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July 2005 www.sandiegotroubadour.com Vol. 4, No. 10

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Welcome Mat ………3 Mission Statement Contributors Blues Benefit for Karen Lee Full Circle.. …………4 Vinyl Cover Art/LT Turntable Recordially, Lou Curtiss Front Porch …………6 Acoustic Music Venue Series: Dizzy’s Canyon Folk House Concerts Michael Tiernan Jane Lui Parlor Showcase …8 Cici Porter Ramblin’... …………10 Bluegrass Corner Zen of Recording Hosing Down Radio Daze Highway’s Song. …12 Sourdough Slim Of Note. ……………13 Taylor Harvey Band Beverly Heising Glowfriends Patti Zlaket Jane Lui ‘Round About ...... …14 July Music Calendar The Local Seen ……15 Photo Page

JULY 2005 SAN DIEGO TROUBADOUR welcome mat

Blues Musicians Rally RSAN ODUIEGBO ADOUR Alternative country, Americana, roots, folk, to Help a Friend blues, gospel, jazz, and bluegrass music news T by Liz Abbott/Photography by Steve Covault

o one expects to go through life without experiencing some MISSION CONTRIBUTORS hardships along the way, which can come out of left field and To promote, encourage, and provide an N turn your life upside down. Nothing, however, could have pre - alternative voice for the great local FOUNDERS pared Karen Lee (wife of Bayou Brothers drummer Ric Lee) for the devas - music that is generally overlooked by Ellen and Lyle Duplessie tating effects of the stroke she suffered in March, leaving her paralyzed the mass media; namely the genres of Liz Abbott on one side. After the initial shock wore off and Karen was released from alternative country, Americana, roots, Kent Johnson the hospital, she began the long and difficult road to recovery, with folk, blues, gospel, jazz, and bluegrass. physical therapy three times a week. Little by little she is gaining move - To entertain, educate, and bring togeth - PUBLISHERS ment and building strength. er players, writers, and lovers of these Liz Abbott The best way to endure a crisis is to have support from another person. forms; to explore their foundations; and Kent Johnson In the Lee’s case, that person was Chet Cannon who took it upon himself to expand the audience for these types EDITORIAL/GRAPHICS to organize a Blues Benefit to help the them out with their medical of music. Liz Abbott expenses. On May 30 friends and supporters of Ric and Karen Lee For advertising rates, call 619/298- Chuck Schiele 8488 or e-mail [email protected]. packed Humphrey’s Backstage Lounge for a most memorable evening. ADVERTISING The impressive roster of performers included the Bayou Brothers, the San Diego Troubadour Brenda Villegas Ric and Karen Lee Boogiemen, Blond Bruce, Kenny Shoppmyer, Greg Willis, Michelle P.O. Box 164 Kent Johnson Lundeen, Lafayette and the Leasebreakers, the Shelltown Horns, Jonny Viau, and Chet and the Committee, who rocked La Jolla, CA 92038 E-mail: [email protected]. DISTRIBUTION the room from 6:30-11:30pm. Brenda Villegas SAN DIEGO TROUBADOUR, the local PHOTOGRAPHY I was deeply moved by all the musicians who helped Wow!!! We want to thank everyone for such a fabulous source for alternative country, Steve Covault out and donated their time and effort to make the Americana, roots, folk, blues, gospel, benefit/party and for the outpouring of kindness and blues benefit such a success. So many people jazz, and bluegrass music news, is pub - WEB MASTER true friendship. We didn't know how many friends we showed up that it was standing room only after a lished monthly and is free of charge. Will Edwards had until we saw you all together in one place that half an hour into the event. I could not believe the Letters to the editor must be signed and wonderful night. Karen and I were truly moved seeing WRITERS fantastic turnout! The generous donations received may be edited for content. It is not, everyone having such a good time and are honored to Liz Abbott that night will allow me to continue my physical and however, guaranteed that they will have such good friends in our lives. A super special Lou Curtiss occupational therapy three times a week at Scripps appear. thanks to Chet, Budd, and Paul for making the whole Memorial Hospital in Encinitas. Simeon Flick thing look just as easy as falling off a log. Thank you All opinions expressed in SAN DIEGO I am currently learning to walk with a cane and Joshua Kayle guys from the bottom of our hearts. All of my musician TROUBADOUR, unless otherwise stat - no longer need my wheelchair. It is taking much Jim McInnes brothers and sisters who donated their time to play for ed, are solely the opinion of the writer longer to regain mobility in my left arm and hand. Bart Mendoza me, thank you so much for the beautiful music you all and do not represent the opinions of the My therapists are confident that with continued Laura Preble played that night! You never sounded so good!! staff or management. All rights hard work I will be back to my old self in a few Joe Rathburn Another special thanks for the donations we received reserved. Raul Sandelin months time. I'm looking forward to getting my life and to let you all know it really is a HUGE help with all back on track. Ric has been a wonderful caretaker to ©2005 San Diego Troubadour. Chuck Schiele the expenses of rehabilitation and doctor bills etc. We me, I am lucky to have someone so devoted. He is Sven-Erik Seaholm are putting it all to good use and it helps out so much. José Sinatra getting back into the swing of things and is learning We could never thank you all enough! how to balance taking care of me and making us a The San Diego Troubadour is Steve Thorn Ric Lee living playing drums. Thanks to everyone for their dedicated to the memory of Ellen and D. Dwight Worden John Philip Wyllie prayers and all the cards I received and, of course, Lyle Duplessie , whose vision inspired for the donations that are helping so much. the creation of this newspaper. Craig Yerkes Love to all, Cover Design: Chuck Schiele Karen Lee.

BLUES AT WORK AHEAD

Big Blues Benefit for Chris James on Sunday, September 4 at Patrick's II, downtown San Diego, with many special guests.

Everyone had a great time

Blond Bruce

Michelle Lundeen John Chambers

Benefit organizer Chet Cannon (l.) and Lafayette

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by Bart Mendoza according to the company’s Keith lasers cannot reflect the informa - Taruski. “With a stylus, you must tion back into analog sound.” contend with the mass and inertia Sadly there is a major downside ack to the future. That’s real - of the stylus/cantilever and magnet to the player: the price. At the ly the only thing that can or moment the players are retailing describe the latest innova - B for $14,999! As everyone knows, tion in music playback technology, technology generally comes and this time it’s not the down in price after time, and techies, but the vinyl junkies Taruski acknowledges that that are going to be jump - would be the key for ing for joy. reaching a larger market. We’ve long been told “It will only reach the that the music contained mainstream if the price on a record was superior is lowered and the LT is to that on a CD. Now mass produced. that same laser technolo - [Unfortunately] to mass gy used for CDs and produce the current DVDs has been applied to model would not work. vinyl and proves it, too. It would have to be total - The new LT turntable from ly redesigned for this type T Audioturntable, Ltd., looks h of production. Otherwise it e like an LP-sized CD player, and LT is designed for audiophiles, the ease of use is the same. A vinyl Tu musicians, archivists, producers, rntable junkie’s wet dream: instead of a universities, and libraries.” needle and stylus, the player uti - coil, Despite the cost, it’s clear that lizes a laser, offering spectacular together with their inherent any die-hard music fan will need sound and allowing the user to electromechanical resonance. Laser an LT player eventually. “This is play even scratched records. It can light has no mass, which means the easiest and most user friendly The ArT of 45 picTure sleeves play 45s, 10-inch, and LPs, and will that the LT has an almost infinite hardware to play records with,” certainly become the preferred way transient response and no reso - says Taruski. “Once you own one k to listen to brittle 78s. Best of all, nance. The harmonics are always you won’t go back to CD.” In keeping with the vinyl theme, as well as a San Diego music since the light beam never touches true and uncolored.” Tarsuki draws As yet, no one in San Diego car - history angle, here we offer a peek at an assortment of 45 picture the grooves, even warped discs can an analogy, “A moving magnet is ries stereo components quite this sleeves with a local connection from the last four decades. Picture be played. like driving a 4000-pound sedan on high end, but anyone interested in sleeves were infrequently released until the late 1970s, but we may Right now vinyl sales for current a mountain road; a moving coil is obtaining one of these impressive feature labels, albums, 78’s and other memorabilia in future artists are the only part of the like driving a 2000-pound sports machines can contact Coast editions. music industry’s prediction of an car; the LT is like a 30-pound sport Recording Equipment Supply, Inc. 1. Stephen Bishop – Animal House (1978) An infamous movie increase, and a player like this has bike with tires that never slip, but 6223 Santa Monica Blvd. cameo for the ex-singer of late 1960s Clairemont faves, The unlimited potential, especially in that goes even faster!” Hollywood, CA 90038 Weeds light of all the used vinyl that’s out Of course, the machine won’t or go to: http://www.audio - 2. Beat Farmers – Bigger Stones (1985) First U.S. pressing with there. All of a sudden, even a thrift play everything. “The lasers need turntable.com. stickered back store find in dodgy condition has to reflect off a surface in order to potential. read the information,” explains 3. Listen – Little Black Book (1977) Bootlegged power pop classic, These wonderful things are Taruski. “Picture discs use clear featuring Marc Intravaia, later of Eve Selis Band summed up by the companies vinyl over a picture and colored 4) The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett – Young Girl (1968) motto “No Needle. No Wear,” vinyl is too clear. Therefore the Pre-José Sinatra version of the classic tune

5) Front Four – Charger Rock (198?) A rare Penetrators-Beat Farmers side project

6) Jim Croce – Time in a Bottle (1972) An iconic image. What if the song hadn’t been released as a single?

7. Crawdaddys – Chicago EP (1988) Rare Spain only EP with exclusive tracks

8) Rice Kryspies – Direct from Forest Home (196?) Early San Diego bluegrass, featuring Wayne Rice, later of Brush Arbor

