Staff Blog Entries

JT's: Just in Case

My last memory of JT’s Pub & Grill prior to Friday night was pissing off a large group of drunken ...

Soda Bar Serves Nerdy Art Rap

Los Angeles-based alt-rapper Busdriver commanded the Soda Bar’s minute stage like a chameleon, blending with shifting sounds and patterns. “I’m ...

Sage Francis En Route to Save Solana Beach

Rhode Island’s Sage Francis emerged from the turn of the century indie rap boom and backpacker movement as the godfather ...

Doomtree's Low-Hanging Boom Bap

The seven-headed beast Doomtree roared through a sold-out Casbah and brought their nuanced, inspirational boom bap along for the ride. ...

Pterodactyl Spills Out at Tin Can Ale House

Fifth Avenue sat quiet just prior to midnight, as the haunting wail of Kera & the Lesbians owned the little ...

Astronautalis Splashes Down at Casbah

By the time Astronautalis finished a six-minute freestyle that weaved together a fable about Louisiana BBQ, an invincible dog, and ...