San Diego Music News

Blues fans won’t want to miss the Blues Youth Summer Camp Fundraiser at Tio Leo’s on July 29. Hosted by Michele Lundeen , guests include Robin Henkel , Jimmy Woodard , Jerry DeMink , the Bayou Brothers , Benji Davis & The Honeycats and more.

Rob Shinno said. Performing alongside Shinno will be vocalists Don Bowman and Janet Hammer , and the Hemisphere horn section, Paul Seaforth and Chris Klich . The parade route starts at University and Normal Street in Hillcrest, and ends in Balboa Park.

New rock / hip hop artist, anonSoul drops an album, The End Of Pisces, on July 28. The album includes contributions from guitarist John January , drummer Ilan Rubin (Nine Inch Nails), pianist AJ DeGrasse on piano, and vocalists Jessica Severns and Bennett, with production from Joe Marlett

Lady Psychiatrist’s Booth is releasing a new album, Four Research Porpoises Only , on July 27, with a listening party set for that date at the Ramona Ranch Winery. “It’s a concept album. We have dialogue included but we might wait to release that a couple months down the road,” said the band’s Ashley E. Norton . In addition to Norton, Lady Psychiatrist’s Booth includes Amanda Albini (drums), Marcia Claire (bass) and Stephanie Groot (violin). The album was recorded in Nashville, and was produced by Johnny Garcia, best known as guitarist for Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood. There is also a notable guest in Laura Hall, from TV’s Who’s Line Is It Anyway , who contributes accordion and piano. As for the concept? “Four female patients in the 1950’s are admitted into a psychiatry hospital after their husbands leave them for various reasons under a study ‘for research purposes only,’ in order to discover ‘why he’s gone.’ Through song, each patient explains to the doctor their stories.” Norton is looking forward to the release event. “I’m proud that we took the songs we’ve been arranging and performing live for months and captured them in the studio in an organic way

Farmers ) will be a special guest when Chest Fever stages a recreation of The Band’s Last Waltz, at The Belly Up Tavern.

Guitarist Pat Beers ( The Schizophonics ) will host his first ever art show on August 19 at Warshaw Provisions in South Park. A live performance from Creepxotica will soundtrack the event.

Hawaiian themed group, Slack Key Ohana , has been recording at Dave Grohl’s Studio 606, with the results due for release this fall.

Cumbia / Rockabilly favorites The Sleepwalkers have a lineup change! Longtime drummer Bob Osuna has left and has been replaced by Perry Purdy. The band is currently working on a new 7” Vinyl EP at Earthling Studios.

Also at Earthling Studios is new all-star combo, The Psychlops , featuring frontman Jeffery Paul Lynn ( Full Moon Fever ), bassist Andy Rasmussen (Bomboras, etc.), guitarist Chris Bearden , keyboardist Newmar Brostulim and drummer Tommy Rodriguez ( Cardiac Kidz , etc.). “This will be all original songs written by me,” Lynn said. “We are going for a full LP. I believe it will be a self-titled release, although I’m tossing around the title “Here Come The Psychlops”, but we’ll see.”

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On Saturday, July 29, VISION: A Center For Spiritual Living will host “ Peter Bolland —Songs and Stories,” a look back over the singer-songwriter’s 40year career, which includes a stint as frontman for acclaimed Americana group, The Coyote Problem.

Singer Nisha Catron ( Calamity ) is featured in the new horror film, Séance Games – Metaxu , starring Eric Roberts and directed by Tane McClure. An actual game is being released to co-inside with the movie.

Jack Habegger ’s new band, Celebrity Telethon, has just released “End Over End,” the first single and video from their debut album. Making it extra collectible, iconic comics artist Mary Fleener has provided the cover art for the picture sleeve. Meanwhile, Jack’s father, Mark Habegger has directed a video for the song. The full album, The Knockout Game, is due out on August 25.

On July 15, Hemisphere will be performing at the San Diego Pride Parade. “We will be performing on a float with the largest sound system to ever hit San Diego Pride,” guitarist that represents our sound,” she said. “There’s not a whole lot extra in the musicality aside from a few extra bells, whistles and harmony. I feel like we took chances on unique expressions of art with a deep message about women in music...and comedy. We can’t take ourselves too seriously when we’re wearing dolphin heads on our album cover.”

Mod / Powerpop combo Manual Scan will top the bill at Secret Society Scooter Club’s 40th Anniversary event at The Casbah on September 2. The show will double as the CD release show for their new EP, Shooting Stars . 16 Again and The Others will open the night.

New band alert! Medium High is a new quartet featuring Trev Stickman , Robert Garbowski , Chuck Roberts and Cathryn Beeks

The new Kelsey Grammer film, Jesus Revolution , includes the duo, Chuck & Mary’s 1968 recording of the song, “Babe Can You See.” The “Chuck” in question is none other than Chuck Perrin , best known as the man behind iconic local jazz club, Dizzy’s.

On November 26, guitarist Jerry Raney ( The

Ugly Things Magazine is celebrating their 40 th Anniversary with a wild weekend of events, August 25 – 27 at The Casbah , featuring The Loons , The Nashville Ramblers , The Wylde Gooms, A Gabor Szabo tribute and more, but first up is the release of issue #63, which features a PJ Proby cover story.

Ska/ reggae favorites Unsteady have a new split 12” colored vinyl single out now on Escape Hatch Records. The band teams up with King Roostah and Wise Owl contributing ska and dub versions of Berlin’s classic “Take My Breath Away,” and Unsteady doing the same with a version of The Psychedelic Furs “Love My Way.”

Unwritten Law heads out on an Australian Tour opening August 3 in the Gold Coast, Queensland and wrapping up August 27 in Scarborough.

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