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my involvement with folk festivals in harpist Bonnie Phipps showed up unan - o h CSan Diego, there are so many reasons nounced. Kenny Hall was back with his then P why the the 16th annual Folk Festival was the new Long Haul Band and Patsy Montana last one held at SDSU (at least for a few years). brought along her old partner from Louisiana First, our original grant from the National Hayride , Texas Lil and her daughter Judy Rose. Endowment for the Arts had come to an end Also down from San Francisco were Redmond and the new NEA guidelines only provided O’Connell and Art Peterson, who brought her funding for local traditional artists, except their bluegrass family, and Ken Graydon and Phee idea of traditional excluded people like Johnny Sherline and the New Deal String Band made Walker, Sam Hinton, Curt Bouterse, and almost first appearances. Returning were Johnny any revivalist or country artists who played. Walker, Sam Hinton, Curt Bouterse, and Stu Lou Curtiss Local blues, gospel, and Mexican music was it. Jamieson. It was a good festival musically (of They ignored my premise that maybe California course I think all of them are) but UCSD was Acuff stuff. Del and Karl Rey were back. Jon was more than a lot of other states — a mixture hard to find for our out-of-town audience who Adams came down from Oregon. Ramblin’ Jack of people from everywhere who brought their were used to SDSU and we only broke even. Elliott made his first festival appearance. The music with them and possibly deserved to be I guess you can figure that every one who Red Clay Ramblers came out for a rare west exposed to music from their own origins or tried to help was pretty depressed. Most of the coast appearance. Alisdair Fraser played Scottish roots. (I had already begun to use the term meetings we had had up to that point suggested fiddle music. Fro Brigham and his Preservation “roots” but it wasn’t going anywhere in 1982.) we’d had a good run and should hang it up. Band played. Blues lady Bonnie Jefferson made Second, we had competition for festival The key to putting on a quality festival is her last festival appearance and folk songster sponsorship from the SDSU Center for World money, whch was something we didn’t have. I Bob LeBeau played. Music, which was part of the SDSU Music must admit that as much as I loved the festival, Again, crowds were down and although we Department. Their program was sort of forced I was disappointed about the lack of support. made a little money, I think everyone knew it was on us, although the SDSU Music Department Enter David Baumgarten, who, just back in going to be the last one for awhile. SDSU told us had completely ignored us for the first 15 years town from a tour selling ice boxes to Eskimos, they didn’t want us back, so that was that. and refused to let us use their facilities for festi - convinced me that the festival had a future. He The San Diego Friends of Old Time Music val programs. suggested that it be moved to the fall and held continued to meet, do an occasional concert, Third, the Old Time Cafe opened that year, at the Old Globe Theater. Well, by that time and hosted several meetings of various San giving San Diego residents year-round folk most of my committee had disbanded because Diego folkies to see what was what. Mostly music. The establishment owners suggested that they didn’t see eye to eye with Dave. A new those meetings convinced me that what consti - I be replaced as folk festival organizer, but I bunch of people drifted in and Dave hauled me tuted folk music to a lot of them didn’t consti - guess I still had enough pull for their request to to a meeting with the Old Globe Theater people, tute folk music to me. be turned down. At any rate, those folks went who had a weekend available in October and My feeling was always that there was music out of their way not to publicize us and to make really wanted to fill it. You remember that week - worth hearing that could never draw a crowd on sure that major acts were booked on our festival end in October. It was the weekend the San its own — people like the Como Mississippi weekend. Our attendance numbers were down Diego Padres played in the World Series — not Fife and Drum Band, the Golden Eagles (New whether the Old Time Cafe was to blame or not. exactly the best weekend to do a folk festival. Orleans Indians), Rose Holcomb, Leonard It’s too bad. We should have worked together. But when I signed on the dotted line back in Emmanuel (the national hollering champion), Fourth, it was the year Young Americans for May of 1984, no one thought the Padres would and so many others. None of these people Right Wing Activities decided that we were part be in the World Series! In fact none of us real - would draw an audience by themselves but in a of the local communist conspiracy and flooded ized it would be World Series weekend, except festival setting with locals and well-known per - the SDSU Cultural Arts Board with reactionary perhaps the man at the Old Globe. Little did we sonalities to draw a crowd, they’d be heard, diatribes about all those left-wing folksingers we know. appreciated, and remembered. When the festival had brought to SDSU. The 18th was a musically rich festival. We got down to just presenting the locals and the Fifth, there was the matter of Jimmy brought Stan Hugill over from Wales, one of the well-knowns, it was no longer worth doing, for Murphy who was sent a $500 advance to drive last shantymen who had traveled on tall ships me at least, so I hung it up for awhile. out to the Folk Festival from Arkansas but never around the horn and author of Folksongs of the It was five years to be exact. I continued to showed, making Russ Wright, the Cultural Arts Seven Seas (the Bible of sea songs and lore), and do my radio show, started a series of LP and CD Board advisor do several slow burns and recom - Lou Killen came down from Whidby Island in reissues of vintage country music, and had a lot mend that we be cut off because “ no one want - Puget Sound. Glenn Ohrlin brought his cowboy of “remember when” conversations. I think it ed to listen to folk music anymore anyway.” songs out from his ranch in Arkansas. U.Utah was Tracy Schwarz at a Folk Heritage concert Finally, my gray hair and obvious distance Phillips, Jim Ringer, Mary McCaslin, and Kenny who reminded me that those San Diego Folk from student days at SDSU made it harder each Hall all came down. Peter Feldman brought his Festivals had been “something special” and that year to sell the idea of a festival to the 20-year- unique old time music and Mike McClellan he’d been at “few others that were as good.” In olds on the Board. They had a new outside facil - brought his traditional Hawaiian music. Also the next year or so I heard similar comments ity they were starting to book rock bands in to with us was Jody Guthrie (son of Woody, broth - from Mike Seeger, Big Jim Griffith, and Alice and they didn’t like folk and old timey music er of Arlo, and a fine songwriter). Lone Star Gerrard. I started thinking about getting back much anyway. came down from the Bay Area with their west - into it, but what I really wanted to do was to Still, the festival had some bright spots ern music à la the Sons of the Pioneers. Dave make it free. Also, by that time the term musically. Folk veterans Hally Wood and John Evans brought his blues out from Memphis, “folk music” had too much baggage associated A. Lomax Jr. made a rare festival appearance. Stones Throw played their old time swing, and with it. The San Diego Union-Tribune’s Don Ireland’s Joe and Antoinette McKenna participat - Andy Gallaher did some fine blues and original Freeman was tied into this left-wing protest ed in their first festival in the U.S. Sammy stuff. Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper made their thing. Country music people didn’t think it was Vomacka, a 12-string guitarist from first folk festival appearance as did local rockers their kind of music. Blues and jazz people were Czechoslovakia (then behind the Iron Curtain) the Beat Farmers. Rose Maddox was ill but sent even more adamant that it wasn’t their music. It was with us as was Minnesota’s Scott Alerik. her brother Fred who was a real treat. Maybe was running through my mind that if I ever did Locally we discovered and presented the great the biggest surprise of all were two bluegrassers a festival again I’d call it a Roots Festival. Just gospel voices of Sister Helen Sanders, her son from England, the Thrift Brothers, who never about this time — December 1993 — I talked Melvin, and her musical family. Cathie stopped playing the whole weekend. Cape to Scott Kessler from the Adams Avenue Whitesides and Barbara Magone played some Breton fiddler Sandy McIntyre came down from Business Association about doing some work on wonderful Cape Breton fiddle and piano duets. Canada and did a set with Barbara Magone, and the Adams Avenue Street Fair. He suggested we Veteran 12-string guitar bluesman Fred Gerlach a just-formed group called Marley’s Ghost whose get a folk festival together for the street. I said, made a rare appearance, and Ray and Ina members included Jon and Erika Wilcox, Danny “How about a Roots Festival?” He said, “You’re Patterson, who had brightened so many festivals Wheatman, and Jerry Fletcher played too. on.” And so, the Adams Avenue Roots Festival with their close harmony singing and mandolin The music was terrific and the ambience was born, but more about that in the next and guitar duets, made their final appearance. something special, but we lost nearly $12,000 episode of this column. Other players included Jim Ringer, Mary dollars, which was mostly owed to Fran Fitting, Recordially, McCaslin, Sam Hinton, Stu Jamieson, the Big a great lady who saw that all the musicians were Jewish Band, Richard Banke (aka Skid Roper), paid and the festival’s integrity remained intact. Lou Curtiss Los Alacranes, the Siamsa Gael Ceili Band, and It wasn’t anybody's fault, I guess, or maybe we many more. The festival started at SDSU and were all to blame. I’d say it was the fault of ran a final day on the Old Globe Theater’s out - those who’d given up a festival for a ball game. side stage in Balboa Park. There was a lot of Festival number 19, which was held at San great music, but attendance was down, and sev - Diego High School, still managed to draw some eral of the local folkies, thinking to defend me, out of towners. Veteran bluegrass fiddler Ray landed on SDSU’s Russ Wright, which only Parks appeared as did the Iron Mountain String made things worse. The result was no SDSU Band. Songwriter Bob Franke, England’s Thrift money for a 17th San Diego Folk Festival. Brothers, and lots of local regulars, including We called a meeting at local fiddler Ed Sam Hinton, Joe Swaltney, Gala Parish, Andy Cormier’s house, and my wife Virginia and I, Gallaher, Miguel Lopez, and Mojo Nixon and along with John and Mimi Wright, Sandy Dutky, Skid Roper. Attendance was up, so we made a Mark Wilson, and a few others, decided the fes - little money and started paying some our debts tival should continue. We sought and secured from the disaster the year before. Mandeville Center on the campus of SDSU’s Festival 20 saw us back at SDSU but it crosstown rival UCSD as a site and obtained wasn’t the same. New people were in charge and non-profit status for our sponsors, San Diego the freedom we once had with campus facilities Friends of Old Time Music. was gone. The music, as always, was good. The 17th festival was a good little festival. Hank Bradley and Franny Leopold came down With only about $1,000 to spend, we got Wade from Seattle. 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Facts and Figures Local House Concert Venue Where: 344 7th Avenue, downtown between Rises from the Ashes J and K streets When: Usually Thursday, Friday, Saturday, by Joe Rathburn and Sunday; occasionally midweek wenty-four years ago in 1981, a girl Music: Jazz predominates, with folk, from Mason City, Iowa, and a boy from T Walnut Creek, California were married. bluegrass, Celtic, theater, and other A year later they had their first son, Sean, Capacity: Seats approximately 100 and four years later their second, Corey, was born. In 1996 they bought, and moved into, a Level: Varies. Mid- to top-level local tiny house in Harbison Canyon in San Diego’s musicians and national touring acts East County. Bill and Shirlee McAndrews, their two sons, and three dogs lived happily Price: Usually $8, occasionally more; cash in that tiny house — that is until the night of only, no reservations October 26, 2003. A Great Little Music Spot in Downtown San Diego Information: www.dizzyssandiego.com a few months earlier 858/270-7467 Both Bill and Second in a series covering San Diego’s best acoustic Troubadour Shirlee were music venues drawn to music rating: Very good listening environment. at an early age: Great place to perform. Quality of Bill when he acts sometimes varies. Great place was six years old by a 45rpm r overall. e t i

