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Rhythm Turner is one of the acts at the Jan. 25 Live 'n' Local.
Live ’n’ Local showcase a fun success at Kona Kai
The Kona Kai Resort may not be hosting many music-related events at the moment, but thanks to promoter Shawn Balch, their Sunday concert series, Live 'n' Local, continues to be one of the city’s be...
Jan 23, 2015 | 1 1 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Renowned wildlife photographer Thomas Mangelsen says man-versus-lion shoots are “cool.” PHOTO BY THOMAS D. MANGELSEN
Wildlife photographer Mangelsen has seen it all; now you can too
He's taken some four million photographs of animals in their natural states – and wildlife photographer Thomas Mangelsen’s new book, “The Last Great Wild Places,” is a compendium of the finest work...
Dec 11, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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CARL DURANT
Live Music
The Kona Kai Resort is quickly gaining a reputation as the place to catch acoustic music in San Diego. With its beautiful setting right on the water and great, friendly atmosphere and lively perfor...
Oct 16, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 36 36 recommendations | email to a friend
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WHITNEY SHAY Photo by Bart Mendoza
Must Hear
Whitney Shay is an impressive talent. Whether she’s belting out a standard, blues classic, soul groover or jazzy dance number, her voice and stage presence are formidable. One of the area’s hardest...
Oct 16, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
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Music on the Point returns with stellar organist performance
Music on the Point, the concert series hosted by All Souls’ Episcopal Church, returns on Sunday, Oct. 19 at 4 p.m. The opening concert will be performed by Gabriel Arregui, organist-choirmaster of ...
Oct 08, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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Hank Easton is the youngest SDMA nominee at age 16.
Live Music
Country and rock crooner Sara Petite performs at Humphreys Backstage Live on Oct. 5. Backed by an excellent band, Petite is the real deal, blessed with an evocative voice and a lineup of great orig...
Oct 01, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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ROBIN HENKEL (right)
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A set from bluesman Robin Henkel is nothing less than a fun time. A manic performer, he involves his audience through storytelling, jokes and a performing style that’s as over the top as it is ende...
Oct 01, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Celtic fiddler Patric Petrie is a nominee for the Best World Music category at the San Diego Music Awards gala on Oct. 6 at Humphreys Backstage Live. Photo by Bart Mendoza
Local musicians will get their due at the SD Music Awards
The 24th annual San Diego Music Awards is set to take center stage Oct. 6 at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay. While the event is open to the public, for local musicians it’s the social event of the y...
Sep 24, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Friday Night Liberty to boast awesome lineup Oct. 3
Liberty Station will be brimming with family entertainment, music, food and activities during the next installment of Friday Night Liberty on Friday, Oct. 3. There will be two dance performances, i...
Sep 24, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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COLIN CLYNE
With solid ties to PB, transplanted Scotsman marks San Diego as ‘home’
When Colin Clyne left his native Scotland in 2003 to follow the love of his life to sunny San Diego, he had no way of knowing all the changes the next decade would bring. He dreamed of being a musi...
Sep 17, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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REAGAN YOUTH
Live Music
It’s tough being the offspring of big stars. The expectations can be overwhelming However, Louise Goffin, who appears at Dizzy’s on Sept. 18, has managed to avoid this, carving out a low-key but vi...
Sep 17, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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ROYAL BLOOD
Must Hear
Anyone looking for the next big thing may want to check out the British rock duo Royal Blood, which opens for the Pixies on Sept. 27 at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay. The formation of the two-man b...
Sep 17, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Band members from Liquid Blue — dubbed the “World’s Most Traveled Band” — will participate in an Earth Dance event in San Diego and Ocean Beach to promote world peace. The band also owns a home along Sunset Cliffs. Courtesy photo
Liquid Blue to highlight city, OB Earth Dance event to promote world peace
Anyone who even glances at the news these days can easily surmise a key thing that’s needed in the world today: peace. To help make this point, San Diegans will be able to take part in Earth Dance,...
Sep 10, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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HERSHEY FELDER
Rep’s ‘The Pianist of Willesden Lane’: Point Loma’s Hershey Felder relishes he has a date with history
American theater experienced a mini-revolution in the 1970s with the modern introduction of the one-character play. “Clarence Darrow,” Henry Fonda's portrayal of the famed Southern defense lawyer, ...
Sep 10, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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TIM WEISBERG
Legendary flautist Weisberg eases back into limelight, slates set at Dizzy’s
Although Tim Weisberg is considered one of the greatest contemporary jazz-fusion flute players of all time, his music is actually much more expansive than that, taking in elements of pop, rock and ...
Sep 03, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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