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“Excuse me, I have to put this fire out,” says Joseph Bursey, the doorman at The Tower Bar. I see he’s being literal as I nosily follow him to the corner of the building, where …
Jerry Flack’s lifelong devotion to music was sealed at an early age. “I was three or four and my father’s band was practicing in the living room, and they were playing ‘Day Tripper’ by The …
We live in an age where entertainment is fading. I’m not talking about the performing arts, I’m talking about Marvel, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Superman. These enterprises are losing money faster than a crypto-bro …
Video:LIVE FIVE: Beatlemania, jazz fever, rock funk, and blues in Mira Mesa, North Park, Solana Beach, Scripps Ranch, and Little ItalyWhitney Shay Quartet at Golden IslandSept 6Whitney Shay is a 2019 Blues Music Award nominee, …
It was 6:45 in the evening, overcast. A couple of sprinkles nicked me while I was on the ferry from Coronado to the Convention Center, but it wasn’t a bad way to travel, and just …
It was a bright and sunny day when a pop music revolution took place on a hallowed stage in Southern California. Local singer Zach Goode, who has taken over frontman duties for ‘90s alt-rock icons …
On Tuesday, August 27, I other several other members of the local media gathered at The Jacobs Music Center for a tour of the refurbished house. Many burning questions were answered. I wanted to know …
Video:GONZO: Chelsea Grin at the Observatory in North Park. “I scanned the pit from the front row.”Bloody axes scattered the hallways at my day job last week. Layoffs were going down. Over 70 people were …
Video:BLURT: Play "Name That Tune" with The Beard and the BirdJon Hasz met his future wife, Cathryn (Cat) Curry Hasz, at a music store in Ramona when they were both still in high school. “She …
Video:LIVE FIVE: Rock, jazz, and local round-robins in Little Italy, Mira Mesa, Normal Heights, and La JollaPleasure Pill at Music BoxAug 29Influenced by Britpop music and mod fashion, Pleasure Pill features frontman Jonah Paz (JINX!), …
On September 29, the San Diego Symphony will celebrate the grand reopening of the Jacobs Music Center with a singular event titled, A Day of Music. The event, scheduled to start at 11:00 a.m., will …
Video:LIVE FIVE: Jazz, rock, reggae, and an EP release in Escondido, San Carlos, Little Italy, Chula Vista, Solana BeachEuphoria Brass Band at California Center For the Arts, EscondidoAug 23Created in 2011, Euphoria Brass Band is …
Video:GONZO REPORT: Gonzo Report: Playing truth or dare with Rogues of Chaos“If I need one of those, either the spawn of Satan has been born or there’s a dead fucking doctor.” That’s what I tell …
Through The Roots singer (and San Diego native) Evan Hawkins confesses to having seen a few hinky things on the road — sometimes his doing, sometimes not. “On Halloween in 2018, we dressed up like …
In the past, the only way I have been able to deal with this time of year is to resign myself to the fact that the weather will be gross until about Halloween. This year …