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: Shirlee by the o t o than a specific type of ber of pay lots within a few blocks, h music she heard in her childhood home, P music. A jazz musician is and visitors can take the trolley to which she shared with her eight older sib - someone who lives and cre - the Gaslamp Station and walk lings. Their love for acoustic music simmered, ates in the moment. Dizzy’s about three blocks to Dizzy’s. percolated, and brewed until one night, after hearing the venerable songwriter/bluesman dour is my way of expressing that Performing musicians interested Trouba Chris Smither live at one of veteran local pre - skers at in a more ostentatious way.” in playing Dizzy’s should contact Day Bu senter Jimmy Duke’s house concerts, they The 7th , 2003. Dizzy’s Dizzy’s also hosts a number Chuck Perrin at [email protected] owcase, decided they too wanted to try hosting con - Sh of special events, ranging or phone him at (858)270-7467. Paul Se certs in their home. Encouraged by what they aforth, P by Dwight Worden eter Spr from theater performances to Artists can expect to receive a found on Americana duo Berkley Hart’s web - ague, an drinks d Bob M site — an invitation to “Host Your Own agnusso the annual BobFest in May fea - percentage of the door, be treated n House Concert with Berkley Hart!” — they ocated next to the new ball - in cans and bottled turing an all-star line up of local fairly by Perrin, and be ensured a began making arrangements. In April 2003 water, are also available for sale. talents who perform the music of great place to play and be heard. park in downtown San Diego their dream, Canyon Folk House Concerts, There are no bad seats in a space Lat 344 Seventh Avenue Bob Dylan on his birthday. Promotion is the responsibility of became a reality when they invited friends between J and K Streets you will that holds about 100. Perrin’s agreement with the the musician, since Dizzy’s “close and family into their home for a Berkley Hart find a jewel of a music venue that Perrin says he started the club as building’s owner allows for most of to the ground” budget doesn’t performance in their living room. serves up top notch jazz, bluegrass, a “no boundaries” artists co-op to the revenue to go to the perform - allow for advertising and the like The first show was such a success, they folk, singer songwriter, Celtic, and provide a place for talented jazz ers. Typical admission is $8 and other than listings on the Dizzy’s held two more: the Joel Rafael Band in June 2003 and Tim Flannery and Friends performed other styles of music. Opened in musicians and other artists to play. well worth it. There are no advance web calendar. It’s hard to identify later that year in September. Three more His success in that endeavor is reservations; tickets are all cash at any real negatives about Dizzy’s if 2000 by lifelong music devotee were scheduled for the rest of the year but striking. Anxious to take the stage Chuck Perrin, Dizzy’s is not fancy, the door. You can pick up your you are looking for a true musi - the actions of a lost hunter were to change but it is comfortable and has a in a club advertised as having “no tickets an hour before show time, cian’s listening environment. Some their plans drastically. great atmosphere with an open limits,” local jazzers like Peter mark your seats, and then walk to folks don’t like to go to downtown, On October 25 at 5:37pm, 30 miles from beam ceiling and aged brick walls. Sprague, Gilbert Castellanos, and a place to eat out if you want. The especially below Market Street, and their home, Sergio Martinez set a signal fire Music is clearly the focus here. Joe Marillo quickly found spots on Gaslamp Quarter is nearby and so parking can be an issue. in hopes of being found. However, the fire soon spread and became San Diego county’s There’s no TV, no neon, and no the music calendar. When Perrin is the Clarion hotel, which is but a If you are looking for a place to worst fire disaster. More than 2,200 homes mixed the stinging blues of gui - couple of doors down, serving din - drink and talk while you listen to other distractions. A tasteful slide were lost, McAndrew’s home among them. tarist Billy Thompson and the show silently projects pictures ner and drinks. So, the local eating music, this may not be the right The McAndrews were evacuated from their behind the performing artists on bluegrass improvisations of Sean out options are quite good. No place for you. That said, the San home on Sunday, October 26, and when they the wall. Snacks, including organic and Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek) food or drink is permitted other Diego Troubadour thinks it’s a great returned the next day, there was nothing left. coffee topped with whipped cream with the adventurous efforts of than the snacks that are offered for little place, and Perrin and Dizzy’s They were devastated but undaunted. and grated Ibarra Mexican choco - songwriters like Cindy Lee sale there, and all ages are wel - have done a very good thing for After the initial shock, Bill and Shirlee got to work rebuilding. They borrowed a 23-foot late served with homemade cook - Berryhill, Berkley Hart, and Dave come. Parking is available in the the local music community. So, go motor home for a month and parked it on Howard, the cultural stew began to various ballpark lots on non-game enjoy yourself and Dizzy’s and tell ies, imported San Pellegrino their lot. They had to plod up the road to use heat up. Though performances are sparkling water, Martinelli’s apple nights, and street parking after 6 Chuck thanks! an outhouse and drive to the local community juice or sparkling cider, soft drinks, diverse in style, Perrin insists that p.m. is free. There are also a num - center to use portable showers set up by Starbuck’s Frapuccino, as well as it is all jazz and describes it this F.E.M.A. Just before Christmas they were hot teas, hot spiced cider, soft way: “Jazz is a state of mind rather able to buy a 38-foot travel trailer, which became their home for the next year and a half. Luckily, it had a large shower and they were able to hook the trailer up to their sep - tic system. It took their architect seven months to draw up plans and obtain permits. One year from the day the builder broke ground, the McAndrews moved in. “We will never look at our home the same way, or take it for granted again,” muses Shirlee. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Canyon Folk House Concerts will make its comeback on Saturday, July 16. Berkley Hart will christen the new home/ venue, since they were the first act in the old place. “We designed the new place with house concerts in mind.” Shirlee says. “The goal of our con - cert series is a simple one: to bring the San Diego’s best singer/songwriters to the most intimate of settings: our living room.” The McAndrews plan to host a show every two months and possibly more. Really more like private invitation parties inasmuch as reservations are required, admission includes a potluck buffet, coffee, tea, bottled water, and adult beverages. Parents are encouraged to bring children who are capable of sitting quietly through the performances. Doors open at 7pm and shows start promptly at 8pm. Tickets are $15 (all proceeds go directly to the performers), and seating is limited to 40- 50 with some standing room available. 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and write songs. While it probably Michael begins to tell his story: “I caused some insult and chagrin to the picked up the guitar at age 17. I was Vatican after all that acceptance, he fol - inspired to do so through very unlikely lowed his heart in full confidence. They means. My mom had forced me to go on say, “The Lord works in mysterious a religious retreat at my church when I ways.” During his remaining time in was in high school. The retreat was put Italy, pretty much wrapping up affairs on by a traveling team of Catholic youth and killing some time, he met a girl. He ministers — they were such a trip, sorta came home and married that girl. like young vagabond Catholic hippies. Now he’s a Del Mar-tian who got real After a whole day of listening to their busy about his music. With two CDs schpiel and being somewhat intrigued under his belt, Michael Tiernan has with what they had to say, they did this embedded himself into the San Diego little play, where at the end, one of the scene in a big way and in a very short team members picked up his guitar and amount of time. He gigs like crazy, played a song. His name was Steve, and I organizing shows in San Diego, Orange credit him for being the one who first set County, and Los Angeles. He’s been a me down the troubadour’s path. His winner/nominee in several songwriting amazing tenor voice and simply plucked contests since he got here. He’s even run - Martin shot straight through all my high ning his own open-mic at Cosmos Cafe school machismo and went directly to in La Mesa, every Tuesday night. It’s fun. that center in me that made me say, for a few seconds and arrives at this I usually see Michael around at other “Wow, I want to do that.” It was the first explanation: “Aaaah...you got the heart - gigs but recently had him over for dinner time that a live musical performance hit strings tuggin’. Every time I think about and even booked a few shows together me in that magical way. That was it. Italy, I get a little ache in my chest. I for the pure simplicity of having fun Soon afterward, I was teaching myself spent two years there from 1998 - 2000 playing music together. We had a great Floyd’s ‘Wish You Were Here’ and of and within that time, I think it became time. course, climbing the ‘Stairway to an ingrained part of my soul that will ichael Tiernan has a unique Vatican School is an amazing and serious Over a post-gig dinner and a few Heaven.’” never quite leave me. So when I think story. And in this business, acceptance. Michael was there for about brewskis one night, I realized I knew all “Ahhh, ‘Stairway to Heaven!’” I quip. about Italy, and Rome in particular, I M about Michael — beginning from his “That makes for a great segue to your everyone seems to have a a year when he saw his spiritual path have this crazy urge to just be there, sit - unique personal story. Some are true. changing, and not long after that he real - Vatican School days but not much else days at Vatican School. Not your typical ting in Trastevere, sipping on bitters in some are embellished a little for the sake ized that his spiritual calling and mission before that. I wondered when he began rocker story. How does that fit in?” the piazza. of show biz. Some are the product of dis - was to be expressed through music. So playing music. Michael looks around the room and Continued on page 12. semblance. And some are just completely he left the Vatican School to go home “When did you get started?” I asked. makes an unconscious longing grimace fabricated. Stories sometimes evolve in legendary fashion, conjured up by other folks such as groupies, fans, and politi - n e

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It seems that how one plicable reaction, the results of which and the accompanying three years of seas who religiously fed the pigeons in “appears” means as much as how one are not always explosive, but invari - vocal training tore down what she’d a certain square every day. Lui used “sounds.” And more often than not, the ably intense. Some artists take years learned from Anita Mui and rebuilt her the experience as a springboard to stories are centered around an artists tri - to mature, often doing their best work technique from the ground up. discuss the burdens of dogmatic com - umph over some sort of personal descent later in life; others seem to spring out Teargirl is resplendent with this mitment, writing in the voice of a complete with personal demons and of nowhere almost fully formed and formative erudition; the piano and cynic, teasing a nun who is a blind and isms resulting in legendary drug abuse, begin to create vital art at a relatively vocals of each cut are as subtly virtu - avaricious follower. “Playing God” is victimization, and boneheaded actions. young age. Jane Lui, an example of the Jane Lui osic as they are unforced and unself - an imaginary, confrontational conver - By now it’s a glorified art, but I still can - latter, has barely left the last booster conscious, serving the songs most sation with a nine year-old version of not bear to watch Lynyrd Skynyrd (or stage of her formative years behind the American pursuit of happiness, effectively. (This is also sagacious, her father, from whom she has been whoever) on some cable-documentary, her and has already reaped the first honesty, and freedom of expression. It considering that as of yet Lui still per - estranged since her immigration to the with moody lighting, going on about fruits of her musical harvest. was this shift in ideology that led to the forms by herself live.) U.S. “Freddie Goodtime” spun out of a how they kicked a habit, overcame a Teargirl is the name of Lui’s debut aforementioned break with and subse - As with many creative types, Lui’s bona fide, provocative letter she demon or two, and “made it” to middle CD (reviewed on page 13), and it is rife quent estrangement from her father, sense of all-encompassing theatricali - received by accident, addressed to age. Somewhere along the line I stopped with the tributary clues of the rich past whom she hasn’t seen or talked to ty developed from her hyperactive someone else and answered by her listening to these stories that so often run that led to the ocean these ten songs since starting her new life here. imagination’s efforts to relieve the poignant lyric; “Dear Fred/I think you from the same script. I let them in one comprise. Teargirl bears album-wide evidence ennui caused by the banalities of an got the wrong address/I’m so sorry, ear and out the other, to make more Lui’s parents enjoyed the fine arts of this cultural admixture in that her often solitary daily life. She developed but an itch deserves a scratch/I see room for the actual music. but weren’t musically inclined them - Asian roots are conveyed through her the ability to create extraordinary new you’re screaming at your halo, my But every now and then someone has selves. Nevertheless, they catered to use of a wide emotional range of vocal worlds and fascinating characters cockroach sends his love.” “Phaedon” a story that’s different. A story that’s more her latent creative proclivities and she dynamics, and the music itself is prin - based on random bits of otherwise is a fable about a fish and a bird lost in about ascent than descent, or triumph, subsequently became addicted to cipally American in timbre and instru - uninteresting reality. the pursuit of a seemingly incongruous or... piano from the age of four onward mentation. However, in no other song Many of the songs on the album love, and it explores the alternate lure I met Michael Tiernan a little over a (she’s 26 now). She’s been involved in is this East/West blend more evident were the result of Lui using a sliver of of differences — as opposed to simi - year ago when he came to San Diego in choir since the third grade, and as a than on the aforementioned her reality as a metaphorical touch - larities — in love relationships. pursuit of his own musical path, having lonely child she utterly lionized Anita “Phaedon,” where a classical stone to discuss related issues, or as Lui is a compelling mixture of East met him through my bandmates Craig Mui, Hong Kong’s answer to Madonna, European harp plucks out a quintes - forays into imaginative fiction that tend and West and a perpetual student of and Elise who were out on the town from whom she vicariously gleaned sentially Asian melody, and Lui sings in to be centered around fictitious, prob - music who listens to and learns from scouting a venue we were soon sched - the nuances of vibrato, tone, and English what is in effect a brand new many diverse genres. The immigration uled to play. To welcome him, we added Chinese folk tale for the ages. from Hong Kong changed everything; him to our bill. It’s pretty cool meeting With Teargirl , Jane Lui has arrived she went from a virtually monochro - new people, especially when they share as an artist who will surely produce a matic musical environment of dated, your love for the same craft — in this great body of work. But like any good overwrought Asian kitsch to a new case music. artist she is intent on staying focused world of overwhelming rainbow-like At that gig we got to know each other on being an effective channeler and diversity. Her new reality filled up with a little and pretty soon, Michael’s story nurturer of her art and is anxious to pop, world, electronica, drum‚ bass, began to emerge as all of us sat at a table progress to the next milestone in her opera, impressionistic classical music, over Sushi and cocktails. A very different artistic development. And like a true Catholic masses, blues, and gospel; her story. An actual “story.” artist she will probably succeed in new idols became Bjork, Tori Amos, His story begins early but the part ways we can only imagine, but she Dave Matthews, Oasis, Sarah that grabs me is the spiritual side of can already fathom. Mclachlan, Lisa Loeb, Toad The Wet Michael Tiernan, which includes several Sprocket, and others. years in pursuit of priesthood in the Lui’s immigration also marked an Catholic Church, which in turn includes ideological shift from the strict tradi - about two years at the esteemed Vatican tionalism of Asian culture to the open- v School in Italy. To be accepted at the minded, often self-oriented interest in www.sandiegotroubadour.com 7 JULY 2005 SAN DIEGO TROUBADOUR parlor showcase CICI PORTER by Laura Preble sings songs that heal here are two compelling images on songwriter Cici Porter’s website. One is a stark black-and-white photo of a young constitutes child abuse of girl whose shy, dark eyes, deep with all kinds. T secrets, stare into the lens, unaware of Why would a member the pain that will come with age. The of such hot local bands as other is a spirited, energized painting of a bird in flight, a Bordertown and Wooden hawk or a falcon perhaps, rendered in all shades of gold, Angel choose to put herself butter-yellow, daffodil, and ivory. One is the songwriter’s through this kind of agony past; the other is her future. to express publicly some - These two things are blended for any songwriter, of thing that most people course. A past is part of the fabric of any artist’s life, and won’t even discuss in pri - therefore her material. But for Porter, a San Diego native vate? That is, in essence, who has been making music for more than 20 years, this the story of Journey to past brands her work with a unique mark: the mark of a Wholeness and of Cici painful childhood checkered with memories of incest and Porter’s mission as an artist. betrayal. But like the photo of the young girl, pale and “There’s something unaware, Porter herself has come out of a haze of gray about music that gets under pain and, like the bird in her painting, has transmuted the skin,” she says. “People the raw elements into gold. are inspired by humanity, “The impetus for this was simply a crisis in my own by people getting through life.” Porter, a renowned singer-songwriter in San Diego, it, making mistakes and refers to the creation of her Journey to Wholeness coming through anyway.” Project, now a nationwide musical endeavor. With it, she Getting through child has evolved from, in her words, a “pothead PTA queen” sexual abuse is a trauma to an expert on child sexual abuse who approaches the that most people don’t issue from the perspective of both a survivor and an have to deal with. Porter artist/healer. Earlier this year, she was asked to perform wasn’t even consciously her very personal and powerful songs for Surgeon aware of the issue until General Richard Carmona at a National Institute of she’d already been married Health conference on the issue; she has been instrumen - and was pregnant at 27 with tal in working with schools in Georgia to help bring train - her first daughter, Chelsea. “I was so angry all the time. My husband was a wonderful ing to teachers and other mandated reporters about what Larry Groupe, a renowned musician in his own right], and guy, he didn’t deserve all that anger,” she recalls. After my life was back on track. And I’d known for years that I two years of this upheaval and general anxiety, with a had songs sitting in this notebook — close to 50 songs — two-year-old daughter and husband, Porter began attend - that were the hell I had gone through. I had to take them, “... I went in and sang a few of ing a women’s anger support group that changed her life. put them all in one place, record them, and be done with “One of the women came out and said she had been the songs, told the story for this them. I knew this would complete the whole issue for me molested. When she told the group that, I just burst into if I could say what I wanted to say to the people who tears,” Porter remembers. “I had no idea why I was having audience. And everybody in the mattered most.” such an emotional reaction.” In 1998, an art therapist introduced Porter to the After starting individual therapy, Porter began to room knew what I was talking coordinator of a conference in San Diego centering on explore her picture-perfect childhood. “I realized how creativity and the healing process for survivors of child about. Everybody was crying invested we were in looking good.” That was the begin - sexual abuse. “I’d never done anything like that, but I ning of her journey of self-discovery, which took her went in and sang a few of the songs, told the story for this and nodding their heads. I felt through years of therapy, periods of depression, back audience. And everybody in the room knew what I was problems, and habits that allowed her to “numb out.” talking about. Everybody was crying and nodding their this thing I’d never felt before, When Porter was able to recover specific memories of her heads. I felt this thing I’d never felt before, this complete childhood history after much intense self-exploration and understanding of something I never thought I’d ever be this complete understanding of the birth of her second daughter, Maya, she says, “I felt able to explain to anyone, and they got it. They were get - like I was splitting into a million pieces.” With the support something I never thought I’d ting healed and I was getting healed.” of her then husband, she escaped for two weeks to a cri - The exhilaration she felt from sharing these very pri - sis center. Her near breakdown eventually led to the ever be able to explain to vate songs was on a different level from the high praise songs that culminated in the Journey to Wholeness. In she received from audiences and critics alike for her about 2000, Porter said she “started to feel like I was on anyone, and they got it.” “normal music.” With albums like Wide Open Spaces and the other side of this whole issue. I hadn’t had a flash - Over Oceans that enjoyed success locally, Porter could back for a while. I was divorced, remarried [to husband — Cici Porter have walked away from sharing her painful personal

