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Stinkpen
Published Nov. 19, 2008
Tool front man Maynard James Keenan came to the Whole Foods Market in La Jolla on November 7 to sign bottles of wine produced at his Arizona winery. Many fans showed up at 2:00 p.m., as ...
Rap-Rock, So ’90s
Published Nov. 19, 2008
P.O.D. recently canceled a planned six-city tour of the U.K. with Filter. Why? According to band members quoted by Undercover.com.au, a “recently announced hiatus” made the South Bay band “unable to fulfill touring obligations” planned ...
Who’s the Diva?
Published Nov. 19, 2008
When Celine Dion appears on Tuesday, November 25, at the Sports Arena, “Any damage to [power and sound] cables, due to a forklift or other machine pass, will be charged to Presenter and will not ...
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Published Nov. 19, 2008
Frightened Rabbit were joined onstage by an uninvited guest when they played North Park’s U31 on November 5. “I don’t really like to call people ... More Comments (3)
Wal-Marts, Best Buys, and Strip Clubs Published Nov. 19, 2008
Everyone performing at the Casbah’s first local rap showcase next month was nominated in the Best Hip-Hop category at this year’s San Diego Music Awards ... More Post a comment
When the Wave Was New Published Nov. 12, 2008
Twenty-eight years ago today (11/13/80), downtown’s California Theatre hosted a new-wave concert with 20/20 that was shut down by cops. “I’ve seen more than my ... More Post a comment
X’ed Out Published Nov. 12, 2008
During his 25 years on local radio, deejay Steve West has survived prostate cancer, at least 16 different program directors and general managers, and a ... More Comments (17)
Scorpion Joins Death Cab Published Nov. 12, 2008
Death Cab for Cutie bassist Nick Harmer posts details online about the backstage mishap suffered by singer Ben Gibbard before the band’s October 29 show ... More Post a comment
Breezy, Heavy Published Nov. 12, 2008
“My two bands are so different; I lead a completely bipolar life,” says local bandleader Gary Zon, who fronts the industrial goth group Dismantled and ... More Post a comment
Oh, Doctors Published Nov. 12, 2008
Marc Intravaia: “Eve Selis and I played a private show back in 1994 or ’95 for about 1000 doctors at the Hotel Del. A doctor ... More Post a comment
From Beyond the Grave Published Nov. 12, 2008
“The ghost of Frank Zappa keeps appearing in my dreams and bugging me to do mass overdubs on stuff from his catalog,” says Tony Villodas. ... More Comments (3)
Door Deals Published Nov. 5, 2008
Anyone at the Sports Arena’s Panic at the Disco show last month might have noticed that the house was only about half full. Recent Soma ... More Post a comment
Great. Danny’s Here Published Nov. 5, 2008
“There were naked people everywhere,” says Lee Williams, drummer for the Burning of Rome. The band played San Francisco’s Exotic Erotic Ball and Expo on ... More Comment (1)
Bake It Published Nov. 5, 2008
Blitz Recording Studios owner Richard Livoni says, “I think only Signature Sound or maybe Studio West have been around longer.” Livoni’s Mission Hills storefront has ... More Post a comment
Kill the Poor Published Nov. 5, 2008
Twenty-nine years ago this week (11/10/79), the Dead Kennedys played the final concert staged at the city’s first punk venue – downtown’s original Skeleton Club ... More Post a comment
Rollers to Rock Again Published Nov. 5, 2008
“I’m the new singer for the Bay City Rollers,” says local Eric Crabb. “Their guitarist Ian Mitchell lives in Orange County now, and he saw ... More Comment (1)
Glam Ghouls Spew Metallic Body Fluids Published Nov. 5, 2008
“Including the champagne and a gallon of gold body paint, it ran about $30,000,” says Michael Page of a 3D video recently shot by PassmoreLab, ... More Comments (2)
T-Shirt Guy Published Oct. 29, 2008
Before singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson played the Poway Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, October 18, I met Sammy, an L.A. guy selling concert shirts ... More Post a comment
Gems Published Oct. 29, 2008
from recent posts on the San Diego Musicians page at craigslist: “Female Vocalist: I love to sing [but] I dont have a way to do ... More Post a comment
Rockongoodpeople Published Oct. 29, 2008
“Even though we felt teaching popular songs for free on YouTube would benefit the original artists, a few labels felt otherwise,” says Next Level Guitar ... More Comment (1)
Strange Stage Moments Published Oct. 29, 2008
James Brady/New Day Mile: “During my teens in New Jersey, I attended a Sunday Bible study every week. The woman running it asked if my ... More Post a comment
For the Kids Published Oct. 29, 2008
Drummer Garrett Sisti of the punk/psychobilly Wrecking Crew played a three-band gig at the Leucadian on October 17 sponsored by No Cover magazine. “They did ... More Post a comment
Get It? Published Oct. 29, 2008
Twenty-nine years ago this week (11/4/79), the Knack played downtown’s Fox Theatre, a show that sold out in just a few hours. The band opened ... More Comment (1)
Impalin’ the Candidate Published Oct. 22, 2008
The Flimz, featuring singer-songwriters Annie Dru and Amy Mayer, may be the first San Diegans to impersonate a vice-presidential candidate in a video. On October ... More Post a comment
Road Luck Published Oct. 22, 2008
“Nobody really knows why Isis didn’t use their full time [on stage], but [their early departure] allowed Earthless to literally steal the festival,” says Steve ... More Post a comment
Now It Can Be Told Published Oct. 22, 2008
Guitarist/singer/songwriter Rich Kunz never told his architecture-firm coworkers about his self-described “stoner-rock heavy metal band” called Ride the Sun. “I didn’t want anyone to know ... More Post a comment
