46 San Diego Reader April 20, 2017
the inside track
merging of electronic, noise, and Americana. “I just felt like we were in
Califone’s own thing. Ever since he relocated from Chicago to Los Angeles, Cali- fone’s Tim Rutili has found himself in San Diego often. He is close with locals Little White Teeth and estimates that he has played about six shows down here since 2013. He guesses that about half of those were “living room” shows. Arranged by the Under-
tow Music Collective, the living-room shows present national recording artists in a quaint setting (often an actual living room) most commonly playing stripped-down or solo sets. “It was [intimidating] at
first,” he says, “and then it became really fun and really comfortable.... I think having everybody at close quarters was really kind of amazing. And it was kind of nice to
meet people and just hang out. But, just as nice as it could be, it could also be pretty scary.” Rutili will be back in San Diego as part of a short tour
our own little world in a lot of ways,” Rutili says. “A lot of this, for me, is like finding your own voice. Wilco definitely has theirs and Grandaddy has theirs and the Shins and Iron and Wine, all those bands — everybody’s got their own thing that they do. I think, with Califone, it could
performed within the confines of a club. Rutili and tourmates Tara Jane O’Neil and Rachel Blumberg will each be playing solo sets. These will be fol- lowed by a grand finale where they all join forces to send the Hideout out in style — the Califone gig will be the last show at the Hideout before it transforms into SPACE. Two performances by Cold Cave on April 21st and 22nd will serve as the official grand opening. Califone plays the Hideout on April 20. — Dryw Keltz
“With Califone, it could go from weird Appalachian drone music to almost like
noise...and sometimes in the same song.”
celebrating the vinyl reis- sue of Califone’s 2003 album Quicksand/Cradlesnakes. When it was released, the album was often compared to the output of peers such as Wilco and Grandaddy for its
COMEDY EVERY NIGHT IS A GREAT NIGHT FOR WITH CRAFT BEER & CRAFT COCKTAILS! Pelofsky Shawn Singleton Jessica FRIDAY, April 21 · 7:30 & 9:45 PM
SATURDAY, April 22 · 7:30 & 9:45 PM To purchase tickets, call (858) 454-9176
916 Pearl Street • La Jolla
thecomedystore.com
Must be 21 - All shows 2-drink minimum
GOOD WED., THURS. & SUN. Excludes Special Events. Subject to availability. Reservations REQUIRED. With this ad.
4 FREE ADMISSIONS
DOORS AT 7:30 SHOW AT 9PM 21+ SHOW
$28 ADV/$32 DOS (INCLUDES FEES)
TICKETS
1337 INDIA STREET SAN DIEGO, CA TICKETS AVAILABLE AT
MUSICBOXSD.COM
PERFORMING THEIR GREATEST HITS ONE LOVE, REDEMPTION SONG, EXODUS AND MORE
go from weird Appalachian drone music to almost like
noise...and sometimes in the same song.” The upcoming Califone
show at the Hideout may feel a bit like a living-room show
And then the singer went crazy... “It’s a power- pop ballad based on the true and tragic story of the murder of San Diego musician Chuck Duerr, a friend and coworker of mine,” says Scott Samuels of his single “Not Far Enough.” “The crime itself received
little coverage, but Chuck was an incredible guitar player, a likeable, happy-go-lucky guy, and someone who was always an early adopter, both in terms of music and music technol- ogy.... We worked together at Community Care Network, a
not-for-profit company in Kearny Mesa. I first met him when there was a company Hallow- een costume contest, for which he dressed up as Jimi Hendrix, bring- ing his Stratocaster to work to complete the outfit. Back in the early ’90s, he was the first guy I ever heard cover- ing Nirvana....” The alleged killer was a
Scott Samuels wrote one for a coworker and musician who met a tragic end.
fellow performer, or at least aspired to be one. “Shortly before I left [Com-
munity Care Network] in the late ’90s, Chuck excitedly told me he had met a singer who was paying him a huge sum of money to play guitar on and produce an album the guy was recording.... The singer went crazy when the album didn’t sell. He had been locked away in a mental institution for several years and believed that Chuck had stolen his songs. When the guy was finally released, he inquired around of Chuck’s where- abouts through mutual friends and tracked Chuck down to his house in Boulevard. The
police found Chuck’s body on the stairs inside his house, with a bullet wound to the head. The singer guy was tracked to another state, where he was found dead in his hotel room, a suicide.... “The song basically tells
the tale of a guitarist whose fortunes were on the rise and a singer experiencing an arc in the opposite direction: You bought a house and a brand new car/ He kept thinking he could be a star/ He’d come so far but it just wasn’t far enough.” “Not Far Enough” features
local guest players Victor Penalosa (the Zeros, Flamin’ Groovies), Tim Bennett (Roxy (continued on page 48)
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100
