Josh Damigo Going to Prison
Singer/songwriter Josh Damigo's show tonight at Lestat’s Coffeehouse is actually the opening date of a southwest tour running through most of July. While Damigo has toured the Southwest in the past, this tour has a special importance to him, as …
Wayne Riker Recruits Locals for Decathlon
Photo at left: Robin Henkel "Embarking on an ambitious CD project, beginning recording in the fall at Studio West," guitarist Wayne Riker tells the Reader. "Ten tracks, ten styles, ten top shelf guest guitarists from the greater San Diego area, …
Anniversary of Syd's Death: Pink Floyd in San Diego
On this day in 2006, Syd Barrett died from complications arising from diabetes. He was 60. The singer, songwriter and guitarist was one of the founding members of Pink Floyd, active as a rock musician for only about seven years …
Want Some Free Overheard in San Diego Artwork?
A couple of months ago, the Reader ran the 1000th comic strip I've done for the paper...wow, suddenly my drawing hand is tired! As you may or may not know, I depend on tipsters to email me stuff they've overheard …
Cult Movie Reviews: Andy Warhol's Bad & The Sentinel
IMDB synopsis: - A fashion model moves into a house inhabited (on the top floor) by a blind priest. She begins having strange physical problems, has trouble sleeping at night, and has some nasty flashbacks of her attempted suicide. She …
Ziggy Played Surf Guitar with Local Lost Boys
David Bowie will finally receive the surf-instrumental treatment when locals the Lost Boys of Penzance and 20 other artists from around the world release their unique surf-guitar takes on classic David Bowie tunes, on an album called Ziggy Played Surf …
The Touchies Take to Touring
The Touchies (“slang for cuddling with your special someone”) were launched in late 2008 by Anthony Stanze (AKA Anthony Touchie) on lead vocals and guitar, and Mishey Moreno (AKA Mishey Touchie) on bass and backing vocals. The duo has played …
Scribe Amidst the Lions Check Out Betty’s Back Door
Photo at left: from Backdoor Betty video Scribe Amidst the Lions have a new 6-track EP, The Lidless Kind. “This one was completely recorded, produced, and mixed by the band at our own Controls for the Sun Studio,” says bandleader …
Grand Funk Axeman Talks San Diego & July 2 Del Mar Gig
"I love playing San Diego, you can’t beat the weather and the laid back atmosphere,” said guitarist Bruce Kulick earlier this week. He'll be performing with Grand Funk Railroad on Saturday, July 2, at the Fair in Del Mar. After …
Ray Charles Wants a Chicken Fried Steak: Backstage at Humphrey's
Brian Lewis didn’t hire the entertainment while serving as venue manager for Humphrey’s bar and concert showcase on Shelter Island. However, he feels the experience he gained there from 1990 to 1992 prepared him for booking and marketing jobs at …
Why Porn Movies Deserve To Die Out
Modern day porn movies are notorious for their ridiculous and idiotic titles. Looking at a porn star's list of film names would have been funny to me a few years ago. Now, it's just sad and disturbing to realize that …
Rock'n Rob'n: Think Kate Bush Gone Solo Acoustic
Hundreds of Placebo fans submitted video of themselves lip-synching the band’s cover of Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill,” for a planned video consisting entirely of fan-made clips. 21 year-old singer/songwriter Roberta Hofer, AKA Rob'n, was among around a dozen …
Scott Wilson FTP'd His Yoga Girl
"I'm releasing a new single this week called Yoga Girl," says Scott Wilson. "I'll probably be shooting a video for it, as soon as I can find a yoga studio that doesn't pay attention to lyrics." The tune includes an …
Berkley Hart's Album Release Gigs July 8 & 9
Folky duo Berkley Hart will play two release parties at Swedenborg Hall for their new full-length Crow; July 8 (with pop duo the Lovebirds opening) and July 9 (with rock duo Bug Guts). “We had originally wanted to call the …
Will Brian Wilson Film Depict 1978 Balboa Park Vagrancy Bust?
An upcoming big-screen dramatization of the life of Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson is in the works from producer Bill Pohlad (The Tree of Life) and TV writer John Wells (West Wing, ER). Wilson sold the rights to his life …
DVD Documentary Features Local Cult Star Gary Wilson
"You don't remember who I am, do you?" Gary Wilson asked me via e-mail. I'd been interviewing the indie-rock pioneer about his rediscovery since being name-checked in Beck's "Where It's At": "Passin' the dutchie from coast to coast/ like my …
New Local Recording Studio Must Be Delirious
As the music industry continues to be shaken up by the decline of traditional record labels in favor of DIY recording and self-marketing, several local recording studios have found themselves developing their own record labels as well. One new facility …
Gregory Page's New/Vintage All-Star Video
Gregory Page filmed a video for the song "That's You" (from the album My True Love) at the Ideal Hotel downtown on Sunday night, June 12. With a 1930s motif, his backing group for this clip consisted of bass, piano, …
OK, Mr. Abrams, Super 8’s a Hit — Back to Star Trek Now?
Supposedly, J.J. Abrams’ sequel to his Star Trek reboot has been written and in “pre-production” for over a year now. Now that Super 8 appears to be the cash cow he and all of Hollywood were banking on, isn’t it …
Adam Lambert Joined Local Onstage
“I had American Idol's Adam Lambert show up to my dinky little weekly Sunday night gig at the Turf Supper Club this last weekend,” local singer/songwriter J.D. Boucharde tells the Reader. “He got up and did a song with me, …