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Cumbia Royalty Hits San Diego's Quartyard as Colombian Legends Meet Local Bands
Colombian cumbia across generations comes to downtown San Diego Wednesday night, as Quartyard hosts Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto, Fruko and Carmelo Torres alongside local favorites La Diabla and Reza. The lineup brings together a group that has shaped Colombian music since the mid-1950s with La Diabla, rooted in the San Diego–Tijuana borderlands, and San Diego brass-and-percussion project Reza.
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Gorillaz Play San Diego’s Pechanga Arena With Little Simz and Deltron 3030 on Tour for ‘The Mountain’
Gorillaz took the stage at Pechanga Arena San Diego on Sunday, Oct. 25, with Little Simz and Deltron 3030 opening. The stop was part of the band's first big North American tour since 2022, built around the new album The Mountain. The show was billed as GORILLAZ with support from...
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From Nikki to nostalgia: Popular costumes trending in time for Halloween students (with gallery)
As Halloween approaches, conversations on the San Diego City College campus are shifting from midterms to masquerade. Google recently released its annual trend report mapping out the most searched costume ideas online. City Times asked, will these online trends make their way onto campus, or are students choosing costumes that...
UCSD Guardian
Saving wild places: Birch Aquarium opens ‘The Axolotl’s Garden’
Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography opened its newest exhibit, “The Axolotl’s Garden,” or “El Jardín del Ajolote,” on Oct. 22, bringing the critically endangered salamander to UC San Diego alongside an exploration of Mexican culture and wildlife conservation. “The big idea was,...
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Photos: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Illumination Gala
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute celebrated 50 years of groundbreaking research and scientific discovery at its Illumination Gala on October 3. The elegant evening at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar included dinner, dancing, impactful speakers, and live entertainment. Support from the gala will help Sanford Burnham Prebys to continue to pursue life-changing biomedical advances. See photos from the event below.
Times of San Diego
From the Tourmaliners to the Creepy Creeps — This week in live music
Surf’s up at Tio Leo’s on Oct. 30 when The Tourmaliners celebrate the release of their latest album, “El Gato.” Featuring guitarist Deven Berryhill, son of legendary guitarist Bob Berryhill, best known as a member of The Surfaris and the immortal surf tune, “Wipeout!”, it’s clear the apple hasn’t fallen far from the tree. As heard on songs such as “Creeky Door” and “Phantom Break,” The Tourmaliners new record is a terrific blast of 1960s-inspired instrumental rock ‘n’ roll that makes for an excellent party soundtrack. The band will perform “El Gato” in its entirety at this show, mixing in some fun vintage covers such as “New Orleans” and “California Sun.” Anyone who appreciates the likes of The Ventures or Dick Dale will love The Tourmaliners. Opening the show will be acclaimed 1960s-inspired country singer Kimmi Bitter.
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Morongo Charity Golf Tournament Raises $160K
BEAUMONT, CA – The 30th Annual Morongo Charity Golf Tournament raised $160,000 for organizations supporting local youth, Native American families and veterans during the two-day event at Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon. Held Oct. 19–20, the tournament generated $100,000 for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the San...
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Silent-film legend Harold Lloyd’s San Diego beginnings revisited at Coronado Film Festival
Long before Harold Lloyd became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, he was a teenager in San Diego selling candy at theaters, working backstage and learning the craft that would eventually make him a silent-film legend. More than a century later, the Coronado Island Film Festival will revisit those early...
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San Diego's Día de los Muertos Bash Returns With Mariachi, Symphony, Free Entry
Sherman Heights Community Center — Referenced Celebration Location. San Diego County Supervisor Paloma Aguirre is hosting the county's Día de los Muertos celebration this Saturday, bringing mariachi, Danza Azteca and a community ofrenda to the waterfront courtyard outside the County Administration Center. The free, all-ages event is titled Recordando los Sonidos del Pasado, and it honors the idea that music can bring loved ones, memories and stories back to life.
Porterville Recorder
Gary Heffern, San Diego punk-rock pioneer with outsized influence, has died at 72 in his native Finland
SAN DIEGO — Gary Heffern, who died last weekend at the age of 72 in his native Finland, had an outsized international impact as the lead singer and lyricist of the pioneering San Diego punk-rock band the Penetrators from 1978 to 1984. The many musicians who were inspired by...
Coast News
Escondido drummer inducted into local hall of fame
ESCONDIDO — Singer and drummer Larry Grano’s 55-year love affair with music began at age 5 with an impromptu session at his father’s Elks Lodge. When his father needed a bathroom break, he turned to young Larry, whom he’d seen rocking out to the previous song.