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January 2003 Vol. 2, No. 4 Stars earn their stripes what’s inside THE AMERICAN

Welcome Mat………3 Mail Box Mission Statement FOLK SINGERS Contributors

Full Circle..…………4 Douglas Foxworthy Lou Curtiss

Front Porch…………6 Chuck Schiele East County Performing Arts Center Dizzy’s Peter Sprague

Parlor Showcase...…8 American Folk Singers

Highway’s Song... …10 Harvey Reid

Ramblin’...…………11 José Sinatra Paul Abbott

Of Note.……………12 Chuck Schiele Peter Sprague Hatchet Brothers Will Ray Carter Family

‘Round About ...... …13 Local Yokels January Music Calendar Troubadour Holiday Party

The Local Seen……15 Photo Page

Happy New Year! Tom Brosseau and Gregory Page Troubadour Showcase at DIZZY’S Thursday. February 13 7:30 p.m.

FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY Robin Henkel Steve White Robin Henkel The 7th Day Buskers Kitchenfire Fowl Play

SPECIAL GUESTS José Sinatra Steve White The Truckee Brothers Derek Duplessie

MASTER OF CEREMONIES Phil Harmonic

7th Day Buskers Dizzy’s 344 7th Avenue (between J and K Streets) Downtown, San Diego $8 cover Artists subject to change Kitchenfire Fowl Play For more information: DizzysSanDiego.com

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SAN DIEGO ROUBADOUR MAILBOX Alternative country, Americana, roots, - Tfolk, gospel, and bluegrass music news Dear Friends, Also, why, I wonder, is all the Recently I was handed a San “stuff” happening in San Diego, Dear Jens, Diego Troubadour with the story East San Diego, etc.? Aren‘t I wish we knew the answer. It MISSION CONTRIBUTORS about Chris Hillman. I grew up there any folk places in North probably has something to do To promote, encourage, and with Chris (he was a couple of county? I’ve never found one. with the ca$h. We’ll just put that provide an alternative voice for PUBLISHERS years behind me at San Dieguito It seems that the only place in question out to our readers and the great local music that is Lyle Duplessie High School in Encinitas) and North county that has to do hope someone responds with a generally overlooked by the Thom Vollenweider remember him well, learning to with any kind of traditional new North County venue. mass media; namely the genres (begin) to play the mandolin music is Lou’s Records. Why Refer to the list below for the of folk, country, roots, EDITOR when at the time he was still liv- doesn’t someone with vision and locations in North County that Americana, gospel, and blue- Ellen Duplessie ing in “Rancho.” cash open a great, creative Folk we deliver to. If you don’t see grass. To entertain, educate, and I am interested in how I can House and book traditional any, that means they all get bring together players, writers, GRAPHIC DESIGN get a copy of your paper. I never music acts. snatched up so fast! and lovers of these forms; to Liz Abbott see them in the North County Please let me know. Thank you The Editor explore their foundations; and to area. Can I get on a mailing list very much. expand the audience for these PHOTOGRAPHY to receive copies each month? Jens Morrison types of music. Mildred Moreno Oceanside Fred Buckley For editorial inquiries, email [email protected]. For DISTRIBUTION advertising info, email PICK UP THE SAN DIEGO TROUBADOUR AT THESE LOCATIONS [email protected]. You can also Kent Johnson write to San Diego Troubadour, The San Diego Troubadour is delivered to more than 150 locations throughout San Diego County, including most coffee houses, P.O. Box 164, La Jolla, CA 92038. ADVERTISING libraries, record stores, and the ones below by the first of each month. Email [email protected] for more info. Ellen Duplessie E Kent Johnson SAN DIEGO TROUBADOUR, the University Heights Café on Park The Buff WRITERS local source for alternative Book Garden David’s Coffee Atomic Rag Liz Abbott Summer’s Market Fifth Ave. Books Café Crema country, Americana, roots, folk, Paul Abbott Twiggs The Living Room Café Zanzibar gospel, and bluegrass music Ed Burns Urban Grind Off the Record Cow Records news, is published monthly and Lou Curtiss Adams Avenue Music Trader Grove Café (UCSD) is free of charge. Letters to the Emily Davidson La Paloma Theater Double Eagle Mid-town editor must be signed and may Ellen Duplessie Lou’s Records Folk Arts Rare Records Blue Guitar be edited for content. It is not, Lyle Duplessie Miracles Café Ken Cinema Caffe Italia however, guaranteed that they Brian Ehrenpreis Moonlight Music Kensington Coffee The Casbah will appear. Phil Harmonic O.B. Peoples Market Lestats Coffeehouse Gelato Vera Pannikin Coffee (all) North County (Inland) All opinions expressed in SAN Randy Hoffman The Ould Sod Downtown Pasta Espresso Bailey’s Barbecue DIEGO TROUBADOUR, unless José Sinatra North & South Park Café Bassam Tower Records (both) Blue Horse Music otherwise stated, are solely the Gus Williker Café Lulu Daphne’s Big Kitchen UCSD Price Center opinion of the writer and do not Robert Woerheide Ciné Café Julian Coffeehouse Claire de Lune The Wherehouse represent the opinions of the Dizzy’s Metaphor Café Cover photograph of Tom Controversial Books East County staff or management. All rights House of Strings Pannikin Coffee Mom’s Apple Pie Brosseau and Gregory Page Alan’s Music reserved. M-Theory Pokez Café Packard’s by Thom Vollenweider Blue Meanie Records North Park Coffee S.D. City College San Marcos Guitar Center ©2003 San Diego Troubadour. Golden Goose Café Paras News Stand Wahrenbrachs Books The Wherehouse Grossmont College Rebecca’s Coffee Wynola Pizza Express Clairemont Guitar Center Santos Fred’s Repair Zone Moze Guitar South Bay Sunshine Foods Guitar Trader Valley Music Music Trader WRITE TO US! Turf Club Mesa College Southwestern College College Area We’d love to hear from you! Hillcrest Steamed Bean Coastal Apex Music Send your comments, feedback, Ben and Jerrys Belly Up Tavern Freedom Guitar Coronado or suggestions to: Bountiful Books Buffalo Brothers The Living Room Bay Books [email protected] Buffalo Exchange Café 134 Buffalo Exchange or to San Diego Troubadour, P.O. Box 164, La Jolla, CA 92038-0164.

