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Singer and band leader Laura Jane Willcock, 58, is the leader of the seven-piece San Diego soul, funk and rock revue The Tighten Ups, which she co-founded in 2007. Their latest release is the 2019 concert video, “Live at the Belly Up.”
The Tighten Ups played our last show at Old Town Blues Club in Temecula on March 12, 2020. The band sounded fantastic for three sets of rock and soul, with Joey Harris on guitar, Meri Claire on trombone, Rene Woolley on drums and Neil McKenzie on trumpet, with valued subs Jonny Viau sitting in on sax for Topher Williams and Jef Kmak on bass for Gerry Wasson.
Heather Nation
Indie electronic pop-rock singer-guitarist Heather Nation was already writing songs for bands while still a teenager, with her first recording studio session taking place while still in high school. She’s a founding member of synth-pop band Belladon, who were nominated Best New Artist at the San Diego Music Awards. She’s also been known to play with prog-leaning groove rockers Meadow, formed in 2017 with Jon Hasz (of Aja Alycean’s band), Erdis Maxhelaku (from Gayle Skidmore’s group), and Josh Frontiero. Her new solo single “Selene” drops December 11, with a pre-recorded live performance video debuting the same day on the website for Solana Beach music media group Halfway Home. The single was recorded and co-produced by Trevor LeVieux, and mixed and mastered by Mike Butler, whose credits include Ray LaMontagne, the Shins, the Pretenders, and Norah Jones. Nation also teaches classes in guitar, vocals, and songwriting, and she’s been one of the few local mu