The new music director of the Berlin Philharmonic, Kirill Petrenko, is receiving some flak for his opening concerts with the orchestra. He is too conservative with his programming. In the words of Alex Ross, critic …
September 13, 2019
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Berlin Philharmonic turns away from new music
Rabbi Ron Schulman compelled by Milton Steinberg’s As a Driven Leaf
Congregation Beth El Contact: 8660 Gilman Drive, La Jolla 858-452-1734 www.cbe.org Membership: Over 600 families Rabbi: Ron Shulman Age: 63 Born: Chicago Formation: Brandeis University, Waltham, MA; American Jewish University, Los Angeles; Jewish Theological Seminary, …
September 13, 2019
Revolt Wine Co. targets a different kind of wine drinker
No adult beverage is more closely tied to a sense of geography than wine. Names of wine growing regions are used as shorthand for quality, attributed to an appellation’s terroir. In other words, the flavor …
September 13, 2019
First the swap meet, now the Oceanside Marketplace to close
Mauricio has been fixing bikes for Oceanside locals for almost three decades. He started building his clientele in 1991 when he opened his booth inside the Oceanside Marketplace, often called the indoor swap meet. His …
September 13, 2019
No-name no-bid contract cost San Diego millions, city auditor charges
Suspicious circumstances involving a multi-million-dollar, no-bid data processing contract awarded by the administration of lame-duck mayor Kevin Faulconer without city council approval has drawn scrutiny from interim city auditor Kyle Elser. A September 11 audit …
September 12, 2019
Madewell Inc. apron-style dress for Golden Hill Park’s Burgers & Beer
I spent last Saturday soaking up the late summer sun at the Burgers & Beer event in Golden Hill Park. As I ate my weight in burgers, my eyes were drawn to some summer fashions …
September 12, 2019
Artisan inspired finishes on Encinitas’ Crest Drive
The luxury estate at 1864 Crest Drive in the hills of Encinitas, just east of Cardiff, promises “California coastal living at its finest” surrounded by “stunning whitewater ocean views.” The main home includes five en-suite …
September 12, 2019
Happy hour at The Henry
I swear. You blink in Coronado, and something has changed. This time it’s the musical chairs of bars. Suddenly, as of this month, the brand-new and lavishly-built The Henry is open, beaming out lights, with …
Fagara: Sisters doing it for themselves
Occupational Hazard #29, aka The Installment Plan: when a critic oversteps a self-imposed two-film-a-day limit, conks out halfway through a picture, and finishes watching it the next morning. The rating for Heiward Mak’s Fagara was …
September 12, 2019
Something akin to a live action Disney movie as imagined by Salvador Dali
Although this column tends to focus on homegrown acts, and Diego’s Umbrella certainly sounds like a locally coined band name, the gypsy rockers are actually from the Bay Area. Still, they certainly wouldn’t look out …
September 12, 2019
SSI release Resurrectionem Ex-Mortuis on Shepard Fairey’s Obey Records
Electronic rockers Sonic Solutions Inc features two Encinitas brothers from an earlier band called Physics, John Goff (drummer and bagpiper for Crash Worship) and Will Goff, who plays guitar and keyboards. When Physics split, Jason …
September 12, 2019
The Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle embraces fantasy with In League with Dragons
In League with Dragons, the new LP by the Mountain Goats, began its life as a concept album. John Darnielle, the band’s chief architect of songcraft, had grand plans for a fantasy rock opera that …
September 12, 2019
Learn Hunger Game style archery – longbows and recurves
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September 11, 2019
Romeo and Juliet with an eighties dance party
This tragedy starts out looking like a big party. Fair enough. Many big parties end in tragedy. It’s a great party until somebody dies. That’s what I guess director Barry Edelstein is going for with …
September 11, 2019
And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little: never-marrieds unite! Or don’t
What does society feel about unmarried people over the age 45? For most of our nation’s history, the majority of the population has been married, so the democratic question has typically been: how do married …
September 11, 2019