AltWeeklies Wire
Marquez! is Ready to Become San Diego's Premier Rock en Espanol Bandnew
For Jared Armijo-Wardle and Cesar Zuñiga to have made it this far seems a fair example of their passion and commitment to the music they play: a lovely and introspective blend of American indie-rock and the regional Mexican music that Cesar Zuñiga grew up listening to.
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
12-16-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
They're One of the Biggest Acts in San Diego -- So Why Does Everybody Hate Shark Attack?new
Since Shark Attack's formation, they've faced vitriol and criticism at nearly every turn despite packing crowds into clubs. And while they've gained respect in much of the DJ community, chances are that if you mention Shark Attack to someone in the scene, you'll get an earful of disdain.
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
07-08-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Are the Apes of Wrath the Best Band in San Diego?new
The Apes of Wrath get drunk, talk shit and figure out why everyone thinks they're so awesome.
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
06-10-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Nowhere Men Are Going Somewhere Fastnew
Even though their music is getting played on alternative-rock radio, the three members of Nowhere Men aren’t even stars yet in the halls of La Jolla High School. But they’re slowly getting there.
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
03-18-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: indie rock, Nowhere Men
Hollywood Undead Dig Up a Music Genre That Was Better Left Buriednew
The real question is not about the band's originality, but, rather, is it too soon for nü-metal to be cool again? Judging by Hollywood Undead's success, the answer seems to be "no."
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
12-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hollywood Undead, nu-metal
Label Them All You Want, but Yeasayer Aren't Sunshiny Happy Peoplenew
While bands like MGMT (the poster boys of the new psychedelic movement) garner rave reviews for being poppy and unthreatening, Yeasayer's debut album, last year's All Hour Cymbals, plays out like an unbalanced career retrospective.
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
11-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: All Hour Cymbals, Yeasayer
The South Rises Again with Dead Confederatenew
These are hard-drinking, hard-living Southern boys with names like Walker and Hardy, but they'd still rather drink bourbon in a dive bar with a toothless gent than hang out with Paris Hilton.
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
11-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dead Confederate, Wrecking Ball
Magnetic Morning Proves it's Darkest Just Before the Dawnnew
Sure, Interpol and Swervedriver might be easy reference points for Magnetic Morning, but the comparison is rendered lazy once you hear the music.
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
10-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Is Yung Lyricist the Future of San Diego Hip-Hop?new
In a San Diego scene that has all too often focused on blunts, balling and bitches, Yung clearly represents that new breed of MC like Kanye West, Common and Lupe Fiasco with emphasis on issues of the heart rather than hos.
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
10-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
One of the Best in the Metal Game: As I Lay Dyingnew
Forget pop-punk and beach-bunny troubadours -- these North County headbangers are becoming the biggest metal band in the land
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
09-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
San Diego's The Sess is Probably Too Good to Lastnew
What's most impressive about The Sess is their ability to scare you. Their live shows conjure that tingling sensation you felt in the space between your navel and crotch when you saw your first wild concert without adult supervision.
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
08-27-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Sess
The Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra: A Labor of Lovenew
The band consisted of Michael Buchmiller (channeling a mad scientist character), playing music using samples and a keyboard, and a robot named SPO-20 that would sing nonsensical lyrics about time machines and Jacques Cousteau.
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
07-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
How One Ohio City Got Revenge with the Crappiest Music Sub-genre Evernew
Music authorities and health officials alike are concerned that the shitgaze (named for it's resemblance to shoegaze and because, well, it sounds shitty) may be a new low for even the most snobbish indie-rock fans.
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
06-11-2008 |
Music
Reasons Why Robert Smith Just Might be the Rodney Dangerfield of Rocknew
Even within The Cure's seemingly bread-and-butter demographic (the Goth community), reverence is reserved for bands like Joy Division and Bauhaus while The Cure is often relegated to condescending comments like, “Fisher Price: My first Goth band.”
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
05-28-2008 |
Music
Yo Majesty are as Nasty as You Want Them to Benew
Jwl may be at ease, but the idea of a black, lesbian, hyper-sexual rap duo from Florida is outside a lot of comfort zones. Even if it weren't, Majesty's type of booty-shaking hip-hop has historically been reserved for sexually aggressive, often misogynist men.
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
04-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