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Recordially, Lou Curtiss

California Arts people, and roots music is I’d be glad to sit down Council Neglects probably always going to and talk about California Roots Artists be the step-child of the arts. roots musicians with arts Some of the people that folks any time if someone Well, I got the new ought to be listed in a folk- would only bother to ask. 2003-2004 Performing Arts life division of the Touring I’m ashamed of this Touring Artists Directory Directory include: California Touring Artists from the California Arts Faith Petric: San Directory. I see directories Council, and as it has been Francisco’s long-time from West Virginia, North for all these many, many Folksong Society leader and Carolina, and other states years, there isn’t an artist song collector. with a lot smaller budgets Lou Curtiss that I would want to per- Kenny Hall: Fresno’s pre- to work with that don’t give form at the Adams Ave. mier old-time country musi- short shrift to their tradi- Roots Festival. Considering cian and singer of songs, tional music artists. They that so many California regular Roots Festival artist regard their old timers as artists have appeared at the since 1969. national treasures and see Roots Festivals over the past Tom Tomcat Courtney: that they get the respect 29 years, I think Kenny Hall Since the early ‘70s Tom that is their due. It’s time is the only one who did, has been Waco, Texas’ gift California traditional and but he isn’t listed in the to the San Diego blues roots artists get that same directory any more. scene. He has taught hun- respect. One way to do that It seems to me that dreds of young musicians to is with a Folk-Life Division in California has such a rich play the blues, many of the Touring Artists tradition, ranging from jazz whom have gone on to Directory. If you agree with Judy Henske and blues, country music, make lots more money than me, why not drop a line or western swing, and all the Tom ever makes. He an e-mail to the California varying kinds of music that deserves a little recognition. Arts Council at 1300 I came out of Hollywood Fred Gerlach: Fred has Street, Suite 930, Chris Strachwitz movies and television as carried on the tradition of Sacramento, CA 95814 (e- well as radio that the the great 12-string guitarist mail: www.cac.ca.gov). The California Arts Council Leadbelly. He also has cus- director’s name is Barry should have a folk-life divi- tom-built 12-strings and is Hessenius and the chair is sion that includes advisors an exciting, much-over- Barbara George. The gover- like Chris Strachwitz of looked performer. nor’s name is Gray Davis, Arhoolie Records, Bruce “U. I can see this is a list that and a letter to him might Utah” Phillips, Sam Hinton, could go on for several not hurt either. Faith Petric, Hightone pages and then I’d have left We’re coming up on our records’ Bruce Bromberg, many folks out. I’d include 30th Adams Avenue Roots Curt Bouterse Mary Catherine Aldin, and Lalo Guererro, Robert Festival at the end of April, Mark Spoelstra possibly even myself. Such Lowery, Sam Hinton, and we can go on and do people could recommend Johnny Walker, Jon Adams, the research and digging to old timers and traditional Abu Talib, Bernie Pearl, Judy find artists to bring in as we performers who don’t have Henske, Sam Necocea and always have, but it’d sure the hustle to get listed in a his Western Playboys, Mark be nice for once to open directory because that’s Spoelstra, Wayne Brandon that touring directory and what it takes. You either and Clark Powell, Los find a couple of artists that I have to have supporters or Alacranes, Larry Hanks, Curt wanted to bring to our you have to know how to Bouterse, and a whole lot festival. Sam Hinton play the game. No politi- more. Recordially, cian is going to go out of his or her way to help roots Lou Curtiss music even though as the old fiddler Clayton MacMichen once said, “There’s a hundred pair of overalls sold for each tuxe- do suit.” It’s those suit- Robert Lowery wearin’ folk that impress politicians or at least impress the Arts Council Kenny Hall

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He weary hopefulness ture that’s more interested in Mysterious Ways, Schiele steps uses those tones like spices is the charm of commerce than art, there does- out with a sincere collection of throughout his songs, never to Chuck Schiele and n’t seem to be much room for catchy, intimate art. He’s ready excess, but as trimming to sup- the Mysterious Chuck risky personal music anymore. to talk turkey, ready to show port the songwriting. Ways. The sadness Schiele Just don’t tell Chuck you where he’s been and why With this effort, he has binds together the Schiele. he’s proud of it. created a melting pot of styles wide range of styles and influ- er Schiele doesn’t care about After years spent on the and flavors. Swinging between ences, giving it all a humanness talent sliding off all that. He is making music for San Diego music scene, lilting percussion-driven that is irresistible. into the land of pretense. But listeners. He’s not taking polls fronting his band Modern rhythms and intimate acoustic It’s easy to imagine the Schiele takes good care to or conducting radio research. Peasants and surviving some portraits, each track feels warm material in the hands of a less- make sure that he’s not preach- ing or pontificating. Each expe- rience is anchored in a familiar place, and for all his insight, Photography: Thom Vollenweider most of the conclusions are left up to the listener. Of course, what’s great for East County Performing the ear is tough on the review- er. Finding Schiele’s handle is a certain challenge. With a nod Arts Center’s 2002-2003 to Elliot Smith and Gary Jules, he has expanded the instru- mental palette, bringing in Silver Anniversary hints of Michael Hedges and Paul Simon. In fact, when Season searching for a place to file Chuck Schiele and the Mysterious Ways, Simon’s by Liz Abbott duction costs for the show. Graceland may be a nice study One of the highlights guide. Much like that work, of the holiday season was a Schiele is laying introspective n the midst now performance by Linda of its 2002-2003 pop over persistent and com- Ronstadt on December 9 pelling rhythms. Silver anniversary who, along with the Mariachi It’s not flawless. There are Season, the East County Los Camperos de Nati Cano, IPerforming Arts Center has rare moments where Schiele brought Mexican Christmas already seen a stellar roster of traditions to the San Diego just tries to do too much with performers over the past few the space he’s got. But even so, audience with Mariachi music ticket dis- months. On November 24, for- and folklorico dancing. you feel good about the over- mer San Diego Padre and tal- counts. The more you The January line-up fea- buy, the more you save! Group reach. You can see where he’s ented singer-songwriter Tim tures several performances that headed, even when the song Flannery played host at the discounts are also available. San Diego Troubadour readers won’t tolerate the load. Usually, For details, look for the 2002- Linda Ronstadt, Jack Tempchin first “Arts and Athletes” pro- will enjoy, including The 2003 season brochure, or visit with local artists, and Willie the ambition seems effortless, gram, which included perform- Brothers Four, Kathy Mattea, The East County Performing Nelson were among the many working the complex rhythms ances by such notables as Jack and an International Guitar Arts Center’s website at: who have appeared at the East and life poems into a simple Tempchin, Steve Poltz, Eve Night. February’s schedule www.ecpac.com. The Box County Performing Arts Center. cohesive experience. And when Selis, and Willie Nelson. includes appearances by The Working with ECPAC on a Office, located at 210 East it’s really working, the results Association, Al Wilson, and the Main Street in El Cajon (619- number of children’s outreach site is the place to learn more are astoundingly moving. Shirelles on Wednesday, 440-2277), is open Monday programs, Arts and Athletes about the arts education pro- February 5; Tim Flannery and through Saturday 11 a.m.-4 was designed to help children Friends on Saturday, February grams as well. become more aware of the arts p.m. and is open until curtain 8; Paul Anka on Thursday, on show days. and also to send them the mes- February 13; Shawn Colvin on sage that the arts are equally as Tuesday, February 18; and the More Convenient Online important as athletics. Also Boys Choir of Harlem on Ticketing participating in the evening’s Wednesday, February 19. For your convenience this sea- program were baseball players- son, the East County turned-artists Shawn Green, Subscription and Ticketing Performing Arts Center intro- Dave Hanson, and Jack Options duces online ticketing through McDowell. Already $300,000 Design your own season sub- its web site at www.ecpac.com. has been raised for the project, scription to see only the shows With no costly processing fees, some of which went into pro- YOU want and receive multiple what could be easier? The web

