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From Wednesday 05 July 2017

Caskitt, Jr. Juggernaut, Coyote Bred, Snakes and Crows @ Space Bar, San Diego

Space Bar is one of San Diego’s newest live music venues – sort of. Sitting near the border of the City Heights and North Park neighborhoods, the spot has changed names and ownership more times than people can count over the past several years. It’s now owned and being run by

Tuesday 20 June 2017

The Slow Death, Santa Ana Knights, The Waste Aways, Chagrin @ Tower Bar, San Diego

Minnesota’s The Slow Death was certainly slow in returning to the West Coast of the USA. The last time they reached these shores was nearly three years ago. The sometimes rotating line-up for this tour included none other than the Welshman from Pale Angels, Jamie Morrison, who had just

Wednesday 14 June 2017

Melted, DFMK, Caskitt, & Surprise Vacation @ Parks and Rock, Anaheim, California

Kick-ass band Melted hails from California’s Inland Empire town of Corona. They’ve been kicking around for nearly four years, but had their “coming out party” of sorts at Awesomefest 10 last September. It was their introduction for a lot of people, and they instantly became a favorite of many.

Tuesday 13 June 2017

Off With Their Heads, Ricky Schmidt, TJ, & Se Vende @ Tower Bar, San Diego

Acoustic night in San Diego! Half of the Midwestern band Off With Their Heads were on the west coast, playing a series of acoustic shows, so local record label and punk family glue La Escalera put together an acoustic showcase. Opening were locals and OWTH super-fans Se Vende, TJ (from

Monday 05 June 2017

Caskitt, Wolves & Wolves & Wolves & Wolves, Spanish Love Songs, Ash Williams @ Tower Bar, San Diego

The last Monday in May in the States is our Memorial Day holiday. And the weekend leading up to it is the annual Punk Rock Bowling event in Las Vegas. For those who don’t make the trek to Sin City, PRB has its side benefits – some bands tour

Thursday 01 June 2017

Decent Criminal, Gentlemen Prefer Blood, Pale Angels, Jerri Queen, Jason Paul & the Know It Alls, Pinned In Place @ Parks & Rock, Anaheim, CA

It’s always a special time when Pale Angels get together and tour because the members of the trio live in very disparate parts of the world. The last time they toured the US, part of it was with Ohio’s Vacation, so this time they paired up with Vacation’s Jerri

Monday 22 May 2017

Western Settings, DFMK, Se Vende, & The Waste Aways @ Tower Bar, San Diego

Every May, bands head out from their hometowns and head to Montreal for the annual Pouzza Fest. Some bands just fly in and out, while others make a tour of it. Western Settings decided to take a week to get there and another coming back, so a send off

Tuesday 02 May 2017

Grand-Pop Hits all the Right Notes

One of the greatest things about the Internet is how it’s turned the collection of local music scenes into a great big global scene. Sitting here in San Diego I’m now able to hear bands from all across the world and without that it’s likely that I would’ve never

Monday 24 April 2017

Svetlanas, Bossfight, Authentic Sellout, The Mandoshanks @ Soda Bar, San Diego

The punks came out of the woodwork in San Diego on a Saturday night to congregate at the Soda Bar. The occasion was the appearance of Russian exiles Svetlanas. For their anti-Putin rhetoric, the bad has been declared enemies of the state and told they will be arrested if

Wednesday 19 April 2017

Teenage Bottlerocket, The Mr. T Experience, Nobodys @ Soda Bar, San Diego

Pop punk came to San Diego in full force on a recent Friday night, when three bands invaded the Soda Bar. Teenage Bottle Rocket came for their first local show since the untimely death of drummer Brandon Carlisle a year and a half ago. The Mr. T Experience is