REAL ESTATE: By The Numbers 05.16.13
Real Estate
$310,000 Recent Sale 1720 Luxton St., Seaside Built:1956 Size:999 square feet Features:3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1-car garage Amenities:Bay views, wood-burning fireplace, hardwood floors, chef’s kitchen, new plumbing, patio Seller:Christopher and Emily Vicioso Buyer:Jared Berg and ...
Family First
He’s My Brother She’s My Sister’s music brings a virulent mélange of everything.
What began as a publicity photo shoot under a bridge in Los Angeles turned into He’s My Brother She’s My Sister’s first gig. Their audience? Just your everyday under-the-bridge-dwelling hobos. “They really enjoyed it; they ...
Strange Days
The eccentric and elusive Ariel Pink brings his catchy brand of lo-fi, psychedelic pop to Big Sur.
Beneath Ariel Pink’s (Ariel Rosenberg) drug-hazed façade and mop of tousled blonde hair – sometimes dyed pink – emanates a beam of persistence and songwriting virtuosity that has been active since he was 10. That’s ...
Forrest Theater
Forrest Day’s smoldering album The Second – released today at Carmel Bar & Grill – refuses to be pigeonholed.
“When people want to know what kind of music we play, I usually say highly engaging, stimulating and exciting,” says Forrest Day drummer Jasper Skydecker. “Those are the words I use because it is so ...
REAL ESTATE: By The Numbers 05.09.13
Real Estate
$580,000 Recent Sale 35 Cuesta Vista Drive, Monterey Built: 1955 Size: 1,846 square feet Features: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2-car garage Amenities: Ocean views, wood-burning fireplace, fenced yard, deck, enclosed porch, granite floors Seller: Ouita ...
Endless Riffness
After more than four decades, Richard Thompson’s songwriting remains sharper than ever.
“If you think about the number of songs on the planet written every day, it’s scary,” Richard Thompson says. “If you think about the number of songs written in Nashville alone every day, it’s even ...
REAL ESTATE: By The Numbers 05.02.13
Real Estate
$6,100,000 Recent Sale 3340 Ondulado Rd., Pebble Beach Built: 2001 Size: 7,900 square feet Features: 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3-car garage, 1.5 acres Amenities: 2 fireplaces, ocean view, fenced landscaped yard, library, art studio, chef’s ...
Made in Americana
The Easy Leaves’ affinity for the Americana tradition has infectious results.
The Easy Leaves’ version of Americana is more than just a blend of American roots music – it’s a force of nature that can come to life around a campfire with a couple guitars and ...
Mariachi Muchachas
Authentic heritage music and feminine inspiration is what Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles does.
It took more than 100 years, but Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles broke the glass ceiling in 1994 when they became the world’s first all-female mariachi group. The group’s founder and musical director Jóse Hernàndez ...
Doing the Wave
Moss Landing’s Hallway Ballers look to the sea for guidance.
Everything always comes back to surfing for the Hallway Ballers. “Last night we were watching the bay and appreciating how fortunate we are,” says bassist Nate Hydie. “There’s a camaraderie because we surf together every ...
Caribbean Cool
CSU Monterey Bay’s Annual Heritage Music Fest brings Grammy nominated percussionist John Santos and his sextet.
In 1976, percussionist John Santos joined Santana’s band as the timbales player. Three weeks later, he was fired. It was the best thing that could’ve happened to his career. “That was my blessing in disguise,” ...
Magical Mystery
Medeski Martin and Wood have been delivering memorable live performances for more than 20 years.
A conglomeration of chimes and global percussive instruments – plus a melodica, push organ and upright bass – coalesce into methodical chaos in Medeski Martin and Wood’s live acoustic version of “Doppler” before ultimately bleeding ...
REAL ESTATE: By The Numbers 04.25.13
Real Estate
$730,000 Recent Sale 1304 Funston Ave., Pacific Grove Built: 1952 Size: 2,709 square feet Features: 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, 3-car garage and 2-car carport Amenities: 2 fireplaces, beamed vaulted ceilings, hardwood floors, remodeled kitchen Seller: ...
REAL ESTATE: By The Numbers 04.18.13
Real Estate
$750,000 Recent Sale 3001 Alta Ave., Carmel Built: 1948 Size: 900 square feet Features: 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1-car garage Amenities: Vaulted ceilings, skylight, landscaped yard, fireplace, French doors, patio Seller: Patricia Beebe Buyer: Sayre ...
Back from the Dead
Seminal Australian world fusion duo Dead Can Dance lives on.
After selling nearly a million records and performing to soldout audiences around the world, Brendan Perry says Dead Can Dance’s biggest honor came when its single “Nierika,” off Spiritchaser, achieved Most Played Song on American ...
Hot Dream Pop
One-woman songwriting machine Natasha Khan dispenses dream-pop ballads with Bat for Lashes.
Bat For Lashes, the moniker that multi-instrumentalist Natasha Khan goes by, has one of those beguiling voices that can hypnotize a room full of people no matter where she’s playing. During a show last February ...
Intense New Direction
Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor gets weirder with How to Destroy Angels, coming Wednesday to downtown Monterey.
