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FREE SAN DIEGO ROUBADOUR Alternative country, Americana, roots, Tfolk, gospel, and bluegrass music news September-October 2003SECOND ANNIVERSARY ISSUE Vol. 3, No. 1 official street fair program Welcome Mat………3 Mission Statement Contributors Message from AABA Front Porch…………5 Adams Avenue Street Fair Center Stage... ……6 Street Fair Headliners Performing Artists.. 8 Musician Profiles Performance Times Stages Map Information Ramblin’ …………18 Bluegrass Corner Lou Curtiss José Sinatra Radio Daze ‘Round About .......…21 RantHouse Sept.-Oct. Music Calendar The Local Seen……23 Photo Page September-October 2003 • San Diego Troubadour welcome mat SAN DIEGO to the 22nd edition of the Adams Avenue Street ROUBADOUR Fair. We’re glad you could join us for our little Alternative country, Americana, roots, Tfolk, gospel, and bluegrass music news block party! You’re in for a real treat in our historic barrio. This festival has been recognized by the welcome media as “Southern California’s largest free music OUR MISSION CONTRIBUTORS festival.” But why? To promote, encourage, and PUBLISHER Because the Street Fair spans seven blocks of Adams Avenue and continues alongside provide an alternative voice for the Lyle Duplessie Adams Park? Or is it the 90 great music acts on seven stages; giant carnival rides in Adams Park; hundreds of exotic food, arts, and crafts vendors? Could it be that over 150,000 people will be great local music that is generally EDITOR taking it to the streets over a period of two days? overlooked by the mass media; Ellen Duplessie The real reason this fair is a great event is YOU, your family, and your friends! If you namely the genres of folk, country, GRAPHIC DESIGN weren’t here, “Southern California’s largest free music festival” wouldn’t exist. You’re the ones roots, Americana, gospel, and Liz Abbott who appreciate quality music and follow your ears to Adams Avenue. You’re the ones who bluegrass. To entertain, educate, PHOTOGRAPHY gather the babies and old ladies and treat yourselves to carnival rides, rare merchandise, exotic and bring together players, writers, Paul Grupp clothes, scented incense, rare jewelry, spicy sausages, and steaming kabobs. and lovers of these forms; to Ellen Duplessie And you are the ones who will stroll, shop and dine on the Avenue long after the Street Fair is over. It is explore their foundations; and to DISTRIBUTION you who help drive the economic engine that revitalizes our historic neighborhood. You are our customers and expand the audience for these Kent Johnson we appreciate you. types of music. Lyle Duplessie ADVERTISING Why Is It Fair? To receive advertising rates and The Street Fair is co-sponsored by the Adams Avenue Business Association (AABA) and the Normal Heights Kent Johnson Community Association (NHCA). Proceeds from the Carnival in Adams Park benefit Adams Elementary School information, call Ellen Duplessie 619/298-8488 or e-mail and the NHCA’s after-school arts program. The AABA not only produces the event to brand Adams Avenue as a [email protected]. WRITERS shopping destination, it also generates a portion of its budget through Street Fair sponsorships and the sale of Lou Curtiss vendor spaces. San Diego Troubadour Paul Hormick The Street Fair is only part of the AABA’s marketing program, which includes the Adams Avenue Roots P.O. Box 164 Jim McInnes Festival, San Diego/Adams Avenue Antique Street Faire, Taste of Adams Avenue, a Community and Business La Jolla, CA 92038 José Sinatra Directory, an Antique Row marketing brochure, and our website GoThere.com/AdamsAve. E-mail: [email protected] D. Dwight Worden Gus Williker Rocking the Avenue E Furthermore, the Business Association works with the City of San Diego to bring about public improvements to STREET FAIR Adams Avenue such as trees, antique street lights, sidewalk repairs, and storefront improvements. The AABA SAN DIEGO TROUBADOUR, the local also administers a Maintenance Assessment District contract with the City. We are responsible for tree care, SPONSORS source for alternative country, cleanup, graffiti abatement, and landscape maintenance of select areas of Adams Avenue. Americana, roots, folk, gospel, and Mike Magers, president, AABA In 1999 the AABA partnered with the Normal Heights United Methodist Church to develop a blighted block bluegrass music news, is published Judy Moore, chair, NHCA and construct the Adams Elementary School Annex. Because of this effort, kids no longer have to be bussed monthly and is free of charge. Letters MUSIC COMITTEE to the editor must be signed and may out of the neighborhood to other schools. The AABA also helped create a computer lab and after-school Lou Curtiss, chair be edited for content. It is not, program that publishes Normal Height Kids which is in your lap now. These projects are possible through the however, guaranteed that they will Kent Johnson, Ellen Duplessie, Hector cooperation of our political representatives, including District 3 Council Member Toni Atkins. Penalossa, Dana Shocaroff, Chris appear. Mattson, Victor Payan, Virginia