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Neptune’s Harvest
Published May 7, 2008
When an abandoned 18-foot boat loaded with marijuana washed ashore April 21 at Sunset Cliffs, a KUSI News reporter interviewed one damp, long-haired, shirtless witness who called the huge stash “the harvest of Neptune.” The report ...
On His Own
Published May 7, 2008
Although a March 25 San Diego Union-Tribune article announced that “Street Scene is poised to reclaim the streets that inspired its name,” founder Rob Hagey has taken out a special-events permit to hold it in ...
He Would Steal from a King?
Published May 7, 2008
The Four Kings played a local battle-of-the-bands show at the House of Blues last August. “At the end of the show the four of us were taking different trips up and down the loading elevator,” ...
Pimps and Farm Tools Published May 7, 2008
“Chasers is the new Scolari’s,” singer Vv Morgue says of the North Park bar. “Scolari’s no longer has bands, so their crew all moved on ... More Comments (5)
Band Bar Published May 7, 2008
Last month, Disco Pimps front man Eric Alexander opened the Stage Saloon downtown. Formerly the Heat Supper Club, the 300-seat room at 762 Fifth Avenue ... More Post a comment
Rock Bottom Published April 30, 2008
The Resentments, an I.B. punk band, was ready for their national TV debut last year. Producer David Milch (NYPD Blue, Deadwood) had discovered the group ... More Post a comment
Hungry Gal Published April 30, 2008
When Alicia Keys appears at the Sports Arena on Wednesday, May 7, promoters are advised that “Alicia only eats fish and vegetables, no chicken, no ... More Comment (1)
Hollywood Goes O.B. Published April 30, 2008
Winstons turned away customers on April 14 and 15 to accommodate a Fox production crew, in town to shoot the pilot for a proposed series ... More Post a comment
When the Tattooed Lady Sings Published April 30, 2008
American Idol contestant and San Diegan Carly Smithson was eliminated from the show last week. Yet, sales of her failed 2001 album, Ultimate High, have ... More Post a comment
It’s the Shirt Published April 30, 2008
“We moved to San Diego from El Centro,” says Borrachos bassist Frank Rivera. “We started as a band, but we never got anywhere because every ... More Post a comment
Haters Published April 30, 2008
“Things are bad enough with the cops and the drug gangs,” a Tijuana emo fan says while drinking beers with friends at the Nelson Hotel ... More Comments (4)
The Emo Chromosome Published April 23, 2008
Thought by many to be the worst radio promotion of all time, a 1979 “Disco Sucks” event at a Chicago White Sox home game led ... More Comments (8)
The Songsmith and the Tennis Star Published April 23, 2008
Tennis star Anna Kournikova may have met her match in songwriter Black Swann, a.k.a. Christopher Swann. On March 3, Swann filed a copyright infringement suit ... More Post a comment
Deep Pockets Published April 23, 2008
One promoter trying to book a certain headliner for an upcoming summer date says he probably won’t succeed. He says he is in a bidding ... More Post a comment
The Pumpkin Stays Here Published April 23, 2008
Local pop act bill recently returned from Toronto, Canada, where their new album End of the Hits was mixed by Steve Thompson, famed for his ... More Post a comment
A Vietnam Vet Walks into a Bar... Published April 16, 2008
A Vietnam vet walks into a bar and tells a singer-songwriter who’s done prison time that he’ll pay for the recording and pressing of 1000 ... More Comments (2)
Hot-Shot Bouncer Published April 16, 2008
Mike Pereira co-owns a recording studio in Golden Hill, but he used to work as a bouncer. “I worked for ten years in security [at ... More Comments (4)
Froggy's Revenge Published April 16, 2008
Jordan Moorman doesn’t sound like any other open-mike regular. “I don’t have a larynx. I don’t know what it is that I use to sing ... More Post a comment
Orange Alert for Dengue Fever Published April 16, 2008
The future looked promising for Dengue Fever when the critically acclaimed psych-surf-worldbeat indie act fronted by Cambodian immigrant Chhom Nimol was driving home to Los ... More Post a comment
Forty Schmorty Published April 16, 2008
Singer-songwriters Eve Selis and Mattie Mills have written a book, Forty Schmorty: Life Keeps Happening. “During the process of writing the book,” says Selis, “Mattie ... More Post a comment
Goodbye, City Life Published April 9, 2008
Disenchanted with their hometown of New York City, rockers Karmen Guy and Sami Yaffa of Mad Juana were looking for a change. In June of ... More Post a comment
The Uke Renaissance Begins Now Published April 9, 2008
For 30 years Owen Burke has been trying to make a living by handcrafting stringed musical instruments. Best known in San Diego music circles for ... More Post a comment
Razor's Edge Published April 9, 2008
Grandfather Nick Razor, 50, has been fronting a local punk band since 1989. “We started as Manticore, then I changed the name to G.F.I. It ... More Post a comment
Appetite for Deconstruction Published April 9, 2008
The second song on the Burning Brides’ third album Hang Love is titled “San Diego.” The Philadelphia-born/L.A.-based neo-grunge trio played it last week at the ... More Post a comment
Beware the Deadly Wedley Published April 9, 2008
“We’re here to make a stand for all who have been picked on, kicked on, but never licked on,” says singer/guitarist Eugene Over. His band ... More Comments (4)
A Size Small Street Scene? Published April 2, 2008
On March 25, the Union-Tribune ran a story by George Varga titled “Street Scene is set to go home.” The article implied that the next ... More Post a comment
