San Diego CityBeat - Local Music Issue

Low Volts wants to blow your mind - Local one-man band makes timeless tunes with raw power

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 CST

Tim Lowman has big plans for Low Volts, his one-man band. Think bottom-heavy riffs tearing out of a stack of amplifiers. Pounding drums with the power to crack sternums. An enormous structure of two lightning bolts positioned in a “V” shape, their lights pulsating to the rhythm.

Orko Eloheim is supreme at being - Two decades into his career, veteran San Diego rapper is still going strong

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 CST

Orko Eloheim is one of San Diego’s most influential and prolific hip-hop artists, but he remains an enigma.

Artists on the rise in 2012 - San Diego musicians, bands and labels that are making moves

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 CST

Ask anyone who pays attention to local music and they’ll tell you that the scene is getting bigger each year. Nowadays, San Diego has more buzz-worthy acts, a wider array of live-music venues and a growing population of bar-goers who seem just as interested in checking out live music as they do in getting drunk and laid.

The 2012 Great Demo Review - Our annual critique of local music submissions

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 CST

We don’t put together the Great Demo Review to pick on the music scene. We want to discover new sounds, highlight great artists and clue you in to music that might’ve otherwise been over looked.

Keep it in the family - Art Fag Recordings is growing, but Mario Orduno is keeping the label tight-knit

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 CST

If you follow music trends, chances are you’ve heard of Art Fag Recordings, the record label that Mario Orduno runs out of his two-bedroom house in North Park.

Gayle Skidmore runs deep - Local chanteuse’s emotional volatility creates compelling art and nearly derails an interview

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 CST

I’ve just made Gayle Skidmore cry. “Stop the tape,” she requests, pointing to my voice recorder.

How to get on Pitchfork’s Forkcast - A step-by-step guide to making it in the blogosphere

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 CST

Let’s face it: You can’t be a rock star anymore. Record sales have plummeted, and major labels are looking for the next Justin Bieber.

San Diego CityBeat’s 2011 Great Demo Review - Our music nerds review every San Diego band that sent something in

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 CST

Ever since we started doing the Local Music Issue in 2004, CityBeat’s Great Demo Review has worked like a musical game of Russian roulette.

Serenity now - Even after an accident nearly killed them, these screamo kids never thought about giving up

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST

Even after an accident nearly killed them, these screamo kids never thought about giving up

Demo Review 2008 -

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 CDT

Adventure ClubDemoThis is a lyrically honest but safe group of tunes. Sparse almost to a fault, a little more help on the production end would be worth the effort on a second draft. That said, anyone

The Great Demo Review of 2008 - Compassionately waterboarding kittens or, in other words, reviewing local demo albums

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 CDT

Compassionately waterboarding kittens or, in other words, reviewing local demo albums

ExtraSpecialGood - We really, really liked these

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 CDT

We really, really liked these

Independence day - San Diego has two types of indie music to choose from on March 29

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 CDT

San Diego has two types of indie music to choose from on March 29

Dark horse - Calico Horse points a Mirror at life and death—but mostly death�

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 CDT

Calico Horse points a Mirror at life and death—but mostly death

We’re with the band - The Muslims regale us with tales from the road and SXSW

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 CDT

The Muslims regale us with tales from the road and SXSW

Our predictions - Forecasting the future of local music

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 CDT

Forecasting the future of local music

Hot spots and heat seekers - New venues and bands to look out for

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 CDT

New venues and bands to look out for

The Great Demo Review of 2007 - Lightly nudging puppies

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:00:00 CDT

Lightly nudging puppies

Extraspecialgood - The 13 recordings you have to hear

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:00:00 CDT

The 13 recordings you have to hear

Observations and predictions - Truth is sometimes funny

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:00:00 CDT

Truth is sometimes funny