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Hills Like Elephants Announce Debut LP Release

February 20, 2012 · Chad Deal

Hills Like Elephants announced the release of their debut LP today after months in the studio with vintage drum machines, Moog plug-ins, an old school pump organ, and an “‘80s synthesizer with fans blowing in your face to cool it …

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Yeah Buddy Tuesday - Batwings, Monogamy Party, Moosejaw, Secret Fun Club

February 19, 2012 · Chad Deal

As part of musician, label head, and promoter Ezequiel “Ziggy” Pelayo’s Yeah Buddy Tuesday series, Pelayo’s rock and roll outfit Moosejaw will be playing on the 28th with local noise-prone post-punk badasses Batwings and Secret Fun Club as well as …

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Exotic Erotic Burlesk at Mama Tam's

February 18, 2012 · Chad Deal

Thai cuisine is about to get hotter for the House of Pink Boom Box’s Exotic Erotic modern burlesk revue at Tam’s Thailand Food in Normal Heights. “I was a stripper for five years and I pictured it being more glamorous …

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Bicycle Happy Hour at Empire House Urban Palate

February 16, 2012 · Chad Deal

Running off the inertia of Saturday’s Bike the Boulevard ride, cycle your way over to Empire House Urban Palate in Hillcrest on Tuesday the 28th for a special two wheel happy hour from 5 to 8 p.m. including: $2 PBR …

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Bike the Boulevard - Saturday

February 16, 2012 · Chad Deal

Join fellow cyclists on Saturday the 25th for a leisurely ride down historic El Cajon Boulevard complete with barhopping, dining, and special events at local businesses. “Bicycling has a way of bringing more vibrancy to a city,” Beryl Forman aka …

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Electronic Awakening at Spin Nightclub

February 15, 2012 · Chad Deal

Having gone from a weekly night at the Kava Lounge to a bass music mega-event at the three-story Spin Nightclub in Middletown, Elev8 is now in its fourth year of showcasing cutting-edge local and touring artists in glitch, midtempo, dubstep, …

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Cuckoo Chaos on Daytrotter

February 14, 2012 · Chad Deal

Last week, Daytrotter (the website for guest sessions at Horseshack analog studio in Rock Island, Illinois) published a set by local tropical pop quintet Cuckoo Chaos (ex- Vision of a Dying World, the Paddle Boat) engineered by Brian Thorn at …

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Reinventing the Pyramids - Tectonic at Telemagica

February 13, 2012 · Chad Deal

Composed of over 2 ½ million blocks of limestone weighing from 2 to 70 tons each (that’s enough masonry for 30 Empire State buildings), the Great Pyramid of Giza is estimated by archaeologists to have been built by a workforce …

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Liquid Geometry and ELEV8 Celebrate HM.T DM.T with Freddy Todd

February 11, 2012 · Chad Deal

Tonight, Liquid Geometry and four-year-strong bass music weekly ELEV8 combine forces to host Detroit banger Freddy Todd supported by a local line-up of OSAL8, Squama, Mastah Syphe, and Facemelter. Syphe will be playing a special set dedicated to Liquid Geometry …

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Post-apocalyptic Romance at Ruby Room - Tonight

February 11, 2012 · Chad Deal

It’s 2012 and the world still (apparently) exists. No global catastrophe. No rapture. No aliens spewing laser beams from spaceships. No winged serpents descending from the heavens. Everything is fine and usual, for now. Regardless, the House of Pink BoomBox …

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Chairs Missing - "Them" Video

February 9, 2012 · Chad Deal

Four days ago, psych-folk quartet Chairs Missing posted a video for their track “Them” shot in the Bay Area Muir Woods on a recent West Coast tour. http://vimeo.com/36221549 The video was directed by Amanda Scheopflin of Cathedral X, a sound …

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Squidling Brothers Bring Freakshow to Shakedown

February 7, 2012 · Chad Deal

Traveling dare-devils The Squidling Brothers are currently touring Europe before making their way the Shakedown on Midway to court death with their entourage of rock and roll sideshow freaks. In anticipation of the preternatural pageant, Matterz The Impenetrable Music Man …

