GAZER (2024) Ryan J. Sloan / Writers: Ariella Mastroianni & Ryan J. Sloan / Cinematographer: Matheus Bastos (2.35:1) / Designer: / Composer: Steve Matthew Carter / Editor: Ryan J. Sloan & Jordan Toussaint / Cast: …
April 18, 2025
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Movie review: GAZER (2024)
A poem for Good Friday
I.N.R.I.A rough quiet was universal in the grain,The world was sunk with a thud in its post-hole,The land planed smooth with a dead calmOn a rude length of wood. This somber season Lends itself …
April 18, 2025
Movie review: ONE TO ONE: JOHN AND YOKO
ONE TO ONE: JOHN AND YOKO (2024) Kevin Macdonald / Co-director: Sam Rice-Edwards / Cinematographer: David Katznelson (1.85:1) / Designer: Kevin Timon Hill / Editors: Sam Rice-Edwards & Bruna Manfredi / Music: John Lennon & …
April 18, 2025
Dvořák at the gym
I spend a significant amount of time walking and going to the gym each week. Besides staving off the days of my dotage, it gives me a chance to listen to a lot of music. …
April 18, 2025
Pure Project, in the pink
"We believe in inclusivity," says Pure Project co-founder Matt Robar when discussing his brewery’s foray into wines. "Just as our beer taps offer variety, our taprooms should cater to diverse tastes. That means exploring beyond …
April 17, 2025
Kimber Williams brings alpacas into her nest
Robin’s Nest Rescue in Ramona is a family affair, says its president, Kimber Williams. “I could not do it alone, and I’m not alone, thank goodness,” says Williams, who grew up in Texas and has …
April 17, 2025
Gonzo Report: Fans follow Harry Mack to Soma in Point Loma
“What do they call the people who follow a band from show to show across the country?” asked my friend as we stood outside Soma in Point Loma. “Lot lizards?” “No,” I replied, “lot lizards are …
April 17, 2025
Pop goes San Diego: April 18-22
Wacken Metal BattleUpcoming EventWacken Metal Battle – Round 1 at Brick by BrickFriday, April 18, 2025, 7:30 p.m.Brick by Brick, 1130 Buenos Avenue, San DiegoAge Limit: 21+ / $16.94MoreUpcoming EventWacken Metal Battle – Round 2 …
April 17, 2025
Ray Riley: comfortable with being uncomfortable
Nature or nurture? Maybe both. San Diego born hip-hop artist Ray Riley has been around the scene since youth — because in the late ‘80s, Riley’s father, MC Willy Will, was one of the members …
April 17, 2025
Live Five: Clikitat Ikatowi, Mark Hoppus, Whitney Shay, Superunloader, Stacy Antonel & the Sea Horses
Clikitat Ikatowi at the CasbahApril 17Post-hardcore/emo math rockers Clikatat Ikatowi featured drummer Mario Rubalcaba (Rocket from the Crypt, the Black Heart Procession, Hot Snakes, the Sultans, Earthless). Active in the early to mid-1990s, the band …
April 17, 2025
Parole and possibility in the Andy Williams case
Last September, San Diego’s most notorious school shooter had his first parole hearing. On March 5, 2001, 15-year-old Charles Andrew “Andy” Williams, used a stolen .22-caliber revolver to kill two of his fellow students and …
April 16, 2025
I was with Lester Bangs the day the music died
The Reader has started this series of its best stories from the past 52 years — 2600 cover stories and some remarkable interior features — to help make up for the loss of its physical …
April 16, 2025
Eating and sliding through Museo del Taco
"It's not a taqueria," insists the web site for Museo del Taco. Except of course it is. To even reach the ticket window of Tijuana's "Taco Museum," you must first pass its bucking taco — …
April 15, 2025
Your Week: SEAL museum update, rolling nostalgia machine, eggcellent egg hunt, Earthtest, Orianthi
Thursday | 17Wine & Lecture: Navy SEAL MuseumThe Navy SEAL Museum Executive Director, Brian “Beef” Drechsler, Captain, USN (retired) will visit the Coronado Historical Association to provide an update on the Museum’s progress. He will …
April 15, 2025
Fish report: Bluefin not biting — yet
Dock Totals 4/6 – 4/12: 1143 anglers aboard 51 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past week caught 30 bluefin tuna, 12 bocaccio, 4 calico bass, 6 halibut (15 released), …
April 15, 2025