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NEW COMPREHENSIVE LOCAL MUSIC DATABASE IS LAUNCHED

IT'S DONE!!!! And growing every hour....

If you wanna see a list of over 1,5000 San Diego bands, with links to full profiles, photos, discographies, articles, MP3s, etc, checkout http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/search/

Believe it or not, you can click on ANY LOCAL MUSICIAN'S NAME (around 4,500 musicos listed!) and bring up bios of every notable band they've ever been in! Try it here with Rob Crow ---

AND, if that wasn't cool 'nuff, click on an instrument, say like this here link to "Drums" - BAM, a list of EVERY DRUMMER IN SAN DIEGO!!!

We've been working on this massively cross-linked Local Music Database for over two years now, covering a century of San Diego history --- if you're a local performer who wants to add or edit a page, go to http://www.sandiegoreader.com/band/edit/

More anon!!!! JAS

HERE'S THIS WEEK'S NEW Overheard in San Diego

AND THE NEW Famous Former Neighbors

ROCK AROUND THE TOWN TONIGHT/THURSDAY, JUNE 4

Live Music

• Orquesta Guarare
  Café Sevilla
  

• Erykah Badu and the Roots
  Humphrey's by the Bay
  

• Robin Henkel
  Terra
  

• Earl Son
  Tiki House
  

• Chet & the Committee
  Downtown Café
  

• Atom Orr, Molly Jenson
  Lestat's Coffee House
  

• The Buzzbombs, Stepping Feet
  RT's Longboard Grill
  

• Len Rainey's Midnight Players
  Patrick's II
  

• Gavin Rossdale, Nico Vega
  House of Blues
  

• Kate Voegele, Amy Kuney, Angel Taylor
  Soma

• Open-Mike Night - 8Teen Arts and Cultural Center

• The Love Rangers - The Alley

• Kemosabe - Alpine Inn

• Charles Pierce - Anthology

• Anna Troy - Backstage at Bitter End

• The Woggles - Bar Pink

• The Lost Angel Crew - Beachside Bar & Grill

• Designer Drugs, DJ SaulQ - Beauty Bar

• Jackie Greene, Johnzo West - Belly Up Tavern

• 2Mex - Boar Cross'n

• Paradigm - The Brew House at Eastlake

• King's X, New Day Mile, Orange Sky - Brick by Brick

• Ray Correa - The Butcher Shop

• The Sandy Chappel Quartet - Café La Maze

• Tori Roze and the Hot Mess - California Cuisine

• The Burning of Rome, Demasiado, Irradio, A Scribe Amidst the Lions, Holding Air Hostage - Canes

• Sleeping People, Aspects of Physics, Little White Teeth - The Casbah

• Cavalletto - Cedros

• Jesse Johnson - Dish Universal, Hillcrest

• Eamon Carroll - The Field Irish Pub and Restaurant

• The Mar Dels - Georges on Fifth

• Skelpin - Hensley's Flying Elephant

• Hocus - Hot Topic, Chula Vista

• Scott Carter - Humphrey's Backstage Lounge

• Piano Bar - Jack's La Jolla — Ocean Room

• Don't Bore Nina - The Kensington Club

• Caballeros Latin Jazz Jam - Mangia Italiano on Third

• Joe Rathburn's Folkey Monkey Series with Peter Bolland, John Foltz (music of Jackson Browne) - Milano Coffee Company

• Mike Gardner - North Bar Sports and Spirits

• Live Jazz - Osetra Watergrill

• Makeout Party - Radio Room

• The Ed Rapacci Duo - Red Fox Steakhouse

• Peter the Prince of Piano - Rei Do Gado Churrascuria

• J Young - Riley's Music Lounge

• Satan and His Juggling Minions - Riviera Supper Club & Turquoise Room

• Expressway to Your Skull with DJs Mario Orduno, Andrew Miller - Soda Bar

• Open jazz jam - South Park Bar & Grill

• Designer Drugs - Spin and Tijuana Tilley's

• Vaginals - Tin Can Ale House

• 2 Live Crew - U-31

• DropJoy - Winstons

• Rock Out Karaoke (live band) - 710 Beach Club

DJ and OtherEvents

• DJ Mick B
  8:00 p.m., Fannie's Nightclub
  

• Dynamite Thursdays
  9:00 p.m., Bar Dynamite
  

• Almost Famous Thursdays
  9:00 p.m., Xavier's Bar & Grill
  

• College Night
  9:00 p.m., Satin Lounge
  

• Club '80s
  9:00 p.m., Bacchus House

• DJ Edgartronic - Air Conditioned Lounge

• Karaoke Kings - O'Connell's

• The Game songwriting competition - Oasis House, Sorrento Valley

• Lavelle Dupree - The Fleetwood, J Street

• Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Cygnet/Rolando Theatre

The Casbah now records select shows, available on CD immediately following show at the club & www.emusiclive.com.

