New Mark Dresser Quartet: August 15 @ SD Museum of Art
Dresser and Maroney go way back. Nordeson is originally from Sweden and the violinist must be something special.
"It's a first outing with this band. I'm excited," says contrabass master Mark Dresser who opens his concert series at the San Diego Museum of Art on August 15 with a quartet featuring NYC "hyper-pianist" Denman Maroney, drummer Kjell Nordeson …
DVD Rentals: The Barefoot Contessa
What would have happened if Rita Hayworth had carried on a torrid love affair with Howard Hughes? It certainly would have amounted to something a lot more lively than the last hour of The Barefoot Contessa. For it's first third, …
SD Union three-year anniversary with Total Science and Gridlok
Multi-genre electronic music night celebrates birthday at The Merrow in Hillcrest.
On Saturday, August 17 multi-genre bass music night SD Union celebrates three years of drum & bass, dubstep, hip hop, breaks, and beyond in the first large-scale event at recently-opened Hillcrest lounge, The Merrow (formerly the Ruby Room). “When we …
Padres embarrass themselves against Rockies
In an almost entirely forgetful game, the Padres fail against the Rockies in every category
Monday night might have been the worst game the Padres ever played. Ray Kroc wouldn’t have grabbed the microphone of the public address announcer to apologize for the team’s poor play, he would have grabbed the nearest trash can and …
Trailer Park: Fading Gigolo
When was the last time Woody Allen acted in a film that he didn't direct? If you guessed Antz (like me), than we'd both be wrong. Did Alfonso Arau's Picking Up the Pieces even receive a theatrical release? According to …
Schwarzenegger's sexual harassment history featured in Democrat's Issa hit
New front in partisan war of alleged sexual behavior opened by top California political advisor, recalling "sexual gratification" charges leveled against U-T owner
Embattled Democratic San Diego mayor Bob Filner, his offices reportedly swarmed by federal agents; investigators reporting to GOP Sheriff Bill Gore; and a sizable percentage of the town's numerically dissipated version of the Fourth Estate, continues to make national headlines. …
Frauds and Swindlers grand opening set for August 24th
New cocktail and spirits bar downtown looks like a silent movie villain, but puts some very cool ideas onto the drink menu.
Frauds and Swindlers (820 Fifth Avenue, 619-814-5700) soft-opened over the weekend, but a grand opening date is set for August 24th and the staff swears, “it’s going to be a wild party.” That remains to be seen, but one thing …
Car thief briefly eludes authorities
Man found hiding in tree after crashing into delivery truck
Sheriff’s deputies arrested 32-year-old Michael Green on a host of charges Monday (August 12) after he led police on a brief high-speed chase through the Spring Valley community of Casa De Oro. Members of the Sheriff’s Analysis Driven Law Enforcement …
Former bank employee denies grand theft charge
Shaun Patrick Flanagan remains at liberty
Seventy-three-year-old Nancy has had an account at Wells Fargo Bank for many years. She lost her husband Ted in 2011, and it was a comfort for her to be able to continue her bank visits with her “personal banker,” Shaun …
Majority of asylum seekers at Otay Mesa are from violent state of Michoacán
Some suggest the influx of applicants is due to a scam, while others note a change in policy
The Otay Mesa port of entry has seen a large influx of asylum seekers from Mexico in recent days, as reported by Fox News on August 12. An anonymous source, who allegedly works at the port of entry, told Fox …
Ratepayers should pick up the tab for San Onofre closure, utility says
Southern California Edison, former operator of the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, claimed yesterday (August 12) that its customers should bear the cost of prematurely shuttering the plant, as reported in the Los Angeles Times. According to Edison, “If …
Juvenile gangster gets 75-years-to-Life in prison
Family denies Oceanside teen was the shooter
It was an emotional afternoon in the courthouse yesterday, when family of the boy who was shot to death and family of the boy who was found guilty of the killing, took turns speaking to a judge before sentencing. Samuel …
Old Town: Back from the dead with a deal
Cabana-filled courtyard is just the start: great lunch deal is the real surprise
“Tuesday to Friday,12-3,” the sidewalk sign says, “small salad, flatbread and a glass of wine or beer, $8.” That stops me. I’m on my way up Old Town’s Congress Street, graveyard of restaurants. So near the plaza, so far from …
Carlsbad Music Festival: Village Walk seeks San Diego musicians
The third annual Village Walk features performers of all genres in intimate Carlsbad venues.
Attention musicians! The ninth annual Carlsbad Music Festival want to pay your act to perform at the Village Walk on Friday, September 20. Any artist of any style from San Diego County can apply for a 20-minute performance in a …
Carlsbad man accused of killing his new roommate brought to court
David Diaz pleads not-guilty to murder
A man accused of killing his new roommate was brought before a judge this afternoon in San Diego’s North County courthouse. Twenty-four-year-old Asher Freeman had only recently rented a room from David Diaz, according to a prosecutor. Diaz complained to …
Review: Lovelace
Lovelace tats a tale of humiliation and degradation within the early days of the porn industry. This isn't the biopic originally intended as a comeback vehicle for Lindsay Lohan. The media circus that is Lohan's life was cited as the …
Teagan Taylor Group at Hooley's Irish Pub
Taylor is equally impressive as a singer and horn player.
Non jazz bars are the proving grounds for young jazz musicians-- kind of a Petri dish to learn and ply their craft under trying circumstances, and with the right attitude, a musician like vocalist/trumpeter Teagan Taylor can make people who …
Lawsuit filed against City of San Diego for allowing fast-food chain Jack in the Box to remodel North Park restaurant
Lawsuit comes after years of objections from local residents.
Jack may soon be in the witness box. Today, August 12, a group of North Park residents filed a lawsuit against the City of San Diego for allowing the fast-food chain to demolish and build a new restaurant. The residents …
Reds capitalize on Padres lack of timely hitting
The Padres couldn't hit when they needed it and the Reds took advantage of it
On Sunday, the Padres played a frustrating game against the Cincinnati Reds, frustrating in a lot of ways. It went thirteen innings before the Friars fell to the Reds 3-2 in a game they could have won several times. Ian …
Top port cop gets provisional intelligence moonlighting OK from state watchdog
Fabled "Sheriff of Baghdad" and Marine reserve Lieutenant Colonel gets conditional go-ahead to cash in on links to anti-terrorism intelligence
The assistant chief of the Port of San Diego's Harbor Police, an expert in Islamic counter-intelligence, has received conditional approval from the state's Fair Political Practices Commission to go freelance with his legendary anti-terrorism and criminal intelligence experience. But a …