Year of the cougar at Club M at the Grand Del Mar

By Seth Combs

Let’s just put aside the fact that the name sounds like a kids cartoon that may cause epileptic seizures. The funniest part about The Dragon Ball at Club M at the Grand Del Mar on Saturday

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Wednesday, January 25,2012
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Gonjasufi returns with a mini-album

Unmistakably weird singer / rapper dials back sonic experimentalism

By Seth Combs

In many ways, Gonjasufi’s 2010 album A Sufi and a Killer was the most underrated and overrated release of that year.

Wednesday, January 25,2012
Shot on Scene

Getting trashy

And here I thought nothing would rival the Great Potato Famine, Bennigan's restaurants and Lucky Charms when it came to terrible events in Irish history.

Wednesday, January 18,2012
Soundwaves

Christmas Island back with a new 12-inch

Local indie-rock band serves up perfect DIY pop

By Seth Combs

It’s been a while since we last heard from Christmas Island. Back in mid-2009, the indie-rock quartet was often mentioned in the same articles as Crocodiles and Wavves as the next band to emerge from what Rolling Stone dubbed San Diego’s “seedy” lo-fi underground.

Wednesday, January 18,2012
Shot on Scene

For the love of dubstep

By Seth Combs

Really?! ’Cause I heart dubstep about as much I heart the whole circa-2002 trucker-hat trend.

Wednesday, January 11,2012
Soundwaves

Jamuel Saxon shows growth on ‘Pre-Madonna’

New album puts the ‘intelligent’ in ‘intelligent dance music’

By Seth Combs

What’s immediately evident is how much Milgaten has grown, both personally and musically.

Wednesday, January 11,2012
Shot on Scene

Player play on

By Seth Combs

There’s a huge difference between being the most interesting man in the world and being, well, just the old dude in the club. But when it comes to this guy, I can’t hate, just congratulate.

Wednesday, January 4,2012
Soundwaves

Beaters drop a long-awaited debut LP

Is ‘Fishage’ worth the wait?

By Seth Combs

Beaters Fishage (Volar) I could argue that the long-awaited debut LP from Beaters has arrived too late for anyone outside of San Diego to care much and that it’s the closest thing I%u201

Wednesday, January 4,2012
Shot on Scene

New Year's Eve in the Gaslamp

By Seth Combs

Oh my God, Becky. No, it’s not a Sir Mix-A-Lot video shoot for “Baby Got (Even More) Back”; it’s just one of the many scenes from the Gaslamp Quarter on New Year’s Eve. Let%u2

Wednesday, December 28,2011
Shot on Scene

Milkin' it at El Dorado

By Seth Combs

It’s Christmas night, and the bar just realized that Santa drank all the milk the night before. So, what do you do, hot shot? Grab the nearest guy with man boobs, a pair of scissors and get those