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experiences, but instead a “divinely-timed collabora - Following this emotionally-charged performance, tion” occurred according to friend Jean Panella. Porter released the live recording of the concert, an Panella, a core volunteer with Chakti Rising, a album she describes as “sloppy and emotional…but the MY STORY holistic recovery center for young women in San one that makes the difference to people. That’s the one by Cici Porter Diego, invited Porter to help her with a community where people break down crying. That’s the one the ther - project she was doing for a class. Porter calls Panella apists use.” Subsequently, she went into a studio with 8 “the driving force — or more like the twinkle in the top-flight musicians like Peter Sprague and re-recorded it’s a whole new language I gotta learn how to speak wand” that helped spearhead her First Flight Concert, the songs from the concert and released them as a much to say what I’ve got to say which was the true genesis of the Journey to slicker, more expensive piece titled Emergence . “The irony somewhere between striking with a knife and turning the other cheek Wholeness project. For both women, that first real con - is that I sell both of these now, and their favorite is First not just look away cert was magical and had the ring of a true miracle Flight .” deep inside the silence a woman starts to scream is it his or her story about it. “My soul had been telling me to do this for Porter began to send copies of the First Flight CD to hers or history? ten years,” Porter recalls. After advertising the concert, various national organizations to see if it would be useful it’s a beautiful house and a beautiful yard which was held in an Encinitas church, Porter had no in helping others deal with their child abuse histories. and a beautiful family idea how many people, if any, would attend such a That one small concert in Encinitas blossomed into the mother was modern the father worked hard show. But when nearly 100 people did come, she Porter’s involvement nationwide as an advocate for child the lovely children three but every night at bedtime I could not trust my dreams remembers feeling terrified at the prospect of sharing abuse survivors, and her music and her message have is it his or her story such painful, personal songs with a crowd. been incorporated in many programs and conferences hers or history? What resulted was a concert that was so raw and across the country. Ironically, something that was a secret like a bird in a beautiful cage so honest, that it continues to be the most effective for so long has now made her perhaps more well-known or a rat in a maze someone else’s shadow play tool Porter has for spreading her message of hope for than the music she was doing before. (but I’m not going to play that game) child abuse survivors. The concert was taped that In March she sang her songs for the Surgeon General, sometimes words that you say night, and despite the awkwardness she felt, Porter who, she is delighted to tell, “wants to take on child or just the look on your face makes me hide my head in shame and her supporters say that First Flight is a live concert abuse as his thing. If he’s serious about making some but I’m not going to lie for you no more recording that transcends music. “By the end of the noise about this, that is phenomenal.” Of the concert she I’m going to tell my story my story my story

evening there was just this joy and freedom in that gave at the National Institute of Health, she says, “It was it’s the cruelest betrayal the strongest taboo room. That’s the metaphor for what I’m trying to put an amazing collection of people. I thought I was dream - this song, this wrong I gotta write across. Shit happens, and if you’re willing to walk ing. There were experts, people doing phenomenal things it’s exactly the last thing that I want to do start this losing fight through it consciously, there’s freedom on the other around the country. I consider them all to be heroes. That but deep inside the silence a woman starts to sing side.” I was included was such an honor.” is it his or her story hers or history One of her tunes is also being used in a training my story, your story video that is being distributed to every mandated abuse his story, her story reporter in Georgia, and she’s pushing for that same tape, my story or something like it, to be used in California. “One in four girls in the United States has been molested, and with boys it’s one in six,” she notes. “There are people who have been sitting around with these secrets their whole Perhaps the perfect metaphor for the whole journey life.” Why is music so vital to the healing process? “It is that sunshine-yellow bird that Porter painted for the gives people permission to talk about the issue.” cover of First Flight , the one featured on her website. “A “As this started to unfold,” says Panella, the person bird has always been a symbol of freedom. Birds sing who helped Porter put on the first concert, “you couldn’t and birds fly; they symbolize the hope of the soul.” And help but feel that the timing of it was so perfect. Even if birds freed from cages can go anywhere, Porter is living with all the conversation and awareness there is now, I proof. still feel like this is a significant piece because music Cici Porter deals with it very directly. It’s so powerful.” The Journey to Wholeness Project http://www.wholenessproject.com In order to break the cycle of abuse, Porter says, per - PO Box 3, Oceanside, CA 92049 petrators must also be treated and society must realize that they, too, are victims, something most abuse survivor Upcoming July 20 groups do not address. “In public safety figures, 90 per - Keynote Presentation at CAREe2005 Summer Symposium Purdue University cent of sexual offenders are released eventually. We need West Lafayette, Indiana to make sure they don’t do it again. They need treatment, very specific treatment.” Panella adds, “The other thing is there is so much anger toward the perpetrators and Cici’s compassion for the disease and its cycle and her commitment is unique. Her life is such a testament to what’s possible. It tells about the level of success you can have in your life even with something devastating that’s happening.” Both women cite a recent film, The Woodsman , which deals directly with the issue of the effect of abuse on the perpetrators. “It’s a compassionate portrait of someone who’d done this and has that disease, and what someone who has served their time and been rehabilitated has gone through,” Panella says.

