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Together since 2002, the lineup of guitarist Frank Sanchez, keyboardist Bruce Walker, drummer Michael Aguilar and bassist Frank Cicero, with singer Angel Phipps make up West of 5, which performs at Humphreys Backstage Lounge on May 30. Courtesy photo

LIVE MUSIC: West of 5 to take stage May 30 at Humphreys

While it’s often perceived that performing in a cover band is taking the easy way out for a musician, nothing could be further from the truth. From exacting fans who want to hear every note in pla...
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Frequency Film Festival “Films From Around The World,” is back from May 23-25, 27, 30-31 and June 1, 4-8 at The Ocean Beach Playhouse, 4944 Newport Ave.
OB Film Festival returns for free engagement
The free Ocean Beach Film Festival has returned. The Frequency Film Festival “Films From Around The World,” is back from May 23-25, 27, 30-31 and June 1, 4-8 at The Ocean Beach Playhouse. There ...
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The Peninsula Singers belt out a tune during a holiday concert in 2012. Courtesy photo
Peninsula Singers to celebrate 10 years of musical magic
In 2014, Peninsula Singers will celebrate 10 years of community music-making in Point Loma. The nonprofit organization has grown from humble beginnings into an 80-plus strong choral force, performi...
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PLHS instrumental music to dazzle for dollars
The Point Loma High School instrumental music program will host a fundraiser for the school’s music program on May 17 at Humphreys by the Bay on Shelter Island at 6 p.m. The students are set to da...
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Shown is the Correia Junior High Advanced Concert band at Point Loma High School Gymnasium at the Peninsula Winds concert on April 16. Courtesy photo
Lust for Life event to benefit Correia programs
Lust For Life is a rock band that started as a way to earn money to bridge the gap that funding cuts had made in local school music programs. According to band members, it is dedicated to sharing i...
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Riffs Music, OB Surf & Skate team up to host Baja retreat
Riffs Acoustic Music in Bird Rock and Ocean Beach Surf and Skate are combining their talents to host an all-inclusive Baja surf and yoga camp retreat on Memorial Day weekend. The retreat will offer...
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The National Comedy Theatre, now in its 14th season, has become so popular with its improvisational workshops that it has expanded from its India Street location in Mission Hills to Truxton Road at Liberty Station. Courtesy photo by Daren Scott
National Comedy Theatre expands to Liberty Station
To make space for a growing demand for its popular improvisational workshops, the National Comedy Theatre has expanded to 2590 Truxton Road in Liberty Station. As it continues into its 14th season...
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Few local cover bands are capable of ranging from The Eagles to Rage Against the Machine while also throwing in choice originals. That rare combination is one of the things that makes The Clay Colton Band a standout. The band plays at Humphreys Backstage Lounge on May 9. Courtesy photo
Taking in the musical range of The Clay Colton Band
Few local cover bands are capable of ranging from The Eagles to Rage Against the Machine while also throwing in choice originals. That rare combination is one of the things that makes The Clay Colt...
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Students are immersed in art at Pachis Studio at Liberty Station. Courtesy photo by Juliana Flores
Liberty Station art studio helps kids learn about selves, the world
Pachis, located in Liberty Station, offers art workshops designed to teach children about a wide range of topics with the freedom of expression. Pachis owner Juliana Flores developed the concept w...
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Mad Traffic can pen a hook-filled tune and do so repeatedly. The band plays Saturday, April 20 at Mother’s Saloon in Ocean Beach. Courtesy photo
Indie-rock Mad Traffic sets gig in advance of summer tour
There are plenty of indie-rock bands out there trying to get the public’s attention these days. Some resort to gimmicks, some to mass promotion. But the ones that seem to stick it out in the public...
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A painting of Sunset Cliffs by Esther Painter Hagstrom is among many that will be on display at the Coronado Public Library through May 31. Courtesy photo
Reflections on the past: an artist’s perspective
Ocean Beach’s Suzy Hagstrom never knew her paternal grandmother, who died before she was born. But nine years ago, Hagstrom started mulling over the idea of organizing an art exhibition to honor he...
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Dana Middle Mariners to present ‘Pirates of Penzance’
The musical theater class at Dana Middle School, led by award-winning teacher and director Mr. W. William “Bill” Cobb, will perform “Pirates of Penzance” at Dana Middle School’s Ann Trip Jackson Au...
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Students carry the box as part of the “7.7 Mile Box” art project through La Jolla on their way to Bird Rock Coffee Roasters. Photo courtesy of Jeff Robin
High Tech High students take their art on the road
Drivers traveling between Point Loma and La Jolla last fall may have encountered a group of high school-age students carrying what looked to be a very oversize cardboard box. They were in fact haul...
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Point Loma High’s 140 Yards is working hard to make a name for itself in the local scene. Courtesy photo
140 Yards uses up-and-comer status to make a name for itself
There are few institutions in San Diego that have had as big an impact on music as Point Loma High School. Beginning in the late 1950s, the school has churned out a multitude of prominent musicians...
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Wheelchair-dance teacher Joe Torres dips student Lindsey Shaw. Photo by Marsha Kay Seff | The Beacon
For wheelchair-bound dancers, mobility is a way of life
A wheelchair hasn’t kept 29-year-old Lindsey Shaw from learning to dance. Neither has it deterred the Bird Rock resident’s dance-class friends from enjoying the freedom, fun and exercise of gliding...
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