From September 27-29, Mariner’s Point Park hosted Mission Bayfest, put on by the same production team that created the San Diego Bayfest. Joe Rinaldi, partner and general manager at the Music Box in Little Italy …
October 31, 2024
Articles by Gabriel Garcia
Gonzo Report: Three nights of Mission Bayfest bring bliss
Clikatat Ikatowi returns to the Casbah for October 8 show
Post-hardcore/emo math rockers Clikatat Ikatowi formed in 1993; its lineup featured drummer Mario Rubalcaba (also known from the Black Heart Procession, Hot Snakes, and the Sultans) alongside Scott Bartoloni (Heroin, End of the Line, Mannekin …
October 4, 2024
Peaceful, eaze-y feeling
It’s hard to believe there was a time when cannabis was hard to find. (“Cannabis” — how formal. In my late teens, the references used were “weed,” “herb,” “marijuana,” and “pot.” But that’s what happens …
October 3, 2024
San Diego Reader Best of 2024
Thanks for noticingLost Abbey finds a new wayAnderson’s apogeesAntique modernHeavenly hall undergroundMounting MadraParent-friendly playgroundThe van man canPeaceful, eaze-y feeling
October 2, 2024
Gonzo Report: Love and Rockets blasts fan into past
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 …
September 5, 2024
Bill Walton was the biggest Deadhead in the world
Basketball great and San Diego icon Bill Walton died on May 27. The next day, sports commentator John Canzano posted an interview clip on TikTok in which he asked Walton how many Grateful Dead concerts …
July 10, 2024
Gonzo Report: Feeling my roots at Soap Factory’s Chicano Music Festival
From age six to age eight, I lived in National City. I admired the cholo style: creased T-shirts, khaki pants, black corduroy slip-on shoes, perfectly slicked back hair, and low riders cruising the boulevard — …
June 6, 2024
DJ Symphony hangs up his headphones in San Diego
DJ Symphony, official DJ for GZA of Wu-Tang Clan, was born in New Jersey and raised in New York City, but now calls San Diego home. He became a DJ at nine, “many years ago, …
May 30, 2024
Gonzo Report: Wu-Tang DJ backs ONYX at Pacific Beach’s Break Point
Faded, not fadingONYX pays a visit to Pacific Beach’s Break PointPacific Beach on a Friday night is not usually my cup of tea. Tad youthful on those streets. However, it’s not often that ONYX performs …
April 11, 2024