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The Jon Ji Jazz Band Packs them in…

On Friday, Feb 22nd 2013, the Jon Ji Jazz Band played to a packed house at Old California Coffee House & Eatery in San Marcos Ca. Jon, the lead singer and guitarist accompanied by stand up bass player Rich Wright … Continue reading

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Morgan Leigh on American Idol this week

Congratulations to Morgan Leigh who tried out for American Idol this year and made it through to Hollywood Week! Once in Hollywood, the judges start out by having you sing their solo and they immediately send half the people home! … Continue reading

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Fandango Returns in Fine Fashion…

It’s been about a year since I’ve had the privilege of having the Fandango band back to perform live music at Old California Coffee House & Eatery in San Marcos Ca. They returned in fine fashion too, not skipping a … Continue reading

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Over 200 Shows and Counting

Old California Coffee House & Eatery in San Marcos Ca puts on it’s 200th Live Music Show! At Old California Coffee House & Eatery in San Marcos Ca, we have live music every Friday & Saturday Night from 7 to 10 pm. As the … Continue reading

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Coda blows the roof off Old Cal Coffee

On Saturday night, we had the classic rock band Coda play at Old California Coffee House & Eatery and they killed it on stage…. Led by drummer and lead singer Maui Mic, the band Coda was on fire… The house was packed, … Continue reading

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Two of Us Plus One Steals the Show!

While I continually scout for new bands, new talent and new singers to bring you the very best musicians possible to Old Cal Coffee in San Marcos, let’s not forget about the ones that I have already chosen. Case in … Continue reading

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Summer Concert Series in San Diego was a Huge Success!

The Old Cal Coffee House Summer Concert Series in San Diego was a Huge Success! As you know, Old California Coffee House & Eatery just won Best Coffee Shop in San Diego for a second consecutive year and we were … Continue reading

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Talk Like June, But Sing Like Suzanne!

Talk Like June is a Band that I scouted and found playing locally here in San Diego! I remember listening to their demo’s and when I heard Suzanne Harper sing the first song, I knew she was something special. I couldn’t wait … Continue reading

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Amazing Steel Drum Performance by Keli and Students

On July 14, Old California Coffee House & Eatery in San Marcos Ca, welcomed Keli from www.KeliMusic.com to come play and put on a steel drum performance on our stage. It was a warm Summer night on the patio as the Sun … Continue reading

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The Bipolar Bears closes out their set, but the crowd demanded an Encore Performance

As many of you know, it is hard to get your band booked at Old Cal Coffee because the demand to play is much greater than available performance nights. Mike Chartrand has been contacting me for the past year trying … Continue reading

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Blue Mountain Mule Packs the House at Old California Coffee House

It was a normal Friday Night when I walked in the door at Old California Coffee House & Eatery in San Marcos California until Zeb, who runs the coffee shop on weekend evenings, tells me… Like it’s no big deal… that “oh … Continue reading

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Car Show & Art Walk at Restaurant Row…

                On Sunday, May 6th 2012, Old California Restaurant Row hosted a Car Show and Art Walk in the parking lot and along the Village Shops! It was a Sunday Classic with a perfect … Continue reading

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American Idol Contestants perform in San Diego

On Friday, April 27th 2012, at Old California Coffee House in San Marcos Ca, two American Idol contestants performed live music to a cheering packed crowd. It was an incredible night as Morgan Leigh put on the best musical singing performance I have ever seen. I’ve been watching this young lady turn into a professional singer right in front my eyes. From an American Idol contest a few seasons ago, to writing, signing and performing her music throughout Southern California to adoring screaming fans of all ages, Morgan Leigh is a true delight.

Through a lot of hard work, support form her family and a desire to sign anywhere, anytime and for anyone, Morgan Leigh is now an excellent singer & songwriter. Here is Morgan Leigh singing Adel’s “Someone Like You”, one of the toughest songs to sign as Adel’s music is iconic with pop culture tright now, all Morgan can do is try to give the song justice and if you ask me, she sleighed it… That’s righ dawg, talking like Randy Jackson from American Idol, she nailed it, she sleighed it because Morgan can sing anything… She took on this big song and hit every note!

 

Here is a quick video of Morgan that I shot at Old Cal Coffee, singing one of my favorite songs called “Sugar”.

