Photos: Comic-Con Preview Night 2024

 

Wednesday night was preview night of Comic-Con 2024. Admittedly, I've skipped out the past couple years because of COVID and whatnot, but I was ready to jump back into the action this year, at least to check things out. I haven't done a big photo post like this in ages and forgot that they reload newest to oldest, so give me a little grace because it took three attempts to get photos up at all without crashing my apps. 

I arrived right around 6, which was the perfect time to cruise up to the Sails Pavilion and grab my pass before doors were open and lines were moving into the main floor area. From everything I read, strollers were not allowed, but that proved not to be the case, and navigating the floor is complicated as there's no natural flow to how the crowds move, where lines occur for giveaways or booths with limited edition items. Being a little removed from all things pop-culture, it's interesting to see what creates a buzz and what doesn't, how much people will pay and how long they'll wait for beanie babies Collectibles. I kinda like to see the elaborate displays and the huge building wraps, as well as walking along Martin Luther King, Jr. Promenade along the trolley line to see all the pop-ups and activations. I will note my friend Ted Washington is again at a Small Press table for his art and publishing, Puna Press, so make sure to say hi. It was also a treat to see and hear SpongeBob SquarePants voice actors Tom Kenny (Spongebob, Gary) and Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick Star) as they gave interviews, while their costumed character counterparts danced around in the background. I don't know how much time I'll spend downtown the rest of the week, but I'll try to get my shit together when posting. I will be working at the Mosh Eisley event on Friday at Music Box, so if you're there, say hello at the merch booth. 

Stay safe out there, my little nerds!! 

Comic-Con 2011: Free Slacker party feat. Marichi El Bronx

Tonight Slacker Radio presents a free show at the Culy Warehouse. The show kicks off at 10pm and is first come, first served until they hit capacity, which I hear is somewhere near 700. If you're holding out for the Girl Talk show, I'd suggest letting it go...Quality Social's capacity is about 300 and I hear they only let about 150 people in with pins- everyone else is guestlisted or VIP.

Comic-Con 2011: Friday

Though I was running on less than 4 hours of sleep, Friday was another great day at Comic-Con. Pyles and I were hopping from lounge to lounge. We once again visited the Nintendo Arts & Cinema Lounge/Limitless Cafe to grab a bite to kick off the afternoon. We popped into the Captain America party and watched a band from Australia, Juke Kartel, fronted by Toby from Rockstar: Supernova.




From there, we went to Lou & Mickey's for the CNET Lounge that was open to the public and ran into our friend Sal.


We had a quick beer there, then wandered the streets, scoring the coveted PanAm messenger bags and some other goodies along the way.

Around 5:30 we decided to try the Wired Cafe, and let's just say we penetrated the perimeter and got access. DJ Artistic was spinning and though the party was winding down, the entire cast of The Walking Dead arrived and were all very friendly about taking photos. Whereas I can say I legitimately hung out with Colin Hanks the night before, this was really just "Do you mind if we take a photo?" fanboy/fangirl photo ops.












After the party shut down a little after 6, we hit the Sprint gaming area near the Hilton and meandered over to the Hard Rock Hotel for the El Shaddai game launch party at 207. The party was hosted bar and had some delicious tray passed appetizers, so we stayed there for a few hours and met some guys who were super sweet and shared their love of video games, Adult Swim, and more video games.



We left the party to see what else we could find, but that was a bust. I wish we'd planned better and made arrangements to get into the Playboy Club party or the Adult Swim party at Quality Social, but we hadn't, so we lingered a bit hoping for some magic. We ran into Andrew WK outside but had no luck, so eventually we left downtown and I got home around 11:30. Super long day but I slept quite well. so even though we're getting a late jump on the day, I'm looking forward to some fun today and tonight. I don't think I'll get into the Girl Talk set at the Adult Swim party tonight, but fortunately Mariachi El Bronx is playing a Slacker party at the Culy Warehouse which should be a blast.

See you on the streets! As always, tweet me if you wanna find me @sddialedin.

