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Little Italy-based nightspot, the Music Box, is celebrating its ninth anniversary with a special block party on September 14. Taking place directly in front of the venue on India Street between A and Ash, amenities will include a stage, food and retail vendors, a VIP area, a bar with craft drinks, and more.<\/p>\n
Music for the event will be provided by the kings of soft rock Yachtley Crew, with support from local favorites, the Radio Thieves. For anyone who enjoys Yacht Rock, aka soft rock\/Top 40 hits of the 1970s and 1980s, there is no better band than Yachtley Crew. A veritable living jukebox, their huge repertoire might include songs by the likes of Kenny Loggins, the Doobie Brothers, Hall & Oates, or any number of the era\u2019s one-hit wonders, all played with exacting precision and a great sense of fun. The band released their debut EP, Seas the Day<\/em>, earlier this year. Featuring recast versions of classic tunes by Boz Scaggs, Ace, Robbie Dupree, the Bee Gees, and Christopher Cross, notably Yachtley Crew also includes an original song, \u201cSex on the Beach,\u201d as close as a modern-day band can get to recreating the sound of the \u201970s.<\/p>\n Since the Music Box opened in 2015, it has become one of the area\u2019s top music destinations. With a 700-person capacity, the venue features three levels, an outdoor balcony with well-placed monitors, excellent food and beverages, as well as a 40-foot video screen behind the stage. Each month the Music Box spotlights a great selection of national and international talent across the genres, also supporting local artists. This block party is a great way to celebrate one of San Diego\u2019s top music venues.<\/p>\n www.musicboxsd.com\/event\/13561404\/yachtley-crew-radio-thieves-outdoor-show<\/a><\/p>\n Beatles Fair 20<\/strong><\/p>\n Revolution Band<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n The 20th San Diego Beatles Fair takes place on September 7 at Queen Bee\u2019s in North Park, from noon\u2013midnight, with two stages of music.<\/p>\n Headlining this year\u2019s indoor main stage will be the Revolution Band from Tijuana, Mexico, who perform a career-spanning overview of the Fab Four\u2019s music, with three costume changes, taking them from the Ed Sullivan Show<\/em> to the Apple Records rooftop. Other featured performers include tribute groups Come Together and The 63eatles, cover bands Mojo Strut, Acoustic Universe, as well as all-star combo True Stories, featuring violinist Alicia Previn and bassist Scott Mathiasen. Illustrating the Beatles influence in the decades after their breakup, Oasis tribute group Oasiz, led by Scott Samuels, will also perform. \u201cIt\u2019s one of my favorite events in San Diego,\u201d said Previn, who resides in Arizona these days. \u201cThe energy is always so good, warm, and positive from everyone, and it\u2019s wonderful to see people of all ages\u2014from little kids to old folks\u2014having a great time singing along to the Beatles\u2019 incredible music.\u201d<\/p>\n While the Beatles Fair is a ticketed event, this year\u2019s second stage will be free to the public, outdoors in Queen Bee\u2019s adjacent parking lot. This area will include food and merch vendors, plus live sets from Hector Penalosa, Josh Weinstein, the Suzanne Gladstone Trio featuring Nico Peters, and more.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m so happy that we\u2019ve made it this far,\u201d said event producer, Alma Rodriguez. \u201cIt\u2019s taken a lot of hard work from a lot of people to put on 20 Beatles Fairs, but it\u2019s always been worth it. The Beatles music is timeless, and, to be honest, I think the world needs their message of peace and love now more than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n https:\/\/beatlesfair.com<\/a><\/p>\n Adams Avenue Street Fair #42 \u201cFree outdoor concerts and street fairs such as this open the gates to the arts for people of all ages, backgrounds, and incomes,\u201d said John Roy of Smoke and Mirrors Sound System. \u201cIt\u2019s pretty darned amazing! I\u2019m always happy to see people, who wouldn\u2019t know about this music otherwise, enjoying music of many, many genres in the same place.\u201d<\/p>\n Guitarist Larry Teves, aka Chickenbone Slim (and the Biscuits), concurs. \u201cCultural Events like the Adams Avenue Street Fair expose fans to new music, new genres, and new sounds they may not be aware of, and local artists who are growing beyond San Diego.\u201d He points out that Chickenbone Slim and the Biscuits started out at Smitty\u2019s Service right on Adams Avenue a decade ago, busking during Tasty Truck Tuesdays. \u201cWe\u2019ve since performed hundreds of gigs from San Diego to Europe, so it seems fitting to perform for our fans where we started, on the Blues Stage across the street from our place of origin, Smitty\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n Nathan Raney will play at the Adams Avenue Street Fair.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n Do the performers at the event have special plans for their sets? \u201cWe can’t wait to play all new original music from our upcoming third album, titled Coiled and Ready<\/em>,\u201d said singer Lisa Domkat of the Manzanita Blues Band. \u201cIt\u2019s always great to get the crowd reaction to our music and to get everyone, especially the kids, dancing in front of the stage.\u201d Meanwhile, Roy plans on a diverse set. \u201cWe\u2019re gonna plow through as many hits as we possibly can and play tunes nobody\u2019s heard yet, as well as songs by Smokey Robinson, David Bowie, Tom Petty, the Psychedelic Furs, and the Spencer Davis Group, but all through the lens of reggae.\u201d Guitarist Nathan Raney will also be debuting new music. \u201cMy band\u2019s third album, Maro and Manifestations<\/em>, is fast approaching, so we will be playing a few songs from the new album. I\u2019m not going to give away too much, but the band and I are excited. Plus, we will be celebrating my birthday!\u201d<\/p>\n Does playing an outdoor gig like this require a different approach than club dates? \u201cDaytime outdoor gigs like this require far more sunscreen than an 11pm set at the Casbah, that\u2019s for sure,\u201d quipped singer Tatiana Mac of Poison Hearts A.C. \u201cIt\u2019s all about adjusting your sound to keep it full and comfortable,\u201d said guitarist Nathan Raney. \u201cOne thing I like to do is keep the band\u2019s equipment close together so we can create a wall of sound and don\u2019t have to depend on monitors only.\u201d<\/p>\n The Vibe Variety Stage is a new location at the Street Fair. \u201cIronically, in this case, we are somewhat inside a club, but with big windows open to the street, but yes, it is quite different playing out in the sunshine and with much larger crowds,\u201d said Mark Delguidice of Harpco. \u201cPlus, you get kids and dogs and families. I love it when the little ones watch and dance, getting so into it\u2014it makes you smile while playin!\u201d For him the weekend\u2019s highlight will simply be catching as music as possible. \u201cThere are just too many great acts to list,\u201d he said. \u201cThis year I\u2019m trying to see bands I haven\u2019t before, albeit I\u2019m a fan of most of the well-known San Diego acts that play regularly. You just can\u2019t see them all with so much happening at once, but you try!\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/sandiegotroubadour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/FYI-B-Beatles-Fair-Revolution-Band.jpg\")
\n<\/strong>The Adams Avenue Street Fair returns for its 42nd edition on September 21 and 22. Taking place along Adams Avenue in Normal Heights, 75 musical acts will perform on seven stages, including punk icons the Zeros 77, country singer Sara Petite, and \u201cthe scariest band alive,\u201d Deadbolt.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/sandiegotroubadour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/FYI-C-AASF-Nathan-Raney.jpg\")
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