Category: USD Radio

By Alex Floro If the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear Oakland, CA is “where the youngsters get hyphy”, let us help you out. Coming out of “The Town” is up and coming rapper RGLND (pronounced RAG-LAND). Departing from the stereotypical Bay sound that had been popularized nationally […]

By Michael Lu Cole World: The Sideline Story J. Cole Sony Music Entertainment Release Date: September 27, 2011 After a four-year string of mixtapes and notable guest appearances with Reflection Eternal and Wale, J. Cole’s highly anticipated debut, Cole World: The Sideline Story, has finally arrived. Ever since becoming the […]

  By Tyler Sivero The Kooks Bird’s Surf Shed September 18, 2011 Last weekend I was driving on the freeway when I heard that The Kooks would be playing a free show in San Diego on Sunday, Sept. 18. When I heard the announcement I actually found it hard to […]

  By Ryan Coghill A.A. Bondy September 28 Casbah  As the electro scene continues to dominate concert and club choices, it is easy to forget there are still musicians standing on a stage, all alone, with nothing but a guitar and vocal chords. A change of pace is often nice, […]

By Tom Roth Sims and Lazerbeak Friday, September 23, 2011 Soda Bar Back in June when I reviewed Grieves’ new album, On The Rocks, I introduced the article with an inventory of notable emcee-DJ relationships. While discussing Rhymesayers’ wunderkind, I neglected to make mention of another notable pair of performers […]

By Haley Earl-Lynn Bon Iver Spreckels Theater September 16 & 17, 2011 A quick catch-up for those of you who have been living under a rock of music isolation, Bon Iver is the quickest way to an eargasm. Bon Iver (pronounced Bone-Ee-Vere, not Bawn-Eye-Vur… sounds prettier right?) is an indie […]

  By Tom Roth Arctic Monkeys SDSU Open Air Theatre Saturday, September 24, 2011 Ever since their meteoric rise to fame in 2006 following the release of their debut album,  Whatever People  Say That I Am, That’s What I’m Not, Sheffield rockers Arctic Monkeys have enjoyed sold-out shows and packed […]

By Tom Roth Thievery Corporation House of Blues September 7, 2011 When DC-based Thievery Corporation performs, the resulting experience is something more akin to a visit to the UN than a typical concert. Such it was for two nights in San Diego’s Land of Lights and Smells known as the […]

By Colleen Dunn It’s been more than a year since the latest Andre Nickatina album dropped (and on 4/20 no less. Coincidence? It’s doubtful) but Nickatina is back and better than ever. Khan! The Me Generation is the latest of the 18 albums that have been keeping Nickatina busy since […]

By Tom Roth This week, Tim Foreman of San Diego-based Switchfoot took time to speak with USD Radio about the band’s upcoming album, San Diego, Mandy Moore, and international scavenger hunts before Switchfoot’s homecoming performance at Petco Park on September 18. USD Radio:  I figured with Switchfoot as a San […]