1/26/12: Community Celebration featuring Live Music and Art at Red's Espresso Gallery!

We are looking forward to another community celebration which features live music and art of local talent. On Thursday, January 26, musician JUSTIN WERNER will perform at Red's Espresso Gallery, located at 1017 Rosecrans Street in San Diego. Also featured is ALEX ANDRADE who will paint live, our super fun and talented artisans, delicious wine specials and a special presentation on intuitive insights by CYNTHIA SWAMIDOSS. Starts at 7:00 p.m.

Artist Alex Andrade to paint live at Red's Gallery, January 26, 2012

Artist ALEX ANDRADE will paint live at Red's Espresso Gallery, Thursday, January 26th.

About Alex: I moved to San Diego to go to San Diego State a year after graduating from Palmdale High School. (Palmdale is North/East of L.A.)

A lot of my of relatives on my dad's side (including my sister and brother) are artistically inclined and are teachers or professors, but ironically, none of them are art teachers. That's where I fit in as my intention is to teach art.

My artistic influences?: The band, TOOL. I listen to them a lot when I'm painting. Alex Gray, who happened to do cover for TOOL's Lateralus. Wow, there's so many artist to chose from: Leonardo for his genius; Van Gogh for his enraged passion; Goldsworthy for his medium -- the environment; Banksy for his gutsy-ness; Rothko for making me feel sublime when I saw one of his pieces for the first time. I guess I could go on and on in this manner.

I have never painted live before. I expect there's going to be a creative energy that permeates through everyone when they come to these events (live music and art shows).

Red's Espresso Gallery is located at 1017 Rosecrans Street, San Diego (in Point Loma). Starts at 7:00 p.m. Also featured during this gathering of live music and art at Red's is musician JUSTIN WERNER performing and local handcraft designers.

Irradio to Perform at The Soda Bar with Sleep Lady and Gran Sasso, Friday, November 18.

After seeing Irradio for the first time at the Casbah during Labor Day Weekend, I am very excited and enthusiastic to see them perform again. Sleep Lady is also one of my favorite bands and it will be great to see this line up with the addition of Gran Sasso (whom I have not seen before). Tickets are on sale now at www.sodabarmusic.com.

I am grateful to know about these local bands such as Irradio that are making such a positive impact through sound vibrations, words and intentions.

I r R A d i o

When your band has two lead guitarists, it's a safe bet you're going to attract more metal heads than mopers. When the members of Irradio were asked to describe their music, singer/guitarist Dan Dasher - the only member to survive all Irradio incarnations - said "blues-punk," Formed in 1999, Irradio recorded 2002's Semantic Noise at Sweet Sound Studios, and 2004's Make-Up for the Inaugurated, with Ben Moore (Hot Snakes, Rocket from the Crypt) at Signature Sound. The Sexy Wolf demos were released in 2006 on Lola Records. Their music has appeared on the Discovery Channel's Urban Explorers; Tony hawks '08 Loop Challenge, Afro-punk’s 2010 release of “Let’s get free,” and on compilation CDs (Insound, Magnet, and Amp). Irradio has shared the bill with some of today’s amazing artist: Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Saul Williams, Living Colour, and Black Heart Procession, also adding promising inroads through Canada, U.S. and Mexico early in the bands life.

After a 2006 split, Irradio announced it was reforming in late 2008. Front man Dan Dasher chose to finish writing the songs that became Irradio's third album. New comers Steven Welker (Sax) and the driving Bass lines of Rick Blare catapulted the band to a new sound. In 2009, Irradio released I Am the Horn, on local Blind spot Records (Staring at the Sun, etc.), and produced by Mitch Wilson (No Knife). It won Best Rock Album at the 2009 San Diego Music Awards. That year also noted the first time the band was invited to perform at SXSW on a bill that showcased new emerging artist sponsored by afropunk.com.

With a history of music guided by current events and travel irradio is taking their sound to a new level that represents the power of freedom in 2011.

Check out the music at:
www.myspace.com/irradio