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Ozomatli (Taken 2.1.2020)

There is a lot of music news locally, nationally and internationally, but I've tried to limit to just a few interesting links, including the GoFundMe pages for Matt Hoyt and Louis Brazier, the San Diego Music Award winners, and a couple other stories that caught my eye this week. 

This afternoon I had the delight of catching up with Josh Damigo who sounds like he's doing great besides his frustration that he's the only member of his family who is vaccinated and the many excuses his family members make for not getting the shot. I've noticed the news is starting to say things like "he was waiting on a shot because..." instead of calling out the unvaccinated as responsible for their own illness and deaths, not to mention the chances that they spread the virus to anyone and everyone around them. It's irresponsible and it's gross. If you guys are going out to show, you damn well better be vaccinated, you better wear your masks, and stay home if you're experiencing any symptoms, which can be as minor as a headache or the sniffles, until you can test and make sure you're not carrying the virus. I don't want to see more posts from more sick friends who were living their best lives until they weren't because they're unvaccinated and in the ICU. 

Stay safe out there.  

Music News:

• 2021 San Diego Music Award Winners 
• Best Folk or Acoustic Song: Lee Coulter – Look Away
• Best Jazz Album: Ed Kornhauser - The Short Years
• Best Blues Album: Whitney Shay - Stand Up!
• Best Americana, Jazz or Blues Song: Shane Hall – Under My Voodoo
• Best Americana or Country Album: Coral Bells – Treehouse Tapes
• Best Hip Hop or Rap Song: Sloat Dixon - Sloat Style
• Best Hip Hop or Rap Album: Black Hesher – Saints and Sirens
• Best Pop Song: TonyaJae - Leave the House
• Best Pop Album: Gregory Page - One Hell of a Memory
• Best Rock Song: Suede Radio – The Premonition
• Best Rock Album: Electric Mud – Communication
• Best Indie/Alternative Song: The Frets - Daisy
• Best Indie/Alternative Album: Aviator Stash – Psiyh
• Best World Music Album: New Leaf - Feels Like...
• Best R&B, Funk or Soul Album: Kahlil Nash – Transcendence
• Best Local Recording: Skler Lutes - Rewind
• Best Video: Heavy Hawaii – Boy Don’t Drown
• Album of the Year: Gregory Page - One Hell of a Memory
• Song of the Year: Rebecca Jade featuring with Jason Mraz, Miki Vale & Veronica May – BadWolves
• Lifetime Achievement Award – Jerry Raney
• Music Industry Award – Liz Abbott / The Troubadour
• Louis Brazier - Burial Expense - GoFundMe
• Obituary: Louis Brazier of Lestat’s West dies at 59 - Pacific San Diego (8.25.21)
• Matt Hoyt Memorial Fund - GoFundMe
• Rolling Stones Drummer Charlie Watts Dies At 80 - npr/kpbs (8.24.21)
• Man Photographed As A Baby On 'Nevermind' Cover Sues Nirvana For Sexual Exploitation - npr/kpbs (8.25.21)
• Man Dies After Falling From Balcony at Dead & Company Concert in New York. A 46-year-old man fell at Citi Field on Friday. He died at New York Presbyterian Hospital later that night. - Pitchfork (8.22.21)
• COVID test event cases “largely in line with or below community infection rate”. New data finds mass gatherings can go ahead "safely" but the government still urge "caution" - NME (8.21.21)
• Full UK Report/Press Release (8.20.21)
• Almost 5,000 Covid cases linked to Cornish music and surf festival. Organisers of Boardmasters say event had measures in place ‘above and beyond national guidelines’ - The Guardian (8.23.21)
• Rotten judgment: UK court rules against Sex Pistols singer - AP News (8.23.21)
    

Wednesday, August 25, 2021:

• Neko Case, AC Newman @ Belly Up (Vax or Negative 48 hour Test Required.  Masks Required for All Patrons)
• The Sword, ASG, Sasquatch, Deathchant @ Brick by Brick (Sold Out)
• Pyles Presents: Kahlil Nash, Heaping Teaspoon, The Gravities @ Casbah
• Josh Heinrichs, E.N Young, DJ Unite, Eureka sound @ Music Box
• Jazz Jam @ Black Cat Bar
• A Chorus Line @ Moonlight Amphitheatre
• Blues Berry Jam @ Queen Bee's 
• Rockin Aces @ Tio Leo's
• Open Mic Night @ Pour House 
• Supper Club with Gilbert Castellanos @ Panama 66
• Alejandro Godoy Enrich @ Veranda Bar, Westgate Hotel 
• Open Mic Night @ 710 Beach Club
• Blues Jam @ Navajo Live
• Keni Yarbro @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar 

Thursday, August 26, 2021:

