Top concerts in San Diego this week (March 18-24)
Big performances in town this week include Rick the Kid, Earth, Wind & Fire, J Boog and Klingande.
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Psychedelic Porn Crumpets coming up from Down Under for San Diego debut
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets may simultaneously be both the best and the worst band name in recent memory. Then again, this four-man band is from Australia, which is also home to King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Sweater Curse and Phantastic Ferniture. In 2017, the Crumpets curated their first festival...
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San Diego Symphony's new era: 2019/2020 a season of debuts, star turns
The wait is finally over for the San Diego Symphony, its listeners and its new music director, Rafael Payare, who will officially assume his new position when the orchestra kicks off its 2019/2020 season this fall. The internationally acclaimed conductor will begin by conducting the first 10 concerts...
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Veronica Swift, a rising young jazz dynamo at 25, set for San Diego debut
How precocious is rising jazz singer Veronica Swift? Let us count the ways. She was 9 when she made her first album with saxophonist Richie Cole and 11 when she debuted at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s “Women in Jazz” in New York. At 21, she earned second-place honors in the Thelonious Monk International...
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Food and drinks from neighborhood spots at Taste of Third in Chula Vista
Bring an appetite and a taste for adventure to the annual Taste of Third dining event in Chula Vista. Get samples of signature dishes from various restaurants, lounges, and breweries in downtown Chula Vista. Mangia Italiano and Don Pedro’s are back with some foodie favorites, and cocktails and...
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Jamey Johnson, a proud country-music outlaw, is San Diego-bound for HOB show
Major stardom seemed imminent for Jamey Johnson after his second album, 2008’s brooding, aptly titled “That Lonesome Song,” earned him three Grammy nominations and his stirring ballad “In Color” won Song of the Year honors at both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association award...
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Grammy-winning drum great Antonio Sanchez leaps — and blurs — borders with potent music
Composing and performing the percussion-driven score for “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance),” 2015’s Best Picture Oscar winner, was transformational for internationally celebrated drummer and band leader Antonio Sanchez. Directed by five-time Oscar winner Alejandro González Iñárritu,...
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Whitney Shay, Schizophonics, Hot Snakes, Havnauts & Parker Meridien win big at San Diego Music Awards
It was a five-way tie Monday night at the 2019 San Diego Music Awards, where charismatic vocal dynamo Whitney Shay and the bands Hot Snakes, Parker Meridien, Schizophonics and The Havnauts won two trophies each. The show featured performances by eight bands and solo artists. including the debut...
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Top concerts this week in San Diego (March 11-17)
Big performances coming to town this week include the San Diego Music Awards, No Name, Stephen Marley, Slander and Jamey Johnson.
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Experience the excitement of downtown San Diego living at Harborview Apartment Homes
What does your best San Diego life look like? Living at Harborview Apartment Homes in the Marina District is a good start. These chic, stylish residences are walking distance to the Gaslamp Quarter and steps to the trolley. And if you don’t want to actually be in the bustle of downtown, you can...
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Relax in the lap of luxury at Del Rio Apartment Homes
Del Rio Apartment Homes are an award-winning community right in the heart of San Diego.
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The Village Mission Valley — surrounded by a variety of luxury resort amenities
Perched atop a private bluff in the heart of San Diego, The Village Mission Valley Apartment Homes offers that quintessential San Diego lifestyle and, for a limited time, move-in specials that include a $99 deposit. From the central location, residents have easy access to Balboa Park, Old Town,...
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So badass!
In honor of Women's History Month and International Women's Day, I encourage you to seek out and surround yourself with badass women in your everyday life and about town.
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The reel deal: March movie releases
Movies hitting theaters around San Diego this month are Captain Marvel, Dumbo, The Hummingbird Project and The Aftermath.
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Blind date: Mission improv-ible
A pair of blind daters learn to live in the moment.
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Full Plate: March food + drink happenings
Fill your bellies with food and drinks events around San Diego including Bartender’s Weekend, Guacamole Bowl, Gaslamp Mardi Gras and Pechanga’s Wine Festival.
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IKEA is selling a flat-pack chocolate bunny you have to assemble yourself
Customers of Swedish furniture giant IKEA are used to putting together their own furniture. But now they'll have to hop to it and assemble their own chocolate bunny. (Thankfully, it doesn't look too hare-raising.) The chocolate bunny wittily mimics IKEA's famed assembly-not-included furniture,...
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The best pizza in America has no tomato sauce - or mozzarella
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'Top Chef' winner: 'It never occurred to me that I could win'
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Budweiser-branded meats are coming to stores this summer
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This country's food is the most popular cuisine in the world