Alec Randall Cloak & Petal 1953 India Street Little Italy Underneath an indoor cherry blossom tree, bartender Alec Randall serves up one of Cloak & Petal’s most popular drinks, Nobunaga’s Demise. He tells me it’s …
June 17, 2021
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Cloak & Petal honors Oda Nobunaga’s Demise
Walter de la Mare: Georgian Poet fueled by Standard Oil in London
The Listeners “Is there anybody there?” said the Traveller, Knocking on the moonlit door; And his horse in the silence champed the grass Of the forest’s ferny floor; And a bird flew up out of …
June 17, 2021
Karol G’s “LOCATION” video brings new fans to off-roading and the Baja Beach Fest in Rosarito
The palabra within the off-road community is that reggaeton star Karol G has brought some new fans and racers into off-roadin’ culture. “I think it’s awesome that more women are getting involved in off-roading,” said …
June 17, 2021
Gen Korean BBQ: the other KFC
Is the world going Korea-kerazy? Might could be. Not just K-Pop. Also KBBQ. Everywhere I look, there’s another Korean barbecue joint popping up. “Missy wants to go there,” says Maggy on the phone. “It’s good …
Queen Bees: TV triumphant for The Santa Clause’s Michael Lembeck
’Twas home video that first began sawing away at television’s umbilical cord. It was bad enough that stations sliced and diced movie running times quicker than a Popeil Chop-O-Matic to make room for commercial breaks. …
June 17, 2021
Bitchin’ Sauce brothers band
Originally a duo called Neck and Neck featuring J.T. Moring and Annie Rettic, folk-Americana-blues band Gemini Junction includes members based in Encinitas and Ocean Beach. Moring, who sings and plays banjo, guitar, and percussion, is …
June 17, 2021
What does Tijuana’s DFMK stand for?
The men of Tijuana’s punk quartet DFMK — the letters stand for “doing fucking meth kills” on days when they don’t stand for “don’t fuck my kids” — allow that their hometown can get a …
June 17, 2021