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“I had the chance to see Miles [Davis] when I was in High School and didn’t — I still kick myself,” Brad tells me while we’re waiting for refreshments at The Conrad Prebys Music Center, …
Sledges’ new single “Fading” fades in with undulating soft tones that suggest some wavering seascape — the sort of thing the Cure did so well in their salad days. Then the menacing bass from Alex …
John Katchur at Templar’s Hall at Old Poway ParkMay 2John Katchur became a notable force on the San Diego singer/songwriter scene in the early 1990s, winning a San Diego Music Award for Best Acoustic Artist. …
Courtesy Timothy Wood & Connecticut Concert Archive (Rock, Pop Jazz, Big Band, other pop culture) Bobby Sherman and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 6-13-70 Oakdale Theater, Wallingford CTMy mom took me. I returned the favor in …
The San Diego Symphony is set to wrap up the 2024-2025 Jacobs Masterworks series with several exciting concerts in May. These concerts will conclude the Jacobs Music Center’s maiden season. These aren’t just concerts, they …
“Let’s get some glitter on you and bring that inner little kid out,” Megan Harper says to me on the second floor of Spin Nightclub in the Midway District. Vendors are selling clothing, bartenders are …
Soul Shakedown Studios started in founder Jakob John’s North County garage. It stayed there for two years before moving into a space in San Marcos. Now, five years later, the studio has grown into a …
Jolene Cruz ar La Valencia HotelApril 24“I'm a live looper performer,” says singer-guitarist Jolene Cruz. “With just my vocals, guitar, and piano, I can achieve the sound of a live band consisting of multiple people …
I spend a significant amount of time walking and going to the gym each week. Besides staving off the days of my dotage, it gives me a chance to listen to a lot of music. …
“What do they call the people who follow a band from show to show across the country?” asked my friend as we stood outside Soma in Point Loma. “Lot lizards?” “No,” I replied, “lot lizards are …
Nature or nurture? Maybe both. San Diego born hip-hop artist Ray Riley has been around the scene since youth — because in the late ‘80s, Riley’s father, MC Willy Will, was one of the members …
Clikitat Ikatowi at the CasbahApril 17Post-hardcore/emo math rockers Clikatat Ikatowi featured drummer Mario Rubalcaba (Rocket from the Crypt, the Black Heart Procession, Hot Snakes, the Sultans, Earthless). Active in the early to mid-1990s, the band …
The final production of the San Diego Opera 2024-2025 season is Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata; it opens on Friday, April 25, at The San Diego Civic Theatre.Composed in 1853, Traviata followed Verdi's Rigoletto and Il Trovatore, capping off what could be considered the …
“Occasionally, we need to chase the younger ones out, they have no fear of people,” Katie tells me when asked the oddest thing she’s seen as a server at Duke’s La Jolla. She’s referring to …
A fire so devastating, the firefighters wouldn’t move in to put it out. Sounds outrageous. Sounds horrifying. But that’s the move an alcoholic fire chief made — or rather, didn’t make — at the Ashtabula …