photo archive: Fleshies at Scolari’s

North Park Dive Bar Pics 20 years ago… Photos from a show with Oakland punk rock band The Fleshies at a packed-out Scolari’s Office on 30th Street in in or around 2003 when that band was touring for their album The Sicilian. The second photo, below, was printed on the cover of Reviewer the next month when Reviewer was all […]

Natalia Hosenkampf Coconuts And Pineapples

FWSD23 Coverage Natalia Hosenkampf, fashion designer of Coconuts And Pineapples, interviewed at Fashion Week San Diego 2023 by Reviewer TV.

cd review: Chimpos, A Horse Splashes

Chimpos, A Horse Splashes 11 track CD from the guy at The Cow record store on Newport in OB. Back in the late 90’s this category was called y’alt-country and was an emerging genre. I liked it then and still do. This is a little campy but sounds sincere. Style ranges from twangy vocals à la SD’s Bartender’s Bible to […]

cd review: Puerto, Portugal

[Surf Music] Puerto, Portugal San Diego band Puerto’s Portugal CD of pre-pandemic tunes is easy to listen to surf music in the whimsical Dennis Wilson B-side vein, with strumming guitars and drum machine sounds. Melancholy lyrics and soft vocals in 6 songs that won’t harsh your buzz. [luxrecords.com]