Comic-Con 2011: Thursday Night

Since I already posted about most of my day's adventures, I'm just going to post the photo gallery from Thursday. Honestly, since Pyles and I spent most of the day at parties and lounges, I didn't really shoot anything spectacular; my photos were mostly for their at the moment twitter/facebook/foursquare value. I mean, how interesting is a laptop lounge to the casual reader?

I will say that after Pyles left and I went back to the Dexter party, it ended up being pretty awesome. I was alone, so I found myself a spot at the specialty drink bar in the corner and kinda just observed people as the party got more and more crowded throughout the night. The actors from the show were there, and I think a bunch of execs and producers and such were there, too, but since nobody wears nametags or badges, I was pretty clueless. I suppose that's best because you either talk to people or you don't, "celebrity" never comes into the equation. I did recognize William H Macy and Michael C Hall, and I was lucky enough to hang out with Colin Hanks for awhile, but mostly because telling him I was a music blogger lead into a lengthy conversation about music and social media and things like Pandora, Kickstarter, and Turntable.FM. By the time he left, I felt like we'd known each other forever. He's that kinda easy breezy dude.

Around 9:30 I realized I had to kick back into my real life again, so I took off (thanks to Jeff for picking me up) and went to West Coast Tavern to see Erik & Al from The Heavy Guilt who absolutely killed their set. It is so fun seeing their set stripped down. When they finished, me and Jeff popped over to Eleven and realized we'd missed the band he wanted to see so we went to Soda Bar to close the night. Even though I had to work when I got home (and am still up at 8 am), days like this make me realize that I am pretty damn lucky.

Things To Do In San Diego: July 22, 2011

It has been such a killer week, and specifically Thursday was such an amazing day for me. I covered most of that stuff yesterday, but I also have some other stuff and I just have to figure out how I want to write about all of it. In the meantime, I think I have your weekend listings covered. I didn't include much of the Comic-Con stuff, but that's mostly because I either don't know where to find the information or they're closed to the public. Either way, you're gonna do what you're gonna do and I'll add stuff if I find anything out. Please note- The America's Finest Beer Festival has been canceled. Refunds will be made automatically via TicketWeb.

Friday, July 22, 2011:

• Iceage, Cult of Youth, Ale Mania, Spirit Photography, Tropicle Popsicle @ Casbah
• 80’s night with Dust n Bones, Poisonous, Livin On A Prayer @ Belly Up
• Train, Maroon 5, Gavin DeGraw @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
• Tearist, Nite Jewel + Samps, LA Vampires, Magic Touch, DJs Britt & Amanda Brown (Not Not Fun)@ Soda Bar
• Bonkers! Dance party feat. Yourself & The Air, The Show Is The Rainbow @ Bar Pink
• River City, The Western Set , DJ Gonzo @ Whistle Stop
• Old Man Andy's B-Day w/ DMF, Coda Reactor, Death Punch, The Sparring @ The Shakedown
• Fabrica, Extra Life, Sam Mickens, Alpha Channel @ Tin Can
• Miss Erika Davies, Roy Rapid & The Rhythm Rock Trio @ Lafayette Hotel, Mississippi Ballroom
• 2nd Annual #SDCC Geek Out hosted by Geek Girls Network @ Vin de Syrah
• Comic Con Party! DJ Swamp, Mc Frontalot, Gamer Girls, Dr.Awkward, ZeaLous1, MegaRan @ Ruby Room
• Dan Padilla, Turkish Techno, Rational Anthem @ Ken Club
• Echo Revolution, Pretty Too Bad, Small City Calling, The New Assembly, Bad Lucy, The Art of Silent War @ Queen Bee’s
• Ablaze @ Wavehouse
• Joe Guevera Trio, DJs Adam Salter & Profile @ Lincoln Room
• MIXTAPE, Big Mike vs The Con Comedy Night feat. Mark Christopher Lawrence (Big Mike on NBC's Chuck) takes on ComicCon, with fellow comics Vicki Barbolak, Lester Barrie, Jimmy Burns, Chris Clobber, Scott Krinsky and Scott Wood @ Horton Grand Theatre
• Fucklordz, Revenge Club @ Eleven
• Feel The Noise Electro Dance w/DJs Gabe Vega, Mike Delgado, Qenoe, Saul Q @ U-31
• Childish Gambino, DJ SOSUPERSAM @ House of Blues (Sold Out)
• SMODCAST: Hollywood Babble On with Ralph Garman & Kevin Smith @ House of Blues (5th Avenue Stage, 8 pm)
• SMODCAST: Jay & Silent Bob Get Old with Jason Mewes & Kevin Smith @ House of Blues (5th Avenue Stage, 10 pm)
• Ari Shine, Scarce, Trent Hancock @ Lestat's
• Munson Keef, Beyond the Fade, League of Liars @ Brick By Brick
• Agua Dulce, Forrest Day @ Winston's
• The B Foundation, Kat (CD Release), High Tide, Josh Fischel @ 710 Beach Club
• Joel Piper, Oversoul, Little Lamb, Anchors (formerly Eulogies), Andrew Justin, Allua Ryanne @ Epicentre
• Lucky & Wild, Small City Calling, RogueRadio, Make It Last Kid, Stray Children, Pigs Can Fly @ Soma
• Over My Dead Body, Harvest, Fed to the Wolves @ Che Café
• Atomic Groove @ Belly Up (Happy Hour 5:30 pm)
• Rockola @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge
• The Fab Four @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay
• Darkness Dear Boy and the Product @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
• Johnny Vatos: Boingo Dance Party, Dirty Birdz and the Horn Starz, FOA @ 4th & B
• Pretzel Logic (Steely Dan Tribute) @ Anthology (Early Show 7:30pm)
• Haute Chile @ Anthology (Late Show 9:30 pm)
• The Optimatos, DJ Arox@ Gallagher's
• Adrianna Marie & The Deep Blue Three @ Marble Room
• Cedric Gervais, Audrey Napoleon @ Voyeur
• Zenbu Fridays with DJ Leif @ Zenbu Cardiff
• Soul Flexin 1 year Anniversary feat. DJ Skeme Richards, Grandmasta Rats, Charlie Rock @ El Dorado
• MAINLINE Presents Ajapai, The Juggernaut, Mr. Biggs, Headshake + More @ SPIN Nightclub
• DJ Karma @ Fluxx
• Gone Baby Gone, Blue Still, Just Josh, Singularity @ Ramona Mainstage

Comic-Con 2011: South Park Invades Downtown San Diego

The Ultimate South Park Fan Experience kicks off today in downtown San Diego. The "Year of the Fan" celebration includes 3 days of events and best of all, the events are free and open to the public (no badge required).

Some of the events include: life-size replica of "South Park" Avenue, interactive stations, photo booth, museum, memorabilia, stage with karaoke, costume and trivia contests, movie screenings,Big Wheel Fan Prix race track, school cafeteria, confessional booth, ticket giveaways to "The Book of Mormon" and more!

To kick off the experience, there will be a grand opening parade that starts at 12:30 pm at 5th & K leading up to the opening at 1pm. The area will then be open until 7pm, and will again be open on Friday and Saturday from 10am-7pm.

On Friday night at 8pm, there will be outdoor screenings of South Park The Movie and the unaired pilot of the show. There's also a costume contest on Saturday (signup from 2:30-3pm, contest at 4pm) as well as a free shuttle service on the South Park school bus.

The entire experience takes place at 450 2nd Avenue (at 1st Avenue & J Street). The area is the parking lot across the street from The Harbor Club (aka the "lipstick towers".)

Things To Do In San Diego: July 21, 2011

When Comic-Con rolls around, everyday of the event feels like the first day of school...there's an excitement about what the day will bring, which means a solid night of sleep is hard to come by even if your whole body is exhausted from head to toe. I tried to sleep, but I hardly feel rested which means I'll probably destroy my body with heavy doses of caffeine to get through the day. I will also need to carve out some time to get you the weekend listings, but that's a whole other problem. Today is gonna be a good day regardless, so get out and enjoy and maybe I'll see you around the Con or come hang with me later tonight at West Coast Tavern.

