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Film’s Cool
Movies and cocktails—that’s the ticketThe adults-only theaters at Cinépolis lavish customers with plush reclining lounge chairs and in-seat cocktail and food service. Stefanie Holmes sees a piece of the action. She also sees the tear-jerkers, chick flicks and comedies.
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Know Show
Artist’s creations are in concert with the local music sceneScrojo has been the in-house artist for the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach for 25 years, but that doesn’t mean he gets to see all his favorite bands.
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Out for a Spin
Rock concert revolves around audience participationRock and Roll Hall of Famer and early “New Waver” Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus) is coming to town with his Spectacular Spinning Songbook tour—a live concert-meets-TV-game-show experience where select audience members spin a big wheel displaying 40 song titles.
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Poster Child
Artist’s experiences take him—and his art—in new directionsThe phrase “overnight sensation” has gone the way of the dinosaur, replaced by “going viral.” Graphic artist R. Black, who has devoted much of his career to creating gig posters for bands and theater companies, knows something about that.
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Wishes Granted
US Grant Hotel's Grant Grill snags award for "Best Hotel Bar"Led by mixologist and sommelier Jeff Josenhans (who nabbed the “Best Garnish” trophy at the 2011 Nightclub & Bar Shake It Up cocktail competition in Las Vegas), the U.S. Grant Hotel’s Grant Grill just won the 2012 Nightclub & Bar award for best “Best Hotel Bar.”
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3/12 Concert Calendar
Hot musical acts headed to San Diego in MarchHenry Rollins, DJ Jazzy, DJ Colleen Shannon, Howler, Benny Benassi, DJ Sasha, Flogging Molly, Cults & MartyParty
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New Waves
A native son returns to San Diego to make a splashWhat do people who drink cocktails through straws and East Coast waves have in common? They both suck.
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2/12 Concert Calendar
2/12 concert listingsYoung the Giant is psyched on their new release, Bobby McFerrin isn’t worrying, Gardens & Villa are on their way to stardom & Jake Shimabukuro is the Jimi Hendrix of ukuleles
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Crystal Peers
Pacific Beach bartender unites colleagues for community goodTo establish greater solidarity in her sandy corner of the industry, Ciara Guedesse formed the Beach Bar Guild—a collective of bar owners and their staff who meet each month at one of the member’s venues
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2/12 Album Reviews
February 2012 album reviews by PacificSD's resident music junkieNicki Minaj channels her alter ego Roman, a “little gay-boy,” and the Cranberries have their first album release in more than a decade.
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Soaking it In
Assimilating bartending expertise, one drink at a timeAccording to Sarah Ellis at Jayne’s Gastropub in North Park, becoming a great bartender is simple. “The best way to learn about drinks is by drinking them, and I dedicated quite a bit of time to my studies,” she says.
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You Go, Girl
A Gaslamp nightlife darling makes her moveAsk Joan Rivers—every girl needs to get a little work done sometimes. And Whiskey Girl is no exception.
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1/12 Concert Calendar
Hot musical acts headed to San Diego in JanuaryThe Wailers, Nada Surf, Family Stone, Dick Dale, NOFX, Slightly Stoopid, Wilco, The Toasters, and more!
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12/11 Concert Calendar
Hot musical acts headed to San Diego in DecemberThe Growlers, Dazz Band, Tanner Ross, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Casbah’s New Year’s Eve at the Lafayette & more!
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Pouring it On
A nightlifer's guide to Finest City bottle serviceNo line, no cover—no problem. The secret to a snazzier nightlife: it’s not what you know…actually, it is. But it’s also who you know.
