Staff Blog Entries

11th annual Bird Park Summer Concert Series kicks off

Free outdoor North Park series starts today with jazz artist Lenny Rankins.

Last minute reminder! The Bird Park Summer Concert Series kicks off this evening with a performance by jazz artist Lenny ...

Mood Boost: entrepreneur turns bipolar disorder into inspirational business

Barry Willis offers meaningful employment to fellow depression sufferers.

Following an exhaustive several weeks of working with the impromptu media committee at Occupy San Diego, Barry Willis spent five ...

Interview with Manuel Cabrera of Polen

Polen cultivates art, music, food, drink, and fashion in Tijuana with periodic street fairs

Anyone who’s been paying attention to our south-lying sister city has no doubt caught wind of the fact that Tijuana ...

Author & Punisher: Women & Children

One-man industrial doom outfit drops new album, supports Phil Anselmo (Pantera, Down) on U.S. tour.

As visually provocative and he is sonically crushing, Tristan Shone designs open-source kinetic drone and dub machines to channel ecstatic, ...

The Ruby Room uproots following creative differences

Hillcrest bar, gallery, and venue becomes neighborhood tavern, Ruby Room shopping around for new location.

I was tempted to go mellon collie when, several weeks ago, Ruby Room co-owner Brittni Cute confided that she had ...

The ShakeDown Bar welcomes Anilee Griffin to the driver's seat

Former Flying Elephant manager takes over at Midway rock and roll dive

Infamous for their emphasis on “Booze, Bikes, Bands, Broads, and Rods,” The ShakeDown Bar on Midway is changing hands about ...

Hoy Serás Mi Copiloto mixtape by Julio Pillado

Tijuana musician compiles mixtape for All My Friends music festival.

Tijuana musician Julio Pillado - best known for his work with bands such as Shantelle, Celofan, Inkjet, and, most recently, ...

The Warriors' Duet at the San Diego Fringe Festival

A stage production based on the work of Laura Jeanne Morefield debuts Downtown at the first annual Fringe Festival

As part of the first annual San Diego Fringe Festival, community-based theatre troupe Circle Circle dot dot presents The Warriors' ...

National Get Outdoors Day: free entry to parks

You can waive the usual National Forest Adventure Pass tomorrow and spend a gratis day exploring Cleveland National Forest as ...

Bat Lords summon serial killers and brutality

Last Years guitarist give the lowdown on his new horror punk trio, Bat Lords

While local outfit Last Years take a hiatus, guitarist Steve Baeza continues to play straight-ahead horror punk anthems with members ...

The Soft Pack at The Irenic

The Soft Pack return to San Diego to play in North Park with Heavy Hawaii on Friday, June 28

The Soft Pack return to play San Diego after a year or two in Los Angeles with a Friday, June ...

Stay Strange debuts as label with Monochromacy cassette

Outsider art and music night launches label with local loathe drone trio release

Outsider art and music night Stay Strange, headed by noise experimentalist Sam Lopez (Zsa Zsa Gabor), is inaugurating their new ...

Tape Deck Mountain announces new album, releases single Always Lie

San Diego shoegaze project relocates to Queens and takes barista gig to fund sophomore LP

Tape Deck Mountain recently announced the pending release of their sophomore album, Sway, which is due out later this year ...

Music is Art: an audio/visual collaboration between local beat label and an Amsterdam art gallery

Liquid Geometry teams up with producer Pluto Dash and 4816/asa Gallery in Holland to blur the lines between art and music

Experimental beat collective Liquid Geometry is expanding their focus on the visual arts with the recent debut of their Music ...

Up to 20% discount at local businesses for cyclists

SD Bike Commuter has organized a map and list of about 70 local businesses rewarding customers for bicycling

Did you know that about 70 businesses throughout San Diego are offering up to 20% discounts for cyclists? Check out ...

Stay Strange kicks off June residency at The Void

Exploring that hard-hitting place where hip hop and noise music meet, Stay Strange hosts 10shun, Bruisecaster, and Randy Chiurazzi in City Heights.

Outsider art and music night Stay Strange is kicking off a special bi-weekly June residency at The Void (3519 El ...

A rough guide to music at Art Around Adams

The Normal Heights street fair celebrates ten years with artists, musicians, street performers, comedians, politicians, interactive installations, and more.

If an afternoon spin on the free “comedy trolley” - hosted by a handful of local wise-guys - isn’t more ...

Festival de Musica & Arte Pacifico: the sights and sounds of Mexicali's underground

Pacifico Booking presents over 20 bands and artists representing the experimental underbelly of Baja's capital.

On Friday, June 7, Mexicali culture-movers Pacifico Booking present their first installment of Festival de Musica & Arte Pacifico at ...

Passengers perform Parameters at Space 4 Art

Vibraphonist Nathan Hubbard enlists an ensemble from San Diego and Tijuana to perform conceptual series

For the last several years, vibraphonist Nathan Hubbard has been presenting concerts under the moniker Passengers, usually as a five ...

Buenasolasfest brings Baja's finest to the beach

Outdoor festival on the coastline of Ensenada features Maniquí Lazer, Fax, Letters From Readers, The Electric Healing Sound, Celofán, and more.

On Saturday, June 15, Buenasolasfest is bringing a full day of Baja jams to Anfiteatro de Viento at Colectivo Gastronómico ...