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September 2009

Mike Maxwell Open Studio: 10.02.09

mike maxwell

This Friday, October 2nd, San Diego based artist Mike Maxwell opens his new La Jolla studio to the public for the first time. Join Mike for drinks and hors d’oeuvres on the rooftop lounge over looking the Cove above his studio. And take a gander at his blog for the latest.

Cereal Killer at Subtext

Make sure to mark your calendars for next Friday’s opening of Cereal Killer at Subtext, which promises a tasty exhibition of breakfast-mascot-inspired paintings by Patrick Ballesteros. There is mischief in those eyes, and as Stephen Colbert reminds us, bears are not to be trusted!

Deserted Island Mix

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This is a brief mix of music I might take with me on a desert island. I picked it fast and decisively, as if someone was forcing me to leave abruptly, saying I might never come back. I tried to choose different genres and moods of music for my purposes of trying to live life apart from the rest of the world. In the end if I found that I had this list of songs around I might be content for a long time. Some songs just keep getting better…..

Heather Ace
San Diego House Parties

Listen to


  1. Murderer – Barrington Levy
  2. Pimper’s Paradise – Bob Marley & The Wailers
  3. Stella Was A Diver And She Was Always Down – Interpol
  4. Hair Down – Cold War Kids
  5. Take Five – Dave Brubeck
  6. The Beast – The Fugees
  7. Hit Me! – The Sounds
  8. Silent House – Dixie Chicks
  9. Your Heart Is An Empty Room – Death Cab for Cutie
  10. Sullivan Street – Counting Crows
  11. I Only Have Eyes For You – The Flamingos
  12. Lose Control – Missy Elliott
  13. Digital – Joy Division
  14. Weed Party – Band of Horses
  15. The Long Way Around – Dixie Chicks
  16. Sunday Morning – No Doubt
  17. Supermix – The Notorious B.I.G.
  18. Brothers On A Hotel Bed – Death Cab for Cutie
  19. Minha Galera – Manu Chao
  20. Lovesick Blues – Patsy Cline
  21. Brand New Colony – The Postal Service
  22. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out – The Smiths
  23. Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect – The Decemberists

Photo credit: HighContrast

Fall Hip-Hop Showcase

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Get down to the Kava Lounge tonight at 9pm to kick off Fall the right way – with hip-hop. The Fall Hip-Hop Showcase, presented by San Diego House Parties, will feature live performances by K The I ??? with onepersun, Edword Sizzamouf, and M-Double-A-L, and the Afta Shock Dance Crew will also be on hand.

Birds on a Wire

Half biomimicry, half psychogeography, Jarbas Agnelli’s response to this photo of birds sitting on telephone wires is a simple but provocative idea. The composer interpreted the image into musical notes using the positioning of the birds. It’s a nice little tune as well!

Read more on Agnelli here. Found via Utne Reader.