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Venue Spotlight: Belly Up Solana
Voted San Diego’s Best Live Music Venue, Belly Up Solana boasts an atmosphere that is uniquely Southern California. Belly Up is known for bringing in the best artists, both up and coming acts and the legends, no matter the genre.
Upcoming Shows:
- Whiskey Avengers (Apr. 24)
- Walter Trout (Apr. 25)
- Jungle feat. Terrakroma (Apr. 26)
- Stepping Feet (Apr. 27)
- The White Buffalo (Apr. 28)
- Abbey Road (Apr. 29)
- BFD Comedy Show (May 1)
- Lindsey Buckingham (May 3)
Hungry? These restaurants are super close to the venue!
- Wild Note Cafe- 143 S. Cedros Ave
- Zinc Cafe- 132 S. Cedros Ave
- Lockwood Table Cafe- 346B S. Cedros Ave
- Beach Grass Cafe- 159 S. Hightway 101
Thirsty? Grab a drink post show at one of these nearby hotspots!
- Tidewater Tavern- 221 N. Highway 101
- McCaffrey’s Pub- 123 W. Plaza St
- Carruth Cellars Winery- 320 S. Cedros Ave
Venue Specs:
Parking is completely free at Belly Up, with designated spots to the right of the club. Street parking is also available.
Belly Up is a 21+ venue, no exceptions. Be sure you bring your ID to get in!
Belly Up is a no smoking venue, but there are designated smoking areas outside.
Belly Up Solana- 143 S. Cedros Ave Solana Beach 92075
Erin L., Marketing Intern
New Releases of Note 4/13
In the first few months of 2012 we’ve seen a rash of insanely good new releases… here are a few of the latest and greatest to whet your musical appetite!
M. Ward – “A Wasteland Companion”, April 10
M. Ward’s carefully placed voice and interlocking use of language is pristine on this record, his eighth solo offering. His lyrics always fascinate, unencumbered by fuzzy guitar or overridden drums here, laid out like a storybook. The bits of found sound like a clinking piano, creaking door or the punchy jangle of percussion lend a bit of real life to this smoothly produced album. As always, he borrows little snippets, as if from a skipping radio dial, of music from decades before; southern blues, lo-fi rock, lilting pop. Peppered with better-than-usual Zooey Deschanel chorus coos, “A Wasteland Companion” is a surprisingly breezy and satisfying record, nodding fiercely to American dirt rock, smooth 60s R&B and jaunty indie.
M. Ward with Lee Ranaldo Band (of Sonic Youth) at Higher Ground tickets here.
The Black Seeds – “Dust and Dirt”, April 10
This eight member dub afrobeat outfit has been around since 1998 but hasn’t put out a proper album since 2008′s “Solid Ground”. With their newest album just out on Easy Star, they have taken chill to a whole other level. The base of their sound is essentially reggae, which has been morphed/harangued and all around brutalized in the past by less-than-reverent utilizers, but sounds fresh and pleasantly infectious here. Intricate and interlacing keyboards and precise percussion provide the backdrop for samples of jazz, trip-hop and downtempo amid the groovin’ dub background.
Get tickets to their Boulder, CO show here.
Schoolboy Q – “Habits and Contradictions”, January 14
Schoolboy Q has had an interesting life… born in Germany, grew up in LA, joined gangs and sold a LOT of Oxycontin. He’s been AROUND. And while “Habits and Contradictions” is a filthy-mouthed rap album and gritty as all get-out, the beat is oh so salacious. Seductive saxophones make a surprising appearance (very Morphine-esque) in “There He Go” and new fave A$AP Rocky steps in on the supremely catchy “Hands On The Wheel”. This album is moody and dark, laced with the intense and emotional flow of Schoolboy Q, fettered only by the electro-introduced interlude skits so prevalent in hip hop. His rhymes are quick-witted and tempo-pushing, strange at times but irresistibly compelling.
Catch Schoolboy Q at Higher Ground May 4th and at the Fox Theatre May 12th.
Scope other recent new releases sure to tickle your ear-fancy…
- Alabama Shakes- “Boys & Girls” ———-> Tickets
- Bassnectar- “Vava Voom” ———-> Tickets
- Bear in Heaven- “I Love You, It’s Cool” ———-> Tickets
- Hoodie Allen- “All American”
- Miike Snow- “Happy to You”
- Of Monsters and Men- “My Head is an Animal”
- Rusko- “Songs”
- Sucre- “A Minor Bird” ———-> Tickets
- The Shins- “Port of Morrow”
Soundtracks: more than just music
It can be hard to find a movie with a soundtrack that is as powerful, if not more memorable, than the film itself. Here at Front Gate Tickets, we’ve compiled some of our favorite soundtracks of equally genius films. Don’t forget to check out our Pinterest Board which features some highlights from the list!
