Jamul: pre-postapocalyptic show with Batwings, Innerds, and California Bleeding
Where do we party once the bomb drops? The Greek Sombrero in Jamul is one place to start.
“It is no secret that San Diego is a military target,” writes vox/guitarist Bobby Bray of post-prog-skronk space-tropicalia math lounge duo Innerds (members of Sleeping People, The Locust, Holy Molar). “There are of course a number of reasons why this …
Pacific Beach eateries cook up culinary tribute to Super Bowl
California Kebab and Papa Luna's Empanadas pay homage to 49ers and Ravens
Two Pacific Beach eateries are celebrating the Super Bowl this Sunday with special dishes inspired by the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers. Mediterranean restaurant and bar California Kebab (4150 Mission Blvd.) will have a creamy San Francisco Bay …
Temecula: Lightning in a Bottle strikes closer
Annual art/music/yoga festival relocates to Lake Skinner near Temecula
Three years after relocating from the hills of Santa Barbara to Oak Canyon Park on Lake Irvine, Lightning in a Bottle art/music/yoga festival scoots even closer to San Diego this year with a new site in Riverside County. The festival, …
Dub Dorado vs. Trill: Them Lost Boys & Whiskey Pete
Feature beats, bass, trap, juke, and dubstep at El Dorado, downtown.
Tonight at El Dorado Cocktail Lounge (1030 Broadway – Downtown), long-standing dubstep monthly Dub Dorado will join forces with future beat showcase Trill for a night of big bass and trap featuring Switchblade Recordings artists Them Lost Boys and Whiskey …
Digital vs. Print panel at Little Fish Comic Book Studio
Ocean Beach comic book studio explores a ever-changing medium
Little Fish Comic Book Studio (4837 Voltaire Street - Ocean Beach) will be hosting a panel titled "Digital Comics vs. Print: The Pros and Cons of an Ever-Changing Medium" on Monday, February 11 at 7 p.m. “Join Little Fish Comic …
Mexicali: Pasaje del Arte celebrates a year of urban art
Civic Center passage of murals revives run-down alleyway.
Last February, 16 Baja artists transformed a run-down Mexicali alleyway into a passage of murals, dubbed Pasaje del Arte. The project - which features work from artists including Glo, Rod, DSEK World, Humor, Raya, and Star27 - was made possible …
Tijuana: Moonshake returns to La Sexta at La Mi-Ja de La Mezcalera
Funky tech house space groove super night crosses south again.
Following over a decade of chess, day drinking, and some of the best electronic music nights in town, BeHe dive Kadan closed their doors at the end of August. Official MOONSHAKE Wrap-Up Video at Kadans (R.I.P.) from Trevor Dean on …
Hills Like Elephants write Note to Self
Indie soul quintet drops new single for Lost Ark Studio compilation.
Hills Like Elephants released a new single a few days ago titled “Note to Self,” adding a post-punk edge to their soulful “Motown with drum machines” sound. Produced by Mike Butler at vintage-ready Lost Ark Studio in Pacific Beach, “Note …
Mexican Wrestling in Tijuana with Turista Libre
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/24/38990/ “Our mission: To get foreigners into Tijuana but away from Revolucion,” writes Derrik Chinn of Turista Libre, an alternative tour service in Tijuana. “To introduce them the side of the city their local counterparts live on a daily basis. …
EDEA: DUDES split EP with H | p s
Dream-fi versus beach-fi
San Diego’s premier amorphous swag rock outfit DUDES recently released a split EP, titled EDEA (Ailanthus Recordings), with DUDE Ryan Solomon’s “internet homie” Chaz Bell, also known as H | p s. “Most of the DUDES songs are b-sides from …
Desert Daze music festival heads to Mecca
Moon Block Party follows last year's 11-day blowout with overnight festival near Salton Sea.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/22/38879/ Pilots representing San Diego at last year's Desert Daze music festival. Last year’s inaugural Desert Daze was an eleven-day psychedelic bonanza held in the town of Desert Hot Springs, about 30 miles from the dual weekend festivities of Coachella …
Moonside: experimental hip-hop and beat showcase at Kava Lounge
Some lesser known figures in San Diego's beat and hop circles
On Thursday, January 31 at the Kava Lounge, Moonside presents an esoteric showcase of local experimental hip-hop and beat producers with support from DJ’s representing San Diego grassroots vinyl/cassette label Kill Quanti. Jazz guitarist and beatmaker Go Yama: Beatboxer, lyricist, …
Eddie Turbo brings tropical bass to Tijuana
Cumbia and dancehall Gematria DJ tonight at El Tinieblo Mezcal Room
Every Monday at The Office (3936 30th Street - North Park), DJs Rashi (Tribe of Kings) and Eddie Turbo bring out the laser bleeps, airhorn, and riddim rewinds for Dub Dynamite. For about a decade now, this weekly event (formerly …
Jamul: the legends, lies, and mines of Mt. McGinty
Spelunking in what probably isn't the fabled Lost Pegleg Mine.
Back in 2004, The Reader’s late al fresco aficionado Jerry Schad wrote about the summit hike at Mount McGinty in Jamul. “Several rare and endangered plant species make their home here on soils derived from a relatively uncommon form of …
La Mezcalera celebrates four years on La Sexta, Tijuana
Hep mezcal bar and venue kicks off a new wave of nightlife in Zona Centro
In the wake of post-9/11 terrormania and, later, a barrage of cartel violence, the flash and boom of Tijuana’s historic tourism corridor along Avenida Revolución faded to murmurs. In early 2009, a trendy bar and venue called La Mezcalera opened …
Webcomic discussion panel in Ocean Beach
Burgeoning comic book studio Little Fish hosts webcomic panel
Little Fish Comic Book Studio (4837 Voltaire Street - Ocean Beach) will be hosting a webcomic discussion panel on Monday, January 21, from 7 to 8 p.m. The discussion will be led by Little Fish’s Patrick Yurick and features webcomic …
Operation: MINDBLOW present Winter's Womb
Analog liquid projectionists present psychedelic wondernight at Casbah
“Our goal is to make super-rad visuals without using any video or digital stuff,” Ake Arndt of liquid projection duo Operation: MINDBLOW told The Reader in February. “Just to keep it fun and interesting and do weird shit.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3khIslRCHvc Liquid …
Liquid Geometry: Uncon Sci Tiger Mustache LP
Uncon Sci's beats from a far East post-midnight metropolis
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jan/14/38409/ Uncon Sci Tiger Mustache album art by Michelle Tran Last month, experimental bass and beat collective Liquid Geometry threw a farewell Apocalypse party to signal a halt to nearly two years of monthly installments at the Kava Lounge in …
Makeout Weird: Tijuana doom-folk and Sherman Heights' secret underground
Monthly experimental/dance/punk night hosts Late Nite Howl and Dead Animal Mod
"Makeout Weird is a great place to bring a first date," Monsterpussy, co-host of the eclectic monthly event at Whistle Stop Bar (2236 Fern Street – South Park), told The Reader last April. This Thursday, January 17, Tijuana doom-folk troubadour …