On March 5, Trent Reznor and the other members of How to Destroy Angels – Atticus Ross, Mariqueen Maandig and Rob Sheridan – took part in an online Reddit Ask Me Anything session. Besides Reznor ...
Galloping Pop
Alt-country rockers Band of Horses’ Monterey stop comes sandwiched between two sold-out weekends at Coachella.
“At every occasion, I’ll be ready for the funeral,” croons a harmonizing Band of Horses. “The Funeral,” the first single off BOH’s 2006 full-length debut Everything All the Time, is soaked in irony: BOH don’t ...
REAL ESTATE: By The Numbers 04.11.13
REAL ESTATE: By The Numbers 04.11.13
$680,000 Recent Sale 792 Spruce Ave., Pacific Grove Built: 1947 Size: 1,642 square feet Features: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1-car garage Amenities: Corner lot, deck, new electric, insulation, double-pane windows, stone fireplace Seller: Clyde and ...
REAL ESTATE: By The Numbers 04.04.13
REAL ESTATE: By The Numbers 04.04.13
$1,225,000 Recent Sale 24730 Cabrillo St., Carmel Built: 1941 Size: 2,600 square feet Features: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2-car garage Amenities: 12 kw generator, fireplace, custom light fixtures, library, chef’s kitchen, private patio, gates Seller: ...
Back in Orbit
After a five-year hiatus, The Suborbitals have beaten the odds and are back together.
David Bowie’s 1972 tune “Five Years” is a tale of Earth’s apocalyptic demise. Five years also represents the time The Suborbitals – featuring Ryan Masters (lead vocals/guitar), Heath Proskin (bass), Gordon Stokes (drums) and multi-instrumentalist ...
Mom’s a Rapper
Natalie Stringer is more than just another multitasking parent.
Somehow, in addition to being a single mother of two, Natalie Stringer, aka Ms. Versatyle, has found the time to record albums, launch her own fashion lines, get her bachelor’s degree and help manage the ...
Quiet Legend
Musician Jaime Kyle has been a one-woman songwriting machine since she was a teenager.
Jaime Kyle was caught off-guard when she found out Heart wanted to cover one of her tunes. The pop ballad “Stranded” – featured on Heart’s 1990, multi-platinum Brigade – went on to reach number 13 ...
Bridging Gaps
Jeff Bridges is an ordinary guy who just so happens to be extraordinarily talented.
When Jeff Bridges is asked how he’d like to be remembered, he doesn’t take much time to ponder an answer. “I guess as a human being just like all the rest of us,” he says ...
Higher Power
British reggae artist Pato Banton explores new sounds from a faraway land.
About a year ago, Pato Banton was checking out a show in Santa Monica featuring a Ghanaian musician named Alidu. As a fan. “When [Alidu] heard I was in the audience, he brought me on ...
By The Numbers 03.28.13
Real Estate
$505,000 Recent Sale 641 Newton St., Monterey Built: 1946 Size: 1,219 square feet Features: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2-car garage Amenities: Recently remodeled, hardwood floors, laundry room, fenced yard Seller: Jamke Buyer: Leonardo and Beatriz ...
Well Strung
Santa Cruz’s North Pacific String Band has more than bluegrass in mind.
“We’re pretty strict about not strictly playing bluegrass,” says North Pacific String Band banjo player Jeff Wilson. “[Our music] is bluegrass in form, with jazz ideas, folk, country and an openness to other genres.” It’s ...
Forties Forte
In the Mood delivers song, dance and a full orchestra in its celebration of big band and swing music of the 1940s.
Yes, music has the power to bring people together. But rarely was that power more desperately needed – or successfully delivered – than the 1940s. And therein lies the power of Bud Forrest’s In the ...
Neo Leo
For more than four decades, Leo Kottke has been blowing minds on guitar.
Over the past 45 years, guitarist Leo Kottke has quietly become known as an innovator, a pioneer and an inspiration to guitar geeks, folk purists and Americana aficionados. Kottke’s delivery on guitar may look like ...
By The Numbers 03.21.13
Real Estate
$825,000 Recent Sale 26140 Zdan Road, Carmel Valley Built: 2002 Size: 3,160 square feet Features: 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, 2-car garage Amenities: 2 fireplaces, breakfast bar, hardwood floors, guest quarters, deck Seller: Susan Van Stirum ...
So Wright
Steven Wright has made a name as one of the most original comedians in the game.
Steven Wright scored a Grammy nod for Best Comedy Album in both 1985 and 2007, won an Oscar in 1989 for Best Short Live-Action Film (he co-wrote and starred in The Appointments of Dennis Jennings), ...
Sight and Sound
Hung White Ponies deliver an album that’s for the ears and the eyes.
Hung White Ponies’ sixth full-length record Crazytown is a concept album on psychotropic drugs. It’s the kind of concept album that won awards at two film festivals. Frontman Ryan Kralik calls it a “visual music ...
By The Numbers 03.14.13
Real Estate
$619,000 Recent Sale 4200 Peninsula Point Dr., Seaside Built: 2004 Size: 3,205 square feet Features: 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2-car garage Amenities: Ocean and golf course views, fireplace, patio, fenced yard, study, vaulted ceilings Seller: ...
