©Andrew Paytner At long last - the The Mattson 2 podcast!  Yes, I know that was redundant.  And these two identical-twins could almost be the the same person. Good luck telling their voices apart during the interview. Their new CD Feeling Hands recently came out and has been featured on NPR. [link to buy] Without further ado, enjoy San Diego's post-rock-surf-jazz golden boys. ©Michael Klayman ©Michael Klayman ©Michael Klayman ©Michael Klayman ©Michael Klaymanclick for more pics PLAYLIST:-Black Rain -Pleasure Point -Man From Anamnesis Entire episode: download ep 27 Cut to the Chase (skip to the last song): for non-flash users - download ep 27 part 2 LINKS: The Mattson 2 (website) The Mattson 2 (facebook) Photos from photographer Michael Klayman

We're proud to premier the first podcast of an occasional series: San Diego Jazz Piano.  In each edition we'll bring together a few different local pianist for one-off solo performances.  This week we'll get things in gear with Danny Green, Joshua White, and Mikan Zlatkovich.  click for more pics Mr. Green was kind enough to host 'Volume 1' at his new townhouse, and we made good use of the Baldwin. We're getting used to recording in the very live room but everything came together with some incredible performances. PLAYLIST:-Lullaby for a Poet (Danny Green) -Nocturne in C minor (Danny Green) -Untitled (Joshua White) -Souly Soul Soul (Joshua White) -Chick's Song (Mikan Zlatkovich) -Jazz in the AM (Mikan Zlatkovich) Entire episode: download ep 28 Cut to the Chase (last four songs): for non-flash users - download ep 28 part 2 Cut to the Chase (last two songs): for non-flash users - download ep 28 part 3 LINKS: Danny Green (website) The Official Joshua White Music Page (facebook) Mikan Zlatkovich (website)

We're getting our mobile recording set-up in gear here at Dirty Boulevard. For our first live podcast, we checked out Nena Anderson live at the Grant Grill inside the historic U.S. Grant Hotel in the Gaslamp. She's joined by Rob Thorsen on bass and Adrian Demain on guitar. When she's not picking-up (even more) SD Music Award nominations, Nena plays in about a jillion bands, designs very snazzy merch cases, and posts on her foodie-blog. Check out her new record that just came out on Kalinda Records: For our first live podcast, it came off without a hitch (minus a little bit of strange guitar-amp interference). Enjoy, and stay dirty! Sorry for the dark pics... My camera hates low-light situations.  click for more pics PLAYLIST:-Roses and Kisses -Win Your Heart -Say You'll Be Mine -Five 'til Eight -Daggers -[OUTRO] I Fall In Love Too Fast Entire episode: download ep 29 LINKS: Nena Anderson (website)

We're back, and as usual, dirtier than ever. This week Al Howard, Sean Martin, and Erik Canzona (from the Heavy Guilt) dropped by the new pad to chat and play a short set. Check out their new record just out a few months back: A few shots from the session:     photos by darci fontenot - click for more pics Get out and listen - The Heavy Guilt will be at the Lafayette Hotel (on El Cajon Blvd) December 31st, 2011 for a New Year's Eve party put on by our friends at the Casbah! Info here: http://www.casbahmusic.com/ PLAYLIST:-Thoughts -The Cost -Fallen -[OUTRO] Wyoming Entire episode: download ep 30 LINKS: The Heavy Guilt (official website) The Guilt on Facebook

Happy New Year! We're kicking off 2012 with local "fiddle-rockers" Lexington Field.  They've been out on the scene since 2007 and just got distribution through New Folk Records (in Minnesota) for their two most-recent releases. The podcast features an in-studio performance from the acoustic edition of the band: Beau Gray on guitar and vocals, and Cami Smith on violin. A few shots from the session: photos by darci fontenot - click for more pics Check them out live on Saint Patrick's Day at ShamROCK in downtown San Diego. PLAYLIST: -Laurel's Reel -Poor Troubled Life -Tumble Entire episode: download ep 31 LINKS: Lexington Field (official website) Lexington Field on Facebook

We're continuing the girl-meets-guitar theme here at Dirty Thursdays. Gotta stay the course... This week we got a surprise preview of Summer Mencher's new disc "Break The Mold" which is slated to release in August. Tune in to hear stories about her incomparable swimming prowess, as well as the low-down on the record.  click for more pics Next week we are back in jazz-mode with Frame Of Reference bringing on some two-tenor-sax jams. PLAYLIST: -Love is Love -One Hit Wonder -Lead With Love -Stranger to Stronger bonus: The Maze [outro] Entire episode: for non-flash users - download ep 22 Cut to the Chase (last two songs): for non-flash users - download ep 22 part 2 LINKS: Summer Mencher (official site) Summer on twitter ***9:00am PST: All the links should be working properly now. Sorry if you tried to access the post for the last couple of hours.

A huge thanks to all you dirty-fans; we just passed 6000 views! Please spread the word and keep listening ;-) Our stats show we're getting listeners from every continent except Africa. Lots of folks are tuning in from Japan, Australia, Europe, and Brazil.  -The Lovebirds (Dirty Thursdays 001) are playing their first gig tonight (5-17-11) at the Tin Can Ale House.  -Saxophonist Jason Robinson (Dirty Thursdays 003) is giving a "farewell San Diego" concert at Dizzy's on June 2nd. -The Smart Brothers (Dirty Thursdays 016) killed it at the North Park Festival of the Arts this past weekend! Keep an eye on their facebook page for upcoming shows.  -Miss Erika Davies (Dirty Thursdays 013) has her new CD 'Galaxy Lakes' available for pre-order. -San Diego pianist Sir Edward Kornhauser (Dirty Thursdays 002) quit the scene for a while and took off to the far-east.  You can get updates on his blog at whiskeythunder.blogspot.com -You can catch bassist Rob Thorsen (Dirty Thursdays 020 and Dirty Thursdays 005) this Wednesday (and most Wednesdays) at the El Camino Latin Jazz Jam Session as part of the smoking house band.  -Some upcoming episodes: Summer Mencher, Frame of Reference, The Heavy Guilt, Irving Flores, etc. Also, there will be an exclusive live podcast/concert with alt-jazz-surf-rock-indie-fabtastic duo THE MATTSON 2 coming up this summer. We hope you can join us for this special event - stay tuned for the time/date/venue!