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groove b a r t e n d e r c y c l e s p i n s h o w t i m e - i n t u n e Sand Section (Continued from page 67) store clerk first dubbed the band “dirty heads!” while they were in the process of pilfering a 12-pack of beer. “That’s funny,” Bushnell says. “I don’t know where that came from, really. We grew up together and went to school together, and our older brothers were friends. We were always kind of hanging out, causing trouble, and they started saying, ‘Hey, little dirty heads. Get out of here!’ It kind of just stuck.” Bushnell says the band was dumb-struck when Rolling Stone magazine deemed them, “Best Reggae Rockers” of 2010. “I think it’s definitely an honor— especially for a band like us,” he says. “In the past, they kind of hated on the whole white-boy reggae scene.” The Dirty Heads were equally surprised a few years ago when they got a call to tour with their earliest muse, Sublime (with guitarist/ vocalist Rome Ramirez and surviving Sublime members Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson). The band also has shared billing with 311, Pepper and Kottonmouth Kings, and just returned from its first headlining tour, selling out many of the dates. “It was fuc#ing great!” Bushnell says. “It’s easy when you’re traveling around with a band like Sublime or Kalama Brothers something—you know it’s going to be packed every night. To do it on our own was a little different.” While out on the road, The Dirty Heads travel with the essentials: an Xbox 360, food and beer. “And, for me, definitely, obviously, marijuana,” Bushnell says, with a laugh. “We don’t need much.” The Dirty Heads and Liquid Aloha Festival co-performers One Drop, Sand Section, Simpkin Project and Kalama Brothers, will be helping keep San Diego County’s coastal and inland waters clean, as proceeds from sales of Kona’s Longboard Island Lager, Fire Rock Pale Ale and Wailua Wheat beer will benefit the San Diego Coastkeeper organization. dirtyheads.com, sdcoastkeeper.org Incubus x MARKS THE ROCK Incubus and Bush to headline 91X’s annual X-Fest concert T By Alex Zaragoza hings are about to get X-rated in San Diego. We’re not talking about an adult film convention—just a healthy dose of Bush…and Incubus. Once again, heritage alt. rock radio station 91X has put together an epic lineup of big-name and breaking artists for its annual X-Fest, July 16 at Cricket X-Fest WHEN: July 16, 3 p.m. WHERE: Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre, Chula Vista BANDS: Headliners Incubus and Bush, with Iration, Middle Class Rut, Viva Brother, Graffiti6 and Little Hurricane TICKETS: $9.91 to $109.91 INFO: 91x.com Wireless Amphitheatre in Chula Vista. Since its inception in 1983, the daylong live music party has featured acts including Nine Inch Nails, the Ramones, Smashing Pumpkins, The Offspring and Green Day. Headlining this year’s X-Fest are aforementioned ’90s rockers Bush (Swallowed, Machinehead) and Incubus (Drive, Megalomaniac), with support from legendary punk outfit, Face to Face; reggae crew, Iration; and England’s Graffiti6. Perhaps the most epic indie addition to this year’s lineup are gritty Britpop revivalists, Viva Brother—formerly known as GUY WEBER Brother and Brother (U.K.)— slated to rock the fest’s “Next Big Thing” stage. The band, which gained big buzz from appearances at SXSW and on The Late Show with David Letterman, is preparing for the August 9 release of its debut album, Famous First Words, produced by Stephen Street (Blur, The Smiths, Kaiser Chiefs). Frontman Lee Newell says the band, from Slough, England (birthplace of the Mars chocolate bar), is doing its best to conquer the U.S. music market. “It seems to be working,” Newell says via phone from the U.K. “We’ve done five or six tours over there. We want to be successful (in the U.S)—the food is a hundred times better than it is over here.” Viva Brother played a show at North Park’s Soda Bar in April. Newell says he’s excited to tear their set list a new one on a bigger stage. “We’ve got a few tricks up our sleeves,” he says. “No dancing midgets or anything like that, but we’ll play loud and maybe I’ll lose a leg.” Viva Brother Ladies, be warned. On a tour stop in Los Angeles, a few of Viva Brother’s band members snuck up to the iconic Hollywood sign with some female fans to give them a dose of brotherly love. Newell says he’d “be happy” getting some post-show action at North Park’s slightly less glamorous water tower. Though San Diego’s Little Hurricane won’t be sexing it up at the N.P. water tower anytime soon, drummer and mandolin player Celeste “CC” Spina promises fans will need a cool-down after their set. “We like to get the crowd going with some dirty slide guitar,” she says. “It’s a staple in our songs.” Vocalist and guitarist Zack Lopez of alt. rock duo Middle Class Rut, also appearing on the side stage, says he wants to make sure their set is too good to be forgotten. “Some people are gonna want to see us play; others are just waiting for Bush to play Glycerine,” he says. “We’re just gonna go out there—no sales pitch.” 68 pacificsandiego.com {July 2011}
