Category Archives: 805 Sound

Burning It Up: James Scoolis

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By Mad Royal

Sometimes we look at someone and say he or she is a “natural” at something: painting, working with animals, musical ability. While it is true that talent cannot be learned, it is also true that most of the people who seem natural at something put in long hours of practice and study. Many people think musicians have the easy life, as in Dire Straits’ song, “Money for Nothing”. The fact is that most musicians work very hard at their craft for little monetary gain. Case in point is “Burning” James Scoolis, who practices one to two hours a day honing his craft, and takes voice lessons, to boot. Continue reading Burning It Up: James Scoolis

Get Ready For The 2015 Slo Jazz Festival

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By Mad Royal

Brainchild of local saxophonist Scott Andrews, the 2015 Mercedes Benz SLO Jazz Festival is about to hit town, not with a bang, but with a sweet lingering note. It had long been Scott’s dream to have a world-class jazz festival in San Luis Obispo, and last year, it finally happened. It was very successful, attended by 1800 people from as far away as San Diego, San Jose, and the San Joachin Valley. This year is hoped to be even bigger, and a Youth Stage has been added. Continue reading Get Ready For The 2015 Slo Jazz Festival

The Seeds at The Fremont Theater, May 9th

The Seeds2GNP Crescendo Records and Cheap Thrills are sponsoring a special showing of “The Seeds: Pushin’ Too Hard,” a Rock-u-mentary film by Neil Norman, at 9 p.m. Saturday, May 9 at the Fremont Theater, 1035 Monterey St. The film follows The Seeds’ rags to riches to rags again odyssey and the pioneering band’s rediscovery by new generations of garage rock fans. The film uses vintage TV and concert performances, rare photos and recent interviews with the members, fans and fellow artists. See: pushintoohard.com or GNPCrescendo.com for more information.

Crooning for a Cause: Irene Cathaway

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By Mad Royal

Sultry-voiced and soft-spoken, with big, brown eyes, Irene Cathaway’s appearance hides her inner diva songstress. Her singing voice is both sweet, and a little rough, just like life. Muscian Dorian Michael calls her “the best female vocalist I have ever worked with.” That’s why, when I asked if he had a band for a new club three years ago, I hired the band he put together for the event sight unseen and music unheard. When you work with people whose opinion you trust, that’s what you do. If Dorian says it’s good, it’s good. He went down to L.A. with Ken Hustad to rehearse with Irene and her drummer, Bill Severance (something they were going to do for fun, anyway), and the band Just for the Night was born. The evening in question ended up being the best night that venue ever had, and a lot of people and their dancing feet left happy. Continue reading Crooning for a Cause: Irene Cathaway

Roots Reggae Band Rising Son Ascends

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Not all bands offer widely diverse musicianship while still filling a special niche with their music. Rising Son, a roots reggae group out of Ventura, California, has that distinction.
Rising Son launched their fist album project in 2006 and has since risen to fame through highly charged live shows that provide their audiences and themselves a signature experience as well as more album projects. Live or recorded, they continue to offer music that resonates with their growing fan base, which ranges in age from kids on up. Continue reading Roots Reggae Band Rising Son Ascends

Making Music with Gene Baler

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By Mad Royal

Anytime I’ve talked to Gene Baker, he’s had an aura of being calm and excited at the same time, kind of a restrained expectation of good things to come, tied up with a deep satisfaction in what he’s doing at the moment. He may be known as Mean Gene, and he may even look a little mean (not really, but let him have his illusions), but he’s a pretty cool guy.
Raised in the suburbs of Detroit, Gene grew up messing around on the family’s Hammond organ. His two older sisters influenced his taste in music, as well as he dad, who took him to see and Elvis tribute band, Elvis Wade.
“We asked them to play Polk Salad Annie, and were impressed when they did,” Gene said. Continue reading Making Music with Gene Baler

Keeping It Real: John Wessel

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By Mad Royal

No one has a voice quite like John Wessel. It’s high, and raspy, and pure rock’n’roll. He can perform songs like “You Shook Me All Night Long” like nobody’s business. His flute playing is fantastic and much like Jethro Toll (more on that later), but he also rips on the guitar, saxophone, clarinet, keyboards, and bass. Oh, yeah, and he’s self-taught, too.
John was born in Cleveland, Ohio, but the family moved to Reseda in the L.A.’s San Fernando Valley when he was in fourth grade. They were in Sylmar for a while, and lived there at the time of the big earthquake in 1971. He spent a year in Arizona, and then moved back to Reseda. Continue reading Keeping It Real: John Wessel

