Author: Nina Bielawski
As I climbed up the grungey stairwell of the parking structure my car was waiting for me in, I formed the expectations of what my night would be. The thing about house shows that makes it such a separation from venue shows is that you never know what to expect, whether you’re part of the […]
Holiday special featuring The Vandals, The Ramones, Descendents, Bad Religion, Gwar, Woody Guthrie, Misfits, Wavves, The Growlers, and Green Day
OP North County San Diego local band special! Featuring 4th N Cedar, Steal Away, Shameface, Lefties, Bad Kids, Material Boys and The Shed!
The surf and garage rock tunes heard in your friend of a friend’s mom’s garage remembering the nostalgic sounds that make your reality vanish, and you heart feel mysteriously warm
On November 7th, the Wonder Ballroom welcomed Black Lips and IceAge, but to put a fun spin on this night of hard rock, the band Surfbort started off the night. Surfbort is a 4-piece garage rock n’ roll band hailing for Brooklyn, NY. “Surfbort”, which is actually the name of an intercourse position (search it […]
HAPPIP HALLOWEEN!! Today’s show was ~spoopy~ themed complete with creepy, hard garage rock songs and ones with eerie titles. I gave some last minute, cheap costume ideas to throw together if you don’t have a costume yet. If you’re looking for something to do tonight, every year at Burnside Skatepark there is a huge, wild […]
Bonjour mes petits amis! Today’s show was a spĂ©cial français, as an ode to my charming trip to Paris this summer. Started off with the banger Ca plane pour moi by Plastic Bertrand, followed by some classic upbeat Brigitte Bardot. Then, we added some beats in there with some remixes that added new twists to […]
Picking growth over comfort. Taking a break from the usual punk garage rock to bring some chill hip-hop and psychedelic beats to bring in the peaceful vibes of summer. Played some Jinsang, Jaeden Camstra, Limes, FlyLo, Limes, SleepDealer, and Driver along with psychedelic artists like Tame Impala, Pond, Heavenly Beat, and Splashh. Remember to spend […]
According to the General Adaption Syndrome theory of stress, I’m totally burnt out. But, I hope you’re all managing, and there’s always music to dance to and make things better. Bass Drum of Death just came out with their newest song in four years, “Just Business”, so I played that along with some Australian garage […]
Hey little cherries! Talked about spontaneously seeing groovy bands playing in the park blocks, played WE fest (SD) headliners Bad Kids and The Rinds. Had a little “Franky Flower Time”, followed by a riot grrl set and some fave Australian garage bands. Then finished up with some calming orchestral Spirited Away.