Song for his father: The Wrecking Crew
Filmaker Denny Tedesco's informative and hilarious celebration of the unknown LA studio musicians who created much of what we call pop-music.
I was among the lucky few of approximately 500 music lovers who took advantage of the opportunity to take in one of the two screenings of The Wrecking Crew documentary on July 20 at San Diego City College, a presentation …
Comic-Con Photo Phunnies Day 5 - Sunday
Holy hotpics, here's the last batch of Gaslamp giggles...
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/21/49776/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/21/49745/ Steampimpin'! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/21/49746/ Enter Sandman? No thanks, I see the key to a better entrance... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/21/49747/ What do you get when you cross Red Sonja and Barbarella? Apparently, a Buggles video... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/21/49748/ Once you go elf, well, you may …
Fatal stabbing before the sex
Tosca stabs Scarpia before he sticks her.
Does sexual attraction count for love when we’re adding depth to opera characters? Yes! Remember that the first guidepost is relationship. Let's take a look at a scene where we might not expect to find love. The scene I'm thinking …
San Diego Comic-Conundrum
I'm not going to complain about the name, though it's getting more difficult each year to find the actual comics amidst the aisles of fantasy corsets and Hollywood presentations. I'm not going to complain about the overwhelming mass of people, …
Murder suspect in custody three years with no evidence presented yet
David Leroy Lucero due for another mental competency hearing
A young man arrested on suspicion of killing his mother more than three years ago has not heard any evidence presented against him in the case yet. David Leroy Lucero, now 28 years old, was taken into custody in Arizona …
Padres get even with Cardinals
San Diego hits enough and holds Cardinals hitting to split the series
Padres starter Edinson Volquez was erratic again, it seems to be an inescapable aspect of his pitching lately. But the Padres bull pen was solid like it used to be in seasons past and the bats were good enough to …
Guitarist Wayne Riker's One Man Beatles Show
Guitarist Wayne Riker has put together a new Beatles tribute show, set to debut on July 28 at Swedenborg Hall.
Acclaimed guitarist Wayne Riker has put together a new Beatles tribute show, set to debut on July 28 at Swedenborg Hall. The concert will consist solely of Riker with his Stonebridge acoustic/electric guitar. “Don't let that fool you,” he says. …
The Fixx and Bushwalla - Live at Birch Aquarium July 17
Eighties hitmakers the Fixx performed at Birch Aquarium on July 17. Bushwalla opened.
On July 17, New wave hitmakers, the Fixx, performed at Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Part of the eighth annual Green Flash Concert series, held the third Wednesday of each month from May to September, proceeds from …
Comic-Con Photo Phunnies Day 4 - Saturday
Getting yer Gaslamp geek on again
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The music side of Comic-Con - Metallica, Weezer, Thomas Negovan and more
Lots of music related ways to spend time and money at Comic Con International 2013, from an artist who records on wax cylinder to new Beatle plush toys. 21 photos.
While Comic Con International is certainly based around the trilogy of comics, science fiction and motion pictures/television, it’s not hard to find music at the convention. It starts on arrival downtown, before you get to the convention center itself, with …
The force was with them
"Jazz meets Star Wars"? Gilbert Castellanos made it happen.
Gilbert Castellanos' "Jazz Meets Star Wars," concert on July 19 at Dizzy's could not have been more successful -- both from a musical standpoint as well as a commercial one. The show was well attended -- so much so, that …
To Dr. Jack Wasserman,
Looking for love in all the places
When it comes to opera we've got to see the love everywhere.
Have you ever seen a movie or a play and thought the characters were superficial and lacking depth? Let me think of an example. Here we go, pick any character from Star Wars and I think you’ll get the idea. …
Padres continue losing ways in second half
The Padres lost to the Cardinals in the first game of a ten game road trip
The Padres bats were certainly awake to kick off the second half of the season on Friday in St. Louis, but unfortunately the pitching was fast asleep as the Cardinals throttled the Padres 9-6. The loss means that only the …
Jack in the Box hires lobbying firm for help with rebuild of North Park restaurant
Sheppard Mullin Richter and Hampton were hired to seek implementation of previously issued permits
Executives from San Diego-based Jack in the Box are calling in the big guns to continue with renovation, rather reconstruction, of their North park restaurant. The company has hired attorneys from Sheppard Mullin Richter and Hampton to grease the wheels …
Federal government to audit CPUC over San Bruno handling
San Bruno again calls for firing of CPUC head Peevey
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration will audit the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to judge its ability to carry out pipeline safety, according to the City of San Bruno, which has …
Rally to recall Filner fizzles
Michael Pallamary, a prominent Land Use expert (A-hem) launched his recall effort today at the Civic Center. This supposed widespread and popular movement was an epic bust. The movement boasts 5000 likes on Facebook--it must be hugely popular right? because …
Comic-Con Photo Phunnies Day 3 - Friday
More gutbusting guffaws from the Gaslamp
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/19/49555/ Parking is so scarce downtown, homeless guys are scalping open spaces... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/19/49556/ Wait, aren't those just Madison High cheerleaders?? http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/19/49557/ Uh oh, looks like that lynch mob caught up to Mayor Sanders! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jul/19/49553/ Who knew jackalopes had such huge …
Jury favored acquittal for man accused of abuse
Vote was eleven-to-one concluding trial for Raul Licon Jr.
A jury deadlocked on whether a California firefighter molested a boy in his care, and a mistrial was declared this afternoon, July 19, 2013. The jury of 5 men and 7 women deliberated more than one day, beginning early yesterday. …
Suena: Tijuana filmmaker offers look at art, music, and city
Saulo Cisneros presents a feature-length documentary following the sights and sounds of Tijuana.
The guttural rumble of an un-muffled city bus. An electric sunrise crowning mountains beyond dense urban sprawl. The strangely-comforting coalesce of Fabuloso and sewage on a humid summer breeze. Tijuana careens in from every angle with an ever-changing onslaught of …