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Wednesday, May 23,2012
Music

Mrs. Magician are playing very casually

They’ve had some success, but these local surf-punks just want to have fun

By Peter Holslin

For Mrs. Magician, the past several months have been an indie-rock band’s dream. They’ve recorded an album with John “Swami” Reis, the veritable rock ’n’ roll laureate of San Diego. They’ve toured with Cults, a red-hot indie-pop band that’s been selling out shows across the country.

Wednesday, May 16,2012
Music

Jason Pierce’s new drugs

Facing liver disease, Spiritualized mastermind pairs medication with music

By Peter Holslin

“Epic” is not a word that music critics should use lightly, but in the case of Spiritualized, the honorific fits.

Wednesday, May 9,2012
Music

Griever are forever punk

Hardcore rockers have a taste for doom

By Jeff Terich

Alex Jacobelli, guitarist for local hardcore foursome Griever, sums up his band in one simple sentence: “I don’t think we’ll be anything other than a punk band.”

Wednesday, May 2,2012
Music

The Black Sands make a perfect match

Folk-rock project evolves from an idea into a full band

By Peter Holslin

Howard, the prolific, 34-year-old songwriter and percussionist who plays in local bands The Heavy Guilt and The Black Sands, is big on synchronicity.

Wednesday, April 25,2012
Music

El Gun Legro ain’t no joke

Outlandish rapper grapples with issues of race

By Quan Vu

Gilbert pokes fun at race issues in a lighthearted way. His stage voice, gravelly but high-pitched, reminds you of Dave Chappelle’s outrageous impersonation of Rick James on Chappelle’s Show. His name was originally “El Un Negro,” and the phonetic similarity is a joke on first-time listeners who mishear the name as something potentially racist.
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Wednesday, April 18,2012
Music

Seth Bogart has star power

Hunx and His Punx frontman is fun, lovable and deep

By Peter Holslin

Known for his breezy, sleazy, punked-out garage-pop, 32-year-old Bogart’s gained a reputation as one of the most fun-loving characters to emerge from the Bay Area garage scene.

Wednesday, April 11,2012
Music

Destination: Coachella

From Azealia Banks to Refused, we guide you to the acts you won’t want to miss at the growing desert music festival

By Scott McDonald

I’ve got some news for the naysayers: Coachella isn’t your little bitch anymore. At 13 years old, the Indio festival is all grown up. And it’s done caring about what you think.

Wednesday, April 4,2012
Music

The end of Napster

Subscription-based music service—and former file-sharing pioneer—closes up shop

By Peter Holslin

When a friend and I visited on a recent Wednesday afternoon, the office had all the trappings of a freewheeling internet enterprise set to expire.

Wednesday, March 28,2012
Music

Black Resume make Porter's Pub a home for hip-hop

Booking and promoting live shows, rap group rejects the pay-to-play model

By Quan Vu

Lately, Black Resume has turned Porter’s Pub, a venue on the UCSD campus, into one of the best spots for live hip-hop.

Wednesday, March 21,2012
Music

Letting the good times roll at South by Southwest

A dispatch from the festival in Austin, Tex.

By Peter Holslin

As anybody who goes to the festival knows, the “official” stuff is just the start of it.