Horsing around at Henry's Pub

By Seth Combs

You know what’s great about a place like Henry’s Pub that separates it from all the corporate-bullshit bars that come and go in the Gaslamp? The fact that you can show up on a Thursday night

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Wednesday, March 7,2012
Shot on Scene

Up in the 'trub'

By Seth Combs

Touristy clubs—let’s call them “trubs”—are a dime a dozen in the Gaslamp, and the reigning trub queen is Whiskey Girl, which just reopened in a new location.

Wednesday, February 29,2012
Shot on Scene

Mardi Gras in the Gaslamp

By Seth Combs

Remember when Mardi Gras was just about a little indulgence before fasting for Lent and not about getting shit-faced, collecting worthless beads and showing your privates to strangers? Yeah, well, nob

Wednesday, February 22,2012
Shot on Scene

Mother's Ocean Beach

By Seth Combs

Remember Dreamstreet? It’s likely that every local-music fan saw a bad band or three at the Ocean Beach venue before it closed last May. It was replaced by a sports bar called Mother’s Ocean

Wednesday, February 22,2012
View from a Stool

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, February 22,2012
Music Feature

How long will Grimes be indie-music's new 'It Girl'?

Montreal electro-pop act is getting lots of buzz

By Seth Combs

But what is it that makes her the holy-tight-jeans-Batman-you-gotta-hear-this artist of the moment?

Wednesday, February 15,2012
Soundwaves

Jesse LaMonaca drops a new album

Americana singer-songwriter offers something for everyone

By Seth Combs

The good news about Jesse LaMonaca’s new album is that, while it lacks cohesiveness, the singer-songwriter makes up for it with an enlightened sense of pop songcraft and a voice that the listener just can’t help but believe.

Wednesday, February 15,2012
Shot on Scene

Self-defeating Democrats at Stingaree

By Seth Combs

Last Wednesday, James Brennan, co-owner of Stingaree nightclub, wrote an op-ed in the U-T San Diego that railed against Democrats for wanting to raise capital-gains taxes. Then, on Saturday night, a b

Wednesday, February 8,2012
Shot on Scene

Quality Social: The new Downtown hipster destination?

By Seth Combs

Is U-31 turning into a Pacific Beach-style bro bar? Is Quality Social the next Downtown hipster destination?

Wednesday, February 1,2012
Soundwaves

Endoxi drop a new album

Pop-rock album appeals to chicks who love rockers and nobody else

By Seth Combs

One thing that Endoxi does have going for them is the production, which is crisp for a self-released affair.