Thursday July 21 (Comic-Con):

• Erik Canzona & Alfred Howard (of The Heavy Guilt) @ West Coast Tavern
• Ty Segall, Audacity, The Kabbs, Spider Fever @ Casbah
• Kut U Up, Kata, Phasers On Stun @ Belly Up
• The Mega*Nut Trio (Lonnie Marshall of Weapon of Choice, Dan Dasher, Damon de la Paz), Live Art, Body Art @ Bareback Grill (6:30 pm)
• Royal Campaign @ Bar Pink
• Low Volts @ Lincoln Room
• Art Fag & Impose present Heavy Hawaii, Dunes, Bleached, Cold Showers, Plateaus, DJs Mario Orduno & Jeff Graves @ Soda Bar
• Tapioca and The Flea, The Yawmen, Triptides, Primitive Guitar Duo (Daniel Bachman and Ryley Walker), Michael Collins, Veedon Fleece @ Tin Can
• Schitzophonics, Flexx Bronco, The Batbombs @ Eleven
• Old Tiger @ Riviera Supper Club
• Low Volts @ Lincoln Room
• The Lovecapades @ Hard Rock Hotel
• Nothington, Semi Evolved Simians, The Getdown, Bankers Hill @ Ruby Room
• All Things Rad Presents: Smiths/Morrisey Tribute, Profile, Saul Q @ El Dorado
• Skinnie Magazine & NSD Present: Battle of the Bands w/ Mosiac 4, Bucket of Fish, Tribal Theory, The Swift Deceit, Days of Change @ Brick By Brick
• Revision 3 Presents: Diggnation Live @ House of Blues
• Missy Andersen @ Marble Room
• Samarais and Schoolgirls 2.0 feat. DJ Robin Roth, Live Art, Hell on Heels Burlesque, DJ Johnny Tran @ 10th Avenue Theatre (Sold Out)
• Raw Nerves, Age Of Collapse, OTRO @ Che Cafe
• Eliza Rickman, Mojave Wild @ Lestat's
• K'Jon @ Anthology
• SD Irie Revolution 4 feat. B-Real of Cypress Hill, E-Man, Mean Dinosaur, Subliminal Trip, Meen Green, Reason To Rebel @ 4th & B
• 145th Street @ Patrick's II
• Kendra Shank @ Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
• Gilbert Castellanos and The New Latin Jazz Quintet @ Croce's
• Moonlight Serenade Orchestra @ The Lucky Star Restaurant (54th & University)
• Scott Carter & New Breed @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Flashmob @ Tiki House
• Liquid Geometry Presents: @ Kava Lounge
• L.E.D. Presents: Zedd @ Voyeur
• OFFICEhours feat DJ Skinnie with live percussion by Chuck Prada @ The Office
• The Flock of 80's @ Henry's Pub
• Club 80's @ Club Kadan
• Makeout Weird w/ THErapist, DJ sets by Michael Toillion & Mnstrpsy @ Whistle Stop
• Jukebox Romantics @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
• Go-Girls Music Fest w/ Tori Roze & The Hot Mess @ Queen Bee's
• Bozzani Brothers, DJ Paul D @ Coyote Bar & Grill
• Shoreline Rootz @ Gallagher's
• Mickie Arnett Band @ Skybox Bar & Grille
• Embalmers, Socially Distorted, The Revhawks @ Boar Cross'n
• En Fuego @ Davina's Cabo Grill
• Euphoria Brass Band @ Winston's
• Live Band Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
• Safety Orange @ Hennessey's Gaslamp
• Stone Senses @ Hennessey's Carlsbad
• Bottomline @ Second Wind Santee
• Harmony Road @ McP's Irish Pub & Crill

Comic-Con 2011: Preview Night

While the rest of the country is being scorched with a massive heatwave, San Diego proved to be the best place to be. The weather today was absolutely gorgeous...sunny and warm with just enough onshore breeze that the wafts of the occasional hygienically challenged Comic-Con attendee was never unbearable.

My day started with my usual Wednesday meeting at the Casbah with the Tims. After, Pyles and I ran a few errands and made our way downtown, where we quickly found unmetered and time-limit free parking. (It's good to be a local) We popped into Mission Brewery for a couple beers and after Pyles consumed that 9.25% Shipwrecked Double IPA, he was like a kid at Disneyland. His excitement was contagious and we quickly walked over the footbridge by the ballpark and made our way to the convention center.

