Juan Barragan The Expanders, Stephen Marley, NOFX, Slightly Stoopid Sleep Train Amphitheatre July 26, 2014 Slightly Stoopid just finished their first leg of their 2014 Summer Sessions Tour, and they decided to finish it off in Chula Vista, San Diego, which for all intents and purposes, is a hometown […]
Read moreJuan Barragan Miguel Happoldt July 25, 2014 Many know the band Sublime, but very few know the guy that helped keep everything together. Michael “Miguel” Happoldt is the co-founder of Skunk Records, which was Sublime’s first label. Miguel was an iconic and influential figure in Sublime’s legacy. Not only […]
Read moreJuan Barragan The Neighbourhood Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU July 22, 2014 Indie rock superstars, The Neighbourhood, have evolved as a band since the last time they played a show in San Diego. Last October, the band played at the House of Blues in San […]
Read moreBy: Drew Parrish Mac DeMarco Gothic Theater Denver, CO 14 July 2014 In the wake of Mac DeMarco a problem has arisen in front of me. My job as reviewer is to embody the show as best of possible with words, to evoke the nuance inside the Gothic Theater that […]
Read moreJuan Barragan Joe Rinaldi 14 May 2014 Joe Rinaldi has been in the music industry for years. He has been the talent buyer and manager of many venues throughout Southern California. His expertise in the business makes his views and recommendations something to consider for anyone trying to start a […]
Read moreBy: Sean Murphy PAWS Casbah San Diego 10 May 2014 Now is the time for PAWS. A time to go looking for their music and press play. The reason is that this trio of indie rock Glasgow-based Scots, recently in the press for their rumored feud involving Morrissey, packed the […]
Read moreBy: John Barnum Turn Blue The Black Keys Nonesuch records 9 May 2014 At the rise of the new millennium, a new sound was born in Akron, Ohio; as the first decade of that new millennium ended, that sound was heard worldwide and “The Black Keys” invaded everyone’s Pandora radio […]
Read moreEden Frost Brian Jonestown Massacre 13 May 2014 Brian Jonestown Massacre brought out some of their best hits in a killer performance this weekend at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, California showing they’re more than ready for their European tour and new album to release. With their new album, […]
Read moreJuan Barragan Steve Poltz 12 May 2014 Steve Poltz is a big name around San Diego. He is known in the music industry as one of the best songwriters of our time. He won “Most Influential Artist of the Decade,” at the San Diego Music Awards in 2000. What […]
Read moreBy: Angela Hessenius Ingrid Michaelson Humphrey’s Concerts By the Bay 9 May 2014 Ingrid Michaelson’s performance was spectacular. I was blown away by the perfection of her voice. The concert was a part of her tour for her new album, Lights Out, and she played many of her new songs, […]
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