Staff Blog Entries

Sixties Guns: Atypical Weirdos video

A few weeks ago, Sixties Guns posted a video for their third track, "Atypical Weirdos" - a triumph of low-budget ...

Smoke & Guns: a cocktail standoff at Roseville Cozinha

Liberty Station fish-to-fork eatery hosts a showdown between some of San Diego's finest craft cocktail innovators.

Craft cocktails are on the rise in San Diego, and with the visionaries have come dozens of late-comers hoping to ...

Mobo Brain: technology at the dinner table

Local author Jenz Johnson offers a new outlook on the role of mobile devices at meal time.

It this vast and untamed American future, just about everybody carries a mobile device. While most of us have been ...

Tijuana Jazz & Blues Festival

Free street fair on Revolucion with Carlos Marks, Los Zaragoza, Steph Johnson, Pico de Gallo, Tico's Big Band, and more.

On Sunday, May 26 from 1 to 11 p.m., you are invited to a free afternoon and evening of music, ...

FYF Fest celebrates 10 years with blowout lineup

My Bloody Valentine, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio, MGMT, Beach House, FLAG (Keith, Chuck, Dez, Billy & Stephen playing the songs of Black Flag), Deerhunter, Devendra Banhart, The Breeders, Yo La Tengo, Solange, Washed Out, Toro y Moi, Holy Ghost!, Death Grips, Strfker, Thee Oh Sees... and many more

FYF Fest returns to Los Angeles Historic Park for their tenth annual extravaganza with what may be their most compelling ...

Sensori Collective: a member-supported community center for beatmakers

Three local beatmakers are working together to create a community space for like-minded musicians.

A trio of local beat producers is putting their resources together to create a community space for fellow music creators. ...

CutMod chops veggies, video for chance to tour as Psy's personal chef

USCD grad mixes music, projection mapping, and culinary prowess to woo South Korean pop star.

“I have applied to be Psy's chef because I love mixing cultures through food and media,” says Will ‘CutMod’ Michaelsen, ...

Dancing Strangers "Nightwalker" video takes a noir trip through Tijuana's red light district

Zona Norte, neon lights, ladies of the night, and cold-blooded murder.

Tijuana two-piece Dancing Strangers recently posted a video for "Nightwalker" from their January EP, Lost in Lust. Lost In Lust ...

Retox tour documentary: ten-minute preview

Featuring interviews with members of Melvins, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Tomahawk, Antioch Arrow, Holy Molar, Head Wound City, Regents, Dangerous Boys Club, and more.

Retox recently posted a ten-minute preview for their film, YPLL: Documentation, featuring tour footage and interviews with members of Melvins, ...

Chad White Baja-Med popup dinner at Analog

With guest Chef Diego Hernandez of Corazon de Tierra in Valle de Guadalupe.

Chef Chad White has already gotten a number of shout outs in the Reader for his take on Baja-Med cuisine ...

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 ...

Sixties Guns are a junkyard

Tijuana / North Park quartet hits the ground running.

There’s something going on with Sixties Guns. They’re too put together to have formed just seven months ago. The sound ...

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 ...

Madame Ur y Sus Hombres - Venada (Sleeve↓ Remix)

Liquid Geometry beatmaker remixes Tijuana cosmic cabaret quartet with spellbinding results.

Back in January, my buddy Hugo Fierro and I curated a show at Visual in Normal Heights with a handful ...

The American Jungle filming live at Ruby Room

Hillcrest venue hosts Hybris, Sub Killaz, and DJ EVLO for filming of documentary on North American drum and bass.

San Diego’s drum and bass/jungle scene has caught the attention of filmmakers behind The American Jungle, a feature-length documentary that ...

Rosarito-Ensenada Bike Ride

Cycling the Baja countryside on the 34th annual fun ride

The Rosarito-Ensenada 50-mile fun ride started in 1979 and has been gaining momentum ever since. This weekend's ride drew over ...

Video: Figment at Chicano Park

As a follow-up to last week's Crasher, here's a video uploaded by Tom Fears of the first annual Figment art ...

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 ...

Arts & Trees: summer DIY flea market in downtown Tijuana

Seasonal flea market showcases local musicians and artisans on Avenida Revolucion in Zona Centro

Four times a year, seasonal flea market Arts & Trees showcases Tijuana’s homegrown artisans with an all-day, all-ages bazaar featuring ...

Moon Block Party: JJUUJJUU, Blackfeet Braves, Wild Wild Wets, and Barbarian.

Pomona-based collective tours through San Diego for first time.

Pomona art and music collective Moon Block Party recently held their second annual Desert Daze festival in the Salton Sea-side ...