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Troubling developments It hasn’t been a good week for President Barack Obama. First it was the hair-on-fire inquiry over the Benghazi talking points; now two more major stories are giving Obama headaches: the Internal Revenue Service’s selective targeting of Tea Party-type organizations and the Justice Department’s secret seizure of Associated Press phone records. Late last week, a draft report from the U.S. Inspector General was leaked, revealing that the Cincinnati IRS office had used the terms “tea party” and “patriot” in a search for 501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations that were abusing their tax-exempt status by being too active in election campaigns. CNN reported Tuesday that other IRS offices were doing the same thing. Folks from all political stripes are rightly furious over uneven enforcement of tax rules. We’ll know more about what went on when the final Inspector General report is released and after the Justice Department does its own investigation. It’s a given that ideology shouldn’t factor in to enforcement, but the thing that Americans should be far more concerned about is why the IRS was looking for scofflaws in the first place. The tax code’s 501(c)(4) section regulates nonprofits that are “social welfare” groups—do-gooder organizations that help people and communities. Not only don’t they have to pay taxes; they also don’t have to disclose names of people who give them money. The problem is, rulings and language interpretations—both inside and outside of the IRS—have muddied the water in terms of how involved in elections this type of nonprofit can get, and since the Citizens United case threw open the floodgates on election spending, the number of 501(c)(4) corporations has doubled. People who want to influence elections, but do so without revealing who’s providing the money, found an easy way to exploit the system. It’s easy because, despite complaints from good-government groups, the IRS hasn’t lifted a finger to investigate the huge-money groups, both liberal and conservative. That’s what’s galling about the recent revelation. The IRS has been harassing little groups that haven’t made a dent in elections while ignoring the worst offenders that are truly threatening democracy. There’s worry that the IRS will assume a fetal position in the aftermath of this scandal. That’s why

Congress must pass a law that amends the language in the tax code that closes the loophole. While the IRS story points to a threat to democracy, the Associated Press brouhaha is a threat to democracy. We’ll join the chorus of condemnation aimed at Obama’s Justice Department for its broad seizure last April and May of home, work and cell phone records for an AP editor, a handful of reporters and general office lines. It’s presumed that the information grab was part of a 2012 probe to find the government source for an AP story about how the CIA thwarted a plot in Yemen to detonate a bomb aboard a plane bound for the U.S. This kind of thing can’t be allowed to happen. Democracy needs whistleblowers. Whistleblowers need to believe that reporters will protect them from retribution. Reporters can’t protect them if the government is secretly snatching information from news organizations. News agencies must be able to put up a fight, but they can’t if they don’t even know they’re under Eric Holder siege by the government. Whether a judge or grand jury approved the seizure beforehand hasn’t been made public. The White House is distancing itself from the Justice Department’s assault on the AP, saying it had no knowledge of it until the story broke on Monday. That won’t cut it. Obama must come out and say that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder overreached and ensure this doesn’t happen again.

Grand Jury flub Given how much reporting CityBeat’s done recently on deaths of jail inmates, we were perplexed Monday when the San Diego County Grand Jury released a study that underreported the number of inmates who died in county jails between July 2011 and August 2012. The Grand Jury said there were four deaths; the accurate number is 11. Read details in our Last Blog on Earth at sdcitybeat.com. The Grand Jury has acknowledged the error and vowed to correct it, blaming the Sheriff’s Department for providing wrong information. The error shows that Grand Jury reports should be taken with a grain of salt and bolsters our ongoing critique of the Sheriff’s Department. What do you think? Write to editor@sdcitybeat.com.

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Correction Editor David Rolland made a huge mistake in last week’s issue. He credited artist Kristina Micotti for the Summer Guide cover art. The illustration was done by Kristina Collantes (kristinacollantes.com). Rolland is super-embarrassed and crazy-sorry.

East Village’s homeless Regarding your April 17 editorial, “Filner’s budget cuts are defensible”: I am a concerned young professional living Downtown, specifically in East Village, and more specifically, smack in the middle between the hip / retro / artsy / nonprofit crowd and the could-have-been hip / retro / artsy / nonprofit bunch but due to a failure of social justice, they are instead homeless. Which is awful, and most of the ones in my neighborhood have my respect because they treat me respectfully. What I am worried about is the massive increase in drug dealers, pimps, prostitutes and the guns and violence they’ll inevitably bring. Currently, my area is being flooded by police and security (saturation), but studies show this is an ineffective long term plan. Or at least this is what Sen. John Harrington taught me in community-oriented-police classes. I was puzzled when people told me what an improvement this was over yesteryear. But forgive me, I am from out of town and couldn’t have known.

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The homeless are here to stay because it’s a perfect environment for them. The people in my building care about the community and so do the family business owners and untold numbers of nonprofits within a few miles. I propose we turn the empty lot in front of our building (a complete eyesore that provides cover for illicit activity) into a community park. Have the city contract with nonprofits to arrange for the homeless to be paid to beautify the area and also coordinate long-term stable living solutions for them, which is what most are lacking and desperately need to thrive. Give them a chance at dignity. With a farmers market, a garden, an amphitheater for our community’s art-driven culture and chess tables, we could bring the good people in to stay. And the city could save a ton of money, too. Think globally, act locally. Sasha Terrell, East Village

Licking and sucking About your May 8 “Spin Cycle” column on Nathan Fletcher: In this instance, I think the applicable Proverb is “If you can’t lick ’em, suck up to ’em.” Fran Zimmerman, La Jolla

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Each week, Robin Reid gets four days off from her four-year jail sentence to undergo chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer.

No compassion Stricken with terminal cancer, Robin Reid languishes in county jail by Kelly Davis Two weeks ago, on a Monday morning, Robin Reid’s doctor called. The breast cancer she’d been diagnosed with almost six years ago—that had already spread to her bones and liver—had metastasized to her brain. The tumor explained Reid’s recent headaches and memory loss. Treating it would require radiation therapy to hopefully zap the tumor. At such news, most folks would turn to family or friends, or milk the Internet for details about the procedure and prognosis. But Reid had to go into jail. Every Monday morning since early November, Reid drives 21 miles from her Ocean Beach home to Las Colinas Detention Facility in Santee. She parks her car several blocks away—she’s not allowed to park on jail property—walks into the jail and gets rebooked into a solo cell in the jail’s medical unit, where she’ll remain until Thursday morning. It’s a unique deal, part of a plea agreement that allows her four days out to receive, and recover from, chemotherapy. Reid will do this until at least December 2014. It’s the soonest she can be released after time-served and goodbehavior credits are applied to the four-year sentence she got in November for running a full-body massage business. But, she’s not expected to live that long. She’s on her ninth chemo drug, and it’s stopped working, says Dr. Marin Xavier, Reid’s oncologist. The prognosis is grim. “Once you’re on your ninth different kind of chemo,” Xavier says, “you’re kind of coming down to the bottom of the barrel.” Not long ago, a four-year sentence would have landed Reid in prison, where she could have requested to be re-

sentenced—and sent home—under the state’s compassionate-release law. But under prison realignment—a plan to reduce prison overcrowding—responsibility for low-risk prisoners like Reid has been shifted from the state to the county. While a new law allows county sheriffs to authorize compassionate release for inmates with less than six months to live, the law’s implementation is mired in bureaucracy, leaving inmates like Reid hanging. “If I’d actually been sent to prison, I probably would already be out by now—signed, sealed, done and with my family,” Reid says.

n 2004, Reid was a 39-year-old divorced mother of four, working as a notary-signing agent—the person who finalizes real-estate loan documents. When work started drying up, she asked friends if they had any ideas for a new career. One suggested she go to massage school and start her own business. She could make $60 an hour, he told her, and if she added on a happy ending, she could make even more. She asked him to explain what “happy ending” meant. “He told me, and I said, ‘Seems to me, I do that for free on dates, so why not?’” she laughs. Reid started out on her own, eventually growing her business to 19 masseuses. She rented four houses—in Carlsbad, Del Mar, Rancho Bernardo and downtown San Diego. The homes, she says, offered more privacy and had showers where clients could wash up afterwards. She admits she knew what she was doing wasn’t legal, but attorneys she’d talked to told her that if she were caught, the penalty would be minor. In 2008, after a disgruntled employee tipped them off, the San Diego and Carlsbad police departments launched an investigation of Reid’s business, sending undercover of-

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The Coalition of Neighborhood Councils (CNC), an umbrella nonprofit group that advocates for southeastern San Diego’s neighborhoods, will vacate a cityowned building because the organization can no longer afford its bills. The CNC, which has been a subject of news in the special-election campaign for City Council District 4, has until May 24 to move out of the Tubman-Chavez Multicultural Center in Valencia Park. The location has also served as the headquarters of several youth programs that were discontinued when CNC funding dried up. Some members of the CNC’s board wanted to try to stay in the building, but newer members pushed to vacate. “This… is not a healthy place for the organization,” said Kathleen MacLeod, an alternate board member, “and I want the organization to succeed. We’re just so broke.” The board’s using the financial difficulties to restructure the CNC so it no longer focuses on social services, several board members said. Instead, the board wants to restore the organization’s original purpose: uniting communities in southeastern San Diego over common neighborhood issues. When the CNC started in 1994, that meant helping neighborhood councils that were weakly organized, but more recently it’s meant making sure communities in District 4 aren’t overlooked by Caltrans for transportation improvements or by the San Diego Association of Governments for grant funding. In November, the CNC amended its bylaws, changing the way board members are selected. In the past, a resident could attend three CNC meetings and then having voting powers. Now, neighborhood planning groups appoint representatives. The changes made way for a new wave of board members in January, who wanted to leave the building that month. “This board is taking responsible decisions in order to save the organization,” said board member Ken Malbrough, who supported the decision to leave. “You have to have a reason for the building.” The decision was put on hold, though, because the Mayor’s office wanted a more formal process for the decision to vacate, said Sheila Minick, the board’s acting co-chairperson. A committee formed to compile a report on building expenses, she said, but the picture became so bleak that finishing it became pointless. Although rent was only $100 a month, other expenses totaled about $2,500 per month. The CNC also saw a $6,800 reserve as of Jan. 1 dwindle to $365 on March 31, MacLeod said. The CNC brought in $1.38 million in fiscal year 2008 and $1.47 million in fiscal year 2009. That fell to $668,888 in fiscal year 2010, and an operating deficit worsened, ending up $216,171 in the red. In mid-April, the board voted unanimously to give its 30-day notice. The CNC board hasn’t yet decided where its meetings will be held.

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Reid CONTINUED from PAGE 6 ficers to her various locations. According to court documents, the officers were greeted at the door by a girl wearing lingerie and told that $200 included a massage and a hand job. According to court documents, none of the officers stayed until the end. Reid insists she told her staff that anything beyond a hand job was forbidden. At the end of the investigation, Reid was charged with pimping and pandering. None of her employees was arrested, but in court papers, they’re described as prostitutes. “None of them had a history as prostitutes or were charged with prostitution,” Reid says. “I never considered myself to be madaming. I really cared for everybody who worked for me.” Reid turned herself in at the Carlsbad police station. A lawyer she’d hired told her she’d end up with no more than misdemeanor charges. That lawyer was wrong. Reid was booked into Las Colinas Detention Facility, the county’s women’s jail. Though she had no prior record, she was held on $500,000 bail with her sentencing scheduled for August. Reid had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007. A few months before she was arrested, the cancer recurred, and she had a lumpectomy in November 2009. She was in the process of finding an oncologist when she was arrested. She was booked into jail on Jan. 8, 2010, and, shortly after, started feeling pain in her chest, near her sternum. The jail made an appointment with an oncologist Reid had seen before she entered jail—someone she hadn’t felt comfortable with, so she rejected the appointment, thinking she’d be allowed to pick her own

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doctor. Instead, for the next two months, according to jail records that are part of her court case, Reid was told that her pain was caused by anxiety and prescribed an anti-depressant. It would be mid-May before she’d get a CT scan showing that the cancer had spread to her liver and bones, and another month before she got to see an oncologist. It was around this time that she received a small inheritance from her grandfather; she used it to hire Paul Pfingst, a criminal-defense attorney and the former San Diego County district attorney. He got her out of jail on June 18, 2010, so she could begin aggressive chemotherapy and asked the judge to delay Reid’s sentencing hearing. Reid’s not supposed to be alive right now. The treatments she’s received have prolonged her life, but they’ve never put her cancer into remission. Her liver’s still full of tumors, her doctor says. While the prosecutor pushed for sentencing, Reid’s doctors argued that putting her in jail would be inhumane. The prosecutor ultimately agreed to a plea deal— Reid would be released to receive chemo—but also argued for the maximum sentence of three to four years. Such a sentence, court documents say, would ensure that Reid “will not continue to profit from illicit sexual activities at least while she is in prison” and would be punishment enough “to ensure that such actions are not seen as a legitimate means of supporting one’s self.” The deal says Reid’s on the hook for her own medical care—if she’d been sentenced to jail fulltime, the county would have to pay for it. Each week, Reid’s doctor and her attorney have to send signed letters to the jail’s detentions processing department and the District Attorney’s office requesting her release for treatment. It takes jail staff an hour, sometimes longer, to book her in on Monday

and release her on Thursday. Though Reid’s considered a low-risk inmate, her need for a single cell—because chemo lowers her immunity—means she’s housed on a floor with high-risk inmates who can’t be put into the general population, locked behind a steel door with only a small window. Recently, Reid started getting excruciating headaches. She can’t keep medication in her cell, so she has to wait until a nurse comes by. During her most recent stay, her cell was at the end of a hallway. She put a note up on her window: “I’d like some Tylenol,” but staff apparently forgot she was there. The med nurse passed her up twice, as did the meal cart. “I’m in a corner cell, and I’m just quiet. I’m not on the tip of everyone’s tongue as ‘Shut up, Reid’—they’re, all, ‘Oh, you’re always go good and quiet.’ My head hurts. I don’t want to yell.” But she started banging on the door anyhow. “‘Hey, my head hurts, someone.’ And I did that for two hours before I got some help.” Deputies, she says, tell her they can’t believe she’s being put through this. “People ask me, ‘What are you in here for?’ I say, ‘I made people happy.’ You can call it prostitution; I call it a full-body massage. Porn stars get awards, they’re on the Internet with everything hanging out, pictures for children to see. You give a happy ending behind closed doors—you’re going to jail.” A lot of her clients were elderly and unattractive men who had nowhere else to go to relieve sexual urges, she says. “Some of them had their prostates removed. They were older and so weak, they couldn’t even pull it themselves, if I could put it lightly,” she says. “There were people who would come to the door who were so fat, old and ugly, there’s nobody on the face of the Earth that’s touching them. Do they have to be criminalized because they can’t attract a mate? Much less marry one and have legal sex? That was where my heart was coming from. It wasn’t about We’re the fanciest bitches in town…. Our clients were the old people that needed someone to hug ’em.”

