The Most Hi EP: Kill Quanti greets new project
Chula Vista limited-run label and beat-based collective drops the dirty, again.
New nasty from Kill Quanti labelhead Sonny Romeri. The Most Hi EP delves ever deeper into Romeri’s exploration of dirty drums, anadigital noise, and live instrumentation. The 4-song release elaborates on the largely-improvised beat orchestrations of Romeri’s Illuminauts trio with …
Gluten-sensitive beer the new norm at California Kebab
Pacific Beach kebab joint and beer garden is sensitive to celiacs.
Though celiac disease - an autoimmune disorder triggered by the consumption of gluten - affects less than 1% of the U.S. population (1 in 133, actually), as many as 6% are allergic or gluten-sensitive. That means no pizza (except for …
Sin Fronteras/Salsipuedes Fest brings down the wall with noise
Second installment of transborder music festival lands at The Ken Club
Like modern-day pipers at the gates of Jericho, Sin Fronteras/Salsipuedes Fest will be at The Ken Club (4079 Adams Avenue – Kensington) from Friday, September 13 through Sunday, September 15 in their second effort to destroy the Great Wall with …
Everything Comes From the Streets: San Diego's lowriders
Hour-long documentary examines San Diego's custom car culture.
Quick brainstorm: San Diego history. Kumeyaays grinding acorn flour on rocks, Father Serra rebuilding the immolated mission, Pio Pico maxing out in Old Town, several bloody clashes, a few earthquakes, Horton Hall, Balboa Park, John Montgomery gliding over Otay Mesa, …
Debajo del Cuero: shooting the motorcycle outlaws of Tijuana
A documentary about Tijuana's two-wheeled terrors, made in under 100 hours.
It sounds like the premise of a Vice short, but Debajo del Cuero (Underneath the Leather) – a documentary about Tijuana motorcycle club Sólo Ángeles – was written, produced, and directed by an independent team of filmmakers from northern Mexico …
Heart & Trotter: whole animal butchery to open in North Park
Locally-sourced, sustainable meat comes to Uptown.
We San Diegans like things crafty. We shop for locally-sourced produce and homemade hummus at the farmers’ market. We drink hop-heavy beers at neighborhood gastropubs and sip artisanal cocktails in Downtown speakeasies. We slather organic jelly on home-baked bread and …
Champ: Not a Lot to Lose
New band, new video, first show, this Friday.
Breakout band Champ just posted a live video for their track “Not a Lot to Lose.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyY2Cljyn_s Catch their debut this Friday, September 6 with fellow first-timers Diatribes at Soda Bar. Read/listen more on Champ and Diatribes here.
Fourth annual All My Friends Music Festival announces lineup
Tijuana music festival draws acts from across Mexico and as far as Chile, LA, and Estonia.
Last Wednesday, All My Friends Music Festival announced the lineup to this year’s installment, which will be held on Saturday, November 16 at Casa de la Cultura in Tijuana (Av. París y Lisboa 5 - Altamira). Headliners include Chilean rockers …
San Diego second safest big city for drivers
San Diego and Phoenix best for drivers, Los Angeles and Philadelphia worst.
A report issued last Tuesday by Allstate Insurance Company called San Diego the second safest big city for drivers in the country. The report notes that collisions in America’s Finest City are 14.6% more likely to occur than the national …
Ghosts of Baja: Vampire Slayer, Rancho Shampoo, Al B, and Al Lover
The spectral sounds of borderland will be showcased at La Bodega Aragon in Tijuana.
Borderland Baja is kind of a weird place. From the infernal desert expanses of Mexicali to the sacred hills of Tecate to the industrial wastelands and afterhours avenues of Tijuana, something supernatural lurks beneath the surface – beckoning from the …
Little Hurricane stays classy with free cover album
Rock and blues twosome treat fans to a free download.
Rambling rock and blues duo Little Hurricane recently posted an album’s worth of cover songs for stream and free download. Stay Classy (A Collection of Cover Songs) by little hurricane A nod to their San Diego roots, Stay Classy features …
ill Saint M/Justin Pearson: A Pig's Orphan
San Diego thrash and hardcore powerhouse teams up with French electro outfit for new EP.
This teaser just dropped for the ill Saint M featuring Justin Pearson EP A Pig’s Orphan, set to be released via Three One G records on September 24. Refresh browser if Soundcloud embed does not load. The album includes remixes …
Pasaje Gomez: Tijuana Art Walk
Art passage hosts all-day open galleries, workshops, and live music.
Pasaje Gomez (located next to Hotel Lafayette between Third and Fourth streets on the east side of Revolución) is hosting the Tijuana Art Walk on Saturday, September 14 from noon to midnight. “[The art walk] was born with the idea …
Fresh meet: Diatribes and Champ debut at Soda Bar
Members of Hills Like Elephants and River City rearrange and multiply.
Two nascent newcomers will be headlining the bill at Soda Bar (3615 El Cajon Boulevard - City Heights) on Friday, September 6. Diatribes will be making their debut following the release of their first single, “Hand Book for the Blind,” …
International Cassette Store Day at M-Theory
Mission Hills record store celebrates with Monochromacy and Bonsoir.
To celebrate the first ever International Cassette Store Day, general manager Rick Tyner has invited a few local tape purveyors to participate at M-Theory Music on Saturday, September 7. Loathe-drone experimentalists Monochromacy will be doing an in-store performance at 3 …
Tijuana Vegetarian Cuisine & Arts Fair sprouts up in Food Garden
The third bi-annual VC&AF highlights veggie food and live music at outdoor artisanal food court.
Tijuana’s Vegetarian Cuisine and Arts Fair returns for its third bi-annual installment on Saturday, September 7 with over 15 vendors from Ensenada to Orange County. The fair will be held at Food Garden (Blvd. Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada #10650 – Zona …
Basura: San Pedro el Cortez screen documentary in Tijuana
TJ garage punks debut documentary at Casa de la Cultura.
Tijuana lo-fi garage quartet San Pedro el Cortez have been all over the place lately, playing dates everywhere from Mexico City to Kensington. (Refresh your browser if Soundcloud embed does not appear.) Most recently, they’ve been hitting up key cities …
Boarsley: Sabertooth EP preview
Local producer debuts on experimental bass and beat label Liquid Geometry
Local producer Boarsley dropped his debut EP, Sabertooth, on Liquid Geometry today. Sabertoother EP by Boarsley Stand by for an album review, but in the meantime, check out this ridiculous video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvHwBn35wVI
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 …
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 …