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 j…

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 Ca…

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 a…

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…

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. click for more pics Mr. Green was kind enough to host 'Volume 1' at his new…

©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-r…

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…

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", …

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 …

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 st…

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. click for more pics Next week w…

**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/ja…

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' an…

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 …

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 -…

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 struggle…