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San Diego Music News • The San Diego Music Awards will unveil the 2022 nominees on February 15, with details on the show, performers and more, set to take place via Livestream. You can find info at www. sandiegomusicawards.com.
the first single from the band’s forthcoming album, Shotgun, due on 5/26. • A documentary about Justin Pearson, veteran of a string of combos such as Planet B, Dead Cross, Retox, The Locust, All Leather, Holy Molar, Head Wound City and Some Girls is in production, set to be titled, Don’t Fall in Love With Yourself.
• The 19th San Diego Beatles Fair, taking place on March 26 at Queen Bee’s in North Park, has added a Beatles Jazz Session (3 p.m.) starring the students of Gilbert Castellanos Young Lions
Conservatory. Headlined by 1960’s rocker Chris Montez (“Let’s Dance”), the event also recently added: The Revolution Band from Tjjuana and The 63eatles featuring former Baja Bugs drummer Nico Peters, as well as an outdoor vintage market and an acoustic campfire sing-a-long area
• Hector Penalosa (The Zeros / Flying Color) will soon be releasing his third solo album, My Beautiful Tragedy, via Sioux City, IA based label, Sioux Records
“Are You Sorry,” is out now, complete with a video directed by Emma Thomas. They’ll be at the Che Cafe on February 26. • Just out is a vintage digital album from 1980’s favorites, Laws of Motion. Adventures with Paradise (Live on 91X FM) was recorded by
• Blues singer Whitney Shay’s song “Just When I Thought I’d Seen It All” is featured in the new Hulu show, Pam & Tommy. The song is from her debut album, Soul Tonic.
• Dance fans won’t want to miss an evening of Cumbia music at the Quartyard on February 26. Noche de Cumbia will feature Latin rhythms from Los Sleepwalkers, La Diabla, Cumbia Machin & DJ Viejo Lowbo for a night of dance, arts, crafts and culture, outdoors under the stars. • Elvin Bishop’s hit Southern blues rock classic 1977 album, Raisin Hell, has been reissued in Japan as a limited-edition CD, complete with obi-strip. Recorded partially at downtown’s Civic Theatre on May 14, 1976, the album features lead guitar from North County’s Johnny Vernazza • Blink 182’s Mark Hoppus is amongst the guests on Avril Lavigne’s upcoming album, Love Sux • Psychedelic rockers, El Perro have a new single out, “Breaking Free,” out in advance of their forthcoming album, Hair of El Perro. The band is on a West Coast tour through February 20 • Congrats to iconic garage rockers, The Flamin’ Groovies, whose song “End of the World” was featured on Showtime’s program, Billions on February 6. The track features local drummer Victor Penalosa, who can be found during offstage hours behind the counter at Vinyl Junkies in South Park and has performed with a string of legendary bands including Los Dug Dugs, The Magic Christian and The Zeros • The Greyboy Allstars release their latest album, Get a Job: Music from the Original Broadcast Series Soul Dream, on April 1. The ten-track collection, recorded live in the studio, features a wide range of covers including songs by Gil Scott-Heron, The Beatles and Burt Bacharach, with the first single and video being a cover of Mary Jane Hooper’s “I’ve Got Reasons.” The band, featuring Karl Denson (saxophone, flute), Elgin Park (guitars), Aaron Redfield (drums), Chris Stillwell (bass) and Robert Walter (keys), is set for a 21-date tour, beginning March 9 in North Carolina and closing April 30 in New Orleans. No West Coast dates for this road trip. • The Inflorescence have signed to noted indie label, Kill Rock Stars. Their debut single, LOCAL NEWS | LocalUmbrellaNews.com
• Guitarist and 2017 SDMA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Wayne Riker is about to start work on his 15th solo album. “I’ll be at Studio West the first week of March,” he said. The album is set to be titled, “Alphabetical Blues Blast (Volume One)” by The Wayne Riker Gathering, and it will feature “classic blues covers alphabetically from A to M (13 tracks) with the band in the trio format of guitar, bass and drums (trio). There will be nine vocal tracks and four instrumentals, with an impressive list of singers taking part, including Shelle Blue, Laura Leigh Martin, Billy Watson, Janet Hammer, Deanna Haala, Debora Galan, Ron Houston, Chinyere Liz and Michele Lundeen
• Congratulations to Ocean Beach based Slightly Stoopid, whose 2005 single “Closer to
the band at 91X-FM’s then studio in Tijuana, Mexico on March 25, 1984, for the Adventures With Paradise program, hosted by Sal Paradise (Paul Sansone) and The Reverend (James Call of The Penetrators). The band featured Steve Dampier (vocals), Brian Williams (guitar), Scott Himelstein (guitar, keyboards), Matthew T Pray (bass), Robert Montoya (percussion, drums) and Marcos Fernandes (drums, percussion)
the Sun” was certified Gold on January 26. The award is given for sales of 500,000 copies • On March 17 The Sully Band will celebrate the release of their new album, Let’s Straighten
• Lexington Field co-founder Beau Gray has teamed up with illustrator Morgan Wagner to turn the band’s song, “The Lumberjack,” into a children’s book. Originally included on Lexington Field’s 2018 album, Dreamers, the band has recorded a new acoustic version to coincide with the upcoming book release. • South Bay trio Los Saints release their new single “Fouund You Somewhere,” on February 18. The misspelling is intentional. Look for a new EP soon, Welcome To Confusion. • Pacific Records has a number of new releases on its Spring 2022 roster. First up is Josh Rosenblum’s latest single “Just Right” (2/28). Two weeks later, Michael James Wheeler releases his Pacific debut on March 11. Additionally, look for Falling Doves to release “Skylark 69” on March 31. It’s /LocalUmbrellaMedia
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It Out!, with a special show at The Belly Up Tavern. The album, including a limited-edition purple vinyl edition, features performances from frontman / singer / guitarist Robert “Sully” Sullivan, singer Rebecca Jade, bassist James East, horn player Tripp Sprague and guitarist Anthony Cullins • A Swing Kids collection is on the way, Anthology, set to be pressed on pink vinyl. The album compiles all of the band’s releases on the Three One G label ADVERTISE | Press@LocalUmbrella.com