Ways in Which I Let the Coffee Grow Cold (Summer 2018) I smell smoke A mass graveyard of gnats beneath the cracked window The neighbor’s puppy nips with fierce, needled teeth I contemplate modifiers A …

So what is the difference between Ethiopian and Somali food? Last week, when my friend Annie and I were in Addis, a newish Ethiopian eatery on El Cajon Boulevard, two ladies came to eat at …

Isabella Bosch-Sorensen, San Diego, 2. Joseph Ciprian, San Diego, 2. George Cooper, El Cajon, 2. Philip Faker, Jamul, 2. (winner!) Rafael Gaceta, San Diego, 2. Carol Georges, Poway, 2. Paula Henderson, La Jolla, 2. Susan …

“I’d heard about the Festival of New Trumpet Music [an annual multi-day New York City event co-curated by UCSD professor Stephanie Richards and founder Dave Douglas] around a dozen years ago, and I thought it …

Mary Arana, Encinitas, 2. Stephanie Arcadia, Chula Vista, 2. Greg Bergeron, Tierrasanta, 2. Jon Christianson, El Cajon, 2. Joseph Ciprian, San Diego, 2. Carol Georges, Poway, 2. Richard Hutchings, Santee, 2. (winner!) Robert McQuay, San …

While the Casbah’s 30th is a milestone, the Penetrators reunion show packs a bigger numerical punch. Their first reunion show in five years on Friday marks the 40th anniversary for the trailblazing band that dominated …

They’re not a spot-on imitation of their namesake band, but was that ever the idea? Judas Priestess is plain heavy-metal fun — five gifted women metal-heads who deliver a shot of club-sized Judas Priest. Priestess …

The Multisensory Aesthetic Experience hasn’t toured in years. But they remember the sweet spots in the lower 48, and how to celebrate them. “San Diego is a uniquely special place for the band,” explains MAE’s …