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Flutter Tunnel: Local Innovators Turn Burning Man Art Installation Into Philanthropy Project

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A nationwide 12-person group with members in San Diego has 5 days left to raise over $2,000 for a Burning Man art/philanthropy project called Flutter Tunnel - a 1,320 foot-long kinetically-powered sculpture made of 100 arches that will be illuminated …

Dissonance in the Desert - Batwings, Ed Schrader's Music Beat, XBXRX

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Noise-prone post punk quartet Batwings screech back over the Imperial Desert to their hometown of El Centro (singer Carlos Quintero grew up just across the border in Mexicali) this Tuesday, July 31 at Downtown Club (601 Main Street - $3) …

KATA Kickstarts Debut Double LP

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Two weeks ago, 9-piece instrumental outfit KATA released their debut full-length album, The Rising, for digital download. The Rising by KATA After two years of songwriting and 18 months in the studio (K St. Recorders - built and run by …

New Mexico's New Line-Up Goes Live

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Dance friendly indie rock trio New Mexico recently became a four-piece with the addition of Roxy Jones singer/guitarist Peter Graves on keys. Anticipating their fourth show with the new line-up, New Mexico (née Apes of Wrath) recently revamped their sound …

Scaphe: Cookie Monster Power Violence

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Named after an ancient, spherical sundial, Minneapolis trio Scaphe invokes dark hermetic lore via grinding dual bass guitars, demonic cookie monster vocals, bursts of power violence noise, and straight up raw dog hardcore growls. With several songs wrapping up at …

Bike to the Baja Beer Fest in Tijuana

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Craft beer and bike rides. They go together like bath salts and cannibalism, and this weekend you’ll have a chance to take the frenzy south of the border (the beer and bikes, that is) with Turista Libre rad Tijuana tours. …

River City/Drew Andrews Double Album Release Party

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Alt-Country sextet River City is celebrating the release of their debut full length album, The Flood & The Gavel, tomorrow night at the Soda Bar in conjunction with a Drew Andrews album release, Goddamn, Yes I'm For Real. “The energetic …

Strong and Tough Audio Compilation Showcases Dark Sounds of Summer

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Los Angeles label Strong and Tough Audio recently released a 23-track compilation including tracks by local producers Puppy Kicker, Sleeve↓, EshOne, Misk, Demon Slayer, and Mastah Syphe, who also mastered the album. Summer Solstice Compilation V.1 is the science fiction …

Deep Time on a Budget at Bar Pink

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Bar Pink is set to be featured in a 30 minute pilot episode of Hospitality Budget, a reality series about touring bands. Soda Bar talent buyer and production manager Peter Graves explains: “In each episode, the hosts entertain a touring …

Toothless Kissing Booth to Fund Rock Band Book

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With just 9 days left to source the second half of his $5,000 Indiegogo goal, one-man band Toothless George will be hosting a fundraising show to cover printing costs for his pending book, Band Together: The Definitive Entry Level Guide …

Godfather of Nerdcore Graces Comic Con Afterparty

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“The two opposing forces- Devil’s Playground Burlesque and Tiny Nightmare Productions have created a nerdcore centric show to remember,” writes Aubree Miller, curator of the monthly Nerdcore Night at The Ruby Room. “The LA-based, Geek-Girl burlesque troupe, most notably known …

Room E Drops Mixtape on Art Wednesday

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Beat maker and multi-instrumentalist Dan 'Room E' Harumi recently had a mixtape posted as the first of a series in London-based art magazine, Art Wednesday. The mixtape features mostly new and unreleased Room E tracks (including two live studio sessions …

Trill Aims to Give More Than Just Nods

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“I'm really excited about the San Diego beat scene right now and I'm also happy to be a part of it,” writes Trill promoter Andre Power via email, “but my goal is to give people more than just a night …

Space Laced: The Array Orchestra

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The Array Orchestra recently posted a new video featuring instruments designed by inventor Bill Wesley. Wesley’s most successful creation is the Array Mbira, an African thumb piano laid out in Wesley’s unique Array tuning matrix. Notable players of the Array …

Midivan IS NOT Gleaming the Cube

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San Diego/Albuquerque occult bass imprint Elk Beats just dropped a 4-song self-titled EP from enigmatic roster member Midivan - most likely a hijacked Soviet artificial intelligence construct housed in the attic of the Scottish Rite Center and fueled by a …

Tijuana Doom-Folk: Late Nite Howl

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Tijuana/Las Vegas freak folk troubadour Late Nite Howl (Paul Dodero) recently released his debut, self-titled EP. Evoking Syd Barrett circa Madcap Laughs, a minimalist Nick Drake, and the more haunting aspects of Mark Kozelek, the Late Nite Howl EP was …

Toothless George Raises Funds for Rock Band Guide Book

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Two years after setting himself to the task, one-man band Toothless George is nearing completion on his book Band Together: The Definitive Entry Level Guide to Forming a Rock Band. The 200 page opus includes advice from prominent voices in …

Eprom Returns to Kava

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This Thursday, hyperspace bass ambassadors Liquid Geometry teleport Warp Records boogie monster Eprom of the Portland nebula back to the Kava Lounge. Said soundform recently opened a portal to the end (or beginning) of time at the New Year’s Eve …

2012 Del Mar Summer Concert Series

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The Del Mar Summer Concert series started in 1994 and has since hosted 128 free (for race attendees, $20 otherwise) concerts including Devo, Weezer, ZZ Top, Billy Idol, Gnarls Barkley, Ziggy Marley, Matisyahu, Violent Femmes, Jason Mraz, and Jack Johnson. …

Led Zepagain Unfazed After Gear Stolen

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Just over a week before their booking at the San Diego County Fair, Los Angeles-based Zeppelin cover band Led Zepagain had their gear stolen from their van while parked at a hotel outside of San Jose. “While we are pretty …

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