Clubs & Nightlife: March 19–April 1, 2015

805sound LOGOSouth County

Harry’s Nightclub and Beach Bar
Live Music Friday & Saturday @ 9PM

Lido Restaurant at Dolphin Bay
-Tapas Tuesday 5:30-9PM
Monday night live music & ½ off any bottle of wine
Mon., Thurs., Fri. Live Music 6-9PM
Sunset Happy Hour Mon-Fri 3-6PM

Manrock Brewing Co.
Tasting Room
Tasting Room: M-Th 4-10PM w/ Pint Night, Fri 3-12AM w/ Live Music

Mongo’s Saloon
NBA Pass, MLB package, Karaoke, live music, dancing, house music, two pool tables and soft tip dart board. Continue reading Clubs & Nightlife: March 19–April 1, 2015

Clubs & Nightlife: March 5–18, 2015

805sound LOGOSouth County

Harry’s Nightclub and Beach Bar
Live Music Friday & Saturday @ 9PM

Lido Restaurant at Dolphin Bay
-Tapas Tuesday 5:30-9PM
Monday night live music & ½ off any bottle of wine
Monday, Thursday, Friday Live Music 6-9PM
Sunset Happy Hour Monday-Friday 3-6PM

Manrock Brewing Co. Tasting Room
Tasting Room: M-Th 4-10PM w/ Pint Night, Fri 3-12AM w/ Live Music

Mongo’s Saloon
NBA Pass, MLB package, Karaoke, live music, dancing, house music, two pool tables and soft tip dart board.

Mr. Rick’s
3/7 Booty Shakers 8-12AM
3/8 Lenny Blue 8-12AM
3/14 Shameless 9-12AM
3/15 Matt Cross 8-12AM

Sea Venture
Live Music Sundays 3-6PM: March 8 Matt Clark, March 15 Spike, March 22 Louie Ortega, March 29 Wally Barnick
Live Music Wednesdays 6-9PM: March 4 3 Martini Lunch, March 11 Avenue Déjà Vu, March 18 Dylan Johnson Quartet

Shell Café
3/5 Songwriters at Play 6:30PM
3/6 The Mooks! 7PM
3/11 Blues Master Jam 6:30PM
3/12 Songwriters at Play 6:30PM
3/13 Swing Shift 7PM
3/14 Noach Tangeras & Karl 7PM
3/18 Blues Master Jam 6:30PM

Talley Vineyards
3/6-8 World of Pinot Noir

Creative Juices Lounge
3/6 – Bo and the Blue Drivers @ 8:00pm-11:00pm

Shell Beach Brewhouse
1527 Shell Beach Road
Pismo Beach 805.295.6328

San Luis Obispo

Frog & Peach Pub
3/5 Michael Keeney / the Attic Ends
3/6 White Glove Service
3/7 VuDoo Lounge
3/8 Jane Rose & the Dead End Boys
3/9 Toan’s Open Jam
3/10 Jane Rose & the Dead End Boys
3/11 Michael Keeney
3/12 Natalie Clark
3/13 Ancestree
3/14 Sol Seed
3/15 Brother Doge
3/16  Toan’s Open Jam
3/17 Happy St. Patrick’s Day
3/18 Them Travelin Birds

Linnaea’s Café
3/ 5 7:00pm – SOFIE WINTERSON dreamlike indie-pop
3/7 8:00pm-  NOACH & KARL roots americana
3/11 7:00pm- PANGA california rock
3/12 7:00pm- SLO FED JAZZ JAM cal poly combo
3/13 8:00pm- MISHA – the lonely bassplayer
3/15 7:00pm  poetry reading: PHIL TAGGART & KARL KEMPTON / 7:00pm / free
3/17 7:00pm- CUESTA JAZZ jazz combo
Wednesday, March 18 7:00pm- SLOlio – a gathering of true stories

SLO Brew
3/5 The Brothers Comatose 7:30PM
3/6 The Ragged Jubilee 7:00PM
3/7 Dead Winter Carpenters 7:00PM
3/8 Martin Sexton 7:00PM
3/11 Jackie Greene 7:30PM
3/12 Metalachi 8PM
3/14 High Voltage- A Tribute to ACDC 7:30PM
3/15 The Infamous Stringbusters 8PM
3/18 Aer- “The Westcoasting Tour” 7PM