“It seems illogical to deny these procedures to the less serious offenders sent to county jail, but grant them to the more serious offenders sent to state prison,” the memo says. In February 2012, Sen. Mark Leno introduced AB 1462, a bill that would give county sheriffs the authority to release inmates with less than six months to live and inmates so physically incapacitated they require constant care. In both cases, a jail-system doctor would need to verify the inmate’s medical condition and the sheriff must determine that the person poses no threat to public safety. L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca, whose office co-authored the bill, estimated that while maybe 10 inmates would qualify annually, the savings on medical costs—$7.3 million—was substantial. The bill passed easily, was signed by Brown in September and theoretically took effect on Jan. 1, 2013. A late amendment had added the requirement that before the bill could be implemented, counties had to ensure that indigent inmates’ medical bills would be fully covered should they qualify for compassionate release. Craig Sturak, spokesperson for San Diego County’s Department of Health and Human Services, says the county’s waiting for direction from the state’s Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). “Because this bill establishes what is essentially a new discretionary Medi-Cal program, we must wait for program regulations and procedures,” Sturak writes in an email. “To date we have not received from the State regulations implementing SB 1462, and have therefore not presented anything to the County Board of Supervisors.” Norman Williams, a spokesperson for DHCS, confirmed this. He didn’t say by press time when this might happen. “It’s already being done at the state level,” Pfingst says. “How hard can it be to incorporate it at the county level? And look at how much time we’ve had to do it.” Leno’s office rejected a request for comment on the bill’s hold-up. SB 1462 was Reid’s best hope; without it, any change to her sentence requires the DA’s cooperation, and there’s no indication that will happen. On May 8, Pfingst requested, and the DA and a judge agreed, that Reid be released for 10 days for radiation therapy and to work with her doctor on a treatment plan. She has to go back to jail on May 20. DA spokesperson Steve Walker says prosecutors have been mindful of Reid’s situation. “This is an unusual case, and both sides have been working toward effectuating both her punishment and treatment needs,” he says. But Pfingst wants to know what’s accomplished by her continued incarceration. “She could have gotten probation. She could have gone home,” he says. “She’s got kids… and they should be with their mom until the last minute. This should be a no-brainer.”

acing a Supreme Court order to reduce California’s prison population, Gov. Jerry Brown in 2011 signed AB 109, legislation that, among other things, sentenced low-risk offenders to county jail rather than state prison. Prior to realignment, the average jail stay in San Diego County detention facilities was 75 days. Post-realignment, folks are looking at sentences as long as 10 years, meaning counties are having to reevaluate how they house and care for seriously ill inmates. At least two state-court analyses of realignment note that terminally ill inmates sentenced to state prison can petition the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for compassionate release while county-jail inmates cannot. An April 2013 memo from two judges (one retired) to state court officials on new sentencing policies questions whether jail inmates could argue they’re being denied equal protection Write to kellyd@sdcitybeat.com under the law: and editor@sdcitybeat.com

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decker Sylvia Browne is a wretched, evil charlatan For about 15 years, I’ve been not-so-patiently waiting in a yellow hou—[nope]. I’m seeing a small boy in a for the career of celebrity psychic Sylvia Browne to yellow house [nod]—yes! It’s a boy, a boy! He’s such crash and burn, and I suspect that day may be upon happy little boy in that yel—huh? He wasn’t happy? us. Actually, if I had my druthers, I’d toss that rotWell, he should have been with a nice house like ten whore of the paranormal into a medieval torture that, the little shit.” dungeon where the only predictions she’d be able to It’s a sad fact of human nature—especially for make is which flesh-rotting pathogens are carried by those who are grieving and desperate for a conthe rats that persistently gnaw on her shackled legs. nection—that we remember the hits and forget the So you can imagine my glee when I heard that misses. It’s called the Barnum Effect, and ShrillAmanda Berry, the girl who’d been kidnapped 10 via, like all the other psychics out there, uses it years ago—and was glibly predicted by Ms. Browne maliciously to deceive the broken-hearted. Or as to be dead—was actually alive. Browne herself once said when asked how to spot I remember her Amanda Berry prediction quite fake psychics, “You can always see when they start vividly. It was during the time when Sylvia—to doing guessing games….” whom I lovingly refer as Shrill-via—was a frequent That’s true, Syl, but there’s an even easier way guest on The Montel Williams Show. I rememto spot fake psychics. Just look in the phone book ber seething at the TV every time she opened her under “psychic.” wretched maw and told (read: lied to) people about Despite all the controversy surrounding the the fate of their loved ones. And, man, do I rememBerry revelation, Browne’s legions still came to ber her massive Montel flubs. her defense. “Everyone makes mistakes. Even docLike when she famously told the parents of misstors, lawyers,” wrote one fan on Browne’s Faceing Shawn Hornbeck that their son’s killer was a tall, book page. thin, dark-skinned Hispanic, only to find out later Wow! I guess some people are begging to be that Hornbeck was alive and his abdeluded. For the record, if a lawyer ductor was a short, fat cracker. or doctor made anywhere near the Ah, but the whore Like when she told a woman that number of mistakes this bumbling her boyfriend drowned when, in fact, bereavement leech has made, they’d of babble-on kept he was a fireman who died on 9/11, be up to their clavicles in lawsuits. digging in deeper. which is the opposite of drowning. If you factor in all the TV appearLike when she told a couple that ances, the cold readings by phone, their daughter had been shot and the presidential predictions and her killed. Lordy, you should have seen Browne’s lumpy horrifying fashion choices, Browne’s made, literally, mouth fall to the floor when the parents informed thousands of mistakes: For instance, she predicted her that the daughter had mysteriously collapsed Osama bin Laden would be found hiding in a cave— with no signs of injury or trauma. bzzzat! (That’s the annoying game-show-buzzer Ah, but the whore of babble-on kept digging sound for an incorrect answer). in deeper. When the mother, almost in tears, told She predicted Michael Jackson would be found Browne that “they found nothing in the autopsy,” guilty amid his 2005 molestation brouhaha—bzzzat! she replied, “I don’t care. It looks like something hit She predicted that Bill Clinton was innocent of her in the chest.” the Monica Lewinsky accusations—bzzzat! And it was on Montel that she told Amanda BerShe predicted aliens would arrive on Earth by ry’s mother, matter-of-factly, as if she was a bored 2010—zzzaywhat? She predicted Obama would not win a second weatherman reporting on another balmy day in election—bzzzat!—then lied about it afterward, saySouthern California: “She’s gone, honey.” Ho hum. ing she predicted him to win—earning herself a bzzI remember brimming with rage at that. It was zat to the motherfucking shizzzat! so obvious she was a fake. Forget her 1992 convicAbout her Berry blunder, Browne released this tion of investment fraud and grand larceny; she message to the public: “I have been more right than was clearly nothing more than a con artist using a wrong. If ever there was a time to be grateful and universal tactic employed by con artists since the relieved to be mistaken, this is that time.” dawn of con. Yeah, Syl, I’m sure you were “grateful and reIt’s called “cold reading,” which is fishing for inlieved” to learn that yet another of your countless formation while making the subject think you are mistakes would make national headlines. In any providing information. Basically, you just rattle off case, shouldn’t a psychic be more than just “more a bunch of details to see what sticks, either by afright than wrong”? Shouldn’t you be right damn firmative response or interpreting body language. near all of the time? Isn’t that the point of being You’ve seen this before, right? psychic? If you’re not, then aren’t you just guessing “I’m having a vision of a big, white house [no relike the rest of us? sponse from subject], or maybe a light-blue house? [Subject shakes head no]. I’m definitely seeing a Write to ed@sdcitybeat.com and editor@ light colored house, maybe yellow? [Smile]. Yes, the sdcitybeat.com. This month on “Sordid Tales: house is yellow. 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that it’s chewy in the middle but crispy on the outside. It’s brought to your table with various salads such as the lightly pickled green and red cabbages (ubiquitous in Israel), a mild “salsa,” garbanzo beans and hummus (not the best I’ve tasted). It might be bad form, but it would be very easy to fill up on these alone. A large portion of Tiki Taka’s menu riffs on another version of street food offered in restaurant settings in Tel Aviv’s Hatikvah Quarter: grilled skewers of a dazzling variety of meats, including beef, lamb, duck, foie gras, as well as offal such as chicken livers and spleens and cow udders. Tiki Taka offers chicken thighs, hearts or livers, lamb, kefta Chicken-liver skewers and Israeli salad (spiced ground beef ), rib eye or fillet mignon. I was disappointed not to see a foie gras option (king of the Hatikvah Quarter), but I know who’s to blame for that. The skewers are served with a choice of side dishes. Israeli salad (based in cucumber, tomato and red onion) is the winner—refreshing, even bracing. The veggie rice is the loser: colored and A laffa minute yet bland (try cooking it in stock, please). The best of the non-street-food options is the The first thing to come to the minds of many when chicken liver with onions and mushrooms, sauthey hear the term “Israeli cuisine” is probably téed with red wine and honey and served over bagels and lox. They would be misguided. Falafel mashed potatoes. While serving the dish in a bowl would be more like it, or maybe shawarma. Told detracts from the presentation, the flavor profile that, the next thing to come to the minds of many is spot on. The red wine and honey—a particularly San Diegans might be that you can’t get Israeli good and very Israeli touch—brings the elements cuisine here. They would be wrong. Hillcrest’s of the dish together into a unified whole. Tiki Taka Grill (646 University Ave., tikitaka The main problem Tiki Taka faces may be grill.com) offers Israeli, as opposed to Ashkenazi establishing an identity. The name (honoring, Jewish, food. oddly enough, the brilliant style of soccer played Israeli street food is among the best in the by FC Barcelona) says nothing about the food inworld, and Tiki Taka Grill is at its best when it side. The location—tucked away in a strip mall stays close to those roots. The falafel and shabehind a Highway 163 off-ramp—does it few fawarma are good examples, but perhaps the sinvors. But if it can establish that identity, perhaps gular, standout offering at Tiki Taka is somepeople will come to know that Israeli food goes thing servers bring to your table for free: laffa beyond bagels and lox. It certainly does at Tiki Taka Grill. bread. Sold streetside throughout Israel, often as a wrap for shawarma, laffa is a thick pita bread Write to michaelg@sdcitybeat.com often sprinkled with sumac and sesame seeds and editor@sdcitybeat.com. and sometimes—as it is at Tiki Taka—grilled, so

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Every 17 years, forces unknown summon hordes of cicadas from the soil like a diminutive zombie apocalypse. Shortly thereafter, they shed their skin and take flight in numbers sufficient to blot out the sun. Entomologists tell us that the cicadas use their limited lifespan exclusively to feed and mate, but I don’t buy it. You don’t spend 17 years planning a few meals out and a quick lay. Their vast numbers and clandestine tactics clearly telegraph an uprising of an entirely different sort, one with all the horrors of your standard biblical plague. And I’m getting ready. Luckily, I’m not alone in these suspicions. The vigilant folks at the San Diego Natural History Museum invited 300 likeminded heroes to an evening of Bugs & Beer, part of its newly launched “Nights at the Nat” series. In this survival seminar (cleverly cloaked as an evening of revelry and edification so as not to arouse any arthropod suspicions), we learned how to take America’s boundless capacity to eat fried things and turn it into a weapon against our tiny aggressors. With a tongue emboldened by delicious brews and a stomach primed for vengeance, I grabbed a fistful of curried crickets and tossed them into my mouth. They were surprisingly airy and crisp, with a nutty flavor accentuating the curry. They would make for lovely mindless snacking were it not for the occasional and unmistakable brush of tiny feet skating along my palate. I’ll confess to readying a Ballast Point Longfin Lager for a recovery rinse, but I found myself actually enjoying them in tandem. However, the chili-oil-sautéed wax worms, while a fitting accompaniment to the Green Flash Hop Head Red, didn’t land quite as gracefully. I can certainly tolerate a soggy noodle now and again, but worms haven’t earned quite the same latitude with me. (I’m guessing they were sauced a bit early—a classic rookie

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wax-worm-preparation mistake.) While I’d approached the evening with paramilitary intent, further pours from The Lost Abbey, Stone Brewing and Karl Strauss diminished my resolve. Instead, I found myself strolling through the Dr. Entomo’s Palace of Exotic Wonders exhibit (open through June 2), marveling at the imposing Goliath Bird-Eating Tarantula while covertly trying to free stubborn exoskeleton shards from between my teeth. Not only was this evening winning over my heart and liver, it unwittingly produced a thought in me that may have set the new high watermark for entitlement. I queued up to an exhibit that gave participants a chance to hanANITA CHEESMAN

The Madagascar hissing cockroach, paired with Ballast Point Sculpin IPA dle various creepy-crawlies. It wasn’t marked, but you could find it easily enough by following the shrieks of nervous laughter and outbursts of “OHMYGODIT’SONMYARM!” I waited patiently, but any line that fails to produce beer at the terminus stands little chance of keeping me engaged. It was then I grumpily muttered, “The line to hold this cockroach is waaaay too long,” thus birthing the mother of all First World gripes. Cicadas, I want you to know I no longer hate you. Thanks to The Nat (and the power of beer), I see you for what you are—a bumper crop of lean protein. Write to ianc@sdcitybeat.com and editor@sdcitybeat.com.