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and comfortable. Instead h of talking, patrons listen. started looking at it like it was a the performances are diverse in expenses through various side ven- P AndI if it’s running on the idealistic club, and man, it just hit me style, Perrin insists that it is all tures. Though he admits “heaving over the head! I saw “jazz.” a sigh of relief each month when fumes of his youth, Chuck Perrin “Jazz doesn’t care. Dizzy’s, the perform- what it could be “Jazz is a state every bill gets paid,” he says that ance space he has operated since right away.” is a state of of mind, rather than life as a musician has taught him April of 2000, has refocused San For the a specific type of to “live on that marginal fringe.” Diego’s sputtering jazz scene and next several mind, rather than a music. A jazz “For me the sense of commu- is fast becoming a destination for weeks, Perrin specific type of music. . musician is nity among people, especially original performance of all kinds. worked by someone who musicians and other artists, is real- Located at the southern tip of himself, . . Dizzy’s is my way of lives and creates ly important,” Perrin says. “What Chuck Perrin Seventh Avenue, Dizzy’s restful cleaning and in the moment. all musicians really want is some- Cool Club Quartet of San Diego, interior counters the flux of its East shaping the expressing that in a Dizzy’s is my way one to say ‘I respect you.’ When featuring Chris Vitas, Bob Village surroundings. To the east, room until it of expressing that the musicians can be free, then more ostentatious Magnusson, Art Johnson and Bob the ballpark expansion rages. To could serve his in a more ostenta- the experience of the audience Cartwright. Music in the tradition the west, the hustle of the vision. “A lot of way.” tious way.” can be heightened enormously. It’s of Stephan Grappelli and Django Gaslamp rules. But beneath the people offered their Perrin’s agree- a magical situation.” Reinhardt. Jan. 19th, 7 p.m. open-beamed ceilings and within help,” he laughs, “but ment with Ahern allows a Dizzy’s is located downtown the aging brick walls of a former nobody showed up.” high percentage of the admission at 344 Seventh Avenue (between Troubadour Showcase Night. warehouse, Perrin has factored out Anxious to take the stage in a fee to go to the performers each J&K). Highlights for January and Performers to be announced. alcohol, television, neon, and club advertised as having “no lim- night. Fixed at eight dollars for February include: February 13th. its,” local jazzers like Peter most shows, it is the club’s sole other distractions common to local Chris Stuart CD Release Party, CiCi Porter, February 19. music venues, creating an atmos- Sprague, Gilbert Castellanos, and source of revenue. Refreshments, January 12th, 7 p.m. (free). For a complete schedule and more phere as friendly to the audience Jaime Valle quickly found spots on served quietly by Brenda Villegas, Road Work Ahead, featuring Jim information, visit as it is to the performer. “People the calendar. When Perrin mixed are made available at nominal Plank, Bob Magnusson, Peter DizzysSanDiego.com. All ages are come into Dizzy’s because it’s not the stinging blues of guitarist Billy cost. By the time the evening’s Thompson and the bluegrass expenses are met, there is little in Sprague and Bill Mays. the welcome. like anyplace else,” he says. reunion of one of San Diego’s To Perrin, the concept of improvisations of Sean and Sara the way of money for the propri- Watkins (Nickel Creek) with the etors to take home. great jazz adventures. January Dizzy’s is not a new one. His mid- 19th, 2 p.m. western college education was funded by three different coffee- houses he established in the 1960s. “They were basically what Dizzy’s is now, a collective for artists, musicians, film and theater people, as well as gathering places for people who had opinions Peter Sprague: Boundaries Blurred about things,” he says. “The feel- ing of empowerment that ran through that is what I’ve tried to recapture.” by Robert Woerheide At his SpragueLand studio of musical experimentation that With the systematic closure you’ll find Peter fulfilling the duties marked their self-titled first album, in recent months of clubs in the San Diego area that supported a of musician, producer, arranger, an album that earned the award of musicians talk about jazz policy, Perrin found his own lot and engineer. He’s as busy creat- for Best Jazz Recording at the performing career, as well as those fusing different styles of ing music today as he has been 1994 San Diego Music Awards. of several of his friends in the jazz music, about merging jazz for all his adult life, and his list of Blurring the Edges draws inspira- community, in a stiffening down- Awith folk, or new age forms with accomplishments is anything but tion from Flamenco, jazz, samba, ward spiral. classical ones. But guitarist Peter “I’m a guitar player and song- sparse: the five San Diego-based pop, East Indian, and Latin styles Sprague is doing more than talk- writer, and it’s always been my awards he’s received over the last as if to say: these are places we vision to have the spontaneity and ing, he’s succeeding—creating 14 years include Best Mainstream love and these are places we let improvisation of jazz thrust in with and existing in the kind of musical Jazz Artist at the 2000 San Diego our sound travel. And travel it folk music,”Perrin says, “but there temporality few ever achieve. Music Awards. With 14 albums does, transporting listeners to a was no longer a place to do that If you’ve got some time, Peter released, and having worked on musical realm hitherto unexplored kind of stuff. The only way was to will tell you all about his philoso- find a place and set it up so peo- more than a hundred recordings but soon appreciated. phies on life. The conversation ple could perform.” to date, it is clear that Peter is Today the music Peter Perrin contacted Fritz Ahern, might begin with his most recent driven to make music. And he’s Sprague produces is released on a friend whose family owns several release, Blurring the Edges: not stopping there; instead he’s his SBE recording label, an older commercial spaces in the Sombra, but before long it might continuing to redefine the role of acronym meaning Striving to downtown area.”He loves to turn just as easily evolve into a discus- these spaces into things that can the guitar in contemporary jazz. Break Even—a clue that to Peter, sion of surfing, yoga, or Peter’s His technique is the result of his music is about more than making long and interesting musical jour- innovative guitar philosophies, money. Working hard in the studio, ney. Perhaps it is his friendly out- developed in accord with saxo- and continually performing at ven- look on life that infuses his music phone, trumpet, and piano tech- ues throughout the greater San with a distinctive passion, or per- niques that have long dominated Diego area, Peter Sprague is the haps it is his respect for the very jazz. He’s got the credentials too, kind of musician whose value process of musical creation itself. having taught guitarists at both can’t be ignored—a musical opti- Whatever special ingredient it is the Musicians Institute in mist at heart. This is what music that distinguishes his music, it’s an Hollywood and the California should be about: creating and ingredient of central importance— Institute of the Arts in Los appreciating forms and styles; regardless of what narrow cate- Angeles. striving to give something back, to gorization we might apply to his Peter’s band, Blurring the assist in the evolution of music; musical style. Edges, is aptly named. Their most and ignoring preconceptions while recent release continues the kind blurring boundaries.

