news

april 2007

another date has been added to andrew's spanish tour: valencia (colegio mayor luis vives, may 24, 2007)

andrew's "come to the sunshine" internet radio show on luxuriamusic will make it's 20th broadcast on monday, april 2, 2007 at 4pm (pdt). the show will feature music by the kinks, sunrays, idle race, gary lewis, pretty things, parade, freshmen, traffic, bystanders, hollies, grapefruit, turtles, buffalo springfield, beach boys, harmony grass, the street corner society, the monkees, beatmen, the walker brothers, the utica club natural carbonation, keith allison, london phogg, los bravos, the action, garden club, ellie janov, spectrum, dino, desi & billy, the looking glass, marshmallows, mojo, peter & gordon, every mother's son, p.f. sloan, raintree minority, the gosdin brothers, the searchers, dave clark five, the appletree theatre, lovin' spoonful, the mamas & the papas. full details are available at cometothesunshine.

march 2007

andrew's new album "from me to you" is all mixed, mastered and ready to go! the album will come in a deluxe sleeve, including a color poster with lyrics! copies will be available for sale in may 2007.

in spain, sonic wave did a quick review of 33 sonic wave and popism's goran did his usual detailed analysis for his online review section of popism radio show. goran also prepared something of an andrew radio special fea turing the originals of many of the songs andrew has covered over the years (greener days, heading for a fall, round going round, etc.), plus music by kindred spirits such as the cyrkle and honeybus. you can hear it all at popism-music.

february 2007

andrew has completed the last session for his new album, which has also been remixed for release. it should be available in a couple of months. more details to follow.

andrew kicks of a four date tour in madrid, spain on may 23rd at the wurlitzer ballroom.

january 2007

andrew was back in the studio in early january, with david nolte and brian kehew, completing some new mixes of his fourth album, from me to you. word has it that, one way or another, this album will be on sale in 2007!

andrew's 33 compilation is now for sale on amazon.

as well as itunes!

as is what's it all about?

look for the rest of andrew's catalog to show up soon on itunes.

andrew (and his band of master musicians) turned in a very nice set of music at club spaceland on december 12. the song list was: round going round,what do you see in me?,something for you,another way of life,everyday (forget),unrequited life,something warm,dream about you,friend of mine.

videos of andrew performing live can be found on youtube.

a new interview with andrew is up on ipunk. we hope you speak spanish!

december 2006

andrew's live performance at club spaceland will now take place on december 12 at 9pm sharp. there was a scheduling conflict with some band called jet (not the band with martin gordon and andy ellison!). we hope you can be there for this event.

andrew will be presenting a special live winter themed edition of his radio show "come to the sunshine" on monday, december 4 from 4-6pm (pst) on luxuriamusic. andrew will be back on the air for a beatles special on friday, december 8, from 12-1pm (pst), again on luxuriamusic.

november 2006

andrew will perform his final show of the year at club spaceland in los angeles on december 12, 2006. andrew promises some new songs, plenty of old ones and to play the electric guitar for the first time in two years. details to follow on the exact time of his set in our next update. if it is anything like his show in july, it is not to be missed.

33: the best of andrew, got a great review from shindig! magazine.

andrew's weekly luxuriamusic.com show, come to the sunshine, now has its own website and mailing list. you can check out all the details at come to the sunshine!.

renowned artist, mark london (designer of brian wilson's smile album), has created a mock khj style survey for come to the sunshine that is quite a sight to behold for '60s nuts.

october 2006

erasing clouds reviews 33 here. in part, dave heaton writes: "...his songs carry with them much life, and feeling."

cdreviews.com reviews andrew's cd.

andrew launched his own radio show at luxuria music on september 11th. the program, called "come to the sunshine," airs live every monday from 4 - 6pm (pacific time zone). you can chat and watch andrew online while the show is in progress. the show for september 25th is a special all p.f. sloan episode.

aiding & abetting reviewed andrew's latest cd, 33: "twenty tracks from andrew, including many from previous releases reviewed here. andrew (sandoval) creates some wonderful pop pictures. sometimes he gets a little sweet, but somehow his attention to detail (and whimsy) wins me over again and again."

there are also a number of spanish reviews cropping up, such as this one from pop madrid and radio city.

september 2006

andrew's 33 cd is now available in the united states direct from cd baby. you can also hear sound samples of every song on the page.

the monkees' official website that andrew helped put together is now up and running. look for more content and features to be added to the site soon.

andrew will host a screening of the monkees' only movie, head, at west los angles' nuart theatre. it is a midnight screening on friday, september 8th. you can win tickets for this screening, plus copies of rhino's monkees reissues via klsx's breakfast with the beatles show on sunday, september 3rd (between 10am and 1pm).

