How did San Diego go from two dozen drive-in theaters to only two?
Hint: The murder of a future SD Mayor's brother had a lot to do with it
The Reader's Don Bauder has an excellent new story about former San Diego Mayor Maureen O'Connor's recent legal tribulations: "Mayor Mo" stole $2 million from late husband's foundation. While O’Connor may have been one of the city’s better Mayors, I’ve …
Williams and Pope, aka Wavves, lean on demons to battle fear of heights
New full-length Afraid of Heights due March 26, single available now
A new single, “Demon to Lean On,” off the upcoming Wavves full-length Afraid of Heights — recorded with producer John Hill (Rihanna, Santigold) and due March 26 via Mom + Pop/Warner Bros — is streaming online. Another new song and …
Sea Chanteys with famous former neighbors Tom Waits, Frank Zappa
Waits/Keith Richards jam and Zappa track on Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/03/39496/ The Tom Waits and Keith Richards jam “Shenandoah,” off the upcoming compilation Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys, is streaming now at: http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/01/08/168805385/new-music-from-tom-waits-keith-richards-ra-ra-riot-villagers-more. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/feb/03/39497/ The two-disc compilation, produced by Hal Willner, set for release February …
Either/Or - Sounds Like San Diego or Roni Lee & Jennifer Batten?
Local-centric legends at the Museum, or local chick rocker w/Michael Jackson's guitarist?
Two different events to consider tonight: Sounds Like San Diego at the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad is a fundraiser with over a dozen local performers, performing the biggest and best known tunes ever to come out of San …
Savannah Philyaw "ready to jump into the pool" Feb. 1 w/ Normal Heights concert
Young singer/songwriter's debut EP sports local all-star lineup (Cantrell, Berkley, Hart, Caplinger, Moore, etc)
“I don’t actually have a band,” says singer/songwriter Savannah Philyaw. “I’m occasionally accompanied by friends of mine; violinists, drummers, guitarists, etc. I always have a great time when other musicians play shows with me, though. It’s just difficult to find …
"Lost" 1968 Andy Warhol film San Diego Surf to screen in La Jolla
West coast premier March 16 at Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/28/39108/ Andy Warhol filmed San Diego Surf on the shores of La Jolla in May 1968, though it was only partially edited and never released. 44 years later, in October 2012, the Andy Warhol Museum presented the first public screening …
Pachyderm prog rock courtesy of Elephants of Scotland
Rush-loving quartet drops impressive debut full-length
So you think you’d like Rush more, if only that singer didn’t keep whipping out his “chipmunk in a blender” shriek. And you’d probably listen to more Marillion and Yes, if only the album covers didn’t all look like Chevy …
Tonight's turf in Del Mar will be blue(grass)
Claire Lynch Band playing Del Mar Powerhouse
Two-time International Bluegrass Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year Claire Lynch has become a creative force in acoustic music and at the forefront of women who have expanded the bluegrass genre. She has twice earned Grammy nominations and was …
Michael Tiernan & Lee Coulter still ducking “real jobs”
Diatonic duo dishes on pimped-out Hollywood hotel rooms and loving their ladies
Lee Coulter is about to embark on a 55-city tour, but locals can catch him tonight with his frequent brother-from-another-mother Michael Tiernan, performing a 7:30 set at the Belly Up. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/22/38810/ The pair first met up in 2004, while Tiernan …
Yes playing Temecula March 8 with local tribute band frontman at the mic
3 complete albums to be performed:The Yes Album, Close to the Edge, Going For the One
In summer 2012, singer Jon Davison of mostly-local Yes tribute band Roundabout was tapped by the actual Yes, to tour as a temp replacement for singer Benoit David (who replaced founding vocalist Jon Anderson). Davison will still be manning the …
New name: Chula Vista Cricket/Coors Amphitheatre riding the Sleep Train
Another name change for the 20,000 seat concert venue
Mattress sellers Sleep Train have closed a deal with Live Nation to rename Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre (formerly Coors Amphitheatre) the Sleep Train Amphitheatre. No, you didn't accidentally click "Almost Factual News," and we're not pulling an early April Fool's gag. …
Hargo trading SoCal turf for Indian surf after Jan. 18 Normal Heights show
Retro-world rocker promises to post "Turban-cam" reports for Reader readers
"I kept it mellow during the holidays, kind of recharging my batteries for what is sure to be the busiest most exciting year yet for me and the band," says retro-world rocker Hargo. "My guitarist Sanjay Parekh and I are …
Simeon Flick logging "10,000 hours towards mastery in isolation"
Obsessively DIY singer/songwriter swears "I will never subject you to a Kickstarter campaign"
"When I first arrived in San Diego almost twelve years ago, I could only record and put out demos on tape cassettes," recalls soulful singer/songwriter Simeon Flick, who crafts original music in his own Blue Chair Studio as well as …
Get well soon, Jeffrey Joe! Mira Mesa troubador hospitalized
"He's awake and alert but breathing tubes are still in," according to friends.
Mira Mesa blues singer/guitarist Jeffrey Joe Morin is in the hospital, "mending from some heart complications" according to his Facebook page today. "He's awake and alert but breathing tubes are still in," reads a post from fellow musico Lindsay White …
Floydian flying pig will land in Ocean Beach on Jan. 18
Pink Floyd Experience to debut new national stage show at Winstons
"There will be no other west coast appearances, so this is a Winstons exclusive" says Tom Quinn of the Pink Floyd Experience, who'll appear at the Ocean Beach venue on January 18. "For the first time ever, we'll present a …
RIP Patti Page: Famous former neighbor dies at Encinitas nursing home
“Tennessee Waltz,” “Old Cape Cod” and “How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?” singer was 85
RIP San Diego music legend Patti Page, known for hits like “Tennessee Waltz,” “Old Cape Cod,” and “How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?” She passed away this week at the age of 85. Her musical success spawned several …
Does this mean Satan is now booking Linda Vista's Brick by Brick?
Dark metal band Daemos playing Feb. 2 w/Dumest Animals, On Decent, and Mojave Green
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/28/37571/ Daemos plays hardcore dark metal loud and aggressive enough to make Metallica cover its ears. The group has been haunting San Diego venues since the early '90s, as well as landing slots opening for Judas Priest at L.A.'s House …
"I stayed in hiding for 25 years" says songwriter PF Sloan
AMSD hosting Sloan and Creed Bratton (Grass Roots) in Normal Heights Jan. 12
“I stayed in hiding for twenty-five years because people threatened to kill me,” says PF Sloan, songwriter behind '60s hits like “Secret Agent Man,” “Where Were You When I Needed You,” “California Dreamin’” and the anti-war anthem “Eve Of Destruction.” …
Putting the "X" back in Xmas - a brief history of San Diego porn theaters
Plus what killed the Gaslamp's peep show empires, and why they deserved to die
Modern day porn movies are notorious for their ridiculous and idiotic titles. Looking at a porn star's list of film names would have been funny to me a few years ago. Now, it's just sad and disturbing to realize that …
North Park bar has had enough Beatles, going gay for Morrissey
Bar Pink hosting Pony Death Ride's release party for Not a Foal, Not Yet a Horse Jan. 15
"We had no idea that this year is the 50th anniversary of Beatlemania, but we're really lucky it turned out that way," says Jaye MacAskill, who with husband Joe is one half of Pony Death Ride, whose full-length Not a …