X band — set list

[Photo Story] Music Set List From The Band X Casbah Show, 11-27-15 by Reviewer Rob I have to admit I bought a ticket for this show as a fan. I wanted to cover it for the pages of Reviewer, but I came to enjoy the music, firstly. And like any fan I also wanted to honor the members of the […]

Black Orchid at The San Diego Horton Grand Theater

Black Orchid House Of Pink Boombox December 6, at The Horton Grand Hotel Theater. This should be good. Lilly and House Of Pink Boombox do a weekly show at Gossip Girl on University Avenue but this upcoming Horton Grand event promises to be in a different league. According to momma Lilly Holliday it’ll be a production worthy of the famous […]

The Hand Of Glory

[Occult] The Hand Of Glory at California Institute Of Abnormalarts by Reviewer Rob A Hand of Glory was a tool used by malefactors in the criminal underworld of yesteryear. Think of it like a kind of supernatural roofie used by burglars and other such nefarious bad actors. Taken from the corpse of a hanged man, the hand was dried, pickled […]

Halloween at The Merrow

[Work-Safe] The Merrow Halloween Burlesque Show A Not-So-Erotic Preview by Reviewer Rob The Merrow is a like a hidden secret spot getting fine use as a fine neighborhood watering hole in the part of town it’s in. Tucked back in away from the street behind one of the many restaurant-hookah bars cluttering San Diego city street retail districts, it’s difficult […]

dual show reviews: Jose Sinatra, and Faking The Plunge Into Porn

Jose Sinatra, and Faking The Plunge Into Porn how did it all sink to this? by Bob Yunger Jose Sinatra, real name Bill Richardson, age 62, began his act in 1982 and had reached local legend status by 1994 when he appeared in “Hitchhiker Joe”, an awful Rugburns video, along with future music scene siren Jewel Kilcher. The Hose, as he […]

the “powerful precision” Braun Series 7 beard trimmer

Hair Theater by Reviewer Rob Weighing myself the other night at the gym I see I’m tipping the scales now at about 177 in a t-shirt, longshorts and sneakers. It’s more than I’ve ever weighed. But the thing is I don’t THINK that I look fat. Do I? It’s probably mostly hair. Today I went to an upscale men’s grooming […]