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look for “steamed chicken rice” under the “Homestyle” section of the J&T menu. The dish is all about subtleties. In a nutshell, a whole chicken is poached, and the poaching liquid is used to cook the rice. However, the best renditions will have notes of pandan, ginger and garlic in the rice, along with rich flavor from chicken fat in the broth. The chicken will be perfectly tender and served with the skin on. The worst versions will have bland and greasy rice and dry chicken. It’s rare to find a restaurant version that does both the rice and the chicken right, but J&T does it pretty well. The rice could use a little more oomph, but it’s not greasy, and the chicken is perfect. It comes with Chicken and rice, tom kha, tom yum, chicken satay, a soy-ginger-garlic dipping sauce pad Thai and fried tofu that’s heavy on the soy, but mix in chili paste to cut the soy flavor. The rest of the menu consists of curries, noodles, fried rice and appetizers. The pad Thai at J&T is especially good. It was all crisp tofu (meat and seafood are available), toothsome noodles and a slightly tart flavor from tamarind and fish sauce. For those who can’t handle heat, specify ‘Homestyle’ chicken and rice that you want your dishes mild; I didn’t, and all of mine arrived pleasantly spicy. I spoke of my envy of current collegiate food Noodle-soup lovers will enjoy the chickenoptions when I wrote a few months ago about noodle soup, which is simple but served with a the Secret Cookie Service. Apparently, there’s layer of fiery chili powder. Go for the noodles or more to envy with J&T Thai Street Food (5259 the noodle soups, but avoid the tom kha, which Linda Vista Road, jntthai.com) right outside the was a bland bowl of hot coconut milk. The simple University of San Diego campus. My friend Erin menu rounds out with appetizers like a service(ejeats.com) tipped me to its existence after a able chicken satay and delicious fried tofu (ask discussion about her husband’s trip to Singafor it spicy). Entrées are priced around $7, and the pore. Hainanese chicken and rice is a common eatery is casual and modern. An application for a dish in Singaporean hawker stalls, and Erin liquor license was displayed, but Ballast Point’s mentioned trying a version at J&T. I know I Home Brew Mart (5401 Linda Vista Road) is very covered Thai cuisine in my last column, but this close for a good beer pairing. dish merits a revisit. I’d love it if J&T added more to its menu. Pad Decent Hainanese chicken and rice in San Thai and satay are street food, but it’d be great Diego? For the 14 years I’ve lived here, my own to see dishes that aren’t so readily available here. fix came from home, where my mother sets the The chicken and rice is a good start, though, and bar for the dish. Hainanese chicken and rice has that’s where you should start at J&T. made its way through Southeast Asia, with verWrite to marietm@sdcitybeat.com sions common in Singapore, Malaysia and Thaiand editor@sdcitybeat.com. land. The Thai version is called khao man gai;

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I’m not a first adopter. I’m more of a third-waver, an only slightly late-to-thegamer, a consumer who picks up new devices when the kinks have been ironed out, but just two or three minutes before you start seeing them in the hands of homeless people on the street. I picked up my first smartphone in 2009, a crappy little Samsung Omnia with an all-but-useless touch screen but a pretty kick-ass camera. When the twoyear contract ran out, and I realized the folly of relying solely on CNET video reviews, I broke my never-say-Apple rule and went in for an iPhone. That’s when everything changed. As I’ve written before, the iPhone has become an extension of my being. I have joined the ranks of the cybourgeoisie, using my little device in just about every facet of my life. I don’t know how people navigated bus systems without the Google Maps app. I don’t know how people filled time on bus rides without the Netflix app. I use it to listen to police scanners and West African radio, to check the weather and remix tracks by The Troggs and identify endangered animals that walk past hidden cameras in Sri Lankan forests and to meditate when I’m stressed and to mix cocktails with my limited cabinet and to scan and send W-9 forms and to find Car2Go vehicles and to check the levels on picture frames and to shine a light when I’m picking up dog poo at night. I was always a PC guy, but seemingly overnight I found myself no longer a proud John Hodgman but a self-loathing Justin Long, living in what my co-workers describe as the “crystal prison,” where all my devices are connected to one proprietary platform. Work issued me a MacBook Pro, and then I received an almost unused firstgeneration hand-me-down iPad from my mother. I couldn’t be happier. I’ve got all my notepads and calendars linked, so now I can run up and down the stairs at work with my digital clipboard. (If you want to know what apps I’m into: For privacy, try ChatSecure and Onion Browser, but for convenience and efficiency, install IMO and Dolphin and don’t listen to the blogs when they say Atomic Browser is worth the $2; Noteshelf is worth the money if you’re conscientious about your idle doodling, Penultimate if you’re not.) But soon there will be Google Glass. I recently sat in on a demonstration of the new wearable technology. Is it cool? Sorta. Is it a novelty? Absolutely. I liken Google Glass to Nintendo’s “Virtual Boy,” which was rolled out in 1995. We were promised the first 3-D, virtual-reality game system, but when I visited Blockbuster Video to try out a pair, I was unimpressed. It was rudimentary, monochromatic and uncomfortable. While it was kinda cool to play in a retail setting, I couldn’t imagine anyone actually buying one.

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Google Glass glasses The same goes for Google Glass. It just feels like the technology isn’t quite ready. Glass fits on your face like a pair of hornrimmed glasses, minus the lenses. The frames’ right arm has a thick battery that fits over your ear, while at your temple is a rudimentary trackpad. Just over your right eyeline is a square crystal. When Glass is activated, you can see a screen that seems like it’s about eight feet out, not unlike when you visit the optometrist and, through tricks of mirrors, the letter-and-number chart seems like it’s two or three times further than it should be. At this stage, the functionality of Glass is pretty limited; it’s not a phone by itself, but it’s tethered to whatever smartphone you have in your pocket. You get it to do things by giving commands that start with “OK, Glass.” You can Google things, but it doesn’t yet have a browser. It can show you text messages and excerpts from emails, as well as GPS navigation. It feeds you audio through sound transmitted through your skull. You can snap photos and shoot video quickly, of course, and perhaps one of the most impressive features is that you can run a Google Hangout through the device, where your friends can watch the world real-time through your perspective. There’s a lot of potential for journalists who need to cover breaking news hands-free or want to broadcast action-packed events live. It would’ve been really useful to have had it while covering the Occupy movement or running the zombie obstacle course at Petco Park during Comic-Con. The chief design flaw is that it doesn’t fit over regular glasses very well. You’d have to remove the right arm of your regular frames just to get it to mount decently. Also, there’s no way to wear it without looking like a jewel appraiser from an ’80s sci-fi flick. I’ll probably be a never-adopter. I think I can hold out for contact-lens computers. Write to davem@sdcitybeat.com and editor@sdcitybeat.com.

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northparkfestivalofarts.com. Vintage collectors can shop their little twee hearts out on Sunday, May 19, at the La Mesa Antique Street Faire, organized by the La Mesa Village Merchant’s Association. Cruise booth after booth of antiques, vintage goods and collectibles from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and even get your old finds appraised by experts. Event spokesperson Audrey Burrows says the absence of food vendors and cell-phone providers makes this event extra-special. There are no distractions—just good, ol’ vintage picking. “There’s so much cool stuff, from little tiny knick-knacks and huge pieces of furniture,” Burrows says. Sicilian Festival parade “We get vendors from all over Southern California. It’s popular with people into steampunk because a lot of the antiques and collectibles are fun Springtime is here and with the season for that generation.” comes the requisite blooming flowers, The event occurs along La Mesa Boulevard in bunnies frolicking through meadows and street festi- downtown La Mesa. Check lmvma.com. vals offering good grub and fun. This weekend alone, If vintage isn’t your bag, you can celebrate Italthere are three cool free festivals. Instead of making ian culture at the San Diego Sicilian Festival from them go head-to-head Thunderdome-style for your 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 19. The 20th-annual affections, we decided to let them share the top spot. event will feature great food, grape stomping, live Kicking off festival weekend is the North Park music, a parade and folk dancing in Little Italy. Learn Festival of Arts, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, more at sicilianfesta.com. May 18. Now in its 17th year, the festival brings all manner of art to University Avenue between 30th and 32nd streets. There’ll also be live music throughout the day by Midnight Pine, The Palace Ballroom, The human eye is a taker. It takes in the Bulletins and more. For $25 to $30, you can quench sights, and it just keeps taking. The Muyour thirst at the festival’s Craft Beer Block, which will serve suds from 25 local breweries. Get details at seum of Contemporary Art San Diego recognizes this. Riffing off its longstanding policy—people 25 and younger get in free—the museum recently held the 25 and Under Art Contest, inviting the young folks to make and submit works of art themed Check out the video trailer on Diavolo around what the museum calls the “Greedy Organ.” Dance Theater’s website, diavolo.org. The work of the contest’s 25 finalists will be on view Are you a little creeped-out by the dancers slither- at a showcase at MCASD Downtown (1100 Kettner ing from openings in a giant 2001-meets-Mad Max Blvd.) from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 16. Four square box? How about the guys who seem milli- winners will be selected in Curator’s Choice and seconds away from be- People’s Choice categories. Vote for your favorites ing smushed by a huge, at facebook.com/mcasd and at the event. Free with rocking wood platform? admission ($5 to $10). mcasd.org Diavolo was founded by Jacques Heim, who choreographed Cirque du Soleil’s Ka. But unlike Cirque, which is all about spectacle, for Diavolo, Heim strips it down, putting the focus on his acrobatic dancers and how they interact with the strange, postmodern structures that inhabit the stage, proving there’s greatness in simplicity. Performances are at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 18, and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive in La Lauren Millslagle, 2012’s 25 and Under winner Jolla. $28 to $42. sdcjc.org

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ART HThrough our Lens at Queen Bee’s, 3925 Ohio St., North Park. The Meeting Place Clubhouse exhibits photos exploring the stigma of mental illness and triumphs of people in recovery. From 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 16, themeetingplaceinc.org John Ratajkowski at Rhino Art Co., 97 N. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas. The artist displays his work that depicts the faces of world music and Irish landscapes. Opening at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 18. 760-9437440, rhinoartco.com Quick Draw Plein Air Competition at San Diego Art Department, 3830 Ray St., North Park. Artists of all ages have two hours to create a masterpiece. The winner gets the opportunity to sell their work dur-

ing the North Park Festival of the Arts and to display it at the San Diego Art Institute’s Museum of the Living Artist. At 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 18. 619-299-4278, sandiegoartdepartment.com HPower Animals III: Spirit Guides at The Spot, 1835 Main St., Barrio Logan. Thumbprint Gallery curates this show by local artists about the mystical creatures that guide us through life. From 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday, May 18, facebook.com/ events/343328275766623 The Day After at Voz Alta, 1754 National Ave., Barrio Logan. Artists are asked to stay up all night creating work and will display it the next morning. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 19. 619-230-1869, facebook.com/events/198324070315023 Community Portrait Fotoaktion at Roots

Factory, 1878 Main St., Barrio Logan. The New Children’s Museum hosts the Mass Creativity program with artist Perry Vasquez to help aspiring artists develop new skills while they help document the people of the neighborhood through photography and drawings. From noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 19. 619-233-8792, thinkplaycreate.org Tween Art Show at Lux Art Institute, 1550 S. El Camino Real, Encinitas. Lux’s first peer-reviewed art show for kids ages 11 to 16 featuring works selected by the Lux Junior Art Board. From 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 21. 760-436-6611, luxartinstitute.com

BOOKS Walter G. Meyer at Mission Hills Books & Collectibles, 4054 Goldfinch St., Mission

Hills. Anti-bullying expert and Hillcrest resident speaks about his new novel, Rounding Third. At 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15. 619-550-7749, mhbac.com Anchee Min at Warwick’s Bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. The author discusses her memoir about growing up in China during the Cultural Revolution and her struggles as an immigrant in America. At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15. 858454-0347, warwicks.indiebound.com John Sandford at Warwick’s Bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. The New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner discusses and signs, Silken Prey. Call for reserved seating. At 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 16. 858-454-0347, warwicks.indiebound.com Dr. Joe Dispenza at Unity Center, 8999

Activity Road, Miramar. Tired of your bad habits? The prominent brain-change expert speaks about his book, Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself and the methods to make it stick. At 7 p.m. Friday, May 17. $33-$45. theunitycenter.net Salina Yoon at Warwick’s Bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Meet the author and illustrator of the popular children series, Penguin on Vacation, who will read and sign the newest Penguin adventure. At 11 a.m. Saturday, May 18. 858-4540347, warwicks.indiebound.com Susan Palwick at Mysterious Galaxy Book Store, 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Clairemont. The author debut’s her latest fantasy novel, Mending the Moon,which follows the family and friends of a murdered woman. At 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18. 858-268-4747, mystgalaxy.com Weekend with Locals: V. Frank Asaro at Warwick’s Bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. As part of its continuing series , Warwick’s hosts the author of The Tortoise Shell Code. At noon Sunday, May 19. 858-454-0347, warwicks.indiebound.com Deborah Coonts and David Freed at Mysterious Galaxy Book Store, 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Clairemont. The authors discuss and sign their books, Lucky Bastard and Fangs Out, both stories about murder. At 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19. 858-268-4747, mystgalaxy.com Zachary Karabashliev at Warwick’s Bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Award winning local author discusses and signs his mystery novel, 18% Gray. At 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 20. 858-454-0347, warwicks.indiebound.com Fred Stoller at Warwick’s Bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. You’ve seen him on Everybody Loves Raymond, Friends and Scrubs, now hear the comedian and writer discuss his book Maybe We’ll Have You Back. At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21. 858-454-0347, warwicks.indiebound.com HBuzz Aldrin at San Diego Air & Space Museum, 2001 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park. The 83-year-old, original Apollo 11 moonwalk astronaut signs and discusses his seven books about space exploration. From 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 22. $29. 619-234-8291, sandiegoairandspace.org

COMEDY Brian Scolaro at Mad House Comedy Club, 502 Horton Plaza, Downtown. You’ve seen him on Conan O’Brien, Comedy Central, Dexter and other national programs. At 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 17-18. $20. 619-7026666, madhousecomedyclub.com Underground Improv at Southwestern College, 900 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista. San Diego-based improv troupe performs its season finale. At 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18. $5-$10. 619-421-6700, undergroundimprov.wordpress.com/

FASHION HLux@Night: Zandra Rhodes Trunk Show at Lux Art Institute, 1550 S. El Camino Real, Encinitas. British fashion designer and textile creator Zandra Rhodes showcases her accessories, prints, clothing and jewelry. There will be live music, a gourmet food truck and other treats on site. At 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 15. $5. 760-436-6611, luxartinstitute.com Diamond Dust at The Flame, 3780 Park Blvd., Hillcrest. May Star hosts the anniversary runway event with Georgia-based designer Bad Habit joining Brit Boy, Gioia’s Room and Sylvia Braga. Music by Chuy Fresno and Rizo. At 9 p.m. Saturday,

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An enduring family affair Any way you cut it, The Sound of Music is as sugary sweet as one of those cupcake joints, just not as trendy. The old-fashioned family musical to end all old-fashioned family musicals was the last collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein. It may not have been their best show, but it arguably was their most popular. I caught San Diego Musical Theatre’s new production of The Sound of Music on Mother’s Day, and the matinée audience was filled with mothers, fathers and lots of kids. Many of the latter grew restless by the time the 90-minute first act was over, but if your children have the endurance and the attention span, they’ll likely enjoy the songfest that includes the childlike “Do-Re-Mi,” the fanciful “My Favorite Things” and “The Lonely Goatherd,” which has to be the silliest Rodgers & Hammerstein tune of all time (the yodeling doesn’t help) but a kid-pleaser nonetheless. The star of the SDMT production is the 23-piece orchestra directed by Don Le Master, which faithfully recreates The Sound of Music’s most affecting songs, among them the title tune and “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” the near-operatic anthem that closes Act 1 and the finale. Allison Spratt Pearce is both earnest and jaunty as Fraulein Maria, and her vocals are pure if not wowzer. The two wowzer voices are those of Randall Dodge in the comparatively thankless role of Captain von Trapp and Victoria Strong as the Mother Abbess who gets to belt out “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” to the rafters. The kids are, well, the kids. They sound just fine throughout, though some grownups will feel cavities forming as some of the numbers featuring the young ones are delivered. Just as the Oscar-winning film adaptation was long, so is this production, but then you know that going in—or you should. Director / choreographer May 18. 619-795-8578, facebook.com/ events/327794613990931

