Comic Fest, running October 19 through 21, is a new convention organized by several of the original promoters behind the early San Diego Comic-Cons: Mike Towry, Barry Alfonso, and Bob Sourk. “This year is the 40th anniversary of the first …

42 years ago today -- 10/18/70 -- Pink Floyd performed in San Diego for the first time at the Intercollegiate Baseball Facility (a.k.a. the Polo Field) at UCSD. Touring behind their Atom Heart Mother album, they had played the previous …

Comic Fest, running October 19 through 21, is a new convention organized by several of the original promoters behind the early San Diego Comic-Cons: Mike Towry, Barry Alfonso, and Bob Sourk. “This year is the 40th anniversary of the first …

"I have waited 42 years for Jesus Christ Superstar to play arenas in the UK, and it is great to finally see the show as it was originally intended, as an arena rock opera,” says Andrew Lloyd Webber of a …

“Comic-Con International [administrators] may have been leery at first about where we’re coming from, since there are people out there who complain quite a bit about how Comic-Con has changed,” says Mike Towry, one of several original San Diego Comic-Con …

"The 'Cowboys and Aliens' song that I wrote with San Diego musician Justin Werner is going to be the theme song for the upcoming Platinum Studios Cowboys and Aliens animated motion picture," Scott West tells the Reader. The song “Cowboys …

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/11/33398/ Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day, the film account of Led Zeppelin's 2007 reunion concert at London's 02 Arena, will open on 1,500 screens in 40 markets worldwide on Wednesday, October 17, including several local theaters. Mission Valley 20 - 1640 …

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/11/33391/ Now that Carnifex has finished its year-long tour behind their best-selling full-length to date, Until I Feel Nothing, they've announced that they're going on hiatus. Though that's not exactly what they're calling it. In a notice posted on their …

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/08/33179/ "I'm off to the UK for a kamikaze tour, 13 shows in 13 consecutive days," local guitar legend Greg Douglass tells the Reader. "I'm taking the Former Members, a group consisting of me, keyboardist David Bennett Cohen and bassist …

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/07/33031/ 36 years ago this week --10-7-76 -- the Who played at the San Diego Sports Arena. Beneath Keith Moon's drum kit that evening was a Persian rug that the day before had graced a reception area near his room …

October 27 will see the return (after an 8 year absence) of the local BeatleFair convention, with rare performances by mainmen from Beatles lore like Tony Sheridan (in his only U.S. appearance of 2012) and local Beatleholics like Dave Humphries, …

SoCal Beatles fans will find several treats in their October goodie bags. First up is a DVD release and L.A. screening (Oct. 2) of Beatles Stories, a new documentary featuring stories about The Fab Four, told from the POV of …

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/28/32418/ 9-28-68: Big Brother and the Holding Company were scheduled to play a sold-out show at downtown's Community Concourse. The afternoon before the show, Janis Joplin announced to the press her intention to quit the band. "I told you, you …

I'll be working on the 2013 San Diego postcard and website column header later this week - each year's design includes 11 or 12 local "landmarks." I wonder if anyone can name ALL the locales drawn in the previous two …

Johnny Vernazza's upcoming full-length, Lions and Thieves, slated for release on local Blindspot Records, will feature an all-star lineup of contributors and players, including Elvin Bishop, Charlie Musselwhite, Charlie Daniels, Albert Lee, and famed L.A. Wrecking Crew producer Don Peake. …

The Del Norte High School String Quartet in San Diego will lend their talents to a touring Beatles musical performing at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts on October 5. In My Life - A Musical Theatre Tribute to …

The 2012 Carlsbad Music Festival will include several locals performing, including Carlsbad natives/residents Calder Quartet, Wu Man, Sara Watkins with Sean Watkins (of local bluegrass/Americana family band Nickel Creek) with MandoBasso, Sacra/Profana, the Mattson 2, and Matt McBane. Other highlights …

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/16/31544/ Every year, when Cover Me Badd frontman Adam Gimbel celebrates his birthday, his pop-tastic parody band introduces a new mock-filled mashup. Two years ago, it was Geezer from the Crypt (old men Weezer trib crossed with Rocket from the …

The 2012 Carlsbad Music Festival will include several locals performing, including Carlsbad natives/residents Calder Quartet, Wu Man, Sara Watkins with Sean Watkins (of local bluegrass/Americana family band Nickel Creek) with MandoBasso, Sacra/Profana, the Mattson 2, and Matt McBane. Other highlights …

Whitney Shay's album release party for Soul Tonic happens Monday, September 24, in the Celestial Ballroom at the U.S. Grant Hotel. "It is a CD AND digital release," Shay says of the album, which is available on CD Baby, iTunes, …