The most frequent film on our list of favorites is Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction”, whose soundtrack is filled with American rock and roll, surf music, pop and soul. The film is considered one of the most influential American movies of the 1990s, and the soundtrack does not disappoint with undeniable hits like Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” and Urge Overkill’s cover of Neil Diamond’s “Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon.” (My husband and I did a swing dance to the Chuck Berry song at our wedding! – Shrie S.)
This film, which tied for most favorite with “Pulp Fiction” is Cameron Crowe’s “Almost Famous,” whose soundtrack won a Grammy in 2001 for Best Compilation Soundtrack. The album is chock full of tunes from the late 60s early 70s, plus original songs for the film performed by stars Billy Crudup, Jason Lee and the rest of the fictional band Stillwater. The film also features over 30 more snippets of songs that are not on the soundtrack, but the 17 included definitely paint the picture of the Oscar winning screenplay.
“Drive,” the 2011 crime thriller, also has a soundtrack that is high in the ranks of the Front Gate Ticket’s team. Most of the songs are ethereal electronic-pop that was composed by Cliff Martinez, drummer of Red Hot Chili Peppers. After you see this film, you realize that the retro, synthesized pop music plays a vital role in portraying the intensity of the movie. The album also features French electronic musician Kavinsky and Desire, based out of Portland and Montreal.
The 1998 comedy-drama “Rushmore,” which sparked the careers of Jason Schwartzman and director Wes Anderson, has a soundtrack as quirky as the film itself. The album is comprised of artists of the British Invasion of the 60s including the Kinks, The Who and Cat Stevens. Also included are original scores by regular Anderson collaborator Mark Mothersbaugh (cofounder of Devo), who has scored most of Wes Anderson’s movies since.
Another movie to appear a couple of times in the favorite soundtracks of Front Gate is the 1998 British/ American drama “Velvet Goldmine.” The film tells the story of a glam rock pop star of the 1970s, and is based mainly on David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust. Although Bowie refused to have his music featured in the film, the soundtrack features other glam rock and glam-influenced bands from the past and present. Plus, covers of glam songs are performed under the names Venus in Furs and Wylde Ratttz, features artists like Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Ron Asheton (The Stooges), and Mike Watt (Minutemen).
Here is a complete list of Front Gate’s Favorite Soundtracks!
Ben, Project Manager IT Department
Black Dynamite
Superfly
Dead Presidents (Vol. 1&2)
Pulp Fiction
Juice
Get Carter
Enter the Dragon
Once Upon a Time in the West
Fight Club
La Planete Sauvage
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Brent, Account Manager Artist Ticketing
Festival Team- Pam, Lauren, Gabe, and Natalie
Pulp Fiction
Almost Famous
Little Mermaid
Dirty Dancing
Can’t Hardly Wait
Drive
Clueless
Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Love Songs
Jurassic Park
Forrest Gump
Big Chill
Empire Records
Reality Bites
Virgin Suicides
Marie Antionette
Magnolia
Chansons D’Amour
Rushmore
Anything Cameron Crowe
Foster, Developer
Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Hayley, CSR/ Office Manager
Death Proof
Velvet Goldmine
Magnolia
Rushmore
Pulp Fiction
Jamie, Account Coordinator
Jessi, Account Manager- Venues & Promoters
Drive
The Graduate
500 Days of Summer
Kerstin, Client Development Manager
The Big Lebowski
I’m Not There
Purple Rain
The Harder They Come
Almost Famous
Once
Amelie
Il Postino
A Brokedown Melody
Dead Man Walking
Practical Magic
Lisa, Artist Ticketing
True Blood
Velvet Goldmine
Shrie, Social Media Wizard & Marketing Maven
Morvern Callar
Lost in Translation
Do you think we left any out? Let us know what your favorite soundtrack is!
Written by marketing intern, Erin L.
Tickets for the 2011 Nocturnal Music Festival – Texas are on sale now!
UPDATE:
Check out the official trailer for Nocturnal Festival Texas 2011!
The fest has also announced a bunch of awesome additions to its stacked lineup:
Crystal Castles // Above & Beyond // Ghostland Observatory // Bassnectar // Galactic // Excision // Chase and Status (LIVE) // Avicii // DJ Dan // Ed Rush & Optical // Gareth Emery // Kaskade // Mr. Oizo // Paul Oakenfold // Big Gigantic //Beats Antique // Chase & Status // Conspirator //Eskmo // Excision // Feed Me // Flarup // Funkagenda // Sander Kleinenberg // Savoy Live! // STS9 // Switch // Tipper // Zeds dead
Nocturnal Festival, a name made famous by the festival in California, has spread its reach to the great state of Texas. Last year’s festival lineup included acts such as Kid Cudi, Girl Talk, ATB, Lotus, Bassnectar and a ton of other heavy hitters in the dance scene, and this year’s fest should be no different. Nocturnal Texas is held April 29 and 3o, 2011 in Apache Pass (near Austin, TX). Tickets for the event just went on sale and this is sure to sell quickly given the acts that were present last year, so go grab your tickets now for what is sure to be one of the biggest dance parties of the year!
