Seth Combs
| Art & Culture editor sethc@sdcitybeat.com |
Stories by Seth Combs
In the clubs
Local punk return at the Whistle Stop, Japanese psychedelia at The Casbah and tons of bands coming from or going to South by Southwest make a San Diego stop
Reports from the scene
The M-Theory dude's gonna book bands at Fluxx, Enrique asks a Mexican and we chronicle the new 'dive' bar, Quality Social
10 in '10
From alt-country troubadours to all-women hip-hop, our picks for the local artists we think will have a good year
Serenity now
Even after an accident nearly killed them, these screamo kids never thought about giving up
In the clubs
Sleepy Sun, The Ruby Suns and A Sunny Day in Glasgow are all on our radar this week—plus, 45 other musical acts that have nothing to do with G2V yellow dwarf stars
Reports from the scene
Scenesters party in Santee, former Japanese Sunday bandmates go tit for tat and Enrique experiences a NAS-BAR
In the clubs
Grand Tarantula and True Widow, plus Birds & Batteries and The Wooden Birds—oh, and 44 other bands that won't conjure fears of insects and winged creatures
Reports from the scene
The Burning of Rome crosses U-31 off their Christmas card list, Enrique doesn't experience a burka party and we view Bohemian Rap City from a stool
Dream weaver
Lizeth Santos dabbles in multiple mediums, but her new musical project will keep you smiling
In the clubs
Indie-metal supergroups, one-person electro-noise and the singers from Nation of Ulysses and Von Bondies return with a vengeance—plus, 17 other shows that are much more interesting than Olympic curling.
Reports from the scene
Breaking up is easy to do, Enrique experiences a dive for seamen and wallflowers shake their booties at the Tower Bar
Surveying the landscape
From witty minimalism to dioramic visions of North Park, our take on five recently opened art shows
In the clubs
Henry Rollins bitches at the Belly Up, P.O.S. spits at The Loft and Le Castle Vania gets the vampires dancing at Voyeur—plus, 17 other shows that sound just as frenzied
CD reviews
Our takes on new records from Dan Black, Moon Dup and The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Reports from the scene
The Jumping Turtle can't jump to the music anymore, Edgartronic calls it quits, Enrique experiences a sex-doll tale sans action and we chronicle Noble Experiment
