Two days after we got a new (old) President, I found myself back Downtown to check out a new live music space called The Beat. Despite all the noise leading up to the voting, the …
November 21, 2024
Articles by Jake Peterson
Gonzo Report: Downtown thrift shop offers three bands in one show
Michael Tiernan doesn’t toot his own horn
The last time Michael Tiernan released an album was just before the pandemic hit in 2020. Before that, the San Diego based musician wrote music that was mostly about his life experiences, including surviving cancer …
November 7, 2024
Jayson Napolitano’s Scarlet Moon releases third Halloween album
Scarlet Moon Promotions founder Jayson Napolitano started out as a writer, doing reviews of games to get into industry events. He gave special attention to the music in the games he was reviewing, commenting on …
October 24, 2024
Could this be Queen Bee’s last North Park fab fair?
When The Beatles were first finding their sound, they played eight-hour long sets at a Hamburg, Germany club called The Indra. Because of the sets’ length, John Lennon said they had to put their hearts …
October 4, 2024
Suicideboys inspire Marines to storm the dance floor
Make no mistake: San Diego’s Midway District is a war zone. As soon as I stepped out of my car after parking, I heard smashing. When I looked over, I saw what I could only …
September 19, 2024
UFO watchers gaze from Temecula's wine trail with love and peaceful thoughts
Video:COVER: With higher states of consciousness, UFO crafts present themselves during CE5 eventBy the time I got to Temecula, the UFOs had already been spotted. According to Manny Lopez — a local and my campsite …
September 4, 2024
Gonzo Report: Pledging to plunge into the pit at As I Lay Dying
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 …
August 29, 2024
Gonzo Report: A game of psilocybin roulette at Xavier Rudd’s show
This was a game of psilocybin roulette: I wasn’t sure how much of the magic mushroom chocolate bar to take. The friend who gave it to me never specified how much power, or lack of …
July 18, 2024
Josh Weinstein celebrates the end of a 15-year dry spell
Before starting his San Diego life in 2009, while he was still living in New York City, Josh Weinstein released a new album every three years. But nearly 15 years passed before he released his …
July 4, 2024