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full circle by Emily Davidson

pon moving to San penance. Sometimes, you go out and Diego in April of this you can tell it’s going to be a weird year, I brought with situation. I don’t really see myself me, among other going out in residency and trying things, a passion for hard to build a fan base at this Umusic and a desire for change. My point. I just see myself continuing to first days here were lonely and record and release albums and even- when I stumbled upon the tually I’d love to have somebody American Folk Singers, I found come along and help support the something easily relatable that con- label that I started in 1994 called jured up a feeling of home. I sat Bedpan Recordings, which is home down recently with Gregory Page to the Hatchet Brothers, José and Tom Brosseau to discuss their Sinatra,Tom’s three albums, and my collaborative efforts as the nine albums. It’s a catalog of inde- American Folk Singers as well as pendent releases. their solo work. ED: Are there plans for recording Emily Davidson (to Tom another American Folk Singers Brosseau): I read recently that you album? might move to Boston. Is this true? TB/GP: Yes, volume II.And we’ll TB: Yes, I’ll probably go there.At probably record it in the same fash- the time (when the article was writ- ion. ten), I was thinking about different places I could go where my music The American Folk Singers might be received a little better debut album was recorded within because it seems that not a lot of two days in Gregory’s living room people out here care for the melan- through an old phonograph. Says choly stuff. I just said Boston Tom,“I think that works well for the because it is the first and only place music that we’re doing, the music that has really taken to some of my format.A lot of times you hear these stuff. folk albums, the new ones, and they’re so clean and clear and it’s a For those of you who haven’t whole studio thing.We’re coming heard,Tom just finished several from a different place.” shows in the Boston area opening for Juliana Hatfield. As an added ED: Do you plan on recording more incentive, the American Folk Singers covers or will there be more origi- have been receiving airplay there nals by the two of you on the next on local college radio stations and album, or both? have generated a number of CD TB/GP: sales. Says Tom,“There’s more folk We’d like to be able to do The American Folk Singers: Tom Brosseau and Gregory Page music history and the singer-song- some more original stuff.There writer stuff in Boston.The college were ten songs on the first album; radio stations promote a lot of the eight of them were old traditional pen).We’d be waiting for space, Downs. Says Gregory:“My favorite singer-songwriters and they’re standards. But we got a lot of com- recording (time). Music shouldn’t show to date is one that I saw this always playing their stuff. People lis- ments on the original compositions be confined to quarters, it should year at the Adams Avenue Street Fair ten to it. It’s a great tool.” in particular. People asked us to do be whenever you feel it.” In asking by this woman named Lilla Downs. an album like those songs and that how they choose their songs both It was so mesmerizing, so indescrib- ED (to Gregory Page):You have feedback was real promising. Gregory and Tom gave homage to able. I wanted to leave half way such a strong musical history and Gregory stated,“It’s been a real- Lou Curtiss who they consider to through the show so I could write so many records to your credit. ly prolific year for both of us in the be their musical advisor. because I was so filled with inspira- What’s next? sense that by the end of the year, When asked about local per- tion.Very rarely have I ever left a GP: In general…recording.That’s a we will have each released four formers they admire, both Tom and show wanting to write.” passion of mine as much as writing albums. If we were signed to a label Gregory mentioned Carlos Olmeda. ED: What would like you like to see is. Playing live sort of feels like there’s no way (that would hap- Another name cited was Lilla happen in music the next year?

