Local author Jenz Johnson offers a new outlook on the role of mobile devices at meal time.

It this vast and untamed American future, just about everybody carries a mobile device. While most of us have been subjected to impromptu tirades about smartphone etiquette (“not at the dinner table/7-11 checkout/live concert/in public ever”) at the behest of …

Free street fair on Revolucion with Carlos Marks, Los Zaragoza, Steph Johnson, Pico de Gallo, Tico's Big Band, and more.

On Sunday, May 26 from 1 to 11 p.m., you are invited to a free afternoon and evening of music, food, wine, and craft beer in a street fair atmosphere with the Tijuana Jazz & Blues Festival on Revolucion between …

My Bloody Valentine, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio, MGMT, Beach House, FLAG (Keith, Chuck, Dez, Billy & Stephen playing the songs of Black Flag), Deerhunter, Devendra Banhart, The Breeders, Yo La Tengo, Solange, Washed Out, Toro y Moi, Holy Ghost!, Death Grips, Strfker, Thee Oh Sees... and many more

FYF Fest returns to Los Angeles Historic Park for their tenth annual extravaganza with what may be their most compelling lineup to date. Headliners for the Saturday, August 24 - Sunday, August 25 weekend festival include: Yeah Yeah Yeahs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpGtkz-449U …

Three local beatmakers are working together to create a community space for like-minded musicians.

A trio of local beat producers is putting their resources together to create a community space for fellow music creators. “Music is deeply personal and perfectionism can strangle the life out of what you are capable of and prevent others …

USCD grad mixes music, projection mapping, and culinary prowess to woo South Korean pop star.

“I have applied to be Psy's chef because I love mixing cultures through food and media,” says Will ‘CutMod’ Michaelsen, a 2011 UCSD graduate and projection mapping artist who moved to Los Angeles to work in the music industry. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifU_4QywNcc …

Zona Norte, neon lights, ladies of the night, and cold-blooded murder.

Tijuana two-piece Dancing Strangers recently posted a video for "Nightwalker" from their January EP, Lost in Lust. Lost In Lust by dancing strangers "It's a song that was inspired by adolescent memories walking through Zona Norte and seeing these women …

Featuring interviews with members of Melvins, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Tomahawk, Antioch Arrow, Holy Molar, Head Wound City, Regents, Dangerous Boys Club, and more.

Retox recently posted a ten-minute preview for their film, YPLL: Documentation, featuring tour footage and interviews with members of Melvins, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Tomahawk, Antioch Arrow, Holy Molar, Head Wound City, Regents, and Dangerous Boys Club, among others. The full …

With guest Chef Diego Hernandez of Corazon de Tierra in Valle de Guadalupe.

Chef Chad White has already gotten a number of shout outs in the Reader for his take on Baja-Med cuisine and pop-up dinner series. A few days ago, SDpopup posted a light-hearted bio of White to promote his popup dinner …

$5 brats and specialty casks all day.

California Kebab & Beer Garden celebrates a year in Pacific Beach on Saturday, May 18 with $5 brats and specialty casks all day. From the recent happy hour issue: A breath of fresh air for the debaucherous Neverland of PB, …

Tijuana / North Park quartet hits the ground running.

There’s something going on with Sixties Guns. They’re too put together to have formed just seven months ago. The sound is too cohesive, the feel too natural. Their second of three released tracks, “Cuts,” is too prodigious to have been …

Tasty multi-genre jam down at the Kava Lounge

Nuke a bag of popcorn and grab a jar of jelly, because Doo Doo Roo (yes it’s named after a novelty adult beverage, yes it’s a science, yes you can make it, too) is back for another round of sweet …

Liquid Geometry beatmaker remixes Tijuana cosmic cabaret quartet with spellbinding results.

Back in January, my buddy Hugo Fierro and I curated a show at Visual in Normal Heights with a handful of artists and musicians who had caught our attention during weekend jaunts across the border to Mexicali and Tijuana. Closing …

Hillcrest venue hosts Hybris, Sub Killaz, and DJ EVLO for filming of documentary on North American drum and bass.

San Diego’s drum and bass/jungle scene has caught the attention of filmmakers behind The American Jungle, a feature-length documentary that explores U.S. and Canadian subcultures spawned by a high-energy, Amen-break-based genre of electronic dance music that originated in London around …

Cycling the Baja countryside on the 34th annual fun ride

The Rosarito-Ensenada 50-mile fun ride started in 1979 and has been gaining momentum ever since. This weekend's ride drew over 10,000 (edit: around 6,500 - see comments below) riders and a few bold rollerbladers to conquer the mountainous coastal free-road …

As a follow-up to last week's Crasher, here's a video uploaded by Tom Fears of the first annual Figment art and music festival in Chicano Park. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpIzRR9n8P8

Family Matters beat showcase organizer and Kava manager Mateo Silva signs off

It’s the end of an era for San Diego’s most eclectic underground electronic, experimental, and world music venue as manager Mateo Silva departs after eight years at the Kava Lounge. Anyone who’s spent time at this Middletown organic cocktail bar …

Seasonal flea market showcases local musicians and artisans on Avenida Revolucion in Zona Centro

Four times a year, seasonal flea market Arts & Trees showcases Tijuana’s homegrown artisans with an all-day, all-ages bazaar featuring art, photography, clothing, live music, food, wine, and beer. This summer's installment will be an open-air market held on Saturday, …

Pomona-based collective tours through San Diego for first time.

Pomona art and music collective Moon Block Party recently held their second annual Desert Daze festival in the Salton Sea-side town of Mecca with headliners including Tinariwen (a world-music group formed in a Libyan refugee camp), Los Angeles occult drone-folk …

Normal Heights art and music festival features 9 stages, 60+ galleries, and 50+ local musicians

Art Around Adams celebrates their ten-year anniversary on Saturday, June 1 from 2 to 10 p.m. with two miles of art and music in Normal Heights. Mayor Bob Filner and council president Todd Gloria with make special guest appearances among …

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