This year s San Diego Music Awards featured live performances by the Redwoods Revue, Vokab Company, Jason Mraz, Planet B and more, with awards going to living legends like Swami John Reis. Watch our highlight reel here.
And there s plenty of new names to sink your ears into: Crhymes is nominated for Best Hip-Hop Song, for example, the rockers from the Montell Jordans hope to go home with the statuette for Best Rock Album, and Maria Antoinette that s no typo, folks is hoping to be crowned for Best Local Recording.
In year s past, the awards would go to the best act in a genre and the best album released in the genre. So, in 2020, Ten Bulls won for Best Indie/Alternative Album, but Aviator Stash claimed honors of being Best Indie/Alternative . period. This year, in many cases though not all each genre has an award for best single and best album, plus there are nominees for Best Local Recording, Best Video, and Album of the Year and Song of the Year. Missing is the ca
I’m
David L. Coddon,
and here’s your guide to all things essential in San Diego’s arts and culture this week.
Singer-songwriter
Michael Tiernan modestly calls it “one of the lesser known, longest-running showcases in San Diego.” Fans of this local musician, however, have known about Tiernan’s
“Acoustic Wednesdays” showcase since he began hosting it “many moons ago, back in 2006 or 2007” at En Fuego Cantina & Grill in Del Mar.
Every Wednesday, Tiernan would preside over an evening of music, performing and presenting other area artists to audiences.
Advertisement
“It became kind of my office,” Tiernan recalled. “My listeners always knew I was there.”