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Awesome Fest 11 Saturday @ The Office, Bar Pink, Soda Bar, & Space Bar, San Diego

The Awesome Fest daytime shows don’t start until mid-afternoon, but you still encounter many a bleary-eyed or hung-over punk wandering in after the first few bands have already played. The daytime shows were held at The Office, as usual, and Bar Pink, a new venue for this fest. Bar

Monday 19 March 2018

Awesome Fest 11 Friday Night @ Soda Bar & Space Bar, San Diego

At long last, the wait was over! Friends from all over the country and the world converged on San Diego for a wild weekend of music, beer, burritos, whiskey, and pizza. The eleventh annual installment of the DIY punk and pop punk festival known as Awesome Fest had its

Awesome Fest 11 Thursday Night Pre-Fest @ Soda Bar, San Diego

It was a long year and a half wait since Awesome Fest 10, as the organizers wisely decided to move the DIY punk and pop punk extravaganza from its early September date to mid February. The more diverse line-up plus scheduling at a time when most of the country

Monday 12 February 2018

Joey Cape, Zach Quinn, Brian Wahlstrom, Donald Spence @ Soda Bar, San Diego

One Week Records brought the acoustic circus to San Diego, featuring four of their heavy hitters. But rather than being four distinct performances, as each musician began his set, one or more of the others would join in for some of the songs. As Zach Quinn (of the band

Monday 15 January 2018

Awesome Fest 11 Makes Final Band Announcements, Raises Price of Passes

The Awesome Fest 11 organizers today announced the final group of bands that have been added to the three-day festival, 16-18 February, 2018 in San Diego. Joining previously announcement bands will be Lysolgang, The Plurals, The Racquet Club, Signalman, Squarecrow, Black Paw and The Stupid Daikini. The previously discounted price

Tuesday 09 January 2018

Awesome Fest 11 makes third round of band announcements

The Awesome Fest 11 organizers today announced another group of bands that will perform at the three-day festival, 16-18 February, 2018 in San Diego. Joining previously announcement bands will be Samiam, Maniac, Never Old Bones, Cringeworthy (a Cringer/j church tribute) and Evil Livin’. It has also been announced that

Miss New Buddha, Dark Black, Lanterns @ Blonde Bar, San Diego

New bands can be hit and miss. But when the band is made up of creative and talented musicians, it can be exciting. Miss New Buddha was formed in late 2017 by members of various bands from San Diego’s indie rock scene, all uniquely capable and artistic. They’ve played

Wednesday 13 December 2017

Awesome Fest 11 announces additional bands

The Awesome Fest 11 gang of six today announced another group of bands that will perform at the three-day festival, 16-18 February, 2018 in San Diego. This announcement coincides with the end of early bird ticket pricing. Bands added include Dead To Me, Fleshies, Toys That Kill, Bad Cop/Bad

Monday 11 December 2017

Tim Barry, AW, Roger Harvey @ The Casbah, San Diego

Many bands and musicians go through changes during the course of their careers. Perhaps none more so than Tim Barry. As a member of Richmond, Virginia punk band Avail, Barry released several melodic punk records in the 1990s and early 2000s. Beginning in 2004, Barry embarked on a solo

Monday 27 November 2017

RVIVR, Cruz Radical, Se Vende @ Til-Two Club, San Diego

Every year, hundreds of bicyclists participate in the AIDS/Lifecycle ride, a seven-day bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles, California. This is not a race, it’s a life-changing experience, biking through some of California’s most beautiful scenery and raising money to help reduce and eliminate HIV infections and