San Diego rock stalwarts Mrs. Henry were about to embark on a west coast tour when Covid shut down the live music industry. So they pivoted, creating and releasing a couple of YouTube episodes of …
November 11, 2021
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Mrs. Henry triples down on 3-part concept album
La Vecindad: Mexico City in Hillcrest
It’s the colors, here in this neighborhood that’s celebrating with tacos and beer and lots of noise, half a block from 5th and University. “Escandalo!”, a gal’s singing again and again. It looks like a …
Infidelity and feminism are at the core of India Sweets and Spices
Many families, in some way or another, exercise their right to rely on secrets and lies as means of postponing (prolonging?) life’s darker moments. It wasn’t until I turned 30 that my mother copped to …
November 11, 2021
Brutally heavy and intentionally alarming
Brought together by skateboard icon Danny Way, Spray Allen is an alternative desert rock band with a mildly psychedelic blend of ‘70s to ‘90s influences. Founded by drummer Wade Youman (Unwritten Law, Demasiado) and bassist …
November 11, 2021
Skateboarder Steve Caballero goes pop-punk
Pop-punk band Urethane was formed during the 2020 pandemic shutdown by professional skateboarder Steve Caballero, who has also played guitar with bands such as the Faction, Odd Man Out, Soda, and Shovelhead. He’s joined in …
November 11, 2021
Joseph Cotten stars in camp classic Latitude Zero
Let’s harken back to a time when DVDs were arranged on the rental rack spine side out and alphabetically by title. One never knew what unknown riches were just a lateral scan of the eye …
November 11, 2021
Before City Heights
Barely two minutes after we leave the airport and pick up our rental car, a minivan with Ohio plates cuts us off and my husband curses at the driver. “Stay in your own #$%^@&* lane, …
November 10, 2021
San Diego auditor goes after $3 swimming fee
Million-dollar miss An October 20 report from San Diego city auditor Andy Hanau argues some unspecified user fees at municipal parks and other public recreational facilities are too low, and should be hiked. “Parks & …
November 10, 2021
Where did San Diego's missing persons go?
At the time of his disappearance six years ago, Skylar Gregory Peterson Tosic was employed by the county of San Diego as a caregiver for his mother’s fiancé, a popular Escondido musician known as Ukulele …
November 10, 2021
Public workers, public protest
“Stop the Tyranny!” “Unvaxxed doesn’t mean infected!” I’m surrounded here. “Here” is the late October City Hall demo against vaccination mandates for city employees. Cops and firefighters, mainly. The city has told them December 1st …
November 10, 2021
Creating a Simpsons-esque butterfly effect
Dear Hipster: It is no secret that culture and counterculture move in cycles, such that ‘old’ is periodically ‘new’ again, whether it’s regarding fashion, tech, or anti-prohibition homebrew in the cellar. Knowing what we do …
November 10, 2021
CarMax takes over National City jungle from homeless and birds
One of National City's last open space parcels will make room for a used car dealership, displacing a homeless camp and endangered birds that depend on the wetland habitat along the Sweetwater River. Over the …
November 9, 2021
K Sandwiches makes a case for sardines
We hadn’t planned on stopping at K Sandwiches. But as our car crested the hill at Linda Vista Road, and its sign came into view, our reactions were spontaneous and simultaneous: let’s get lunch. Minus …
November 9, 2021
Paradise Hills man joins Ruined Tesla team in Las Vegas
On October 30, Ron Villarin drove his dual-motor Tesla Model 3 from his Paradise Hills home to the Las Vegas Convention Center for less than $30 worth of Tesla Supercharger-electric juice. "That's three stops," he …
November 9, 2021
Darrell’s and Sara’s excellent Qatar adventures
Democrat Sara Jacobs isn't the only rich House member from San Diego County taking free trips courtesy of foreign business groups. According to an October 27 disclosure filing with the Clerk of the House, Republican …
November 8, 2021