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World Famous TJ Starts A New Band But Its The Same Movement Its Always Been. All Hustle. Joe Rinaldi Tries To Keep Up.

Tim Pyles and Lou Niles from 91x Interview SDIVA and Music Box's Joe Rinaldi on the actions underway to stabilize independent music and comedy venues and the scenes they support

SOMA Live was an all age concert hall with two locations in San Diego
: First on Union St from 88-94, second on Metro St from 94-99.
 We’re here to share our experiences from the best all ages venue in America’s finest city.

On this episode we have a special guest; Sammy the Sound Guy. We discuss what he sees from behind the sound board, what bands he likes to see and he reminds us to respect the sound gear because hey, someone owns it.

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SOMA Live was an all age concert hall with two locations in San Diego
First on Union St from 88-94, second on Metro St from 94-99.
 We’re here to share our experiences from the best all ages venue in America’s finest city.

On this episode we have our first guest Noel Jordan of Eye For An Eye and The Classified. We discuss the Poway High music scene, Agent 51, Openfast, Mr Bungle and Mike Patton leaving his jacket.

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SOMA Live was an all age concert hall with two locations in San Diego

First on Union St from 88-94, second on Metro St from 94-99.

We’re here to share our experiences from the best all ages venue in America’s finest city.

On this episode we talk about setting up the venue to open the doors, merch splits, changing light gels, the 5 minute set changes and the punk rock ballet. We also mention tragedies and crazy shit that happened at SOMA and the destruction of our neighborhood.

Let's Go!

SOMA Live was an all age concert hall with two locations in San Diego

First on Union St from 88-94, second on Metro St from 94-99.

We’re here to share our experiences from the best all ages venue in America’s finest city.

On this episode we talk about booking the talent, relationships, national shows versus local shows, tech riders and marketing with flier routes.

Don't forget the manila envelopes of cash.

Honorable mentions go out to the Circle Jerks and Bad Religion.

Let's Go!

SOMA Live was an all age concert hall with two locations in San Diego

First on Union St from 88-94, second on Metro St from 94-99.

We’re here to share our experiences from the best all ages venue in America’s finest city.

On this episode we talk about the politics of a 16 year old working at an all ages venue. We talk about how to talk to parents and the art of moshing. Honorable mentions go out to the shows of Silver Chair and the Foo Fighters. We kick it off with how old we were then and are now.

This podcast was recorded at SGM studio, the home of Sleeping Giant Music. It was also mixed and mastered at our friends at distinctmastering.com. Music provided by Break Anchor. Please like us, follow us, subscribe to us, find us. Thank you!

SOMA Live was an all age concert hall with two locations in San Diego

One on Union St from 88-94 and one on Metro St from 94-99.

We’re here to share our experiences from the best all ages venue in America’s finest city.

On this episode, we talk about how to make money at a venue w/o alcohol as well as the bands who promote and the shows that they get. We talk about the owner Len, band members who have passed and we make good mentions on No Doubt shows and a Smashing Pumpkins show. Let’s go.

Fanboy is a full length feature film produced on the streets of San Diego by longtime Casbah employee and published Author Ben Johnson. Getting it made and seen is one thing, but add a pandemic and another level of hijinx ensues. Joe Rinaldi from Music Box and SDIVA (San Diego Independant Venues Association) sat down with Ben after taking in the movie at a sold out drive in premier and talked through this singular phenomenon.

In the time of covid, audio isnt always ideal, we will publish a transcript of this audio and attach it to our social media.