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San Diego's Top Weekend Events: Punk And Samba And A Hint Of Irish

A photo of the band Unwritten Law.
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A photo of the band Unwritten Law.
San Diego's Top Weekend Events: Punk And Samba And A Hint Of Irish
San Diego's Top Weekend Events: Punk And Samba And A Hint Of Irish GUEST: Nina Garin, editor/producer, KPBS/Arts Calendar

This is KPBS Midday Edition. It's Friday, after an intense Newsweek full of drama let's talk about the weekend. Here with some ideas of music and drama of a more cultural kind is our guest , near -- Nina. >> So the vans warped tour is a festival that celebrates skateboarding and punk rock music. Is been a long-running cultural celebration. This is the last festival right? will fans be sad? >> Yes especially in San Diego. This is a concert that's been going on for 24 years, it was one of the first that celebrated the Southern California lifestyle. Especially San Diego. It had a punk rock music and skateboarding and it brought it to middle America, and it was a first of its kind. A lot of artists also played that before they got famous like sublime, Katy Perry did as well. This was important because this was before social media and how people found out about new music. >> I understand the number of San Diego bands and a fitted from being part of the work tore. >> Yes .182 especially. They played, warped and 96, 97, and 99. By the year 2000, they were one of the most popular bands in America. Rocket from the crypt was another one did well and unwritten law. Another local punk band that got national following after performing, and they are performing at the show tonight. >> Why is it the end of the work for then? >> Well, times have changed, but then festivals were not as common, now we have Coachella, and other festivals in those have VIP experiences. The warped tour is just a stage out in the concrete parking lot. And not a lot of people really want to do that anymore. Also, you can find new music online, so much more easily. Than you could back in the day. >> Who is playing this weekend? >> So in the true spirit, there are lots of underground bands that lots of our listeners do not know. Some familiar names reel big fish, and like I said unwritten law. You brought a clip, this is called see and read. >> [ music ] >> That's a little taste from the warped tour that is happening all day at the parking lot of STC you stadium formally known as QUALCOMM. Tell us what's happening at lambs players theater? >> They are doing the first local production of the Tony winning musical ones. It was based on eight 2008 movie. It's a slow romance, between an Irish guitar player, and a check pianist and it is set in the Dublin pub they have a lot of publications in their own lives but they come together for music. It's a really beautiful story. >> What can people expect from that? >> It's been getting rave reviews alter San Diego media. Everyone has been loving it. The stage is actually a pub. You can buy drinks before the show. The cast plays musical instruments so they are actually playing and being the story. It is very lively, but is also brooding and emotional. >> You brought music from the Broadway musical, this is falling slowly. >> [ music ] >> That is just one number from playing in Coronado. That's going to play through July 22. >> To travel around event from Dublin to Brazil. Tell us about the talented Brazilian musician that's in town. >> Yes, his name is Seo Georgie. He became popular in the United States because he was in the West Anderson movie the life aquatic. In that movie, he saying David Bowie songs in Portuguese. >> Let's listen to that. Here is a clip. This is space oddity. >> [ music ] >> Very compelling sound. What can people expect from his concert? >> His solo music, is very much Brazilian, somber, jazz, funk. You will hear his acoustic songs but also a flavor of South America. >> So he will be performing on Sunday. Can you think you very much. >> Thank you have a good weekend.

This weekend marks the end of an iconic music festival. Plus you can go on a musical journey to Ireland and Brazil.

Vans Warped Tour

Musics

In the late 1990s, the Vans Warped Tour was the biggest music festival to celebrate the Southern California lifestyle. But after 24 years, it’s going away.

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The iconic festival that celebrates punk and underground music makes its final visit to San Diego this weekend.

The Warped Tour helped several San Diego bands get national attention, including Blink-182, Unwritten Law and Rocket From the Crypt. The spirit of the festival continues with a lineup of underground punk bands performing loud music in a giant parking lot. Just as it has for the last 24 years.

Details:11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday. SDCCU Stadium, 9449 Friars Road, Mission Valley. $30 to $55; find tickets to the Warped Tour.

A 2018 from "Once, The Musical" at Lamb's Players Theatre.
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A 2018 from "Once, The Musical" at Lamb's Players Theatre.

"Once, The Musical"

Theater

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Coronado's Lamb’s Players Theatre stages the first local production of the intimate musical, "Once."

Set in an Dublin pub, it follows the slow romance between an Irish guitar player and a Czech pianist. Even though they have complications in their own lives, they come together through music.

In the San Diego staging, the actors all play instruments, and the set is made to look like an actual pub. You can even buy drinks on stage before the show.

Details:8 p.m. Fridays; 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays; 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays. Through July 22. Lamb's Players Theatre, 1142 Orange Ave., Coronado. $39 to $78; find tickets to "Once."

A 2018 photo of musician Seu Jorge.
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A 2018 photo of musician Seu Jorge.

Seu Jorge

Music

Brazilian musician Seu Jorge brings his Samba-inspired music to the Belly Up.

You might recognize Jorge from the Wes Anderson movie "The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou." In that film, he performed David Bowie covers in Portuguese.

But his own music is more jazz and funk infused, giving you the flavors of South American music. Jorge lived in poverty and lost his brother to violence, and you can hear a mix of melancholy in his music together with more vibrant Brazilian influences.

Details: 8 p.m. Sunday. Belly Up Tavern, 143 South Cedros Ave., Solana Beach. $75 to $132; find tickets to Seu Jorge.