Radio 3 / Spain Plays "Sunny"

Spanish radio program El Sotano, airing on Radio 3, played "Sunny" on May 20, alongside tracks by Los Straightjackets, Blues Ash, Robyn Hitchcock and more.
Listen here: www.radio-espana.es/el-sotano

Music Scene SD May 2022 w/ Josh Rosenblum, Joel Kmak, SoFar Sounds, Cult Muzic Media, Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra, Rory Gallagher and more!

The latest edition of Bart Mendoza's Music Scene SD is out now, available in all newspapers published by Local Umbrella Media, online and on newsstands, including at Rock and Roll San Diego:

San Diego Music News: Angels and Airwaves, Ryan Valenzuela, Mark Langford / Andrea Bocelli, Slack Key Ohana, Alicia Previn / Side Traxx, David Peck / Reelin' In The Years, Wayne Riker, Blink 182, Cardiac Kidz / Jim Ryan, Rory Gallagher, Iration, Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra / Unsteady, Baby Bushka, The Schizophonics, Tori Roze & The Hot Mess and more
Read here: https://issuu.com/San Diego Music News May 2022

A conversation with singer-songwriter Josh Rosenblum about his new album, Green Eyed
Read here:https://issuu.com/Josh Rosenblum May 2022

A look at the Sofar Sounds concert series with Tori Roze + a spotlight on Lou Lollio
Read here: https://issuu.com/sofarsounds Lou Lollio May 2022

A chat with Joel Kmak of The Farmers +  Top 5 Recommended Shows including The Spice Pistols Modern English etc + A round of news from Cult Muzic Media including Kate LaDubz, Blush and the San Diablo All-Stars
Read here: https://issuu.com/Joel Kmak Cult Muzic Top 5 May 2022

Reader feature on 1970s and 1980s Video includes Manual Scan

A feature in the San Diego Reader by Jay Allen Sanford about long lost music video being posted on Youtube, includes info on Manual Scan.
Read here: www.sandiegoreader.com/vintage-local-concert-acrive-surfacing-online/

Manual Scan on 91X-FM Sunday May 22

Bart Mendoza and Kevin Ring of Manual Scan will be interviewed on 91X-FM's Loudspeaker program on Sunday May 22. The show is on from 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Listen here: www.91x.com/listen

Los Fantasmas! Diana Death, Bart Mendoza, Vino Martinez, Carl Mendez - December 2016

Los Fantasmas only played one gig, on December 21, 2016 at The Casbah. Featuring Diana Death (lead vocals, guitar), Bart Mendoza (lead vocals, guitar), Vino Martinez (bass) and Carl Mendez (drums), the band played obscure '60's cover in Spanish with an all Chicano lineup. The latter two are the rhythm section of acclaimed combo, The Bassics. These recently discovered photos are the only ones to surface to date.

International Pop Overthrow! True Stories returns!

On July 8-9, International Pop Overthrow returns to San Diego! Night two, Saturday, July 9 includes True Stories (9:45 p.m.) on a bill that features Hector Penalosa, Tamar Berk, Swive, Night Swims and Casino Spanish Eyes. With Dave locked away in the studio, for this show True Stories will include Bart Mendoza, Scott Mathiasen, Mark DeCerbo, Billy Tisch, Alicia Previn +. More details soon!

91X Loudspeaker / Manual Scan

You can listen to the April 24 2022 edition of 91X-FM's Loudspeaker program here. The show features a block of scene classics by Manual Scan ("Come See Me"), The Penetrators, The Trebels and more, plus Tamar Berk, The Inflorescence, Avenue Army and more. On May 8, the program played Manual Scan's version of "The Real Me" - look for an in the studio 91X Loudspeaker appearance from Manual Scan soon
www.91x.com/loudspeaker/loudspeaker-on-demand-4-24-2022

The Shambles 1997 San Diego Music Awards Performance

From the Official San Diego Music Awards website, The Shambles perform "(She's Used to Playing With) Fire," live on October 26, 1997 at that year's awards ceremony, held at San Diego State University's Montezuma Hall. The band was nominated that year for thier album, Clouds All Day and was introduced by legendary DJ, Jim McInnes.

www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-shambles/1997/montezuma-hall-san-diego

Manual Scan 91X-FM Airplay

On April 24, 91X-FM Program Loudspeaker played Manual Scan's "Come See Me" in a set that also included vintage tracks from the Dragons, The Puppies, The Trebles and The Incredible Moses Leroy
Playlist: www.91x.com/loudspeaker-playlist-4-24-2022

True Stories Earth Fair Set List

On sunday April 24, True Stories played a six song set at San Diego's Earth Fair in Balboa Park. With David Fleminger studio bound, the band this time out included Bart Mendoza, Scott Mathiasen, Mark DeCerbo, Tommy Rodriguez and Alicia Previn. The band was part of a lineup on the Moon Stage that included Dave Preston & The Grownups, Baird and Silva, The Hurrikaynes, Sara Petite, Sometimes Julie, Donna Larsen and Messengers, and Marie Haddad.

