Friday, June 23, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App
San Diego has long been known as a hotbed of great musical talent. What’s more, San Diego is home to one of the best music venues on the West Coast. Since 1974, the Belly Up has been featuring great local bands from the Cedros Design District. This episode features performances by Steve Poltz and Trouble In The Wind.
STEVE POLTZ
San Diego's Steve Poltz is one of the most beloved songwriters of his generation. As both a solo artist and with his cult legend band The Rugburns, Steve's music has enjoyed long stretches in the Billboard top ten, gobbled up acres of mainstream radio across the country and appeared in scores of television shows, commercials and movies. He has collaborated with everyone from Jewel to Glenn Tillbrook to Mojo Nixon, and his legendary live show has earned him a ferociously loving and loyal global fan base.
On this episode of LIVE AT THE BELLY UP, Steve plays fan favorites from his solo albums before crowd surfing over to the Belly Up bar top for hits from The Rugburns days.
Connect with Steve Poltz on Facebook, Instagram, @stevepoltz on Twitter
TROUBLE IN THE WIND
Trouble In The Wind has been labeled as folk, Americana, alternative, country, surf rock and more but the Carlsbad quartet likes to call themselves rock and roll. With hints of Roy Orbison, Calexico and Talking Heads, the band's stripped-down organic sound is a multi-instrumental collective featuring Robby Gira's staggering powerful vocals at the center of their songs. The group's instrumentation of accordion, upright bass, banjo, and guitars color the emotional songs which blend and range from ballads to soulful surf folk rockers.
On this episode, the band is joined by special guests Lauren Reeder on vocals and Saffron James on guitar.
Connect with Trouble in the Wind on Facebook, Instagram
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