Inaugural 2011 Snow Ball Festival looks AWESOME.
I don’t really know what more there is to say if you read the title of this post. Bottom line is that if you like music and really awesome scenery and being cool then you will do your best to be in Vail Valley March 4-6 of this year for the first Snow Ball Music Festival. Also, do you like to ski and snowboard, because I think that Vail might offer you a little bit of that as well.
Check out the lineup below and if you’re as convinces as I am, then get tickets early. Trust me, they are moving quickly, and after you look at the lineup you will understand why. UPDATE – Full lineup has now been released!!
Mountain Jam Announces 2011 Lineup!
The lineup for Mountain Jam 2011 (June 2-5, 2011) was announced yesterday and includes acts such as Gov’t Mule, My Morning Jacket, The Avett Brothers, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and a ton more! Head up to Hunter Mountain in upstate New York to get in on all the festivities. To grab tickets to the event, see the full lineup and get all the info you could ever want head over to the shiny new Mountain Jam website. Here are a few more bands to whet your appetite for more….
- Michael Franti & Spearhead
- Lotus
- Portugal. The Man
- Soulive
Lollapalooza Day 3: Mumford and Sons
Mumford and Sons played an exceptional closing day set that once again packed out the Playstation stage to the gills. The band, which has been gaining significant traction in the US after the release of their terrific album Sigh No More, serenaded the crowd with their beautifully harmonizing vocals and hand clapping, foot stomping folk ballads. Their unique sound lent itself quite well to the festival setting and they seemed right at home in front of the sea of people who came to see them.
Mumford and Sons are embarking on a fall tour that will see them travel through Europe, the UK, then back to the US for a run of dates that will see stops in many of the cities that the band played on their previous tour. After catching them at Lollapalooza, I would highly recommend catching them if you get the chance. Dates for the tour are listed below, including a show at Stubb’s!
Lollapalooza Day 2: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
The Edward Sharpe set at Lolla this year was either really, really well planned or a happy benefactor of coincidence. The stage that the band played was tucked back in the trees, creating a sort of ‘off the beaten path’ feel to their show – like you were somewhere else entirely. Fortunately, this matches up exactly with how the band themselves and the music they create make you feel as well. Their sound, and in concert their appearance, have the ability to transport you to a different place and time and at Lollapalooza we all traveled there together.
The band took they stage to deafening cheers from the packed crowd who came out to see them. Edward Sharpe wasted no time making friends as he immediately stepped up and into the crowd before the band even played a note. The entire set had a homey feel to it that put a smile on the face of most everyone that I saw. The highlights of the set in my opinion were “Home” and “40 Day Dream,” but every song the band played was executed extremely well and with a sincerity that is sometimes difficult to find these days.
Jamie Lidell to Play Antone’s this Fall
Jamie Lidell will bring his genre bending show to Antone’s in September. If you have had the chance to see Lidell perform, then you may want to go ahead and snap up your tickets now because you know what to expect. Lidell’s shows often meld genres including soul, funk, electronic and experimental with some pop sprinkled in for good measure. If that alone is not enough to make you curious enough to check him out then read on.
On 2005′s Multiply, Lidell took Warp, his record label to a place it rarely treads, a land of soul music and groove that he took and matched with his own style of percussion beats and persona that makes for a fresh experience each time you listen. His most recent album Jim continues down the same vein, but who knows what he has in store for his upcoming album Compass. No one does really other than Lidell himself which is the beauty of his work. Lidell is known to pepper in the occasional frenzy of electronic music in his sets that nods to his other band Super Collider and to his earlier work. Much of the backup vocals and even percussion on Multiply are created using only one instrument – Lidell’s voice, making it an even more fascinating album to listen to. If this write-up tells you anything let it be that you do not want to miss a Jamie Lidell show – you just never know what you are going to get – and in this case that is a very, very good thing.
Get tickets to see Lidell at Antone’s on September 24
Win VIP Tickets to the Hangout Music Fest from Front Gate Tickets and Birmingham Magazine
For those of you who do not know yet, Alabama has a pool of great musical talent and a strong music scene, and for the first time the state is getting their very own festival right on the beach! I know you must be jealous of all that sun, sand and music that will be happening at this year’s inaugural Hangout Music Festival, but fear not because you too can enjoy this! If you want to head down to the beach in style and catch acts like Trey Anastasio, John Legend, The Roots, Alison Krauss, Gov’t Mule, OK GO, Rodrigo y Gabriela and a ton more, then look no further. We still have a few passes left for the festival on sale right here and you can enter to win VIP passes simply by following @frontgatetix and @bhammag on Twitter.
Each day for the next two days, @bhammag is posting a question whose answer can be found in their online magazine. The first to correctly reply to @frontgatetix and @bhammag on Twitter with the correct answer is entered to win. It’s as simple as that! So get on it people! And if you don’t feel like pressing your luck, well then go buy tickets and enjoy some awesome music on the beach this weekend!!!
