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Chairs Missing on West Coast Tour

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Chairs Missing is driving up the coast to perform in support of their To The Hills 7”, which was released in October at the GlasHaus Gallery in Barrio Logan with Divers and a performance from Jessica Jeffrey of Cathedral X, …

Zombee Apocalypse - Honeyfest San Diego

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Remember killer bees? Of course you do. They’re killer, and apart from black widows, insomniac rattlesnakes, stray mountain lions, sunburns, the Proctor Valley monster, earthquakes, the occasional lost rain cloud, and, yes, keeler bees, there aren’t a whole lot of …

Molly McGuire Kickstarts New Album

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Kansas City native Jason “Captain Blackie” Blackmore has been playing guitar and singing in San Diego for over 11 years now, but before the Turf Club doorman began blowing the roof off of local venues with projects such as Sirhan …

May Star Roller Disco Dance Party

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When I was a young sprout growing up in East County, roller skating at Aquarius was the default dream party for just about everybody under 10 years old. I still fondly remember the countless birthdays and school trips at the …

Dragon Lounge 14 Year Anniversary

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“One thing is for certain: if you like dubstep, drum & bass, or break beats, you've probably been to a Dragon Lounge,” says DJ and promoter Aaron 'Arkon' Hastings, who has curated the 2nd Saturday monthly at the Kava Lounge …

Occupy San Diego Names January Free-Speech Month

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Verbatim from an email sent by Occupy San Diego media liaison Ray Lutz. 100 years after the San Diego City Council infamously suppressed free speech in downtown San Diego, Occupy San Diego will commemorate this historic event by naming January …

Allegations of Police Brutality at Occupy San Diego

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Nationwide, allegations of police brutality have been competing with protest mantras, drum circles, and "mic checks" for the loudest voice at Occupy demonstrations. One of the first instances, and perhaps the most catalyzing, was the video of New York Police …

A Scribe Amidst the Lions vs. Mexican Glass Jumpers and Commie Ghosts

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A Scribe Amidst the Lions debuted their new La Escalara Records split 7” with south of the border buddies Sour Soul in Mexico City earlier this month, an adventure wrought with near death experiences, loss of personal property, Communist hauntings, …

Three Arrested at Occupy San Diego; SDPD Sgt. "Was Hearing Voices"

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At around 7:30 p.m. on December 29, San Diego Police officers raided the Occupy San Diego general assembly of approximately 25 people at the Civic Center Plaza and arrested three protestors. A witness identified the arrestees as Hex, “British Will," …

3rd Annual San Diego Experimental Guitar at Soda Bar

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“A few years ago, there was talk in certain music publications about the death of the guitar,” says Sam Lopez, curator of the San Diego Experimental Guitar Show. “Notions were made that this archaic instrument was no longer a relevant …

Sonic Stream - Moonshake, WITT, Pilots, Mystery Cave, Sponge

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Here’s some local music you should probably know about. New Reader contributor Bobby Bray gave you the low down on the Moonshake “Future Disco, Spacey House, and Techy Groove” party at Kadan in this week’s Blurt column. The biweekly dance …

Mike Garcia Gets Off the Couch to Occupy San Diego

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If you’ve been following Occupy San Diego at all, you’ll probably recognize Mike Garcia. The well-dressed and articulate 48-year-old drug-abuse counselor has acted as a prominent media liaison with the group of protesters for “social and economic justice” alongside Ray …

Dataset and Big Up Document the Future Sounds of San Diego

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In 1978, Brian Eno released a vinyl compilation of four bands from New York’s fringe No Wave movement. Though it failed to chart and soon went obsolete until a 2005 re-release by Lilith Records, No New York is considered to …

Occupy San Diego Riders Raid Malls, Port

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“The concept of the bike raid is simple,” writes Nexus Watts in an Occupy San Diego Riders mall raid event invite. “First you pick a few targets, set a date, and make related signs, banners, and flyers. On the day …

Che Cafe Three Day Benefit - No Age, HEALTH, XBXRX

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“San Diego is such a volatile music scene,” says Jesse Kranzler, an organizer of the three day “I Promise” Che Café benefit show. “One venue or group of bands usually keeps it going, especially in the all ages community. The …

Timewave Zero Promises a Novel New Years Eve

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If Mayan astrology, New Age paranoia, and visions reveled to philosopher Terence Mckenna in the Colombian Amazon on a massive dose of psychedelic mushrooms and ayahuasca are to be believed, exactly one year from today, on December 21, 2012, the …

Free Jazz According to bLUMPy aka The Beef Wellingtons aka Harley's Monster

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I told you a bit about bLUMPy aka The Beef Wellingtons aka Harley's Monster last month after catching them incidentally at Tori Roze’s Ruby Tuesdays night at the Ruby Room. The free jazz trio combined wandering bass (multi-instrumentalist Harley Magsino …

Clockart Decorates Chill Timewaves

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“The San Diego scene for our sound is alright,” says Beejay Buduan, guitarist and songwriter in Clockart, over coffee at Twiggs on Park. “It’s more of a rock city. It was getting pretty big here, the whole beach, chillwave thing. …

Raiza Rukus Hypes San Diego's Electronic Music Scene

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From Germany to Hawaii, from the smallest sweat box clubs to the sweltering desert, Raiza Rukus has spent over 16 years getting blasted by countless watts of bass. “Whether spinning on my head at a b-boy jam or watching the …

San Diegans to Save the Bill of Rights Sit-in

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According to an email from San Diegans to Save the Bill of Rights: In protest of President Obama's promise to sign the National Defense Authorization Act, San Diegans to Save the Bill of Rights are holding a sit-in at the …

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