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by Sven-Erik Seaholm by Dwight Worden usable one and is a very good place to start when familiarizing oneself with Sven-Erik Seaholm PUTTING THE SQUEEZE the concept. Lower ratios are generally used to “thicken” a signal by bringing slower attack times can play a crucial ON: A C OMPRESSION the sharper attack transients (like the role in making things sound “punchy.” PRIMER LOCAL HAPPENINGS picking of a guitar string) slightly A bass drum compressed with a fast attack can make it much more control - The Huck Finn Jubilee in Victorville over closer in volume to the rest of the f all the tools lable but a bit dull. By lengthening the the weekend of June 17-19 included a signal (like the sustaining we use in attack time, the “click” of the beater lineup that was top notch as usual. It fea - our daily strings). In the guitar example, O 3:1 might work quite well, and the exciting “thwack” of the attack tured the Nashville Bluegrass Band recording exis - can be allowed to slip through, while tence, none comes whereas denser material (like full mixes) would probably fare the overall loudness can still be man - into play on the aged. Toms, electric guitars, and bass average session more better with ratios of 1.5:1 or 2:1. Vocalists can be very all tend to sound better with slower Summergrass 2004 Kids’ Camp on Stage than the venerable attacks. compressor. How ironic it inconsistent with their vol - KIDS’ BLUEGRASS MUSIC CAMP Release defines the amount of time is, then, that this is one of umes, in which case you Summergrass San Diego, San Diego’s it takes the compressor to “let go” of the most mysterious and mis - may need to use ratios premier bluegrass festival at Vista’s the signal once it has gone back below used instruments we employ between 4:1 and 5:1. Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum the threshold level again. Too fast a (besides the accordion, of Higher ratios like August 26-28 will again offer a Kid’s release of a highly compressed signal course). 10:1 and infini - Music Camp this year. If you know a kid will cause a pumping or “breathing” With proper knowledge of ty:1 are com - who might be interested, contact Betty Nashville Bluegrass Band effect, as the perceived volume is the process, compression has the monly known Wheeler at (858) 481-2609 or bettywheel - turned back up too soon. Too slow, and doing an outstanding job of presenting ability to transform decent- as “limit - [email protected]. The camp runs two you may lose some clarity, as the com - the best of bluegrass. Look for the sounding home recordings into ing.” This hours on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday pressor may still be turning the volume Nashville Bluegrass Band headlining at very professional tracks. In the means and is open to ages six to 16, from begin - down when the next note hits. Again, Summergrass this August as well. Also wrong hands, it can render all your that ner to advanced. This year’s instructors you’re generally looking for a more turning in strong performances at Huck hard work into a well-intentioned, any - include members of the hot young blue - natural sound, so working with these Finn were Rhonda Vincent , the perennial unusable mess similar to my sister’s grass band Brothers Barton and two parameters is very helpful in Queen of Bluegrass, with her outstanding Friday night spaghetti, but even less Overdrive . achieving sonic bliss. voice and tight band The Rage . Blue tasty. 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Don’t “ghosted” grace notes, compressing indeed for Release, and Output Gain. squeezed, unexciting and dynamic free forget to bring your cameras! The cost of only the harder back beats will be like Victorville Input Gain is simple: The level of signal, and is one of the most common the camp is $60, which includes a three- Lighthouse turning up the softer parts, making in June. It the signal coming into the unit. As mistakes that amateur recordists make. day admission to the festival (advance them come more alive. Drummers love was also great to see San Diego’s own with most devices, you’ll mostly want The general rule of thumb is that you price $36). Scholarships are available for this. Well…that, nachos, and shiny Lighthouse put forth a great show on the to have the loudest signal possible don’t want to really hear the effect, serious kids in need of financial help. If things. main stage with their brand new CD without distortion, including the loud - you just want to reap the benefits of it, you know someone who would really like Sven-Erik Seaholm is an independent available for fans. If you don’t have a est “peaks.” i.e. a more controlled dynamic range. to attend the camp but who needs finan - producer owns and operates Kitsch and copy, I recommend you get one. It’s great Threshold represents the level at Slope can make things slightly cial assistance, call Betty. Sync Production (www.kaspro.com) and stuff. which the effect begins to do its work. more complicated. There are two types: performs solo (www.svensongs.com) as well Summergrass has lots of other great June 19 also saw Rhonda Vincent at For instance, let’s assume you’ve set hard knee or soft knee. Soft knee can as with The Wild Truth stuff to offer, including three days of (www.thewildtruth.com). He also enjoys the La Paloma Theatre in a show the level perfectly, so that only your best be described as a gradual increase music, workshop, camping, free kid squeezing his lovely wife, Gaily. cosponsored by the San Diego Bluegrass loudest peaks are hitting 0 dB (the of the ratio. As the signal gets farther activities, excellent food, and the ever- Society. The five-time female vocalist of maximum without clipping or distor - above the threshold, the more the ratio interesting exhibits at the Antique Gas the year put on an outstanding show to tion). Setting the threshold to -9 dB increases. In other words, if you’ve set and Steam Engine Museum. Check it all an enthusiastic crowd, performing a means that once something goes above your ratio at 4:1 with a soft knee, with out at www.summergrass.net, and look selection of both her old and new hits, that set level, the compressor begins to a threshold of -12 dB, your actual com - for a lot more info in next month’s including some from her Raging Live affect the signal, while everything pression of a signal at -9 db might be Troubadour . project. Rumor was that MTV would be below it remains unchanged. 2:1 and a signal at -6 dB may be com - pressed at a ratio of 3:1. This gives a SAN DIEGO BLUEGRASS SOCIETY there filming, but I didn’t see them. Ratio controls what or, more Maybe they conducted a stealth opera - more “invisible” quality to the effect, WELCOMES HOME THE TROOPS specifically, how much of what hap - tion? It was also great to see what may pens next. If a compression ratio is set which many listeners prefer. Hard knee The SDBS presented the Full Deck be San Diego’s hottest new band 117° to 3:1, that means that for every 3dB of is a stricter type, working more “to the bluegrass band in a free concert West play a strong opening set for volume increase above the threshold, letter,” as it were. Saturday, June 11 to help welcome home Rhonda with a repertoire ranging from the perceived increase will be only 1 Attack specifies the amount of time the Navy’s hospital ship Mercy and to such down-the-line bluegrass as “Blue dB. The compressor is essentially turn - it takes for the compressor to start honor and thank the men and women at Night” to broader ranging material like ing down the loudest parts of the sig - working. Faster times indicate that it the naval hospital in San Diego. The “House of the Rising Sun.” If you missed nal. This ratio is a very common and will start working immediately, while bluegrass concert was part of a larger these events, be sure to mark your cal - event called the Welcoming Arms endar for Summergrass in Vista on Festival, organized to welcome and August 26-28 to capture your own share thank those in the navy for all they do. of fun. The concert at the Naval Medical Center next to Balboa Park on the main stage featured Don Hickox on fiddle; Dwight Worden on mandolin; John Deckard on lead vocals, harmonica, and jaw harp; Mary Birkett on bass, Cmdr Bernie Poindexter on banjo; and Kit Birkett on guitar. Attendance was good although limited to navy personnel and their dependents, with great free food and drink for all. 10 www.sandiegotroubadour.com JULY 2005 SAN DIEGO TROUBADOUR ramblin’ s n e v e t S

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: o t o h P by José Sinatra Michael Jackson to introduce his emerging identity as the porcelain Daze As you read these words from a result of his own secret, thoroughly person so engorged with love that he misguided experiment in confounding often unknowingly discharges it even or disproving the science of genetics. by Jim McInnes in his sleep, it might be impossible to Gone from the “early hits” CD accept the truth that some time ago, were the original album’s graphics The Ultimate Name a bitter dash of Hate was a prime and any intimation of Michael’s Drop List: People Jim McInnes ingredient of his life’s take-all-you- younger, natural physiognomy. I’ve talked with want-but-eat-all-you-take buffet. Although even his substantial fortune Rickards, Brad Messer, Phil (the guy who And a delicious spread it was, too, The scintillating Mr. Sinatra Since 1970 couldn’t effect a recall of all circulat - thinks he looks like me), Jeff Berkley, until he became intelligent enough to (part one of 4,113) ing evidence of his previous self, he likely to be a real thriller; a killer-diller Levon Helm, Gene Simmons, Trish the read and comprehend the ingredi - correctly figured that his very bril - indeed. Dish, Cookie “Chainsaw” Randolph, Phil ents. have expelled lung gas a gazillion liance would entice the majority of Hot damn. I’m feeling a bit of per - Lesh, and Huey Lewis! While ostensibly loving all cre - times with my brother, Rick, as well the buying public to clear their mem - verse sympathy, which I would I have traded hot air with Don Story, as with my wife, Sandi Banister, ation, in truth there were two types of ory’s visual log and start afresh, I Andy Vereen, Johnny Gun, Jack Pinney, extend to Phil Spector. His unfortu - people he hated: Racists and Bruce Springsteen, Dave Benson, Frank enjoying the unprecedented meta - nate timing could end up being the Dave Stanger, and Dr. Paul Kater, as well Zappa (R.I.P.), Karen Faust, Gary Banta, Eskimos. morphosis of the most supertalented as with Dr. Gerry Paul, Dr. Geoff Zubay, deciding factor in the temporary sat - Rod Stewart, Randy Fuelle, Jimmy Years later, when he added entertainer of the age; a true credit to Dr. Ron Petrillo, Dr. Jan Pragit, isfaction of America’s need for an Page, my father, Mac (R.I.P.) Hypocrites to the list, somehow the at least his adopted race. and both Drs. Repaire and occasional and my mother, Jeanne concoction blew up in his face and The first public accusations of Graves. sacrificial lamb. How else to ensure (R.I.P.). left him giddy and pure. Oh, how I enjoyed improprieties with young males pre - the well being of the majority of other Our publishers, That coy little fable is my convolut - shooting the sh#t sented him with what he saw as an wealthy cretins? Liz Abbott, Kent ed way of saying right at the gate with Greg Kihn, easy mission: to prove his heterosex - Besides felonious politics, I mean, Johnson, and Lyle that I am unable to embrace Hate in Cameron Crowe, uality to any and all who would ques - to which we seem to have finally (R.I.P.) and Ellen any form (while remaining wary of John Hammond, tion it. Marriage and babies would surrendered. Duplessie (R.I.P.), Linda McInnes situations that would engender a vul - take care of that, and money was no as well as Gary ______(R.I.P.), Country nerability and need for its compan - object. The rabble, who years later Heffern, Tom Dick Montana ionship). would probably be worshiping the Ames, Lee and LIVE 8, this month’s gargantuan (R.I.P.), Joey Harris, So what follows has little or noth - boogers of Tom Cruise, would not Tanya Ward, Danyell transglobal music fest, is sure to be a Jerry Raney, Bud E. ing to do with Race or Eskimos or Millsap, David Cobler, only buy this solution to Michael’s milestone in the annals of both enter - Blue, Bun E. Carlos, Rick Hypocrisy, I assure you. My great Dustin Millsap, Kelly Logan, “little” problem, they’d soften up for tainment and humanitarianism. Nielsen, Stevie Stephens, Ted friend and drummer in the Troy Dante Billy Gibbons, B.B. King, and Mr. more . . . When Bob Gelding called me and I Giannoulis, Ted Leitner and the team of Inferno, Buddy Pastel Jr. (himself the An all have swapped modulated sounds This is where whatever logic exist - refused his offer to appear at the Bing, Dice, Dog, Duck, Lizard, Asp, and son of the greatest unsung, multi-eth - with moi. ed in his brain left Michael without English portion of the event, he Ski, all from U.W. Oshkosh. nic percussionist of the ‘30s and ‘40s, Equally as exciting were my bons even leaving a “Dear Jacko” letter sounded disappointed. Bill Wyman, Yoko Ono, Simon and Onishiro “Boom-Chucka” Bam) wise - mots with Steve Miller, REO Speedwagon for his boy-tool, as some enterprising, But how could I travel away from Dianna Ashenden, Peggy Thomas, ly put the whole racial thing in per - (the original members!), Terry (the guy unintimidated reporter will someday this once-beautiful city in its time of Maureen Levine, Lee Loughnane, Steve spective for me when he said, “Hose, who never leaves his house), Stephen point out. (I’m only a columnist/ama - need? Aid to Africa is immensely Redfearn, Bob Speth, Tim Flannery, Black Pearcy, Kelly Costa, Penny Holladay, the fact is that there’s only one Race. teur gynecologist/lounge metal god.) Jack McDowell, Robert Plant, Eric important, but how can we clean our Shelly Harms, Athan Vlahos, Gabriel It’s called the Kentucky Derby.” The explosively concise evidence Burdon, Brian Auger, Ian Anderson, and neighbor’s yard when our own is in Wisdom, Erik Thompson, Cindy Pace, Michael Jackson, who increasing - emerges at any routine observation John Kay have all had their lives enriched such disarray? Cindy Spicer, Cindy Witte, Billy Idol, and ly resembles what must be his own of “his” children who (if this unavoid - through conversation with yours truly. So, along with countless other San Bryan Adams. twisted idea of an Eskimo whore’s I have even jawboned with Mojo able aspect is of interest to some - Diegans, I choose to remain here at Many people with whom I spoke remains three months after an igloo Nixon, José Sinatra, Yakov Smirnoff, body someday) are more honky that I the center of a more immediate crisis were happy to expell carbon dioxide, cave-in, somehow wound up in the Vladimir Kuzmin, Russ T. Nailz, Sam am. (Oh yeah, but even if these kids and join my own homies in an including Bob Bolinger, Bob Ramsey, Bob news again last month. To the minds Kinison (R.I.P.), Larry Himmel, Paradise are in danger, at least they’re rich. So unprecedented demonstration of Tedde, Bob Lafrate, Bob Seger, Bob of retards, it may not be my right to Patricia, Kathy Scoville, Lou Curtiss, leave ‘em alone, okay?) patient concern, waiting for some Cowan, and Bob Weir. Other Weirs Toody and Muldoon (the two CHP offi - comment upon him or his trial-like It’s an ivory thing; you wouldn’t include Larry Weir, Maria Weir, Pixie Weir, magical miracle to put things right. cers who hauled me off to jail on circus, at least at this time. However, understand. And just for the record, I and Michael Damian Weir. Weird Al Without Hope, who is there to truly September 18, 1978), and the religious take away my access to any right and have more soul in my frenum than Yankovic, too! entertain the troops? Perhaps in zealots who regularly ring my doorbell I’m likely to go all indignorant ovah yo LaToya or Janet combined; that’s a I almost forgot to mention Ron some faraway Neverland, the answer when I'm in the garage on a Saturday donkey, Balaam. After all, the self- Jacobs, Jeff Prescott, David Lee Roth, scientific fact. lies in wait. afternoon trying to fix something I dubbed “Queen of Pop” is becoming Scott Heath, Scott Chatfield, Anna If he follows his lawyer’s edict and should have just thrown away. an important aspect of the entertain - Fernandez, J. J. Cale, Connie Mathena, refrains from allowing young boys (NEXT MONTH - the names of every ment scene of the Aughts. If the lips Kenny Weissberg, Chris Boyer, Dave into his tainted bed from now on, reader of this column and more!) of my pen scream to release the inky there could be bad, dangerous times drool of Truth, who am I to clog their ahead for the inhumanly delicate font? Michael Jackson. When any megalo - The emergence of CDs, heralding maniacal millionaire goes through the demise/coma of vinyl LPs pre - and enforced withdrawal of any sort, sented a brilliant opportunity for the result is

www.sandiegotroubadour.com 11 JULY 2005 SAN DIEGO TROUBADOUR highway’s song Sourdough Slim Michael Tiernan continued from page 7.

