Barn Time

This was a truly special day for us here at BT. Maracuyá is San Diego's first Cuban Timbá band created by Diego Velasquez who also plays Timbales in the group. To quote Omar Lopez "Diego is the only guy crazy enough to start a 16 piece orchestra in the middle of a pandemic". Like Barn Time itself, this band probably wouldn't have come to be if it wasn't for the world shutting down over night...

Lee Coulter is one of the most down to earth, and hardest working musicians in San Diego. Born and raised in Australia, yet he has spent most of his adult life in the US. We have been big fans of his for many years and feel blessed to have experienced the magic Lee brings to each performance. He has dedicated his life to writing songs, and you can hear the love and passion in each tune. Lee brings so much joy and comfort into the room whenever he is present...

What an inspiration it was seeing the level of dedication to music Clinton Ross Davis embodies. He really is a true gem in San Diego. Originally from Kentucky, he has been in SD for 12 years. Few people world wide are keeping this old-time folk music alive like Clinton is. He is a blazing multi-instrumentalist and a master at anything he lays his hands on...

No one kept the music alive like The Chunky Hustle Brass Band during the pandemic. They played a free and safe show on the grass in Balboa Park every weekend for the people. Their motto is “We give the people not what they want, but what they need”. Which could not be more true in a time when us humans were locked up and isolated from our community...

It was a very special Earth Day this year, for a multitude of reasons. Our incredible planet was given somewhat of a rest in pollution with the world shutting down due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Even more importantly we were able to get THE Juice Box down to the Barn to share their virtuosic talents and masterfully crafted songs.   

The group is led by drummer Matthew Elton Smith who we had on Ep.009 with Fresh Veggies Micro Brass (https://www.youtube...

Our good friends and power couple Kimmi Bitter and Willis Farnsworth join us fireside to play some brand new tunes and talk about their maiden voyage to Nashville, TN. We were lucky enough to catch them right before leaving home with nothing but an old van named the Colonel and a couple of Gibsons. It's been a joy seeing them grow here in the SD music scene and I'm sure they will thrive in their new home base...

The Barn got a visit from some true legends on this fine spring evening. The Bennett Matteo Band is a collective of brilliant musicians led by guitarist and writer Gino Matteo and vocal powerhouse Jade Bennett. Extremely improvisational while having their feet planted in roots music, BMB are a breath of fresh air to the music world. BMB's experimentation and refusal to take themselves seriously has made every show an experience...

Recorded Live on 2/11/21 Rest in Power Chick Corea   

We knew this was going to be a special night but I'd have to say my breath was taken away multiple times and my body was being filled with chills constantly. Mara Kaye, who has the voice of an angel, hails from Brooklyn, NY. She met and fell in love with local Encinitas legend Tim McNally while they were both teaching at a blues festival...

As a powerful winter storm drew near we safely gathered around the fire moments before the rain came pouring down. The wind set the mood for this eclectic journey through time and space. Coby Lee Brooks is really an incredibly poetic storyteller with an unreal voice. The tunes he shared with us really bring you back to a simpler time when telling stories around the campfire was commonplace...

The stars aligned to bring us the most legendary line up for our first double digit episode. A portal seemed to open and all of a sudden we were in a guitar dreamland. One of the best humans to ever come out of Encinitas, Isaiah Mitchell, graced us with a few stories and his mesmerizing touch of the guitar...