Dirty Thursdays

033: Dangond - Giordano Duo

2012-02-09T21:58:00.000-08:00

The first jazz session of 2012 features Ricky Giordano on guitar and Tony Dangond on Fender Rhodes. The two of them make up 1/2 of the DGQ, who will be playing at UCSDs The Loft on March 15th. Tune in and hear three original compositions.

A few shots from the session:

photos by darci fontenot - click for more pics

Please get out and support local jazz! We here at Dirty Thursdays are doing this just for the love; if you enjoy an artist from the show, please go out and see a gig or buy their music on the web. Thanks for listening and stay dirty.

PLAYLIST:
-Not Quite Home
-Light / Open Doors

Entire episode:
download ep 33

LINKS:
DGQ (official website)

032: Video from Heavy Guilt ep. 30!

2012-01-12T14:28:00.000-08:00

We're back for a special Dirty Thirty-Two; an exclusive video-eposode.  Erik Canzona from The Heavy Guilt did a killer editing job on this tune from episode 30... check it out:

[Sean Martin, guitar; Erik Canzona, vocals]

If you are digging the music please
support the band by buying a CD:

http://www.theheavyguilt.com/

Also, please get out and support the artists by going to a show:
1/13/12 at Winston's in OB (2 sets)
1/15/12 at Bar Pink (also appearing: Tori Rose)

LINKS:
The Heavy Guilt (official website)
The Guilt on Facebook

031: Lexington Field

2012-01-04T08:00:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year! We're kicking off 2012 with local "fiddle-rockers" Lexington Field.  They've been out on the scene since 2007 and just got distribution through New Folk Records (in Minnesota) for their two most-recent releases.

The podcast features an in-studio performance from the acoustic edition of the band: Beau Gray on guitar and vocals, and Cami Smith on violin.

A few shots from the session:

photos by darci fontenot - click for more pics

Check them out live on Saint Patrick's Day at ShamROCK in downtown San Diego.

PLAYLIST:
-Laurel's Reel
-Poor Troubled Life
-Tumble

Entire episode:
download ep 31

LINKS:
Lexington Field (official website)
Lexington Field on Facebook

030: Al, Erik, and Sean of The Heavy Guilt

2011-12-22T00:00:00.000-08:00

We're back, and as usual, dirtier than ever.

This week Al Howard, Sean Martin, and Erik Canzona (from the Heavy Guilt) dropped by the new pad to chat and play a short set.

Check out their new record just out a few months back:

A few shots from the session:
 
photos by darci fontenot - click for more pics

Get out and listen - The Heavy Guilt will be at the Lafayette Hotel (on El Cajon Blvd) December 31st, 2011 for a New Year's Eve party put on by our friends at the Casbah! Info here: http://www.casbahmusic.com/

PLAYLIST:
-Thoughts
-The Cost
-Fallen
-[OUTRO] Wyoming

Entire episode:
download ep 30

LINKS:
The Heavy Guilt (official website)
The Guilt on Facebook

Still Dirty...

2011-08-29T12:54:00.000-07:00

Don't be alarmed - we didn't evaporate from the face of the planet.

We have relocated to a new dirtier location, further South...

Right now we are reconstructing for higher-efficiency. Until next episode here are a few pictures of the chaos.

029: Nena Anderson live at the US Grant with Adrian Demain & Rob Thorsen

2011-08-04T00:00:00.000-07:00

We're getting our mobile recording set-up in gear here at Dirty Boulevard. For our first live podcast, we checked out Nena Anderson live at the Grant Grill inside the historic U.S. Grant Hotel in the Gaslamp. She's joined by Rob Thorsen on bass and Adrian Demain on guitar. When she's not picking-up (even more) SD Music Award nominations,  Nena plays in about a jillion bands, designs very snazzy merch cases, and posts on her foodie-blog.

Check out her new record that just came out on Kalinda Records:

For our first live podcast, it came off without a hitch (minus a little bit of strange guitar-amp interference). Enjoy, and stay dirty!

