© (Matt Jelonek/Getty Images) Big Pig performs this weekend at the CRSSD Festival at Waterfront Park in San Diego. He is showing it at Splendor 2022 at the Australian Grass Festival. (Matt Zelnick/Getty Images)Big Page at CRSSD Festival
25-year-old Irish dance-pop artist Jessica Smith – stage name Big Pig – is on the bill for this weekend's CRSSD festival, a two-day marathon that seems to eschew EDM in favor of deep house, techno and neo-disco. , tropical house, etc. Electronic music styles are suitable for dancers.
Launched in 2015 at San Diego's Waterfront Park, the biennial festival regularly features singer-songwriters, including the then-unknown Billie Eilish in 2017.
But still, CRSSD's musical bread and butter is computer equipment, male and female DJs, and not the faint voices of singer-songwriters.
Smith, who usually performs with a guitarist and keyboardist, uses pre-recorded beats and electronic tracks. But his music, with lyrics in both English and Spanish, draws more from hip-hop, lo-fi, indie rock and late '90s R&B than any other genre of electronic music.
After releasing several under-the-radar EPs, Smith is now signed to Columbia Records, which in January released "Bubblegum," a seven-song collection described as his "debut mixtape."
On Saturday at 2pm, CRSSD arrives at least seven hours before headline sets by French DJ/producer Kavinski, Slovenian DJ/producer Umek and French duo Polo & Pan.
CRSSD Festival, Saturday afternoon, 11 am and Sunday afternoon, 10 pm at San Diego Waterfront Park, 1600 Pacific Highway, downtown. They are sold out, but two-day general admission tickets for $299 are available for the 21+ event through the Festival Ticket Exchange at crssdpresent.lyte.com/3706526 .
© (Douglas Mason/Getty Images) Marcia Ball performs with Tinsley Ellis at the Music Making Museum on Saturday. Presented here at the 2022 New Orleans and Jazz Festival. (Douglas Mason/Getty Images)A tour through the songs and audio history of Marcia Ball and Tinsley Ellis
Born in Texas and raised in Louisiana, award-winning pianist/singer Marcia Ball grew up musically in New Orleans and Austin.
His songs are a festive musical jambalaya of boogie-woogie, blues, swamp rock and New Orleans R&B. With his impressive keyboard work and soulful vocal delivery, Ball is a sure bet on any music scene.
Atlanta-born, Florida-raised guitarist/singer Tinsley Ellis, who, like Paul, has been a San Diego favorite for decades.
For their performance at the Building Museum this weekend, they will each play a solo acoustic set and then collaborate on a joint performance. It's a rare opportunity to hear them in an intimate setting without their band.
Saturday 19 Music Museum, 5790 Armada Drive, Carlsbad. 40-55 dollars. (760) 438-5996. musicmuseum.org:
This story originally appeared in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
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