Canadian hip-hop artist and rapper Killy remains known for high-energy and hypnotic live performances. He recently ignited a North American run alongside NAV, performed at festivals across Europe and turned up with a powerhouse set at Lollapalooza. He brings is epic performance to Soma Sidestage on November 13 in San Diego. Earlier this summer, Killy […]
Chevelle’s fall tour comes to San Diego House of Blues
Multi-platinum rock band Chevelle return to the road across North America this fall. They will hit the stage at House of Blues in San Diego on October 16. Last year, Chevelle unveiled a comprehensive collection of sought-after B-sides and rarities entitled 12 Bloody Spies: B-Sides and Rarities. Featured by Consequence of Sound and Billboard as […]
San Diego Central Library photo exhibit showcases local modern architecture
SAN DIEGO–Southern California’s evolving 20th century architecture is at the center of a new exhibit that opened on Saturday at the San Diego Central Library at Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common. “Julius Shulman: Modern San Diego” features more than five decades of pictures highlighting buildings throughout San Diego County taken by the renowned architectural photographer. […]
Monty Alexander’s ‘Wareika Hill/RastaMonk Vibrations’ Album Brilliantly Salutes Monk with a Reggae Swing
By Danny R. Johnson – Jazz and Pop Music Critic “MAYBE IT WAS JUST MY CHILDHOOD MEMORIES CONNECTING THE TWO, BUT I WAS LEFT WITH A DEEP IMPRESSION THAT THE WORLD OF MONK AND RASTA WERE ONE SPIRIT. THE WAY RASTA MEN WOULD WALK, TALK AND EXPRESS THEMSELVES WAS A WORLD WITHIN ITSELF AND SO […]
“Halloween Horror Nights” opens at Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal City, CA–Universal Studios Hollywood rolled out the red carpet to usher in “Halloween Horror Nights” 2019 attended by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jordan Peele and cast members from Universal Pictures’ blockbuster “Us,” including Evan Alex, Madison Curry, Alan Frazier, Shahadi Wright Joseph and Cali and Noelle Sheldon. Additional talent attending the premiere event included: Dan […]
Gaslamp Quarter turns back the clock at Fall Back Festival
SAN DIEGO–Turn back your clock and be transported back to the 1880’s with the 19th annual Fall Back Festival on November 3. The historic heart of San Diego will celebrate its history and culture and provide a living history of San Diego through a free family event that will mix education and fun. The 11 […]
The Scream Zone returns for a month of fright nights
DEL MAR–Grab your costumes! San Diego’s favorite fright fest – The Scream Zone-returns to the Del Mar Fairgrounds beginning on September 27. The Scream Zone features 25 days of gore to choose from, showcasing three terrifying haunts such as the Haunted Hayride to a vampire-infested Dead End Truck Stop, zombie-land Midway and the Mutant Mine […]
Grammy Salute To Music Legends to air on PBS
SANTA MONICA–In collaboration with PBS’ “Great Performances” series, the Recording Academy presents “Grammy Salute To Music Legends,” the fourth annual all-star concert offering a primetime spotlight for the Academy’s 2019 Special Merit Awards recipients. Recorded in May at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre, the event premieres nationwide Friday, Oct. 18 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check […]
Hausmann Quartet to perform at Maritime Museum of San Diego
SAN DIEGO–Maritime Museum of San Diego continues its popular concert series, The Hausmann Quartet performing Haydn Voyages: Music at the Maritime, a quarterly concert series performed aboard one of the Maritime Museum of San Diego’s ten historic world-class vessels, the 1898 Victorian-era steam ferryboat Berkeley that operated for 60 years on San Francisco Bay. Concerts […]
Toni Morrison Will Be Remembered as one of 20th Century’s Most Beloved Literary Giants
By Danny R. Johnson/Washington, DC Correspondent “I’m interested in how men are educated, how women relate to each other, how we are able to love, how we balance political and personal forces, who survives in certain situations and who doesn’t and, specifically, how these and other universal issues relate to African Americans. The search for […]