"Separating the Person from the Art", or "What the Heck Do I Do with All My...
Sifting through my record collection, I find myself in a quandary when I come across my old Bill Cosby albums. The knee-jerk reaction is, of course, to forego refiling them in my own mini-archive, skip...
View ArticleGary Wilson and the Blind Dates Confirmed for Upcoming ATP Festival
Today there is huge - and wonderful - news for Gary Wilson fans all over the globe, but especially in Europe. Long in the works, I can now confirm that Gary Wilson and the Blind Dates will be joining...
View ArticleSeen Through The Eyes of Friends: My Reflection Through The Talents and...
As many of you know, I enjoy sharing the world I inhabit through the lens of my experience as a musician and artist currently based in the corner of the multiverse we call San Diego, CA. It occurs to...
View ArticleSpring Adventures With Gary Wilson, R. Stevie Moore, All Tomorrow's Parties,...
It's turning into quite the spring for music here in my little corner of Southern California, with choice Gary Wilson and the Blind Dates shows, as well as steady progress on the upcoming R. Stevie...
View ArticleExclusive Gary Wilson and the Blind Dates Photos by Leva Ann
No need for dense text on this one -- photographer Leva Ann was recently on hand at the L.A. venue Non Plus Ultra to capture the weird and wonderful experience that is Gary Wilson and the Blind Dates....
View ArticleFrom the Ashes of Disappointment: A Fertile Spring and Summer of Music in...
Today I was meant to be on a plane with Gary Wilson and the Blind Dates, headed to Manchester for the world-renowned festival All Tomorrow's Parties. This installment of the musical happening was...
View ArticleGary Wilson and the Blind Dates Join Swami John Reis's Hardcore Matinee
Gary Wilson and the Blind Dates will be bringing their weird and wonderful madness to Bar Pink on May 15. Photo: Nick Lane, 2016 That's right - Swami John Reis announced via Instagram last night that...
View ArticleWeird with Wilson, Sunday with Swami, Drums with Davies and Dottie, and Rock...
"It's May, the lusty month of MayThat lovely month when everyone goes blissfully astrayIt's here, that shocking time of yearWhen tons of wicked little thoughts merrily appear" So sang Julie Andrews...
View ArticleFrom Home Grown to Hardcore Matinee: San Diego Music's Evolving Self-Image...
The first five installments of Home Grown (which belonged to my dad, an avid record collector), in my personal LP library The list of music artists who spent their formative, early creative years, or...
View ArticleNew Parr/Larsson Collab: Capturing an Oak Park and City Heights Slice of Life
I'm especially excited to bring this one to you all! I've had the joy of teaming up once again with photographer Jessy Parr (assisted by Dominic Calderon) to create this latest project. As many of you...
View ArticleGary Wilson and the Blind Dates to Play Desert Daze with Suicide, Thee Oh...
Music festival Desert Daze, set to take place in Joshua Tree at the Institute of Mentalphysics October 14-16, has announced the first round of names included in its impressively packed lineup. As a...
View ArticleThe Garden Brings Plenty of Vada Vada to City Heights
The Shears twins, who constitute conceptual punk band the Garden, paid a remarkable visit to the Til Two Club in City Heights on Friday, May 20. The sibling duo masterfully broke in the venue’s brand...
View ArticleThis is Sven: An Original Photo Poem by Jessy Parr and Anders Larsson
This is Sven... ...he likes to stretch.. ...or just hang out... ...and play some ball... ....he tends to jump from here to there... ..and that's because he does it all. All photos by Jessy Parr, 2016.
View ArticleJimmy Whispers to Make His First San Diego Appearance July 28 at the Hideout
I'm thrilled that Jimmy Whispers will be playing his first San Diego show ever Thursday, July 28, at the Hideout. Entertainment Weekly recently dubbed Whispers "underground pop's next cult leader,"...
View ArticleThree Days with DIY Pioneer Gary Wilson and Jimmy Whispers, "Underground...
Jimmy Whispers and Gary Wilson in San Diego. Photo: Anders Larsson The three final days of July 2016 were certainly ones for the proverbial books. And while there were several surprises between...
View ArticleGonjasufi Releases New Album at the Til Two Club, Starts a Showcase, and Gets...
“I like Joshua Tree” says multi-faceted artist Gonjasufi, double-tasking as he enjoys an evening Nintendo session with his son at home. “It’s like Mars. Not too many people out here -- it’s pretty...
View ArticleGary Wilson: A Summer Album, a Christmas Album, Desert Daze, and More
Gary Wilson and the Blind Dates, L-R: Joe Guevara, Anders Larsson, Gary, Dean Reis. Photo: Cameron Murray, 2016. It's 2016, and DIY home recording legend Gary Wilson is busier than ever. The year has...
View ArticleWyatt Blair Returns to the Til Two Club in San Diego, September 23
L.A. singer-songwriter Wyatt Blair will be bringing his irreverent 80s revivalism to the Til Two Club on Friday, September 23. Blair is quite a renaissance man and DIY entrepreneur, who in addition to...
View ArticleR. Stevie Moore / Gary Wilson Collabortive Album Gets Press in L.A.
Great news on the creative front this week! -- L.A. Weekly's Tom Reardon wrote a piece in L.A. Weekly you can read here about the upcoming R. Stevie Moore / Gary Wilson album I've been working on. It...
View ArticleJimmy Whispers, Slowdraw the Hungry Eskimo, and Native Fauna Throwing a...
Brace yourselves -- the one and only Jimmy Whispers is returning to San Diego this Saturday night, October 29 at the Til Two Club, for his second-ever appearance in America's Finest City. Anyone who...
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