The International Hustlers
Southern California's premier modern vintage group.
De Anza Cove Parcourse
Everyone knows that exercise is one the best stress relievers there is. That is, behind laughter and sex. Exercise outdoors is even better and if you’re in San Diego you have no reason not to. The weather here is awesome 12 months of the year. If you are looking for an alternative to the gym,
Eric Dolphy Tribute Concert
Eric Dolphy Tribute Concert Bassist Antar Martin has a thing for music. All kinds of music, but specifically for the music Eric Dolphy. On a rather normal night in San Diego, CA, The Antar Martin Aggregation took the stage at The UCSD Loft. In the band that was Antar Martin – Bass, Matt Smith
Tour Memories Penang Malaysia
Penang Malaysia It’s true, I’ve been lucky to have done some travel with my guitar. When I sat down the other to think about blog ideas, more accurately, when I was laying in bed with caffeine induced insomnia, I came up with an idea. Now that I am more sedentary, it’s time to go back
Charlie Arbelaez at The Rook Bar
Friday the Thirteenth. A night customarily reserved for monsters and slasher flicks of every grade. There was no shortage of killin’ music at The Rook Bar this night. Charlie Arbelaez leads his jazz trio there every Friday night. This particular night included Matt Smith on drums and Jeff Blanco on upright bass. “Always free.
Sure Fire Soul Ensemble update
Sure Fire Soul Ensemble taking a break at The Hideout. February 14, 2015. I was checking out some local live music last night and ran into band leader Tim Felton from The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble. If you recall, I had written about their ongoing gig at The Hideout. Tim informed me that
Hank Mobley Greasin’ Easy Melody
Greasin’ Easy melody performed on guitar. Hank Mobley. Damn, what else can you say? I first got hip to Hank Mobley from the BlueNote Record, Soul Station. When I was just taking my first steps into American jazz music, I lived with a houseful of horn players. They would literally take my guitar driven
Flatpicking guitar and chili part 1
During my Christmas of 2014 break, I drove up into the elevations of the Rocky mountains. While this location is undisclosed, I am told it has the highest percentage of ex-US Special Forces operators living in the town’s population. I don’t know if that is true or not, but it makes this story sound better,
Dumbek and Belly Dance Lessons
Frank Lazzaro has very intimidating hair. This is true. And I have none, but that was the first thing I noticed about him when we gigged together. On a Monday night you may be looking for something to do in the post San Diego sun soaked weekend. Wander over to Balboa Park and you will
How To Reattach a guitar neck
Insert a very metal greeting here. Dude. Earlier in my career I broke the neck off my Ibanez ArtStar 350 guitar. It was a totally avoidable mistake. There was at least three preventable actions that lined up to cause this. First, I used a soft shell case to carry my guitar to gigs. Second, I
Ashley Tickell Interview
10 questions, with Ashley Tickell… 1. So when did you get to San Diego? One year ago this past December. My husband and I had spent a weekend here and just knew it was the perfect place…7 months later we moved from LA to our lovely home in Ocean Beach. 2. Do you have a