30th Annual Adams Avenue Roots Festival

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just the notion of you have to find Stars earn their stripes your audience. Sometimes your audience finds you and sometimes you just have to find your audience. I think a lot of times when people hear the word folk music they think of Pete Seeger or maybe Bob Dylan THE AMERICAN and Joan Baez and that’s as far as their knowledge goes back. But it goes past Woody Guthrie. It’s been around a long time.And it’s American. It tells a great story and I think that anybody who comes to see us could identify with the FOLK SINGERS songs.” If you’ve never seen the American TB: I always want to say that I wish GP: The thing that I’ve always said live music. But that sounds like I’m Folk Singers and you’re interested in people would get involved and sup- to myself at the start of a show is I living in a cave because that’s learning more about folk music, port local music but that sounds wish there were 20 more people where the money is. Some of the come out to Twigg’s on January 24 very arrogant. I just think it should here. It’s almost like a mantra.You biggest nights that the Casbah or for their CD release party. Both indi- be on people’s minds to provide always want 20 more people in the Live Wire has, or downtown where vidually and as a duo,Tom Brosseau local support, not just in music. room. they’re lining up outside of clubs, and Gregory Page represent the There’s a lot of talent out there and I’ve been in San Diego since 1976 are to listen to records to dance to. best of what good local music is to progress as an artist it takes peo- and I’ve seen lots of different scenes Tom’s thoughts on finding your about. ple coming out to see you. come in and out. I would like to see audience and folk music:“They’re www.tombrosseau.com fewer DJs and disco techs and more out there somewhere. Maybe it’s www.gregorypage.com

What Is American Folk Music?

by Liz Abbott for a long time, chances are the songs from people of many walks of life, would have faded into oblivion. As pri- social strata, and occupations. Within Thanks to the tireless efforts of marily an oral tradition, folk music had the vast body of American Folk Music, John and Alan Lomax, who traveled to been handed down from generation to you’ll find a large number of subcate- the far corners of the United States generation, and with each retelling a gories. There are the cowboy songs that during the 1920s and 1930s to collect song might morph into something tell of trail driving, hard living, and songs, the genre of American Folk entirely different to reflect a new cir- loneliness; sea shanties describing the Music was born, making its way into cumstance or replace something out- power of the sea, the hunt for whales, the mainstream, where it gained an dated. Radio was just becoming popu- and drunken sailors; songs of the appreciative audience. Armed with just lar when the Lomax embarked on their working man engaged in backbreaking a tape recorder, the Lomaxes went to mission, which helped the music later and sometimes dangerous physical work camps, honky tonks, peniten- reach the masses. Folk music is by def- labor; religious spirituals meant to tiaries, railroad gangs, churches, and inition music of the people and bring comfort in a punishing world, Alan Lomax, 1942 hundreds of homes around the country American Folk Music is a living testa- healing to the sick and hurting, or joy to interview and record men and ment to the travails of the common in praising God; love songs; songs experience described in the lyrics women who shared the music, songs, man. It not only celebrates the rich cul- about heroes and brave men; and bal- makes this kind of music appealing to and stories they grew up with. tural heritage of our forefathers, but lads of soldiers gone off to war. most everyone. And it is good to know Although such music may have existed folk music also depicts a way of life as Regardless of what kind of folk that the American Folk Singers contin- within a particular part of the country told in hundreds of songs collected song it is, the commonality of human ue to carry on the tradition.

 SAVE THE DATE! APRIL 26-27, 2003 Mark your calendars for the 30th Annual Roots Festival. Lou Curtiss and the Roots Festival planners are planning a special festival this year to mark its 30th anniversary. A celebration of our musical heritage, the festival features a diverse range of traditional music, including bluegrass, folk, country, cowboy, and blues, performed by more than 30 local and national artists on six stages on Adams Ave. in the heart of Normal Heights.

9 January 2003 • San Diego Troubadour

thethe highway’shighway’s songsong

Harvey Reid: Traveling Troubadour Makes the Trek to San Diego

by Ellen Duplessie French. Reid graduated mother’s love of folk and His course was was set. Magna cum Laude, honing classical music and the Harvey Reid was destined to o often when we read his left-brain intellectual music playing on the radio write, play, sing, and per- the bio of an artist, we skills, which, combined during the ‘60s exposed form music for the rest of Slearn about the many with his love of music, him to sounds that became his life. He has supported musical influences from would lead to his invention an unavoidable part of his himself as a musician ever family and friends during of the partial capo. Moving life. since college. Reid played the early years of life. Rarely to Nashville in 1979, the blue- do we hear of someone like Harvey Reid founded the Taking color folk Harvey Reid who had very Third Hand Capo Company up folk “[Reid] is the circuit in little musical direction from and published A New guitar at New home. However, he was Frontier in Guitar, a book age 14, author of the Hampshire, obviously born with an that is the first documented he began formed his innate musical gene that work on the partial capo. writing 320-page book, own Harvey would propel him through- Up until this point, from the Reid band, Harvey Reid out his life into that from his birth in 1954 in start, Modern Folk and played inescapable vocation that the high desert of rural playing with a coun- increased attention in the we call “musician.” California, during his early and Guitar, which try-rock acoustic music world. The In fact, Reid proved to childhood years in New singing group called 1989 release of his CD Solo be even more than a musi- Mexico and Michigan, and with became the first the Rainbow Guitar Sketchbook has cian, according to our gen- into those formative years friends Riders in launched his career as a eral understanding of the as a teen in the singer/song- yet with college textbook North national artist. term, as basically “one who writer-rich Washington no plans Virginia. He He now travels through- on folk guitar. plays music.” Coming from D.C. area, music had whatso- ” is the author out the U.S. and abroad, an academic family, he was already cast its spell upon ever to of the 320- performing at concerts and expected to go to college, him. Though he came from become a page book, festivals. We are most fortu- and so he did, studying a non-musical family, his musician. Things changed Modern Folk Guitar, which nate that he has made San abstract mathematics and however when the now-leg- became the first college endary WHFS radio in textbook on folk guitar. Diego one of his stops this Bethesda, Maryland, intro- After winning the 1981 month. Be sure to catch his duced him to American National Finger Picking show on January 10 at the roots music. He recalls lis- Guitar Competition, he had charming Carlsbad Village tening to hours and hours the opportunity to record Theater. Phone (760) 729- of music on this station, his first LP, Nothing But 0089 for ticket information. absorbing the music and Guitar. even researching American Since 1984 Reid has acoustic music at the local released a series of record- library and record stores. ings that have brought him !

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Hosing Down Resolution for the New Year by José Sinatra Sorry guys, it’s a v-thing.

