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Blog entries concerning the Pacific Beach neighborhood of San Diego.

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Best events in San Diego: June 20-26

Thursday | 20 INTERNATIONAL SURFING DAY The Surfrider Foundation’s San Diego County chapter hosts this celebration of surf culture. The ...

Bert Turetzky, Chuck Perrin, Bob Weller, Charlie Weller: Jazz & Poetry

Turetzky and Perrin transformed words into music with help from the Weller's.

Contrabass virtuoso Bert Turetzky joined forces with Chuck Perrin to present a night of bass and poetry -- specifically the ...

Kwassman Sextet storms Dizzy's

An extremely talented group of players helped the composer realize his ambitions.

Young composer/multi-instrumentalist Joshua Kwassman migrated into town from his NYC base on June 12, drawing a small but enthusiastic group ...

Best events in San Diego: June 13-20

Thursday | 13 MEDIA ARTS CENTER CARNIVAL This Media Arts Center fundraiser includes performances by comedian Mike Vinn, magician Nathan ...

Joshua Kwassman blows in from NYC, June 12

Promoting a new album that defies easy categorization, the saxophonist makes a Dizzy's hit.

I've been spending the afternoon listening to the new disc from composer / multi-instrumentalist Joshua Kwassman as sort of a ...

Jim Storey & Storeylines live at Dizzy's

Lots of electricity in the air for Storey's fusion project.

On June 7, Dizzy's operator Chuck Perrin provided an opportunity to experience the work of guitarist Jim Storey's fusion project ...

Insistent/Bite Me Bandit pleads guilty

Bank robber caught attempting to rob the same branch a third time

Steve Edward Ruby has pleaded guilty to federal counts related to six bank robberies and an attempted seventh, over a ...

Levy, Zlatkovich & Sprague live at Dizzy's

Sprague used ethnic percussion-loops and guitar synthesizer to negate the lack of bass and drums, making for a thrilling three-way conversation.

Tenor saxophonist Brian Levy, with guitarist Peter Sprague and pianist Mikan Zlatkovich combined for a knockout concert of modern jazz ...

Rob Thorsen Trio: Live

There is a special, exploratory chemistry happening with these three.

Veteran double bass artist Rob Thorsen celebrated the recent release of his CD, Rob Thorsen Trio: Live on May 18, ...

Ben Wanicur Quartet live at Dizzy's

Wanicur's charts are tricky, but with Peter Sprague, Ian Tordella and Charles Weller in the band, easy to digest.

San Diego bassist Ben Wanicur held a CD release party May 17, at Dizzy's celebrating his new disc The Excluded ...

Amplified Ale Works ups volume

California Kebab’s anniversary happening amid brewhouse flux

If you’d have told me one of the best new breweries of the past year would be a nano operation ...

Baked Bear

Ice cream sandwiches...you're doing it right!

Some concepts are so foolishly simple they make me facepalm in disbelief at my own lack of inspiration. The Baked ...

The Turquoise gets it wrong

Pacific Beach tapas bar nearly strikes out with food and service. Only the drinks are at all on point.

I hadn’t seen a mandatory service charge at a restaurant in quite a while. Then, I went to The Turquoise ...

California Kebab & Beer Garden celebrates a year in Pacific Beach

$5 brats and specialty casks all day.

California Kebab & Beer Garden celebrates a year in Pacific Beach on Saturday, May 18 with $5 brats and specialty ...

The shape of jazz to come: Dresser Quintet at Dizzy's

Jazz should always be like this: exciting, connected to the blues, swinging, grounded in tradition while surging into the future.

When jazz is hitting on all of its cylinders, there is no more important art form on this planet. On ...

Best events in San Diego through May 15

Through Sunday, May 12 GATOR BY THE BAY 2013 Twelfth annual zydeco and Cajun festival showcases over 60 bands, artists, ...

Dresser unveils new quintet May 10 at Dizzy's

Introducing new members Ben Schachter on saxophone and Kjell Nordeson on drums, Dresser, Joshua White and Michael Dessen pack a big punch.

Friday, May 10, contrabass master Mark Dresser will debut the latest version of his West Coast Quintet, which features new ...

Janklow Quintet live at Dizzy's

The LA saxophone virtuoso delivered a smoking set.

Alto saxophonist Danny Janklow made his San Diego performance debut as a bandleader on April 20, teaming up with fellow ...

White, Price & Smith: burning at Dizzy's

Pianist Joshua White brought drum icon Marvin "Smitty" Smith, bassist Hamilton Price and tenor saxophonist Ben Schachter into the Pacific Beach venue.

April 18 represented a special day in the evolution of piano master Joshua White. Drum legend Marvin "Smitty" Smith made ...

Danny Janklow Quintet comes to Dizzy's April 20

The young LA alto saxophonist makes his San Diego bandleading debut.

Brace yourself for some "alto-madness," jazz fans. On April 20, young LA saxophone master Danny Janklow comes to Dizzy's, sharing ...

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