FOOD & DRINK Taste of Cardiff at Cardiff-by-the-Sea. Twenty-two local restaurants compete for your vote to win the 2013 Golden Fork Award. Check out the website for participating locations and tickets. From 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 16. $25-$30. 760436-0431, tasteofcardiff.com HWish You Were Beer at San Diego

Allison Spratt Pearce and the von Trapp kids Todd Nielsen moves it all along best he can, and there are no dead spots. The score’s little treasure, “Edelweiss,” feels underplayed, sandwiched between a reprise of “DoRe-Mi” and the von Trapp family’s musical ruse to escape the Nazis. (In the film, it was also sung earlier in the story.) Even so, it’s still the prettiest song ever written about a flower that was not a rose. The Sound of Music runs through May 26 at the Birch North Park Theatre. $26-$56. sdmt.org

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OPENING Fiddler on the Roof: The romantic notions of a workingclass Russian Jew’s daughters are a total pain in his traditional butt. Opens May 19 at Lamb’s Players Theatre in Coronado. lambsplayers.org

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Woman’s Club, 2557 Third Ave., Downtown. Enjoy local brews, including Manzanita Brewing Co., Stone Brewing Co. and light snacks provided by San Diego Pretzel Company and U-31 Cocktail Lounge for this fundraising event to benefit Floating Doctors. From 7 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, May 16. $15-$20. 619-234-0510, sandiegoyoungphilanthropists.org Chocolate Jewelry at Bazaar del Mundo, 4133 Taylor St., Old Town. Chocolatiers, including Eclipse Chocolat, The Elegant Truffle and Chuao Chocolatier, join local jewelry artists to showcase their work and

offer complimentary tastings. From 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 1718. 619-296-3161, bazaardelmundo.com Art of Whiskey Tasting at Seven Grand, 3054 University Ave., North Park. Join whiskey connoisseur Clarke Boyer in a tasting event featuring award-winning whiskeys and scotches, including Glendfiddich, Monkey Shoulder, Tullamore D.E.W and Hudson. Part of the North Park Festival of the Arts. At 1 p.m. Saturday,

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May 18. $25. 619-269-8820, brownpapertickets.com/event/376129 Free Lunch at San Diego Art Department, 3830 Ray St., North Park. North Park for the Arts invites you to a free luncheon catered by the aspiring chefs at The Art Institute. See website to RSVP. From 11 to 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 20. 619-299-4278, northparkarts.org/freelunch The Coast of Pacific Beach Restaurant Walk Bring your appetite for a self-guided walk featuring 25 restaurants between Pacific Beach Drive and Diamond Street. See website for a list of participating restaurants. From 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 21. $20-$25. 619-299-4278, coastwalk.bpt.me Cravings by the Cove Take part in a guided tour of four La Jolla eateries. All ticket holders will be notified of the meeting location 48 hours prior to the event. From 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 22. $45. 619299-4278, dishcrawl.com/cravings

MUSIC HGreen Flash Concert Series at Birch Aquarium, 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla. A sunset concert, with Bob Schneider and Alpha Rev, on the aquarium’s outdoor TidePool Plaza. 21+. At 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15. 858-534-FISH, aquarium.ucsd.edu The Romeros: Royal Family of the Guitar at Copley Symphony Hall, 750 B St., Downtown. The guitar quartet celebrates Celedonio Romero’s 100th anniversary and performs a special work written specifically for them by Morton Gould. At 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 16. $20. 619-2350804, sandiegosymphony.org Eroica Trio at Poway Center for the Performing Arts, 15498 Espola Road, Poway. The Grammy-nominated trio perform

chamber music designed for a concert hall and selections from their eight recordings. An optional pre-show dinner is available for purchase. At 8 p.m. Friday, May 17. $35-$45. 858-748-0505, powayarts.org

headlines an all-star roster of Grammy award-winning musicians for an evening of soulful music from the American South. At 8 p.m. Saturday, May 18. $27-$67. 619-570-1100, ljms.org

members of the San Diego Symphony. The program also includes a world premiere work by composer, David Bruce. At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21. $30. 619235-0804, sandiegosymphony.org

Mimi Fox at Museum of Making Music, 5790 Armada Drive, Carlsbad. The internationally renowned guitarist performs her own brand of pop, folk and R&B. At 7 p.m. Friday, May 17. $15-$20. 760-438-5996, museumofmakingmusic.org

Summer Concerts in the Gardens at Wood House, 1148 Rock Springs Road, San Marcos. Bring your beach chairs and blankets for the season’s kick-off concert with the rockabilly sound of The Bobby Sanchez Combo. At 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18, san-marcos.net

Danny Green Quartet at Malcolm X Branch Library, 5148 Market St., Valencia Park. The library welcomes the jazz pianist and 2009 San Diego Music Award winner for Best Jazz Album. At 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 22. 619-527-3405, tinyurl.com/mxlibrary

HThe Romero’s Return at Copley Symphony Hall, 750 B St., Downtown. This Jacobs Masterworks concert features a double bill with The Romeros Guitar Quartet and mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves. At 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday May 17-18, and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19. $20-$96. 619-235-0804, sandiegosymphony.org MiraCosta College Symphony Orchestra at MiraCosta College, 1 Barnard Drive, Oceanside. The college symphony performs Tchaikovsky’s Masterwork Symphony No. 4. At 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 18-19. $8-$10. 760-4353065, miracosta.edu/events.html

Swinging with Dean at Scripps Miramar Ranch Library, 10301 Scripps Lake Drive, Scripps Ranch. The Pleasure of Your Company concert series hosts Dean Ratzman who’ll perform in the style of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington and others. At 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 19, srfol.org Elijah at La Jolla Presbyterian Church, 7715 Draper Ave., La Jolla. Dr. Keith Pedersen directs Mendelssohn’s oratorio about the famous Old Testament prophet. At 4 p.m. Sunday, May 19. 858-454-0713, ljpresmusic.com

Makan Zlatkovich at Brooks Theater, 217 North Coast Hwy., Oceanside. Oceanside Theatre Co. presents the jazz virtuoso and his five-piece ensemble. At 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18. $15. 760-433-8900, oceansidetheatre.org

Hollace Jones at All Souls Episcopal Church, 1475 Catalina Blvd., Point Loma. The artist-in-residence performs a concert of Baroque music to celebrate Paul Fritts Opus V, San Diego’s historically informed pipe organ. At 4 p.m. Sunday, May 19. $5. 619-223-6394, all-souls.com

Bach Collegium Concert at San Diego History Center, 1649 El Prado, Balboa Park. The Venetian Vespers perform 17th century spirituals by Claudio Monteverdi, Rigatti, Cavalli and Gabrieli. At 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18. $20-$40. 619-2326203, sandiegohistory.org

HAthenaeum Mini-Concerts at Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. The free concert series continues with Wyn Wilson and Billy Wolfe performing Burt Bacharach. At noon Monday, May 20. 858-454-5872, ljathenaeum.org/ miniconcerts.html

HMarcia Ball at Balboa Theatre, 868 Fourth Ave., Downtown. Bayou blues diva and Gulf Coast Hall of Fame inductee

Avi Avital at Scripps Ranch Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, La Jolla. The Grammy-nominated mandolinist joins

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OUTDOORS Ride of Silence at South Clairemont Recreation Center, 3605 Clairemont Drive, Clairemont. Join the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition in a 10-mile ride to honor those who have been killed or injured on our roads. At 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, facebook.com/events/197940940330249 HHistoric Garden Tour Explore eight gardens east of Balboa Park and see the debut of award-winning plant breeder Jim Zemcik’s new geranium hybrid at the garden marketplace. See website for locations and tickets. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 18. $20-$25. sdfloral.org/tours.htm CicloSDias Minis at Balboa Park, Marston Point. CicloSDias hosts a car-free event with street closures in an effort to open the park to bicycles and pedestrians. Sunday, May 19, ciclosdias.com

PERFORMANCE HAdult Puppet Cabaret at Space 4 Art, 325 15th St., East Village. Animal Cracker Conspiracy and the Guild of Puppetry present an evening of experimental puppet theater, live music and puppet making.

Features performances by Max Daily, Jenna Ann MacGillis and Gwen Bonar. From 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, May 17. $12-$15. 619887-1451, adultpuppetcabaret.com HDiavolo Dance Theatre at David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre, 4126 Executive Dr., La Jolla. Jacques Heim, creator of Cirque du Soleil’s “KA”, brings dancers, gymnasts, actors, and athletes together for an artistic experience featuring stunning movement on oversized sets. At 8 p.m. Saturday May 18, and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19. 858-3621348, tickets.lfjcc.org

POETRY & SPOKEN WORD HFiction International 40th Anniversary at Whistlestop Bar, 2236 Fern St., South Park. The innovative, social-activist journal edited by Harold Jaffe celebrates its b-day. From 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, May 15. fictioninternational.wordpress.com New Alchemy Series at Upstart Crow, 835 West Harbor Drive, Seaport Village. Brynn Saito reads from her award-winning book, The Palace of Contemplating Departure. From 7 to 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 15. 619-232-4855, upstartcrowtrading.com Diane Wakoski at Star of the Sea, 1360 North Harbor Drive, Downtown. The poet reads from her new book, Bay of Angels. Live music after the reading from Franco Z and Z-Bop. At 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 16. 619-232-7408, starofthesea.com HOccupy the Rice Fields at Space 4 Art, 325 15th St., East Village. Aimee Greenberg performs a monologue about a traveler in search of Bali, an island on the verge of capitalism, her antidote to Eat,

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be chalk art, a pasta-eating contest and a performances by three Sicilian-American tenors. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 19, sicilianfesta.com Antique Street Fair between Spring Street and 3rd Avenue, La Mesa. The La Mesa Village Merchants Association hosts its 10th annual antique show, which draws thousands of buyers and sellers every year. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 19, lmvma.com Treasured Chest Day at Univ, 1053 South Coast Highway 101, Encinitas. Lemongrass Center For Well-Being, Bergamot Spa and the Keep A Breast Foundation come together to celebrate the female form and offer mini-spa treatments and breast castings that will be painted and decorated. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 19. 619-200-7916, keep-a-breast.org

SPORTS Celebrity Challenge at La Costa Resort and Spa, 2100 Costa Del Mar Road, La Costa. Fifty of the best celebrity golfers compete for the coveted trophy and $100,000 purse that benefits the Junior Seau Foundation. Friday through Saturday, May 17-19. $15. 858-836-0133, celebritychampionship.com

TALKS & DISCUSSIONS “Sea Wolf, Protect Us” by Monstrinho is currently on view at Thumbprint Gallery (920 Kline St. in La Jolla) in Monstro and the Kelp Kids, a solo exhibition running through June 2. Pray, Love. At 8 p.m. Saturday, May 18, and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19. $15-$20. occupythericefields.bpt.me Train of Thought Open Mic at Mosaic San Diego, 1402 Commercial St., Downtown. Spoken-word artists perform to raise money for the sexual assault prevention group, Jeans 4 Justice. From 8:30 to 11 p.m. Wednesday, May 15. $5. 619-230-8710, facebook.com/ events/566784173361457 Malcolm X Birthday Celebration at Malcolm X Branch Library, 5148 Market St., Valencia Park. Join the library to celebrate the life of Malcolm X. Participate in an open mic responding to the prompt: “What El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz means to me.” At 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19. 619-5273405, sandiego.gov/public-library

POLITICS & COMMUNITY Solarthon San Diego at Broadway Heights Community Council, 6672 Tiffin Ave., Encanto. Eleven homes in the Broadway heights neighborhood will be transformed into a Green community through solar installations. Celebrate the transformation at the block party with food and live music. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 18. 619-993-7612, gridalternatives.org

SPECIAL EVENTS Cajon Classic Cruise at Prescott Promenade, East Main St., El Cajon. The weekly car show attracts over 200 model and classic vehicles with this week’s theme being Graphix Galore. Enjoy restaurant specials, bounce houses and street vendors. From 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 15. 619-401-8858, downtownec.com HNorth Park Festival of the Arts on

University Avenue between 30th and 32nd streets. The 17th annual free festival features 40 artists, vendor booths, a craft beer block and six stages of live music. From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 18. 858454-5872, northparkmainstreet.com Over the Border at San Diego Automotive Museum, 2080 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park. Lowrider enthusiasts are invited to see an exhibit of San Diego legends. Grupo Casinos performs and there will be a screening of the documentary, Everything Comes From the Streets. From 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, May 18. $15. 619231-2886, sdautomuseum.org NCM’s 5th Birthday Bash at New Children’s Museum, 200 W. Island Ave., Downtown. Celebrate the museum’s anniversary with a scavenger hunt, dancing, musical performances and a chance to create your own art inspired by the current TRASH exhibit. At 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18, thinkplaycreate.org Free Appraisal Day at Blue Vault Secure Storage, 5638 Mission Center Road, Suite 104, Mission Valley. Have your collectibles, antiques, art and other memorabilia appraised at this public roadshow event. There is a limit of three items per person. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18. 619-342-8090, bluevaultsecure.com/ roadshow-events Bike Local Sundays at South Park, 30th & Juniper, South Park. San Diego County Bicycle Coalition and the Business Improvement District Council host this series of events to encourage people to ride bikes to local businesses. This week’s ‘hood is South Park. Free bike valet and restaurant discounts at select vendors. Sunday, May 19, bikelocal.org/BikeLocalSundays.html HSicilian Festival at Little Italy. People will be dancing in the streets, stomping grapes and enjoying Italian cuisine for the 20th annual festival. There will also