I stopped to take the photo above, and when I was done, Tim had already wandered off. I saw his bald head in the crowd, but as we hit the swarms of people in line, I lost him. After a couple calls and texts, I realized he'd blazed off and had already acquired his badge. I thought I could be sneaky like last year and skip the lengthy "Professional and Press" line and just go to the sail plaza, but they scanned my registration and after telling me it had already been scanned (panic!), realized it was press and sent me back downstairs. The line was huge, but all in all it only took 15 minutes, so I rejoined Pyles and somehow we maneuvered through some back doors on the deck and quickly got into Con.





Preview night was much less insane than last year, but it was still swarms of people, long lines, and general insanity as collector's waited to get all of their Con exclusive collectables. I'm not much for toys (I still have that Tron lightcycle from last year at the bottom of a drawer) but Tim had big eyes and if he could, I think he would've bought one of everything. I let him lead the way as we wandered the crowded floor.


Today wasn't a big celebrity day, though we did see Andrew WK and while we were visiting Randall at his Kleeman & Mike booth, I saw Brian Posehn (again...I ran into him at 4th & B a couple years ago for the Gwar show).






I was excited to once again see The Walking Dead booth...this year you can take a photo with a prosthetic/wax doll of "Merle Dixon" (played by Michael Rooker) with a set from the scene when he was handcuffed to the roof. It looked very creepily real.





As preview night wound down, we were starving...other than our liquid lunch, neither of us had eaten anything all day (breaking all of my survival tips)... so it was nice that Lolita's was on the way to the car, and that we somehow arrived before a massive rush of people came in. We swung by the Casbah to say hi to friends and caught part of Junior's DJ set and watched some of The Hood Internet before it was time to head home. I suppose I should be asleep since I'm not exactly sure what time we're heading down in the morning, but tomorrow should be fun with a lot more off-site activities including the Wired Insider party, a media preview of the South Park "Year of the Fan" compound, and hordes more people and photo-ops. Night night, y'all.

Welcome To San Diego: Comic Con 2011

I'm going into my sixth year at Comic-Con (my third year with press credentials) and I'm completely excited to once again hit the streets with my fellow press-badge carrying friend, Mr. Tim Pyles as we test the limits of access and where what we can get into. I've also kinda befriended a paparazzo who has promised to keep me posted on celeb sightings and such. I've never been to a panel and this year I don't expect that to change, but you never know...my plan is to not have a plan. This year I'm once again looking forward to the Wired Insider party at the Omni and this year I know to get there early for the free food and drinks. As always, I'll be hoping to see some True Blood action and this year I'll be hunting down The Walking Dead, too, and hoping to see this hot piece of ass, Liam McIntyre from "Spartacus: Vengeance" a series that will run on Starz in 2012. (The cast will be introduced in room 6BCF on Friday at 5:45 pm)

In the past, I've made some survival guides. Instead of rewriting all of those things, I'll just give you some links.

Survival Guide (what to bring)

Speed-Force Comic-Con Tips

Comic-Con Help & Guidance

As always, I'll have all the music listings and I'll pepper in some Comic-Con events as I find them, but feel free to message me if I've missed anything or if you find some comprehensive list. The official hashtag for the Con is #SDCC which should help you find people, events, parties, and "OMG, I just saw the cast of Twilight!" tweets.

Be sure to check out my friends at The Mixster for other party guides. You can also find some goods at The Examiner. My godfather also sent me this link on free stuff, and Paul Scheer wrote this funny one for CNN.

While you're downtown, be sure to check out the new Hodad's (945 Broadway) for one of San Diego's best burgers, grab some pizza at Basic (410 10th Ave), or get some delicious Mexican food at Lolita's (202 Park by Petco Park). Mission Brewery (1441 L Street at 14th) is now open, too, and they're offering $1 off beers with your badge or costume.