Never Say Die Published Oct. 22, 2008
“I emailed Skip [Seip, of Never Say Die Productions] from something I saw on craigslist,” says “Mike,” who plays in one of the four metal ... More Comments (6)
Higher Than Hope Published Oct. 22, 2008
The song “Higher Than Hope,” by Finnish metal band Nightwish, is about local deejay Marc Brueland, who lost his battle with cancer five years ago ... More Comment (1)
Axed Published Oct. 22, 2008
Six years ago today (10/23/02), during their set at the downtown Hard Rock Café, Rookie Card guitarist Adam Gimbel plugged into a Judas Priest guitar ... More Comment (1)
Wasting Away, Redux Published Oct. 15, 2008
Before Jimmy Buffett takes the spotlight at Cricket Amphitheatre tonight, October 16, “purchaser, at its sole cost and expense, shall provide Artist with five limousines ... More Post a comment
The Anti-Midas Touch Published Oct. 15, 2008
Randy Fontaine and the Swingers celebrate their 20th anniversary this year, but the ultra-lounge combo’s venues keep disappearing. “It seems like we have the anti-Midas ... More Post a comment
When the Wheels Came Off Published Oct. 15, 2008
According to an insider who was at REO Speedwagon’s Harrah’s Rincon’s Pavilion show on October 2, hard-of-hearing band members torpedoed their performance. “The guys are ... More Comments (4)
“I Get to Keep My Minivan.” Published Oct. 15, 2008
“I get to keep my minivan,” says MP3tunes owner Michael Robertson, who is claiming a victory in the copyright-infringement lawsuit filed by EMI last year. ... More Comment (1)
Page to Quit Recording Published Oct. 15, 2008
The music of Brad Paisley, Roy Orbison, the Blind Boys of Alabama, and local troubadour Gregory Page is included on the soundtrack of the new ... More Comments (10)
National Stage Published Oct. 15, 2008
On October 4, Ray Suen appeared on Saturday Night Live, playing instrumental backup with the Killers. Though he wasn’t seen on the band-photo cards preceding ... More Comment (1)
For Just One More Show Published Oct. 8, 2008
The Penetrators got their break in the mid-’70s, opening for the Ramones at SDSU’s Montezuma Hall. “During that period,” says singer Gary Heffern, “we racked ... More Comments (2)
Nothing Against Country… Published Oct. 8, 2008
“It was like playing Bob’s Country Bunker in The Blues Brothers.” Guitarist Ben Jones says his band Soul Plow didn’t get pelted with beer bottles, ... More Post a comment
When Amyl Was in the Band Published Oct. 8, 2008
The Legendary Mighty Raw Tones Experience and Revue has been playing San Diego for over 30 years. The rock/blues band’s current lineup has been together ... More Comment (1)
Turning Powaynese Published Oct. 8, 2008
“I couldn’t speak English at all when I moved from Japan to America [in 2003],” says Four Minutes Til Midnight guitarist Kenta Hayashi. “I had ... More Comment (1)
San Diego Fascist Department Published Oct. 8, 2008
Twenty-nine years ago tomorrow (10/10/79), the Clash headlined a bill at downtown’s Golden Hall that included the Standbys, a local band. For this date on ... More Comment (1)
No 16-Year-Old Girls Published Oct. 1, 2008
“I’ve been offering free music-video production, but either the bands suck or the singers who respond are 16-year-old girls,” says Shannon Wafford of Snow Productions, ... More Comment (1)
Rocket Queen Published Oct. 1, 2008
“For years, I drank and used drugs out of shame over it,” says Adriana Smith, known by Guns N’ Roses fans as the girl heard ... More Comment (1)
More Cowbell Published Oct. 1, 2008
“I got a call from a friend that works with Stevie Wonder,” says local percussionist Steve Haney. “He mentioned that he had an opportunity for ... More Comments (4)
AM? Please!! Published Oct. 1, 2008
Tony Randall and Kris Rochester (aka Tony and Kris) recently departed from KUSS “New Country” 95.7 FM. In December 2003, Clear Channel lured Randall and ... More Comment (1)
Little Ranch of Horrors? Published Oct. 1, 2008
“The Ranchita Rocks music festival in Ranchita near Ramona was a disaster,” emails attendee Andrew MacDonald of the three-day concert event held September 12—14. “The ... More Comment (1)
Tough Blow Published Sept. 24, 2008
“If anyone tries to sell it, I will certainly know about it,” says uilleann-pipe player Tim Foley, whose instrument was stolen on September 6. “There’s ... More Post a comment
Multiple Fetuses Okay Published Sept. 24, 2008
“If things in the music biz continue to fall apart,” says Manganista singer Matt Rhea, “maybe we’ll have [X-Ray Babies] to fall back on. People ... More Comments (9)
Journey Continues Published Sept. 24, 2008
Before Journey appears at the Pechanga casino in Temecula on October 1, “All announcements must be done 20 minutes before the performance.” They want — ... More Post a comment
Live or Death Published Sept. 24, 2008
“We record nearly all of our shows because every performance is a unique one-off and we want to capture the magic,” says bassist Larry Vernec ... More Post a comment
Blood, Sweat, and Beers Published Sept. 24, 2008
Sirhan Sirhan founder Jason Blackmore wasn’t at the San Diego Music Awards last week when his band won the Best Hard Rock Album award. He ... More Post a comment
The Occasional Bomb Published Sept. 17, 2008
“I was brought to San Diego via the hand of the judicial system,” says Chris Powers, aka 3ntra-P, one half of the hip-hop duo Clay ... More Comments (14)
Different Arena Published Sept. 17, 2008
Although the Sports Arena sits on city property, it has been operated by developer Ron Hahn and his son Ernie for over 15 years. The ... More Post a comment
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