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Groovetube - Batwings, Vaginals, Stripper Pussy, Monogamy Party at Ruby Room - Randy Chiurazzi, 2Up, Upsilon Acrux, Innerds at Tower Bar

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Batwings, Stripper Pussy (LA), Vaginals, and Monogamy Party (Seattle) stirred things up at the Ruby Room on Thursday night. Here’s a peek at how that went. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9wdGoyGpXg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdvYDn92tIQ Friday’s post-progcore orgy of facemelt at Tower Bar was also a blast. …

Bike the Boulevard Today at Noon

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“Bicycling has a way of bringing more vibrancy to a city,” Beryl Forman aka Miss Boulevard, marketing manager for the El Cajon Boulevard Business Improvement Association, told the Reader in February. “When you see a bunch of bikes in front …

All My Friends Festival at the Millionaire's Mansion

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Tomorrow’s second annual All My Friends festival features 35 bands from San Diego, Tijuana, and northern Mexico. The party starts at 1 p.m. at the Millionaire’s Mansion, a 2500-capacity house on a cliff above downtown Tijuana. The three-stage lineup includes …

Five (Really Good) Reasons to Get Out of the House Tonight

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It’s a big night for odd and awesome music in San Diego, kiddos! Yesterday I told you about the cinematic art metal 9-piece Kata playing one of my favorite monthlies, Makeout Weird, at the Whistle Stop tonight, where they’ll be …

Kata Dabbles in Darkness at Makeout Weird

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“We’re a bunch of positive people playing dark stuff,” says Demetrius Antuna (vox, guitar) of the 9-piece cinematic art metal band Kata. “It’s a release. A way to get it out. Something about darkness feels good in sound and visuals. …

2Up Shakes the Tower Bar This Friday

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“The tsunami was a lot crazier than any of you could imagine,” writes Tetsunori Tawaraya of the spastic Japanese progcore duo 2Up via email. “Tokyo was shaking like a mad children’s toy. A 50-story building was shaking people's sushi faces …

Toothless George Bands Together

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"I'm a punk rocker," says one-man-band Toothless George, who is best known for his involvement with The Halflings and The Percocettes. "I play some country and rockabilly stuff, but I'm a punk rocker. I'm not some singer/songwriter hippie. I'm a …

The Resurgence of Indie Labels at San Diego Music Thing

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Yesterday’s San Diego Music Thing panel on “the resurgence of indie labels” saw moderator Josh Feingold (Songs Publishing), Jello Biafra (Alternative Tentacles Records/ Dead Kennedys), Justin Pearson (Three One G Records/The Locust), Scott Pactor (Zoo Music), and Scott Simoneaux (Aquarium …

San Diego's Quemaduras del Sol Effigy at Burning Man 2011

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Last week, an estimated 2,000 San Diegan’s made the trek to the Black Rock Desert in Nevada for the Burning Man art, music, and everything festival. The week-long event sold out of tickets for the first time this year at …

Indie Label Panel at San Diego Music Thing and Three One G Showcase

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On account of last night’s mega blackout throwing the bulk of Southern California into a powerless, apocalyptic frenzy (did you see the line for beer and ice at 7-11?!), my plans to see Atari Teenage Riot, Otto Von Shirach, and …

Atari Teenage Riot, Otto Von Shirach, and ReTox at Porter's Pub

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The Reader’s resident Club Crawler already told you that Berlin electronic punkers Atari Teenage Riot will be at the unlikely venue of UCSD’s Porter’s Pub (I foresee a standing-room-only wiggle pit) tomorrow night. What he didn’t tell you was that …

Things for Doing: Saturday, August 27

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The Griffin in Morena celebrates their grand opening tonight with a free show from Dead Feather Moon, The Lyon Crowns, and Rhino. The classed up former site of O’Connell’s touts an updated sound system, $2 PBR pints, a medieval tavern …

Hungarian Carnival Birlesk at Til Two Club Tonight

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Tonight, The House of Pink BoomBox transports you to the Eastern Bloc with a Hungarian Carnival Birlesk show at the Til Two Club. “It’s dirty, speakeasy performance art,” says Lily Holiday, mother of the House of Pink BoomBox Productions, following …

Radvocate Release Party at The Ink Spot

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This Saturday, August 27, San Diego Writers, Ink is hosting a release party for the Radvocate, a zine featuring art, stories, and music reviews. “Basically, I had the idea in my head for a few years,” says Radvocate editor Matt …

Experimental 170 Returns to the Kava Lounge

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After a brief stint at Bar Dynamite in Mission Hills, the Something Different experimental 170 beat per minute night has moved back to the Kava Lounge for their monthly showcase. “To tell you the truth, we are the only experimental …

Greenroom "Crackups and Meltdowns" - VAMP "Alternative Endings"

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Attention, writers and spoken-word performers! Tomorrow’s free Greenroom writers’ workshop at the Imperial House focuses on the theme “Crackups and Meltdowns.” Let off some steam about your favorite freakout, mental breakdown, ecstatic revelation, or bout with lunacy while sipping adult …

Alt.pictureshows Short Film Showcase

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This Thursday, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla is curating its ninth annual alt.pictureshows showcase, a collection of 17 short films including winners of Best Short Film at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and Best Animated …

Stacked: Eat the American Dream

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As a preamble to their August 24 grand opening, Stacked restaurant in Fashion Valley has been hosting complimentary meals for select guests, including the staff of the nearby Apple store where my roommate Leif works. Leif, our roommate Marcus, my …

Happy Healthy High Horny Herbs Celebrates Grand Opening

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Listen up, hippie. Happy Healthy High Horny Herbs (now I’ve got your attention) is celebrating their grand opening tomorrow in Ocean Beach. Though the shop has been up and running for 3 months, the franchise’s Australian founders will be in …

San Diego Effigy Party at Burning Man

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As part of this year’s Burning Man theme, Rites of Passage, over twenty regional communities have built monuments representing their cities for the Circle of Regional Effigies installation, a ring of structures encircling the eponymous Man at a distance of …

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