Sorry for the dark pics... 

My camera hates low-light situations.

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PLAYLIST:
-Roses and Kisses
-Win Your Heart
-Say You'll Be Mine
-Five 'til Eight
-Daggers
-[OUTRO] I Fall In Love Too Fast

Entire episode:
download ep 29

LINKS:
Nena Anderson (website)

028: San Diego Jazz Piano Vol. 1

2011-07-28T00:08:00.000-07:00

We're proud to premier the first podcast of an occasional series: San Diego Jazz Piano.  In each edition we'll bring together a few different local pianist for one-off solo performances.  This week we'll get things in gear with Danny Green, Joshua White, and Mikan Zlatkovich.

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Mr. Green was kind enough to host 'Volume 1' at his new townhouse, and we made good use of the Baldwin. We're getting used to recording in the very live room but everything came together with some incredible performances.

PLAYLIST:

-Lullaby for a Poet (Danny Green)
-Nocturne in C minor (Danny Green)
-Untitled (Joshua White)
-Souly Soul Soul (Joshua White)
-Chick's Song (Mikan Zlatkovich)
-Jazz in the AM (Mikan Zlatkovich)

Entire episode:
download ep 28

Cut to the Chase (last four songs):

for non-flash users - download ep 28 part 2

Cut to the Chase (last two songs):

for non-flash users - download ep 28 part 3

LINKS:
Danny Green (website)
The Official Joshua White Music Page (facebook)
Mikan Zlatkovich (website) 

027: The Mattson 2

2011-07-07T13:53:00.000-07:00

©Andrew Paytner

At long last - the The Mattson 2 podcast!  Yes, I know that was redundant.  And these two identical-twins could almost be the the same person. Good luck telling their voices apart during the interview.

Their new CD Feeling Hands recently came out and has been featured on NPR.
[link to buy]

Without further ado, enjoy San Diego's post-rock-surf-jazz golden boys.

©Michael Klayman

©Michael Klayman

©Michael Klayman

©Michael Klayman

©Michael Klayman

click for more pics

PLAYLIST:

-Black Rain
-Pleasure Point
-Man From Anamnesis

Entire episode:
download ep 27

Cut to the Chase (skip to the last song):

for non-flash users - download ep 27 part 2

LINKS:
The Mattson 2 (website)
The Mattson 2 (facebook)
Photos from photographer Michael Klayman 

down and dirty

2011-07-01T12:39:00.000-07:00

Well, there was some drama in Dirty Blvd land...

Car exploded in a puff of white smoke, then the bike got a flat (making it hard to retrieve said car). A mic broke, then a bit of mixing trouble, and (believe it or not) we are a one-man operation over here, so that makes it all the more crazy.

It's Friday already, but have no fear-we'll have some (back-dated) Dirty Thrusdays episodes coming your way in no-time.

Happy 4th!

026: Wade Hackett

2011-06-23T10:00:00.000-07:00

Growing up on the plains of West Texas, Wade Hackett rode a longhorn cow four-miles to school every day. Through the tumbleweeds and dust occasionally he would hear the distant sound of a cowboy's guitar floating through the sweltering Texas air. The sounds of the far-away strumming touched his soul and young Mr. Hackett spent the next year shoeing horses in the nearby town until he'd saved enough coppers to buy his first guitar. Then, on one hot autumn afternoon, he forked over his earnings at Papa Joe's Music & Pawn in Wylie, Texas and walked out with a weathered Gibson acoustic. And so he set out on the lonely prairie, guitar in hand and cow in tow.

OK, maybe that's a bit of hyperbole. Wade may or may not own a cow, and he now resides in metropolitan Los Angeles. His music is a bit of Old-West-meets-West-Coast; country and city colliding. Think Neil Young, Tom Waits, and Willie Nelson in a three-car pileup. Happy Thursday!

