5-Plus Songs To Discover In San Diego In May

April 30, 2020 at 11:14 AM PDT

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So your first recommendation may be a familiar name to many music fans in San Diego. The midnight pine has been working on a live album. Tell us a little bit about that. Yeah. Releasing an album in a pandemic feels like some sort of selfless action martyrdom. The locals, the midnight Pines forthcoming album is called live from Ady and it's gorgeous. It's recorded live at audio design studios, kind of a hub for the redwoods music collective that the midnight kinds of big part of, so it still has that studio sound really clean, but the immediacy and intimacy of a single take. So the album takes a fresh approach to their archives and the most recent single stolen windows from their first studio album. It's a beautifully for Lauren track and it lets vocalist Shelby Bennet's countryside shine events [inaudible] so the full album is slated to release on Navy that was stolen wind by the midnight pine. Now next up is attract from Mexico's low butchered at this don't bleed. You're in the middle of the forest. Yeah. So the Guadalajara born garage punk band, they're now um, based, they divide their time in El Paso and Los Angeles and they canceled their May 22nd show at Selma, but their latest seven track EAP is freshly out and it's really great that band's helped by the stunning Teri gender bender. And even though they just released a full length album last year, it really does feel like nothing can stop. [inaudible] [inaudible] the EAP sounds really mellow, but kind of edgy. It's like a fierceness bolstered by their really inventive songwriting. So this track don't bleed. You're in the middle of the forest is somehow powerful and chill at the same time. Kind of gives me a bit of a Portishead vibe now. Tell us about this new single from Tijuana's Moira Rosa. Yeah. And chat is matter of says brand new single. It just officially came out April 15 [inaudible] and then new tracks follows her 2018 release, um, which was a pretty complex ambient EAP and builds on her already solid sound. So entra has these alluring vocals and this hymn hypnotics and backdrop [inaudible] [inaudible] it all feels kind of magical. I'm hopeful about the possibility of more new work from Rosa in the coming months as well as the chance to hopefully see her perform in their region as students were allowed to go out. Again, that was enthralled by Mara Rosa, San Diego locals Lusa abetour have new music out. Tell us about their new album. Yeah, the local rockers just released a new EAP called ditch and it's a great cohesive listen, didn't have all that much release music available to stream before. So this is finally really showcases their progressive stylistic range and formidable talent. And we've seen in that loud shows [inaudible] [inaudible] this check distant hum has something a little bit name used riot girl punk about it, but they let the cheque build into coming complicated. Lovely and kind of catchy [inaudible] that was distant hum. BI-LO saboteur up next. Now could it be true, there's a live show to look forward to. Exciting. Right. So the secret sessions have pivoted to a virtual platform every third Thursday and this men's show features performances by Paul Jenkins and a local band. The donkeys, they've just been steadily making great music for over a decade and they're on a pretty big time label. Their latest album. Sun damage to use came out in 2018 but my favorite track, you're also young is like an entire timeless summary packaged into three minutes. So it's perfect for right now. [inaudible] that was, we are also young by the donkeys. Tell us more about the Seaport sessions. Some regular pop up music and arts festival at Seaport village and they've been hosted by the Casbah vinyl junkies and 91 X loudspeaker, which is their local music weekly local music show has to buy. Tim piles and they've been featuring local bands and art. Um, a lot of the artists at the Seaport studios through bed and salt. So they have pivoted to digital tune in on Thursday, May 21st at 6:00 PM to the Seaport village Facebook feed for the show. And I've been speaking with Julia Dixon Evans for more music and art recommendations, go to kpbs.org/arts to sign up for the KPBS arts newsletter. And Julia, we will leave our audience with a fun quarantine themed song doesn't seem those two words go together from a new video by San Diego singer songwriter Missy Alcazar. It's aptly titled, let's all stay home. Thank you so much, Julia and Kaymarie lost my job. 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We're listening to new music from Le Butcherettes, The Midnight Pine, Le Saboteur and Maura Rosa, plus an upcoming show from The Donkeys and a staff pick from Jens Lekman.