Morgan was cast the lead role in an upcoming play. Yes, this young, beautiful talented lady can do anything she puts her mind to. She can sign, she can act, I’m sure she can dance too, although I haven’t seen it personally, I wouldn’t put it past her… I highly recommend you get to know this young superstar before she is traveling world singing to sold out crowds… This one is going places!

The night started out really fun as Morgan brought other musicians as her opening acts. She is so sweet, because gives them an opportunity to play at her shows in front her crowd, giving them experience, new fans and perhaps they’ll sell a few cd’s and make few bucks in the tip jar too… Morgan knows first hand how hard it is to get your music out to the world, that’s why it is so important to her that she shares in her success with others.

 

Here’s a clip of opening act Kristi Krause singing an original song called “All Alone”. Kristi has an incredible voice and is unique in own way. She is another rising star who will make it big one day with a lot of hard work, support from her adoring San Diego fans and perhaps with a little luck, we’ll be seeing this one the big stage soon too!

 

The highlight of the night had to be when the two American Idol contestants sang a duet together… Take a look at this clip with Morgan Leigh and Kristi Krause singing Foster the People’s Pumped up Kicks and Adel’s “Rolling in the Deep”

It was a fun night with great music, great people and great food and drinks at Old California Coffee House & Eatery in San Marcos California, where we invite San Diego’s BEST Talent to come perform Live here at Restaurant Row in San Marcos California.

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Children’s Educational Music performed by Clint Perry

It has been one year since Clint Perry first approached me with idea of bringing a live childrens performance to Old California Coffee House and Eatery on the 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month. I am so glad I … Continue reading

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Summer Concerts at Old Cal Coffee will Feature New Artists…

The Sun is shining, the rain has gone away and Summer will be upon us very soon. At Old California Coffee House and Eatery in San Marcos, Ca, we’ve been scouting some of the best talent in San Diego to come play … Continue reading

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Randy Renner & Cici Porter Packed the House at Old Cal Coffee

Randy Renner & Cici Porter are two amazing musicians that I brought back to Old California Coffee House and Eatery to play live music on the weekends. They used to play here years ago and after hearing their demo CD, I … Continue reading

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Ally & The Woebots put on a show at Old Cal Coffee

On Saturday March 24th, Ally and the Woebots played a gig at Old California Coffee House & eatery in San Marcos Ca and packed the house with fans! The Woebots, an alternative band, consisting of Candice on Lead Guitar and … Continue reading

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Scouting the Hottest Local Talent w/ KPRI’s Cathryn Beeks

Craig Garcia, from Old California Coffee House and Eatery in San Marcos Ca getting ready to head into the Brick by Brick to watch The Acoustic Alliance put on by Kathryn Beeks of KPRI’s 102.1 FM. I am a huge … Continue reading

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The Rocksliders play Live Music at Old Cal Coffee ~ Country to Classic Rock

If you are looking for good entertainment on the weekends, then look no further than Old Cal Coffee House & Eatery in Restaurant Row in San Marcos. Not only are there 17 restaurants to choose from for dinner, but the movie … Continue reading

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Morgan Leigh ‘s acoustic concert packed the house at Old Cal Coffee

Morgan Leigh continues to amaze us all as she continues her music career at Old California Coffee House and Eatery in San Marcos Ca, home of the best coffee shop in San Diego, according to ABC’s 10News.com San Diego A-List Winners! As many of you already know, Morgan was a contestant on American Idol and has been pursuing her music career throughout San Diego all year and is ready to start touring larger venues!

Recently, Morgan re-united with long time friend and music producer, Jeff McCullogh, who not only ran the show that night for Morgan, but rought us some amazing up and coming talent as well. I’ve got a video clip of a young rising start named Clay Scarborough, who played an acoustic version of Howie Day’s Collide…

Check out the video: It’s pretty darn good!

Ok, so you know when Morgan Leigh plays live music at old cal coffee in san marcos, that the crowds are going to come out! This night was no exception! Take a look at the crowd… there is standing room only and they are packed in as tight as they can to get a close listen to Morgan sing… Yes! She is that good!

Oh yea and if you thought that was good…. Take a look at all the people who come out to see her… I think there is standing roon only!

Here another video of Margan. This time she is signing Lady Gaga’s Without You! Check out her live performance at Old Cal Coffee, the best coffee shop in San Diego.

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