At present, the Local Music Database ( http://www.sandiegoreader.com/music/ ) documents **8,898 musicians**, with their instrument(s) and bands they’ve played with. You can search local musicians by instrument, and band pages link to a discography database of **3,737 albums**, often with track lists, credits, and *Reader* reviews.
There are **3,657 local band pages** ( http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/search/?page=… ), searchable by band name or genre. Each band page lists current and past members, and clicking on any member’s name takes you to a list of their other band projects, with links to those band pages.
Band pages also contain links to *Reader* articles about that performer dating back to the ‘90s, embedded videos, playable MP3s, and upcoming concert info updated daily and linked to the events section.
**NEWLY ADDED:** A **“Rate This Band”** function! Rating your favorite bands helps increase their profile, both on the *Reader* site and in Google rankings related to the high-traffic = http://www.sandiegoreader.com/music/
You can also find **1,080 playable MP3s** at http://www.sandiegoreader.com/mp3/.
There are over **1,200 upcoming local concerts** currently listed, searchable by **venue** http://www.sandiegoreader.com/music/shows/, or by **date** http://www.sandiegoreader.com/events/search/ . Or search upcoming shows by either the **event name** or **band name** http://www.sandiegoreader.com/band-calendar/ .
You can view over **200 local music videos** at http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/videos/ .
And the all-local **Breaking Music News** feed, updated multiple times daily, can be found at http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/updates/ .
— November 16, 2013 4:44 p.m.
New & noteworthy San Diego Bands
At present, the Local Music Database ( http://www.sandiegoreader.com/music/ ) documents **8,898 musicians**, with their instrument(s) and bands they’ve played with. You can search local musicians by instrument, and band pages link to a discography database of **3,737 albums**, often with track lists, credits, and *Reader* reviews. There are **3,657 local band pages** ( http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/search/?page=… ), searchable by band name or genre. Each band page lists current and past members, and clicking on any member’s name takes you to a list of their other band projects, with links to those band pages. Band pages also contain links to *Reader* articles about that performer dating back to the ‘90s, embedded videos, playable MP3s, and upcoming concert info updated daily and linked to the events section. **NEWLY ADDED:** A **“Rate This Band”** function! Rating your favorite bands helps increase their profile, both on the *Reader* site and in Google rankings related to the high-traffic = http://www.sandiegoreader.com/music/ You can also find **1,080 playable MP3s** at http://www.sandiegoreader.com/mp3/. There are over **1,200 upcoming local concerts** currently listed, searchable by **venue** http://www.sandiegoreader.com/music/shows/, or by **date** http://www.sandiegoreader.com/events/search/ . Or search upcoming shows by either the **event name** or **band name** http://www.sandiegoreader.com/band-calendar/ . You can view over **200 local music videos** at http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/videos/ . And the all-local **Breaking Music News** feed, updated multiple times daily, can be found at http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/updates/ .— November 16, 2013 4:44 p.m.
Will documentary whack SeaWorld stock?
Few people seem to know that the hunters had to kill the original Shamu's mother in order to capture it - http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/n…— November 11, 2013 4:23 p.m.
New This Week: Recent Additions to the Local Music Database
Hey local bands, I highly recommend submitting your info for your own page on the website. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/band/edit/ It's free, and it puts you in the running for the daily mainpage spotlights, "Concert of the Week" profiles, and - perhaps most importantly - it provides you direct access to the events department, so when you submit upcoming gig info, this goes right into our database and onto the website and in the paper. Once you set up your Reader page, to add or change text, photos, album info, embedded video, and graphics, etc, please send via http://www.sandiegoreader.com/band/edit If you want to add MP3s, please send to http://www.sandiegoreader.com/mp3/upload Event listings would go to http://www.sandiegoreader.com/submit_clubdj/ . It may take a day or two for event submissions or revisions to show up on the website. The most updated listings can be found at http://www.sandiegoreader.com/music/shows/ . If you’d like to receive and participate in the Reader’s weekly local music newsletter, just click the link to do so at the bottom of your profile page! The most direct route TO your profile page is through http://www.sandiegoreader.com/accounts/profile/ Review CDs should be sent to the Reader office, marked “Attn. Hometown CDs” -- 2323 Broadway, San Diego CA 92102.— November 7, 2013 5:12 p.m.
