All the way to Fashion Valley
Mission Valley road infilling
Bob Lampert 10:30 a.m., Nov. 13
Andrew Hamlin
Andrew Hamlin likes to photograph shoes and write about dog shit. He was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, where he resides today. He attended the Evergreen State College, where he wrote and edited arts coverage for the Cooper Point Journal. He is the film critic for the Northwest Asian Weekly, and he’s published arts coverage and criticism in the San Diego Reader, Village Voice, Seattle Times, Seattle Weekly, Goldmine, and other publications. He misses Helen Wiggin. Hamlin’s website is andrewhamlin.org.
Articles by Andrew Hamlin
The sad but beautiful ’80s sound of Paper Kites
It’s important to have some role models, particularly for male vocalists
I figured Aussie bands would be good for plenty of stories about driving long stretches gig to gig over their home continent. I was disappointed. “Most Australian bands when they tour,” explains Paper Kites singer ...
Former Columbus, Ohio musician seeks new band
May the hunt for San Diego musicians begin!
“Candid Americana. Raymond Carver stories played by the Band. The optimism of the Mountain Goats filtered through Stephin Merritt’s worldview. Townes Van Zandt trying to sober up.” That’s Andy Gallagher, late of Columbus, Ohio, diagramming ...
Musically interrogating the human experience
An interview with We Were Promised Jetpacks
We Were Promised Jetpacks, native to Edinburgh, Scotland, took a long time off after 2014’s Unravelling, but thankfully return to musically interrogating the human experience. They arrive at Irenic on October 12, touring behind their ...
Lizabeth Yandel's long road to San Diego
She plays, sings, and writes poetry and prose
Lizabeth Yandel's long road to San Diego
Whitney Shay shares thoughts on her "deeper rhythm and blues cuts"
Local singer spent six years contemplating her new album, A Woman Rules The World
Deeper cuts
A film I really dug
"I basically came up with the idea to do a film because I didn’t want to start yet another band"
A film I really dug
Underground acoustic jam
We’d disappear from the stage, take an elevator to the top level and then let it zip
Dispatch, founded in the ‘90s, disbanded in the early aughts, and back for more in 2011, takes pride in self-sufficiency as they travel the world without major label money. They bring it to the Cal ...
Great moments the world over
“No matter how hard ones tries, there will be some times one will not be able to stop [musical] dissidents.”
As the oldest son of singer/songwriter/bandleader/mystic/political agitator/polygamist Fela Kuti, Mr. Femi Kuti, now 56, knew from an early age that he had some big shoes to fill. But he toughened up while playing in his ...
Transcending Barriers
We realized how important it would be to work across the border.
Sharon Katz travels around the world with her band, the Peace Train, putting on musical events to promote peace and cross-cultural understanding. The South Africans “Transcending Barriers” program, scheduled for July 21, starts at the ...