Transportation in San Diego: How Sustainable Are We? at World Resources Simulation Center, 1088 Third Ave., Downtown. Join representatives from SANDAG and MTS, Jim Linthicum and Paul Jablonski as they discuss the future of public transportation and its impact on the environment. From 5:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 15. $10-$15. 619-234-1088, wrsc.org HAxline Lecture at MCASD La Jolla, 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. Sculptor Charles Ray, whose work is currently on view at MCASD as a part of Lifelike, speaks about his creative process at the 13th annual lecture. At 7 p.m. Thursday, May 16. $5$10. 858-454-3541, mcasd.org Tails of Service: From Playful Puppy to Devoted Service Dog at San Diego Museum of Man, Balboa Park. Join a panel discussion for both humans and dogs that explores the journey from puppy to service animal. The discussion complements the museums exhibit, access/ABILITY. From 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18. 619-239-2001, museumofman.org Margaret Wertheim at New Children’s Museum, 200 W. Island Ave., Downtown. Hear from the science educator, artist and founder of the Institute for Figuring about her research into the devastating impact of plastic trash on the world’s oceans. The discussion is free with museum admission. At 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18. 619233-8792, thinkplaycreate.org Jelly Blooms and the Future of the Ocean at Birch Aquarium, 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla. Join jellyfish expert Dr. Lisa-Ann Gershwin as she describes how the combination of warmer climates and pollution are creating ideal conditions for a jelly take-over. She will also sign her book, Stung!, after the presentation. From 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 20. $8. 858-534FISH, aquarium.ucsd.edu Virtual Strangers Bluegrass Lecture at Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. Mike and Yvonne Tatar, Kit Birkett and Jon Cherry present a three-part lecture series on bluegrass. Get all your questions answered and hear the band perform following the lecture. At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21. $14-$17. 8584545872, ljathenaeum.org/lectures.html

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A warehouse of creativity… alex zaragoza

… and a bit of controversy Organizer of May 17 art show in East Village fends off criticism · by Alex Zaragoza

pproaching a seemingly random door on E Street across from the Downtown police station, there’s no way of knowing what’s on the other side. But just as Alice stepped through the looking glass and discovered a unique and fascinating world, those who cross that threshold will enter a spectacle indicative of San Diego’s artistic talent. Inside the 6,000-foot space is where Warehouse 1425, a one-night-only art show featuring 35 local artists, will occur. The warehouse, located at 1425 E St. (hence the show’s title), is among a row of dreary warehouses. The building was dilapidated in some sections—a result of an interior demolition a month ago—but colorful streetstyle murals from Dave Persue and Exist 1981 gave a taste of what’s to come. Walking through the space in its infancy and seeing those pieces felt like discovering an emerald among a pile of plastic dollar-store jewels. “This show is going to kind of activate this area and bring the kind of people that never even come through here, and they’re going to be blown away,” says artist Christopher Konecki, who’s curating and showcasing work at Warehouse 1425. “There’s just random stuff everywhere in this neighborhood, and people are going to walk into a warehouse and just be blown away. It’s going to be bright. It’s going to be colorful. It’s going to be rad.” Along with murals, Warehouse 1425 (warehouse1425. com)—happening from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, May 17—will include large-scale installations, paintings on traditional canvas and an interactive art wall where attendees can make their own art. Participating artists include NEKO, Alli Bautista, Brian Hebets, Carly Ealey, Bradford Lynn, Paul Drohan, Tocayo and James Norton. There will also be live music by Family Wagon, Spirit Vine and Dirty Sirens; DJ sounds from Persue and Sake; and a cash bar to get the party lubricated. A children’s hour will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. If the event sounds familiar, there’s a reason. Unsolicit-

ed emails from people in the local art community have been sent to CityBeat blasting the show as a rip-off of Parachute Factory, a pop-up art exhibition put on in February by arts nonprofit Sezio and the arts collective Yeller Studio. Parachute Factory featured many of the same artists who are participating in Warehouse 1425, including Konecki, each creating installation pieces in a Downtown building that was set to be completely renovated. The similarity between the two projects has left a bitter taste in some mouths. In an email sent from an artist who wishes to remain anonymous, the project is called “tasteless” for its resemblance to Parachute Factory. The artist writes: “We have a unique opportunity to develop San Diego as an arts community and explicitly using someone else’s idea does less to strengthen that community bond as much as it perpetuates petty competition (which develops easily in such a small arts scene).” And this from another artist: “Further than that, from what I understand this is being put on at the behest of a company called Digital Operative and a client in order to sell this building. Digital Operative is a competitor of Mindgruve, who provided the space for the Parachute Factory show. Chris Konecki was an artist at Parachute Factory and works for Digital Operative. He’s now organizing this new show, Warehouse 1425. It doesn’t take a genius to connect the dots. I’ve also been told the artists are getting paid far less for this show, even though there’s ostensibly a budget provided by said client. On top of that, they are charging at the door. Yeller/Sezio had no budget and distributed the vast majority of the Parachute Factory door funds to the participating artists.” Konecki does work at Digital Operative. The marketing agency was hired by LPP, a company owned by Lankford & Associates, Portman Holdings, Phelps Development and the Navarra Family, owners of Jerome’s Furniture, to transform the warehouse and, ultimately, turn the immediate area—Broadway to F Street, 14th to 16th streets—into an arts district. LPP owns several nearby buildings. photos: alex zaragoza

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Diekuts at work on an installation

Christopher Konecki, in an installation he’s debuting at Warehouse 1425 Konecki disclosed all of that information to CityBeat before the critical emails arrived, and he says he was approached by Digital Operative’s marketing strategist, Eric Hanser, to curate the show after Hanser had gone to a few other arts organizations, including Sezio and Yeller Studio, and was turned down. Konecki took on the job with the stipulation that participating artists must split 100 percent of the door and take home every cent from the art they sell. Parachute Factory didn’t do the latter. Konecki will profit only as a participating artist. Konecki also insisted that part of the budget for Warehouse 1425 be given to artists for materials. Each artist received $50, which he acknowledges isn’t much but is a gesture he felt was important. Parachute artists were not given money up front for materials. “I’m not really shocked. It’s par for the course,” says Konecki about the criticism. “But are we”—Digital Operative and he as the curator—“profiting from this show? Absolutely not. Whoever said that is a fucktard. If anyone wants to talk their shit, they can come down here and ask me about it. I’m not hiding behind anything. I’ve poured my heart into this.” As for being called a copycat of Parachute Factory, Konecki laughs it off, saying that Parachute wasn’t the first warehouse art show the world’s ever seen. He applauds the organizers of Parachute Factory and believes the local art community will only benefit from more shows like it. Sezio’s Zack Nielsen agrees. “I, for one, am in complete support of it,” he says. “Overall, how could you argue with more creativity and unique art in San Diego? If not for something like that, I don’t think you’re in for the whole art scene.” Yeller Studios wrote a post on its Facebook page distancing itself from Warehouse 1425: “Let it be known that Yeller has no connection to this exhibition and it’s in no way connected to Parachute Factory,” the post read, in part. “Instead, it’s being put together by local marketing firm Digital Operative.” When asked about it via email, Yeller’s Michael Tussey said the post was the best way to clarify things. “Frankly, we’re excited the artists involved in the Parachute Factory have been given another opportunity to show their work so soon after our show,” Tussey says. “They’re all incredible talents and deserve as much attention as possible. We have yet to see seen any outrage, but we live sheltered lives and prefer good vibes.”

A piece of EXIST 1981’s large mural Write to alexz@sdcitybeat.com and editor@sdcitybeat.com.

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bored with the conventional way of making and showcasing art, she says. By changing things up, Daffron hopes to give viewers something new to see, as well as energize her and her fellow artists’ creativity. Being stuck in a room full of artists in a neighborhood as culturally rich as Barrio Logan should also get their right brains going. While she expects the environment to yield some collaboration, Daffron says it’s hard to know what will come out of the experiment. “That’s part of the beauty of it, too,” she says. There are two things she can predict, however: Everyone will start succumbing to their sleepiness at around 4 a.m., and “no one’s going to die of caffeine deprivation.”

In Case We Missed It Maya Ramirez-Schwarz (left) and Tamara Juan Daffron

seen local Sleepless in Barrio Logan

A semi-regular feature that highlights cool exhibitions we didn’t preview in the weeks before.

In the 1984 video for his foray into socially conscious rap music, “Treat Your Mother Right,” Mr. T tells us that “there is no other / like Mother / so treat her right.” Wise words coming from a man wearing camouflage booty shorts. For those who haven’t seen the clip, stop what you’re doing and go to YouTube now. Mr. T raises an excellent point. Good moms deserve respect. But not only does the woman who fed you, loved you and put up with your emo phase warrant constant reverence; Mother Nature does, too. That’s the idea behind Madre, an art exhibition presented by grassroots arts organization Arte Fresca (facebook.com/artefrescafood), currently on view at Chee Chee Club (929 Broadway, Downtown) through May 24. For the show, artists including Danny Peralta, Wick Bennett, Hill Young, Sekoh One, Katie Bollman and Chrystal Powell were encouraged to create interpretations of their moms or Mother Nature. “Some of the people are doing very literal translations of their mom,” curator Angela Sahyoun, founder of Arte Fresca, told CityBeat before the opening. “Others are more on the hippie side and taking it on the nature side, which is great and exactly what I wanted.” The idea of a mother doesn’t always elicit the same reaction from everyone. That’s evident in the works on view. Bennett’s piece, for example, depicts a monster eating a pregnant woman from the head down. Young approached the project with live art, using geometric shapes mixed with other elements of nature. Chee Chee Club might seem like an odd choice for a venue. The dive bar isn’t anything like a typical gallery. Sahyoun said the contradiction only makes the exhibition more interesting. “It’s a definite contrast between the place and quality of the art,” she said.

Anyone who went to college or partied amid the zonkeys on Tijuana’s Avenida Revolución knows a thing or two about pulling an all-nighter. When the exhaustion comes, it’s hard to think of anything besides a warm bed or warm taco to send you off to slumberland. However, some creative types thrive on the allnighter. Charles Bukowski was known to do his writing in the wee hours of the morning, fueled by large quantities of alcohol. Some artists will take a page out of Hank’s book and create new pieces in one night for the exhibition The Day After. They’ll bring their sleeping bags and caffeinated drinks to the Voz Alta Project in Barrio Logan, working on Saturday night to produce artwork inspired by their surroundings. The results will be displayed at the gallery (1754 National Ave., vozaltaprojectgallery.com) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 19. The idea came from Tamara Juan Daffron and Maya Ramirez-Schwarz of the newly created artistic project Movimiento Dinámico. It’s the first of a new series of art events called slumber pARTY. Footie pajamas are optional. Daffron and RamirezSchwarz will participate in The Day After, as will Tim Centeno, German Corrales and Sara Kala Ruiperez, among others. “It’s pretty much a locked situation,” says Daffron, a native San Diegan. “It’s an experiment. We want to stay the whole night so we can do what we need to do. We’ll have 12 hours to work. The artists staying here will all be sleep-deprived creating their pieces. It’s a different twist on your typical art exhibit.” Daffron says the event will give artists a fresh way to cre“La Madre de Todos Los Males” ate. It’s easy for artists to get by Wick Bennett

—Alex Zaragoza Crystal Tellez-Giron contributed reporting for the Madre story. Write to alexz@sdcitybeat.com and editor@sdcitybeat.com.

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Set phasers to stun Simon Pegg goes where (some) men (and women) have gone before by Anders Wright The summer movie season has barely arrived and already the multiplexes are stuffed with big-budget sequels. Get used to it—it’s going to be like this for the next three months. Star Trek Into Darkness is the latest movie to warp its way into the fray, and it’s got big shoes to fill. Not only does it need to live up to the Simon Pegg is not James Doohan. Star Trek legacy and satisfy the franchise’s supremely dedicated fans; it also has to stand up to Star Trek, from the 2009 film and added Damon Lindleoff, the J.J. Abrams’ terrifically entertaining 2009 reboot. brain behind Lost and Prometheus, projects that, Abrams’ Star Trek successfully straddled a fine even when they weren’t successful, were still clever. line between being respectful of the past and brashThough the new film has contemporary themes, ly speeding into the future, reintroducing us to the such as false-flag conspiracies and drone strikes, Star Trek universe by creating an alternate Star Trek in many ways it feels less like a vital part of the Trek universe, complete with new versions of Kirk (Chris canon and more like a huge summer film that needs Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto), Bones (Karl Urban) to make sure the myriad supporting players—like Pegg, and the rest. The movie managed to reinvent both John Cho (Sulu), Anton Yelchin (Chekov) and Zoe the proverbial wheel and the Starship Enterprise. Saldana (Uhura)—get screen time. These are all tal“It’s completely rejuvenating, while leaving all the ented, attractive people, but let’s remember: Chekov doors open,” Simon Pegg tells CityBeat. Pegg, maybe didn’t have a lot to do in every episode of the original best known for Shaun of the Star Trek. At the same time, Dead, plays Scotty, the ship’s Pegg says, it’s those original engineer, and his role has been episodes that make what he Star Trek expanded to include a couple and his other shipmates do so Into Darkness of serious action sequences. tricky. Much of the audience Directed by J.J. Abrams “These films aren’t preis familiar with these characStarring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, quels. There is no future ters—but they also still think Zoe Saldana and Benedict Cumberbatch that’s been played out in this of other actors in those roles. Rated PG-13 universe yet,” Pegg says. “The “It’s a delicate balancing other Star Trek universe, act, but at the same time, it’s which started in 1966, that’s not Shakespeare,” he says. already happened. And that’s safe. We proved that in “Scotty exists in the other universe, and I am the ultithe first film. That’s all intact, so we’re in a have-our- mate version of him. But that involves channeling the cake-and-eat-it scenario. We can use the same char- spirit of the character, trying to think about the choicacters, but anything can happen.” es that James [Doohan, the original Scotty] made as In many ways, anything does happen in Into Dark- the progenitor of the character, and go along with ness. Another piece of Trek history is introduced in the that, but, at the same time, make him mine. form of Benedict Cumberbatch (I won’t explain his “But I’m not playing James Doohan; I’m playing role—find spoilers online), and at least one character Scotty, and I tried to approach it like he, or any other dies. The challenge is making another film that appeals actor, would have approached it, to look on the page to fans of the entire franchise—folks who first came and say, ‘OK, he’s a Scottish engineer, he works in space, aboard in 2009, as well as people who’ve never taken a he’s fiercely intelligent, he’s very principled and he’s a trek. Pegg says that’s where the writers come in. bit stubborn.’ It’s unusual, though, obviously, because “The whole thing is surrounded by people who you also have to be aware that it exists elsewhere.” aren’t hacks,” he says. “They want to give it some Write to anders@sdcitybeat.com depth and also invite new people in.” Abrams wisely brought along the same writers and editor@sdcitybeat.com. Millennium Entertainment

The Iceman

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Cool as ice Playing a character based on a real person is never easy, but it’s even tougher when the real person is a sociopathic hit man who’s claimed to have murdered more than 100 people. That’s what Michael Shannon does in The Iceman, the new film from director Ariel Vromen, which opens Friday, May 17, at Hillcrest Cinemas. Shannon plays Richard Kuklinski, the East Coast

contract killer who was arrested in 1986 after committing a long string of murders. “The trick about playing Kuklinski is that no matter how many books you read or how many articles you read or how many interviews you see, he’s an enigma,” Shannon tells CityBeat. “It’s really hard to know what’s actually true and what isn’t. This guy says he killed somewhere between 100 and 200 people. That’s kind of like saying, ‘Yeah,

I bat somewhere between .300 and .400,’ you know?” In the movie, Kuklinski lives an average life with his wife (Winona Ryder) and their two daughters, and his family has no idea what he does for a living. Shannon says the real Kuklinski was obtuse and secretive. “I watched something like 21 hours of interviews with this guy, and I still felt like I hardly knew him,” he says. “There was definitely a persona that I could latch onto, but I felt like, at the end of the day, he was still keeping a lot of secrets.” Much of what you see in The Iceman is filmmaking that you’ve seen before. But Shannon, who has a long history of playing people with mental disabilities, is the reason to watch. And, he says, though he’s nothing like Kuklinski, he feels for the man he’s portraying. “I think he’s a very emotional person,” Shannon says. “He has a great reserve of sadness in him that’s beyond simply shedding a tear and having a little depression. The sadness and the pain that he endured in his life was so gargantuan that it turned him into who he is. There’s some kind of pain that people experience that is overwhelming and not solved by Prozac or long walks in the park or Tai Chi.” Shannon himself is an “incredibly non-violent person,” he says. “I could never in a million years fathom doing any of these things that he did, these killings. People think, ‘Oh, Mike does these parts; this is what he does.’ To me, part of the reason I take a part like this is because it is so far away from who I am. The longer that journey is, usually the more interesting it is to perform.”

