George Varga
Pop Music Critic at The San Diego Union-Tribune
Pop music critic for U-T San Diego. I walk the beat (as befits a drummer who doesn't drive). Now perfecting my closed-mouth ventriloquism. Eh? Can you speak up?
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1 week ago |
sandiegouniontribune.com | George Varga
Em Beihold’s Super Small Semi Secret Piano TourSinger-songwriter and UC San Diego alum Em Beihold sounds nothing like Neil Diamond or Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson, to the likely relief of all three. But each of them was a standout fencer in their teen years, with Diamond earning a fencing scholarship to New York University and Beihold earning a UCSD’s Chancellor’s Scholar-Athlete Award in 2019 for her academic achievements and competitive fencing.
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1 week ago |
flipboard.com | George Varga
5 hours agoLOS ANGELES (AP) — In the fight for the U.S. House, Democrats are hoping pop rock star power will help oust a long-serving Republican east of Los Angeles as the party looks to regain control of the chamber and slow President Donald Trump’s agenda. Tim Myers, a Grammy-nominated former bassist for …
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sandiegouniontribune.com | George Varga
Heart is returning to San Diego, where the veteran band’s canceled December 2024 “Royal Flush” tour date has now been rescheduled for Aug. 13 at Pechanga Arena.
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2 weeks ago |
sandiegouniontribune.com | George Varga
Joe Lovano’s Paramount QuartetGrammy Award-winner Joe Lovano is the only tenor sax great extant whose credits range from Lady Gaga, Paul Simon and rapper Lil Rowdy to such jazz giants as McCoy Tyner, Woody Herman and Abbey Lincoln, as well as conductor Simon Rattle and The City of Birmingham Orchestra. If Lovano’s newest ensemble, the Paramount Quartet, was a rock band, it would rightly be hailed as a super-group.
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3 weeks ago |
hastingstribune.com | George Varga
SAN DIEGO - Sue Palmer became a San Diego favorite in the 1980s and 1990s as a key member of the bands Tobacco Road and the world-touring Candye Kane & The Swingin' Armadillos. But when this award-winning pianist and band leader formed her rollicking Motel Swing Orchestra in 2000, she had a simple goal. "Making a living!" Palmer recalled with a hearty laugh. "My main ambition was to play piano, and to play with other people."Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
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Our 3 top San Diego concert picks for the coming week include sax great @joelovano's Paramount Quartet at The Conrad, the rising duo @thearmythenavy at @HOBSanDiego; and @blackbelteagles at @UCSD. What shows are you going to? https://t.co/CV2r4F1dvV
Silver anniversary! #SuePalmer and her #MotelSwingOrchestra celebrate their 25th anniversary in April. "Sue's become a legend," says @RecordingAcad #GRAMMYs -winning producer and @BellyUpMusic honcho Chris Goldsmith. https://t.co/lLLar3ZyWA
Musical feast: @ReneeFleming, Jessie Montgomery and award-winning chef J. Kenji López-Alt will perform during @ljmusicsociety's 2025 edition of SummerFest. So will Cecile McLorin Salvant and many more. Here's the full lineup. https://t.co/sKLByewh0h