Temblad (Spanish for “Tremble”) was founded as a metal cover band before developing original music. The group will debut their album Hallucignosis at the Soda Bar in City Heights on Friday, May 19, with other …
May 18, 2023
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Temblad release, Blaise Guld gig, Dustin Lothspeich tribute, Jared Mattson solo, Guitar Plus Workshop
Gonzo Report: Tio Leo’s transforms into a proper jazz joint
I’ll start out with a confession: I hate crowds. I get pretty stressed out at a sold-out concert, which is why I’ll do just about anything to arrive early enough at a general admission show …
May 18, 2023
Ancient robot software keeps Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra running
Problems in Modern Puppetry Performance : When SDSU English department grad and tech geek Michael Buchmiller turned himself into Professor B. Miller of the Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra, he knew he’d face challenges in the songwriting, …
May 18, 2023
Hot words at Lucha Libre on Washington
A recent verbal altercation at a local Lucha Libre-inspired restaurant in Mission Hills was actual and not a professional wrestling skit, as many onlookers thought. "Ma'am, give me my receipt, you fu--ing bit-h .... "You …
May 17, 2023
Ginsberg thought I was an airhead, Vonnegut said I was 'loose'
I hesitate to admit this, but much of my writing is rooted in dreams. Before your eyes roll back in your head and you start struggling with whether or not to feign interest — you know, …
May 17, 2023
La Mesa's Colin Parent and Chula Vista's John McCann exploit behest law
Pot and trash talking La Mesa Vice Mayor Colin Parent, CEO of self-styled pro-transit nonprofit Circulate San Diego, has of late been under the microscope for soliciting $700,000 over the past five years for Circulate …
May 17, 2023
The beautiful game gets a bold brew
San Diego has no shortage of sports-related beers. Padres fans have Ballast Point’s Swingin’ Friar Ale and AleSmith’s .394 Pale Ale, while Aztecs fans can sip on AleSmith’s San Diego State Ale, and even Gulls …
May 17, 2023
Updating McKinley Elementary’s library with designer Heather Vitti Pruett
“McKinley Elementary’s library hadn’t been updated since 1970,” says interior designer Heather Vitti Pruett. “Fifty years!” Then, back in 2018, Pruett suddenly found herself in a position to do something about that, after she enrolled …
May 17, 2023
The Artificial Intelligence of the Generative Grounded Transformer: this time, it's personal
“It’s almost like an infant,” says Jonathan Bickoff. It’s a refreshingly simple take on one of the most tortured topics currently getting bandied about among La Jolla’s digi-pioneering crowd: AI. Artificial Intelligence: an evolution-leaping phenomenon …
May 17, 2023
UCSD students and University City long-timers in epic battle
Housing-starved students in University City say they're fighting for elbow room with older, more established residents. "They're calling us transient - the new word is migratory now," said Aidan Lin at a city workshop last …
May 16, 2023
Mule Deer Roam Cuyamaca Park, Foxtails Brown as Mustard and Bulbs Bloom, High Tides Peak
Mule Deer by the dozens continue to roam through the 25,000 acre Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. Take an early-morning drive down Highway 79 through the park, and you’ll likely spot deer on or near the …
May 15, 2023
Julian wants to put out its own fires
Are the volunteers getting hosed? Nicio Aguilera is blunt: “Nobody up here trusts the county. We don’t trust them, we don’t like them.” Aguilera, who spent 15 years fighting fires in Philadelphia and another 15 …
May 15, 2023
Bluefin counts dip during the full moon
Dock Totals 4/30– 5/13: 3,889 anglers aboard 189 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past two weeks caught 892 bluefin tuna (up to 180 pounds), 35 bocaccio, 334 bonito, 133 …
May 14, 2023
The tragic road from Valley Center to Orange County
Treacherous Santiago Canyon Road Leonard Duguay’s 85th birthday came and went on July 5, 2016, without celebration. The Modjeska Canyon resident had disappeared and the search for him took a mysterious turn weeks later when …
May 14, 2023
Off-duty cop kills beer thief at Santee Vons
Steal Beer And Die The bloodstains have long since faded, courtesy of Scram, sun, and time. More than a decade ago, in the parking lot of a Vons in Santee, Christopher St. Louis, 18, lost …
May 13, 2023