Scarlet Moon Promotions founder Jayson Napolitano started out as a writer, doing reviews of games to get into industry events. He gave special attention to the music in the games he was reviewing, commenting on …
October 24, 2024
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Jayson Napolitano’s Scarlet Moon releases third Halloween album
Morricone Youth, Berkley Hart, Dark Entities, Black Heart Procession, Monsters Of Hip-Hop
Video:LIVE FIVE: Live movie soundtracks, birthdays and more in Balboa Park, Grantville, Oceanside, Little ItalyMorricone Youth: Night Of the Living Dead at San Diego Museum of ArtOct 25Former San Diego guitarist Devon Goldberg, aka Devon …
October 23, 2024
Tijuana sewage infects air in South Bay
The Tijuana River Valley is a large estuary complex that drains the watershed area from the east and the urban runoff of Tijuana from the south, sending both flowing out into the Pacific Ocean to …
October 23, 2024
Why did Harrah's VP commit suicide last summer?
Rincon’s splashy suicideBig time gambling interests are playing a major role in the Republican-based Lincoln Club’s hit-piece effort to take down Democratic County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer. On October 12, fresh money rolled into the club’s …
October 23, 2024
Tijuanazo makes Hillcrest part of the "Taco Megaregion"
Video:FEAST!: Tijuanazo makes Hillcrest part of the "Taco Megaregion"A new taco compendium regards Tijuana and San Diego less as neighboring taco towns, than as part of a sprawling taco landscape. Taco Megaregion: The Essential Guide …
October 22, 2024
Encinitas giving up on sidewalk benches
Another round of bench sweeps in Encinitas marks the latest effort to make public space unwelcoming to the homeless. Or, as businesses see it, welcoming to others.In response to complaints about trash and "loitering," the …
October 22, 2024
Is San Diego sucker city?
On September 27, a mysterious van crept through the PetSmart parking lot on Main Street in Chula Vista. Suddenly, it accelerated, and without warning, a man in the passenger seat hurled coins at Mark and …
October 21, 2024
Floss silk tree blooms and the Cedar Waxwings arrive
The Floss Silk Tree, a conspicuous “autumn bloomer” here and there around San Diego, has been showing off its pinkish (or purplish) hibiscus-like flowers for at least a month now. The broad, heavy trunks of …
October 21, 2024
Sudden late season yellowfin bite yields solid grade fish close to home
Dock Totals 10/13 – 10/19: 2241 anglers aboard 111 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 951 bluefin tuna (up to 150 pounds), 9 bocaccio, 30 calico bass, …
October 20, 2024
Moist eyes hearing Mahler at San Diego Symphony
It was with a sense of anticipation that I arrived at the Jacobs Music Center on Friday, October 4. Not only was Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 my favorite piece of music, once upon a time, …
October 18, 2024
Marcela Mendez, Kimmi Bitter, Rip Carson, Mothmen, SoCal Heavy Jam
Video:LIVE FIVE: Jams, benefits, and singer-songwriters in Pacific Beach, Coronado, El Cajon, Ocean Beach, Solana BeachMarcela Mendez at WaterbarOct 17Mission Valley musician Marcela Mendez performs a selection of rock tunes that range from the 1960s …
October 18, 2024
Gonzo Report: Watching out for one another at a hardcore taco shop concert
“You’re way too excited about a broken hand,” says someone outside Rolando’s Taco Shop in Barrio Logan to a young man hoisting his harm aloft and yelling excitedly for everyone to look at his hand. …
October 18, 2024
Music helped bring Michael Gilas up from a dark hole
Moved by the music: When the horse tripped, it threw Michael Gilas to the ground, breaking his neck, along with one wrist. Recovery has been long and tough, but it has been bolstered by music …
October 18, 2024
San Diego Reader Best Of issue weird, outrageous
Best Of is best readThis week’s edition title Volume: 53 Number: 40 BEST OF 2024 ‘Who do you love’. (October 10, 2024) – Was an enjoyable mix of weird and outrageous, accompanied by challenging puzzles …
October 17, 2024
San Diego Port District CEO Joe Stuyvesant gets wings clipped
Captive lobbyingStrike at least one would-be influence peddler from the ranks of ex-government insiders who want to sell their big-money services to corporations seeking to get their way with San Diego’s Port District — at …
October 17, 2024