Category Archives: Press

So Far, So Good!

Our record came out officially yesterday on August 17 and we have been excited to ship vinyl copies all over the world, to places as far reaching as Japan, Switzerland, Canada, England and all over the United States.
Reviews are just starting to come in as well.  Here’s one from our first song submission of “Kisses”.
“Certainly […]

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MQ’s Kenseth Thibideau Wins 2018 Emmy Award for Music Composition

We are very proud to announce that Montalban Quintet’s bassist extraordinaire, Kenseth Thibideau, won this years Emmy award for Music Composition. He does fantastic, creative work and has been working on television and film music as a profession for years. This year he got a bit of extra recognition. Congrats Kenseth!!

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Chris Prescott Joins Vater Drumsticks Artist Family

From Chris, “Big Thanks to Vater Drumsticks for the invitation to join their family of endorsers. It’s an honor for sure. I’ve been playing their sticks off and on for many years. It’s an amazing selection these days with all the artist models and cool oddball options. It’s a deep well, if you feel like […]

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Casbah Show Creeping Up…

Our pals at Owl and Bear posted our show this Saturday at the show to check out in town. Thanks for the support. We are excited to try out some new material at our crusty home away from home.
Owl and Bear – Shows of Interest This Week

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Los Cabos Update

Read a recent update on Montalban Quintet’s drummer/composer Chris Prescott here on Los Cabos Drumsticks website. Busy busy busy.
http://loscabosdrumsticks.tumblr.com/post/49946716974/dispatches-chris-prescott

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San Diego Surf Film Festival

Montalban Quintet is proud to participate in this year’s San Diego Surf Film Festival. Read about it here in the SD CityBeat. We play on Sat May 11 from 6-7 between some of the screenings. Bird’s Surf Shed is hosting it and it’s worth the price of admission to see all the vintage boards. Amazing!
http://www.sdcitybeat.com/sandiego/article-10521-san-diego-surf-film-festival-gator-by-the-bay-festival-and-last-night-on-earth-a-radio-play.html

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Greg Friedman’s SD Reader Interview

The Montalban Quintet’s guitarist, Greg Friedman, just got a nice write up in the San Diego Reader. You can read about what a fantastic and creative guy he really is here:
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2013/may/01/lists-indelible-greg-friedman/.
We are lucky to have him! His new album is really great by the way…
http://gregfriedmanmusic.com

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New Photos from Michael Klayman

Michael Klayman took some cool shots form the recent Casbah show with the Mattson2 and In Motion Collective. It was a really fun night and it’s great to have a few photos to commemorate the evening. Michael’s stuff is amazing. Check his site here:
http://blog.seemichaelsphotos.com/2013/01/15/in-motion-collective-montalban-quintet-at-casbah-11013.aspx

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SD City Beat Write Up

Thanks to Peter Holslin for the cool write up today in SDCityBeat. They announced our new single and show tonight at Bar Eleven in San Diego on El Cajon Blvd. It’s going to be our last show until February of 2013.
Read the Article here…
http://www.sdcitybeat.com/sandiego/article-11136-eleven-is-changing-hands.html

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Poetic Memory

I was recently asked by Owl and Bear music blog to write a list for their Poetic Memory series. I chose to compile 10 YouTube videos of bands that were personally influential in crafting the Montalban Quintet sound and musical direction. This article rolls in a nice promo for our upcoming Soda Bar […]

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