“After college [Franciscan University in Rides Again Steubenville, Ohio], I had moved to the Boston area to continue playing music with my band - mate and good friend Brian. We continued for

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As far merate my thoughts on the world, on God, and could go wrong, and say, ‘What the hell!’ and as effects, when I play solo, it’s just me, the gui - on myself and my place in all these things. At jump right in. The reason we are able to jump tar, the P.A. if necessary, and the room. I love the one time, on a 30-day silent Ignatian retreat in in despite fear and risk is because of love. Love purity of it all. When I play with my band, I’ve by John Philip Wyllie stuck with it.” the desert of Colorado just before going to flies in the face of fear. I knew that going into been slowly adding in some different sounds with Slim’s persistence has paid off. Rome, I wrote 20 songs, about 17 of them keep - my marriage, and I knew that about going into my Adrenalinn effects unit —nothing crazy — Each time he takes the stage, he ers. I still play some of them today. But being in music. Anything worthwhile is going to require just a little dirtiness when called for, a little ne might think there sacrifice, but love is able to look at those factors tremolo here and there, a little thickening up in transforms himself into this comi - Rome, especially, gave me the opportunity to wouldn’t be much oppor - deepen my appreciation for art, and especially and not be afraid of them but actually embrace parts in order to keep fresh in a group setting.” cal, musical character that seems a Otunity for an accordion- the art that was coming out of me and my gui - them as they help you to grow.” It’s time for him to start. “Its time to play, playing, yodeling cowboy in this cross between Gene Autry, Roy tar. In Rome you’re surrounded by two polar And it rings loudly with me as I can relate to dude. Have fun.” day and age, but Rick Crowder Rodgers, and Slim Pickens. Cowboy opposites, which at a certain point I think come this view. “I wish I could make the same point “Thanks.” And before you know it, he was (a.k.a. Sourdough Slim) has made a ditties from the ’30s may not be together and work together [like all things). to some people I know. It’s too bad more folks jumping into his first tune. don’t see things this way,” I muse. We played our sets, hung out for a little career out of doing just that. high on many people’s lists of You’re surrounded by both intense beauty and requested songs, but there is no at the same time meaningless profanity. What Michael nods and clarifies further, “In a prac - while afterward, and talked about the local Looking and acting like he just tical sense, I’ve had to sacrifice the comfort and scene and elsewhere. denying that Sourdough Slim is great material for songs, eh? stepped off the set of a Gene Autry “Anyhow, I got busted three times for going dependability of an employer and have had to Michael is acute in his observations. “I’m so unique and that he performs his Western from the ’30s, Sourdough out to play in the city at a few pubs and at my become my own employer, which, all in all, has fortunate to have landed here in San Diego. Slim has played at county and state music with wide-eyed country friend’s bar. The third time they put me on pro - been a very good thing. I think my wife has sac - Sven put it best the other day on Joan Rubin’s fairs, cowboy gatherings and music enthusiasm and in classic retro bation. It was time to consider whether I could rificed way more than I have. She’s the one who KKSM radio show. He said, ‘Here, it’s more like festivals all over the U.S. He’s even style. really conform to the things that were expected has to put up with me being gone, working late, a family that looks out for each other.’ He was and having that weird musician’s schedule. But comparing the L.A. music business to the San played Carnegie Hall and is set to Growing up, he had many of me in order to become a parish priest. So I musical influences. “Carson J. took some time off and never went back.” she understands the calling and she is incredibly Diego music scene. Since I started playing here perform at the renowned Lincoln supportive of me. I think a person sacrifices in San Diego about a year and a half ago, I’ve Robison was probably my biggest “Wow! What an important choice to make, a Center over the Labor Day pretty serious life decision,” I acknowledge. “The more if they don’t follow their heart. They sacri - found it to be just that. I was initially a bit fear - influence. He was one of the great Weekend. important ones are often difficult yet so simple at fice their dreams and desires in exchange for ful to jump into the music business again cowboy novelty song writers. Tex Sourdough Slim bellowed out a the same time. What inspired you in your deci - comfort and stability. Following my heart down because I unwittingly believed all the stereo - big howdy to the nice folks at this Ritter was also a huge influence as sion making and songwriting along the way?” the musical path has been much more a blessing types of that cut-throat music world. But I must year’s Adams Avenue Roots Festival were Gene Autry and Roy Rodgers. He credits his mother. “The first seeds of than a sacrifice.” tell you that I’ve found it to be the exact oppo - “What a great point of view. That in itself is site here. Most of the people I’ve met have been in April. He then lassoed their I also enjoy searching out the real - music were planted by my mother when she forced me to take piano lessons at age eight. By inspiring,” I say. We shared stories for a while so helpful and welcoming, respectful, and hearts and put a smile on their ly rare stuff. There were a lot of the time I was 20, music had become my way of about gig stuff. War stories. Guitar talk. Stuff encouraging to me as a songwriter and per - faces with his homespun humor, artists who only put out one or processing all the crazy landscape of my own like that. Eventually we called it a night, as it former. And I think that feeling spreads and two 78s. I try to keep it alive.” genuine Hollywood cowboy songs, heart. I needed it to get by and not go crazy. was getting kind of late, and say good night. multiplies. I know I try to keep that love The Roots Festival this year and his world-class yodeling. After Cancer opened me up to deeper thought and to The very next Wednesday, we’re on a gig spreading. One of the first people I came in sharing the stage for a song swap marked the second of Sourdough hidden things in life, spirituality deepened that together again, and we’re setting things up, contact with was Danielle LoPresti, and her with Kenny Hall and the Delta Slim’s appearances in San Diego search for understanding and beauty, and so chatting. He’s taking out his guitar and setting mantra that ‘there is enough out there for all of up his merchandise, also chatting with curious us, and all of our art, so let’s share and help pro - Sisters, the Paradise, California and he hopes to return America’s many great people I’ve met who have encour - aged me to get my art out there have gotten me people milling about, collecting in the street for mote each other’ is something that impressed native sat down to chew the fat. Finest City again. to where I am today.” the show. Upon sight of his guitar, I ask, “Hey, the hell out of me and has stuck with me “This is not a genre of music “I’ve known of Lou Curtiss for “What sacrifices have you made to live this what is that thing anyway?” I love guitars. Each through all of this. many years, but I didn’t meet him that most employment agencies music life?” I ask. one is different in the same way people are. “I think it’s like that everywhere in most any until I performed here for the first would suggest getting into, but I “That’s a good question,” Michael says. “It Michael proudly states, “I’m a Martin man. scene. Musicians collect into little cliques by grew up on a farm in the ’50s and time three years ago. I sent him a kind of has to do with the title of the album Yes, I know in a town full of Taylors, which are means of artistic and political alignments and ’60s at a time when cowboys were few of my CDs and I guess he liked Jumping In! I think when we decide to do any - also beautiful guitars. My Martin has treated me are always helpful to a point with a few excep - well. It takes a beating and is super thumpy tions, the ones who don’t have a way of fading on T.V., on the radio, and just what he heard, since he called me thing big — any project, decision, or way of life away. It’s been the nature of business in the arts about everywhere. I was very influ - up and invited me to play. This is for centuries. Do you think it’s different any - his festival basically, and I love it. enced by it and it has just stuck where else?” I nudge. First of all, this music is alive, it is with me. I’m still as fascinat - “Well, regarding the scene outside San Diego, ed by it now as I ever was,” free and it is so approachable. He I’ve found that in L.A. too there are different said Slim holding his ten hires such a variety of roots groups of musicians who really respect each gallon hat in his hand. music that it draws everybody other and help each other find creative outlets for their music. In many ways, it’s more organ - “Sourdough Slim was including people who would - ized, which also has its own set of problems. born in 1988,” he con - n’t ordinarily be exposed But all in all, groups like Songsalive, Songnet, to this music. They do tinued. “I had been in Music Highway, Femmuse — I’ve found all of a great job of getting several country west - these to be very open and supportive as well as ern bands prior to a variety of acts here in sharing information that can help aspiring that and when they including ones that songwriters get to know the music scene a bit broke up, I came up you won’t see any - better.” Michael clarifies. “Indeed, I’ve met some very helpful people with this idea for a where else. I love this up there,” I agree. comical character: a festival.” And to advocate all sides of the point, he

