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A lot of people may know about The Rightovers without exactly knowing about The Rightovers. That's because a release by Conceptus, the 2010s Chris Tomorrow project that morphed into The Rightovers, can be seen on …
Slightly Stoopid’s ties with Sublime reach all the way back to the Ocean Beach band's beginning: they were discovered by Sublime frontman Bradley Nowell and signed to Skunk Records in 1995. Shortly after, they released …
“You’re thinking of ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit,’ I get them mixed up a lot too,” guitarist Mike Keneally responds when I suggest “Dust in the Wind” by Kansas was written for trust fund hippies who …
Spirit of the Light, new from KBong & Johnny Cosmic, unfolds as an album’s worth of reggae inspiration. No doctrinaire preaching the necessity of adhering to the strictures of Rastafarian “livity,” but a bright and …
A silent disco is one thing, but a silent piano concert immersed in nature is a whole other escapade. Combining music with the elements, renowned composer Murray Hidary has been performing his MindTravel concert series …
Each June, just as the marine layer gives way to early summer sun, a different kind of tide rolls into downtown San Diego, not waves, but the warm, rhythm-soaked tones of smooth jazz. The San …
There has always been a crack in the foundation of The Zeros, whose story has passed into punk rock legend. In 1976, four teenage kids from Chula Vista got a call from The Nerves to …
Heath Cooley’s took his first stab at playing the drums when he was around 10 years old. He requested a full set — and got a snare and mandatory lessons instead. “I hated it,” he …
Former Brick By Brick, Kadan, and Radio Room owner Chris Heaney (and two of his ice-hockey buddies) purchased the old Second Wind bar in San Carlos circa 2015. Their new venue, Navajo Live, focused on …
North County’s Space Motor was active for just a short time, a blip that spanned from 2019 to early 2020. “We had some fast songs,” says drummer Scott Taylor (Whole Hog). “We kind of did …
“American Idiot by Green Day was the first CD I remember stealing from my sister, and I listened to nonstop,” says Louis Petrella of Sorry, It’s Over. Petty theft from siblings is a rite of …
Twenty-two-year-old folk-pop guitarist, singer-songwriter, and producer Pip Lewis was born in Chichester, England, an hour south of London, but she and her family have been coming to San Diego for their winter holiday for many …
Sledges’ new single “Fading” fades in with undulating soft tones that suggest some wavering seascape — the sort of thing the Cure did so well in their salad days. Then the menacing bass from Alex …
Soul Shakedown Studios started in founder Jakob John’s North County garage. It stayed there for two years before moving into a space in San Marcos. Now, five years later, the studio has grown into a …
Nature or nurture? Maybe both. San Diego born hip-hop artist Ray Riley has been around the scene since youth — because in the late ‘80s, Riley’s father, MC Willy Will, was one of the members …
A fire so devastating, the firefighters wouldn’t move in to put it out. Sounds outrageous. Sounds horrifying. But that’s the move an alcoholic fire chief made — or rather, didn’t make — at the Ashtabula …