San Diego's own Total Request Live teams up with Static for a Comic-Con party.

A pair of local music lovers recently kicked off ListenSD, a multimedia outlet highlighting San Diego music with videos, interviews, reviews, and special events. Host Rachel Frank likens the project (for better or worse) to MTV’s Total Request Live, “where …

Grant Hill backyard circus celebrates over 500 shows with a live narration of their history.

For about four years now, San Diego’s longest-running backyard variety show - Technomania Circus - has been performing their one-of-a-kind blacklight/negative space puppetry accompanied by circus acts and performance art. On Saturday, July 13, Technomania will be celebrating over 500 …

Oddball art rockers spread the jams.

Some fresh juju from behind the pink curtain. First, this spooky goth exotica number, “Valentina,” sounds like it could be the soundtrack to a Bollywood flick directed by Jodorowsky (which, come to think of it, really should exist already). Vaginals’ …

Proggy instrumental quarter celebrates sophomore album at Tin Can Ale House in Bankers Hill.

Not unlike the archaic piece of punctuation from which they take their name, Interrobang invites both excitement and intrigue on their second full-length, A Tale of Two Interrobangs. The instrumental quartet (make click here to read about a house party …

Over 40 Baja craft brewers will be on hand along with gourmet food vendors and local musicians.

Head south for a taste of Baja’s bourgeoning craft beer culture on Friday, July 19 and Saturday, July 21 (2 p.m. through 2 a.m.), when Cerveceros Acabc present the sixth installment of the roving Baja BeerFest (Avenida Revolucion in front …

Bay Area filmmaker documents collectors from the golden-era of arcade games.

Pac-Man. Donkey Kong. Space Invaders. Galaga. Many of us grew up on these names, but what happened to all of the old arcade games from the early ‘80s after they were retired from the Wonderlands and Chuck-E-Cheese’s of America? To …

Polen presents the Organics Fair at the Tijuana Urban Compost Center.

The folks behind Arts & Trees seasonal artisan market and the bi-annual Vegetarian Cuisine & Arts Festival continue to support sustainable culture in Tijuana with an Organics Fair. On Saturday, July 6 from 9 to 3 p.m., Polen will be …

Downtown cocktail lounge hosts 12 breweries, 6 cocktail bars, and music for an indoor/outdoor

Craft drinks are all the rage these days, and to celebrate America’s Finest City’s finest beverages, prominent craft cocktail lounge (suspenders and all) El Dorado will be hosting the San Diego Craft Beer & Cocktail Showcase on Saturday, August 3. …

Future Wife biweekly jamdown puts the smooth on Mission Hills.

After a brief hiatus following their departure from El Dorado, Sweet Cheeks is back and ready to love you down at their new home, Bar Dynamite (1808 W Washington Street – Mission Hills) starting Sunday, June 30. Every Sunday through …

Local author gives a free presentation at the North Park Library on incorporating mobile technology into your daily life.

Local author Jenz Johnson will be hosting a free presentation on Mobile Learning: Turning your Mobile Device into a Second Brain at the North Park Library (3795 31st Street) on Tuesday, July 16 at 6 p.m. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/27/48239/ Johnson has taken …

Embrace the noise on either side of the mega-fence.

Jangly garage rockers The Electric Healing Sound will be releasing their first EP with local label Cholo Punks on Friday, June 28 at The Tower Bar (4757 University Avenue – City Heights). Six bucks cover includes a copy of the …

Sixties Guns' Tijuana-based multi-instrumentalist drops debut release from solo project

Last week, I posted a preview of a Tijuana show featuring Brainfeeder badass Matthewdavid, Karaoke (SD), Joshua Brandon (MTY), and Sixties Guns (SD/TJ). Here’s a look at how that went. Today, Sixties Guns vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Xavi dropped P A …

Tiny Nightmare Productions hosts two days of dork with Nerf Herder, Kirby Krackle, MegaRan, Dualcore, Wordburglar, Danimal Cannon, and more.

The third annual Comic Con Nerd-a-thon will span two days - July 19 and July 20 - showcasing geek rock, nerdcore hip-hop, and back-to-back performances from the geek-girl burlesque dancers of The Devil’s Playground Burlesque at The Merrow (formerly the …

Jimmy LaValle and Mark Kozelek collaborate to create melancholic storyscapes.

Pickles and peanut butter. Peanuts and Pespi. Pepsi and wine. Sometimes unexpected combinations turn out to be the best, and that’s certainly been the case with Perils From the Sea, a collaboration released in April between singer-songwriter Mark Kozelek (Red …

Brainfeeder artist joins musicians from Tijuana, San Diego, and Monterrey in Zona Centro

Sixties Guns are back in action following a whirlwind encounter with a carload of tweakers that left the band’s MPC wiz John (aka Oye!Simpson) with lacerations on his hand. You can see how they’ve reloaded on Saturday, June 22 at …

Ocean Beats lines up another night of big bass at the Belly Up in Solana Beach

Nearly four years into their endeavor, Ocean Beats continues to highlight some of the best in local and touring bass music acts. For this installment, The Madero Group — the managing agency behind notables such as Ana Sia, David Starfire, …

As a follow-up to setting the Guinness record for the world's largest Caesar salad, about 20 restaurants will prepare the traditional dish at a free street festival.

Yesterday, the Reader's in-house appetite Ed Bedford posted a thorough history of the Caesar salad, which – to make it brief – was popularized in Tijuana by an Italian cook (he picked it up from his mother) at Caesar’s Restaurant …

South Park venue to host Kill Quanti showcase of magic and yum.

In accord with the unspoken mandate that third Thursdays shall be the monthly stronghold for some of San Diego’s most forward-thinking fringe music nights (see: Makeout Weird, Liquid Geometry, Galactic Reign), Kill Quanti beat collective will be stuffing the Weird-sized …

Chef Ernesto Jimenez MacFarland and collaborators explore new twists on the old ties between Chinese and Mexican cuisine.

With all the attention that the eclectic fusion fare known as Baja Med has been getting lately, it’s easy to overlook one of the most enduring (if not understated) culinary influences in Mexico: Chinese food. Chinese immigrants came to Northern …

Free outdoor North Park series starts today with jazz artist Lenny Rankins.

Last minute reminder! The Bird Park Summer Concert Series kicks off this evening with a performance by jazz artist Lenny Rankins from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The free, family-friendly outdoor event is organized by the North Park Community Association and …