FREE SAN DIEGO ROUBADOUR Alternative country, Americana, roots, folk, Tblues, gospel, jazz, and bluegrass music news May 2006 www.sandiegotroubadour.com Vol. 5, No. 8 what’s inside Welcome Mat ………3 Contributors Music Photography Diva Nova Full Circle.. …………4 Valley Music Recordially, Lou Curtiss Front Porch... ………6 Rebecca’s Coffeehouse Big Rig Deluxe San Diego Music Scene Parlor Showcase …8 Peter Sprague Ramblin’... …………10 Bluegrass Corner Zen of Recording Hosing Down Radio Daze Across the Internet/Around the World Highway’s Song. …12 Letters from the Road, Pt. I Of Note. ……………13 Carlos Olmeda Rob Mehl Last Transit Holiday & Adventure Pop Northstar Session ‘Round About ....... …14 May Music Calendar The Local Seen ……15 Photo Page MAY 2006 SAN DIEGO TROUBADOUR welcome mat by Liz Abbott on the team for the past few years and has provided the bulk of the photos SAN DIEGO here is a handful of pho - that appear on the Local Seen ROUBADOUR tographers in this page. We are very lucky to Alternative country, Americana, roots, folk, town who you’ll have him! Gail Donnelly blues, gospel, jazz, and bluegrass music news T T find at just about every and John Baldi have also music event They’re submitted many won - there for two simple derful photos to the MISSION CONTRIBUTORS reasons: they love Troubadour over the To promote, encourage, and provide an music and they love years. FOUNDERS alternative voice for the great local shooting live per - Celebrating the music that is generally overlooked by Ellen and Lyle Duplessie formance. Many of gallery opening will the mass media; namely the genres of Liz Abbott them don’t get paid be many of the alternative country, Americana, roots, Kent Johnson folk, blues, gospel, jazz, and bluegrass. and don’t expect to; singer-songwriters PUBLISHERS it is their passion and who are featured in To entertain, educate, and bring togeth - Liz Abbott a grateful “thank you” the works on display. er players, writers, and lovers of these Kent Johnson forms; to explore their foundations; and from a performer Performers range from to expand the audience for these types EDITORIAL/GRAPHICS whose essence they’ve local legends to up and of music. Liz Abbott captured on camera is comers. Simeon Flick enough. While musicians noon Robin Henkel SAN DIEGO TROUBADOUR, the local Chuck Schiele source for alternative country, are the ones to get the glory, 12:30pm Audrey Surface Americana, roots, folk, blues, gospel, ADVERTISING we forget, sometimes, that they 1pm Sven-Erik Seaholm jazz, and bluegrass music news, is pub - Kent Johnson owe it to the people behind the 1:30pm Victoria Robertson lished monthly and is free of charge. Joanna Schiele camera. 2pm Derren Raser Letters to the editor must be signed and BUSINESS MANAGER On Saturday, May 13, six San Diego 2:30pm Barbara Nesbitt may be edited for content. It is not, how - Joanna Schiele music photographers will step out from behind the camera 3pm Bart Mendoza ever, guaranteed that they will appear. and into the limelight to show their works in a gallery setting 3:30pm Joe Rathburn All opinions expressed in SAN DIEGO DISTRIBUTION while 18 local musicians, featured in the photography, will 4pm Pete Thurston Kent Johnson TROUBADOUR, unless otherwise stated, perform 30 minute sets throughout the day. 4:30pm Michael Tiernan Dave Sawyer are solely the opinion of the writer and The show, titled Anything for the Shot! Images and 5pm Lisa Sanders do not represent the opinions of the staff Mark Jackson Sounds of San Diego , is the brainchild of Tim Flack, one of 5:30pm Christopher Dale or management. All rights reserved. Peter Bolland Indian Joe Stewart the participating photographers and owner of Idynomite 6pm Berkley Hart Media, who is cohosting the exhibit with Listen Local San 6:30pm Peter Bolland ADVERTISING INFORMATION PHOTOGRAPHY Diego. The San Diego Troubadour is proud to be one of its 7pm Lindsey Yung For advertising rates, call 619/298-8488 Steve Covault sponsors, along with Acoustic Expressions and George’s 7:30pm Simeon Flick or e-mail [email protected]. Lois Bach Camera and Video Exchange, Inc. 8pm Jane Lui SUBSCRIPTIONS are available for WEB MASTER Participating photographers include Steve Covault, Gail 8:30pm Gregory Page $30/yr. Send check payable to San Will Edwards Donnelly, John Baldi, Tim Flack, David Matt Green (aka Shy Diego Troubadour to: Cloud), and Tom Walko. Although these photographers, who WRITERS Anything for the Shot! Images and Sounds of San Diego San Diego Troubadour Liz Abbott are talented artists in their own right, come from diverse and P.O. Box 164 Saturday, May 13, noon-9pm Richard F. Burrell expansive backgrounds, they all