1) In Your Arms
2) You Still Take My Breath Away
3) Problems of Her Own
4) She's Magic
5) Clouds All Day
6) You're Gonna Miss Me

www.setlist.fm/setlist/true-stories/2022/balboa-park-san-diego-ca

True Stories live at Earth Fair 2022 Balboa Park Sunday April 24

On Sunday, April 24 True Stories will perform a set at this year's San Diego Earth Fair, the largest free annual environmental fair in the world. The band will perform on the Moonstage, located at President's Way and Park Boulevard. With Dave busy in the studio finishing up the band new album, for this show True Stories will feature Bart Mendoza, Scott Mathiasen (Shifty Eyed Dogs), Mark DeCerbo (Four Eyes), Tommy Rodriguez (Action Andy & The Haunted Honky Tonkers) and Alicia Previn

10:15 Dave Preston & The Grownups

11:05 Marie Haddad

11:55 The Hurricaynes

12:45 Donna Larsen and Messengers

1:35 Sara Petite

2:25 True Stories

3:15 Sometimes Julie

4:05 Baird and Silva

Bart Mendoza's Music Scene SD April with Jazz trombonist Dave Scott, Producer Alan Sanderson, Shauna Aguirre, SDMA's, Donna Larsen and more!

The April 2022 edition of Bart Mendoza's Music Scene SD is out and includes:

A chat with jazz trombonist Dave Scott on his post KUSI-TV music career and Part One of a  conversation with Grammy winning producer Alan Sanderson / Pacific Beat Recording about his latest works and projects
Read here: https://issuu.com/Dave Scott / Alan Sanderson Pt 1

Part Two of the Alan Sanderson / Pacific Beat Recording interview and a feature on Shauna Aguirre of Humphreys Backstage Live  
Read here: https://issuu.com/Alan Sanderson Pt 2 / Shauna Aguirre 

A spotlight on the 2022 San Diego Music Awards (Rebecca Jade, Jesse Davis pictured) an interview with Donna Larsen about Balboa Park's EarthFair / Moonstage (Sara Alexandra Petite, Sometimes Julie pictured) and a Top 5 Shows list with Daring Greatly at Navajo Live, All Fired Up/A Pat Benatar Tribute Band, Wildchild and more
Read here: https://issuu.com/Earth Fair with Donna Larsen / Top 5 / San Diego Music Awards

The latest San Diego related music news with: Stacy Antonel, Baby Bushka, Switchfoot, Colin Clyne, Martín Martiarena, Spice Pistols / Doug Walker, Adam Lambert / Queen, The Schizophonics / Pat Beers, The Inflorescence, Patrick Yandall, Jason Hanna, Tori Roze, Gregory Page,  Karl Denson's Tiny Universe / The Rolling Stones, Pierce The Veil, Earthless, Greg Douglass, Jim Ryan, Parade of Horribles, Jason Mraz, Black Hesher, Jefferson Jay, The Mission Bay High Preservationist Jazz Band with JP Balmat, Matt Cameron / 3rd Secret, Thea the Band and more + new single, album and video releases.
Read here: https://issuu.com/San Diego Music News April 2022

April 18 KUSI-TV Pre-SDMA Interview

On April 18 Bart Mendoza was interviewed at Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay for KUSI-TV alongside Kevin Hellman, about the San Diego Music Awards. He took part in two segments in the 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. broadcasts
Photos by Michelle Palermo

Photo Album #11: With Other Musicians #5 - Jon King (Gang of 4), Paul Williams, Jason Scheff, Johnny Whitaker, Denny Laine, Todd Borsch etc

 Bart Mendoza with other musicians, a DJ, a weatherman, an author and an actor

Jon King / Gang of Four with Bart Mendoza

Tim Pyles / 91X-FM, Bart Mendoza, Dave Scott (KUSI-TV)

Bart Mendoza and Todd Borsch / The Ringles

Johnny Whitaker (Family Affair, Sigmund & The Sea Monsters) with Bart Mendoza

Steve Thorn, Alma Rodriguez, Denny Laine, Bart Mendoza, Carmen Salmon

Bart Mendoza and Dave Humphries at the San Diego County Fair

Bart Mendoza and Mark DeCerbo (Four Eyes) at Mark's 60th

Alexander and Paul Williams with Bart Mendoza

David Bash, Jeff Murphy (Shoes) and Bart Mendoza at Bogarts in Long Beach

Bart Mendoza, Jason Scheff (Chicago) and Greg Vaughn

Beatles Fair 2022 Schedule!

