The Ian Harland Interview. Ian Harland is a hard guy to get ahold of. Spreading his time between many musical projects, maintaining a successful lesson studio, and networking leaves little time for cool guy interviews. I cornered him a week or so ago after a rehearsal and forced him to answer some questions for all
Radio BanDiego lights up San Diego music. The International Hustlers have been invited to Miramar California to perform live on Radio BanDeigo. San Deigo music personality Florentino Buenaventura is the host of the online radio show. He is a man of many hats. he plays bass in his own band, as well as being a
Grant Fisher Interview. Grant knocked my silver coated plastic fork on the ground. Luckily, I didn’t want anymore of the chocolate mousse cake. I could feel my teeth screaming from the sugar. We sat outside on a warm night in San Diego during set break and Grant rolled a homemade ciggarette. It was a
The International Hustlers at Atomic. The Gaslamp District was buzzing on early on the warm Saturday night. This hotspot in downtown San Diego, Ca is visited by tourists and locals alike. Sidewalks are filled with singles, dous, intoxicated bachloerette parties, sailors on leave from the base, bouncers, and cab drivers. Of course, the usual pan
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
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
Greetings. Every Tuesday night, for the past six weeks and growing, Sure Fire Soul Ensemble performs at The Hideout in La Mesa. January 20th, was no exception and the band kicked off it’s signature soul jazz sound at 9:45pm. They even had a raffle for vintage vinyl, and there was certain electric Moog Bach [Switched
Hello San Diego. Every Sunday afternoon from 2pm to 5pm, San Diego’s best rising stars congregate in Little Italy. Led by drummer and composer Matt Smith, a spirited jazz jam session at 98 Bottles takes place. There is an awesome food menu and of course, 98 bottles to choose from. Great local musicians
DARK CHOCOLATE UPDATE 2/20/2015 Pressure from other deadlines and creative differences has caused me to bow out of this project. Wish Patrick and Ramy all the best on their film. Thanks, Chris Dark Chocolate film score update. Hey guys, I’ve been working over the holidays to finish a new film score for the upcoming indy