share one thing in common: La Jolla, CA 92038 Acoustic Expressions, 2852 University Ave. in North Park E-mail: [email protected]. Lou Curtiss they are all avid fans and supporters of local music. Admission: $8 Amy Granite Eddo Troubadour staff photographer Steve Covault has been Information: [email protected] WHERE TO FIND US Can’t find a copy of Will Edwards the San Diego Troubadour? Go to Simeon Flick www.sandiegotroubadour.com and Phil Harmonic click on FIND AN ISSUE for a complete William Johns list of locations we deliver to. Laura Kuebel ©2006 San Diego Troubadour. Jim McInnes Raul Sandelin Diva Nova — A Celebration of Dave Sawyer Sven-Erik Seaholm José Sinatra The San Diego Troubadour is dedicated D. Dwight Worden Women Who Rock Your World to the memory of Ellen and Lyle John Philip Wyllie Duplessie , whose vision inspired the Craig Yerkes creation of this newspaper. P h o t o : P by William Johns no mistake Podunk’s sound is distinct - serious heat. Several are on the verge of a u l ly their own. Their star is on the rise discovery. A number of them are award G r di·va n. A principal female singer. u and with their debut CD in the works winners and nominees; the Grams, p p (from Italian, goddess ; from Latin, you’ll be hearing a LOT more from this Steph Johnson, Danielle LoPresti, Lisa P h o feminine of divus , divine, god) t young couple. Sanders, Barbara Nesbitt…there’s a o : Danielle LoPresti no·va Kim Divincenzo C n. A star that suddenly Hard working has buzz of excitement associated with a t h increases dramatically in brightness r been touring like mad, recording, and their names. You can read the wildly y n e then fades to its original luminosi - l F honing her skills while building a loyal enthusiastic comments that are posted e i a r ty over a period of months or h n following. on their MySpace pages. Mark your cal - c s S w years. (from new Latin, feminine of : o o Danielle LoPresti t , a scene unto her - endar to hear the following divas per - r o t h Latin novus, new) h self, is known for her highly energetic, form: P theatrical performances. She’s also the or quite sometime, San Diego has Paige Aufhammer catalyst for the San Diego Indie Music been a beacon for some of the Renata Youngblood Fest. Kim DiVincenzo best musicians and singer-song - F Sweet Elise is the exotic beauty Drop Joy Phil Harmonic Sez: writers in the country — specifically from the Grams who reinvents classical female musicians and singer-songwrit - Chelsea Flor violin by way of experimentation and ers. There must be something in the air signal processing. Elise’s violin, along Sweet Elise (The Grams) Sweet Elise or maybe it’s the benevolent music with her husband Craig’s guitar play - Marie Haddad “Without scene that nurtures the artists’ soul and ing, creates an intricate dance of inter - begets that fine blend of talent, style, Steph Johnson woven melody. With a new self-titled beauty, and grace. forgiveness life CD that has been receiving airplay, the Laura Kuebel On May 17 San Diegans will have a Grams have been playing locally and chance to hear 17 of these special Danielle LoPresti & the Masses Anna Troy as far away as New York City. is governed by… women in concert at Winston’s in Jane Lui Lisa Sanders is a veteran of the San Ocean Beach. Presented by Beach Diego music scene. Her rich voice and Julie Mack an endless cycle Music Mafia, this is an event not to be impeccable songwriting are evident on missed. Show time is 8 p.m. Barbara Nesbitt her various CDs and she continues to Paige Aufhammer Podunk Nowhere has been steadily of resentment delight audiences near and far. With Heather Marie (Podunk Nowhere) going somewhere since their inception the pending release of her latest CD Kimm Rogers in 2003. The husband and wife duo Lisa proves that like fine wine, time is and retaliation.” features Johnny Janiga (king of the per - Lisa Sanders Lisa Sanders only making her better. fectly understated guitar lick) and At the age of 22, Anna Troy has Anna Troy Heather Marie whose luminous beauty already turned her back on a major Renata Youngblood — Roberto Assagioli is equaled only by her dynamic vocals. label and is calling her own shots. The twosome’s sound is a blend of alt Whether longtime troubadours or country, indie rock, and folk but make new to the arena, these ladies pack Jane Lui www.sandiegotroubadour.com 3 MAY 2006 SAN DIEGO TROUBADOUR full circle Sometimes We See Dead People: FLATPICKING INTO THE PAST AT VALLEY MUSIC by Raul Sandelin 1960s. It was around this time that the business partnership split up, with Rogers “Hello walls…” taking the Ballroom and Soldi taking As sung by Faron Young Valley Music.