San Diego Shows – What Else Do You Have To Do?
Friday, February 5th
The Portland Cello Project @ The Loft UCSD
Billy Midnite, The Modlins @ Tin Can Ale House
Sprung Monkey, Circa Now, Fuzz-Huzzi, and Without Warning @ Ramona Mainstage
Saturday, February 6th
Morning On Fire, Life In Orbit, Misc. Ailments, One I Red @ Radio Room
OB Reggae Party feat. Hi Roots, Fortunate Youth, Tribal Theory, Cornerstone @ Winstons
The Burning of Rome, A Scribe Amidst the Lions, Astra, River City @ Casbah
Sunday, February 7th Read more
‘La bohème’ Opens Opera’s 45th Season
San Diego Opera’s 45th International Season opens on Jan. 30, with Giacomo Puccini’s classic, La bohème, with a star studded cast of extraordinary singers that will prove to be the Company’s strongest production of this beloved opera to date.
Performed in Italian with English translations above the stage, La bohème tells the story of friends Rodolfo and Marcello who share a studio in Paris’s Latin Quarter. Rodolfo has fallen in love with his neighbor, Mimì, while Marcello is in love with Musetta, his ex-girlfriend and an unrepentant flirt. Tensions flare and relationships are challenged; Marcello and Musetta over his jealousy and Rodolfo and Mimì over the fact that she is very sick and Rodolfo is too poor to take care of her properly. The story takes a tragic turn when Mimì’s health worsens and Rodolfo realizes even love is not a strong enough force to delay the inevitable.
One of the greatest love stories ever told features some of the greatest music ever composed including the famed “Musetta’s Waltz” and the melodic “Mi chiamano Mimì” (“They call me Mimì”). Read more
Three 6 Mafia and Fat Joe at Hard Rock This Weekend
A flurry of exciting events and DJs will be in the Gaslamp this weekend. Most notably, Hard Rock will be hosting two hip hop rock stars on Saturday and Sunday.
Three 6 Mafia will be performing at Hard Rock this Saturday, January 16th, 2010. You can catch the group in promotion of DJ Paul’s solo album Scale-A-Tron, in stores now.
Three 6 Mafia’s current members are DJ Paul and Juicy J who in 2007 debuted their popular reality TV show Hollyhood on MTV. While the show is currently off the air, San Diegan’s have a chance to get close to the golden-grill clad stars.
The duo are well known for being the first African American group to win an Academy Award in 2006 for their song “It’s Hard out Here for a Pimp” as best original song from the movie Hustle & Flow. Three 6 Mafia will release their 10th album Laws of Power March 28th, 2010. “Stay Fly” with Juicy J and DJ Paul this Saturday.
Start – 8:00 P.M.
Cost- $20.00
Fat Joe will be hosting Industry Sunday at Hard Rock this Sunday, January 17th, 2010. Read more
San Diego Shows- What Else Do You Have To Do?
The San Diego music scene is alive and well this week. If you’re looking for live shows to add color to your end-of-the-week blues, we’ve got just the thing. Here are our picks for some local shows you should check out:
Thursday, January 14th
Shawn Rohlf and the Buskers @ Bar Pink
Nautical Disaster, Behind the Wagon @ Ruby Room
Jackie Greene w/ Truth and Salvage Co. @ Belly Up Tavern
Friday , January 15th
Get Back Loretta, PAPA, Weatherbox @ Soda Bar
Asobi Seksu @ Loft La Jolla
The Mexico City Rollers, Sunnyside, End of Power, Muddy Knights @ Ken Club
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Off The Beaten Track: Music Reviews and Musings by Mary Leary
All I Want for Christmas Is a Bunch of New Media
Several years ago, when I was 16, I was handed my first paycheck. As soon as I’d changed out of my Navy Exchange smock, I made a beeline for the bank, then the record shop. I was like a drunk inhaling that first cocktail: Crisp greenbacks smoking in my pocket; rows of shiny new record covers stretching for aisles and aisles. I think I bought albums by Stevie Wonder, Todd Rundgren, and T. Rex. In any case, it was ON.
Although this may not be the best example for anyone trying to follow a strict budget, music, books, and films have helped me: (1) learn about all kinds of things; (2) find my creative voice, and (3) stay sane/happier. To me it seems a bit different than spending money on other items. But what does this have to do with the holidays, or you? Read more





