Luna Red
3/5 Jill Knight 9-11PM
3/6 Mike Annuzzi 10-11:45PM
3/7 Kenny Taylor Band 10-11:45PM
3/8 Michael Lacalle 3-5PM
3/12 Tipsy Gypsies 9-11PM
3/13 Matthew Szlachetka 10-11:45PM
3/14 Billy Manzik 10-11:45PM
3/15 Loren Radis 3-5PM

Art Bar San Luis Obispo @ Granada Hotel
2 hour workshop w/ free drink included-variety of times (schedule @ https://artbarslo.com/calendar/)

Luis Wine Bar
1021 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo
between Santa Rosa and Osos streets
phone (805) 762-4747
email 

North Coast

Old Cayucos Tavern
Live Music Fri & Sat nights 10PM
3/6 Triple Threat 9PM
3/7 Triple Threat 9PM

Otter Rock Café
3/6 Croondogs 8-12PM
3/7 Jill Knight Band 8-12PM
3/8 Sofie Winterson 6-9PM
3/9 Jill Knight 6-9PM
3/11 Karaoke: w/ Bobby Santa Cruz
3/12 The Lonely Bassplayer 7-10PM
3/13 One Time Spaceman 8-12PM
3/14 Code Blues 8:30-12:30AM
3/15 Two for the Road 6-9PM
3/16 Pocket Vinyl 6-9PM
3/18 Karaoke: w/ Bobby Santa Cruz 8-12PM

North County

Bru Coffeehouse
Live Music Every Friday 7-9PM
3/6 Andrew Redel
3/13 Nick Brittan

D’Anbino Vineyards & Cellars
3/6 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm- Catalina Eddy & the Blue Keys
3/7 @ 7:30-10PM Unfinished Business (Tribute to the Beatles)
3/12  7:30-10PM Kaye Bohler Band
3/13  7:30-9:30PM Songwriters at Play
3/14 7:30-10PM Spoonfed Lightning

Last Stage West
3/5 Chappell & Dave Holt w/ special guest John Roy Zat
3/6 Panga
3/7 Max Martinelli
3/8 The Daves
3/9 Pj Robertson
3/10 The BanjerDan Show w/ Amber Cross
3/11 Bluegrass Jam Night
3/12 Tanner Scott
3/13 Blackbird Blue
3/14 BanjerDan
3/17 The BanjerDan Show w/ Them Travelin’ Birds!
3/18 Robert Maxwell

The Pony Club at Hotel Cheval
3/5 Paix Sur Terre
3/6 Sunny Wright
3/7 Rewind
3/12 Bodegas Paso Robles
3/13 Nataly Lola
3/14 Andy Scott

The Pour House
525 Pine St. Paso Robles
3/5 Jeremiah Samartano 7:30PM
3/6 Soundhouse 8:30PM
3/7 Natalie Haskins 8:30PM
3/8 Pittmans Blues Jam 5PM
3/12 Jane Rose and The Dead End Boy 7:30PM
3/13 Therese & The Sweetness 8:30PM
3/14 Tres Mojitos 8:30PM
3/15 Stone 5:00PM

Clubs & Nightlife: February 19–March 4, 2015

805sound LOGOSouth County
THE CLIFFS RESORT: 2757 Shell Beach Road, 773-5000 or cliffsresort.com.
F. MCLINTOCKS SALOON: Two locations: 750 Mattie Road in Pismo Beach and 133 Bridge St. in Arroyo Grande. 773-1892 or mclintocks.com. Live music at the Pismo Beach location every Fri. and Sat. from 6-9pm. Tennessee Jimmy Harrell and Doc Stoltey play on alternating weekends.
HARRY’S NIGHT CLUB AND BEACH BAR: Cypress and Pomeroy, downtown Pismo Beach, 773-1010. Every Thu. Front Row Karaoke.
LAETITIA WINERY: 453 Laetitia Vineyard Drive, Arroyo Grande, 805-481-1772. www.laetitiawine.com. Live Music Saturdays and Sundays 1-4pm. Continue reading Clubs & Nightlife: February 19–March 4, 2015