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Milk & Hemlock - Babylon

"The comfort of a slow death."

https://getmusic.fm/l/vQWRbc

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Makeout Reef X Israel's Arcade
Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, 7:30pm @ Casbah
#alternative #rock #sandiegolivemusic #sandiego #livemusic

https://www.sandiegoreader.com/events/2026/feb/27/makeout-reef-x-israels-arcade/

Song of the Day

https://dieanstalt.bandcamp.com/track/ich-will

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J MASCIS + THE FOG
More Light
2025 U.S. Remastered reissue

SO FRIGGIN HAPPY that they’ve reissued both of the J + The Fog records.

The remaster on this is INCREDIBLE.

J is one of my all-time (hometown) heroes. If you don’t have J. Mascis on your list of most epic guitar gods ever, then I’m afraid I can’t take your list too seriously.

I also picked up Free So Free as well, and they are both more than welcome editions to my vinyl library.

For me, there’s not a weak moment on More Light. Songs like “Waistin” have a sun-soaked #60s California sound to them.
And of course, like ANY album J is on, MONSTER guitar playing.
Because… J Mascis.

I’ll post Free So Free next, but both of these are my two favorite purchases/additions from this year so far.

“Where’d Ya Go” full volume all in your faces.

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Artemas
Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, 7:30pm @ Observatory North Park
#music #alternative #pop #sandiegoevents #sandiego

https://www.sandiegoreader.com/events/2026/feb/28/artemas/

THE SMITHS
Louder Than Bombs
2011 Europe 2xLP reissue

When you’re in the mood for a sad, mopey bastard with his shirt open…
there can only be one choice.

Louder Than Bombs was the second Smiths album I ever heard, and the first of theirs that I bought with my own money.

After stealing my older sister’s boyfriend’s cassette copy of The Queen Is Dead (and having my mind blown), I then set out to find as many Smiths albums I could find.
My local Good Vibrations had the CD version of this, and Strangeways, Meat Is Murder, and the self-titled soon found their way into my collection.

Johnny Marr remains one of my all-time guitar heroes. And even though Morrissey grew up to be one of the douchiest twats of all time, my love for this band will never waiver.

One of the best compilations of a band’s work, PERIOD.

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The Quivering Palm - Baggage - Enhanced Single

"A space rock/power pop jam about unrealistic expectations."

https://getmusic.fm/l/O01kIY

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