| Monitor Audio GS10 loudspeaker
Monitor Audio has a well established reputation in the loudspeaker business and if its profile is not as high as it once was that's not for want of delivering consistently classy looking products to the market. The GS10 is the stereo standmount in the new Gold Signature flagship range, a selection of very smart looking two and multichannel-oriented designs that includes two floorstanders (GS20 and GS60) and all the elements you need to build a home cinema system. Gold Signature actually takes over from the Gold Reference and leaves one wondering what they'll opt for when the next range comes along - iGold anyone? Significant features on the GS10 start with a cabinet that is described as being of 'traditional tongue and groove' construction, and while it's a well established furniture-making technique this is not actually traditional for loudspeakers, though it sounds like a good idea when combined with extensive bracing inside the box.
Strictly Acoustic
Surf's up this Saturday at Leonesse Cellars in Temecula's Wine Country when the Duo-Tones perform surf guitar music straight from the '60s. Paul Johnson was 15 when he cut his first record, "Mr. Moto," with the Belairs in 1961, and Gil Orr has played with the Chantays since the mid '60s. Their number one hit, "Pipeline," is still popular at surf music concerts. The two have formed a partnership in the Duo-Tones and perform the music they love. Their sound, like that of most original surf guitar, is unique in that there's no amps, no drums and no bass. It's strictly pure acoustic guitar which fits right in with the 100-person venue at Leonesse Cellars. Johnson has been playing rock instrumental music for more than 40 years. He started with the Belairs in 1961 and continued playing with some of surf music's biggest names, including the Galaxies.
Jim Beal: Well-traveled Big Soy happy to see local fans
With July 4 falling on a Tuesday, it's not really a holiday weekend, but it's not really not a holiday weekend either. There are plenty of live-music happenings designed to keep your sparklers lit. Big Soy's back Big Soy, the alt-rock/folk-punk, etc. trio of John Edds (guitar, vocals, lyrics), Adam White (drums) and Joseph Caceres (bass), is back from a tour of England and Scotland and cranking up the local gigs. "It's really great to be back in front of the home crowd," White said. "We can relax, play for our friends and go home at night. In the U.K., we stayed with people we didn't know. Sometimes it was great. Sometimes it was a little weird." Hot on the heels of the release of the group's "Part of You" disc, the follow-up to the debut, "Putting the ___in___," Big Soy headed for Britain to do eight gigs in 14 days.
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