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November 7, 2025
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Gonzo Report: Bill Murray slips in and sings at The Sound
"Ubiquitous" and "elusive" are two words that come to mind when I think of Bill Murray. Or maybe I mean the two qualities that I admire about him, however difficult it may seem to square …
November 6, 2025
Pop goes San Diego: Bass Drum of Death, Badbadnotgood, Tame Impala
Bass Drum Of DeathUpcoming EventBass Drum of Death: Six US Tour 2025 with special guests at Brick by BrickFriday, November 7, 2025, 7 p.m.Brick by Brick, 1130 Buenos Avenue, San DiegoAge Limit: 21+ / $29.79MoreBass …
November 6, 2025
Mr. Shadow recruits rap legend Ice Cube for "Certified G'z"
Jose Anguiana was raised in Little Italy and first discovered rap when he was around five years old. Born in 1980, he had been introduced to the genre by the likes of Run-DMC, The Fat …
November 6, 2025
Live Five: Blaise Guld, Miniaturized, Please Ask For Paul, Leavers, Taryn Donath
Blaise Guld at Rustic Root Solana BeachNovember 6“I make music for people who crave adventure, honesty, and a good laugh, sometimes all in the same song,” says singer-songwriter Blaise Guld. Hailing from the Philadelphia suburbs, …
November 6, 2025
The five-star reviews of Duncan Shepherd
IntroductionBy 1995, when I arrived in San Diego to write for the Reader, Duncan Shepherd had been its film critic for more than 20 years. And as often as not, whenever I told people what …
November 6, 2025
Ace Rogers bets big at the 2025 Breeders’ Cup
For the second straight year, Del Mar hosted the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The global event brought royalty, celebrities, and high-stakes gamblers to the grounds over the Halloween weekend. According to the Del Mar Thoroughbred …
November 5, 2025
Your Week: Bitter Sweet, Anza Borrego archaeology, Kaskade, Food + Wine Festival, Veteran's Day parade
Thursday | 6Reception & Lecture: Bitter SweetAttend the opening reception of a new WWII exhibit and lecture featuring author Kitty Morse. Morse will discuss her new book, Bitter Sweet: A Wartime Journal and Recipes from …
November 5, 2025
What makes the light in San Diego different?
The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical …
Amazon Prime, Netflix, Hulu ads to get softer
California just turned down the volume knob.And now, San Diego County fitness folks, car tuners, and bored Thanksgiving party attendees are rejoicing because of a new law, SB 576.Governor Gavin Newsom said, "By signing SB …
November 5, 2025
Is San Diego losing war on plastics?
It isn’t just plastic bags, butts and balloons littering the coast. Dock bumpers, debris booms and sandbags shed plastic, too.The California Coastal Commission will vote this week on new guidance cities can use in their coastal development …
November 4, 2025
Fish Report: Big ‘Hoo for Halloween
Dock Totals 10/26 – 11/1: 1875 anglers aboard 95 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 2668 bluefin tuna (to 100 pounds), 49 bonito, 117 calico bass, 1 …
November 3, 2025
November is the best month for shorebird watching, Liquidambar trees show their fall spirit
Shorebird-Watching Enters Its Most Agreeable Season this month, with migrant and resident birds sharing common winter grounds. Egrets, herons, pelicans, terns, and a variety of other species provide endless entertainment as they go about the …
November 3, 2025
I Pagliacci at San Diego Opera
Whenever I attend an opera, I enter the theater and find my seat full of trepidation. (To clarify: I am full of trepidation, not my seat.) It doesn’t matter where the opera is being produced. …
November 3, 2025
North County Transit bus runs over cyclist at Camp Pendleton
The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical …
November 3, 2025