It was only a couple months ago the Reader reported Oceanside Ale Works had shut its doors as the result of a partner dispute. As of March 17th, its doors are officially open to the …
March 29, 2018
News & Stories
Oceanside Ale Works returns — see Apr.4 update below
Finding God in a shack
Membership: 750 Pastor: John Shaver Age: 47 Born: Dayton, OH Formation: North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, PA; Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, D.C.; University of Pittsburgh Years Ordained: 19 San Diego …
March 29, 2018
All quirks present and accounted for
Mahler’s Symphony No. 1: Titan might be dwarfed by his Symphony No, 2: Resurrection but amongst first symphonic efforts, Mahler’s first looms large. Is there a first symphony by any composer which is performed more …
March 29, 2018
Council to convene in Santee
Council Brewing Co. announced Tuesday that it had purchased the brewhouse and lease of Santee brewer Finest Made Ales, between Gillespie Field and Highway 52. Council will operate it as a second brewhouse and tasting …
March 29, 2018
Nine miles from nearest bus stop
“Could you let me off at Lilac Road?” That’s me, asking the driver of the 388 as we climb through the hills and orange orchards of Valley Center Road, northeast of Escondido. “Just in time,” …
March 29, 2018
New radio station owner driven by deep hate for iHeartRadio
“I believe they helped ruin the radio industry,” says La Jolla’s Marc Paskin, a former radio station owner, about iHeartMedia, the media group that owns billboards, promotes concerts, and owns 850 radio stations nationwide, including …
March 29, 2018
Bob Balaban gets to be King — the dog
Actor Bob Balaban has appeared in director Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel and Moonrise Kingdom. In the delightful and exquisite Isle of Dogs, he plays King, a former dog food commercial star who is …
March 29, 2018
Coveted in the Covenant
This week we visit Buena Vista Farms, an estate set “on a raised plot of land” comprising more than 15 acres of coveted land within the Rancho Santa Fe Covenant. The property at 6025 El …
March 29, 2018
Three Sonnets
Bison Burgers and Fry Bread Among my people, here again I am, Preparing to be welcomed to the feast. The “immigrant,” you’re undisturbed, at least, Leaned back, as though you do not give a damn …
March 29, 2018
Keeping blues out of the Museum of Past Glory
The last time the soul band Southern Avenue blew through town, I commented in these pages that maybe a decade on the road would put grit into their sound. Sounds like they’ve done it in …
March 29, 2018
Melvin Knurbein's last recordings
“They just put him in hospice yesterday,” says bassist Mike Woods about Resevior Tips drummer Melvin Knurbein, a longtime member of the San Diego punk community also known from bands like Woodshed, the Untold, and …
March 29, 2018
Harold Lloyd's organic flow
This week we feature a trio of Harold Lloyd shorts from 1920, all of which are available on YouTube. Alfred J. Goulding and Hal Roach’s Haunted Spooks While Lloyd was posing for promotional stills midway …
March 29, 2018