Staff Blog Entries

Little Fish Comic Book Studio debuts American BOOOM!

Ocean Beach comic studio releases borderland superhero story at Villainous Lair Comics - Normal Heights

Little Fish Comic Book Studio is celebrating the release of their debut publication - a San Diego/Tijuana-based comic called American ...

Natural Log Skateboards bring handcrafted decks to Lafayette Hotel & Swim Club

North Park hotel hosts artist of the month, surf-rock, acoustic folk, and a dance party in the Top Gun room.

On Thursday, March 21 (7 to 10 p.m.), Lafayette Hotel & Swim Club in North Park will host an opening ...

Grace Ann Piano tells story of indigenous cultures through paint

Denizens opens on Saturday, April 13 at MainSpace/GLASHAUS artist collective in Barrio Logan

Artist and Detroit native Grace Ann Piano started her career in automotive engineering and business development. Following what she calls ...

Project Donate supports charities by promoting local music

A team of Eastlake High School alumni curate music for fundraisers benefiting muscular dystrophy, autism, and a Tijuana orphanage.

Every now and then, when cosmic bodies align just so and Santa Anas cloak the breeze with their curious desert ...

California Kebab announces SDSU location closure

Mediterranean restaurant focuses on newer beer garden & eatery in Pacific Beach

California Kebab announced yesterday that they have closed their location next to San Diego State University in order to focus ...

Desert Daze Music and Art Festival announces full lineup

Pomona-based Moon Block Party collective throws 4/20 party in Mecca before taking off to Austin Psych Fest

Desert Daze Music and Art Festival recently released the full lineup for their second annual party, to be held on ...

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar comes to Balboa Park to make non-violence go viral

Indian spiritual leader will speak at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion with Mayor Bob Filner

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (not to be confused with the late sitarist Ravi Shankar) is a leading voice in the ...

Basshenge Technology techno dance series at AC Lounge

Burning Man sound camp drops the beat at BeHe bar.

Basshenge started last year as a series of parties to raise funds for a Burning Man installation of the same ...

Color Me Rad 5K at Petco Park

Another chance to get stuff thrown at you while you jog for charity.

Who knew rainbow-hued corn starch races were a thing? When I posted about the Run or Dye 5K a few ...

Harlem Shake felt throughout San Diego

Dumb dance fascinates millions. Hijinks ensue.

Watching the potentially utopian vehicle of cyber-memes get twisted into unabashed marketing ploys may leave you a little cynical (like ...

Run or Dye 5K in Mission Valley

Colorful 5K comes to Qualcomm Stadium

Q: What do you get when you combine Indian Holi rituals with a spirited walk/jog/dance party around Mission Valley? A: ...

4th annual San Diego Experimental Guitar show debuts as two-night extravaganza

Featuring strange sounds from Scott Nielsen, Bart Stull, Clint Davis, Demetrius Antuna, Rafter, and an interactive installation at Space 4 Art by Wages.

Now approaching its fourth annual installment, the San Diego Experimental Guitar show is expanding into a two-day affair with the ...

Otras Obras: ten dollar tattoos in Tijuana

Art space off La Sexta offers $10 tats by Tijuana and Los Angeles artists.

It may well be the premise of The Hangover III, but on Saturday, March 16 you are invited to round ...

Amplified Ale Works announce Sunday beer & bacon brunch

Pacific Beach brewery at California Kebab and Beer Garden pairs farm-to-table meal with flight of beer.

Since opening shop in November at California Kebab and Beer Garden (4150 Mission Boulevard #208 - Pacific Beach), Amplified Ale ...

Bonkfest: Tiny Telephones, Secret Fun Club, East of Sweden, Mike Delgado at The Void

A benefit for musician Nathan "Bonk" Joyner, who is recovering from life-threatening injuries after being struck by car in Hillcrest.

Walking home from work last September, multi-instrumentalist Nathan “Bonk” Joyner (All Leather, Some Girls, Hot Nerds, Ese' & Zain) was ...

El Centro clothing contingent Bujwah opens shop in Golden Hill

Bujwah learned art, music, clothes, and skateboards from the streets.

Bujwah’s story sounds more like what you’d expect from an anarchist punk band than a clothing line. Old friends from ...

Retox to release YPLL via Epitaph Records

Thrash/punk outfit featuring members of Festival of Dead Deer and The Locust to drop new LP May 7.

Having recently returned from a West Coast tour with Tomahawk, pissed-off thrash punk quartet Retox announced the release of their ...

Exile Nation: The Plastic People of the Tijuana River canal

Filmmaker Charles Shaw addresses the difficult reality behind deportation, homelessness, and drug abuse.

If you’ve ever crossed the pedestrian bridge over the Tijuana River canal, you’ve no doubt seen dozens of people living ...

The Void: Vampire Slayer, Late Nite Howl, Marcelo Radulovich, and Monsterpussy

An eclectic, transborder lineup fills The Void in City Heights

A few days ago, I posted a blog heralding the return of resurrected Mexicali dance/noise punk icons Maniqui Lazer to ...

Commune 5-year anniversary with Dead Feather Moon and Adam Salter

Anti-big tobacco monthly, Commune, celebrates at Whistle Stop in South Park

On Wednesday, February 27 at Whistle Stop (2236 Fern Street - South Park), Commune celebrates five years of fighting “tobacco ...