  MY PERSONAL HOTPICK FOR TODAY...

 Joe Rathburn's Folkey Monkey Series with Peter Bolland, John Foltz (music of Jackson Browne) - Milano Coffee Company

“This Thursday, I’ll be playing a solo show at Joe Rathburn’s venerable Folkey Monkey series,” emails Coyote Problem founder Peter Bolland. “While Joe is away, the guest host will be John Foltz.  John is a superbly talented pianist and singer-songwriter with a powerful stage presence and uncommon depth.  I’m, well, me.  Our theme this time is Jackson Browne.  Hope to see you there!”

Milano Coffee Company - 8685 Rio San Diego Drive, Suite B San Diego, CA 92108 619-263-3335 $7 – 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

 Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Cygnet Theatre group, at the Rolando Theatre

The smash hit that started it all returns to the Rolando Stage, the story of Hedwig, the German wanna-be rock headliner and his/her search halfway around the world for identity, love and her/his “other half.” Probably the only rock opera/musical ever based on Plato's Symposium, containing one of the ten best-ever rock opera tunes, "The Origin of Love."

STREET SCENE 2009 LINEUP ANNOUNCED

Back in the Gaslamp for 2009, Street Scene has posted the lineup-so-far of this year's edition, again being headed up by founder Rob Hagey and Casbah PooBah Tim Mays. www.street-scene.com

 NEWS SHORTS

AntiMusic reports: Stone Temple Pilots/ex-Velvet Revolver singer Scott Weiland has told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that STP is working with producer Don Was on material for a new album, tentatively due in 2010. (Click for more)

Mary Weiland, the estranged wife of Scott Weiland, will publish her memoir, "Fall to Pieces", on October 27 (Click for more)

Scott Weiland has issued a statement in response to media reports of the memoir. The statement, issued Wednesday (June 3), reads in part "At 16, Mary dreamed of being a famous model. She came close but she gave up her career for [the couple's kids] Noah, Lucy, and myself. She never got to see the 'what could have happened.' Well, as everyone knows by now, we are getting divorced and yes, Mary is writing a book which I have not read. But what I want everyone to know that it has nothing to do with infidelity. Neither the divorce nor the book. Please don't place the red letter upon my children's mother..."

Since January 2007, Astra Kelly has produced 123 radio shows for KPRI's local program, The KPRI Homegrown Hour. "As of May 23rd," she says, "I officially passed the torch to local music advocate, promoter and talented singer/songwriter, Cathryn Beeks. I will still be chiming in each week with in the field interviews that I'll record with different SD bands at various venues. Check out Cathryn's music HERE, and also make sure to visit her music site, Listen Local San Diego. Plus, KPRI has just re-vamped their entire website and now you can hear Podcasts of the Homegrown Hour each week!" http://kprifm.com/pages/homegrown

Apparently some online rat is impersonating Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy. His official Myspace page warns fans, "If you're getting messages from Stephen Pearcy 'Under My Skin' myspace IT IS NOT from Mr. Pearcy. We have been getting notices that this imposter is sending messages saying he's Mr. Pearcy, which he is NOT!". Mr Pearcy? How un-rock n' roll. (Click for more)

Ratt have announced some new tour dates. In April, Loud & Proud announced the signing of a worldwide deal the band who are set to begin recording their first new material since 1999's self-titled album this spring. (Click for more)

Sepultura, who at various times has holed up at San Diego rehearsal rooms, will be heading back to Europe for the summer. (Click for more)

Idle Idol: Apparently it was mostly entertainment writers who were excited about this season's American Idol finale, and not viewers or fans of local oh-so-theatrical singer Adam Lambert (who poked fun at speculation about his sexuality on this weekend's edition of VH1's Best Week Ever). The karaoke contest show wrapped its eighth season Wednesday with the lowest rating ever in the 18-49 demographic for an "Idol" finale, even as the series touted its largest margin of victory yet over competitors this season. (Click for more)

Rancid is offering a full stream and a track by track commentary of their new album Let the Dominoes Fall on their MySpace page.

