Disposable Project:
3/9/2009
Black Mamba is a self-proclaimed baby band, that seems to be growing up quickly. Built on the song writing of Aimee Acorn, Black Mamba has attracted some of San Diego's best musicians to collaborate. Late this January, Album Leaf invited them to open a run of West Coast shows, and we figured this would make for a great introduction. Read More...
Band Interview:
2/16/2009
In an age of singles and ever shortening attention spans, the art of piecing together a well crafted album is often over looked by the common music fan. From a year's worth of journal entries and random scribblings, Joey Barro has written a batch of songs well worth soaking in. We spent an evening with Joey and his new project, The Traditionist, hiking around Golden Hill before their show at The Habitat. Read More...
Band Interview:
2/2/2009
It was a loosely-planned Thursday night and we found ourselves among new friends, sitting Indian-style with paper-bagged 40's in hand. We had only heard about the Boathouse and the music being made by its inhabitants, so we figured that a house show would be a good chance to see what the chatter was about. What we didn't know was that our random jaunt through North Park would lead us to our new favorite band, The Paddle Boat. Read More...
Disposable Project:
12/29/2008
There's a lot of flipping bands on tour - all the time. Knowing that makes you think that it's an easy thing to do. However, when you consider the sheer number of bands out there (see your myspace friend requests), the percentage of touring bands is pretty small. That's for a lot of reasons - mostly money, but willingness to suffer or live in chaos is a big one too. Read More...
Disposable Project:
12/1/2008
Recently signed to Dead Oceans Records, The Donkeys embarked on a month-long US Tour kicking off at home in San Diego and making it all the way to the Big Apple. We sent the five vintage-rockers out into the Fifty-Nifty with a few disposable cameras, which came back with evidence of why everybody dreams (at least a little) of being in a touring rock & roll band. Read More...