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Box Office Rebound
By Ken Leighton, Published Feb. 3, 2010
Each year Pollstar magazine lists the 200 top-grossing concert headliners. No San Diego–based artists showed up on the 2008 list, but three local bands with multimillion-dollar tours appear on the 2009 list. The reformed blink-182 took ...
Lions in Fancy Shoes
By Jay Allen Sanford, Published Feb. 3, 2010
“We haven’t played locally for over six months,” says Kristofer Towne, singer-guitarist for a Scribe Amidst the Lions. “We’ve been busy working on the first in a concept trilogy of releases.” The Last Sting Trilogy will ...
Know Your Metal
By Ken Leighton, Published Feb. 3, 2010
Ritual Torture says playing death metal doesn’t mean they want people to die. “We’re not about violence,” says guitarist Jesse Jensen. But Ritual Torture’s lyrics ... More Post a comment
Jazz in the Park Has New Signage
By Dave Good, Published Jan. 27, 2010
Jazz in North Park is the new name for an old concert series that hopes to pick up where it left off over a year ... More Post a comment
Jumping Turtle Still Has Some Bounce
By Jay Allen Sanford, Published Jan. 27, 2010
“The Jumping Turtle is not going out of business,” says owner Matt Hall, despite having lost his most recent appeal to keep the City of ... More Comments (4)
Dope and a Pistol
By Ken Leighton, Published Jan. 27, 2010
Ad Seg is not just a name for a local four-piece hardcore punk band. It’s short for “administrative segregation” (also known as “the hole”). It’s ... More Post a comment
A Mountain of Noise Pop
By Dorian Hargrove, Published Jan. 27, 2010
For Travis Trevisan, vocalist and guitarist for San Diego discordant-pop three-piece Tape Deck Mountain, the 5.1 rating out of a possible 10 they received from ... More Post a comment
Who Are the Hi-Five?
By David Stampone, Published Jan. 20, 2010
Winning their fourth straight AFC West championship, the San Diego Chargers ended their regular season as a possible Super Bowl team. As their postseason commenced ... More Post a comment
Dracula's Music Cabinet
By Dave Good, Published Jan. 20, 2010
Alan Garth’s record collection is too big to fit into his North Park row house. For now, he keeps his 2000 or so discs in ... More Comment (1)
One-Night Stands
By Jay Allen Sanford, Published Jan. 20, 2010
Long-gone locals reuniting to play the Casbah this week include the Dave and Deke Combo (January 22), the Dragons (January 23), and a triple-reunion bill ... More Post a comment
Back to Where You Once Belonged
By Dorian Hargrove, Published Jan. 20, 2010
“The ball is in our court, and we have to totally kick ass,” writes Kevin Martin, pianist and vocalist for San Diego indie-pop band Get ... More Comment (1)
Dialing Down the Talent Budget
By Ken Leighton, Published Jan. 13, 2010
In 1986, Mike Halloran moved to San Diego from Detroit to work at the new “cutting edge” TJ-based rock station 91X. Its DJs had to ... More Post a comment
Vintage 1915
By Dave Good, Published Jan. 13, 2010
Lowell Kiesel, founder of the Carvin Corporation, died in San Diego on December 28. He was 94. Carvin, based in San Diego, is one of ... More Post a comment
Man Plans, God Laughs
By Jay Allen Sanford, Published Jan. 13, 2010
“I’ve known film director Jeromy Cox for 20 years or so,” says Trophy Wife singer-guitarist Joe MacAskill, “and when he suggested I wear a horse ... More Comments (2)
Soundtrack DJ
By David Stampone, Published Jan. 13, 2010
For UCSD grad Devon Goldberg, it’s like doing his old free-form radio show back at the student-run campus station KSDT — but different. Schedule permitting, ... More Comment (1)
Cheap Suit Serenader
By Jay Allen Sanford, Published Jan. 6, 2010
“I used to sell 78s to Robert Crumb,” says Folk Arts Rare Records owner Louis Curtiss of the cartoonist and musician whose Book of Genesis: ... More Post a comment
The Frustrated Hobbyist
By Dave Good, Published Jan. 6, 2010
“Let’s hear it for Carey Driscoll,” says singer Tom Russell from the stage of a Methodist church in Normal Heights. “Carey Driscoll, my favorite promoter, ... More Comment (1)
Eng's M.E.B. Theory
By Jay Allen Sanford, Published Jan. 6, 2010
“After being in the local scene for two years, I’ve seen a lot of people come and go,” says singer-songwriter Kenny Eng, who cites three ... More Comments (3)
Record Release Roundup
By Jay Allen Sanford, Published Jan. 6, 2010
Acoustic minimalist Drew Andrews, between Via Satellite and Album Leaf projects, debuts a new solo CD at the Casbah on January 13. The dual record-release ... More Comments (2)
Intensive Care
By Dorian Hargrove, Published Dec. 30, 2009
On December 20, Long Beach indie-rock band Crystal Antlers arrived at the North Park home of 24-year-old Matt Kelly with their gear ready to play ... More Comment (1)
Tackling Local Radio
By Ken Leighton, Published Dec. 30, 2009
A decimated radio business has triggered the fire sale of three radio stations to a former NFL linebacker who an insider says might take one ... More Comments (2)
Over a Billion Served
By Jay Allen Sanford, Published Dec. 30, 2009
Pathology’s newest singer, Pascual Romero (Strangled by Strangulation), marks the metal band’s third vocalist this year; Mason Gregory left in early ’09, and Matti Way ... More Comment (1)
Revive the Vibe
By Dave Good, Published Dec. 30, 2009
“We’ve been planning a Big Mountain album,” says singer-guitarist Quino McWhinney of his dormant reggae band. “But what it’s gonna be, we’re not sure.” McWhinney ... More Post a comment
Ringtone Rappers
By Ken Leighton, Published Dec. 23, 2009
When Swagg was nine years old, the rapper’s father shot his mom and then himself. He’s grown up around gang violence. “I’ve seen people get ... More Post a comment
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