David Carano playing guitar on stage under purple lights
San Diego · Ocean Beach Roots

David
Carano

Multi-instrumentalist. Groove architect. Psychedelic surf, hippy rock and island-soaked jams straight off the San Diego stage.

Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar Bass
Discography

Music

7 original tracks spanning psychedelic surf groove, hippy rock, and more.

VAMONOS~Dark star

Cover189 plays

VAMONOS~Republicrat

Psycadelic Surf Groove Trance138 plays

Bitch

Other216 plays

03 The Delta

Hippy Rock197 plays

June Bug ~ Cookie

221 plays

Paradox ~ Cookie

Something Special ~ Cookie

Full Profile Player

David Carano playing a sunburst hollow-body guitar on a dimly lit stage

The inside scoop

One player, many voices

David Carano is the rare San Diego musician who moves between instruments without missing a beat. Headphones on and locked into the low end on bass, a hollow-body electric singing over a sunset crowd, or an acoustic taking shape in the studio. Same hands, different instrument, same groove.

His recordings drift from psychedelic surf trance to hippy rock to deep-cut covers. Live, he's worked the stages that make up San Diego's music map, from the Belly Up Tavern to Ocean Beach favorites Winston's, The Harp and The Holding Company.

Plays

Electric guitar, acoustic guitar & bass

Home turf

San Diego · Ocean Beach · Solana Beach

Genres

Psychedelic Surf Groove, Hippy Rock, Cover

Stages He's Lit Up

Past Shows

From the Belly Up in Solana Beach to the bar stages of Ocean Beach, David has brought the groove to some of San Diego's most loved live-music rooms.

01

Belly Up Tavern

Solana Beach

North County’s legendary live-music room

02

Winston’s

Ocean Beach

Ocean Beach live-music bar

03

The Harp

Ocean Beach

Ocean Beach pub stage

04

The Holding Company

Ocean Beach

Ocean Beach bar stage

Book David

Bars, festivals, private parties and studio sessions. Guitar, bass and acoustic sets that keep the room moving. Send the date, venue and vibe.

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