To add or change text, photos, album info, embedded video, and graphics, etc, go to http://www.sandiegoreader.com/band/edit. It may take a day or two for submissions or revisions to appear on the website.
We changed your genre classification to just "rock." Of the 25 or so genres to choose from in the website template, "Indie" is not one of them, being more of an adjective than a genre.
If you want to add MP3s (highly recommended, for maximum exposure), please go to http://www.sandiegoreader.com/mp3/upload
Music and event listings (upcoming local performances) should be submitted via 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. CD Reviews”: 1703 India Street, 92101.
— June 1, 2012 5:32 p.m.
Longtime Tranny Dream
The June 30 record release show will have special limited edition editions of the full-length which will not be made available anywhere else.— June 13, 2012 7:46 p.m.
New Drive-In Will Be San Diego's 1st New DI Theater Since 1966
Sad to say, but going "X" was the only thing that kept a lot of drive-ins open a few more years. Besides being visible to passing cars, the movie soundtracks over FM airwaves would often overtake NPR or whatever station you were playing as you drove past, with your car speakers suddenly taken over by moaning and groaning. The few drive-in that survive have found that appealing to entire families is the best way to go. You can bring all your kids to a drive-in AND feed them from the snack bar a lot cheaper than taking them to the multiplex! One local drive-in used to show X-rated movies AND they had church services on the lot on Sundays (cars would drive past the ticket booth for their wafers 'n' wine). This made for some decidedly strange marquees ---— June 13, 2012 7:18 p.m.
Celebrating SD's Last 2 Drive-in Theaters (1st DI Opened 79 Years Ago Today)
Me too, Nan! In Connecticut, one of the drive-ins facing closure solicited help on their marquee with a sign reading "Help Save This Drive-In - You Were Probably Conceived Here!"— June 7, 2012 9:32 p.m.
Woman beaten on 4th and Washington
Second that! I was just going to browse, but was compelled to read all the way thru -— June 7, 2012 12:31 a.m.
Tales of an Insomniac: The First Night in San Diego
I read this a few hours ago and wasn't going to comment, but seeing the subsequent complimentary comments baffled and vexed me to the point where I had to come back and say something. The aggressive tone of the author practically screams "sociopath." Even if you ignore the repeated urges to be violent that he expresses, what about calling a complete stranger/voice on the phone a "whore" and making an overtly racist statement like "I keep forgetting that Mexicans never sleep." WTF?? If stuff like that was intended to be "funny," I can find nothing else in the entire story, not one phrase or passage, that confirms "humor" even exists in this person's irksome personality. The author whines, threatens, bitches, throws out worthless (and sometimes ignorant) "observations" that are stated without a hint of irony or finesse, and constantly blames everyone and everything but himself for his increasingly pathetic (and self-made) situations. He really thinks being away from his car for a few hours gives him insight into what it's like to be homeless?! As someone who's BEEN homeless, with NO family to send me cash multiple times via Western Union, I find that ridiculous and insulting. If the thing had at least been artfully written, perhaps with SOME attempt at self-examination or revelation, I would be more tolerant. I'm usually the person 'round here digging only for the most positive and encouraging things to say about stories submitted via the Reader blogs. But this piece? A prize winner?!?! Only if the prize is a trophy inscribed "Most Likely To Be Imprisoned For Violent Offenses Against Innocent Bystanders."— June 5, 2012 3:59 p.m.
Dig a Hole: Richard Dawson
Just a couple of days ago, I caught a 1972 episode of Love American Style (?!) that was a cartoon pilot by Hanna Barbera, a kind of pg-13 rated private eye spoof in which Dawson played drawn dick Melvin Danger: Master of Disguise with his surprisingly strong Humphrey Bogart impersonation. Had the 'toon been a little less Fritz the Cat, it might've sold and been one of his signature roles. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/0…— June 4, 2012 1:43 p.m.
A.K. Skurgis
To add or change text, photos, album info, embedded video, and graphics, etc, go to http://www.sandiegoreader.com/band/edit. It may take a day or two for submissions or revisions to appear on the website. We changed your genre classification to just "rock." Of the 25 or so genres to choose from in the website template, "Indie" is not one of them, being more of an adjective than a genre. If you want to add MP3s (highly recommended, for maximum exposure), please go to http://www.sandiegoreader.com/mp3/upload Music and event listings (upcoming local performances) should be submitted via 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. CD Reviews”: 1703 India Street, 92101.— June 1, 2012 5:32 p.m.
Dark Cloud
The article poses perfectly fair, topical, and even timely questions. Is such online venting akin to standing in front of the school your kids go to, with a giant sign reading “Don’t send YOUR kids here”? In a local music scene so clique-y and insular (some would say inbred), both in area venues and within online virtual counterparts like Facebook (mostly comprising the same people from the shows), one person’s online POV can have direct and far reaching impact. Most everybody who likely cares about the topic is probably reading all the same posts and blogs. What rights of response do those have who find themselves being talked about in a negative light? However you feel about the answers to those questions, this comment discussion is precisely why articles like this are (IMO) fine fare for this particular newspaper, the majority of whose content now mostly appears in the online electronic publication rather than the print edition. SanDiegoReader.com/news/blurt is a perfect forum to talk about such things. In the article itself (since the worth of its very existence was challenged), both Sean and Kelly get to clearly state their differing POVS; the story in no way seems to favor one over the other. The comments section is where the balance goes all kablooey. In this case, most everyone seems to side with the Ruby Room, and their right to boot someone they found troublesome, both in-person and online. Doesn’t mean the other side wasn’t worth bringing up too, starting with the article and continuing here.— June 1, 2012 3:05 a.m.
Why Cinepolis and the La Paloma Didn't Make the Cut
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/3… Setup drawing from an Overheard in San Diego comic -— May 31, 2012 5:21 p.m.
Why Cinepolis and the La Paloma Didn't Make the Cut
Much about the La Paloma to love, though I can see how the limitations forced by the aged building might keep it off a Top Ten list based on modern presentation. But it's certainly top FIVE among my personal faves, if only for the thirty-plus years of memories I have of attending. That was a flippin' four hour bus ride starting from OB in 1979, and yet I still managed to make the trek every few weeks for years. And then there's the historic concerts that've taken place there, including a terrific Spirit live album - Viva La Paloma!— May 31, 2012 5:19 p.m.