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PLAYLIST:

-Holler

-Love Is All We're After

-Untitled

Entire episode:
download ep 26

Cut to the Chase (skip to the last song):

for non-flash users - download ep 26 part 2

LINKS:
Wade Hackett (facebook)

Hello Monday

2011-06-20T13:19:00.000-07:00

THIS WEEK: our old friend Wade Hackett is a singer-songwriter from Texas who has recently been corrupted by the west-coast and southern CA

UPCOMING: our favorite sons, local indie-rock/surf/lounge/alt/jazz duo the mattson2

025: The Heavy Guilt

2011-06-16T11:57:00.000-07:00

This week we rocked out 'MTV Unplugged' style with local band The Heavy Guilt. They stripped down to a four piece - vocals, acoustic guitars, rhodes, and bass - for this exclusive Dirty Thursdays performance. The Guilt has been a scourge at San Diego bars and clubs for about the last two years.  They're gearing up for the release of "In The Blood", which will be out on vinyl, CD, and MP3 next month.

 click for more pics

The Heavy Guilt is Erik Canzona on guitar and lead vocals, Josh Rice on rhodes, Jason Littlefield on bass, and Sean Martin on guitar. The full band also includes Jenny Merullo on drums/vocals, and Al Howard on percussion/toys (and he's also the lyricist).

Check out their CD release show at the Glashaus Device Gallery on July 16th. 

PLAYLIST:
-God Burning Eyes
-The Tangles
-When It Comes Down
[Outro] Fallen

Entire episode:
download ep 25

Cut to the Chase (skip the first 2 songs & interview):
download ep 25 part 2

LINKS:
The Heavy Guilt (official site)
The Heavy Guilt (youTube)
Guilt on Facebook


Bonus [Ain't No Sinner live video]:

Lost in the woods

2011-06-09T11:06:00.000-07:00

Happy Thursday everyone! I'm writing this from 8 miles outside of Whitmore CA... no phone service but somehow there is WiFi. We'll be back on the grid next week with a new episode.

Cheers!

024: Noelle Pederson

2011-06-02T00:00:00.000-07:00

Turns out that singer/songwriter Noelle Pederson lives right around the block from Dirty Boulevard Recording Company.  This week we finally got her to drop in with some brand-new material for Dirty Thursdays.  We also chat about music therapy and the San Diego scene...

Enjoy and see you in two-weeks.  We're on vacation up in Humboldt next week!

 click for more pics

PLAYLIST:
-Wine of Truth
-Night of Candlelight
-The Infatuation Trapeze
-Just Me

Entire episode:
download ep 24

Cut to the Chase (last two songs):
download ep 24 part 2

LINKS:
Noelle Pederson (youTube)

023: Frame Of Reference

2011-05-26T06:00:00.000-07:00

OK, we're back in introspective-jazz-land this week. Frame Of Reference is Doug Walker on bass, Nick Tocco on guitar, and Tim Nunnink and Peter August on saxophones (well, that's four-fifths of the group... we are minus-drums here at Dirty Blvd Recording Co.).

All the members attended the jazz program at San Diego State University, but this band started developing a truly original sound during their three-year residency at South Park Bar & Grill.  Tune in and hear a few tunes by Doug and Nick.



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If you are in San Diego, you can catch Frame Of Reference live this June at Ray At Night in North Park.

PLAYLIST:
-Out Of Thin Air (N. Tocco)
-Digression (D. Walker)
-Waterdoor (D. Walker)
bonus: In The Know (D. Walker) [outro]

Entire episode:
download ep 23

Cut to the Chase (last two songs):
download ep 23 part 2

LINKS:
Frame Of Reference (official site)
F.O.R. on Facebook

022: Summer Mencher

2011-05-19T07:00:00.000-07:00

We're continuing the girl-meets-guitar theme here at Dirty Thursdays. Gotta stay the course...

This week we got a surprise preview of Summer Mencher's new disc "Break The Mold" which is slated to release in August.

Tune in to hear stories about her incomparable swimming prowess, as well as the low-down on the record.



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Next week we are back in jazz-mode with Frame Of Reference bringing on some two-tenor-sax jams.