You wouldn’t understand. by Paul Abbott While researching my (Go out and cheat on your proposed biography of the lady again like you told me “forgotten” Osmond brother, you always love to do. Later, Every year technology Dwanell, I became struck by dude.) makes new things possible. the unbending decency and Darling, I’d like to put In the world of music this decorum the mysterious into words how torturously The inimitable Mr. Sinatra is most evident in the superstar has always exhib- recording sector of the grateful I am nearly every es and clocks are for. Good ited amid all that dazzling hour of most days for being industry. In the early 1980s luck with the tour. digital recording started fame. My admiration, how- able to share my integrity, Fight ‘em: Diversionary making its way into profes- ever, became punctured by my sensitivity with you. Yes, tactics. They’re so not new. sional studios, and by the an annoying sliver of sad- you. I’d love to make you Sean (Sue Ann) Penn’s early 1990s it had become ness: as time booty-dances understand how important absurd flirtation with global affordable enough for Paul Abbott by, show business seems to you have become in my life . diplomacy is simply a home-based studios. contain fewer and fewer . . What it really means to moronic attempt to have us Today, with a few thou- bad thing. However, a stars who possess the feel your eyes gliding along forget the fact that he is a sand dollars it’s possible to façade doesn’t change the virtues and integrity that my paragraphs, seeking the strung-out pot head (a sad make recordings at your integrity of a structure . . . celebrities like Dwanell and climax and release of the fact, irrefutably proven in home that rival profession- only temporarily hides it. myself have always embod- final words. But, sweet dar- the still-popular 20-year-old al studios: if you know Regardless of how one ied. In fact, at no time in how to use the equipment. chooses to record, the ling honeydew, I simply documentary filmed at human history have so The problem is, most peo- point is to communicate a haven’t the space. Ridgemont High when he many celebrities dishonored ple don’t. message through sound. If Oh, you’re blushing. Do I happened to be a student their lofty positions as When I listen to record- audio is not well recorded, embarrass you? Or is it that there). they’ve done in just the past other unique and rosy ings, the thing that almost no amount of processing Bite ‘em: In researching always gives away amateur century or so. bloom that sometimes can make it good. An anal- her role for that eagerly efforts is the overuse of ogy I like to use is cooking. The cultural gods and appears like a halo on the awaited (and as yet uncon- reverb. Reverb as an Salt can do a lot to bring goddesses of our society skin of one who yearns to ceived) movie, everything abused effect has lead to out the flavor of a well- too frequently forget that an couple with me? How lovely Wynona Ryder (Horowitz) the degradation of more cooked meal. But no almost supernatural dignity — the fiery glow of those needed to learn about drug- recordings than I care (or amount of spice can make is even more important a elegant embers that are addled thieves she could am able) to list. When I sat bad food taste good. requirement of the job than your cheeks, your lips, your have gleaned during a sim- down to think about why A new year is upon us. shielded narcissism. When shoulders, your naughty ple phone chat with the CEO this is, only one answer And about this time most icons debase themselves bits. I blush as well now, at of just about any record came to my mind: insecu- people start putting and behave like most aver- my delicately poetic frank- company, movie studio, or rity. together a list of resolu- age people, the truly decent We’re all insecure (yes, tions. Well go ahead, scrib- ness. But since I know did- radio station in America. few of us remaining hurry to even artists). And we use ble away: 99 percent of us dly squat about your history, So as I appeal to fellow the communal celebrity different means to hide won’t make it past March. allow me to retreat to the stars to look up the word pond to gaze at our reflec- this fact. Small dogs bark But if you’re a musician original freaking point of “pride” somewhere, I find tions and try to will away this month’s column. loud, middle-aged men and are really looking for a my own begin to swell drive fast sports cars, and thoughts of a fearful Far too many robes of resolution to make a differ- anew, and a tingling sunset musicians give everything ence in your recordings, drought, with public wor- fame are being stained by tickles my celebrity skin. a healthy lacquer of I’ve got a challenge for ship and jealousy of us dry- hot shots who forget their Even Dwanell Osmond can’t reverb. Like dogs and mid- you: quit abusing technol- ing up—our two most station in life and begin to touch the blush of my own dle-aged men, a musician’s ogy. essential vitamins blowing mimic the absurd behavior embarrassed arousal . . . desire to appear larger away in the winds of a patterns to which average the ruddy rose of the than life isn’t necessarily a world that might never people are genetically pre- Hose . . . which I surrender know how much we cher- disposed. to only you. ished presiding over it. Or Item: Seattle is not in how much we sometimes Montana. Axel Rose (Bill really cared. Baily): Won’t you come Forgive me. I must take a home to Paradise City? Find moment to compose myself. a school and take a fifth- Thank you. grade geography course. What follows now is And have your teacher intended for chicks only. show you what wrist watch-

