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Blog entries concerning the Little Italy neighborhood of San Diego.

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Ian Tordella : Twin Tenors @ 98 Bottles, May 24

This is Vol.III in the series, pairing Tordella with LA sax man Joe Berry

Saxophonist Ian Tordella continues his Twin Tenors series, which spotlights up-and-coming saxophone talent (as well as established players) in the ...

Best events in San Diego: May 16-23

Thursday | 16 DIANE WAKOSKI POETRY READING Wakoski is the featured poet in this year’s San Diego Poetry Annual. Her ...

Doo Doo Roo: Spring Braek with Velanche, Will Guise, and TonyP

Tasty multi-genre jam down at the Kava Lounge

Nuke a bag of popcorn and grab a jar of jelly, because Doo Doo Roo (yes it’s named after a ...

Take Me Out With The Fader: Mateo’s last blast at the Kava Lounge

Family Matters beat showcase organizer and Kava manager Mateo Silva signs off

It’s the end of an era for San Diego’s most eclectic underground electronic, experimental, and world music venue as manager ...

I'm not Mrs. Alessio!

She was my mother-in-law's mother. I married her grandson. They owned an old restaurant called "Mister A's." Mrs. Alessio was ...

Danny Weller Quintet does Ella at 98 Bottles

Weller led a superb ensemble through the music of vocal icon Ella Fitzgerald.

Young double-bass virtuoso Danny Weller is back in town for a week or so, and he somehow found time to ...

Anthony Smith CD release party at 98 Bottles

The vibraphonist led a stellar sextet celebrating his new music in front of a sold-out house.

Vibraphonist Anthony Smith celebrated the CD release of two new discs on April 27 at 98 Bottles, leading an all-star ...

Dragon Lounge: future jungle birthday party

DJ Arkon celebrates his birthday with a U.K. invasion at the Kava Lounge.

Dragon Lounge, one of San Diego’s longest-running electronic dance music monthlies held at the Kava Lounge, garnered international attention over ...

Ballast Point expanding to Little Italy

Local brewing company going big by going small in niche metro community

Last year, I broke the news that local company Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits was searching for a large building ...

Little Italy: Mezcal, corn dogs rule at Art & Commerce

The 90-year-old art of making corn dogs is revived for the after-work crowd

"St. Germain?" says Christian. "The ketchup of cocktails." So wow. You know you’re in sophisticated circles just from that. He's ...

Accomplice: San Diego, by La Jolla Playhouse

Dude comes up to you on a street in Little Italy. He's got the sniffles, and not the Kleenex kind, ...

Best events in San Diego: March 29-April 3

Friday | 29 DIVE IN MOVIES Watch National Lampoon’s Vacation from inside the pool. Includes self-serve popcorn and roaming servers ...

Ignoring family ties at Monello

Taking the sister act next door to Little Italy's Bencotto

When an eatery is a sister operation to another restaurant, it’s hard not to associate it with its sibling. That’s ...

Joe Garrison & Night People live at 98 Bottles

The underground composer surfaced with a red-hot nonet to interpret some very original music.

Composer and pianist Joe Garrison brought the rich 9 piece ensemble he calls Night People into 98 Bottles on March ...

Street Style Little Italy: Art Royalty

When I rolled into my parking space in Little Italy yesterday, I spotted this guy standing outside: http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/mar/01/40936/ "I think ...

Little Italy Waterfront happy hour: Free is good

And this HH is specially hard to beat when it includes free crab legs

Good news you forgot you knew: I was on Kettner around six in the evening ''t'other day and heard the ...

Emerald Rats: Everyday Obstacle EP

Mike Turi of Wild Wild Wets delves into dark, synth-based solo project.

Psychedelic party rockers Wild Wild Wets recently returned from a West Coast tour with local garage coldwavers Barbarian, during which ...

Russian hip hop innovator DJ Vadim comes to Kava Lounge

Ninja Tune producer hits Middletown with locals Bency, Mawkus, and Collagey.

Born in Leningrad, USSR (now Saint Petersburg, Russia), producer DJ Vadim has worked with a list of pivotal artists as ...

Along Came A Spider @ 98 Bottles

Nathan Hubbard's episodic compositions came to life in bold relief with Ian Tordella, David Borgo and Rob Thorsen.

Last night, at 98 Bottles, the true depth of San Diego jazz talent was dramatically reinforced with two burning sets ...

Isola serves lovin' from the oven

Pizza’s the focus, but its upstaged by unexpected stars

Italian in Little Italy—what a novel idea. Nowadays, with trendy ramen joints, second-story comfort food perches, and burger joints popping ...

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