The City E-Zine

I pride myself on an encyclopedic knowledge of rock bands, so I’m stunned to find a fantastic one I don’t know–but there you have it. Biffy Clyro had to drop their fifth album before I heard of them–ghettoized amongst many a fantastic British-Isles band, I presume–but these unprepossessing Scots are so good I may go [...]

Apparently,  a lot.  I was making my way through James Ellroy’s “The Big Nowhere,” and,  not too far in, Howard Hughes appears, along with his head of security, a crooked retired cop named Turner “Buzz” Meeks.  Meeks works at Hughes Aircraft, and it takes him an hour to drive to Studio City for some dirty [...]

Are you looking for an inexpensive family-friendly event to attend this weekend or next? If so, Dana Point’s 39th Annual Festival of Whales may be just what you are looking for.
The Festival kicks off tomorrow, Saturday, March 6th at 10:00 a.m. with a parade along Pacific Coast Highway. According to the website all events are [...]

Bring the family, come join the fun! There will be 15 exhibitors, member display cases, geode cracking, kid’s corner, grag bags, treasure wheel, raffle prizes, free tumbled stone and much more! Admission to the show free. You only pay the price of the Arboretum admission. $8 for adults $6 students and seniors $3 kids 5-12.
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An all-star jazz event occurs March 18th @ SF’s Yoshi’s when Percussion virtuoso Babatunde Lea brings a quintet feat. Dwight Trible, Ernie Watts, Patrice Rushen and Gary Brown to town. They’ll be in SF to celebrate their new CD release ‘Umbo Weti: A Tribute to Leon Thomas’.