Chad Deal

Chad Deal has been a regular Reader contributor since early 2010. He authors Crasher and Here's the Deal, in addition to contributing to Cover Stories, Blurt installments, and the Reader's Jam Session blog.

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Chad Deal's Stories

Boys Are Petty

Gamer Girl at Nerdcore night says, “We all grew up on Nintendo and Star Wars.”

Bad Music Night in Logan Heights

It was a sad day for clowns when, last July, antiquated zoning regulations forced Technomania Circus to shut down their backyard performance space in Barrio Logan after seven years in business. Determined to continue juggling ...

Desert Daze

Coachella didn’t have what Desert Daze did.

Desert Hot Springs offered an unexpectedly cool alternative to Coachella’s music fest.

Chad Deal's Blog Entries

Lion Cut Drops Tiger Bomb

Feline electro-pop duo Lion Cut recently released a video for their new single “Tiger Bomb” featuring Russian dance moves, fiddle skills, and uncompromising lyrics such as: “Making potions so some guy can try to get ...

Bush Optimistic About Third Annual Naked Bike Ride

“I used to get annoyed with the cops, but now I feel they’re just part of the ride,” says Sarah Bush, organizer of San Diego’s chapter of the World Naked Bike Ride, which takes place ...

East Village Grassroots Art Space Kickstarts Expansions

East Village grassroots studio, Space 4 Art, has five days left to reach their $8,000 Kickstarter goal. The sum will fund the gallery for the next year with $6,000 going toward shipping costs and artist ...

EshOne has Allergies and Reflective Wallpaper

Local imprint Elk Beats dropped a new release today from label co-founder and acetate dubplate jockey Donnie ‘EshOne’ Valdez. The double single, "Allergies" & "Reflective Wallpaper” ($2 download at elkbeats.com), is the label’s fifth release ...

Solar Eclipse and Kite Flying Party

A partial solar eclipse will be visible from San Diego on Sunday, May 20 from 5:27 to 7:43 p.m. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEjjRAXQPyo Though over three-quarters of the evening sun will be obscured by the moon at the ...

Stay Strange: Riververb, Actuary, Gerritt Wittmer

Since February, promoter and noise musician Sam Lopez (aka Zsa Zsa Gabor) has been curating the monthly all-ages Stay Strange series at the Kava Lounge as a forum for San Diego’s tradition of experimental sound. ...

Free Bike to Work Tune Up Tomorrow

Friday, May 18 is national Bike to Work Day. Tune up your two-wheeled whip tomorrow at Balboa Park, where the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition will be offering free maintenance, demonstrations, T-shirts, and an obstacle ...