Prayers: From Dog to God - San Diego killwave
The band Vampire apparently changed their mind about splitting after that August show - they're playing December 23 at Soda Bar, on a bill that includes Violent Vickie and Mascara Monsters.— November 6, 2013 9:51 p.m.
Sepultura, Unearth, Kataklysm -- 11/02/13 at Ramona Mainstage Nightclub
The show has been cancelled due to Sepultura being unable to clear U.S. visas in time for the tour.— October 31, 2013 8:06 a.m.
ComicFest Day 2 Photo Report: Sci-fi fans & Jokerman
Day three photo report just uploaded! http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/jam-session…— October 7, 2013 4:34 a.m.
ComicFest Day 1 Photo Report: Local lights & men in tights
Day two photo report now posted! http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/jam-session…— October 5, 2013 8:27 p.m.
How the Breaking Bad finale lied to you (and why you were so easily fooled)
>>Walt's 'love' is the blue meth he produced, it's what he got recognition for and it's what made him feel powerful. (Alex87) >>He "feels the bullet go deep in his side" as he makes it to Rosie's backdoor and with one final kiss to his beloved, (the bloody handprint on the meth lab condenser) he says goodbye and dies... (Lattenjoe) I think you're both right about Walt's monetary greed and lust for power being behind most of his evolution and actions, but I think he came to terms with a more accurate truth while waiting to die in the frozen cabin - he mainly just wanted to be the BEST at something. It was almost irrelevant as to WHAT he needed to master above all others - Note that when Hank first started collecting minerals (Hank's own attempt to be an "expert" at something other than slimeballs), Walt would both correct and lecture Hank, in front of Walt Jr, showing off what he (Walt) was packing by way of offhand knowledge, compared to Hank's studious (but still novice) "expertise" on his new hobby. Then notice how Walt, after he retired from cooking, took to operating the car wash - he even plotted point of purchase strategy for air fresheners and such, clearly wanting to be the kingpin of the old car wash the same way he'd been king of the meth cooks. You see in the final ep the affection he seems to show for the old meth lab equipment, as Lattenjoe mentions - I think Walt knew then that he WAS the best at what he did, if only for a short while, and he missed that more than anything. Who wouldn't??— October 4, 2013 1:23 a.m.
How the Breaking Bad finale lied to you (and why you were so easily fooled)
>>>"...the title of the episode 'Felina,' (while an anagram for 'Finale') was an obvious reference to the muse in the Marty Robins song 'El Paso' which Walt plays in that car as this fantasy develops...He 'feels the bullet go deep in his side' as he makes it to Rosie's backdoor and with one final kiss to his beloved, (the bloody handprint on the meth lab condenser) he says goodbye and dies." Very nice, I was giving more weight to the significance of the Badfinger lyrics during the closing moments, and completely overlooked this telling cue -- I like your read on this!— October 1, 2013 7:58 p.m.
How the Breaking Bad finale lied to you (and why you were so easily fooled)
>>>"...when Walt encountered the other individuals on his travel from New Hampshire to New Mexico, they all seemed slightly 'different' in appearance. This was particularly true when he met up with Badger and Skinny Pete, along with his encounter with Skylar..." Very astute! Note that Skylar is also still smoking a ciggie when we last see her, smoke wafting around her like the series intro slate - before, she only smoked when so stressed out that she was seconds away from breaking wide open. Why would she still be smoking, in her new home even (using one of Walt's periodic table coffee cups as an ashtray, if memory serves), with Walt long gone and a new crime-free life apparently underway as a dispatch operator (according to Robert Forster's cabin-report)? IMHO, Walt couldn't help but imagine her still smoking, a meth-like vice he could only allow her to give up (in his mind) AFTER he speaks his magic words ("I did it for ME..."), finally freeing her from his terrible influences. Badger and Skinny Pete are transformed in the last ep into almost exactly the same kind of black-ops superheroes that Jesse used to draw them as in his comic book sketchbooks. One of the first times Walt seems to credit Jesse with being more than just the dumbass who calls a barn a "cow house" is when he flips thru Jesse's sketchbook, smiling and shaking his head. Jesse not only has a hidden talent, but he seems to secretly want to be the GOOD guy, at least in his cartoon fantasies. So it goes to follow that Walt's own comic book-style finale would cast the duo as his own handpicked Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.— October 1, 2013 7:52 p.m.