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Dragon Lounge: iONIk

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San Diego's longest running electronic music monthly, Dragon Lounge, celebrated their 14 year anniversary in January with a special two-day dance music extravaganza at the Kava Lounge and a private warehouse space. “One thing is for certain: if you like …

Belgian Waffle Ride Not for Freddy Freeloaders

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This Sunday, April 15, North County-based Spy Optic is hosting a grueling 124+ mile bicycle ride that will see 150 participants climbing over 9000 feet on a partially off-road 7-hour circuit. Starting at Spy’s Carlsbad headquarters, the Belgium Waffle Ride …

Tijuana Art Alley Celebrates Two Year Anniversary

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Tijuana art alley Pasaje Rodriguez is celebrating their two year anniversary throughout April with a series of concerts, expositions, and performances. The inconspicuous alcove between Third and Fourth on Revolución comes alive with art, music, dance, and wine every Friday, …

Get Split: Neat Noise vs. Ballsy Beats

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I’ll be putting the finishing touches on the mail-order FateLine™ quantum reality split kit I won in a box of Count Chocula a few months ago just in time for this Thursday (April 12), when it will be necessary to …

Stay Strange: Experimental Pre-Hispanic Noise

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Promoter and noise musician Sam Lopez (aka Zsa Zsa Gabor) is curating his third monthly Stay Strange installation with experimental pre-Hispanic music and a local collaboration between Michael Zimmerman (keyboards) and M.J. Stevens (guitar, noise). “I happened upon Aztlan Underground …

Basshenge Art Auction

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As part of their series of fundraisers to construct a bass-fueled Stonehenge replica at Burning Man 2012, Basshenge is hosting an art auction at the 10th Avenue Theatre and Arts Centre, Downtown. “2012 is a mystical time for the world, …

13th Annual Sharon’s Ride.Run.Walk for Epilepsy at DeAnza Cove

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About 1 in 62 San Diegans’ lives are affected by epilepsy, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at them. “Epilepsy is a very different neurological condition,” says Hannah Williams, event and outreach coordinator at the Epilepsy Foundation of San …

Circle Circle Dot Dot Deconstructs Local Drag Sensation

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San Diego’s premiere community-based theatre group, Circle Circle Dot Dot, is opening their third full-length production tomorrow at 10th Avenue Theatre and Arts Centre (930 10th Avenue) Downtown. While previous productions have drawn inspiration from the cast’s own romantic misadventures …

Thomas Dolby Brings A Map of the Floating City to Anthology

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A Map of the Floating City may be Thomas Dolby’s first album in two decades, but any indication of the time lapse since his early ‘80s hits “She Blinded Me with Science” and “Hyperactive!” is obscured by the English innovator's …

Following Fatal Hit and Run, Cyclists Gather for Improved Infrastructure

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When 29-year-old cyclist David Ortiz was struck by an SUV and then run over by two sedans on the eastbound lanes of Balboa Avenue on March 22, the official word from local media and officers on scene was that Ortiz …

Liquid Geometry and Kill Quanti Represent San Diego on International Beat Compilation

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Local beatmakers Sleeve (Liquid Geometry), Mastah Syphe (Liquid Geometry), and Mystery Cave (Kill Quanti) make an appearance on a compilation released yesterday by Portland-based label and artist collective, STYLSS. Sleeve↓ [Liquid Geometry] - Naked Lunch Bug by STYLSS The 34-song …

Young Entrepreneurs Fix Eyes on Global Vision

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What started as a San Diego State University assignment to formulate a business plan with a social impact has turned into a full-time limited liability company that is restoring vision for people in need around the world. Operating under the …

Basshenge Brings DJ Swamp to Ruby Room

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“2012 is a mystical time for the world, so we wanted to build one of the wonders of the world,” Cosmic Family promoter Christophe Lobe, a project manager behind the Basshenge sound camp, told The Reader in January. As such, …

Doo Doo Roo: Intoxicating Beats Featuring LA's Neckbreakers

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This is my roommate Mawkus. His full name is Marcus Aurelius Rosario and he tilts his head and tugs at his giant ‘fropuff when he’s talking about girls he finds attractive. He’s really good with a wok and often tries …

Yeah Buddy! La Escalera Records Turn a Year Old

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When Ezequiel “Ziggy” Pelayo says, “We started Yeah Buddy Fest because we really just wanted to barbecue and party and hang out all day,” you believe him. The good times really are that simple, and the 30-year-old promoter, musician, label …

Sicilian Thing Puts the Fight Back in Pizza

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Like something out of an early ‘90s Disney movie, Sicilian Thing Pizza in North Park is introducing a new pizza in April called “The Und1sputed Ones” to benefit San Diego’s premier fight gym soccer team of the same (and equally …

Win a Vintage Bike for a Buck at Eleven

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Tired of bipeding everywhere like a chump? Score this sweet steed at Eleven’s multiple sclerosis bingo benefit tonight. Cards are a buck each and drafts go for $3 all night. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/26/21611/ Maximum style. “The rubber is great, the paint is …

Dreamscapes May Seem Existential

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“We feel that every artist not only dreams, but his/her reality is projected in a very unique manner where thoughts become physical energy,” says artist Brittany Dumas, who is curating the eclectic Dreamscapes art show (which may become a monthly …

Bluetech's Digiganic Dubs Bring Independent Media to Amazon

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The most recent release from ambient psydub producer Bluetech, Rainforest Reverberation (Critical Beats, 2011), is the perfect soundtrack for the cause it supports. Bluetech’s signature underwater mid/downtempo dubscapes intertwine the digital and the organic with exotic, live instrumentation sampled over …

Celebrate New Segment of Scenic Bayshore Bikeway

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Any cyclist in San Diego can tell you that, between our many mesas and valleys, this isn’t the best city for flatland riding routes. One of my favorite level-ground circuits is the San Diego Bay loop, which entails a ferry …

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