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San Francisco Dirty Storytellers Debut at Space 4 Art

February 6, 2012 · Chad Deal

“I want to hear San Diego’s stories,” says Dixie De La Tour, curator of San Francisco-based Bawdy Storytelling, a monthly showcase of sexual (mis)adventures that Dixie started five years ago after finding inspiration at a Burning Man storytelling night. “I …

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Circle Circle dot dot Plays Love Roulette to Deconstruct a Drag Queen

February 5, 2012 · Chad Deal

On Saturday, February 11, local community-based theatre group Circle Circle dot dot will be throwing a fundraiser for their third original production, Deconstruction of a Drag Queen, which tells the life story of prominent performer Grace Towers. “It starts in …

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The Unch Side of Snooze

February 4, 2012 · Chad Deal

A couple weeks ago, Mary Beth Abate filled you in on breakfast at Hillcrest’s newest “AM eatery,” Snooze. Boasting natural free-range meats and cage-free eggs from the Bay Area Niman Ranch, Snooze offers an innovative menu specializing in benedicts, pancakes, …

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Food Truck Fundraiser for Alice Birney Elementary School

February 3, 2012 · Chad Deal

The New Vision Christian Church in University Heights is hosting a food truck rally today from 3:30 to 7 p.m. to raise money for the neighboring Alice Birney Elementary School which was heavily damaged by an arsonist last month. Investigators …

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Third Monthly Liquid Blue Occu-party at Soda Bar

February 2, 2012 · Chad Deal

“We believe in the Occupy movement and others like it,” Scott Stephens, manager and vocalist of local pop rock entourage Liquid Blue, told the Reader in December. “We’ve been an activist group for many years. We’re really hyped to support …

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Kill Quanti's DJ Pound / eLan 10" Split Vinyl Release

February 1, 2012 · Chad Deal

Local instrumental hip hop and experimental beat label Kill Quanti is celebrating the release of a split 10" vinyl from San Diego staples DJ Pound and eLan with a party at the Kava Lounge featuring Philadelphia stuttered beat engineer Knxwledge. …

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City Council Unanimously in Favor of Urban Agriculture Amendments

January 31, 2012 · Chad Deal

Today was a landmark for urban agriculturalists as the City Council voted unanimously in favor of amendments to municipal code which simplify the process for approving farmers' markets on private property, make minor adjustments to community garden regulations, and ease …

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Stage Kids Hit The Stage

January 30, 2012 · Chad Deal

Stage Kids are six dudes from Mira Mesa (including two pairs of brothers) who like to brew beer, have known each other forever, and have been jamming together for just about as long. “The name Stage Kids came from our …

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Staff Blog Entries

Hills Like Elephants Announce Debut LP Release

Yeah Buddy Tuesday - Batwings, Monogamy Party, Moosejaw, Secret Fun Club

Exotic Erotic Burlesk at Mama Tam's

Bicycle Happy Hour at Empire House Urban Palate

Bike the Boulevard - Saturday

Electronic Awakening at Spin Nightclub

Cuckoo Chaos on Daytrotter

Reinventing the Pyramids - Tectonic at Telemagica

Liquid Geometry and ELEV8 Celebrate HM.T DM.T with Freddy Todd

Post-apocalyptic Romance at Ruby Room - Tonight

Chairs Missing - "Them" Video

Squidling Brothers Bring Freakshow to Shakedown

San Francisco Dirty Storytellers Debut at Space 4 Art

Circle Circle dot dot Plays Love Roulette to Deconstruct a Drag Queen

The Unch Side of Snooze

Food Truck Fundraiser for Alice Birney Elementary School

Third Monthly Liquid Blue Occu-party at Soda Bar

Kill Quanti's DJ Pound / eLan 10" Split Vinyl Release

City Council Unanimously in Favor of Urban Agriculture Amendments

Stage Kids Hit The Stage

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