Rolling Stone's new issue (June 11) has a short article "Hot Scene: San Diego - a Noise Grows in SoCal ," mostly focusing on Waaves, Crocodiles, the Soft Pack, Christmas Island, and Delta Spirit.

Wavves is all over the internet, and this time not in a good way, after storming angrily from the stage at Spain's Primevera Sound Festival, leaving his drummer yelling and swearing for him to come back, only to have the sound turned off and be bum-rushed from the stage. The meltdown is being chatted up on Facebook, Twitter, Stereogum, Pitchfork, San Diego Dialed In, etc. Rosey at http://www.sddialedin.com/ has Wavves/Nathan's website apology, which was apparently removed from Nathan's blog but remains visible at a link from Rosey's site.

This one's not local, but it's my favorite news short of the day - Guitarist Oz Fox of reactivated Christian hard rockers Stryper will marry Annie Lobért, a 41-year-old former call girl who founded the international Christian ministry Hookers for Jesus, on June 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Click for more than you'd hope for)

MORE NEW MUSIC STORIES THIS WEEK

	Oh, Evan by Barnaby Monk Brick by Brick books the 30-year-strong "smart-metal" band Kings X. The Louisiana-based trio is on the Inside/Out label and touring behind their 12th proper, XV, a hook-heavy collection that allmusic.com scored four of five ...
	Crystal Antlers by William Crain Tentacles, the debut full-length from Long Beach's Crystal Antlers, opens with a looping keyboard sound, but if you think this is going to be some kind of electronic album, you're in for a shock. Soon, ...
	Joe Cocker by Dave Good The history of air guitar has got to include a footnote for Joe Cocker. In the late 1960s, Cocker, a British rock star, was mainly known for two things: A voice that -- although agreeable ...
	Come to the Cabaret by Jay Allen Sanford "San Diego stands poised to rival such musically friendly cities as Austin, Texas," says Rafter drummer Andy Robillard, who recently took over booking the Ruby Room. "Now if only we could get those archaic cabaret ...
	Tornado Magnet by Rosa Jurjevics The first track ("Hook Up") on Tornado Magnet's album Double Wide is about a fishing hole, Lone Star beers, and the good old boys who convene on a Sunday to hook up. The second, "Pistolero," mentions a six-gun
	Hey, Hoochie Mamas by Michael Hemmingson In March of this year, Revolt in Style called the Buzzbombs "San Diego's Favorite Party Band." The rockabilly trio is all about having a good time. "Our crowds are always so much fun," says Johnny ...
	Adam's Run by Josh Board I've had two Thanksgiving dinners with Eber Lambert, father of American Idol Adam. Last November, before we all sat down to eat, Eber was doing a lot of texting. He said, "My son just made ...
	Scoreboard! by Ken Leighton Goodnight Caulfield, a local pop/rock quartet with limited exposure outside of all-ages venues and coffeehouses, has signed on with Variety Artists, the same agency that books 311 and Incubus. The band's agent at Variety is ...
	Communication Breakdown by Dorian Hargrove After two years of playing drums for alternative rockers Demasiado, Wade Youman has decided to move on. "There were some creative issues with me and the bass player [Eric Shefstad]. We were banging heads, and ...

 CATHRYN BEEKS’ WEEKLY LISTEN LOCAL HOTSHEET

 

Tonight/Thursday 6/4 - The Game at The Oasis in Sorrento Valley, the title is NEXT EXIT.  Write a song to that title and play it with others doing the same.  Get there by 7 to get your name in the hat, $5 cover.  Email me for directions!

Friday 6/5 - BIG NEWS!  Thanks to Scion and KPRI's Homegrown Happy Hour Concert Series, beginning this week we're back at Sunset Plaza in OB (on the deck at Nicks, Tower Two and Shades) every Friday from 4 to 6pm.  You'll hear sets from your favorite Homegrown artists plus there's other fun stuff like drink specials, big prizes and of course, that view.  This week hear Paul Cannon at 4 and The Cathryn Beeks Ordeal at 5pm.  See you there!