Final Comic-Con Photos: Sunday

While Sunday might've been the day of the already blown Comic-con wad, it was also a really fun day for me because I got to hang with my Seattle friends that I met last year at the True Blood happy hour. If Kathy Griffin can have her Gays, then I get to have My Nerds. And I wouldn't say so were it not with total affection (and confusion at their topical geek fights which they would alert me to...'um, here we go again...x vs. y in the neverending fight over who would win z battle').

Before I met up with them, I roamed the Comic-Con floor and visited Randall at his Bear vs Fox table. I discovered he was just across the aisle from the creator of Wow Wow Wubbzy (*love*) and bought a children's book for $5. I also happened across Geoff Peterson, the robot from Craig Ferguson (The Late Late Show?), and I asked an awkwardly stupid question of the robot just to get the signed glossy of him and Craig. Fortunately being last in that line put me first in the line to grab a free copy of Shit My Dad Says which I've already finished reading and is entirely worth the hype. As the Con wrapped up, I met My Nerds at the Marriott, and when they asked for a place to chill and eat, I suggested Analog, which has a killer happy hour, even on Sundays, and we ate and drank to our hearts content. When all of that was done, there was a free show at the House of Blues with The Spinto Band and Miniature Tigers that was awesome, so I got that much more time with my Seattle friends. I really hope that I get to see the boys again before next Con, and I have a good feeling that they have some magic brewing with their start-up. To be continued on that aspect, but as a finale, I have to say I was really sad when the Con came to an end, and admittedly spent some time physically recovering, but also had to spend some time recover mentally from the buzz and the high that I experienced all week. Till next year, I'll go back to my regular programming here, but not without hope that I am fortunate enough to participate again next year. More pics if you 'keep on reading'.

sd:dialed in: Comic-con Coverage 2010

My site is having some coding problem and I can't quite figure it all out right now, so here are some of my Comic-con related posts is if you missed them:

Weekend Show/Party Listings

Friday Photos

Thursday Photos

The Hoff Hits The Streets of San Diego

Saturday: Hollywood Stever presents Yacht Rock 12

Comic-con 2010: Meet Bob $tencil

Comic-con Preview Night: Just Dance 2

I Wanna Do Bad Things With You

Comic-con Additional Events

Geek-out: Comic-con Is Almost Here

Surviving Comic-con

Things To Do In San Diego: July 24-25, 2010

Here's the final list update for all weekend shows and parties. Going offline for the day. Have fun, kiddos! (Sunday listings are after the jump)

Saturday, July 24, 2010 (Comic-con 2010):

