She started out busking on the streets in OB; now Doah Lee now fronts the genre-breaking island grunge band Doah’s Daydream. Born in Seoul, raised in Hawaii, and now rooted in San Diego, she moved …
October 9, 2025
Articles by Gabriel Garcia
Doah's Daydream dreams big
Gonzo Report: Wu-Tang pops the cork at Pechanga
One night after the summer solstice, I made a Shaolin pilgrimage to Pechanga Arena, there to join the throngs celebrating the legacy of Wu-Tang Clan at the sixth stop of their "Final Chamber" tour. Blacks, …
July 10, 2025
Pip Lewis slipped out of her stalemate with music
Twenty-two-year-old folk-pop guitarist, singer-songwriter, and producer Pip Lewis was born in Chichester, England, an hour south of London, but she and her family have been coming to San Diego for their winter holiday for many …
May 8, 2025
Gonzo Report: Gonzo goes for the ganja at Farmer's Cup
2800 BC: First recorded use of marijuana by Emperor Shen Nung, regarded as the father of Chinese medicine.1937: The Marihuana Tax Act made possession or transfer of cannabis illegal throughout the United States under federal law, …
April 3, 2025
Gonzo Report: Two days of solid rasta – back at the World Beat Center
The Tribute to the Reggae Legends/Bob Day took place on February 21 and 22 at the World Beat Cultural Center in Balboa Park. It was formerly known as the Bob Marley Day Festival. The concerts …
March 12, 2025
Gonzo Report: Shanin Blake charms The Voodoo Room
Recently, my main squeeze Jamie Estrada joined me for an evening among the fairies and pixies in the Voodoo Room at the House of Blues. For a while, I thought I might need a little …
January 23, 2025
Gonzo Report: Doll Riot are harder and faster than the Runaways
It was a cold and soggy Saturday night. Heavy mist descended upon the UCSD campus. It was as if the sky were spitting on all of us congregating at the Che Café. My intentions were …
January 2, 2025
Gonzo Report: Three nights of Mission Bayfest bring bliss
From September 27-29, Mariner’s Point Park hosted Mission Bayfest, put on by the same production team that created the San Diego Bayfest. Joe Rinaldi, partner and general manager at the Music Box in Little Italy …
October 31, 2024
Clikatat Ikatowi returns to the Casbah for October 8 show
Post-hardcore/emo math rockers Clikatat Ikatowi formed in 1993; its lineup featured drummer Mario Rubalcaba (also known from the Black Heart Procession, Hot Snakes, and the Sultans) alongside Scott Bartoloni (Heroin, End of the Line, Mannekin …
October 4, 2024