MUSIC NEWS

 Thursday nights: La Mesa Village's "Back To The '50s" Car Show on La Mesa Blvd. between Acacia and 4th happens on Thursday nights from 5-8pm through August and they're looking for 50s, 60s, and 70s music.  This is an exposure opportunity, bands must have their own equipment and there is no pay, however, they do give certificates to restaurants.  If you're interested, please contact Deena.

 Dennis Andersen posted GREAT photos from the last AA show.  Thanks Dennis!

 The First Friday Music Club has been doing INCREDIBLE work connecting kids with music for years (the Blonde Brothers, for instance!) now they're asking for donations so they can continue the important work they do.  Check out the website then contact Judith Fisher at 619-223-0651 to help.

 Martha's Bargain Basement Sale happens Saturday June 6th and will include lots of beautiful, unique and very functional home and garden decor, kitchenware, etc. Doors open at 8:30am until at least Noon.  10940 Roselle Street, San Diego CA Questions?  Martha Sullivan (858) 945-6273

 Have you heard (and seen) the Chris Cantore Show on LegitRadioTV? It's weekdays at random times.  :)  Hand picked music, social commentary and good vibes.  We love you Chris!

 Berkley Hart is at Canyon Folk this Saturday, June 6, make your reservations now!  Suggested donation is $20.00 and includes dinner/dessert potluck buffet, coffee, tea, bottled water, some wine and beer.

 Link of the Week:  In case you missed the big announcement on The KPRI Homegrown Show last Saturday night, Astra is passing the torch... to me!  She's gotten hella busy with her work at Studio West, her new band (just signed!) and some other endeavors so she's handed the show over to me.  I'm super honored to be given this opportunity and can't wait to play your songs.  I need your CDs!  Best way to get them to me is to visit the calendar to find out where I am and drop them off in person.  I look forward to hearing your music and to hearing what you think, tune in this Saturday at 9pm!

Thanks for the kind words about my first show, I know some of you were unable to "listen online" on Saturday, sorry about that!  Hopefully soon the shows will be available as podcasts that you can listen to any 'ol time, stay tuned for details.  If you'd like to receive an email update every Friday with a "sneak peak" at this Saturday's playlist plus other news just for friends of The Homegrown Show, Join The Homegrown Hour Mailing List.  This is different from the list you're receiving this from, you'll need to be on it to get important updates and music news specific to The Homegrown Hour, hope you join. 

 From Danielle LoPresti:  "Some of you may have heard that our friend Rhythm was the victim of a hate crime last week....here's what we came up with to try and help.  We went to her house and filmed her with our new camera. Then Alicia learned an editing program and put this all together. I'm so proud of her, and so grateful that Rhythm wants to speak up. We hope to inspire others to tell their stories, as well. Please pass this on to as many folks as you can."  *sigh*  This is so distrurbing.  Be careful out there this weekend, be safe and happy.

 The North Park Music Thing is still accepting bands for San Diego's own version of SXSW, which happens the weekend of August 7-9th.  All artists interested in performing must submit their music and an online promotional package, along with a $15 submission fee online via Sonic Bids.  Apply NOW here.  If you would prefer to send a package by regular mail, please click here for the performers application. Please send the registration form along with a non-refundable $25 submission fee to:  North Park Music Thing, c/o San Diego Music Foundation, 4876 Mount Royal Place, San Diego, CA 92117.  Promo packages, CD, DVDs etc will NOT be returned.  Selected artists will be notified no later than July 1, 2009 if they have been selected to perform.

 The San Diego Music Foundation (the crew in charge of The San Diego Music Awards and The North Park Music Thing) just added a page to the Music Award's site which explains eligibility and gives more info about the whole nomination process for the big event in September.