—Anders Wright

Opening 33 Postcards: When her choir travels to Australia, a 16-year-old Chinese orphan looks up the man (Guy Pearce) who sponsors her, only to find that his dream life isn’t as idyllic as she pictured. Black Rock: Three childhood friends— Kate Hudson, Lake Bell and Katie Aselton, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mark Duplass—find themselves fighting for their lives during a weekend on a remote island. The Brass Teapot: Michael Angarano and Juno Temple are a young couple with money problems. When they find a magic teapot that’ll offer up cash whenever they get hurt, they have to decide how much pain the can withstand to get the stuff they really want. More Earl Grey, please. Screens through May 23 at Digital Gym Cinema in North Park. Charge: This documentary about green motorcycles is narrated by Ewan McGregor. Opens Tuesday, May 21, at Digital Gym Cinema in North Park.

about a woman who finds herself drawn to a decrepit carnival after a car accident. Screens at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, at the Hervey Branch Library in Point Loma. The Hangover: Some people never learn. Hangover 3 is coming soon enough. Consider this one the hair of the dog at 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, at The Pearl Hotel in Point Loma.

now playing Go Goa Gone: Bollywood zombie movie!

Stories We Tell Kiss of the Damned: A sexy vampire tries to act normal for her human boyfriend, but things get out of hand when her sister, also a vampire, stops by for a visit. Screens for one week at the Ken Cinema. Pieta: Korean film about a loan shark who has to reexamine his lifestyle when an older woman claiming to be his mother arrives. Star Trek: Into Darkness: The sequel to J.J. Abrams’ rollicking reboot feels more like a summer blockbuster than a vital part of the Trek universe. Still, it’s always good to see Benedict Cumberbatch on the big screen. See our feature on Page 30. Stories We Tell: Actor-turned-director Sarah Polley points her camera on her own family, exploring her history and what makes her and her relatives so creative. Wild and Scenic Film Festival: Julian’s environmental film festival runs Friday, May 17, through Sunday, May 19, in, um, Julian. Details are at julianfilmfestival.com. Enjoy some pie while you’re there.

One Time Only Almost Famous: Cameron Crowe’s memoir still rocks. Screens at 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, at The Pearl Hotel in Point Loma. Up&Coming Student Film Festival: The UCSD event has expanded to include two nights of films and filmmakers. Check ’em out at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, May 15 and 16, at the CalIt2 Auditorium and The Loft, respectively, at UCSD. Details at artpwr.com. Pulp Fiction: Still Tarantino’s best. By now, you should know what they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in France. Screens at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 16, through Saturday, May 18, at Cinema Under the Stars in Mission Hills. Sentire L’aria (Feeling the Air): Documentary about a 15-year-old Italian boy who gives up his comfortable lifestyle to become a shepherd. Presented by the San Diego Italian Film Festival, it screens at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 16, at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park. Zero Dark Thirty: Controversy kept it from winning at Oscar time, but Kathryn Bigelow’s film about the decade-long hunt for Osama bin Laden is one of 2012’s best films. Screens at 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 17, at the Central Library, Downtown.

Aftershock: Eli Roth plays an American tourist in Chile who escapes a devastating earthquake only to find out that the neighboring prison has collapsed and all the convicts are on the loose. The Angel’s Share: The new one from Ken Loach is about a miscreant who tries to change his ways by stealing and selling a priceless cask of whiskey. Ends May 16 at Hillcrest Cinemas. Aquí y Allá: This small movie, about a Mexican man who reunites with his family after working for years in the U.S., speaks volumes about the immigration debate without speaking about it at all. Ends May 16 at Digital Gym Cinema in North Park. Fruit Hunters: This documentary about nature’s candy spends some time exploring the country garden created by actor Bill Pullman. Ends May 19 at Digital Gym Cinema in North Park. The Great Gatsby: Baz Luhrmann, who made Moulin Rouge, takes on the American literary classic. Leonardo DiCaprio plays Jay Gatsby in this tale of class warfare. Hava Nagila: Documentary about the instantly recognizable song and how its history is intertwined with that of the Jews. Love is All You Need: A Danish hairdresser (Trine Dyrholm) who’s lost her hair to cancer travels to Italy for her daughter’s wedding, where she meets Pierce Brosnan, an angry widower and the father of her soon-to-be son-in-law. Peeples: Craig Robinson crashes the reunion of a wealthy African-American family to ask for Kerry Washington’s hand in marriage. The Reluctant Fundamentalist: A Pakistani man tries to climb the corporate ladder in the U.S., but his family and violent events in the Middle East keep bringing him down. Shootout at Wadala: Mumbai’s police force engages in epic gun battles with gangsters, earning it a reputation for brutality and violence. Something in the Air: French film about a bunch of counter-culture Europeans trying to keep the social revolution going in 1968. Ends May 16 at the Ken Cinema. In the House: French film about a 16year-old boy whose work in a literature class has a profound impact on the teacher and his fellow students. Iron Man 3: The summer blockbuster season kicks off with that snarky Tony Stark saving our ungrateful hides once again.

Drive-By Cinema: Pac-Arts, the folks behind the San Diego Asian Film Festival, present their latest mystery film screening at around 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 17, at Route 44 Skate Shop in North Park, followed by additional screenings and an after-party at Live Wire bar in University Heights.

Kon-Tiki: New film about Thor Heyerdal’s 1947 ocean adventure, in which he sailed across the ocean on a balsa raft to prove that South Americans were able to cross in pre-Columbian times.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: You don’t have to pitch a tent to get your dose of camp. Screens at midnight, Saturday, May 18, at the Ken Cinema.

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A rapper in

exile Mitchy Slick loves San Diego, but a gang injunction keeps him away by Quan Vu

harles Mitchell, aka rapper Mitchy Slick, doesn’t exactly feel welcome in his hometown. Despite being San Diego’s most famous rap export, his visit home in April was extremely low-key. He didn’t perform in town. He didn’t announce his arrival. He was only here because he’d performed in Brawley, in Imperial County, the night before. He was just passing through. Mitchy doesn’t hate San Diego. On the contrary, his music reveals a deep hometown pride. When he meets with CityBeat for an interview at a friend’s condo in Point Loma, he even sports a red-and-white baseball tee with the popular local slang phrase “Yeah Dat!” splattered across his chest. But Mitchy, who now splits his time between Los Angeles, the Bay Area and other locales, grew up a member of the Lincoln Park Bloods, one of the city’s most notorious gangs. In 1999, the San Diego County District Attorney’s office issued a gang injunction, a measure aimed at curbing gang activity, against a list of purported highprofile LPB members. Mitchy was on the list, and he feels he’s faced police harassment ever since. “The gang injunction is wack as shit,” Mitchy says. “The police and the powers that be, they know what they’re doing. Not only are they keeping us from doing bad shit—they prevent the ones that’s positive from being able to do good shit.” This year, Mitchy strives to do a lot of good shit. Since dropping his 2001 debut album, he’s been San Diego’s most renowned rap artist. He’s launched his own label, Wrongkind Records. Last month, he

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released Feet Match the Paint, his first solo effort in eight years. He also plans to drop three more projects this year. Mitchy grew up in Lincoln Park, a neighborhood in southeast San Diego that’s seen its fair share of crime. As early as the third grade, he was pressured into the gang life when a sixth-grade bully told him to change his wardrobe—from “argyle socks and penny loafers,” he says, to the more street-appropriate “Levi’s, Pendleton [shirt], hair net.” He claims that when he was playing Pop Warner football, the colors of local teams reflected the color of the gang in each team’s neighborhood. “A lot of people don’t understand how strong that is, especially for an only child,” Mitchy says. “It was just natural to want somebody to catch my back or to be there for me.” He joined a gang, he says, “damnnear for survival.” San Diego authorities began issuing gang injunctions in 1997—a civil lawsuit against a gang, targeting specific people believed to be leaders within the gang. They’re restricted from engaging in various activities within a designated geographic area. Though many restrictions are on legitimate crimes—drug sales, for example—an injunction works mainly to prevent any two people on the list from “associating,” from being seen together in public. This controversial feature has drawn criticism from civil rights groups like the American Civil Liberties Union. Because of the injunction against Lincoln Park Bloods, Mitchy says, “I can’t have a pit bull no more. I can’t go up to Lincoln High School where I graduated and watch

a football game without permission from the principal. I can’t flag somebody in the street. That’s illegal.” Violations can incur a penalty of up to 60 days in prison, though Mitchy suggests that a penalty of one or two days is more common. The president of Wrongkind Records, known simply as CJ, argues that gang injunctions fail to address the root problems of gang violence—poverty, a lack of community resources and a lack of positive recreational activities. But a 2011 study published in the Journal of Criminal Justice Research shows that gang injunctions are effective in reducing crime. In 25 areas in California, they led to a decrease in reported crime by an average of 14 percent after one year. Ironically, Mitchy says the injunction against him helped his burgeoning rap career by pushing him outside city lines. In 1999, inspired by his friend Damu’s musical drive and the success of rap mogul Master P, Mitchy recorded a demo. His demo impressed famed L.A. producer Sir Jinx, who took him under his wing. From there, he steadily built fan bases in both L.A. and the Bay Area by working with prominent regional stars like Xzibit and E-40. Now, he’s spread his reach nationally. He even keeps a video blog series, “He’s Everywhere,” documenting his travels to prove his success. Mitchy’s new album, Feet Match the Paint, features beats by Bay Area producer DJ Fresh. But Mitchy’s music is still entrenched in San Diego—building on his specialty in hyper-realistic gangster rap, it finds him rapping about street life while referencing specific people, locales and in-

cidents in San Diego. Then he wraps it up in San Diego-specific slang. It’s a wonder that anyone who’s not from here can understand half of what he says. On “Loot Hungry,” Mitchy retraces his life, from “Pop Warner practices up in 4-5” (referencing a popular park off 45th Street in Mountain View) to selling crack at age 12 because his “nigga Bubba had to eat—his mama went to jail” to riding down Imperial Avenue on expensive 26-inch rims, alive and successful. Even on the album’s title track, where Mitchy boasts about his travels, he rejoices that “the gang injunction don’t work in Atlanta.” His mind doesn’t stray far from home. Back in Point Loma, Mitchy’s mind focuses on mentorship. Inside his friend’s condo, he’s with three members of Youngkind, a new division of Wrongkind populated by young artists. He interrupts our interview to advise rapper 2Die4 on the direction of his music video. He coaxes another, Oso Ocean, into joining the interview momentarily. He briefs their DJ, DJ Tune, on the different versions of songs he’ll need for live shows. But he can’t stay long. With his album release just days away, he’ll visit a few shops to discuss carrying his music. He plans to head out right after that. His name is still on the gang injunction, after all. “It keeps us apart, keeps us from being able to be in a community,” Mitchy says. But, “we celebrate Christmas. We kiss our babies, too. They think we’re just animals and shit.” Write to editor@sdcitybeat.com.

notes from the smoking patio

Alex Kacha

Locals Only Sleepwalking, the monthly low-rider-oldies club night at Whistle Stop Bar, is looking for a new home. The series is no longer being held at Whistle Stop, and organizer Jeff Graves has reached out to regulars to see where they want to take it next. Sleepwalking has attracted a diverse crowd during the past couple years—hipsters in skinny jeans and dudes cruising around in low-riders alike have been known to show up to sway to the DJs’ mix of vintage soul, R&B and funk. Last year, the night moved from Wednesday to Saturday. Though fans of the night have always been chill, the much busier weekend slot brought in more visitors who weren’t familiar with Sleepwalking’s format, and some got out of hand. “These last few months, there were more people coming that weren’t respecting the mix of music Jeff was playing and weren’t respecting the time given to the slow songs and old Motown,” says Whistle Stop owner Sam Chammas. “And on the bar side, some of the crowd was just being real aggressive and not being respectful of the bartenders and other customers.” Sleepwalking was set to have a final run at Whistle Stop on Saturday, May 4, but it got canceled. Chammas says he floated the idea to Graves of finding a new time slot or venue for the night, but the plans didn’t work out. He hopes Graves can find a new home for the night.

Jeff Graves “I still hope to work with Jeff again, because he has good ideas,” Chammas says. “But I feel like [Sleepwalking] just wasn’t a good fit at this time, and we needed a little breather.” Graves declined to comment on the situation but says he’s getting feedback from fans of the night. “I can tell you that Sleepwalking is not dead,” he says in a Facebook message.

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The Bad & The Lovely and Cole’s Due Diligence, at TilTwo Club on Friday, May 17. They’ll perform, and niomiesoulfly will DJ.

Tag It & Bag It If you run a search for albums tagged “San Diego” on Bandcamp, you’ll find some interesting stuff. In this semi-regular column, we sift through the recent Bandcamp postings and report on our findings. Fur Sure, The Frights (dafrights. bandcamp.com): One of the more engaging surf-punk bands to have cropped up in this city recently, The Frights clearly enjoy the licks of Dick Dale but tend more toward the punk end of things. That’s certainly the case on “High School Girl,” a blistering cut off this new EP that hinges on yelping, reverbcaked vocals and a two-chord riff that cuts like a switchblade.

(adampowell.bandcamp.com): When he’s on stage with his band Adams and Eves, songwriter Adam Powell can be a real goofball. But this 12-track collection of odds-and-ends finds Powell in a more reflective state, playing hushed acoustic tunes—including a lovely cover of Marijohn Wilkin and Kris Kristofferson’s Christian-themed classic “One Day at a Time”—with sweet lyrics and quirky instrumentation. Devin Kiyoshi White

The Good The Bad & The Lovely, Miki Vale (mikivale.bandcamp. com): Hip-hop artist Miki Vale has a panther-like way about her—her rhymes are full of bite, but her flows are incredibly sleek. Though she often tackles socially conscious subjects, she’s more personal on this new EP, exploring the ups and downs of love over otherworldly neo-soul beats from collaborators like Iman Omari and fLako.