M.A.D. About You All opinions expressed in SAN DIEGO Curtiss, Marco Anguiano The Adams Avenue Business Association is advocating among property owners along the Avenue to create TROUBADOUR, unless otherwise STAFF additional assessment districts for the installment and maintenance of new antique lights and/or trees — from stated, are solely the opinion of the 33rd Street west to the 805 overpass, from 30th to Texas Street, and along 30th Street from Adams Ave. to El EVENT COORDINATOR: writer and do not represent the Marco A. Anguiano Cajon Blvd. If successful, this endeavor will create new Maintenance Assessment Districts that the AABA will be opinions of the staff or management. VENDOR CORDINATOR: Judy Moore responsible for. All rights reserved. TALENT COORDINATORS: Kent Johnson, Michael McClune, Victor Payan Wow! What is P.R.O.W.? ©2003 San Diego Troubadour. Another project that will help beautify Adams Avenue and encourage pedestrian-oriented shopping is the PROGRAM/GRAPHICS: Liz Abbott, P.R.O.W., which stands for Public Right of Way. P.R.O.W. will allow four business districts in the City to permit Frankie Frey appropriate merchandising, sidewalk dining, and signage in their areas. After five years of intense organization PUBLICITY COORDINATOR: Chris Mattson and negotiation, the City of San Diego has collaborated with Adams Avenue, North Park, Ocean Beach, and SPONSOR COORDINATOR: Kevin Hellman Little Italy and ceded control of the P.R.O.W. to these districts as part of a two-year pilot project. Businesses PRODUCTION ASSOCIATE: Dan Ramet will no longer have to pay hundreds of dollars in permit fees. Instead they’ll be issued permits through their STAGE & SOUND: Audio Design local business association. Ideally, this will stimulate great opportunities for outdoor merchandising, such as SECURITY: Ray Hondl & Job Corps, Vintage Sol (Ohio St. & Adams Ave.), sidewalk cafes such as Antique Row Café (30th & Adams), and graphically WRITE TO US! Elite Show Services appealing sidewalk signs that you see along Adams Avenue. TAGE ANAGERS Dana Shocaroff, We’d love to hear from you! Send S M : Caeser Churchwell, George your comments, feedback, and Street Fair Hall of Fame Rodriguez, Laurence Johnson, Victor As the leading sponsor of the Street Fair, we want to recognize several key people who’ve helped the event suggestions by email to: Payan, Vera Cabrell [email protected] mature musically over the past ten years: ELECTRICIAN: Chris Heygood Kevin Morrow, former Belly Up Tavern talent buyer, current VP at House of Blues CHIEF BLOCK CAPTAIN: Christina Kish Lou Curtiss, owner Folk Arts Rare Records, traditional music archivist Lee Birch, musician, former Normal Heights Lounge Lizard BLOCK CAPTAINS: Warren Simon, ADAMS AVE. BUSINESS ASSOCIATION Charles Bowling, Shannon Baird, Buddy Blue, standout San Diego musician, music writer, O.C. Weekly, S.D. Union-Tribune BOARD OF DIRECTORS Becca Davenport, James Huggins, David Coddon, George Varga, Michael Kinsman, arts writers, S.D. Union-Tribune Channelle Lee, Nancy Wright, Alfred Steve Kader, chief talent buyer, 4th & B; music archivist; and ex-former talent manager President Tiapula, Fua Toleafo, Jeff Murooney Mike Magers, Smitty’s Service Dana Shocaroff, Street Fair Music Committee, big ear for the blues, resident bullhorn BEER GARDEN MANAGERS: Mark & Dave Johnson (RIP), Street Fair Music Committee, “Big Dave” in the wheel- Vice President Marilyn Merrill, Chad & Christine chair, Russ Vuich, Western Commercial Wilson booming voice, Charger fanatic and discriminating ear for various genres R.E. Brokers CLEANUP/SETUP: Ramiro Navarro, Secretary There are many people, too numerous to include here, whose involvement Business Improvement District Brian Lucas, Adams Ave. Book Store with the Adams Avenue Street Fair has helped transform it into a distinctive Council Crew festival — one that has captured the heart of the neighborhood, of Southern Treasurer POSTER CREW: Enrique Dudley, Yasmin California, and beyond. These people, whose names have been omitted due to lack Marlene Goldstein, Pet Me, Please! Flores, Denise & Diana Ramirez (dog & cat boutique) of space, not to lack of gratitude, include block captains, beer garden staff, cleanup MERCHANDISE STAFF: Scott Kessler, Lou Curtiss, Folk Arts Rare Records crews, and others who make the festival a resounding success. Graciela Anguiano, Rosie Duarte Doug Generoli, Pi Financial CARNIVAL: Christiansen Amusements The Adams Avenue Street Fair expresses its gratitude to our sponsors: City of Phil Linssen, Kensington Veterinary San Diego, City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, County of San Diego, Harold McNeil, Attorney TAFF Sycuan Casino, Crows Feet Productions, Naked Juice, San Diego Media Arts Center, Dave McPheeters, Zac’s Attic AABA S Apex Music, San Diego Childrens Museum, and Inn Suites. Our media sponsors MAINTENANCE: Corey Quintana, Meredith Morgenroth, Road Rebel Channelle Lee include the San Diego Reader, 103.7 The Planet, FM 94.9, San Diego CityBEAT, Jazz Entertainment 88, Auto Trader, Telemundo 33, KSWB 5, and the San Diego Troubadour.