• Tim & Eric's Awesomecon feat. DJ Doggpound, costume contest, Tim and Eric karaoke, trivia and more @ Embarcadero Marina Park North (Free, no tix required, 12-3pm)
• Yacht Rock Screening with Hollywood Steve, Ascot, DJ Claire, nautical costume contest @ Whistle Stop (5-9 pm)
• Vans presents JJ/Johnny Rad Fest feat. Stallions of Sound, Chango Rey, Dreamboats, Launch Ramp Skate Contest @ Tower Bar (Day Show)
• Vans presents JJ/Johnny Rad Fest feat. The Spits, Tokyo Electron, Half Rats, Jungle Fever @ Ken Club
• ICONS: A Pop Culture Music/Art/Fashion Explosion Part I includes pop culture vendors, themed performances, fashion show, film and web-series screenings with panels and cast Q&A @ Horton Grand Event Center (11a-5p, $5, All ages)
• ICONS: A Pop Culture Music/Art/Fashion Explosion Part II costume dance party, performances by Bobby Fantasy, Fing, Canton Mudders, Marian Call, Higher Minds, Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra, Inspired Flight, DJs, themed performances, Popular Naughty fashion tease, lounge, videos, and surprise guests @ Horton Grand Event Center (9 pm, $15, 21+)
• Elton John @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
• Red Bull King of the Rock 1-on-1 basketball battle hosted by Dale Seibert @ Embarcadero Marina Park South (9 am registration, competition at 10 am)
• Comedy Central Live feat. Pete Holmes, Chris Gethard and Horatio Sanz, Nick Swardson, Adam Devine @ House of Blues (Free. Doors at 6 pm, show 7-9 pm)
• Nerd City/Image Comics/Things From Another World Comic-con Afterpaty feat. The Burning of Rome, DJ sets by Red Sonya & Major Taylor, Live art by Jim Mahfood and friends @ Soda Bar (tickets $12 adv/$15 day of)
• A Scribe Amidst The Lions, Gun Runner, Ryan Blue, Archery For The Blind, DJ Gonzo @ Ruby Room
• Longsleeves, Bobby Pena & The Stowaways, Matt Haeck, David Ramirez @ Tin Can
• Snoop Doog & Ice Cube: How The West Was One, Nipsey Hussle, Shulaced All Stars, Young Reef @ 4th & B
• Video Games Live: Bonus Round @ San Diego Civic Theatre
• Boris, Saade, Brainticket DJs @ Casbah
• The Displaced @ The Riviera
• Pine Mountain Logs, Los Chicharrones Guapos @ Belly Up
• Red Hot and Cool Dance Party@ Bar Pink
• Chrononaut/Steampunk Party/The League of Extraordinary Adventurers presents Voltaire @ Queen Bee's (7pm)
• Boom Snap, Come on Go with Us, 5 to Midnight, Colour Vision DJs @ Beauty Bar
• Booty Bassment @ Whistle Stop
• Club Sabbat feat. Robin Roth, Adamnation, Tom King, Comic-con & Zombiewalk Costume Contest @ The Flame
• Dance Party with Saul Q and Kid Wonder @ U-31
• The Amalgamated, The Remedies, DJ Sugar Brown @ O'Connell's
• The Adam Carolla Show @ House of Blues (9pm)
• Tao Seeger @ Lestat's
• The Villains, Groundfloor @ El Dorado
• Secret 7 (CD Release), Unset (acoustic set), Governor Drive, The Secret Wizard Project @ Brick By Brick
• IHeartComix & Popcult present Holy Ghost! (DJ Set) Mike Relm, Frank Chan @ Voyeur
• SD Dubstep/Paperchase Press/Big Up Magazine present SubTerranean feat. Ill Kid, DJ Vent, Crix Saiz, Austin Speed, Puppy Kicker, Melotronix, Esh One, live performance by Recordable Colors, live art by Griffin One & Vent @ Kava Lounge ($5 with costume, $10 after 10pm)
• Kahi Lofa @ Winston's
• 91x Next Big Thing feat. New Politics @ 710 Beach Club
• Asking Alexandria, Born of Osiris, Kittie, Stick To Your Guns, Impending Doom, Through The Eyes of The Dead, Greeley Estates, Periphery, Motionless in White, Chelsea Grin @ Soma
• Tan Dollar, Weed Diamond, Dash Jacket, The Endless Bummer, Surveyor @ Che Cafe
• The Dangerous Summer, The Morning Of, Places and Numbers, Jesse Barrera, Meseta, Ethnic Breakfast @ Epicentre (doors at 6:30, all ages)
• Uncle Junkie, Baghdad Buddha, Retrolust @ Dreamstreet
• Odyssey with host Snoop Dogg (4th & B concert after party), Melo D @ Fluxx
• DJ Scooter, Chris Cutz, Cybershock, DJ Girth @ TwoOSeven, Hard Rock Hotel
• The Jazz of McCoy Tyner & John Coltrane performed by Mikan Zlatkovich, Brian Levy, Bill Andrews, and Kevin Kanner @ Dizzy's (San Diego Wine & Culinary Center)
• Rockola @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge
• Barenaked Ladies, Angel Taylor @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay
• Ziggy Marley @ Open Sky Theatre, Harrah's Rincon Casino
• Kris Allen @ Anthology (Early Show 7:30pm, Late Show 9:30 pm)
• Border Radio @ San Dieguito United Methodist Church Hall
• John Foltz @ The Marble Room
• Recovery Party feat. DJ Ideal & Big Chris @ Spin
• California Celts, DJ Chelu @ Gallagher's
• Anti Human-trafficking Event feat. Keegan Smith, Bushwalla @ True North (3 pm)
• Adema, In Silence, Bloodline, Drownswerve, Loked, Opium Bride, Interim Divine @ Ramona Mainstage
• Harley Davidson BBQ, music by Willovealot @ San Diego Harley-Davidson (Kearny Mesa)
• Explosion De Corridos 2010 @ San Diego Sports Arena
• DJ Jesse Marco @ Eclipse Pool Experience, Harrah's Rincon Casino
• Summer Pops: Michael Cavanaugh (sings the songs of Elton John) @ Embarcadero Marina Park South
• Zombie Walk @ 4th & Broadway, (6 pm, don't be late)
• Zombie Walk after-party @ Quality Social
• X-Sanguin 9-Fail-Safe Party @ Horton Plaza
• Syfy/EW Party @ Hotel Solamar (Invite Only)

