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  • Touching Bass
    Slick new console ushers in a new era in DJing

    Like the translucent crime-predicting machine Tom Cruise’s character manipulates in Minority Report, the Emulator is one helluva cool electronic tool.

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  • Sound Advice
    CD reviews from PacificSD's resident music junkie

    It was only a matter of time before the reigning kings of hip-hop, Kanye West and Jay-Z, split spit-time on an album.

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  • Reunited Thingdom
    The San Diego Music Thing returns September 9-10

    Toss shop-talking musicians, producers and indie enthusiasts together with more than 150 local, regional and national bands, and you’ve got the fourth annual San Diego Music Thing.

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  • Hear Rafter
    San Diego's pop provocateur spills the beans on his forthcoming release

    Meet Rafter, a self-proclaimed, music-making nihilist. In terms of his own musical ideas, he believes in nothing.

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  • Sound Advice
    CD reviews from PacificSD's resident music junkie

    From his groundbreaking early work with conscious rapping pioneers CL Smooth and A Tribe Called Quest to his most recent collaboration (Monumental) with Brooklyn mainstays Smif-n-Wessun, Pete Rock’s production resume is unmatched.

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  • Sweets Sensation
    Pop princess Katy Perry brings her sugar-coated spectacle to San Diego

    Share Katy Perry’s sweet visions, August 9 at Valley View Casino Center, when the glitzy candy girl delivers a sugar rush of pure pop delight at Valley View Casino Center

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  • On Another Note
    San Diego Music Awards to honor top local acts—from indie to jazz

    An eclectic mix of local talent will rock Shelter Island during the 21st annual San Diego Music Awards (SDMA), August 8 at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay on Shelter Island.

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  • Fired Up
    Polynesian culture set to blaze through Mission Valley

    Classic hot rods, mai-tais and burlesque babes—it’s the stuff retro dreams are made of, and key components of San Diego’s 11th annual Tiki Oasis.

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  • Kona Brewing Co.’s Liquid Aloha Festival
    Join Kona Brewing, The Dirty Heads, and PacificSD at the Liquid Aloha Festival!

    Check out Kona Brewing Company’s Liquid Aloha Festival July 9th and chill out with The Dirty Heads, PacificSD, and Kona beer!

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  • Horsing Around
    Thundering thoroughbreds and rocking bands have race fans galloping to Del Mar

    Place your bets and tip your hat—you’re at Opening Day at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, where the turf is still meeting the surf…cool as ever.

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  • Out For A Spin
    Scooter and Lavelle deliver their "2X4" set at Guest House

    “I play the instrumentals of songs, and Scooter laces the instrumentals with loops and vocals—the icing on the cake.”
    —DJ Lavelle

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  • X Marks the Rock
    Incubus and Bush to headline 91-X's annual X-Fest

    Things are about to get X-rated in San Diego. And we’re not talking about an adult film convention…

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  • Head Check
    Reggae rockers, The Dirty Heads, to headline Kona Brewing Co.'s music fest

    According to urbandictionary.com, a “dirty head” is “a super-chill person who skate boards, surfs or long-boards and drinks alcohol and smokes.”

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  • Jam-Packed
    Annual beach fest taps into emerging musical talent

    Providing an affordable Plan B for outdoor music enthusiasts, FM 94/9’s Independence Jam returns to the Oceanside Pier Plaza Amphitheatre June 5.

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  • Flowers’ Power
    White-haired Euro club queen just gets more bad ass with age

    Can your grandmother throw down? Even if she does, she’s got nothing on Ruth Flowers, the 70-year-old, jet-setting DJ from Bristol, England, who has garnered international acclaim as DJ Mamy Rock.

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