Here's the schedule for this weekend's San Diego Beatles Fair! Co- hosted by Bart Mendoza, he'll also play a set with True Stories at 7 p.m.

91X Loudspeaker March 20

Bart Mendoza will be a guest on the 91X Loudspeaker program with host Tim Pyles Sunday March 20 at 7 p.m. Listen in - he will be giving away pairs of Beatles Fair tickets! www.91x.com/dj/loudspeaker/
 

A Look At The Young Idea: A Tribute to Squire

Hi-Lo Records blog has two great posts about the 2007 compilation The Young Idea: A Tribute to Squire, including comments and a photo about The Shambles. Part 1 reproduces Bart Mendoza's liner notes for the album

Read here Part 1: www.hilorecords.co.uk/the-young-idea-a-pop-tribute-to-anthony-meynell-squire-part-1
Read here Part 2: www.hilorecords.co.uk/the-young-idea-a-pop-tribute-to-anthony-meynell-squire-part-2

New! Bart Mendoza's Music Scene SD with EXTC, Chris Montez, San Diego Music Awards, Beatles Fair and more!

Bart Mendoza latest edition of Music Scene SD is out now! - Available in all Local Umbrella Newspapers, the March edition includes:

An interview with Terry Chambers (of XTC) and EXTC
Read here: issuu.com/EXTC/18

An interview with Tamar Berk + The San Diego Music Awards with Dave Preston, Patrick Yandall, Sande Lollis (Enter the Blue Sky), Brian Witkin (Slack Key Ohana) and Jerry Raney (The Farmers)
Read here:  issuu.com/TamarBerkSDMA/19   

A look at this year's San Diego Music Awards Showcases + San Diego Beatles Fair with Chris Leyva (Falling Doves), John Leo, Courtney McKenna + A Conversation with Chris Montez
Read here: issuu.com/SDMAShowcaseChrisMontez/20

San Diego Music News March 2022 with The Tourmaliners, Falling Doves (Christopher Leyva), Ratt, Audrey Callahan, King Whisker, Alicia Previn & Dave Wakeling, Switchfoot, Jewel, Gilbert Castellanos, Funhouse with Mark DeCerbo and John Chatfield, Barney Kessel, King Taylor Project, Smash Mouth / Zachary Goode, Chloe Lou & The Liddells, Durell Anthony, The Album Leaf, Angels & Airwaves, The Nephews & A Niece, Ron Houston, Daring Greatly, Sister Speak and more
Read here: issuu.com//docs/SDMusicNewsMarch2022/21

2014 True Stories Live at the Lafayette Hotel with David Fleminger, Mark DeCerbo and Danny Cress

 A classic True Stories video by Joe Stevens,
featuring Bart Mendoza, David Fleminger, Mark DeCerbo and Danny Cress
at the historic Lafayette Hotel / San Diego in 2014.
The band performs an original song, "Hearts On Sleeve."

 

Rock and Roll San Diego / SDMA Post

 A recent post from Rock and Roll San Diego!

Bart Mendoza / San Diego Troubadour: New Articles On Jimmy & Joe Liggins, Beatles Fair 2022

The March edition of the San Diego Troubadour has two articles penned by Bart Mendoza:

Band of Brothers: The story of 1950's R&B legends Jimmy and Joe Liggins, amongst the first chart hitmakers from San Diego.
Read here: sandiegotroubadour.com/band-of-brothers-the-liggins-brothers

Beatles Fair 2022: A look at this year's performers and activities, including Chris Montez, Falling Doves and the 63eatles
Read here: sandiegotroubadour.com/beatles-fair-returns-to-queen-bees