“Hills / Curves,” No Shadow (figures.bandcamp.com): This Prayer, Misk (msksound.bandcamp.com): Ever four-and-a-half minute track feels more like a sketch the studious electronic-music producer, Misk (aka than a finished product—the production is a little Aaron Zimmermann) crafts funky beats and bul- thin and there’s no bass to be heard. But its crystalbous bass lines with the same care as an Italian Re- line guitars and slow, solid beat make it an enchantnaissance sculptor chipping out a bust of the Pope on ing listen, and besides, it’s been tagged “orbstep.” So, a block of marble. This EP of whimsical, tripped-out now we know what orbstep sounds like. dance tunes isn’t fit for a Catholic mass, though. It’s —Peter Holslin the stuff of a late-night hoedown at Burning Man. Write to peterh@sdcitybeat.com Besides, Rare Rites, and Rewrites, Adam Powell and editor@sdcitybeat.com.

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if i were u

BY peter holslin

Wednesday, May 15

Saturday, May 18

PLAN A: Callow, Jesus Gonzalez @ Lestat’s. Following in the footsteps of veteran gloomsters like Nick Cave and The Black Heart Procession, San Francisco’s Callow play richly arranged ballads that creep along at a funereal pace. Even though they’re sad to the core, there’s beauty to be found within. (Callow’s also playing at Tin Can Ale House on Thursday, May 16.) PLAN B: The Touchies, Starcrossed, Marco Polo @ The Ruby Room. One of the quirkier bands I reviewed for this year’s Great Demo Review, locals Marco Polo bust out bedroom-rock anthems with crunchy riffs, chintzy drum-machine beats and the occasional rap verse. It’s a bit silly, but quite charming. BACKUP PLAN: Filligar, Dead Feather Moon @ The Griffin.

PLAN A: Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Purple Pilgrims, Tropical Popsicle @ The Casbah. A notorious wild card, Ariel Pink is just as adept at pulling off warped sonic shenanigans as sublime songwriting feats. Curiously enough, he just released Thrash & Burn, a collection of early recordings inspired by avant-garde, musique concrète composers like Iannis Xenakis and Pierre Schaeffer. PLAN B: Damien Jurado, John Meeks, Matt Curreri @ Soda Bar. Sad-sack Seattle songwriter Damien Jurado is currently on a tour that’ll take him to house shows across the nation. He doesn’t plan to hit any abodes in San Diego, but this should nevertheless be a hushed, intimate affair. BACKUP PLAN: North Park Festival of the Arts @ University Ave. & 30th St. (11 a.m.-6 p.m.).

Thursday, May 16

Sunday, May 19

PLAN A: The Black Angels, Hanni El PLAN A: Okapi Sun, Baby Alpaca, Khatib, Wall of Death @ Belly Up TavChurch Hustlers @ The Casbah. Now ern. It’s always nice to bask in the dronethat Jamuel Saxon and Hyena have called psych goodness of The Black Angels, but it quits, it’s nice to have a new local electro- don’t miss L.A. rocker Hanni El Khatib. On Piper Ferguson pop duo around. Featuring his new album, Head in pop singer Maren Parusel, the Dirt, El Khatib serves Okapi Sun get the party up a batch of rip-roaring started with MicroKorg guitar jams that’re perfect hooks, Auto-Tuned vocals for a bar fight or a oneand thumping live drums. night-stand, whichever PLAN B: Sons of Facomes first. PLAN B: The thers, Deadly Birds, The Appleseed Cast, Hospital Grass Heat @ Soda Bar. Ships, Tiny Telephones Banking on the success of @ The Casbah. “PostMumford & Sons and The rock” has been around so Lumineers, Austin’s Sons long that the genre seems of Fathers have gotten to have lost its revoluAriel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti buzz from Rolling Stone tionary luster, but Kansas for their breezy honky-tonk with twanging post-rockers The Appleseed Cast will still guitar licks and Everly Brothers-style vocal lull you into a trance and then punch you in harmonies. BACKUP PLAN: “Skoolyard the face with their dreamy guitar textures Bully” MC and Beatbox Battles @ Boar and loud-quiet-loud dynamics. BACKUP Cross’n (Carlsbad). PLAN: Hands, Social Club, Super Water Sympathy @ Soda Bar.

Friday, May 17 PLAN A: Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang, Illuminauts @ The Void. Zany beats, ecstatic vocal chants, busy dance floors—these are just some of the things you get when you see Sierra Leone-born singer Janka Nabay and his faithful Bubu Gang, a band of hip New York musicians who lay down super-funky grooves in the vein of traditional Sierra Leonean “bubu music.” PLAN B: Brian Ellis Band, Joy, Sacri Monti @ Tin Can Ale House. When he isn’t toiling in his home studio or making beats for a goofy club-music side project, local dude Brian Ellis plays the part of a manic psych-rock maestro, churning out funky, acid-fried jams with organ and Fender Rhodes. BACKUP PLAN: The Burning of Rome, Low Volts, The New Kinetics, Zero Zero @ The Casbah.

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Monday, May 20 PLAN A: Pompeya, Church Hustlers, Orange Anima @ Soda Bar. Pompeya come from Moscow, but they’d fit right in on the beaches of Southern California—their catchy indie-disco bursts with sunny, chill vibes.

Tuesday, May 21 PLAN A: The Presidents of the United States of America, Eternal Summers @ Belly Up Tavern. Did you ever listen to any of the albums The Presidents of the United States of America put out after their selftitled debut? Yeah, me neither. Tonight, they’ll play the awesome 1995 album front to back. BACKUP PLAN: JJAMZ, Hills Like Elephants, Inspired & The Sleep @ The Griffin.

HOT! NEW! FRESH! Fiesta Del Sol 2013 w/ Tristan Prettyman, Greyboy Allstars, Anuhea (Solana Beach, 6/1-2), Bunny Gang (Soda Bar, 6/1), Lisa Loeb (Casbah, 6/2), Free Energy (Casbah, 6/16), Royal Teeth, The Colourist (Casbah, 7/3), RX Bandits (HOB, 7/7), The Body (Ché Café, 7/8), The Cult (HOB, 7/25), Speedy Ortiz (Soda Bar, 7/28), Rancid, Transplants (HOB, 7/28-29), Midnight Red (HOB, 8/9), Mac Miller, Action Bronson, Chance the Rapper, Vince Staples, The Internet (SOMA, 8/10), Rebelution & Matisyahu, Zion-I (SDSU Open Air Theatre, 8/10), Smith Westerns (Casbah, 8/12), Conor Oberst (BUT, 10/8), Zac Brown Band (Sleep Train Amphitheatre, 10/27).

GET YER TICKETS Green Day’s American Idiot (Civic Theatre, 5/28), Fear (Casbah, 5/31), Mumford & Sons (Sleep Train Amphitheatre, 6/3), GZA (Porter’s Pub, 6/11), Kendrick Lamar (SD County Fair, 6/28), They Might Be Giants (BUT, 6/16), Ted Nugent (HOB, 7/15), The Postal Service (SDSU Open Air Theatre, 7/21), The Uncluded (Aesop Rock & Kimya Dawson), Hamell on Trial (The Irenic, 7/23), Foals (HOB, 8/8), D’Angelo (Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, 8/10), Depeche Mode, Crystal Castles (Sleep Train Amphitheatre, 9/22), Maroon 5 (Sleep Train Amphitheatre, 10/5), Pet Shop Boys (Copley Symphony Hall, 10/8).

May Wednesday, May 15 Blacktop Royalty, H.A. Perkins, Hid-

den Lines at The Casbah.

Thursday, May 16 Devin the Dude at Porter’s Pub.

Friday, May 17 Jimmy Eat World, Iamdynamite at House of Blues.

Saturday, May 18 Ariel Pink at The Casbah.

Sunday, May 19 Black Angels, Wall of Death, special guest at Belly Up Tavern. The Appleseed Cast at The Casbah.

Monday, May 20 Quel Bordello, Strange & Wildlife at The Casbah.

Tuesday, May 21 The Presidents of the United States of America at Belly Up Tavern. JJAMZ at The Griffin. Flobots at The Casbah.

Wednesday, May 22 Twin Shadow, Elliphant at Belly Up Tavern. Bloc Party, Bear Mountain at House of Blues. Black Pus at Soda Bar. Tera Melos, TTNG at The Casbah. Your Demise, Expire at Ché Café.

Thursday, May 23 Mikal Cronin at The Casbah. Marianas Trench at House of Blues.

Friday, May 24 Turbonegro, Torche at House of Blues.

Mobb Deep at Porter’s Pub. Glen Ross Campbell of The Misunderstood at The Casbah.

Saturday, May 25 Love Revisited with Johnny Echols at The Casbah. Big K.R.I.T. at Porter’s Pub. Joyce Manor at The Irenic.

Sunday, May 26 Juanes at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay. Fortune & Maltese, The Rising Ramrods, Ty Wagner at The Casbah.

Monday, May 27 Fiction Family at The Casbah.

Tuesday, May 28 Green Day’s American Idiot at Civic Theatre. Mice Parade at The Casbah.

Wednesday, May 29 !!! at The Casbah. Marilyn Manson at House of Blues.

Thursday, May 30 Trixie Whitley at The Casbah.

Friday, May 31 Captured! By Robots at Soda Bar. Tame Impala at House of Blues. A Hawk and a Hacksaw at The Loft @ UCSD. Fear at The Casbah.

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the hit list A little razzle-jazzle San Diego’s jazz scene is surprisingly poppin’. I Little Italy) will host two shows devoted to Croce, say “surprisingly” because whenever I think of as well as James Taylor, on Friday, May 17, at 7:30 jazz, or, rather, good jazz, I imagine it happening and 9:30 p.m. Guitarist Fred Benedetti, his daughin cool underground nightclubs full of cigarette ters Regina and Julia and multi-instrumentalist Jeff smoke and old men drinking scotch. But thanks to Pekarek will pay a jazz-infused tribute to the singtalented local jazz musicians who er-songwriters in the bar’s Back continuously put on awesome Room. Tickets are $8 in advance, concerts, we get to enjoy great $10 the night-of. tunes without clogging our lungs Just like James Brown was the with cancerous garbage. And “hardest working man in show there’s usually at least one drunkbusiness,” there are a few local en old man hanging around. jazz musicians who perform so For instance, Old Town’s Cosoften that not even The Godfamopolitan Hotel (2660 Calhoun ther of Soul could keep up with St.) holds the Cosmo Jazz Showtheir schedule. Check out three of case every Friday night. On May them at Dizzy’s (4275 Mission Bay 17, trombone virtuoso Scott Kyle Drive in Pacific Beach) Saturday, will join the house band for a May 18, when The Rob Thorsen night of brassy goodness. Kyle, trio hits the stage. Thorsen, piacurrently working on a master’s nist Joshua White and drummer degree in jazz studies at SDSU, Duncan Moore are regulars in Rob Thorsen jazzes it up. has played alongside jazz legends the local jazz scene. On this night, like Buddy Rich and Louie Bellson. He’ll flex his they’ll celebrate the release of their album, LIVE! jazz muscle from 7:30 to 10 p.m. The show starts at 8 p.m., and there’s a $15 cover. Legendary Downtown jazz bar Croce’s is clos—Alex Zaragoza ing up shop this year but that doesn’t mean Jim Croce won’t continue to be appreciated in the jazz Write to alexz@sdcitybeat.com scene. In fact, 98 Bottles (2400 Kettner Blvd. in and editor@sdcitybeat.com.

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cific Beach. 710bc.com. Wed: Open mic, open jam. Thu: 710 Birthday Bash. Fri: Tommy Dubs and Seismic Leveler, Year of the Dragon. Sat: Rage Again, Wicked Garden, Smack This. Sun: Local Bands, Local Brews. Mon: Monday Night Jams. Tue: 710 Bass Club. 98 Bottles, 2400 Kettner Blvd. Ste. 110, Little Italy. 98bottlessd.com. Fri: Fred Benedetti, his daughters Regina and Julia, Jeff Pekarek. Sat: Latanya Lockett. Tue: Shyla Day, Suzanne Harper, Jonny Tarr, Karla Irish, Duke Ventra, Sasy Vee. Air Conditioned Lounge, 4673 30th St, Normal Heights. airconditionedbar.com. Wed: DJ Hevrock. Thu: DJs Alan B, Bala, Nomad. Fri: DJ Junior the DiscoPunk. Sat: ‘Juicy’ w/ Mike Czech. Sun: ‘Noise Agents’ w/ DJs Watch .44, Sunday Sauce. American Comedy Co., 818 B Sixth Ave, Downtown. americancomedyco.com. Wed: Sucia Latino Comedy Night. Thu-Sat: Tony Rock. Sun: Full Throttle Comedy. Tue: Open mic. Bar Pink, 3829 30th St, North Park. barpink. com. Wed: ‘Funk 101’ w/ Stevie and The Hi-Stax, DJ Barry Thomas. Thu: The Soul Fires. Fri: The Styletones. Sat: ‘Neon Beat: The Best and Worst of the ‘80s.’ Sun: DJs Joemama and Friends. Mon: The Husky Boy All-Stars. Tue: The Secret Samurai. Bassmnt, 919 Fourth Ave, Downtown. bassmntsd.com. Fri: MAKJ. Sat: Ben Gold. Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave, Solana Beach. bellyup.com. Thu: Beer Fest and Cancer for College benefit w/ Oliver Trolley, DJ Man Cat. Fri: Mike Pinto with Natural Vibrations, DJ Clint Westwood. Sat: Wayward Sons, Betamaxx. Sun: The Black Angels, Hanni el Khatib, Wall of Death. Tue: The Presidents of the United States of America, Eternal Summers.

Black Cat Bar, 4246 University Ave, City Heights. 619-280-5834. Sat: Two Wolves, G Burns Jug Band. Blarney Stone Pub, 5617 Balboa Ave, Clairemont. 858-279-2033. Wed: The Barmen. Thu: David Dunne. Fri: Core. Sat: The Fooks. Sun: Men of Leisure. Mon: Trivia. Tue: Irish jam, Bob Tedde. Block No. 16 Union & Spirits, 344 Seventh Ave, Downtown. blockno16.com. FriSat: DJ Marc Thrasher. Boar Cross’n, 390 Grand Ave, Carlsbad. boarcrossn.net. Thu: Skoolyard Bully MC Battle, Beatbox Battle w/ Sojourn, DJ Charlie Rock. Fri: Club Musae. Sat: Vans Battle Of The Bands Final. Brick by Brick, 1130 Buenos Ave, Bay Park. brickbybrick.com. Wed: Open mic. Thu: Battle of the Bands w/ Locjaw, Sara Groban Band, Tin Star. Fri: Lynette Skynyrd, Badd Co., ZZ Too. Sat: Easy Axxxess.

