One Saturday morning I made my way over to Mission Hills to explore M-Theory Music, the neighborhood vinyl store. Before stopping in, I walked to a quirky coffee shack a block away, Meshuggah Shack. It’s …
March 12, 2020
News & Stories
Edge and flow from Aritzia, All Saints, and Frye
Local music news from Hot Snakes, Justin Pearson, Reverend Stickman, and more
Rick Froberg and John Reis have spent most of their adult lives playing together, from Pitchfork in the ’80s through Drive Like Jehu, and then Hot Snakes, which Reis formed while his band Rocket from …
March 12, 2020
Sweeping ocean and treetop views on Mt. Soledad
“Timeless architecture is considered to be designed in such a way that it evokes special feelings, outlasts trends, relevant for many years and masterfully constructed of the finest materials,” begins the Realtor.com sales pitch for …
March 12, 2020
ℒund-induced stress
When ℒund’s “Reflection” dropped on YouTube and SoundCloud four months ago, I couldn’t decipher his style of music. The 2:47 song begins with a bass guitar rhythm reminiscent of the Bully video game theme song, …
March 12, 2020
Lunch with the People of Color Fungi Community
Bob Marley is everywhere. His music, his reggae colors, and his face in a picture with Makeda. “He was my friend,” says Makeda. “I produced his concert here in 1978. I was young, but I …
March 12, 2020
Fiddle folk
When I first heard the music of Umphrey’s McGee, it was on a radio station that failed to identify the band, leaving me to assume I’d just heard one of the best Rush tunes since …
March 12, 2020
Andrew Heckler’s Burden: Raised racist
Writer-director Andrew Heckler’s Burden opens in mid-rage before descending into even more tumultuous turf. A sledgehammer shatters the lobby window of the Echo, a vacant South Carolina movie theatre. If the perps are of that …
March 12, 2020
Barrio Logan’s “gentefication” cart
Next month, April 25, Barrio Logan will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the birth of Chicano Park. And the surprise question? Is success bringing about the demise of this most culturally cohesive neighborhood? It’s …
March 12, 2020
Harry Ryan stirs up the coffee world
“As a customer,” says Harry Ryan, “what’s your concern when you go to buy a cup of coffee?” He answers his own question. “You want to have a fresh, hot, quality brew.” Harry is one …
March 12, 2020