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Taylor Beverly Heising Glowfriends Patti Zlaket Jane Lui Harvey Band Zephyr Leave the Hall Tunes Teargirl Light On Beauty in the Eye by Raul Sandelin by Craig Yerkes by Simeon Flick Reminding us that a zephyr is by Steve Thorn Tunes covers a surprisingly Jane Lui may no longer be by Joshua Kayle a mild breeze, the artist credits wide array of styles within the known as just “Jane,” formerly of the Sea, an entity both “gentle” Glowfriends is the vision of jazz/adult contemporary frame - Jason and Jane, after the old As the first alt-country tune and “unpredictable,” as her Mark and April Morris, the gifted work. Patti Zlaket and Jim Studer acolytes hear her debut CD. rocks out of my speakers, I’m inspiration. Given that, the title- offspring of noted power pop (co-writer and producer on two Teargirl finds this seasoned neo - reading a liner note that says: “At Zephyr is perfect for this collec - wunderkind Jeremy Morris. While tracks) work some serious magic phyte knocking it out of the solo this stage of the game it’s all tion of songs. This is a ride with - the senior Morris’ recordings on track number one, “Your artist ballpark far enough to clear about those who support you just out speed bumps, potholes, or generally convey compositions Love is Like Water.” Zlaket’s stun - the wall into the bleachers, but because they like your songs.” hurricanes. These ten songs are of optimism and a deep-seated ning vocals and the perfectly not enough to put the excessive Bands that begin here always part of a new genre that I like to faith (imagine a pop summit in matched backing instrumental pressure of an unbeatable prece - begin from the right place in call World Smooth Age. the pearly gates between Frank pack an emotional punch that, dent on future efforts. In other their heart but always fall into a With Irish/Scottish jig music Capra and C.S. Lewis), the with the lyrics, make a powerful words, it’s just about as ideal a category where they either the central motif, Heising blurs Glowfriends veer toward the and heartbreaking track. The debut as it gets. “truly suck” or are “truly cool.” I the rough edges among the melancholy and have released a bridge soars with wonderfully Lui brings an erudite musicali - like this band not because instruments — mostly fiddle, compelling, well-crafted folk effected, ethereal vocals that ty and a fecund imagination to they’re perfect, not because banjo, guitar, and flute — and album. evoke the poetic imagery of the this CD. She has also penned a they’re gonna invent or discover even between each song. This is Favorable comparisons have lyrics perfectly. dynamically diverse range of the next “eruption” solo, not a collection to help one get lost already been made to Nick “Easier to Learn the Hard material that is rich in metaphor, because they pay tribute to their in thought, a collection con - Drake (in particular, Five Leaves Way” takes the music in a melody, and emotional depth. influences — which runs from a ducive to relaxation while a Left ) and the wonderful Colin stripped down direction and The fait accompli rests on the Stonesy “Wild Horses” era sound competent cast of fluid musi - Blunstone trilogy of One Year, nicely matches a defiant lyric wise decisions she made in the to the sound of Dylan in his cians helps Heising and her fid - Ennismore, and Journey . But it and lead vocal with a reckless process of choosing her team, “Willbury” days. I like this band dle massage out the daily grit also appears that Mark and April sounding acoustic guitar track. which is reflected in the selection because it’s fun. It’s honest and built up between the neurons. perused long and hard through “The Road That Used to Be” is a of the studio musicians who play doesn’t pretend for one quarter- You drift. You drift some more. their dad’s record collection, for mellow soft rocker that reads like everything from sophisticated note to be anything more than You float out onto a heaven of it’s possible to hear the influ - a master class on the challenges string, harp, and horn arrange - what it is: a buncha dudes rock - clouds, pushed lovingly by that ences of Love ( Forever Changes of being in a relationship with ments to standard rhythm sec - ing out, drinkin’ beer at your gentle zephyr. Like its Smooth era), Nico, and French someone who has lots of grown tion instruments, and in the backyard party, pushin people in Jazz and New Age counterparts, chanteuse Françoise Hardy on up obligations. “The Show” is an sagacious choice of engineer and the pool. World Smooth Age doesn’t dare Leave the Hall Light On . irresistibly clever, smoky ballad co-producer Aaron Bowen, They play great. Taylor make many statements, any For their second release, Mark with lyrics that show how one whose instincts have served this Harvey is out front, writing the frightening pronouncements. and April have expanded the can use wit to diffuse sadness. music in the best possible way. tunes, singing and playing gui - This is an ethereal place so Glowfriends into a small cham - The melodic theme in “Where The two constants here are tar. He’s got a band that sounds beautiful the listener even for - ber unit, with Erin Butler (violin), Were You?” is so beautiful that Lui’s deft, maturely restrained like they play in the kind of band gets to listen. And, this raises a Brendan Butler (cello), Holly Stephen Sondheim might do piano chops and her formally they wanna play in: Tim Edwards critical issue: Should good art Klutts (bass and vocals), and J.W. himself bodily harm for not trained, emotionally dynamic plays a gritty lead guitar and strive for this level of seamless - Hendrix (drums and percussion), thinking of it first. Zlaket’s finest voice. “Yellow Light” flows sings, while Boyd Gardiner holds ness? Certainly, there will be lis - providing an impressive backing vocal work can be heard here as gracefully through whisper-soft down the fort on drums along teners and critics on both sides quartet for Mark (vocals, guitar, she soulfully riffs with passion to top-of-the-lungs changes in with Mike Chandler on bass. of this debate. For those who piano ) and April (lead vocals, and heartache. “Push and Pull” vocal intensity, and this, coupled “Trailer Park Rhythm Blues,” want smooth, Heising is as percussion). The strings paint is a 70’s throwback crowd pleas - with her adroit piano work, lends is a fun little track that makes soothing as it gets this side of musical pictures of long er with some very cool ear a Tori Amos-like timbre to most me wonder what ZZ Top would Yanni or Michael Hedges. Midwestern winters where blan - candy. “Never Love” is a beauti - of the songs. sound like if you hired them for However, I actually preferred kets of snow appear to have ful jazz ballad featuring an amaz - Teargirl ’s sheer diversity of your own wedding reception. It’s the few instances in which the spring on a long holding pat - ing, subtly intense interplay material, instrumentation, and that much fun. artist took some chances, such tern. “Nighty Night,” between voice and piano. production is enough to engage “Love Song No.4” is also as introducing a jazz sax solo in “Nevernminding,” and “Dora” This CD is filled with excellent layman and pedant alike, even if emblematic of some serious writ - the middle of the jig “Spancil are among the album’s 17 musicianship. The always stellar they ultimately find its hetero - ing skills. Overall, the production Hill” or when she proceeds to tracks, which might best be Wayne Johnson on guitar and geneity unsavory. Anyone is a well-done demo-esque sing nervously yet charmingly in appreciated huddled in front of Duncan Moore on drums do thrown off by the subdued, effort. But with a slicker produc - a later chorus of the same song. a fireplace on a cold Kalamazoo their usual solid work, but I did sparse textures of songs like tion, this tune would be a radio- Another startling attempt to sail (the band’s hometown) night. notice that Johnson’s guitar solos “Blue Square” and “Years of ready “hit.” I hear a slight Tom against the zephyr is her experi - Sad and beautiful — some - are more restrained and “safe” Roses” will take an instant, alter - Petty thing going on here (but mentation with odd time signa - times concurrently — Leave the than I would have liked. The nate shine to more energetic, not really) and a little Johnny tures à la Dave Brubeck in the Hall Light On may be dream tracks I skipped over — “I Want radio-ready tracks like “Pigeon Cash “thang” going on there song titled “Take Seven” (Get inducing but will provide no a Man,” “Love is Easy,” Backdoor Woman” and “Freddie (but not really)... and yet it it?) Unfortunately, these are the nightmares. of Your Heart,” and “You Need a Goodtime,” and vice versa. And arrives in its own matter of style, only times that Heising shows us Woman” — sound too forced, yet this is the kind of record that its own skin, its own voice, its that the Sea can also be “unpre - (CD available at heavy handed, and/or contrived seems capable of that miracle of own song. dictable.” Now, don’t get me www.jamrecordings.com) in my opinion. In contrast with miracles: the conversion of fans In lieu of a hidden track, they wrong. Calm is good. But, as the others, they seem to have of either sound to an eventual sport an “unlisted” track of out - much as I like the calm before started with a good lyrical idea acceptance of the rest of the takes and crazy band practice the storm, I also like some gale- but the music was somewhat album. hilarity. If you ever wanted to be force winds added to the mix. “force fit” to give all of the Teargirl augers like Hank the fly on the wall at your basic words a home. Whether the Aaron’s first home run; the only practice, you need to hear this. songs hit the bulls-eye or not, thing left to do is realize that the Bring your own mood lighting, Zlaket uses her voice as a finely game is more enjoyable at the breath mints, and cucumber tuned instrument, showing she park than on TV. wrapped in foil. It’s balls out... can belt or whisper with equally Edify yourself at teargirl.com and at full-volume....at the same stunning results. I have come and janeshands.com, and buy time. 