• Matte Blvck, Street Cleaner, Vaughn Avakian, Disorder @ Casbah
• Carrie Feller, OhCult, D.Wrex @ Soda Bar
• Ginger Roots and the Protectors + The Originators + The Resinators + DJ Ital @ Belly Up
• Vio-lence, Cephalic Carnage, Vitriol @ Brick by Brick
• Acid Varsity - Electronic Music ft. Resident DJ's MaxBetta, John Jolley @ Ken Club
• Kirby's Dream Band, Plexus play, Fistfights With Wolves, Dapper Bandits @ Music Box
• Lee Rocker of the Stray Cats (Yew) @ SunDown Sessions, Tower Beach Club
• Ed Kornhauser @ The Jazz Lounge
• Holly Hofmann @ Poolside Jazz at The Westgate Hotel (Sold Out)
• Umbrella Nights @ The Holding Company
• Sierra Marin @ Pour House  
• A Chorus Line @ Moonlight Amphitheatre
• Manzanita Blues Band @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Open Mic @ Aztec Brewery, Vista
• Lyrical Exchange Open Mic @ Queen Bee's 
• Stand Back Blues Band // Electric R&B Party @ Park & Rec
• Open Mic @ Navajo Live
• Tanya MacKenna Duo @ Hotel Lobby Bar, Sycuan (3-7pm)
• Mary Corso Band @ Hotel Lobby Bar, Sycuan (8pm-12am) 
• Diana Death presents "Feel the Noize" w/ special guest Vaughn Avakian (glam through the ages) @ Til-Two Club
• Mercedes Moore @ Tio Leo's

Friday, August 27, 2021:

• 17th Annual Carlsbad Music Festival feat. Mattson 2, Calder Quartet, Parque de Cometas, Vakoum, Amadou Fall, Charlie Arbelaez Afro-Cuban Sextet, Jason Diaz, Dead Davidson's Cool Jazz @ Village of Carlsbad
• Punk Rock Karaoke, The Executives, Original Son @ Casbah
• Weatherbox, Positioner, Shades McCool @ Soda Bar
• An Evening With Pine Mountain Logs @ Belly Up
• Brian Regan @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay
• Stewart Copeland: Police Deranged for Orchestra @ The Shell 
• Jimmy Lewis @ Rabbit Hole 
• Tardigrade, Pour @ Black Cat Bar 
• Club Nothing @ Ken Club
• DJ Mike Delgado @ Til-Two Club
• Ozomatli @ Sycuan Casino 
• Besos Trio @ Panama 66
• JAM ON IT!!! Live Music By Heaping Teaspoon, Silent Disco Party: DJ Artistic vs Mane One, Mister Hek vs Tramlife @ Quartyard
• Shwayze, VOKAB KOMPANY, Molly Moore @ Music Box
• Atomic Groove’s Happy Place Pt. 4 Happy Hour @ Belly Up (Happy Hour 5pm)
• The Plagues, The Outsiders, Gross Polluter, The Pegs @ Tower Bar
• Flotsam & Jetsam, Monarch, Killing Tyranny, Stolen Souls @ Brick By Brick
• 3 Car Garage @ Mr. Peabody's
• Brodie Stewart @ Moonshine Beach 
• JT Harker @ Moonshine Flats 
• Rock of Ages 80s Tribute @ Park & Rec
• A Chorus Line @ Moonlight Amphitheatre
• Big Tree Brass Band @ The Jazz Lounge
• Headphone (CD Release), Suede Radio @ The Holding Company
• Flamingo Fridays Live Music @ Samburgers Seaport Village (Free, 4:30-6:30pm, Dog Friendly) 
• The Rhythmaddix, The Euphorics, Rose Kult @ Pour House
• School of Rock Showcase @ Pour House (4pm)  
• Locker Room: DJ Jon Doss @ The Merrow (10 pm)
• Leather Swap Meat @ The Merrow (7pm)
• Gilbert Castellanos @ Poolside Bar, Westgate Hotel 
• J Dean @ Hotel Lobby Bar, Sycuan (3-7pm)
• The DAR @ Hotel Lobby Bar, Sycuan (8pm-12am)
• DJ Elephunk @ 710 Beach Club
• Groove Mercenaries @ Tio Leo's
• 3 Doors Down, Theory of a Deadman @ Harrah's
• Viva Santana @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (9pm)
• Zeptune, Good Co (Bad Company Tribute) @ Navajo Live 

Saturday, August 28, 2021:

• Mid-Coast on Morena Community Appreciation Festival (10am-1pm, Free Trolley/Parking at Old Town Transit Center) 
• 17th Annual Carlsbad Music Festival feat. Systems Officer, Gyan Riley, Trouble In The Wind, Viento Callejero, Sangam, Matt McBane + Build, Nathan Hubbard Trio with Anastaysa Korol, Art of Elan, Chunky Hustle Brass Band, Carlsbad High School Orchestra @ Village of Carlsbad
• Electric Six @ Casbah (Vax or 72 hour Negative PCR Test Available)
• Whitney Shay @ Park & Rec (No Cover!)
• Ten Bulls, Nite Lapse, Jordan Krimston @ Soda Bar
• The Downs Family @ Grand Ole BBQ & Asado
• Music of the Knights @ The Shell 
• Atomic 99, Erratic Impulse, The Drearies, Running and Screaming, The Quiver @ Soma  
• Tainted Love, DJ CG 8.0 @ Belly Up  
• The Joshua White Trio + 1 @ Dizzy's
• The Loose Grooves, Imagery Machine, Jack Jupiter @ Ken Club
• Mochilero Allstars @ Panama 66
• Fresh Yard Records Presents Murs, MC Eiht, Fashawn, Mitchy Slick, Ras Kass, Planet Asia, FLII STYLZ, Westbound @ Music Box
• Mayor Wells & Friends In Concert @ The Magnolia
• Spirit Mother, Loom @ Pour House  
• Let Us Live feat. Buddha Trixie -Foxtide Verum- Rain on Friday Skerfunk - Video Violence Alternative Citizens -Chorduroy Srawberry Army -Hardflip Cherrys @ Queen Bee's 
• Milky Wayne presents @ Black Cat Bar
• A Chorus Line @ Moonlight Amphitheatre
• Easy Wind @ The Holding Company
• 8 East Band @ Mr. Peabody's
• In Your Pockets presents Trit 95, Sustains, Alms, Kan-Kan @ Tower Bar
• Tasha Smith Godinez & Reggy Woods @ The Jazz Lounge
• Strange Days: The Doors Concert Experience @ Quartyard
• JT Harker @ Moonshine Beach 
• Brodie Stewart @ Moonshine Flats 
• Love Hangover - A fabulous dark dance party @ Til-Two Club
• Night Swim @ Sycuan Casino 
• Queensryche @ Sycuan Casino 
• Cadillac Fringe @ Aztec Brewery, Vista
• Ascension feat DJ Robin Roth, DJ Kaerie, DJ 7th Stranger @ The Merrow (9pm)
• Hillcrest Variety Pack (Cabaret / Drag Show) @ The Merrow (5pm)
• Victoria Robertson @ Veranda Bar, Westgate Hotel 
• Sweet Myths @ 710 Beach Club
• Ron Houston & The Berry Pickers @ Hotel Lobby Bar, Sycuan (8pm-12am)
• Kicks @ Tio Leo's
• Trade Winds @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (6pm)
• Ron's Garage Band @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (8pm)
• Bastard Sons of Serious Guise @ Navajo Live 

Sunday, August 29, 2021:

• 17th Annual Carlsbad Music Festival feat. Arooj Aftab, Sunny War, Steph Richards Power Vibe, The Get Down Boys, Shane Hall, Shahzad Ismaily, Son de San Diego, Nathan & Jessie @ Village of Carlsbad
• State To State, The Dirty Diamond, King Whisker @ Music Box 
• The Hella Mega Tour-Green Day/Fall Out Boy/Weezer @ Petco Park 
• Cave Bastard, Unidad Trauma, Paroxysmal Butchering @ Soda Bar
• Mariachi Los Camperos @ The Shell 
• Salsa Sundays @ Queen Bee's 
• Soul Sunday @ Quartyard
• Live Music @ Sycamore Den (6-8pm) 
• A Chorus Line @ Moonlight Amphitheatre
• Kogee Soul Reprise, Jehlad and Moonshine Soul @ The Merrow
• Blindfold Monks @ Pour House  
• Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash with Farm Truck @ Grand Ole BBQ & Asado
• Derrick Harris & Aloha Soul @ Hotel Lobby Bar, Sycuan
• Tony Ortega Jazz Jam @ Mr. Peabody's
• Singer Songwriter Night @ Navajo Live (7pm)
• Janet Wedding Anniversary with I-() @ Navajo Live (12pm)

Monday, August 30, 2021:

• Lady Dottie & The Diamonds @ Casbah (Monday Night Residency, 2 Sets, No Cover!) 
• Blue Monday, DJ Camilla Robina, DJ Heather Hardcore @ The Merrow (No Cover)
• Ken Club Open Mic Night @ Ken Club
• The Milk Carton Kids, Haley Heynderickx @ Belly Up
• Monday Blues with Claudia @ Aztec Brewery, Vista
• Monday Night Swing @ Queen Bee's 
• Trivia Night @ Pour House
• Julio De La Huerta @ Veranda Bar, Westgate Hotel
• Podcast But Outside @ Music Box
• Jay Cain Open Mic @ Mr. Peabody's
• Ron Houston and the Berry Pickers @ Navajo Live 

Tuesday, August 31, 2021:

• Digable Planets, Parker Meridien @ Music Box
• Lindsey Stirling Artemis Tour 2021, Kiesza @ Civic Theatre
• Evening’s Empire, Summer Years, Stray Monroe @ Casbah
• 16, Worship, Deep Sea Thunder Beast @ Soda Bar
• Olivia O'Brien @ The Observatory
• Karaoke @ The Merrow
• Jazz Botanika Jam @ Queen Bee's 
• Reggae Tuesdaze Feat. KNG MKR, No Kings, DJ Brizion Dubwise @ The Holding Company
• Trivia Tuesdays @ Park & Rec
• Trivia Night @ 710 Beach Club
• Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
• Clapton Hook @ Tio Leo's
• Brian Wilson Greatest Hits Live @ The Shell 
• Blues Jam @ Navajo Live 
• Karaoke @ Mr. Peabody's