Vote Every Day Through March 15! Bart Mendoza SDMA Nomination

Voting is open for the 31st Annual San Diego Music Awards through March 15 and Bart Mendoza is a nominee this year!  Below is an ad from Pacific Records. You can vote once a day for your favorite San Diego performers, with the event raising funds for the San Diego Music Foundation and the Guitars for Schools Program - The show itself will be April 19 at Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay - see you there! :-) More details and you can vote here: www.sandiegomusicawards.com

Manual Scan Airplay and Reviews

Manual Scan has shown up in a few spots online and on air recently:

Legendary music magazine Maximum RocknRoll (#465) has a great review of Manual Scan's Plan of Action EP  reissue (SNAP! Records) by Dana Katharine: "Upbeat, unpretentious, and delightfully catchy, every song on here is a winner."
Read here: maximumrocknroll.com/reviews

91X-FM's Loudspeaker program, hosted by Tim Pyles and Lou Niles, played Manual Scan's version of "Come See Me" on February 20.
The playlist is here: www.91x.com/loudspeaker/loudspeaker-playlist-2-20-2022

Boys About Town was a short lived band  that essentially played one live gig in San Diego and one radio show in San Francisco, notable for it's core of Ed Ball (The Times, Television Personalities, O-Level), Paul Bevoir (The Jetset, Small Town Parade) and Simon Smith (Merton Parkas, Mood Six, Wedding Present) with Anthony Meynell (Squire) at the radio show and Manual Scan's Bart Mendoza at the live gig. Here is a three part blog from Anthony Meynell about Boys About Town, primarily about the KUSF radio session, but photos included feature Bart with the band at the concert and Manual Scan backing Anthony Meynell at an earlier gig
Read Here: Part 1 www.hilorecords.co.uk/blogs/new-blog-post/boys-about-town-the-ultimate-supergroup
Read Here: Part 2 www.hilorecords.co.uk/blogs/new-blog-post/boys-about-town-part-2
Read Here: Part 3 https://www.hilorecords.co.uk/blogs/new-blog-post/boys-about-town-finale

Discovered! 1980's Manual Scan Cassette Compilations!

A pair of rare 1980's vintage cassette compilations, featuring Manual Scan, recently surfaced on Discogs, both on the Cottage Tapes label in England

No Dress Restrictions: (June 1989) featured a live version of "You're No Good"
The Beat Goes On: featured "Tonite" - this is actually an early demo from Manual Scan precursor, The Pedestrians

www.discogs.com/artist/1220921-Manual-Scan

Pacific Records Demo Session

Bart Mendoza spent the afternoon of February 22 at Pacific Records, cutting three acoustic guitar & vocal demos. The session was produced by label CEO Brian Witkin, with Billy Tisch (True Stories, The Footloose Band) contributing clarinet to the third track:

1) Glass (Mendoza / Castillo)
2) Bad To Me (Lennon/McCartney)
3) The Same Palm Trees (Mendoza / Castillo)

Vote for Bart Mendoza's 66/68 in the 2022 San Diego Music Awards!

Voting is now open for the 2022 San Diego Music Awards! Bart Mendoza is nominated for his new release, 66/68, in the category of "Best Pop Album" (Category #13). Anyone, from anywhere can vote, once a day! It's free and just takes a few minutes. The ballot is multiple choice and you don't have to fill out all categories, though there are a lot of great artists to choose from! Please spread the word!
Vote here: https://dosd.com/p/sandiegomusicawards

31st Annual San Diego Music Awards / April 19

The 31st Annual San Diego Music Awards takes place April 19th at Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay and will be televised in May, details tba.

Music Scene SD - February 2022 with The Surfaris Bob Berryhill, Sluka, Jeff Berkley, Hemisphere and more

The latest edition of Bart Mendoza's Music Scene SD is out now, in all Local Umbrella Media Newspapers:

An interview with Bob Berryhill of legendary hitmakers, The Surfaris.
Read here: issuu.com/TheSurfaris

A San Diego news roundup with info on The Inflorescence, Blink 182, Laws of Motion, Wayne Riker, Swing Kids, Slightly Stoopid, Whitney Shay, Hector Penalosa, The Greyboy Allstars, Lexington Field, Johnny Vernazza / Elvin Bishop, Victor Penalosa / Flamin' Groovies, Los Saints, The Sully Band and more. Read here: issuu.com/SanDiegoMusicNewsFebruary2022

An interview with progressive pop rocker Sluka + Jeff Berkley talks about his new studio.
Read here: issuu.com/Sluka+Jeff Berkley

An interview with Rob Shinno of award winning band, Hemisphere.
Read here: issuu.com/hemisphere