PLAYLIST:
-Love is Love
-One Hit Wonder
-Lead With Love
-Stranger to Stronger
bonus: The Maze [outro]

Entire episode:

for non-flash users - download ep 22

Cut to the Chase (last two songs):

for non-flash users - download ep 22 part 2

LINKS:
Summer Mencher (official site)
Summer on twitter

***9:00am PST: All the links should be working properly now. Sorry if you tried to access the post for the last couple of hours. 

6000 pageviews!

2011-05-17T11:54:00.000-07:00

A huge thanks to all you dirty-fans; we just passed 6000 views! Please spread the word and keep listening ;-) Our stats show we're getting listeners from every continent except Africa. Lots of folks are tuning in from Japan, Australia, Europe, and Brazil.

-The Lovebirds (Dirty Thursdays 001) are playing their first gig tonight (5-17-11) at the Tin Can Ale House.

-Saxophonist Jason Robinson (Dirty Thursdays 003) is giving a "farewell San Diego" concert at Dizzy's on June 2nd.

-The Smart Brothers (Dirty Thursdays 016) killed it at the North Park Festival of the Arts this past weekend! Keep an eye on their facebook page for upcoming shows.

-Miss Erika Davies (Dirty Thursdays 013) has her new CD 'Galaxy Lakes' available for pre-order.

-San Diego pianist Sir Edward Kornhauser (Dirty Thursdays 002) quit the scene for a while and took off to the far-east. You can get updates on his blog at whiskeythunder.blogspot.com

-You can catch bassist Rob Thorsen (Dirty Thursdays 020 and Dirty Thursdays 005) this Wednesday (and most Wednesdays) at the El Camino Latin Jazz Jam Session as part of the smoking house band.

-Some upcoming episodes: Summer Mencher, Frame of Reference, The Heavy Guilt, Irving Flores, etc. Also, there will be an exclusive live podcast/concert with alt-jazz-surf-rock-indie-fabtastic duo THE MATTSON 2 coming up this summer. We hope you can join us for this special event - stay tuned for the time/date/venue!

blog outage

2011-05-13T09:57:00.000-07:00

Blogger was down for almost 24 hours... suddenly it's back. You could read blogs but I was unable to post anything. Sorry for the delay with this week's episode. Great job GOOGLE! (can you hear the digital sarcasm?)

021: Nena Anderson

2011-05-12T07:45:00.000-07:00

**It's our Dirty 21st! Dirty Thursdays is definitely hitting the bars tonight!**

This week's dirty-episode has been in-the-making since January... we finally found time to sit down with singer-songwriter Nena Anderson - and she was even kind enough to entertain my 'professional' interviewing skills.

Tune in to hear about her upcoming indie/blues/jazz/country/pop album, San Diego's honky-tonk scene, and a new duo project with Adrian DeMain.

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Nena's debut record "Beyond The Lights" is slated to come out in the next month or two. Until then you can hear her in person at the Grant Grill or Belly Up Tavern.

Enjoy!

PLAYLIST:
-Sink Or Swim
-One More
-I Fall In Love Too Fast
-Beyond The Lights
bonus: Hush [outro]

Entire episode:
 download episode 21

Cut to the Chase (last two songs):
 download ep 21 part 2

LINKS:
Nena Anderson (official site)
Brawley (facebook)
Nena on twitter
The Neverout (facebook)

020: Rob Thorsen Trio

2011-05-05T10:00:00.000-07:00

We convinced 3rd time dirty-guest Rob Thorsen to come back, but this time the bass is in front; Rob's leading a trio  that includes Joshua White on Fender Rhodes and Fernando Gomez on drumset.  Rob is the hardest working bassist in San Diego and is first-call as a sideman in addition to leading his own groups.  This trio exists only 'in-the-moment' and will be playing some originals by both Rob and Joshua.

click for pics

Rob also gives us the inside-track on the San Diego Double Bass Summit which is coming up this summer.  Rob has been the organizer, CEO, and driving force behind the summit - a yearly concert that brings together upright-bass legends like Mark Dresser, Marshall Hawkins, Burt Teresky, and many others all on one bill.

