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Out & About – July 2019

Out & About – July 2019

The Del Mar Fair ends next week but there are still plenty of things going on this summer, aside from the fireworks, like the Wine & A Bite and Summer Nights in Fallbrook. The Willowbrook Jazz series starts this month and Hacienda de Vega Rancho Santa Fe now has live music on their patio on […]

Keith Urban’s “Defying Gravity’ To Be Released On Vinyl

Keith Urban’s “Defying Gravity’ To Be Released On Vinyl

As country superstar and 2019 CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year Keith Urban continues his summer North American “Graffiti U World Tour,” two of his acclaimed albums, Keith Urban and Defying Gravity, will be released on vinyl on September 13 via Capitol Nashville/UMe. The vinyl releases commemorate two milestones in the multi-GRAMMY winner’s career: the upcoming 20th anniversary of his eponymous breakthrough and the […]

2019 Grammy Nominee Victor Wainwright & The Train On Tour

2019 Grammy Nominee Victor Wainwright & The Train On Tour

Hot on the heels of his 2019 Grammy Awards “Best Contemporary Blues Album” nomination, the ‘Piana From Savannah’Victor Wainwright and his group, The Train, continue their Summer 2019 Tour, with a local headlining performance at Summer Sizzler ’19, at Terry’s Corners Volunteer Fire Company, 7801 Chesnut Ridge Rd., Saturday, July 20. Showtime: 1pm. Free (all ages, family […]

Shaw Davis & The Black Ties Tales From The West Summer 2019 Tour

Shaw Davis & The Black Ties Tales From The West  Summer 2019 Tour

Powerhouse blues-rock trio, Shaw Davis and The Black Ties, launch their “Tales From The West” Summer 2019 Tour, supporting their recent album of the same name, with a local performance at JV’s Restaurant, 6666 Arlington Rd., Saturday, July 20. Showtime: 9pm. Free. Info: (703) 241-9504 or visithttp://www.jvsrestaurant.com/home.html. Fronted by talented young guitarist Shaw Davis, the group […]

FEMALE POWER DUO, THE SPEAR SHAKERS, SUMMER TOUR!

FEMALE POWER DUO, THE SPEAR SHAKERS, SUMMER TOUR!

‘Female Power Duo’  The Spear Shakers (guitarist/vocalist Kelly Richey; percussionist Sherri McGee) continue their 2019 Summer Tour with a local performance at “MackFest: A Celebration of Lonnie Mack”, taking place at the Blue Note Harrison, 9660 Dry Fork Rd., Saturday, July 20. Show Tiime: 3pm. Tickets are $20. Info: (513) 202-3570 or visit https://bluenoteharrison.com. Richey joins some of the […]

MIKE ZITO’S GULF COAST RECORDS REVUE

MIKE ZITO’S GULF COAST RECORDS REVUE

The recently-formed, quickly-rising Gulf Coast Records presents it’s first multi-artist revue show as Mike Zito’s Gulf Coast Records Revue comes to the Old Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., Saturday, July 20. Doors: 7pm. Show Time: 8pm (all ages). Tickets: $15. Info: (314) 588-0505 or visit http://oldrockhouse.com. In addition to Zito, there will be full-set performances by guitarist Tony Campanella (whose […]

Counting Crows Creating Soulful & Intricate R&R

Counting Crows Creating Soulful & Intricate R&R

Even though I had tickets and was not supposed to work and write about the show, I was so impressed with Counting Crows that I insisted on writing the review. I always found the story of Adam Duritz to be very interesting. His battle with depersonalization disorder and how his mental health issues rendered him […]

The Dead Daisies – Attitude of Gratitude

The Dead Daisies – Attitude of Gratitude

It was early evening, the Traffic in San Diego was Heavy and The Dead Daisies were in town to drop some Heavy Rock on the Audience at the House of Blues. The Dead Daisies are a “Supergroup” made up of the Crème de la crème of today’s music industry top guns. Their combined careers span […]