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JULY CALENDAR WEEKLY Nathan Welden , Radisson La Jolla, 3299 every sunday Holiday Ct., La Jolla, 7pm. 7th Day Buskers , Farmers Market, DMV Open Mic Night , The Packing House, 125 S. friday • 1 saturday • 9 monday • 18 parking lot, Hillcrest, 10am. Main St., Fallbrook, 8pm. Rod Piazza & Mighty Flyers , TGIF Jazz in Vocal, Harmony, Accompaniment, Lila Downs , Humphrey’s, Shelter Island, Connie Allen , Old Town Trolley Stage, Twigg Open Mic Night , Twiggs, 8:30pm. the Parks, Stagecoach Park, 3420 Camino Songwriting Workshop w/ Chris 7:30pm. St. & San Diego Ave., 12:30-4:30pm. de loa Coches, Carlsbad, 6pm. Brashear & Peter McLaughlin , Acoustic Highland Way , Tom Giblin’s Pub, 640 Grand Expressions, 2852 University Ave., 1pm. Open Mic , Metaphor Cafe, 258 E. 2nd Ave., Ave., Carlsbad, 8:30pm. Chris Isaak , Humphrey’s, Shelter Island, Escondido, 2pm. 7:30pm. Mountain Review w/ Jim Wakefield , wednesday • 20 every thursday Lighthouse Wynola Pizza, 4355 Hwy 78, Julian, 6pm. Derek Evans , Lestat’s, 9pm. Traditional Irish Music , Tom Giblin’s Pub, 640 , Crossroads, 169 E. Main, El Grand Ave., Carlsbad, 3pm. Cajon, 7:30pm. Benchmark , Crossroads, 169 E. Main, El Silverado Bluegrass Band , Viejas Indian Casino, 6pm. Dave’s Son , Twiggs, 8:30pm. Cajon, 7pm. thursday • 21 Irish Dance , Dublin Square, 554 Fifth, 3pm. Robin Henkel , Lestat’s, 9pm. Cactus , Cafe Elysa, 3076 Carlsbad Blvd., Celtic Ensemble , Twiggs, 4pm. Dixieland Jazz , Metaphor Cafe, 258 E. 2nd 7:30pm. Tommy Emmanuel , Bonita Golf Course, Ave., Escondido, 6:30pm. Junior Brown , Belly Up Tavern, 9pm. 5540 Sweetwater Rd., 7pm. Traditional Irish Music , R. O’Sullivan’s, 188 Hwy 61 Revisited (Dylan Tribute) , E. Grand Ave., Escondido, 4pm. Acoustic Cafe Open Mic/Open Jam , Acoustic Music SD, 4650 Mansfield, Dmitri Matheny Group , Athenaeum, 1008 Milano’s Pizza, 6830 La Jolla Blvd., 7-10pm. Wall st., La Jolla, 7:30pm. Traditional Irish Music & Dance w/ saturday • 2 7:30pm. 619/303-8176. Cobblestone, 5-6:30pm/Boxty Band, 6:30- Irish Music Class , Acoustic Expressions, Piano Summit w/ Sue Palmer/Barnaby Billy Watson & his Int’l Silver String Deborah Liv Johnson/Peter Sprague , San 10pm., The Field, 544 5th Ave. 2852 University Ave., 7-8pm. Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Finch/Richard Thompson/Danny Submarine Band/Jump Blues , Bird Park, Green/Bob Hamilton , Dizzy’s, 8pm. Suzanne Shea , Trisler’s Wine Bar, 8555 Nathan Welden , Trisler’s Wine Bar, 8555 28th & Thorn Sts., 5:30pm. Calle Magdalena, Encinitas, 7:30pm. Station Village Lane, Ste. C, Mission Valley, Station Village Lane, Ste. C, Mission Valley, Tom Smerk , Caffe Salotto, 2240 Otay Amelia Browning , Turquoise Cafe Bar 7pm. 7pm. Unknown Legend , Wynola Pizza, 4355 Europa, 873 Turquoise, PB, 8:30pm. Hwy 78, Julian, 6pm. Lakes Rd. #303, Chula Vista, 7:30pm. Blues Jam , Crossroads Cafe, 169 E. Main St., Sue Palmer (except for July 14), Martini’s, Jon Roniger , Twiggs, 8:30pm. 21 Grams , San Diego County Fair, 7pm. Jim Earp , Borders, 11160 Rancho Carmel El Cajon, 7:30pm. 3940 4th Ave., 7pm. Acoustic Underground , Lestat’s, 9pm. Jim Earp , Upstart Crow, Seaport Village, Dr., 8pm. Jazz Roots w/ Lou Curtiss , 8-10pm, KSDS Wood ‘n’ Lips Open Mic , Crossroads Cafe, 7:30pm. Lauren DeRose , Twiggs, 8:30pm. Dulcie Younger , Tio Leo’s, 5302 Napa, 9pm. (88.3 FM). 169 E. Main St., El Cajon, 7-10pm. Until John/Tom-Kat , Crossroads, 169 E. Caballero-Verde Quintet , Dizzy’s, 9pm. Open Mic Night , Blarney Stone Pub, 5617 Open Mic Night w/ Timmy Lee , The Packing Main, El Cajon, 8pm. Anya Marina , Lestat’s, 9pm. friday • 22 Balboa Ave., 9pm. House, 125 S. Main, Fallbrook, 8pm. Band in Black , Del Dios Country Store, Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks , Belly Up Simeon Flick , O.B. People’s Co-op, 5pm. The Bluegrass Special w/ Wayne Rice , 10- Traditional Irish Music , Acoustic 20154 Lake Dr., Escondido, 8pm. Tavern, 9pm. midnight, KSON (97.3 FM). Expressions, 2852 University Ave., 8:15pm. The Vision Band , Trolley Barn Park, Jose Sinatra & the Troy Dante Inferno , Good Bye Blue Monday , Tio Leo’s, 5302 Adams Ave. @ Florida St., 6pm. Harold’s Craic Band , Blarney Stone, Claire de Lune, 2906 University Ave., 8pm. Napa, 9pm. every monday Clairemont, 8:30pm. Li’l Brian & Zydeco Travelers , TGIF Jazz Davida , Twiggs, 8:30pm. Harpco , Triple Crown Pub, 3221 Adams in the Parks, Poinsettia Park, Hidden Dixieland Jazz , Metaphor Cafe, 258 E. 2nd Eamonn Carroll , The Field, 544 5th Ave., Rookie Card , Surf & Saddle, 123 W. Ave., 9pm. Valley Rd., Carlsbad, 6pm. Ave., Escondido, 6:30pm. 8:30pm. Plaza, Solana Beach, 9pm. Sue Palmer & her Motel Swing Kalama Blue , Crossroads Cafe, 169 E. Main Swing Thursdays , Tio Leo’s, 5302 Napa St., Steve Poltz & the Rugburns , Belly Up sunday • 10 Orchestra , Point Loma Concert Series, St., El Cajon, 7:30pm. 9pm. Tavern, 9pm. Catalina Blvd. near Talbot, 6pm. Tango Dancing , Tio Leo’s, 5302 Napa St., 8pm. Brehon Law , Tom Giblin’s Pub, 640 Grand GrooveLily , Dizzy’s, 7:30pm. May River , Lestat’s, 9pm. Impulse , Crossroads, 169 E. Main, El Open Mic Night , Lestat’s, 7:30pm. Ave., Carlsbad, 9pm (also Fri. & Sat.). Sonya w/ Disappear Fear/Irina Rivkin , Cajon, 7:30pm. Lestat’s, 9pm. friday sunday • 3 Big Mo Band , Dizzy’s, 8pm. every tuesday every Hank Show , Cask & Cleaver, 3757 S. M-Theory New Music Happy Hour , Whistle California Rangers , McCabe’s, Oceanside, Cowboy Jack , Pine Hills Lodge, 2960 La tuesday • 12 Mission Rd. Fallbrook, 8pm. 4:30-9pm. Posada Way, Julian, 10am. Stop, South Park, 5-7pm. Acoustic Alliance w/ Calman Hart/Joe Paper Saloon , Twiggs, 8:30pm. Jazzilla , Turquoise Cafe-Bar Europa, 873 Chuck Schiele & Friends , OB Sun Jam at Acoustic/Electric Open Mic , Crossroads Rathburn/Will Edwards & more , Canes, Turquoise St., 8:30pm. Tower Two, 5083 Santa Monica, 2pm. Trevor Davis/Curtis Peoples , Lestat’s, 9pm. Cafe, 169 E. Main St., El Cajon, 7pm. Mission Beach, 7pm. Irish Folk Music , The Ould Sod, 9pm. Simeon Flick , Mission Bay Boat & Ski Chuck Schiele/Carlos Olmeda/Flathead Zydeco Tuesdays , Tio Leo’s, 5302 Napa, 7pm. Boz Scaggs , Humphrey’s, Shelter Island, Club, 2606 N. Mission Bay Dr., 3pm. CD Release/Citizen Band , O’Connell/’s, Open Mic Night , Cosmos Cafe, 8278 La Open Mic Night , Egyptian Tea Room & 7:30pm. 1310 Morena Blvd., 8:30pm. Smoking Parlour, 4644 College Ave., 9pm. Lyle Lovett , Humphrey’s, 7:30pm. Mesa Blvd., La Mesa, 7pm. Chuck Schiele , Desi ‘n’ Friends, 2734 Blue Rockit/Michelle Lundeen , Tio Leo’s, Traditional Irish Music , The Ould Sod, 7pm; Jim Earp , Crossroads, 169 E. Main, El Lytton St., 9pm. 5302 Napa, 9pm. every saturday Cajon, 8pm. Blarney Stone, Clairemont, 8:30pm. Connie Allen , Old Town Trolley Stage, Twigg Fruit/Jenn Grinels , Lestat’s, 9pm. Comedy Night w/ Mark Serritella , Lestat’s, St. & San Diego Ave., 12:30-4:30pm. Rookie Card , Casbah, 9pm. wednesday • 13 saturday • 23 9pm. Talent Showcase w/ Larry Robinson & the Antik Party , Lestat’s, 9pm. Second Hand String Band , Acoustic every wednesday Train Wreck Band , The Packing House, 125 21 Grams , Winston’s, Ocean Beach, 9pm. Expressions, 2852 University Ave., 2pm. S. Main St., Fallbrook, 8pm. monday • 4 Mile High , Wynola Pizza, 4355 Hwy 78, Ocean Beach Farmer’s Market , Newport The Hank Show , Old Poway Park, Ave., 4-7pm. Fred Heath & the Slidewinders , Turquoise thursday • 14 Julian, 6pm. Cafe-Bar Europa, 873 Turquoise St., 8:30pm. 11:30am. Pride of Erin Ceili Dancers , Rm. 204, Casa Jim Earp , Borders, 159 Fletcher Pkwy, El Clay Colton Band , Tom Giblin’s Pub, 640 Band in Black , Uncle Goos Cantina, 274 Bill Charlap Trio , Athenaeum, 1008 Wall Cajon, 7pm. del Prado, Balboa Park, 7pm. st., La Jolla, 7&9pm. Grand Ave., Carlsbad, 9pm. Harbor Dr. South, Oceanside, 3pm. Band in Black , Pine Hills Lodge, 2960 La High Society Jazz Band , Tio Leo’s, 5302 Christian/Gospel Open Mic , El Cajon. Info: Richard Thompson/Ladysmith Black Posada Way, Julian, 8pm. Napa St., 7pm. Mambazo , Humphrey’s, Shelter Island, J.D., 619/246-7060. Joel Rafael Band , Acoustic Expressions, tuesday • 5 7:30pm. 2852 University Ave., 8pm. 117° West , Round Table Pizza, 1161 E. Jon Roniger , Twiggs, 8:30pm. Pop Rocks , Tio Leo’s, 5302 Napa, 9pm. Border Radio , Acoustic Music SD, 4650 Washington, Escondido, 7:30pm. Chris Klich , Claire de Lune, 2906 Amelia Browning , Turquoise Cafe Bar University Ave., 8pm. Mansfield, 7:30pm. 619/303-8176. Europa, 873 Turquoise, PB, 8:30pm. Gilbert Castellanos , Dizzy’s, 8:30pm. Tom Smerk , Caffe Salotto, 2240 Otay wednesday • 6 Arman , Lestat’s, 9pm. saturday • 30 Lakes Rd. #303, Chula Vista, 7:30pm. Jim Bianco/Kathrin Shorr , Lestat’s, 9pm. Hot Club of San Diego , Bird Park, 28th & Indigo Girls , Humphrey’s, 7:30pm. Rockin’ Aces , Tio Leo’s, 5302 Napa, 9pm. A.J. Croce , Lestat’s, 9pm. Baja Blues Boys , Patrick’s, 13314 Poway Thorn Sts., 5:30pm. Brazilian Girls , House of Blues, 1055 5th Big Daddy Orchestra , Tio Leo’s, 5302 Rd., 9pm. Baja Blues Boys , Le Petit Calypso, 1002 Ave., 9pm. Napa, 9pm. friday • 15 Deke Dickerson/Rip Carson , Tio Leo’s, N. Hwy 101, Leucadia, 6:30pm. Sylvie Lewis/Jane Lui , Lestat’s, 9pm. Len Rainey & the Midnight Players , 5302 Napa, 9pm. Abrams Brothers , Acoustic Expressions, Trolley Barn Park, Adams Ave. @ Florida 2852 University Ave., 7pm. sunday • 31 thursday • 7 St., 6pm. sunday • 24 An Evening of Songs & Stories , Templar’s Los Lonely Boys/Ozomatli , Embarcadero Lao Tizer , TGIF Jazz in the Parks, Hall, Old Poway Park, 7pm. Marina Park South, 7:30pm. Loggins & Messina , Embarcadero Chuck Schiele & Friends , OB Sun Jam at Stagecoach Park, 3420 Camino de loa Marina Park South, 8pm. Tower Two, 5083 Santa Monica, 2pm. Matt Hopper , Lestat’s, 9pm. Coches, Carlsbad, 6pm. Roy Book Binder , Acoustic Music SD, Poco , Humphrey’s, Shelter Island, 6pm. 4650 Mansfield, 7:30pm. 619/303-8176. Rascal Flatts , Coors Amphitheater, Chula Vista, 7:30pm. Mark Knopfler , Copley Symphony Hall, Brian Levy w/ Gilbert Castellanos/Mikan 8pm. Zlaktovich/Rob Thorsen , Dizzy’s, 8pm. Carol Bui/Kris Racer/Just John & the Dude/Carlos Olmeda , Twiggs, 8:30pm. Natasha Miller w/ Josh Nelson/Harish Amelia Browning , Turquoise Cafe Bar Raghavan/Matt Slocum , Dizzy’s, 7:30pm. Europa, 873 Turquoise, PB, 8:30pm. Kelli Rudick , Crossroads, 169 E. Main, El Cajon, 8:45pm. Molly Jenson/Evan , Lestat’s, 9pm. Pete Thurston , Lestat’s, 9pm. Berkley Hart , Lestat’s, 9pm. Jump Jones , Tio Leo’s, 5302 Napa, 9pm. Blue Largo , Tio Leo’s, 5302 Napa, 9pm. tuesday • 26 High Grass Rollers , Winston’s, OB, 9pm. friday • 8 saturday • 16 Nitro Express , Trolley Barn Park, Adams Ave. @ Florida St., 6pm. Chris Klich Quintet w/ Laura Preble , Bird wednesday • 27 Park, 28th & Thorn Sts., 5:30pm. Los Mocosos , TGIF Jazz in the Parks, Anna Troy/Annie Dru , Lestat’s, 9pm. Stageccoach Park, 3420 Camino de loa Howling Coyotes , Wynola Pizza, 4355 Hwy 78, Julian, 6pm. Coches, Carlsbad, 6pm. thursday • 28 Jim Earp , Crossroads Cafe, 169 E. Main Ronny Cox , Acoustic Music SD, 4650 St., El Cajon, 7pm. Mansfield, 7:30pm. 619/303-8176. Dehra Dun/Le Severance , Lestat’s, 9pm. Chris Brashear & Peter McLaughlin/ Jen Knight/Delancey , Twiggs, 8:30pm. Hot Rod Lincoln , Tio Leo’s, 5302 Napa, 9pm. Border Radio , Acoustic Music SD, 4650 Patty Hall/John Bosley , Crossroads, 169 Mansfield, 7:30pm. 619/303-8176. E. Main, El Cajon, 7pm. friday • 29 Fred Benedetti & George Svoboda , Allison Lonsdale (6-8pm), Gregory Page , Dizzy’s, 8pm. Lestat’s, 9pm. Breez’n , Trolley Barn Park, Adams Ave. @ Florida St., 6pm. Robert Wetzel , Acoustic Expressions, Joey Show , Tio Leo’s, 5302 Napa, 9pm. 2582 University Ave., 8pm. Rebirth Jazz Band , TGIF Jazz in the Parks, Poinsettia Park, Hidden Valley Rd., Jennifer Lee/Aaron Bowen/Ted Ehr/ sunday • 17 Carlsbad, 6pm. Sylvie Lewis , Twiggs, 8:30pm. Prime Time w/ Jan Sutherland , Elks Odeum Guitar Duo (Fred Benedetti/ Jack the Original/Get Back Loretta , Lodge, 1400 E. Washington, El Cajon, Robert Wetzel , Acoustic Expressions, Lestat’s, 9pm. 1pm. 2852 University Ave., 8pm. David Grisman Quintet , Belly Up, 9pm. 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