A Sick Child The postman comes when I am still in bed. “Postman, what do you have for me today?” I say to him. (But really I’m in bed.) Then he says - what shall …
May 20, 2021
News & Stories
Randall Jarrell: a major figure of the “Middle Generation” poets
Sound Talent Group pivots to podcasts
When the virus response clamped down on fleshy, sweaty, side-by-side public outings, the local branch of entertainment agency Sound Talent Group had a backup plan ready to go — to cover the local scene with …
May 20, 2021
F-HOP, not IHOP
I am sitting, staring like a stunned ox. “I told you it was real,” says Sully. My buddy and I are sitting here, under tents, a stone’s throw from the 805, on Plaza Boulevard in …
May 20, 2021
Those Who Wish Me Dead: Angelina Jolie’s effortless role
What is it about playing firefighters that makes big shot movie stars agree to fiddle while the budget burns up around them? I submit the following list of A-listers who, at the peak of their …
May 20, 2021
Multiple National fiddle championship titles
Filipino-American producer/artist Lecx Stacy spent his early childhood in Chula Vista and grew up in Mira Mesa. The local scene helped shape his musical tastes, as he hung out at venues such as the Che …
May 20, 2021
Wonderfront organizer grows bus legs
The inaugural Wonderfront Music and Arts Festival was held in late-November, 2019. In the weeks running up to the event, Wonderfront organizer Ernie Hahn (who also serves as the general manager of the Pechanga Arena) …
May 20, 2021