  A MESSAGE FROM MC FLOW - RECENT VIOLENCE AGAINST RHYTHM AND THE METHOD'S LEAD SINGER WAS A HATE CRIME

 Queer Abby - http://www.gaylesbiantimes.com/?id=14756

 Local Record Release Roundup - June

Joey Harris and the Mentals are promoting their new 10-track self-named album with a June 14 release show at Brick by Brick. “Mojo Nixon and Paul and Caren Kamanski will be joining us onstage,” says Harris, “as well as Scottie Mad Dog Blinn of the Mississippi Mudsharks, who produced the album and is releasing it on his Double Barrel label. We’ll also have a special appearance by Slim Crowbar and the I.O.U.s.” Brick by Brick is where Harris was once chatted up by Frank Zappa, circa 1980. “I’d just played with Fingers, [and] Frank said he loved the band’s energy and the songs and asked me to contact his manager in L.A. on Monday morning. I did try. There were a lot of messages, but nothing ever came of it.”   

Jeff Berkley’s 5-piece rock band Citizen Band will appear June 21 at Brick by Brick, to launch their new album Breaker Breaker My Heart. “We’re gonna put our own spin on a Bill Monroe and Peter Rowan bluegrass tune,” says Berkley, best known as half of the roots duo Berkley Hart “CB allows me to do things I don’t get to do in BH, like kick and yell, or have a smoke machine, moody lights, distortion, and tape echoes. Also, there’s more drinking in CB. But BH is just the two of us.”

The freaky-folkies of Astra appear at the Casbah on June 5 for the release of their debut CD The Weirding. The same night, the Modlins are having a CD release party for their third full-length, Where Does it End, at the Whistle Stop, with opening act Writer.

On June 21, Sublime-ly groovy jam band Irieside celebrate their full-length debut on Above Ground Records at the Boars Cross’n in Carlsbad.

Stranger releases their new album at ‘Canes on June 5. Candye Kane’s new full-length Superhero (Delta Groove Records) debuts with a June 19 appearance at Anthology, her final San Diego appearance until her current world tour wraps up this October in Australia. Summer will also see new albums from Irish rockers Skelpin (The Singing Bird), acoustic blues guitarist Joshua Blatchley, headbangers Wolves of Eden, the Brit-inspired Modlins, and a live set from songstress Anna Troy.

Chuck Schiele’s compilation of Ocean Beach-based performers, Waves, is set for release June 27, with several acts appearing at that weekend’s OB Street Fair. “Everybody knows the jam band thing has a pretty strong foothold here,” says the Grams frontman and operator of StudiOB. “I work counter to that.”

 THE DUMBEST GIRL I EVER DATED...

 I reminded her that I CAN READ!

 She said "The ocean is salt water, and that's what my new boobs are made of anyway, and salt water is sterile or they couldn't put it inside me." (yes, I nursed her thru the subsequent infection).

 The Chinese food had been in a styrofoam container, which melted and caught on fire - Susan explained "Well, it works fine heating it in the microwave, but I wasn't in that much of a hurry."

 So I fired up the car, jumped on route 8 west, and headed for the ocean - sure enough, she recognized an exit just after Hotel Circle, we took it, she directed me from memory of where to turn, and I actually got her to the appointment. On time. In a city the size of Connecticut. Starting only with "Follow the seagulls."

NOW AS FOR THE WOOORRRSSSTTT GIRL I EVER DATED, you have to come with me to the northern mountains of Georgia, when I was staying up in Gilmer County -

The girl I dated - we'll call her "Floozie" - lived in a converted trailer...with a built-on screened-in porch!! On a dirt road. With plumbing via hand-fitted PVC pipes running ABOVE ground to a nearby house. With a chair made of Bud cans on that porch. I can still remember how blown away she was the first time I took her somewhere with an automatic-flush toilet, which she'd never seen - her own toilet only flushed when you dump a bucket of water in the bowl. The girl, her son, her father, her mom, and one of two brothers have all been arrested and served time for either making or selling meth. The non-felon brother is gay (and runs a hair salon near Atlanta!!). Everyone thinks the gay guy is the one "bad seed" in the family....

She’d met her previous boyfriend in a DUI class. The boyfriend before that was in prison, for – yep – manufacturing meth.

Every word true!!!! And that's not even mentioning the time I think I caught her kissing her passed-out-drunk son on the lips, which she said was just her "flossing his teeth" because the only time she can do it is when he's passed out drunk. I've never seen dental floss in that house or in her possession....

Not only have I never seen dental floss in that house, but I never saw evidence that a single member of that wacky Chainsaw Massacre klan EVER USED dental floss - probably in their lives, given how their mouths all looked like the front end of a crashed El Camino....

