Owen Tweet Ghost Town Polyvinyl Records, 2011 www.polyvinylrecords.com Reviewed by Kent Manthie The new CD by Chicago’s Owen, Ghost Town will prove to people that Mike Kinsella is not just a small-time nobody, but a great talent that deserves a bigger audience. He is a talented multi-instrumentalist, an especially gifted guitar player and drummer, witty, satirical and has a great […]
OWEN is Back & Better than ever!!!
shows: Barb Wire Dolls, Viper Room, 10-17-11
Light & Sound Tweet Flash Gallery: Barb Wire Dolls show Here’s a link to a PHOTO GALLERY IN FLASH from the Barb Wire Dolls show the other night at the Viper Room on Sunset in Hollywood. You can also click and of the pics below to start the show. After the show I walked down to the Hustler Store cafe […]
An “Unquiet” Storm
An “Unquiet” Storm Tweet Blaze Eisner An Unquiet Mind Self-Released, 2011 Reviewed by Kent Manthie Just came across this unique album by local guy, Blaze Eisner, entitled An Unquiet Mind. The album was put together with no label support, which, nowadays, is almost irrelevant. It’s a project that was done with two other people: Darla Hawn on drums and Rick […]
video short: “Pablo,” by Glambilly
[Art Film] video short: “Pablo,” by Glambilly
show review: D.O.A. at The Shakedown
[Live Music] D.O.A. Tweet June 19th, 2011 at The Shakedown Bar show review by Anjela Piccard “D.O.A has agreed to give us an interview,” buzzed the text message on my less than reliable and often dropped BlackBerry. The only response I could muster was “YES!” What followed were rambles of “where the hell is that record?” Realizing why divorce is […]
new music: 2 CDs
TweetCompany Car Stop Hitting Yourself Company Car Music, 2011 www.companycarmusic.com Reviewed by Kent Manthie A new DIY band that hails from San Francisco, Company Car, is a basically listenable, not off-putting band that has a certain upbeat quality to their songs that, unfortunately, we have to put in that box called “Emo” – now, after so many hits to the […]
New Music worth digging:
Tweet Death Valley High Doom in Full Bloom Minus Head Records Label Contact: brad@minushead.com Reviewed by Kent Manthie This slick, dope-metal outfit has Hollywood written all over it: the shiny veneer, PVC practically showing through the speakers. It’s got a primal sexual urge to it that only reaches a humanoid catharsis through cocaine or speeeeed. Dope In Full Bloom is […]
Social Workout: Argentine Tango in Point Loma
[Dance] TANGO WITH COLETTE Tweet Video clips from Dance Place San Diego 2650 Truxton Road, Studio 106, San Diego 92106 (in Point Loma’s scenic Liberty Station) Instructor: Colette Hebert, 514-726-5567 TangoWithColette.com From Wikipedia: Argentine tango is a social dance and musical genre, written in 4/4 measure and with binary musical form. Its lyrics and music are marked by nostalgia, expressed […]