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The Hatchet Chuck Peter Will Ray Carter Family Brothers Schiele Sprague and Mojo Blues by Lou Curtiss This Has Been a Year for Love Hurts Chuck Schiele and Blurring the by Brian R. Ehrenpreis Carter Family Collectors the Mysterious So I’m driving out to Vegas, In the Shadow of Clinch by Lyle Duplessie with my long-time companion Mountain Edges Belinda Carioca at my side. Little What a great band the Ways Feat was on the rack, singing First Bear Family gave us In Hatchet Brothers are! After lis- Sombra about shady characters and the Shadow of Clinch Mountain, a tening to Love Hurts, it just con- by Phil Harmonic sleazy women, and Belinda, as 12-CD box set with a 220-page firms again that we in San Diego book that includes well over 300 by Phil Harmonic usual, was in a bad mood and have something very special in There are many distinct char- wanted to share it with me. recordings, reflecting the these guys. acteristics that define a great Back in the late ‘70s, the jazz Belinda decided to put the group’s influence on American The Hatchet Brothers have got songwriter — some who write scene in San Diego was small seat back and pretended to music. Featured are the Victor, all the basics of the concept of clever lyrics with catchy riffs and but on the verge of a comeback. sleep, her silver loop earrings ARC, and Decca recordings and “roots” covered. The impression melodies (Ric Ocasek of The Joe Marillo initiated shows at the twinkling in the moonlight. their 1939 Associated Radio one gets from listening to this Cars) and some who have a Catamaran in Pacific Beach, I’m already sick of the Feat, so transcriptions plus interviews 11-song CD is that the Hatchet command of the vernacular, which brought many jazz greats I crank in a new CD I’d picked with Maybelle and Sara from the Brothers are rooted in roots. along with a deep, heart-felt to town. You might have been up called Mojo Blues by Will Ray, 1960s. The book, which is price- They’ll take you to Bakersfield desire to send a message to lucky enough to catch Daniel a brilliant guitarist and less, contains snapshots, words with Haggard’s “The Bottle Let mankind through meaningful, Jackson at the Crossroads (cor- Hellecaster mainstay. I’d heard to every song, a discography, Me Down” and Buck’s “Streets thoughtful, spiritual lyrics of life’s ner of Fourth and Market this guy play many times, but and notes on all the sessions. of Bakersfield.” Then they’ll take experiences (Cat Stevens). Streets). Or, if you preferred gui- never in a blues context and The amount of work that went you across the great pond with Chuck Schiele falls into the latter tarists, I recall three who were never as a solo act. I slipped it into this set is mind-boggling, a very angry “Pair of Brown category. On his new self-titled incredible: Bill Coleman, Pat into the CD player and settled and its release is truly a major Eyes.” They’ve got the neo-folk CD, Chuck Schiele and the Kelly, and Peter Sprague. Of back for the long drive to musical event. base covered with Neil Young’s Mysterious Ways, his lyrics, com- those three, Peter Sprague still Nevada. “Albuquerque.” They reach back bined with an up-beat eclectic delights local audiences with his First song is called “Wait a a ways with the F.&B. Bryant musical style, beget quality virtuosity. It used to amaze me Minute.” There’s nothing like a classic “Brand New Heartache.” songs for the thinking man. You that I could go to a little North hot blues shuffle to wake you up Ol’ G.P. would be proud of them read the lyrics simultaneously Park coffee shop, Drowsy and get the juices flowing, it is with their renditions of “You’re along with the song. You do this Maggie’s, and hear, for free by perfect road music. I was Still on My Mind.” They’ve got a few times as you would a the way, Peter Sprague perform- instantly energized, and I the the traditional “When Will poem to get the full meaning ing quality jazz of the highest noticed Belinda stirring next to We Be Married?” souped up and and impact of the song. Quality level compared to anyone I had me. The guitar was blazing, as smoking. music requires many listenings heard up to that time. Lucky for was the harp. The next song, Yes, there are a lot of cover to fully appreciate it. Schiele’s us, Sprague has remained a “Santa Cruzin’,” finished me off. songs on this CD, but that’s all message is clear in songs such as local, and along with friends and Man, does it swing. In addition right, particularly if you’re a “Naked” and “I Remain” and family, has put together the to Ray’s guitar, the song features Hatchet Brothers fan. also “Higher Ground.” He took group Blurring the Edges. Their some hot playing by Emmet Ray True to the West Coast tradi- the road to find out. latest CD, titled Samba meaning Jr., Will’s cousin or sister or both. tion of brash and in-your-face There are also four instrumen- “shade” in Spanish, has an inter- Belinda was now awake and seat cow punk, the band certainly tals interlaced throughout the national feel that is created by dancing, her bad mood gone. captures that attitude. The CD that allow the listener to meshing together the musical The third song, called “Bad Bad Hatchet Brothers are also a fun, better absorb the lyrics from the characteristics of jazz, pop, Day,” is a sensuous minor-key Will You Miss Me When I’m enjoyable band. This is what previous track. Besides the mes- samba, flamenco, and celtic. The slow blues and did nothing to Gone? makes them and this CD so sage, profound and human, the fusion is truly eclectic. hurt the mood in my car. If that isn’t enough, you sure cool. music bounces and jumps out at Sprague is joined by Fred The songs on this record are you. It contains an essence that have to have Mark Zwenitzer’s Benedetti also on guitar; Tripp varied and interesting, with dif- book Will You Miss Me When I’m is pleasant and very listenable. Sprague on flute, reeds, har- ferent rhythms and tones that To quote Chuck Schiele, “It Gone? (Simon & Schuster, monica, and synthesizers; and keep it fresh. And the guitar 2002), a fascinating work with keeps me reaching for higher Hall Sprague on percussion. I lis- playing is sensational, an eclectic ground.” lots of first-hand research on all ten with the sound turned up combination of straight blues, the members of the Carter HEY high as I clean and putz around jazz, swing, and a little Roy Family. This book covers the S! the house, and to my astonish- Buchanan thrown in for good family from their discovery by KID ment, I’m doing the bossa nova measure. Ralph Peer in 1927 to their final and I don’t even know how to “I Hate My Day Job” features efforts in the 1950s, and on into dance! a solo by John Jorgenson, anoth- the various efforts of Maybelle er Hellecaster guitarist who plays and her daughters. The book Advertise your new CDs or in Elton John’s band now. The gets a little more into the per- CD Release Parties in the traditional “Shenandoah” is sonal life of A.P. and Sara as they Troubadour! It’s a way to highlighted by a soulful lead gui- discuss the strange forces that tar by Ray and an odd acoustic get the word out and it’s led to their divorce. It also dis- rhythm by tee-shirt maven Bill cusses A.P.’s friendship with cheap! Only $35 for a busi- Herzog. “Oh Me, Oh My” is a black guitarist Leslie Riddle and ness card size. Email: reggae-flavored tune in which later bluegrass musician Bill [email protected] to Will shows off his vocal chops. Clifton. This is fine reading in a When we arrived, the music book that Carter family fans will reserve a space and for was humming in my brain and find hard to put down. more info. has been ever since.

