True Stories will perform at International Pop Overthrow on July 9at the Black Cat Bar. The band will feature an all-star lineup including Bart Mendoza, Mark DeCerbo, Scott Mathiasen, Greg Smith, Alicia Previn and Billy Tisch. meanwhile, the lineup features Hector Penalosa, Tamar Berk, Swive, Night Swims and Casino Spanish Eyes.
"Pacific Records is proud to announce a new version of rock classic
“Don’t Fear The Reaper,” the first in a series of singles produced by
Sppike Mike Muellenberg and executive produced by label CEO, Brian
Witkin, under the Music’s Future banner, as a fundraiser for the San
Diego Music Foundation’s Guitars In School Program. The collaborative
effort includes Mike Watt (Minutemen / firehose / The Stooges), Mike
Reiter (27 Various / The Dig), Doug Walker (The Dwarves / The Spice
Pistols), Bart Mendoza (Manual Scan / The Shambles), Anna Zinova
(Pinkeye), Nick Aguilar (Slaughterhouse), Robbie Allen and Will Lerner
(Shake Before Us / Strawberry Moons), with studio production by Jeff
Berkley."
Bart Mendoza has an article in the current edition of the San Diego Reader, about changes at the long running 91X-FM radio program, Loudspeaker and DJ Tim Pyles upcoming projects.
Read here: www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2022/jun/24/dj-tim-pyles-quits-91x-fm
The latest edition of Music Scene SD is on newsstands now! June 2022 includes:
It's a Pacific Records Summer! A conversation with label CEO Brian Witkin and new releases from Jonny Tarr, The Spice Pistols, The Moonjacks, Slack Key Ohana (on this month's cover!), Falling Doves and more.
Read here: https://issuu.com/APacificRecordsSummer
An article on Rock and Roll San Diego's expansion with Steven Tyler (Aerosmith), Mark Langford, Shannon Woods (Evening's Empire) and DeadRise, plus Five Recommended shows, including Sprung Monkey / Change Today / Spice Pistols at Queen Bee's Art & Cultural Center, California Guitar Trio with Tom Griesgraber at The Ritz Theater - Escondido, Stacy Antonel at the Soda Bar, Ira B. Liss Big Band at The Ritz Theater - Escondido, and El Vez at the Casbah San Diego
Read here: https://issuu.com/RNRSD+Top5June2022
A San Diego music news round up with: Cleopatra Records spotlights on new releases from Unwritten Law, Jim Croce (a rarities collection), Iron Butterfly (live albums), Stephen Pearcy (of Ratt), Buck-O-Nine (at Earthling Studios) and Tony Hawk (covers The Jam!), plus Jason Mraz, Rob Thorsen, Riston Diggs, MohaviSoul, Tom Griesgraber, The Surfaris, The Tourmaliners, Hector Penalosa / The Avengers, Switchfoot, David Robles / Diana Death, Spice Pistols / Scott Shaw, Crocodiles, Chambers with Katie Ladubz and Jason Nichols, Nights Like Thieves, Wonderfront Festival with Daring Greatly / Hirie, IPO with Tamar Berk, Outlaw Cruise with the Beat Farmers, new singles / videos and lots more!
Read here: https://issuu.com/SanDiegoMusicNewsJune2022
An interview with Baron Lunbeck of Sandollar and a conversation with Scott Samuels of Oasiz
Read here: https://issuu.com/SandollarOasiz
Music Scene SD runs in numerous Local Umbrella Media Newspapers, including the North Park Connector here's this month's cover featuring Pacific Records group, Slack Key Ohana:
Bart Mendoza has penned the program for the 42nd Annual Ocean Beach Street Fair, taking place June 25, including an
overview of the event, plus write-ups on the Chili Cook-Off, the Kids
Zone, parking, Artists Alley, a music overview and more. Also
spotlights on the performers including Sandollar, The Dave Gilbert Band, The Carlos Rock Experience and Falling Doves. The print version, with lots of photos, is available via the Peninsula Beacon.
Read Here: sdnews.com/ocean-beach-street-fair-chili-cook-off-returns-for-its-42nd-year
SNAP! Records (Madrid, Spain) has released a new compilation, Here Comes the Summer 2022, highlighting upcoming releases coming soon from the label. FUNLP-052, title tba, will be a collection of True Stories rarities and outtakes, highlighted here by the original version of "Can't Seem To Make You Mine," which featured multiple San Diego Music Award winner, Ed Kornhauser on Hammond organ. Other bands included on the compilation are The Speedways, Brighton 64, Kamenbert, Pointed Sticks and more.
Listen here: snaprecordsspain./true-stories-cant-seem-to-make-you-mine
After a two year gap, Bart Mendoza returns as columnist for SDNews.com, with the latest feature in the Beach and Bay Press / La Jolla Village News out now! Concert spotlights include Gustavo Romero at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, Fred Benedetti plays the music of Paul McCartney at Dizzy's, Lady Dottie and the Diamonds at Beaumont's Eatery, Howard Jones at Humphreys Concerts by the bay, The J Riley Cain Jazz Trio at the La Jolla Community Center and Mark Langford at Pechanga Arena's Artois Lounge. Read here: sdnews.com/live-from-san-diego-music-performances-this-week-
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Bart Mendoza with Chris Leyva (Falling Doves) and Michael S Page (Iggy Pop)
Manual Scan is working on an EP of new songs for release later this year! More details tba
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
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
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/
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 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.
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! 
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
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
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
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
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
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, MartÃn 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
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
Bart Mendoza with other musicians, a DJ, a weatherman, an author and an actor
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.
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/
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
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
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."
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
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 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