Palacios and Tommy Gannon. Fri: Janice Edwards, Nathan Fry. Sat: Rick and Ria. Sun: Ria Carey, Don LeMaster. Mon: Karaoke. Tue: Carol Curtis. Ivy @ Andaz, 600 F St, Downtown. ivyentertainmentsandiego.com. Thu: Alsius, Techn1que. Fri: Este, Fltrfreq, Kaotik, Eddie Cutlass, Royal Zeven. Sat: Catalyst, Craig Smoove, Este, Kaotik, Johnny Rayburn. Kava Lounge, 2812 Kettner Blvd, Midtown. kavalounge.com. Wed: Skandar, Bassmechanic, Mr. Ruxpen. Thu: Big Smoke, Quic, Yung Blaze, Kdoh, 27 Spade, Bloodstone, Legion X. Fri: R.A.W., Sixfootunda, Rebellion, Dregen, nKey. Sat: Lurob, Omar Paraiso, SoulRebel. Sun: Gary Krishna, Lowe Freq, Skelbot, Boarsley, Lofi Freq, Malobonzo. Mon: King Britt, Paluka.

La Gran Tapa, 611 B St, Downtown. lagrantapa.com. Wed: Club Bohemia, Carlos Velasco. Thu: Dusty Brough Guitar and Friends, Carlos Velasco. Fri: Flamenco, Juan Moro, Carlos Velasco. Sat: Pan Am (6 p.m.). Sun: Carlos Velasco, Club Bohemia. Tue: Tomcat Courtney, Carlos Velasco. Lestat’s Coffee House, 3343 Adams Ave, Normal Heights. lestats.com. Wed: Callow, Jesus Gonzalez. Thu: Brooke Nicole Telarico, Jerry Olea and the 805 Drifters. Fri: Caroline Brooks, Lucy Langlas, Natalie Gelman (CD release). Sat: Allison Lonsdale, Jupiter, A Mayfield Affair. Sun: John Hull. Mon: Open mic w/ Chad Taggart. Tue: Comedy. Loft @ UCSD, Price Center East, La Jolla. theloft.ucsd.edu. Wed: Professor Bluebeard, Julia Stine and We Like Us.

Martinis Above Fourth, 3940 Fourth Ave, Hillcrest. martinisabovefourth.com. Wed: Don L. and Ria. Fri: Carol Curtis. Sat: Andy Anderson and Nathan Fry. Mon: Musical Mondays. Tue: Aaron and Amelia. Mc P’s Irish Pub, 1107 Orange Ave, Coronado. mcpspub.com. Wed: 2 Guys Will Move U. Thu: Harmony Road. Fri: Ron’s Garage. Sat: Manic Bros. McFadden_Restaurant and Saloon, 731 5th Ave., San Diego, Downtown. mcfaddenssandiego.com. Sun: Plastic City Pariah. Numbers, 3811 Park Blvd, Hillcrest. numberssd.com. Thu: ‘Tagged’ w/ DJ Angel X; ‘Varsity’. Fri: DJs Sebastian La Madrid, Rubin; Vogue Decadence. Sat: Electric Forest; Eye Candy.

Office, 3936 30th St, North Park. officebarinc.com. Thu: MMXIII, Ikah Love, Adam Salter, Old Money. Fri: DJ Uncle Junie. Sat: ‘Strictly Business’ w/ DJs EdRoc, Kanye Asada. Sun: Tribe of Kings. Mon: DJs Rashi, Eddie Turbo. Tue: ‘The Boardroom’. Pal Joey’s Cocktail Lounge, 5147 Waring Road, Mission Valley. paljoeysonline. com. Wed-Thu, Sun, Tue: Karaoke. Fri: Rist Band. Sat: Random Radio. Mon: Vicious Phishes. Porter’s Pub, 9500 Gilman Dr., UCSD campus, La Jolla. porterspub.net. Sat: Sign Language Poetry Event. Queen Bee’s, 3925 Ohio St, North Park. queenbeessd.com. Wed: Firehouse

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Cafe Sevilla, 353 Fifth Ave, Downtown. cafesevilla.com. Wed: Spanish Rock. Thu: Malamana. Fri: Joef. Sat: Art of Flamenco Dinner Show. Sun: Aragon y Royal. Casbah, 2501 Kettner Blvd, Midtown. casbahmusic.com. Wed: Blacktop Royalty, H.A. Perkins, Hidden Lines. Thu: Okapi Sun, Baby Alpaca, Church Hustlers. Fri: The Burning of Rome, Low Volts, The New Kinetics, Zero Zero. Sat: Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Purple Pilgrims, Tropical Popsicle. Sun: The Appleseed Cast, Hospital Ships, Tiny Telephones. Mon: Quel Bordel, Strange and Wildlife, Foreign Film. Tue: Flobots, Wheelchair Sports Camp, Long Live Logos. Che Cafe, UCSD campus, La Jolla. thechecafe.blogspot.com. Sat: The Phenomenauts, Save the Swim Team, Nino Zombi, Be Like Max. Sun: Inspired and the Sleep, Tele Novella, Sledding With Tigers. Mon: Mandarin Dynasty, Bat Manors, Baby Ghosts, Ash Williams and the Horde. Croce’s, 802 Fifth Ave, Downtown. croces. com. Wed: Fuzzy. Thu: Gilbert Castellanos and The New Latin Jazz Quintet. Fri: Lady Dottie and The Diamonds. Sat: Daniel Jackson (11:30 a.m.); Agua Dulce (8:30 p.m.). Sun: Elliott Lawrence (11:30 a.m.); The Archtones (7:30 p.m.). Mon: Dave Scott and Monsoon Jazz. Tue: Steph Johnson. Dirk’s Nightclub, 7662 Broadway, Lemon Grove. dirksniteclub.com. Wed & Sun: Karake Contest. Fri: TNT. Sat: Nemesis. Dizzy’s, 4275 Mission Bay Dr, Downtown. dizzyssandiego.com. Fri: Ben Wanicur and His Quartet (CD release). Sat: The Rob Thorsen Trio. El Dorado Bar, 1030 Broadway, Downtown. eldoradobar.com. Wed: The Tighten Up!. Thu: Western Scene, Jackson Price, Lucky and Wild, Sean Guthery, Camiron. Fri: Don’t Go Jason Waterfalls, Saul Q. Sat: Lee Reynolds, Dazzla, Adam Salter. Tue: Daft Punk listening party w/ Adam Salter, Kanye Asada, Steve McQueen. Fluxx, 500 Fourth Ave, Downtown. fluxxsd.com. Thu: David Solano. Fri: Kendrick Lamar, DJs Reflex, Kyle Flesch. Sat: Sid Vicious, XP. Griffin, 1310 Morena Blvd, Bay Park. thegriffinsd.com. Wed: Filligar, Dead Feather Moon. Thu: Kisses, Island Boy, Colourvision. Fri: Life of Zion, Soulective, Lady Cellie. Sat: Tito Minott, Lady Cellie. Sun: Seedless, The VeraGroove. Tue: JJAMZ, Hills Like Elephants, Inspired and the Sleep. House of Blues, 1055 Fifth Ave, Downtown. houseofblues.com/sandiego. Fri: Jimmy Eat World, IAmDynamite, Reason to Rebel. Mon: Modern Day Moonshine. Tue: Jeff Diamond, Jessica Hull Band. Inn at the Park, 3167 Fifth Ave, Bankers Hill. innattheparkdining.com. Wed: Andy Anderson, Nathan Fry. Thu: Roman

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Swing. Sun: Salsa. Mon: Jazz Express. Tue: ‘Lyrical Exchange’ open mic. Rich’s, 1051 University Ave, Hillcrest. richssandiego.com. Wed: ‘Mischief’ w/ Bianca, DJ John Joseph. Thu: ‘RepentLadies Night’. Fri: ‘Dirty Pop!’ w/ DJs John Joseph, WIll Z. Sat: L.L. Bear 11th Anniversary w/ Frenchie Davis, DJ Shane Stiel. Sun: ‘Masterbeat World Tour’ w/ DJs Brett Henrichsen, Hektik. Riviera Supper Club, 7777 University Ave, La Mesa. rivierasupperclub.com. Wed: Kice Simko and Friends. Thu: Bart Mendoza and True Stories. Fri: Supper Buffet. Sat: Bedbreakers. Tue: Party Planet Karaoke. Ruby Room, 1271 University Ave, Hillcrest. rubyroomsd.com. Wed: Starcrossed (CD release), The Touchies, Marco Polo. Thu: Winter Inter, Abjo, Yung Satan. Fri: LowRiderZ, Black 22s, Girl Friday. Sat: The American Jungle Documentary Filming w/ HYBRIS, Sub Killaz, DJ Evlo, Ridda, Subliminal, CSD. Soda Bar, 3615 El Cajon Blvd, City Heights. sodabarmusic.com. Wed: Caskitt, The Ace Degenerate, Parade of Horribles. Thu: Sons of Fathers, Deadly Birds, The Grass Heat. Fri: The Amalgamated, Ssssnake, Coda Reactor, Hobo Torch. Sat: Damien Jurado, John Meeks, Matt Curreri. Sun: Hands, Social Club, Super Water Sympathy. Mon: Pompeya, Church Hustlers, Orange Anima. Tue: Seeking Alpha, The Lazulis, Allophone. SOMA, 3350 Sports Arena Blvd, Midway. somasandiego.com. Fri: 2B, GoRilLa DisKo, Digital Jammer, Von Kiss, Preston, Morrill Fatal Inertia. Sat: Lord of War, Wrath of Vesuvius, Into the Flood, Suntorn, Nihilitus. Spin, 2028 Hancock St, Midtown. spinnightclub.com. Fri: Yousef, Joeski, Blakkat, Halo, Paluka, Cris Herrera, Jon Dadon,

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Mikey Lion. Sat: Justin Jay, Mikey Lions, Dropset, Kevin Anderson. Sun: Reggae w/ Shotta Crew, Wreckin Krew, Fayah Heart. Stage Bar & Grill, 762 Fifth Ave, Downtown. stagesaloon.com. Wed: Bl3ndr, Mark Fisher/Gaslamp Guitars. Thu: Dubstep DJs, Van Roth. Fri: The Disco Pimps, The Gaffer, Channel, Elena McCrary. Sat: DJ Miss Dust, Fingerbang. Mon: Reggae. Stingaree, 454 Sixth Ave, Downtown. stingsandiego.com. Thu: DJ Craig Smoove, Eric Love, JLouis. Fri: Project S, Jesse Marco, Johnny Rayburn, Boonie Walker. Sat: DJ Crooked, ZDM Takeover. The Flame, 3780 Park Blvd, Hillcrest. flamesandiego.com. Sat: Diamond Dust. The Void, 3519 El Cajon Blvd, North Park. thevoidsd.com. Wed: Lewis and Lewis, Isolde Touch. Fri: Janka Nabay and The Bubu Gang, Illuminauts. Sat: Motionless, Nite Ritual, Electronic DJs. Sun: Karaoke. Mon: Christian Lee Hudson. Tue: Rob’s Movie Night. Til-Two Club, 4746 El Cajon Blvd, City Heights. tiltwoclub.com. Wed: ‘A Brief History of Rhyme’ w/ DJ Heather Hardcore. Fri: ‘Soul Kiss’ w/ Miki Vale, Kandi Cole, DJ niomiesoulfly. Sat: Bang Data, Ft.Taluma. Mon: Karaoke. Tue: Comedy w/ Gordon Downs. Tin Can Ale House, 1863 Fifth Ave, Bankers Hill. thetincan1.wordpress.com. Wed: Flower Animals, Dumest Animals, Anton’s Collective. Thu: Idyll Wild, Callow, Gift Machine. Fri: Brian Ellis Band, Joy, Sacri Monti. Sat: Mothlight, Ditches. Mon: Tin Can Country Club w/ Christian James Towner. Tue: Podunk Nowhere, Genna and Jesse, Carlz Barkley. Tower Bar, 4757 University Ave, City Heights. thetowerbar.com. Thu: Chickenbone Slim and The Biscuits. Fri: Rattle

Rockin Boys, Roy Rapid and The Rhythm Rock Trio, The Poppin’ Firecrackers. Sat: Barrio Tiger, Stalins of Sound, White Mule, Kodiak. Tue: USNEA, Age of Collapse, Old Man Wizard. Turquoise, 873 Turquoise St, Pacific Beach. theturquoise.com/wordpress. Wed: Tomcat Courtney. Thu: Pan Am. Fri: Afro Jazziacs, Tomcat Courtney. Sat: Fish Out of Water, Tomcat Courtney. Sun: Big Boss Bubal, Sounds Like Four. Mon: Pan Am. Tue: Jazz Improv Concert. U-31, 3112 University Ave, North Park. u31bar.com. Wed: The Goods. Thu: DJ Schoeny. Fri: Rewind Crew. Sat: DJ Qenoe. Sun: Neo Soul Sundays. Mon: ‘Taking Back Monday’. Tue: Karaoke. Voyeur, 755 Fifth Ave, Downtown. voyeursd.com. Thu: Bro Safari. Fri: Tristan Garner. Sat: DVBBS. Voz Alta, 1754 National Ave, Barrio Logan. vozaltaprojectgallery.com. Thu: Bill Caballero’s Latin Jazz Jam. Whistle Stop, 2236 Fern St, South Park. whistlestopbar.com. Wed: Fiction International 40th Anniversary. Fri: ‘F’ing in the Bushes’ w/ DJ Rob. Sat: ‘80s vs. 90s’ w/ DJs Gabe Vega, Saul Q. Mon: Trivia. Tue: ‘Friends Chill’. Winstons, 1921 Bacon St, Ocean Beach. winstonsob.com. Wed: Jefferson Jay (6 p.m.); Roots Covenant, DJ Carlos Culture (9:30 p.m.). Thu: Ocean Beach Comedy Competition (6 p.m.); Atlantis Rizing and Friends (9 p.m.). Fri: Austin Train and Lyle Brown (6 p.m.); Battle of the Bands w/ Finals Pool Party, Blue Still and The Orange Pickers, Irieality, De. Sat: Jetwash (6 p.m.); Stranger, Cornerstone, Tribe of Kings (9:30 p.m.). Sun: ‘O.B.-o-ke’ w/ Jose Sinatra. Mon: Electric Waste Band. Tue: The Main Squeeze, Jelly Bread.

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