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Local Yokels A HAYSEED’S MUSIC PICKS FOR JANUARY by Gus T. Williker crazier than crashin’ a PETA swing; her band really bounces 24 (Mail it to: Gus, po box 90233, party wearin’ a platypus pelt. from style to style, but always San Diego, CA, 92169). The year is comin’ to a close, but did ya enjoy my purdy prose? He’s sum cracked country to be keeps it tight. She’s got a CD out, And finally, the Paladins, Jesse Wus it good fer you, shore, but he’s damn, damn called Queen of Pain, and you Dayton and Mike Barfield are at or ya thunk it blew? funny. Reverend Horton Heat can find out more by goin’ to the Casbah on Thursday, headlines. www.devil-doll.com. She’ll be January 30. This is all-star talent I’m not the resolution sorta InCahoots launches its Thursday appearin’ alongside Deadbolt here, so I really expect ya to go, guy, but I do see the value in Rock-A-Billy and Bluegrass and Red Eye Gravy at the but if yer po’, stand outside the sum year-end feedback. I NEED Music Nite this month. They’re Casbah. do’, but don’t git slammed on the it. Does “Local Yokels” suck? plannin’ to have live music too. I From the queen of pain to the toe.* Should I stick to arousin’ people say it’s a “two-step” in the right queen of rockabilly...Wanda thru extremely erotic fotos of xoxo, direction! (uh...are my bad jokes Jackson will be at Tio Leo’s myself posted on the World Gu$ gonna affect yer year-end Lounge on Thursday, January 23. Wide Web? Are you a regular www.WhiteHotTrash.com appraisal?!) The Cadillac Angels, and the reader who can’t make it thru *The San Diego Troubadour ever-present Hot Rod Lincoln the month without Metamucil Hot Rod Lincoln’s played Tio does NOT support the use of fla- are also on the bill. and MY column? Or, could ya Leo’s Lounge so much, I can’t grantly awful rhymes and/or Gus Williker, the “Sexiest Man Alive,” take it or leave it like a free can picture ‘em without a tortilla chip The American Folk Singers — poetry. The author takes full according to the media. of Koozie (from K-mart? If I don’t in my hand. I better git ready fer Gregory Page and Tom Brosseau credit for this crap. We had git any e-mail, I’ll assume that beer nuts when they play the ... whut’s the chance you didn’t nothing to do with it. you’d rather watch Anna eat Kensington Club on Friday, kno’ that? — have a CD out cupcakes. [email protected] January 3. Ghost Town is giggin’ called Music from the Bad Old thar that nite too. Days. They cover standards like Begin the new year with the “Mule Skinner Blues” and bizarre. Unknown Hinson is Devil Doll is comin’ to town, “Tennessee Waltz.” Pick up a playin’ the Belly Up Tavern on mid-town ta be precise, on copy at thar Twiggs Tea & Thursday, January 2, and he’s Friday, January 10. This hot ‘n sassy gal does more than just Coffee show on Friday, January

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JANUARY MUSIC CALENDAR

Patrick Dennis/Lisa Lander/ thursday • 2 Adam Orr, Twiggs, 8:30pm. saturday • 18 thursday • 23 WEEKLY Gregory Page & Guests, Millie’s Bitty Bums/Tom Bowles, Twiggs, House Concert, 8pm. Call Celia Lawley, Breakfast Show at Bitty Bums/Tom Bowles/ Jim 8:30pm. 858/531-1357. Indian Wells RV Park, 47-340 Bianco, Twiggs, 8:30pm. sunday Jefferson St., Indio, CA, 9:15- every Blue Rockit, Seaport Village, 1- 10am. Call 760/347-0895 for info. 7th Day Buskers, Hillcrest Farmer’s friday • 3 4pm. friday • 24 Market/DMV parking lot, 10am-1pm. Middle Earth, Twiggs, 8:30pm. Tom Bowles/3 Simple Words, Carlos Olmeda, Lestats, 9pm. Celtic Ensemble, Twiggs, 4pm. Twiggs, 8:30pm. Celia Lawley, Happy Wanderer sunday • 12 The American Folk Singers, Extreme Country, hosted by Mike RV Park, 84-250 Indian Springs Vlack, 7-10pm, KSON (97.3 FM). Carlos Olmeda, Lestats, 9pm. Chris Stuart & Back Country CD Dr., Indio, CA, 9:15-10am. Call Twiggs, 8:30pm. Jazz Roots, hosted by Lou Curtiss, Blue Rockit, Tio Leos, 9pm. Release, Dizzy’s, 5pm. 760/342-2159 for info. The Chieftans, California Center 9-10:30pm, KSDS (88.3 FM). Berkley Hart, Whistle Stop, The Brothers Four, East County for the Arts, Escondido. Call for info. The Bluegrass Special, hosted by South Park, 9pm. tuesday • 14 Performing Arts Center, El Cajon. Wayne Rice, 10-midnight, KSON Call for info. (97.3 FM). Bluegrass Open Mic, Karaoke Muriel Anderson, Twiggs, Style, Round Table Pizza, 1161 E. 8:30pm. saturday • 25 Washington, Escondido. Call 760/ sunday • 19 Saba/Tom Corley, Twiggs, every monday 726-8380 for more info. 8:30pm. wednesday • 15 The Prince Myshkins, Twiggs, Open Mic Night, Lestats. Call 8:30pm. Phil Christie, San Dieguito 619/282-0437 for info. Andrew Beacock, Lestats, 8pm. saturday • 4 John McCutcheon, San Dieguito United Methodist Church, Open Poetry Reading, Twiggs, 8pm. 7:30pm. Reservations: 858/566- The Enchanted, Lestats, 9pm. United Methodist Church, thursday • 16 7:30pm. Reservations: 858/566- 4040 Tom Corley, Twiggs, 8:30pm. every tuesday Bitty Bums/Tom Bowles/ Noonie 4040 Kathy Mattea, East County Comedy Experiment, Lestats, 9pm. & the Nictones, Twiggs, 8:30pm. The Hank Show, A tribute to Performing Arts Center, El Cajon. friday • 10 Hank Williams, Cask & Cleaver Call for info. Kerrie Caldwell/Robert Spencer, friday• 17 Restaurant, 3757 S. Mission Rd., every wednesday Fallbrook. Call 760/728-2818 for Twiggs, 8:30pm. thursday • 30 Open Mic Night, Twiggs. Peter Sprague & Friends, reservations. Sign-ups at 6:30pm. Carlos Olmeda, Lestats, 9pm. Dizzy’s, 8:30pm. Bitty Bums/Tom Bowles/ Jim Bianco, Twiggs, 8:30pm. The Hatchet Brothers, The Ould Kitchenfire, The Field, 9pm. Lou Curtiss’ Roots Showcase, monday • 20 Sod, 9pm. Lestats, 7pm. Edgar Cruz/Christopher Dean, saturday • 31 saturday • 11 Roy Rogers and Norton Buffalo, Valley Music, El Cajon, 7:30pm. every thursday Kevin Tinkle/Becky Kev, Lestats, 8pm. Humphrey’s Backstage Lounge, Call 444-3161 for info. 9pm. Hammett/Angela Corea, Twiggs, Will Edwards’ Music Show, 7pm. Twiggs, 8:30pm. Louise Taylor, San Dieguito 8:30pm. United Methodist Church, The Prince Myshkins, Twiggs, tuesday • 21 8:30pm. The Decendants, Lestats, 9pm. 7:30pm. Reservations: 858/566- Jason & Jane, Twiggs, 8:30pm. 4040. Berkley Hart, Croce’s Top Hat,

NOTE: Times and dates are subject to change. Please check with venues for information.

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