Thursday | 17Less Than JakeLess Than Jake is a ska-influenced punk band formed in the early 1990s out of Gainesville, Florida. Following a series of independent seven-inch singles, the group released its debut album Pezcore …
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Three poems by Oso Guardiola
Conversation in the Cathedralwhere are you?dublinwhere?the baroh, so you’re somewhere with friendsno friendsare you with friends?i’m nowhere with no friendsdo you need anything from me?i’ll be fineare you lying to me?noare you lying to me?i’m …
October 11, 2024
Codename Stasis found its format at SDSU
On a sweltering El Cajon evening this past summer, I found myself inside Testo Pepesto, the Main Street Italian restaurant. As I waited for the hostess, I inspected a wall next to the entrance that …
October 11, 2024
Novo Brazil puts is kombucha to good use in cocktail
<inline type="photothumb" id="158419" href="" align="right" />Not only did I not know that longtime local brewery Novo Brazil had opened a new spot in the Mission Valley Mall, but I also missed the memo about their …
October 10, 2024
Gonzo Report: Ben Folds takes requests via paper airplane at UCSD
On September 19, piano rocker Ben Folds brought his Paper Airplane Request Tour to the Epstein Family Amphitheater on the UCSD campus. The hook: write your request, sail it onto the stage, and if Folds …
October 10, 2024
Happy accidents on the Bob Ross soundtrack
“I couldn’t begin to tell you how many happy accidents Dave [Klein] and I have had during this amazing process,” says Jason Lee about the creation of new soundtracks for the remastering of Bob Ross’ …
October 10, 2024
Kaylee Daugherty, Pinback, Chorduroy, Moondaddy, and Mr. Tube & the Flying Objects
Video:LIVE FIVE: Solos, duos, and full bands in Mira Mesa, Del Mar, City Heights, Little Italy, East VillageKaylee Daugherty at California EnglishOct 10Jazz singer-songwriter Kaylee Daugherty is a former worship leader with roots in gospel …
October 9, 2024
Larry Turner – the man who would be San Diego's mayor
We’re counting down the days until the November 5th election, which in the mayoral race pits Democrat Todd Gloria against Independent Larry Turner. A known commodity, Gloria has been a city councilman, assemblyman and mayor, …
October 9, 2024
Steven Richter comes up with $1 million for Lincoln Club
A spam king and his dadA widely proclaimed ex-king of spam and YouTube influencer with a big-money slot machine channel who hails from Colorado — along with a million-dollar contribution to San Diego’s longtime hit …
October 9, 2024
More on San Diego inventions – Spike Bite and disappearing ink
Almost PalindromeThe article (“A Man, A Plan, A Banana?”, Cover Story, Septmber 26, 2024) is teasing us with an almost-Palindrome (sentences that read the same backwards or forward). Great title for a fascinating story of …
October 9, 2024
Frank Zane has already won
Among the body building cognoscenti, Frank Zane — the Mr. Universe of 1971, Mr. Olympia of ’77, ’78, and ’79, and resident of La Mesa since ’97 — is a legend with few peers. His …
October 9, 2024
JamPinoy: one cafeteria line, two cultures
Just about ten thousand miles separate the island of Jamaica from the more than 7,600 islands of the Philippines. I wouldn't know this tidbit, except I'm sitting in a particular eatery in Vista that happens …
October 8, 2024
Vista imagines car-free downtown
To draw more visitors to downtown Vista, city council members are considering closing certain streets to cars so that bikes, feet and skateboards can take over the asphalt.A proposed pilot program, planned around events like …
October 8, 2024
Prime Wheel in Tijuana cracks down on employees after worker disappears
More than a month has passed since Servando Salazar, a 10-year-worker at Prime Wheel factory in Tijuana, disappeared on August 23 within the company's facilities. His disappearance occurred in strange circumstances since security cameras confirm …
October 7, 2024
Our riparian woodland begins to look like fall, Orb Weavers help decorate
Leaves Are Beginning to Turn in coastal San Diego County’s riparian woodland and oak woodland habitats. The summer-green crowns of willows and sycamores are slowly fading to yellow and brown. Beneath the oaks, the deciduous …
October 7, 2024