Jesse LaMonaca's "Lament of Tumbleweed Hawk" Debuts Feb. 18 @Casbah
The second full-length from Jesse LaMonaca and the Dime Novels, The Lament of Tumbleweed Hawk, hits the street on Saturday, February 18, with a release gig at the Casbah. The thirteen songs feature trumpet, saxophone, banjo, pedal steel, harmonica, violin, …
Answers Reunion & Sidewalk Scene Free Tonight/Saturday @ Bar Pink
Recently reunited local 1980s garage band the Answers will play a free show tonight at Bar Pink, along with the Sidewalk Scene and DJ Tony the Tyger. (courtesy http://www.cheunderground.com ) The Answers were an early eighties band co-founded by former …
Local War of Words Over Don "Soul Train" Cornelius Apparent Suicide
As reports come in regarding the apparent suicide of Don Cornelius, founder and longtime host of TV's Soul Train, a local war of words has erupted over Cornelius and his legacy. Beginning online via Facebook, Twitter, and the fan page …
Grindhouse Movie Reviews: Walkabout, Roeg's 1971 Acid/Aboriginal Trip
The IMDB description for Nicolas Roeg's 1971 tripfest Walkabout is deceptively simple: "Two young children are stranded in the Australian outback and are forced to cope on their own. They meet an Aborigine on 'walkabout,' a ritualistic separation from his …
Let's All Go to the Drive Ins! The Santee & South Bay Outdoor Theaters
Thanks to our year-round mild weather, San Diego is one of the few cities in the U.S. with not just one but TWO drive-in theaters still in operation; the South Bay DI and the Santee DI. THE SOUTH BAY Drive-In …
Steven Ybarra Love Love Loves Valentine's Day Music
"Valentine's Day is an extra special day for me this year," says Steven Ybarra, whose song “Angel in My Life” (titled “Love Love Love” on his Love Love Love CD) appears on the new Valentine’s Day collection, Date Night. "The …
Happy 30th Birthday, Adam Lambert: The Year in Glam
"Today is my birthday," Adam Lambert tweeted this morning, "and for my 30th I'd like you all to help me change the world." His request was that fans join him in "giving up" birthdays, to instead to make donations to …
Feel Good Music Fest: 10 Artists Changing the World Feb. 4 @Griffin
The Feel Good Music Project (FGMP) is a non-profit musical tour and compilation CD, featuring ten positive music artists who hope to change the lives of thousands of at risk youth with positive music and healthy lifestyle choices, including yoga, …
RE:Generation Musical Documentary - Local Screenings Feb. 16
The musical documentary RE:Generation looks at the history, songwriting and studio process of different musical genres through the eyes of five of the most influential electronic producers/DJs in music today, each of whom writes and records a brand new track …
Vanja James Wednesday Ladies Night Debuts Feb. 1 @ Eleven
"I was thinking of telling dudes they could come DJ Ladies Night IF they come in drag," says Vanja James of her new Wednesday DJ residency at Bar Eleven. "By drag, I mean, the whole bit. It has potential to …
Kevin Martin and Heavy Hawaii Release Parties
Tonight/January 28 at the Griffin (formerly O'Connell's), Kevin Martin is finally doing an official release party for his 10-track full-length Throwback Pop. "We only printed up a hundred new copies," says Martin. "This is the physical CD. Throwback Pop was …
Orchestra Nova New Season Already Breaking Records
Orchestra Nova San Diego announces it has achieved unprecedented fundraising heights in its recent 2011-2012 fundraising drive conducted in December. This follows on the heels of ending its 2010-2011 season in the black, a rarity in the arts these days. …
Sonic Sauce Festival Feb. 11 & 12 to Feature a Dozen Local Acts
“Sonic Sauce is a small, low-key, modest, and blow-your-mind daytime music festival for lovers of independent music,” says Aural Gravy Records honcho David Minao of the two-day, 12-band event happening February 11 and 12 at at U-31 on University Avenue, …
South Psycho Cide Records New X-Man Theme Song
South Psycho Cide has recorded the new 2012 X-Man Oldies Show intro, hosted by Xavier the X-man and now heard every Sunday at 3pm on Magic 92.5 FM. Xavier grew up in a "Mexipino" household (Xavier’s mother is Mexican and …
Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: Local Wrote the Book (& Upcoming DVD Extras)
I first got to know local pop culture historian and TV Time Machine host Jim Benson back around 1994, when I was editing a newsstand teen magazine called TV Teens, concerning, well, teens on TV. Jim maintains a complete collection …
Reunions & Debuts @ La Mesa Band Compilation Release Jan. 28
A release party for the La Mesa band compilation Picture Head happens January 28 at Pete's Place, a show which will include the first Manganista performance in around three years. Picture Head features all-new tracks from several La Mesa performers, …
Candye Kane Battling Cancer Again
Candye Kane "regrets to announce that I have been diagnosed with cancer again. I will meet with my oncologist on Monday and take it from there. In the meantime, I will continue to play as much as music as I …
Italian Japanese New Single w/New Lineup "Two Islands"
"It's a relationship song about being in love with someone and then realizing that you're basically living on two different islands and there's no way this is going to work," says Italian Japanese frontman Allen Nicholas of the band's new …
Lana Del Rey on SNL: Coup or Crap? Local Reaction
Like most of America, I had never heard of Lana Del Rey when she took the Saturday Night Live stage on Saturday, January 14, to sing two songs apparently from an upcoming album set to drop at the end of …
Angels & Airwaves @ Belly Up Feb. 1, Then World Arena Tour
Now that the somewhat underwhelming Second Coming of blink 182 is apparently backburnered, Tom DeLonge's more adventurous outfit Angels & Airwaves is prepping for a world tour, but first they'll hit hometown tavern the Belly Up on February 1. "Five …