Rosey (SDDialedIn.com) kickin’ up dust

Rosey is a buddy, and one of my primary inspirations for getting this blog up and rolling. Now that we’re both moonlighting at Citybeat, I have to give her props for a legit Locals Only this week. Slap fights breaking up tours? Gypsy punks getting arrested in TJ, only to be sprung by a “guy [...]

Dirtbag and Dialed In: colonizing an alt-weekly near you

OK, first I jumped on board with writing features for Citybeat. Now Rosey at SDDialedin is ready to take over the Local’s Only gossip section. What’s going on here?
Expect lots of coverage of the Dynamite Walls

My MusicMatters article on San Diego Bloggers

…has been lovingly transcribed by the beautiful and talented Rosemary Bystrak of SD Dialed In. You can read it online here. I interviewed cat dirt, sddialedin and chickrawker for the piece. I liked it so much, I bought the compa–er, I started my own. Which I currently neglect.
Oh, if you know any of the MusicMatters [...]

Salem Witch trials…

I was feeling a little bit tapped out from swatting Pitchfork-reading flies all afternoon over at sddialedin.com–that is, until I realized that today is the 315th anniversary of the hangings that resulted from the Salem Witch Trials. In honor of said date, I thought I would take a little strong down musical memory lane with [...]

Show Review: The Bronx at the Beauty Bar

I arrived at the BB around 8:45 PM and found the place already somewhat full. Ran into some friends I hadn’t seen in a while: Kipper, who was DJing, Justin from Silverbird/Counterfit, and Tony from Fever Sleeves. Justin seems to be doing well and is excited about getting Silverbird out on the road. I’m excited [...]

Show Review: Transfer, Apes of Wrath, the Vulgar Herd @ the Ken Club

Oh the Dialed In and the Dirtbag should be friends,
Oh the Dialed In and the Dirtbag should be friends,
One may dig the Dynamite Walls,
The other digs stuff with more balls,
But that’s no reason why they can’t be friends.

Rosey and I met up last night at the Ken Club to see Transfer and Apes of [...]