The ShakeDown Bar welcomes Anilee Griffin to the driver's seat
Former Flying Elephant manager takes over at Midway rock and roll dive
Infamous for their emphasis on “Booze, Bikes, Bands, Broads, and Rods,” The ShakeDown Bar on Midway is changing hands about two-and-a-half years into its Loma Portal legacy. The rowdy venue, perhaps best known for its high-energy punk shows and tall …
Review: Andrew Boyd's Adams Ave. '13 Unplugged on Mopeds
Five-star short debuts at America's Finest Film Festival
Quit your day job, Reader Andy; Hollywood is calling. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/11/47269/ Not since Werewolves on Wheels or Martin Marcantonio Luciano Scorsese's What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? has a first film displayed a profound and …
Yeller Studio's No Tan Lines pool party takes over LWP's Community@ Joy Building
Art, music, booze, food, and pop-up shops will find harmony with pool shenanigans at this empty urban property Saturday.
"LWP's support of San Diego's art culture is something Yeller greatly respects," says Michael Tussey, via email, of San Diego-based Yeller Studio, who describe themselves as a "low-brow art collective". So when "Greg Strangman (Founder and Managing Principal of the …
Best events in San Diego: June 13-20
Thursday | 13 MEDIA ARTS CENTER CARNIVAL This Media Arts Center fundraiser includes performances by comedian Mike Vinn, magician Nathan Gibson, and stilt-walking banjo-player Johnny High-Hat. Catering will be provided by True Kitchen Creatives, with silent auction items from La …
Joshua Kwassman blows in from NYC, June 12
Promoting a new album that defies easy categorization, the saxophonist makes a Dizzy's hit.
I've been spending the afternoon listening to the new disc from composer / multi-instrumentalist Joshua Kwassman as sort of a last minute preparation for his upcoming show, June 12, at Dizzy's which starts at 7:30 pm. Kwassman, who is a …
Another candidate enters the fray in the race for the District 6 council seat
Don Azul officially announces run for city council.
Add another runner to the race for the District 6 council seat. On June 11, soon to be 30-year-old Clairemont resident Don Azul officially threw his hat in the ring by submitting a Statement of Organization with the City Clerk's …
DVD Rentals: Reflections in a Golden Eye
Why rent when for the same money you can buy a copy at Big!Lots?
John Huston and cinematographer Aldo Tonti originally envisioned Carson McCuller's story of military base masochism as a golden-hued fairy tale of sexual repression, ""Rated Mature: FOR ADULTS ONLY!" Huston's design concept originally called for only one natural color per scene, …
Bridgepoint opens new division targeting professionals seeking certification
Under continual fire for saddling students with debt while spending more on marketing than education and lately accused of preying on African-Americans, San Diego’s Bridgepoint Education has announced that it’s branching out from its for-profit degree programs and adding a …
Meta Fair Fare
This year's deep-fried specialty? Deep-fried deep-fried. Batter Up!
INJECTING PAINT THINNER IN AN EFFORT TO CLEAR THE ARTERIES, SAN DIEGO FAIR - It started, ironically enough, with an attempt to dodge the deep-fried. Kelly Johnson had been working the deep fryer at the Fry This! stand for eight …
Assemblymember Shirley Weber holds Budget Town Hall in Chula Vista
Panelists present budget possibilities and concerns for the 79th district
Shirley Weber, assembly member for the 79th district, hosted a town hall meeting in Chula Vista June 8. Although the meeting was organized around the question "What are your priorities for San Diego?", the format concentrated on panel presentations rather …
Historical Friction
Groups Clash Over La Jolla Beach Cottage's Historical Importance
Jack and Karen Visin want to tear down their La Jolla cottages and build a duplex. San Diego's Save Our Heritage Organization wants to stop them. Both sides have turned to the San Diego Planning Commission, which is considering a …
Encinitas shooting victim might have tried to block the bullet
Medical examiner's report described "graze wound" on one arm
A man found shot to death might have put up his arm trying to block the final bullet, based on information contained in a medical examiner’s report, just released. An autopsy was performed on John Charles Upton, 56, the day …
San Diego House Coffee and Tea Shop
Anybody who likes flavored coffee would do well to make a trip to Old Town.
In some ways, Old Town is a weird, quasi-Mexican Disneyland soaked in overpriced and underpowered margaritas. We go around it at all costs, leaving the curios historicity to the tourists. But Old Town doesn’t totally suck! Harney Sushi is OK …
Filner, tuna fishermen celebrate new US-Canada albacore treaty
Mayor Bob Filner appeared yesterday afternoon (June 10) along with Jack Webster, president of the American Albacore Fishing Association and other Association members for a press conference held against the backdrop of San Diego’s tuna fishing fleet to celebrate a …
No Safe Place
Two afternoon executions in Tijuana
A man and woman executed during broad daylight in the streets of TJ
Two violent deaths occurred in Tijuana, during the afternoon hours of Monday, June 10. In the first homicide, a woman was shot in the head and killed around 2:00pm (1400). The shooting took place on the avenida Milton Castellanos. The …
Ron Fowler gives away free stuff if you go to Padres games
The San Diego Padres have added giveaways to their schedule and some of it is interesting stuff
People like free stuff, even if the free stuff costs money. Proof lies inside of Petco Park on what had become the rare giveaway, everything from beach towels to pet scarves to tee-shirts to bobble-head dolls. During such giveaways, the …
Padres edge Braves
The San Diego Padres had an early lead and barely held on to beat the Atlanta Braves
After coming home from a seven-game road trip where they won three and lost four, the Padres faced the National League Eastern Division-leading Atlanta Braves on Monday evening. The Padres offense was efficient in stranding no runners, and it turned …
Strange Stage Stories from San Diego Musicians: Doriot Lair (The Dinettes), Joel Kmak (The Farmers, The Hitmakers), Michael Halloran (91X) and more...
Strange Stage Stories from San Diego Musicians: Michael Halloran (91X), Doriot Lair (The Dinettes), Joel Kmak (The Hitmakers, The Farmers), Louis Brazier (Lestat's soundman) and Jack Butler (Glory, Private Domain) relate odd and interesting moments that have happened while performing...
Michael Halloran / San Diego radio mainstay: “Matisyahu. Belly Up Tavern. Goldberg the wrestler. He and his brother are part owners of the club. I asked if he would come onstage to help with announcements. He obliged. At the drip …