I swear, not even an exaggeration in any of above --- After that girl, I didn't date the locals no mo ---- JAS

DiscoverSD's Silent Disco, at Kin Lounge - Thursday, May 28 from 5 pm to 2 am This ultimate happy hour is a party without a traditional speaker system, instead using wireless headphones and an FM transmitter. The first in DiscoverSD's new series DiscoverIT Lifestyle Events, showcasing events that break the mold of conventional socializing (just our sorta thing!), this night will be enhanced with complimentary hors d'oeuvres and discount wine.    Email guestlist@kinlounge.com to get on the list.

Film screening of TREELESS MOUNTAIN - Friday, May 29 at 7 pm and 9 pm Happening at Reading Theaters Gaslamp (701 5th Street/92101) in two separate showings, Treeless Mountain tells the incredibly moving story about the betrayal of children when deprived of the warmth and security of a family home.    For more information, including ticket prices and parking, please  click here.

THREAD - Saturday/Sunday, May 30-31 from 11 am to 5 pm San Diego's top independent fashion and design event storms the Wonderhaus Bakery (171 14th Street in East Village). Be the first to revel in the latest work of San Diego's designers, while saving money in eco-conscious surroundings. For details and to purchase discounted advance tickets click here.

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A MESSAGE FROM NARM RE NIGHTTIME BAND LINEUP

  WHAT I’M LISTENING TO...

I came across the MySpace page for local punk rockers The Bugs/Dangerous Dave - all their songs clock in at around one and a half minutes, but my favorite was "Dave Navarro's Goatee F-cking Sucks," which made me fall off my chair laughing! There's a terrific video, with shots of Navarro that hopefully won't get the band sued. I was so inspired, I created a 45 single sleeve for the tune ----

Checkout the tune here - The Bugs/Dangerous Dave on MySpace

“I wrote the song when he was on that Rock Star Supernova show,” says “Dangerous Dave” Swain of the Bugs.

He used to be in Jane’s Addiction/ Now he’s on TV trying to earn a buck

He was so much cooler when he was on drugs/ Dave Navarro’s goatee f-cking sucks

“All that makeup and jewelry,” says Swain, “what a jerk. Where the hell is he getting off wearing all that crap? He’s so full of himself. Anyone with any soul would want to tell him to go [screw] himself.”

The Bugs may have a problem with their video for the song, which features a couple dozen enlarged photos of Navarro on a screen behind the group as they mock his facial hair. “I keep waiting to hear from his attorney about the video,” says Swain. “I’m sure they wouldn’t appreciate us using his pictures without consent. If they do email me, I’m printing it in the insert of the next album.”

With tours booked around California, are the Bugs worried about running into the rock star? “I’m really not the fighting type. But if he came at me, he’d definitely get a little chin music. I don’t really want to [meet him]. He may try to French me.”

The band’s other songs include “No More Emo Haircuts,” “Meth on My Mind,” “Lesbo Lesbo,” and “Email From a She-Male” (also an amusing video).

Clocking in at around two minutes each, the songs will appear on the Bugs’ upcoming Cabana Records seven-inch vinyl album. “Yeah, that’s right, the whole album fits on a seven-inch. And there’s still room for another song or two!”

  WHAT I’M WATCHING...

 So I finally watched one of the new Futurama movies, Bender's Game - I was falling down laughing ---

 The Scary Door/Twilight Zone bit rocked - there were a buncha Scruffy cameos, but my favorite was when I spotted him cleaning up centaur poop. Not sher how many people "get" the Mork attack (the creatures all quote Robin Williams punchlines from the old Mork and Mindy TV show), but I almost bust a gut with this one:

 THE CHE UNDERGROUND WEBSITE AND REUNINS: Memories Of a Long-Gone San Diego - Founded in 1980 as an all-age vegetarian eatery and gathering place for those interested in radical politics, the Ché Café at UCSD quickly became a haven for San Diego’s underground music scene. Though touring bands eventually became a staple of the venue, early shows mostly featured local groups that played punk, garage, mod, and psychedelic sounds...