andrew is featured in a bbc radio 2 documentary about the monkees to air in the united kingdom on september 16th. it may also be accessed worldwide via the internet!

august 2006

check out our fully up site! every page has been updated with new info and content. also, see andrew's myspace page for an august blog and four cuts from his 33 compilation (including the brand new remix of dream about you).

the first review of 33 is here. it's from the radio city blog, and it's in spanish.

a little late, but the powerpopaholic blog just reviewed happily ever after. click on the quote to go to the review: i do not think i can find a better representative of the diy power pop movement than andrew sandoval.

look out for a monkee news announcement here soon.

july 2006

the andrew show at spaceland was a smasherógood sound, good crowd and a good performance. the set was: july to january,i wish you woud,allyn white,a change of scene,someone new,i want to go,something warm,temporary,i can't be lonely,where i want to be

you can hear someone new, a change of scene or something warm from spaceland (just click on the song title) or watch where I want to be and i can't be lonely (click, watch, rate, share and favorite).

during july, you may also hear three new andrew songs exclusively at myspace: the distance, temporary and i want to go. andrew is now writing a monthly blog. this month he remembers his pal, duke, with a slide show, and asks friends to adopt a cat or donate to kitten rescue. andrew is by starting an annual duke fund contribution and adopting a second cat (saved by kitten rescue from its los angeles' central shelter).

andrew will be playing his first regular night time club gig in almost two years at the world famous spaceland on july 9 at 9pm. admission is free and andrew will be pulling out all the stops with a full band (including strings) and lots of new songs!

andrew's 33 cd is now available direct from spain's hanky panky records. you may purchase it here!

andrew will be seen on an upcoming episode of the public access cable television mainstay, art fein's poker party.

in september an interview with andrew will be heard on bbc radio two regarding the monkees 40th anniversary. andrew will also be hosting a film screening that month in honor of the anniversary.

the sounds page has been updated to include a preview of two songs from andrew's forthcoming from me to you album: july to january and something warm. a third new song, "i want to go" can be heard on andrew's my space page.

andrew's set at the los angeles public library's will and airel durant branch was a smash, with apple juice and cookies for everyone. the set: where i want to be,high tower,someone new,something warm,i want to go,he can fly,can't be lonely,friend of mine.

if you missed any of andrew's twenty-four-hour-long radio appearance on the recent monkeethon, the whole edited interview can be downloaded here.

june 2006

the 40th anniversary monkeethon is happening on thursday, june 8, live on wbwc 88.3 fm. it starts at 7am edt and runs for 24 hours.
Click here for more info.

may 2006

andrew will play his first show in almost two years on may 22nd at the los angeles public library's will and airel durant branch! this idiosyncratic booking will begin at 6pm and is free to all (and open to all ages). expect a lot of very young audience members, as this performance will be geared towards children. andrew will run through songs, old and new, and answer questions from the audience. the emphasis will be on how his song's are written and he will accompanied by his usual group of renown.

april 2006

things are happening!

the elaborate artwork for andrew's 33 compilation is now completed and ready to go to manufacturing. we'll let you know how to get this special cd set soon. it features a colorful 16-page booklet and a lovely digipak, six unissued andrew tracks and the best of the rest of his releases. stay tuned!

andrew's new album, from me to you, is done and nearly ready to go. during may the productions were completed and only just a few finishing touches remain. the tracklist for from me to you is as follows:

side one:
july to january
a change of scene
something for you
the distance
i want to go
someone new (in my life)

side two:
something warm
no one else
i hate your guts
everyday
temporary
a summer song

more details on this release and some song samples will debut soon!

in june, an interview with andrew will be featured on a twenty-four hour monkeethon radio show to be broadcast on wbwc 88.3fm in cleveland. more details next month on times and date!

finally, andrew now has a presence on myspace. andrew invites you to be one of his friends.

march 2006

andrew was back in the studio with brian kehew and friends working on the from me to you album. three new songs were recorded: temporary, i hate your guts, as well as a cover of chad & jeremy's a summer song. that makes a total of twelve songs slated for the album. overdubs were also added to the songs a change of scene, the distance and no one else. three more sessions are scheduled for march and the album should be done in a few weeks. release details will follow completion.

january - feburary 2006

andrew's 33: the best of andrew album should be out very soon from spain's hanky panky records label. Here is the cover:

andrew's album of all new material - from me to you - is also close to completion. release details are forthcoming.

the february 9 issue of rolling stone included a four-and-a-half star review of the everly brothers box set that andrew produced for germany's bear family label. also, the fall,winter issue of pop culture press included a rave write up of andrew's monkees book.