Jamul: a musical journey
Getting stoned with a sage-scented woman in the chaparral bastion of Jamul.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/28/34506/ From Neil Krug's photo series Jamul. Around this time three years ago, I posted a neighborhood blog about a house party in Jamul. The atmosphere is hard to pinpoint – a clash of belligerence, merriment, machismo, lust, and nihilism, …
Miss Holiday’s House of Horrors Show
Neo-burlesk antics at the Ruby Room tonight.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/26/34410/ Lilly Holiday - mother of the House of Pink BoomBox. Photo: Cali Griebel It’s Halloween season, and that means the days are shortening, leaves are changing, and mysterious autumn scents are rich on the Santa Ana breeze. While all …
Michael Trigilio talks about the mysticism behind music technology
How can we understand desire and sin with nothing but a square-wave and a frequency modulation?
As part of the Upgrade! San Diego series, media artist, UCSD professor, and retired Zen priest Michael Trigilio will be talking about his recent works in sound and electronics at 5 p.m. tomorrow evening at the SDSU Downtown Gallery (725 …
Snapshots of Chicali
A preview of a pending video project in Mexicali, Mexico.
I am currently in Mexicali (south of El Centro) working on a video project with San Diego multimedia artist Moistrix. Without revealing too much, here are a few snapshots of what we've been up to during our stays here over …
Halloween party: Gonjasufi, Skrapez, Crimekillz, and Batwings
Warp Records' gravel-throated desert mystic Gonjasufi returns from the outskirts of Vegas to play a Halloween party at the Kava Lounge
South Bay hip-hop dready gone Vegas desert hermit Gonjasufi returns to his roots for an All Hallow’s Eve party on Saturday, October 27 at the Kava Lounge. “A lot of heads don’t know their shit,” Gonjasufi (aka Sumach Ecks) told …
Pinback: Information (and bass) Retrieved
Last Tuesday, Pinback dropped their first album in five years, titled Information Retrieved, via Temporary Residence Ltd. Stream opening track "Proceed to Memory": The music video for "Sherman," directed by Matt Hoyt, reinvents a 1962 cult Soviet film called Planeta …
First annual Barrio Film Festival accepting submissions
Attention filmmakers! The Roots Factory (1878 Main Street) and The Barrio Logan Arts District are accepting independent short film submissions for their first annual Barrio Film Fest until October 31. “The Barrio Film Festival is seeking conscious short films that …
The Burning of Rome goes Psycho
Oceanside-based Halloween gypsy punk quartet The Burning of Rome posted a new video yesterday for their staple track "Norman Bates" following the release of their debut album With Us (Surfdog Records) last Friday at the Casbah. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6TUMMue3YgI Surfdog's artist bio …
Sight & Sound: a street music series by Peña Film
Local photographer Daniel Peña couples film with digital recordings to create his Sight & Sound series, an audio/visual exploration of street musicians in San Diego and Mexico City. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/08/33149/ Peña website also showcases a remarkable series shot in Tijuana, a …
It's easy: San Diego People on Bikes Project
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/06/33004/ Cyclists in University Heights Drawing inspiration from a photo series by Jonathan Maus on bikeportland.org, the San Diego People on Bikes Project's mission statement is simple: to capture everyday people riding bikes on the streets of San Diego. “The …