Bay Area native singer/songwriter Kenny Eng swung by The Closet for an acoustic in-studio session. Kenny was classically trained and played piano during his earlier years before learning guitar. He released his debut album Self Centered in 2008 before spending the next year and a half traveling the West Coast and building his fan-base. Earlier this year, he released a live album, Live from Lestat’s, based on a compilation of tracks from two live sets at the San Diego venue. Additionally, Kenny opened for Jason Mraz. Kenny’s four song in-studio set included songs from the album, Death Cab For Cutie’s “I Will Follow You Into the Dark” as well as an exclusive brand new unreleased track.
“I’ll Call You When I Get There”
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“Mechanical Man”
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“Untitled New Track”
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“I Will Follow You Into the Dark”
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Bay Area native singer/songwriter Kenny Eng swung by The Closet for an acoustic in-studio session. Kenny was classically trained and played piano during his earlier years of his musical training before learning guitar. He released his debut album “Self Centered” in 2008 before spending the next year and a half traveling the West Coast and building his fan-base. Earlier this year, he released a live album “Live from Lestat’s” based on a compilation of tracks from two live sets at the San Diego venue. Additionally, Kenny opened for Jason Mraz. Kenny’s four song in-studio set included songs from the album, Death Cab For Cutie’s “I Will Follow You Into the Dark”, as well as an exclusive brand new unreleased track .
“I’ll Call You When I Get There”
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“Mechanical Man”
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“Untitled New Track”
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“I Will Follow You Into the Dark”
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A last minute opening allowed rising San Diego-based singer/songwriter Derek Evans to head to our studios over spring break to help launch our new in-studio video series. His simple tunes backed by his passionate voice have a sense of playful beauty that quickly explain how this individual has found himself playing the main stage at House of Blues and touring the nation. The last few months for Evans have seen a national tour and continued growth in terms of popularity.
My session with Evans allowed me to see just how passionate he is about his music. Right before we started recording, he asked me how long he should play for. I told him that it was up to him and he began to smile. Little did I know that after hitting record he’d play for almost an hour. I mixed up the audio from my favorite song of his (“Swami’s”) and used shots from our studio FlipCam HD and a MacBook iSight to create our first video in what will hopefully become a full series. The result isn’t too special, but the music that accompanies it certainly is. Check out the video above and, for those of you who want to listen to the entire set, it is posted down below.
Make sure to check out Evans and his friends Jakob Martin and Brodeeva this Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the UC Forums at a free show sponsored by AS, USD Radio and STAND. Donations will be collected at the show to help with earthquake relief in Haiti and to help end the genocide in Darfur. Please come out to help these great causes and to hear some wonderful live music.
Entire Session:
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Jakob Martin and Derek Evans dropped by the studio for a live set featuring several original songs by both artists. Their alternative/folk tunes featured Martin busting out the harmonica, as well as some splendid harmonies between the two.
Martin, Evans, Brodeeva and friends will be playing at the Free Haiti Benefit Concert, presented by USD Radio, AS and STAND. The free concert is this Thursday, March 18th, at 7:30 p.m. in the UC Forums. Free tickets with Southwest Airlines will be raffled off, as well as albums and posters from our gang.
Check out a preview of what you’ll hear Thursday:
“Devil In Me”
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“St. Frankenstein”
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“High School Walls” [Derek Evans]
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“Long Drive Home”
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“Share This Rain”
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Before his show last Monday at San Diego’s very own Casbah, Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Samuel Stewart was kind enough to swing by our studio. Stewart has gained quite a bit of attention in the L.A. indie scene and is being recognized as an artist about to break through on a national level. After numerous live shows, Stewart has made a name for himself while developing a newfound love for a different type of music. His recent endeavors into gypsy punk have mixed with the refined alternative sounds of his previously famed band, London-based The Blondelles, to create a wonderful fusion of indie music. As we look down the road at Stewart’s future, we see the upcoming release of a new EP (The Beginner) and, undoubtedly, the soon to follow success that Stewart deserves for his solo work. If you’re a fan of artists such as Gogol Bordello or Devendra Banhart, Samuel Stewart should be the next name on your radar. Our live session was broadcast a week ago, but in true USD Radio spirit, we’re posting it here for those of you who missed it. Tune in to the whole thing to hear Stewart yap about his experiences in the London and L.A. scenes and to hear about the influence of having two parents as music stars, or just hit play on the individual in-studio tracks. Whatever you do, if you like the music (as I’m sure you will), make sure to grab the EP for free here.
Full Set:
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Devil Music:
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Medicine:
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For more information on Samuel Stewart, make sure to check out his website.
Tampa, Flor. based singer/songwriter Matt Hires dropped by for an in-studio today. Colleen Dunn interviewed Matt about his musical background, influences and more before he played four of his original tunes for us. Matt will be playing at the Casbah at 6 p.m. tonight.
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“Honey, Let Me Sing You a Song”:
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“Out of the Dark”:
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“A Perfect Day”:
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We are now accepting DJ applications for the Spring 2011 semester! Please e-mail our Program Director Justin Marini at [email protected] and he will get back to you soon. Thanks!