Indier Than Thou Published April 2, 2008
A local performer who appeared at last Saturday’s San Diego Indie Music Fest was pleased to be one of the local artists selected to play ... More Post a comment
Very Sharing Published April 2, 2008
“Amber Ojeda has aligned herself with Sellaband, which connects performers to investors interested in their music,” says Sharon Holleran of A&R Management. “It’s a free ... More Post a comment
We’re Talkin’ the Cat’s Pajamas, Baby Published April 2, 2008
Many songs have been written about San Diego, including such forgotten gems as “San Diego, My Lovely Lady by the Sea,” by Frankie Laine, and ... More Post a comment
Crash Published April 2, 2008
Drummer Justin Olsen moved to San Diego five years ago for the weather. “I was struggling with issues from slight brain damage. It’s so depressing ... More Post a comment
All the King's Junk Published April 2, 2008
Fifty-two years ago – on April 6, 1956 – Elvis Presley played his first public California concert at the San Diego Arena on Eighth and ... More Comment (1)
No Drug-Dealing Nonsense Published March 26, 2008
In February, Lil Niqo played an international rugby tournament at Petco Park that included teams from 16 countries. The rapper – a third-grader at Pepper ... More Post a comment
Bad Big C Published March 26, 2008
Brassy blues diva Candye Kane has been diagnosed with a rare neuroendocrine tumor, a form of pancreatic cancer. On February 22, Kane was admitted to ... More Post a comment
Party Poopage Published March 26, 2008
An anonymous letter sent to a handful of city departments and the state bureau of Alcohol Beverage Control has put a stop to Mission Bay ... More Comments (4)
Baby Band Blues Published March 26, 2008
Louis XIV is on tour supporting Slick Dogs and Ponies, the band’s second Atlantic album. Released January 29, Ponies has yet to break into the ... More Comments (3)
Woof! Published March 26, 2008
“I wasn’t mentally stable on that first record,” said Tom DeLonge recently to the Ventura County Reporter; DeLonge referred to the 2006 Angels and Airwaves ... More Post a comment
Hey, Hey…Hey-Hey-Hey… Published March 19, 2008
“I’m pretty anti-karaoke, so we encourage people to pick really bad songs, to sing as badly as they like,” says Rookie Card front man Adam ... More Comments (2)
Competitive Country Published March 19, 2008
A February 22 4th&B appearance by country artist Blake Shelton was sponsored by KSON, which means its competing station, U.S. 95.7, had no connection with ... More Comment (1)
Society's Demise Published March 19, 2008
Late last month, Kite Flying Society, the indie-pop band that took home the 2006 San Diego Music Award for “Best New Band,” split, leaving the ... More Post a comment
Sound Deviants Published March 19, 2008
Samuel Lopez says tomorrow night’s show with noise artist Justice Yeldham and the San Diego Noise Crew promises to be a unique evening. “What can ... More Post a comment
Quit the Day Job, Already Published March 19, 2008
“For so long, people have told us that we were just a novelty,” says Matt Hensley, accordion player with Flogging Molly. “They didn’t give us ... More Post a comment
Barney to the Rescue! Published March 19, 2008
Since forming 18 years ago, the Bay Area—based Tommy Castro Band has played over 30 gigs in San Diego. Last Friday’s Belly Up show was ... More Post a comment
Ike's Kings Published March 12, 2008
After living in Northern California for four years, blues singer Earl Thomas is moving back to San Diego to join Ike Turner’s band, the Kings ... More Post a comment
Leave Britney Alone! Published March 12, 2008
“After watching the lyrics come true with Paris Hilton, Lindsey Lohan, and Britney Spears, I decided to pull the song from the Web,” says singer/songwriter ... More Comments (2)
The Business of Rock Published March 12, 2008
La Jolla—based music-photography retailers Morrison Hotel Galleries signed a lease on February 29, taking over the Manhattan space previously occupied by legendary New York punk ... More Post a comment
That Smell Published March 12, 2008
Mower is looking for both a guitarist and drummer. Front man Brian Sheerin admits the band has seen its share of drummers. “One dropped out ... More Post a comment
Rescue the Monkey! Published March 12, 2008
“I need a hero to come in and save me,” says Alma Felan, owner of the Hot Monkey Love Café. “To buy [the café] and ... More Comments (2)
Blues for Liberty Published March 12, 2008
Guitarist Joe Wood, a member of seminal Orange County punk band TSOL, moved to Leucadia last year. He says he legally acquired the TSOL name ... More Post a comment
Strange Stage Moments Published March 5, 2008
Greg Friedman (Truckee Brothers): “In my old punk band, we played a charity Christmas show at a school for the mentally disabled. We started off ... More Post a comment
Not a Bad Battle? Published March 5, 2008
Not a Bad Battle? Sixty-four local bands paid $70 each to participate in the Emergenza Music Festival. The first of eight preliminary battle-of-the-bands competitions began ... More Comments (2)
Find Another Dungeon Rave Party Band Published March 5, 2008
After one semester, Lou Smart, 20, decided not to return to SDSU. He asked his two brothers to move to San Diego and join him ... More Post a comment
Luckily, It Was a Huge Bottle Published March 5, 2008
“So, last night I got hit in the head by an empty glass Maker’s Mark bottle,” said As I Lay Dying guitarist Nick Hipa after ... More Post a comment
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