If you are local to Southern CA, you can catch Rob with Louis Hayes on May 10th, 2011 at Jazz Live (see link below).

Enjoy!

PLAYLIST:
-Hall Hawk (Joshua White)
-Blues Clues (Rob Thorsen)
-Sad Guy (Rob Thorsen)

Entire episode:
 download episode 20

Cut to the Chase (last two songs):
 download ep 20 part 2

LINKS:
Rob Thorsen (official site)
Jazz 88.3 (jazz live concert series)
Joshua White (facebook info page)
Fernando Gomez (facebook)


***Upcoming Podcasts: Nena Anderson, Nathan Hubbard, The Mattson 2, The Heavy Guilt, and more... stay tuned and stay dirty!

update

2011-04-27T23:34:00.001-07:00

Hello Dirty-Fans - we are taking a break this week. See you next time!

steve jobs

2011-04-21T13:19:00.003-07:00

The apple-tastic program known as 'Logic' has killed my mix. I am uploading a new version of Jesse LaMonica as we speak. Until then, make do with the one that is up (which somehow turned out in mono)...

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OK, it's fixed now... enjoy the new mix.

019: Jesse LaMonaca

2011-04-21T12:08:00.000-07:00

Jesse LaMonaca has been popping up at bars and clubs all over San Diego with his guitar or accompanied by his incredibly good-looking band, The Dime Novels. He always manages to appear on City Beat's weekly concert picks, and last year's release "Until The Stars Came Out" was up for a San Diego Music Award for Best Americana Album. This week we're bringing you some new tunes from Jesse joined by Dime Novels guitarist Brandon Conway.




click to see pics - dirty thurs on picasa
click to see more pics - photographer M. Klayman


PLAYLIST:
-Shoot The Messenger
-Other Side Of The World
-Left Coast Sunshine
-The Well Has Run Dry


Entire episode:
 download episode 19-all

Cut to the Chase (last two songs):
 download ep 19 part 2

LINKS:
Jesse LaMonaca & The Dime Novels (official page)
Photographer Michael Klayman - see michael's photos

018: Ruby Blue

2011-04-14T21:43:00.000-07:00

Ruby Presnell came by to play a private show in our living room with her jazz trio "Ruby Blue"...

Ruby has been singing in San Diego for the last two decades, and has been a regular at the U.S. Grant Hotel and other
venues around town. She's joined by returning guests Bob Boss (guitar) and Rob Thorsen (bass).

click for pics

Enjoy!

PLAYLIST:
-Skin
-Oh Love
-Y 2 K

Entire episode:
 download episode 18

Cut to the Chase (last two songs):
 download ep 18 part 2

LINKS:
Ruby Blue (official site)
Bob Boss guitar
Rob Thorsen bass

***Stay tuned for episode 019 next week-featuring Jesse LaMonaca of Jesse LaMonaca & The Dime Novels in an exclusive duo performance

017: The Danny Green Trio

2011-04-07T13:15:00.000-07:00

OK, 17 is legal in some states... For our Dirty 17th, we brought back some regulars: Danny Green on fender rhodes, Julien Cantelm on drums, and first-time-guest Justin Grinnell on electric bass.

Danny is a pianist and a jazz composer with so much output he recently had to find a bigger apartment to store all his arrangements. He's recently struggled with an addiction to Brazilian jazz, and is a regular at Brazil camp in NorCal where he's rubbed elbows with Chico Pinheiro, Edu Ribeiro, Marcos Silva, and other real brazilians. We get an exclusive preview (all-electric trio versions) of a few tunes from his upcoming CD.

click to see pics - dirty thurs on flickr

PLAYLIST:
-Jellyfish
-Under Night's Cover
-Unwind

Entire episode:
 download episode 17

Cut to the Chase (last two songs):
 download ep 17 part 2

LINKS:
Danny Green (official site)
Pacific Coast Jazz (record label - buy Green!)
Justin Grinnell - bass