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San Diego Music News VOLUME 6 | ISSUE 6 | June, 2021
• The San Diego Music Awards take place on August 24, on the outdoor stage at Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay. Attendance is open to the public, with performers set to include Cindy Lee Berryhill, Electric Mud,
• The Ghost Jazz Trio is in the studio working on thier upcoming album, On the Level. Set for release this summer, the album features 12 original songs composed by James Morgan and joined on the album by Nathan Brown on bass and Jack Nathan on drums. • Glass Spells latest (title tbd) drops August 14 with an CD release show at the Soda Bar, • Former Gravedigger V / Morlocks frontman Leighton Koizumi has a new album, Power Hits, out on August 1. Backed by Italian garage rockers Tito And The Brainsuckers, Koizuma tackles twenty four classics originally by the likes of The Flamin’s Groovies, The Moving Sidewalks and unlikely as it may be, Gordon Lightfoot. • A new super group debuts June 18 at the Full Circle Saloon: Keneally, Grano, Nash & Lee features guitarist Mike Keneally (Frank Zappa / Andy Partridge), drummer Larry Grano (The Steely Damned / Four Eyes), bassist Rick Nash (Soul Persuaders / Eve Selis) and guitarist Roni Lee (Venus & The Razorblades). Keneally next heads out on a U.S. tour with The Zappa Band from August 5 through September 11, opening for King Crimson
tured frontman Ray Brandes, guitarist Carl Rusk, bassist Mark Zadarnowski, keyboardist Bill Calhoun and drummer David Klowden, it’s members would go on to such key bands as The Tell-Tale Hearts, The Shambles and The Nashville Ramblers, to cite just three. • East County night spot Navajo Live will host a monthly night dedicated to the San Diego Troubadour, featuring artists spotlighted in each month’s issue. The inaugural edition
takes place on June 27, featuring Dave Preston and the Grownups. 6:30 p.m. $5 cover. • Platinum hitmakers O-Town, featuring Poway’s Jacob Underwood, head out on tour this summer. The road trip kicks off July 9 in Pittsburgh, PA, wrapping up December 11 in Los Angeles. Their most recent release, The O.T.W.N. Album, was issued via Pacific Records.
Brisa Lauren, Marujah, Chicken Bone Slim and The Frets. Voting is open to any music fan worldwide and you can vote once a day. www.sandiegomusicawards.com • Music Cruises are back! Several are set to sail with San Diego talent, past and present, on board: KISS Kruise (October 29, 2021) includes Ratt, The Melissa Ethridge Cruise (November 12, 2021) features Jewel, Shiprocked (January 22, 2022): includes P.O.D., Rock and Romance Cruise (February 27, 2022) features War and Cayamo: A Journey Through Song (March 18, 2022), will include The Punch Brothers, featuring Nickel Creek’s mandolinist Chris Thile. Flogging Molly, featuring North County’s Matt Hensley, will host their Salty Dog Cruise March 28- April 1, 2022 • Guitarist Deven Berryhill of The Tourmaliners has new podcast, Creatives Who Thrive. Six episodes have been recorded, with more on the way. “This is the show where we tell “Stories from artists who make money to make more art,” said Berryhill. Guests give first hand info on ways to thrive in a tough industry. Available via Amazon, Apple Podcasts, Youtube etc. • Chloe Lou & the Liddells are playing July 3rd at Green Flash from 4 to 6pm, in advance of heading into the studio to record a follow up to their 2019 EP, Storybook. • There will be a free event on June 19 celebrating the release of the vinyl soundtrack to Fanboy, the acclaimed film by Ben Johnson. The shindig will take place in the Krakatoa parking lot starting at 3 p.m., with music from Xenos • Indie rockers Fuzz Huzzi are currently out on a monthlong tour of the Southwest, wrapping up July 2 in Boron, CA LOCAL NEWS | LocalUmbrellaNews.com
• Jason Mraz has released a ska version of his song “Make It Mine,” originally featured on his 2008 album ‘We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.’ Mraz heads out on tour this summer, starting off on July 30 in Austin, TX and wrapping up on September 26 at the Rady Shell / Jacobs Park
• The Mystery Machine barely lasted a summer in the early 1980’s, ultimately only playing three gigs, but their legend looms large. The band will soon release a limited edition 45 via Dralasite Records, topped by their classic “She’s Not Mine,” originally released in 1984 on Bomp Records seminal “Battle of the Garage Bands” compilation. This new edition features artwork by Darren Grealish as well as full color postcards, with liner notes by Mike Stax (Ugly Things Magazine) and is available in colored vinyl. The Mystery Machine fea/LocalUmbrellaMedia
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• Rockers P.O.D. celebrate the 20th Anniversary of their album, Satellite, with a tour and a reissue. On Sept. 3, the band will release digital and 2-disc CD editions of Satellite: 20th Anniversary Edition. The updated version now includes 27 songs, with extras such as demos and remixes. A 2-LP vinyl version of the album is due on Oct. 8. Meanwhile the band heads out on tour starting with a gig August 13 in Sturgis, South Dakota, wrapping up October 7 at San Diego’s downtown House of Blues. • Ready Set Survive is working on an EP for release later this year, tentatively titled “Welcome to a New Decade”. “We are REALLY excited for these new songs,” said guitarist Troy Cook. “Morgan Guest, (drums) Sean Drake (bass), Scott Szikla (guitar) and I have all been working hard to produce these, and have been trying to push ourselves out of our comfort zone as much as possible.” Look for a Winter 2021 release. • Psych surf rock band, The Volclays (formerly Dark Seas) have an album release show for their latest disc at The Music Box on June 18. ADVERTISE | Press@LocalUmbrella.com