Frazier Game
Singer-songwriter Casey Frazier knocks out grandiose Americana beyond his years.
After performing at the Sundance Film Festival last month, Casey Frazier was invited to play a private Oscars party. There he made fans out of Hollywood players like Matt Nolan, co-star of the Academy Award-winning ...
Yes They Can
More than 40 years after forming, prog rockers Yes remain in a constant state of flux.
Meet progressive rock, psychedelic rock’s stepson. The subgenre was born in the ’60s as the British attempted to bring more artistic credibility to rock and roll using influences like chamber and classical music, new instrumental ...
By The Numbers 03.07.13
Real Estate
$1,410,000 Recent Sale 24422 Portola Ave., Carmel Built: 1946 Size: 3,496 square feet Features: 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2-car garage Amenities: Ocean views, finished basement with game room and wine cellar, fireplace, spa, deck Seller: ...
Lone Tone
Johannesburg native/Overtone frontman Emile Welman embarks on a solo project.
When Tony Bennett gives you props, you take it seriously. Two years ago, the a cappella South African boy band Overtone performed at Bennett’s birthday party. The man of honor told one of his highfalutin’ ...
Together Forever
For Chicano rock trio Los Lonely Boys, the brothers’ relationship runs deep.
Sibling bands don’t have very good track records when it comes to longevity. Between The Bee Gees, Oasis and The Carpenters, early retirement – whether by way of a member’s death or a falling-out – ...
By The Numbers 02.28.13
Real Estate
$1,300,000 Recent Sale 106 7th St., Pacific Grove Built: 1918 Size: 2,356 square feet Features: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2-car garage Amenities: Bay views, fireplace, chef’s kitchen, wood floors Seller: Wayne Surdam and Linda Shiozaki ...
King of Kings
The greatest living bluesman returns to the Golden State Theatre.
There are a few blues guitarists who can do what B.B. King does, but he was the first, the pioneer, the ultimate entertainer and a spokesperson for the genre. In last year’s documentary BB King: ...
By The Numbers 02.21.13
Real Estate
$4,095,000 Recent Sale 2313 Bayview Ave., Carmel Built: 1956 Size: 2,231 square feet Features: 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1-car garage Amenities: Bay views, fireplace, study, chef’s kitchen, balcony, patio, master bedroom sitting area Seller: Werner ...
Remembering Tony
The community rallies together in the aftermath of a local gone too soon.
On Jan. 5, 43-year-old Tony Faria died in front of his girlfriend Meredith Marin as a result of a tragic accidental shooting. Faria was a well-loved server at Casanova who was originally from Hawaii. He ...
Police Rasta
Cali Nation molds music out of sticky real-life situations.
The Salinas P.D. and Cali Nation have a long-standing relationship. And that really hasn’t been a bad thing for the trio: Their biggest hit, “Salinas” – a tongue-in-cheek, Bradley Nowell-esque rock-reggae shout-out to their hood ...
Double Time
The Golden State Theatre brings an eclectic pair of back-to-back shows with Dead Meadow and George Cole.
Dead Meadow never takes the easy route: Not only is their most recent release Three Kings an expansive double LP, they included several bonus tracks and a feature-length film showcasing live performances intertwined with psychedelic ...
Classical Act
World-class Italian musicians perform a rare requiem to help benefit the arts at Hartnell College.
Like gold doubloons beneath the Atlantic Ocean, composer Giuseppe Verdi’s “Requiem for Piano and Organ” sat undiscovered for more than 130 years. By chance, hailed organist and distinguished music scholar Matteo Galli finally unearthed the ...
Ready to Rock
Carmel’s new Rumble Seat Music is more than just another guitar store.
It’s a few days before Rumble Seat Music officially opened its doors Monday, Feb. 4. Owner Eliot Michael, business partner Mark Mancina and store manager Bijan Oskouie gawk at a pair of Gibson Les Paul ...
Solitary Truth
Cachagua Playboys founding member Jay Burriss has the time to live art to the fullest.
Jay Burriss never expected that he’d be looking for odd jobs – this week he’ll be a shuttle driver at the AT&T Pro Am – when he turned 57 years old. “I guess I’m an ...
By The Numbers 02.07.13
Real Estate
$545,000 Recent Sale 426 Bishop Ave., Pacific Grove Built: 1956 Size: 1,747 square feet Features: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2-car garage Amenities: Wood-burning fireplace, skylights, landscaped yard, wood floors, outdoor stove Seller: Larry and Gari ...
Building Sound
Restavrant draws from early rock influences and dirty old blues sensibility to churn out unique flavor.
If it wasn’t for a Bob Log III show, Troy Murrah might be another ass-kissing suit in an uptight architectural design firm. Instead he makes music with Restavrant, which perform Friday at East Village with ...
Rocking On
The year 2013 may be Monterey’s best for music because it keeps on getting better.
As memories of the Pop Fest begin to fade, notable rockers like Patti Smith, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Flaming Lips have been helping Monterey County reclaim credibility as a worthy tour stop ...
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