Success At Sea World’s Seven Seas Food Festival

The month of May was a successful month as we wrapped up the Sea World Seven Seas Food Festival. It was a full month of fresh and sustainable foods, San Diego craft beers, California wines, and two stages of southern California’s best live music.

Anthology Live spearheaded the talent buying of 56 local and regional acts across 10 days and two stages. The event started with a VIP private event screening and ended on Memorial weekend with three days of American Idol, The Voice, and internationally known talent.

 

Sea World goers kicked back and enjoyed the rich blend of award-winning musicians homegrown here in San Diego. Focusing on the local music scene the California Sound Stage had everything you’d ever want in a concert; with musical palates ranging from blues to rock, bluegrass to ska, and country to pop.

On the French Stage, you could indulge in savory sounds and sweet melodies as local bands put their spin on the classic continental café. Hearty strings are infused with beautiful lyric and the zesty fullness of accordion to make you feel as though you are lounging in a Parisian café.

Seven Seas featured “California fusion” dishes developed by Axel Dirolf, SeaWorld’s executive chef. Food items were paired with local craft beers and California wines. Some of the cuisines Dirolf sampled for his menu are those of France, Baja, Asia, the Mediterranean, South America and the Caribbean.

A number of San Diego breweries were on-hand for talks and tastings throughout the month, including Stone Brewing Co., Ballast Point Brewing and Spirits, Green Flash, Alpine Beer Company, Coronado Brewing Co., Hess Brewing, Port Brewing, The Lost Abbey, New Belgium Brewing, Modern Times Beer and Groundswell Brewery.

Nathan Rivera Brings His Gypsy Folk To Wild West Fest 2015

Ask Nathan Rivera to explain what he’s been up to in recent months and he can sum it up with three statements: “Lots of travel, lots of music, lots of language learning.”

Rivera, an Inland Empire native whose sweet, soulful voice and eclectic folk made him a favorite in the region and far beyond, has been traveling abroad in Europe, Mexico, and the US from coast to coast.

Join Nathan and his band at Wild West Fest on Saturday, May 16th, 2015 at Leo Carrillo Ranch from 11am – 2pm. Visit www.CarlsbadCA.gov for more information.

Quel Bordel! Continues Residency In Long Beach

QUEL BORDEL! was founded in San Diego in 2013 when a Ukrainian gypsy named Jakovich Skolnick met renowned classical violinist Regina Brown on a French Caribbean cruise line. Adding two Filipino brothers, Aaron and Allen, after meeting on a sordid fishing trip, the band came to America and enlisted drummer Nick Sitar to form an insanely energetic gypsy band of the world.

QUEL BORDEL! has built a great following in San Diego and now in Long Beach. The world-famous Auld Dubliner in the Long Beach Pike has continued this highly energetic band’s residency another year. The band has been headlining gigs at The Casbah, House of Blues Main stage, and performed at the Get Shamrocked festival with the Young Dubliners and Dublin City Ramblers – all in under a year.

QB! Sounds Like: Mumford & Sons, Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys, Gogol Bordello, BandàpArt, Imagine Dragons, The Lumineers, Of Monsters & Men, The Pogues.

Visit the QB! WEBSITE or check out this VIDEO of them performing on Fox Sports.

Stoney B Blues Band NYE @ Ignite!

Spend NYE in Carlsbad with the Stoney B Blues Band at Ignite! starting at 9:30pm. More information at www.ignitecarlsbad.com or by calling (760) 438-7800.

Stoney B was born in Chicago in 1954. He grew up listening to his father, Lil’ Howling Wolf play the blues and his father learnt his blues from Howling Wolf.

During Stoney B’s career he has played behind well known blues musicians such as Buddy Guy, James Cotton, Junior Wells, Koko Taylor,  and Willie Mississippi Foster.

To learn more about the Stoney B Blues Band visit their WEBSITE or watch his performance at the Brea Jazz Festival HERE.