A poetry reading with Crocodiles

Three of the band's members share their verse

By Andrew Scoggins

With his black jacket, greased-back hair and trademark sunglasses hanging from the collar of a red Hawaiian shirt, Crocodiles singer Brandon Welchez looked like a hipster rock star at Ducky Waddle’s Emporium last Wednesday.
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Wednesday, April 11,2012
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Hot Snakes tear it up at The Casbah

Newly reunited San Diego icons finish off West Coast tour

By Peter Holslin

Abandon all hope, ye who enter the pit at a Hot Snakes show.

Wednesday, February 22,2012
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New Mexico is still among the best

The formerly known as Apes of Wrath rocks out at The Casbah

By Seth Combs

New Mexico is still one of the best bands in San Diego. Period.

Wednesday, October 12,2011
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The Album Leaf in the Mississippi Ballroom

Indie-electro band puts on an engrossing show at a venue built for jazz bands

By Seth Combs

Once LaValle took the stage a little before midnight, joined by a cast of new and old bandmates, the crowd seemed a little restless. Luckily, they stuck around for LaValle’s 13-song set.

Wednesday, September 28,2011
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Coda Reactor brings back the hardcore at Eleven

Punk band's wild performance gives frontman a busted lip and a bloody face

By Peter Holslin

Coda Reactor wants to bring hardcore back, one mosh pit at a time. At Eleven in City Heights last week, the local punk band threw down a 30-minute set of supercharged, three-chord rock.

Wednesday, September 21,2011
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Late-night bonanza at All My Friends Music Festival

Dani Shivers and San Pedro el Cortez were some of the Tijuana fest's highlights

By Peter Holslin

Last Saturday, I headed to Tijuana to check out All My Friends Music Festival, a daylong event held at a tacky, rundown mansion on the edge of a cliff.

Wednesday, August 17,2011
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Los Macuanos come to San Diego

Where can you find a proper ruidosón experience?

By Peter Holslin

During the past year, Los Macuanos have been garnering quite a bit of buzz: The Tijuana electro band has played in San Francisco and New York City and at South by Southwest, and they’ve been praised by NPR and MTV for their forward-thinking brand of ruidosón music.
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