Look, a new headliner!

The Street Scene has announced its replacement for Saturday headliner the Black Crowes, who cancelled because of an undisclosed illness.
It’s Devo.
I’m sure some will complain that Devo’s not the draw that the Crowes are. And some will complain that Devo just played at the Del Mar race track a few weeks ago.
But if you think [...]

Street Scene to have good beer after all?

So yesterday morning I complained that I’d be stuck drinking crap beers at Street Scene while others were enjoying great beers at the San Diego Festival of Beer.
The Street Scene organizers must’ve been reading, because they announced yesterday afternoon that Street Scene will feature a “MicroBrewery Festival” with 12 local, regional and national breweries pouring [...]

Good beer vs good music

For those who like to plan more than a few days ahead, Sept. 19 is going to bring a tough decision. That’s the night that the San Diego Festival of Beer will be held, and based on last year, it will be a fun time. It’s less expensive than the Stone festival, much more convenient [...]

Free concerts in San Diego

Want to go see the San Diego Banjo Band or the Mariachi Chula Vista for free? The Union-Tribune has its annual listing of free summer concerts in today’s paper and you can find those acts and more.
Some interesting stuff there for sure. I think I’ll head to Del Mar for the Devo show on Aug. 30, even [...]

Coachella 2008

 This was my seventh trip to Coachella and it was another fun one.
It was very hot — 100 degrees just after 2 p.m. Saturday, as you can see in the photo taken about 1/2 mile from the venue — but a trip to the Do Lab was all I needed to cool off.
The Do Lab [...]