River run The river twists and winds even more. I’m trying to go south by heading east, then west. There are places where walking down the river is the only way to go — on …
July 9, 2022
Latest News & Stories
I hike the San Diego River from its source
Some post-1945 music to pay attention to
“It sounded like a bunch of random sounds.” This was the answer my 18-year-old daughter gave when I asked her what she thought of the new piece of music performed by the San Diego Symphony …
July 8, 2022
Epilogue to Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
A boat, beneath a sunny sky Lingering onward dreamily In an evening of July — Children three that nestle near, Eager eye and willing ear Pleased a simple tale to hear — Long has paled …
July 8, 2022
Roger Waters tour debut features local keyboard star
Former Pink Floyd frontman Rober Waters opened his oft-delayed This Is Not a Drill tour on Wednesday night, July 6 in Pittsburgh PA, with a backing band that includes San Diego keyboardist Robert Walter. Following …
July 7, 2022
Deaf Club: Pearson pedal pleases Pixies
Deaf Club, the newest project from occasional costumed Locust Justin Pearson, wasted no time after the release of their debut album in January, following up in May with their Bad Songs Forever EP, featuring three …
July 7, 2022
Day of the Animals: Leslie Nielsen meets the Preston Sturges of ’70s schlock
Who didn’t like Leslie Nielsen, the white haired journeyman actor who went from B movies and recurring character roles in episodic TV dramas to breaking typecast and becoming an overnight comedy sensation? Day of the …
July 7, 2022
Stout Public House: Stanley Cup Hockey brekky
“We don’t talk a lot, but we do yell a lot,” says Jamie Dambois. Yah, for sure, there’s a lot of shouting at the screens here. Small surprise: this is the last week of the …
July 7, 2022
The hardest thing about being a Secret Superwoman
Rebecca Jade’s album A Shade of Jade debuts with a July 22 performance at Sycuan. “There is so much new music to share at this release event,” says Jade. “This is the first time I …
July 7, 2022
Coco Maya’s Coco Bongo Highball: Going coastal Yucatan all the way through Puerto Rico
The last time I met with Rob McShea, he was showing me how to smoke a cocktail using a cloche at Louisiana Purchase. Now I’m visiting him at the newly opened Coco Maya in Little …
July 7, 2022
Leavers trade skate culture for soccer talk
In late-2019, Daggers 86 was a band in its infancy. The initial seeds for the project were planted during a dinner Ryan Allen (Powerballs, Cedar Fire) had with John Mattos (Stewardess, Warsaw, Dreams Made Flesh). …
July 7, 2022
Gonzo Report: Santana soothes an anxious audience
Santana and Earth Wind & Fire shared the bill on Friday, June 17 at North Island Credit Union Amphitheater in Chula Vista, Ca. Anticipation was high: the concert had been rescheduled from both June 19, …
July 7, 2022
Reader defines the limits of dog love
Murphy is an eleven-year-old, second-generation golden doodle, jet black, whom my wife and I nicknamed Velcro because he sticks to our sides. Every the morning he rubs up against my wife or me, whoever gets …
July 6, 2022
Gloria to toss money at art awareness
Todd Gloria’s $350K public culture vulture Seeking to culture up his political future, San Diego mayor Todd Gloria is out looking for a “qualified consultant or team of consultants” to run a “comprehensive cultural planning …
July 6, 2022
A Monterey, California view for a Del Mar hillside mansion
Even though it’s situated on a third-acre lot in the heart of Olde Del Mar (the southern part of town, below Del Mar Heights and the racetrack), our Zillow listing remarks for this week’s Unreal …
July 6, 2022
Zach Mack and Nestor Judkins build Pakistan’s first skateboarding park
“I remember when Nestor [Judkins, friend, famous skateboarder, do-gooder] first called me and said the words ‘Let’s build a skateboard park in Pakistan.’ My first thoughts were, ‘Can we go there?’ I didn’t know much …
July 6, 2022