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/may/30/my-worst-dates-everybody-violet-rhythm-singer-atta/

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  EVERYBODY VIOLET IS REBORN - Everybody Violet was an all-girl band which formed at the end of the punk, Mod and psychedelic era in San Diego, cued by the dispatch of the notorious Morlocks to San Francisco...

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/may/30/my-worst-dates-everybody-violet-rhythm-singer-atta/

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Related links

"Where Have All The Deadheads Gone?" Local flower children, after the head Deadhead was dead.

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2008/aug/31/rock-operas-leaving-town-plus-playing-with-michael/

WHY AL KOOPER HATES LOCAL WRITERS (BUT LOVES SAN DIEGO)

The legendary Al Kooper has been making regular appearance at the old Normal Heights church that hosts the Acoustic Music San Diego series. During one visit, he ran somewhat afoul of music columnist Buddy Blue; on Kooper's return, he took issue with a Reader columnist.... http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/jan/09/why-al-kooper-hates-local-writers-but-loves-san-di/

METALLICA IN SAN DIEGO - LARS LIKES US! HE REALLY LIKES US! 

The Metallica San Diego footage streaming on the band’s website is top-notch, pro-shot, and fairly impressive – I can take or leave Death Magnetic, but it looks like they still command and destroy on stage. They’ve been such cartoons of themselves, for too very long now.... http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2009/jan/09/why-al-kooper-hates-local-writers-but-loves-san-di/

Famous Former Neighbors - The Article: Underground With The Celebrity Dead - Local gravesites of the rich and famous... http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2008/jan/31/famous-dead-neighbors-plus-public-access-mtv

Do It Yourself Music Television - A history of local public access music TV shows... http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2008/jan/31/famous-dead-neighbors-plus-public-access-mtv

Weird Beatles Merchandise - WTF were these licensors (and bootleggers) thinking... http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2008/feb/06/my-brunch-with-yoko-plus-weird-beatles

My Brunch With Yoko - Brunch with a Beatle bride... http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2008/feb/06/my-brunch-with-yoko-plus-weird-beatles

Yoko Ono Comics and Stories  - When Johnny Met Yoko, with dialogue and captions paraphrased from published Lennon interviews. Plus John Lennon: A Life in the Day... http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2008/feb/06/my-brunch-with-yoko-plus-weird-beatles

Snotley Crue Comics and Stories  - spoofing U-know-hooey... http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2008/jan/30/snotley-crue-comix-and-stories

When Your Love Is Locked Up - On California women's prisons and the families and loved ones of prisoners. Focus is on my good friend Danielle Barcheers, the 2nd youngest female ever convicted of a capital crime in CA state history (now ten years into a 20-to-life sentence). Plus 100 Rockin' Local Lawsuits.... http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/bands/2008/jul/30/when-kids-go-to-prison-plus-100-rockin-lawsuits

"Before It Was The Gaslamp: Balboa's Last Stand" - Cover story 6-21-07: In the late 70s/early 80s, I worked at downtown San Diego's grindhouse all-night movie theaters, for the owner of the Pussycat Theatre chain, Vince Miranda - this detailed feature recalls those dayz, the death of the Balboa Theatre, etc.

More Before It Was the Gaslamp

"Battle Of The Peeps" - feature article about a weird gig I had in the mid-'80s, running a strip club called Jolar, for the nation's second biggest pornographer, Harry Mohney (Deja Vu Showgirls founder).

More Battle of the Peeps - An Insider History of San Diego Porn Shops

"Field Of Screens" - Cover story 7-6-06: Complete theater-by-theater history of San Diego drive-ins thru the years, including a few which screened X-rated fare for awhile.

More Drive-In Theaters in San Diego: Complete Illustrated History 1947 thru 2008

"Pussycat Theaters - When 'Cathouses Ruled California" -- for the first time, the detailed inside story of the west coast Pussycat Theater chain of adult moviehouses, which peaked in the '70s but later died out. Told by those who actually ran the theaters!

More Pussycat Theater History: When Cathouses Ruled CA

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OVERHEARD IN SAN DIEGO - Several years' worth of this comic strip, which debuted in the Reader in 1996: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/photos/galleries/overheard-san-diego/

FAMOUS FORMER NEIGHBORS - Over 100 comic strips online, with mini-bios of famous San Diegans: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/photos/galleries/famous-former-neighbors/

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