care
It Don't Come Easy
I've Just Seen a Face
No Matter What
Carolina in My Mind
Dizzy
Atlantis
Eight Days a Week

The SceneSD: The Great Deadful Festival Returns!

Bart Mendoza's latest for the SceneSD is a preview of the Second Annual Great Deadful Festival, taking place in Julian on September 14
Read here: thescenesd.com/concert-scenesd/great-deadful-festival-returns-to-julian

The SceneSD: San Diego Beatles Fair 20

Bart Mendoza's latest for The Scene SD: A preview of this weekend's San Diego Beatles Fair - Just added: Hector Penalosa, Josh Weinstein and more! Read here: thescenesd.com/concert-scenesd/beatles-fair-20-th-anniversary/

Los Angeles Times May 20, 1992: The Groove Festival

Here is an interview with Bart Mendoza by John D'Agostino from the Los Angeles Times May 20, 1992 edition. It details The Groove Festival, which took place at the Better Worlde Galleria in Mission Hills / San Diego in May 1992. Bands featured include The Hoods, aMiniature, The Odd Numbers, The Shambles and others.          

                                            

The SceneSD: Top 5 Concert Spotlights, Paul Weller, The Hoodoo Gurus, Muireann Bradley, Rebirth Brass Band etc.

Bart Mendoza's latest for The Scene SD includes September Concert Spotlights: The Hoodoo Gurus, Paul Weller, Mission Bayfest 2024 with Cypress Hill and Tribal Seeds etc., St. Michael's Jazz Fest 2024 with the Rebirth Brass Band and Steph Johnson etc., and a special Muireann Bradley / Gregory Page / Skelpin performance.
Read here: thescenesd.com/music-scenesd/top-5-concerts-spotlight-concerts-2

The SceneSD: September New Music Report From San Diego with Gayle Skidmore, The Naked I, Skyler Lutes and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for The SceneSD includes new release news for San Diego related artists, including Skyler Lutes, The Naked I and Gayle Skidmore.
Read here: thescenesd.com/music-scenesd/san-diego-music-release-news-3/

2024 September Festival Spotlight: Beatles Fair, Adams Avenue Street Fair, Great Deadful Festival and the Music Box 9th Anniversary Block Party!

Bart Mendoza's latest for the San Diego Troubadour: A look at some of September's big events, including the Music Box's 9th Anniversary Street Party with Yachtley Crew, The Great Deadful Festival, the Adams Avenue Street Fair and San Diego Beatles Fair, with quotes from Nathan Raney, Alicia Previn, John Roy (Smoke + Mirrors Sound System), Tatiana Mac (Poisonheart A.C.), Larry Teves (Chickenbone Slim & The Biscuits), Lisa Domkat (Manzanita Blues) and Mark Delguidice (Harpco) Read here: https://sandiegotroubadour.com/27000-2

New Concert Spotlights: Ringo Starr, Patrick Yandall, Rebecca Jade, Sandollar and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for the Beach and Bay Press / La Jolla Village News, includes spotlights on Ringo Starr's All Starr-Band at Humphreys Concerts by the bay, Patrick Yandall & Rebecca Jade at Humphreys Backstage Live, Sandollar at the 710 Beach Club, The Gand Band at the Living Room, Semisi Ma’U at the La Jolla Community Center and Acoustic Evenings at the Athenaeum featuring Wax, Jesus Gonzalez and Rob Deez. Read here: sdnews.com/346798-2

The SceneSD: R.I.P. Soul Legend Jesse Davis

The SceneSD has published Bart Mendoza's obituary for San Diego soul singer Jesse Davis. 
Read here: thescenesd.com/music-scenesd/r-i-p-soul-legend-jesse-davis
Below is a photo by Vania Zamora taken just prior to the Museum of Music show referenced in the article

L-R: Jason Hanna, Normandie Wilson, David Fleminger, Jesse Davis, Greg Smith,

Bart Mendoza, Lee Smith

The Eddies, Audrey Fair, Sandy Lee & The Bee, cover Manual Scan

• Los Angeles based band, The Eddies, have recorded backing for three songs originally recorded by Manual Scan / The Shambles. Vocals will be by a different artist on each track. The Eddies themselves will release a version of “Confidence and Love,” while Chicago based singer Audrey Fair will perform the song, “Blindspot” and Orange County’s Sandy Lee and the Bee will record an updated version of “Anymore.” The sessions have been produced by Fernando Perdomo. An early version of "Anymore" with the Eddies guide vocals, debuted on Rodney Bingenheimer's Underground Garage program, episode 371.
  
  
  
  

True Stories at Beatles Fair on September 7

 True Stories will perform at the 20th San Diego Beatles Fair on September 7
                                              

True Stories at IPO 2024

 True Stories at International Pop Overthrow on August 17 at The Black Cat Bar

True Stories at the Black Cat Bar for International Pop Overthrow

On August 17 True Stories played a five-song set at the International Pop Overthrow Festival, held at the Black Cat Bar, on a bill that included Mess of Fun, Hawk Foxman, Cat 22, Rick Kingo & The Cherry Fez, and Super Buffet. Here's what was played:
www.setlist.fm/setlist/true-stories/2024/black-cat-bar-san-diego-ca-73554e3d.html

Concert Spotlights: Johnny Vernazza, The Little Mermen, The English Beat, Adama Bilorou and more!

Bart Mendoza's latest for the Beach and Bay Press / La Jolla Village News, includes concert previews on: Johnny Vernazza's Fundraiser at Humphreys Backstage Live, The Little Mermen at the Epstein Family Amphitheater, California Dreamin' with Conrad Tao at Baker Baum Hall, The Platinum Beat at Kate Sessions Park, Adama Bilorou at dizzy's - where the music matters most, and Lost 80's Live at Humphreys Concerts by the bay with The English Beat, The Vapors, Missing Persons, A Flock of Seagulls, Wang Chung, Musical Youth and more Read here: sdnews.com/live-from-san-diego-music-on-the-coast-this-week-5

The SceneSD: Pierce the Veil Scores Gold and Platinum!

Bart Mendoza's latest for the The Scene SD: Details on Pierce The Veil's amazing 5 Gold and Platinum awards in two months + tour dates and a Radiohead cover Read here: thescenesd.com/music-scenesd/pierce-the-veil-scores-gold-and-platinum-riaa-awards

IPO 2024 with Jeremy Morris

 Bart Mendoza looks on as the Jeremy Morris band plays at The Redwood Bar, IPO 2024 
                                       

Photo by Eileen Tisch