Seth Combs has covered the San Diego arts and music scene for over a decade. He's also written for Spin, Zagat, and The Hollywood Reporter. He likes dogs and comic books, but is pretty iffy on your band.
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Seth Combs
New city council, who dis?
I felt it was time to take a look at some of our city’s ongoing issues and offer a few predictions for 2019. more
2018 Letters to Santa
Curses! Foiled again! All I wanted this year was to get that pesky gas tax repealed. And I would’ve gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for those meddling liberals! more
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Earthless gets even more psychedelic
Still, rather than rest on their laurels, the band has recently been playing shows with help from Mad Alchemy Light Show. more
It’s OK to root for the Chargers
Looking at the sports page of the Union-Tribune, one could easily assume that the Chargers never moved away. more
Daytrip, Pocket Hole and the “California sound”
Local indie-rock bands Daytrip and Pocket Hole encompass the "California sound" in beautiful ways. more
It’s all dark at the San Diego Goth Swap
The holiday season is filled with indie shopping events showcasing any number of local artisans and crafters, but for Charlie Garia, there was a market that he felt just wasn’t being tapped into. more
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Us and them
If speaking up in support for progressive immigration policies can seemingly only help local progressive politicians, why aren’t more doing just that? more
The Casbah turns 30
Iconic rock club The Casbah is turning 30 years old in January and the venue has been steadily rolling out show announcements for its anniversary month. more
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Music scene pays tribute to Lou Curtiss
The best we can hope for at the end of our lives is that we touched enough people to be remembered. And perhaps, that we will die peacefully in our sleep. Lou Curtiss did both. more
Navigating a road to nowhere
Gone are the days where I could unflinchingly criticize Mayor Faulconer for his lack of leadership when it came to San Diego’s seemingly unending homelessness crisis. more
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People of the Year 2018: Megan Pogue
Megan Pogue is the executive director of the Timken Museum in Balboa Park. Before that, she worked for the San Diego Symphony for over a decade. more
People of the Year 2018: Dilkhwaz Ahmed
Dilkhwaz Ahmed is the executive director and co-founder of License to Freedom, an El Cajon-based nonprofit that assists refugee and immigrant survivors of domestic abuse and sexual assault. more
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People of the Year 2018: Shelbi Bennett
Shelbi Bennett is truly one of the hardest working women in show business. She plays and sings in multiple bands, performs at countless shows and is also a music teacher. more
Good news, bad news
We should be worried. And, yet, here we are, satiated by the fact that Democrats won the House. more
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Tijuana punk up close and personal
Since that show in 1990, Brady has seen hundreds of shows in Tijuana venues, most of which have since been shut down. At the age of 19, he began playing in Tijuana venues himself with his band Swing Kids more
Nite Lapse revel in nostalgia
While Nite Lapse’s music is certainly rooted in the past, there’s a futuristic or, at the least, a present-day approach to the songs. more
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Artists love to ride their bicycles
The bicycle’s influence on artists has always been something more behind the scenes than something that’s overly stated. more
So, you didn’t vote. I get it.
On the off chance that there’s someone between the age of 18 and 30 reading this, I’d like to say this to you: I get it. Really, I do. more
Natasha Kozaily crafts pure, poppy gems as Natula
Natasha Kozaily is arguably one of the most prolific and underrated musicians in San Diego. In addition to being the owner of the Kalabash School of Music + The Arts, she’s also the leader of the Kate Bush tribute group Baby Bushka. more