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I voted for Anthology in the 944 May Issue and just wanted to let you know! I love you guys, you are fabulous. I cannot afford to come to your location all the time especially now that I’ve been hit by the economic downturn but I did have a friend visit from Germany two months ago and I decided to take him and another friend to your gorgeous setup and he had nothing but wonderful things to say: the food was delicious, the ambience was great, the music was dynamic and the overall vibe was just perfect to impress! Keep up the good work~I don’t know when I can be back but I would really like to visit again soon. Take care, C.

I write thank you for giving San Diego such a wonderful venue and outstanding music. I only recently discovered Anthology but have already enjoyed 3 performances, Al Stewart and then McCoy Tyner twice, on back to back nights.What a gift to see McCoy live! I have fantasized about what it would have been like to see the Coltrane quartet live and you probably got us as close as we will now ever get just last month in our home town. Bravo! - David

Gavin Rossdale performed live at Anthology on July 17 as part of the SOPHIE’S LOUNGE Private Concert series. Click here to view the full photo gallery.

The photographer, Paul Parks, writes:

You know how every now and then you here about these obscure intimate concerts that usualy go on during the day when youre at work. Usualy its a show before the night of a show type of show. And usually with a radio station putting it on Anthology has put on a bunch of these this summer, in cojunction with FM Sophie@103.7 The best of these….oh yes and let me say Anthology has transformed themselves for these shows. They went from classy Jazz Club setting to….classy intimate lounge setting But the best of these shows for my money was Gavin Rossdale. Formerly of the group BUSH and now doing his solo thing, performed at Anthology in a sort of “Story Tellers” type of show, where the Sophie DJ would ask questions to Gavin between songs. And please dont call Gavin “Mr. Gwen Stefani”…..for Gavin its alllll about the music. The DJ lady resisted the temptation to go down the “Hows Gwen ” route….which did keep it all about the music He passionately played some BUSH and some of his new stuff.

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Ottmar Liebert performed live at Anthology 3 nights in a row this summer - on July 3rd, 4th and 5th. Click here to view the full photo gallery.

The photographer, Paul Parks, writes:

Ottmar Liebert already has this special sound to his guitar. Besides that great musicianship…..he also wins ‘best intimate candles on the stage thing with a Persian rug’, over any artist, at his Anthology show this summer.