African Restaurant Week on El Cajon Boulevard
Anyone who’s cruised the parallel thoroughfares of El Cajon Boulevard and University Avenue has seen how African communities have imparted their culture, music, art, and cuisine onto the diverse palate of San Diego. For several generations now, the so-called “City …
Writer Covers Santigold's "Disparate Youth"
Brooklyn via San Diego brother duo Writer recently posted a cover of Santigold's "Disparate Youth" in anticipation of their upcoming Brotherface LP, available October 30 via 3 Syllables (UK). The video, directed by artist E. Lee Smith, features animated graffiti …
Author & Punisher: Ursus Americanus
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/26/32319/ You might be a little perplexed when you hear Tristan Shone - a machine fabricator who uses his inventions to compose devastating industrial doom-drone metal as one-man band Author & Punisher - say that his music “comes from a …
Batwings: La Maldición EP
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/25/32248/ Building upon their previous incarnations with the addition of members from Mexicali noisewave/hardcore bands Lipstick Terror, Chrome Eye, and El Centro's thrashnasty SnailS!, Batwings released their long-awaited La Maldición EP today via Bandcamp. La Maldición is a 5-song snapshot …
Single from Upcoming Room E/Parker & the Numberman LP
Producer Room E recently posted a single from his upcoming collaboration with local MCs Parker & the Numberman, SM57. The pending album will see more straight-forward hip hop production from Dan 'Room E' Harumi, who specializes in nostalgic, multi-instrumental beat …
Yoga to Sound: live beats and vinyasa
Nearly eight years ago, the Kava Lounge opened doors at their inconspicuous Middletown location with the intention of "promoting cultural unity through music, art, and dance." Countless events have since taken place under this banner and, accordingly, In-Stead's debut production …
Ocean Beats: Michal Menert (Pretty Lights), Govinda, SuperDre
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/14/31512/ Govinda Heavy-hitting electronic dance night Ocean Beats will be shaking up North County tonight with an all-star lineup featuring the first San Diego performance of Michal Menert, the co-producer of Pretty Lights' debut 2006 album, Taking Up Your Precious …
San Diego bicycle share demonstration
From a Facebook event page posted by Bike San Diego. Civic San Diego is interested in attracting a bicycle share system to the City of San Diego and has invited companies that provided systems in other cities to attend the …
Twin Cabins: Nostalgia That Could Never Be
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/07/31116/ I'm Sure, the newest effort from La Jolla via Mexico City bedroom dreamer Twin Cabins (Nacho Cano), is the definitive soundtrack to star-crossed late adolescence. While Cano’s earlier releases explored more introspective, ambient textures, I’m Sure finds footing with …