See more photos at pacificsandiego.com OUT FOR A SPIN Scooter and Lavelle deliver their “2x4” set at Guest House By Kelly Cisek Photo by Jeff “Turbo” Corrigan Rocking two turntables wasn’t enough of a challenge for DJs Scooter and Lavelle. So, the duo joined forces more than a decade ago to create their own 2x4 format, in which two DJs work four decks (aka turntables, in case you haven’t been out in awhile), allowing for a slicker, sicker sound and unprecedented live remixes and mash-ups. For example, Lavelle might play an obscure electronic or house track, to which Scooter adds a popular vocal track to make the mix relevant to a crowd. “I play the instrumentals of songs, and Scooter laces the instrumentals with loops and vocals—the icing on the cake,” says Lavelle. “Everyone goes nuts. We have people coming up asking for the remix, but we have to tell them, ‘Sorry dude, what you just heard was live.” The 2x4 concept is going strong at clubs around town. Stingaree’s new Guest House venue will feature the double-DJ format Monday nights, with Scooter and Lavelle spinning the first Monday of each month. “It’s great to do your own thing,” Scooter says, “but it’s really interesting to play off somebody else. Lavelle really puts in the main music and I kind of accent what he does (with vocals and turntablism). Together, we create one sound. It’s a really cool thing.” Lavelle says only DJs who know each other incredibly well can successfully handle the 2x4 format. “It’s a thin line you have to walk to always have three to four tables going,” he says. “Basically, I am the band, Scooter is the vocals. We both have a specific job to do, and it takes a lot of trust.” Other 2x4 duos spinning at Guest House Monday nights include DJs Schoeny and Kevin Brown, and DJs Theron and Devoy. Scooter and Lavelle also spin at FLUXX and Ivy Rooftop at Andaz San Diego in the Gaslamp. stingsandiego.com/guesthouse fluxxsd.com sandiegoandaz.hyatt.com DJ Lavelle Dupree (left) Hometown: Seattle, WA Current Jam: Til Death by Wynter Gordon Drink: The Kobe Bryant (vodka and water on the rocks) Favorite Club: Volume, Seoul, South Korea DJ Scooter (Gerald Raymond Fulton) Hometown: Santa Cruz, CA Current Jam: Scooter and Lavelle’s remix of Teenage Dream by Katy Perry Drink: Skinny Bitch (Diet Coke and Stoli Vanilla) Favorite Club: Haze at the Aria Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas JULY concert calendar 7/2: Natasha Bedingfield @ House of Blues, hob.com 7/2: Pato Banton @ BellyUp Tavern, bellyup.com 7/2: Strychninnes @ Tower Bar, thetowerbar.com 7/3: Dirty South @ Voyeur, voyeursd.com 7/3: White Apple Tree @ The Casbah, casbahmusic.com 7/5: Eddie Vedder @ Copley Symphony Hall, sandiegosymphony.org 7/5: The Silent Comedy @ The Casbah, casbahmusic.com 7/7: Anya Marina @ The Casbah, casbahmusic.com 7/7: Designer Drugs @ Voyeur, voyeursd.com 7/9: Jarabe De Palo @ 4th & B, 4thandbevents.com 7/9: Liquid Aloha Music Festival @ Liberty Station, liquidalohafest.com 7/11: Maus Haus @ Soda Bar, sodabarmusic.com 7/13: H.R. (of Bad Brains) @ Soda Bar, sodabarmusic.com 7/14: Infected Mushroom @ Fluxx, fluxxsd.com 7/15: Aterciopelados @ 4th & B, 4thandbevents.com 7/15: Cedric Gervais @ Voyeur, voyeursd.com 7/16: Bill Maher @ Humphreys , humphreysconcerts.com (comedy) 7/16: The Mutaytor @ BellyUp Tavern, bellyup.com 7/16: The Heavy Guilt (release party) @ Glashaus gallery, theheavyguilt.com 7/16: X-Fest (w/ Incubus, Bush) @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre, 91x.com 7/17: Salt-N-Pepa @ San Diego Pride Festival, sdpride.org 7/19: Ky-Mani Marley with Gramps Morgan @ BellyUp Tavern, bellyup.com 7/20: Alkaline Trio @ House of Blues, hob.com 7/22: Maroon 5 with Train, @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre, livenation.com 7/23: Demetri Martin @ Balboa Theatre, sandiegotheatres.org (comedy) 7/26: A Perfect Circle @ SDSU Open Air Theatre, stubhub.com 7/29: Yuck @ The Casbah, casbahmusic.com 7/29: Cults @ Soda Bar, sodabarmusic.com 7/30: Thurston Moore /kurt vile @ The Casbah, casbahmusic.com 7/31: Gin Blossoms @ BellyUp Tavern, bellyup.com pacificsandiego.com 69
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