Often compared to Radiohead and Coldplay, local San Diego band HARGO brings haunting melodies anchored by a driving beat, undulating rhythms. and a wide vocal range evocatively accentuating the spiritually based, socially and politically charged lyrics. HARGO is completing the year with a short tour with San Diegan band-mates: guitarist Sanjay Parekh, bassist John Jolley, and Ron Kerner on drums playing songs from their current EP, The Faint Glow, and upcoming album, Out of Mankind, HARGO’s music is about, “stepping outside of your culture and the propaganda in the world today, and about being a human being,” says Hargo Khalsa, HARGO front man. Lead singer Hargo Khalsa is not a stranger to music that inspires, earning longtime fans of his emotional songwriting such as the B-52’s Kate Pierson and Seal, as longtime fans with his emotional songwriting. The band’s first complete album, Out of Mankind, is due to release the end of January 2012.
Hargobind “Hargo” Hari Singh Khalsa – Lead Vocals / Guitar (Les Paul / Telecaster)
Band Members: Sanjay Parekh – Lead Guitar (Telecaster / Les Paul / Jerry Jones Coral Sitar Guitar) John Folley – Bass/Vocals (Fender Precision Bass) Ron Kerner – Drums (Ludwig 70’s Drum Kit)
The Mercedes Moore Band combines traditional blues with the soul and R & B of the 50's and 60's. Mercedes Moore captivates audiences with her sultry voice and graceful presence. Diverse rhythms keep dancers moving and listeners grooving! This band will take you back to a time when music was everything. Real, raw, emotional. Most recently you may have caught them at Gator by the bay Blues Festival, Adams Ave. Street Fair, or San Diego Blues Festival.
Liquid Blue® is an independent recording and touring act based in San Diego that has performed in more than 100 countries on 7 continents, a feat which no other band has accomplished. In 2010 the band scored a Billboard Top-10 Hit as Earth Passport went to #3 on the Hot Dance Singles Chart. Liquid Blue and their hit song received a Guinness World Record® for "Song Sung in the Most Languages". Their highly acclaimed LP "Supernova" was awarded Pop Album of the Year in 2009 at the Los Angeles Music Awards. Twice the group has finished runner-up for "Best Band" at the International Music Awards (2006-2007) and was also named "America's Best Independent Artist (2004-2005). The nomadic troop has performed over 2000 shows in over 400 cities and has been featured on five magazine covers. In 2005 Liquid Blue became the first American act to be signed by a major Chinese record label. The group was honored to represent the United States at the CCTV kick-off concert for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In 2010 Vocalist Nikki Green became the first American to qualify for the finals in Chinese Idol. To top things off, Liquid Blue has been certified as a green business.
Lexington Field is an American Fiddle Rock band from San Diego, CA. Formed in 2007, they have played hundreds of shows and released a 5-song EP "The Streets of Dover" (2010) and an all-original, full-length album called "Old Dirt Road" (2011). Lexington Field embraces the best of North American musical elements such as rock, punk, country, and folk and adds a fiddle, tunes of their Irish heritage, and influences from bands such as the Young Dubliners, Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys, and Great Big Sea. They have combined this unique sound with a high-energy live show, to give their fans an amazing musical experience. This Saturday, January 7th we will turn Jolt'n Joe's into an official Irish pub!