Sunday, July 25, 2010 (Comic-con 2010):

• 91X X-Fest feat. 311, Offspring, Pepper, Cake, Unwritten Law, Paper Tongues, Civil Twilight (Cornerstone), Neon Trees, Authority Zero, Circa Survive
• Miniature Tigers, The Spinto Band @ House of Blues, Voodoo Stage (Free, All Ages, 7 pm)
• Sleepy Sun, Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound, Miranda Lee Richards @ Casbah
• CS Touring & Soda Bar present Sick of it All, 50 Lions, Alpha and Omega, Take Offense @ Che Cafe (Tickets $10)
• Lyle Lovett and his Large Band, Kat Edmonson @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay
• The Black Seeds, Stick Figure, The Hold Up @ Belly Up
• Silian Rail, The Burning of Rome @ Bar Pink
• Amber Pacific, Halifax, Victory In Numbers, City Lights, A Sky Harbor, Watch Us Burn @ Epicentre (doors at 6:30 pm, all ages)
• Soul Food Sundays @ Tower Bar
• Klub Isolation feat. DJs Bryan Pollard * AmBones@ Ruby Room
• Karaoke with Daryl Johnston @ Soda Bar
• Tribe of Kings/Reggae Vibes @ U-31
• TRC Sound System @ O'Connell's
• Ari Herstand, Gaia's Blues, Zsuzsanna @ Lestat's
• Acoustic Alliance/Singers In The Round (artists TBA) @ Brick By Brick
• Jose Sinatra's OB-O-ke @ Winston's
• Luscious Noise (feat. members of San Diego Symphony) @ Anthology (Early Show 7:30pm)
• Sing or Die Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
• Too Many Creeps DJs feat Mario O & friends @ Whistle Stop
• Comicsonline Presents Random Gibberish, The Megas, Kirby Krackle , costume contest @ Dreamstreet
• Double Bass Summit feat. Bertrum Turetzky, Marshall Hawkins, Bob Magnusson, Mark Dresser, Jeremy Kurtz, Rob Thorsen, Andres Martin, & Gunnar Biggs with Joshua White and Duncan Moore @ Dizzy's (San Diego Wine & Culinary Center)
• Jesse Davis @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge Brunch, 10a-2p
• Willovealot @ Humphrey's Backstage Lounge
• L.E.D. Presents Toolroom Knights, Chris Lake, Anthony Ross @ Voyeur
• Sunday Pub Quiz @ Gallagher's
• Athenaeum Summer Festival feat. Gustavo Romero @ Neuroscientists Institute (4 pm)

Comic-con 2010: Friday Photos

While Thursday night was full of awesome, it also kicked my ass, making Friday a very lazy day. Not to mention I had to get my NBC listings in and a couple posts up, so I didn't actually leave the house until after 5 pm, grabbing a lifesaving sandwich from Clem's (the San Diegan is the bomb), and catching the bus downtown. I was heading to a party at Analog, though I understood that the doors were at 6:30 and The Good Listeners would be playing at 7, that was not the case. Doors were at 7 for media with the actual party starting at 8 and the band playing at 9. It was a good thing Aaron and Heather work there and they entertained me while I waited. We only stayed for a couple songs because the band didn't start until almost 9:45, though I did have a chance to meet Clark and he was a very nice guy. (I'm making up for it by watching their DVD, Don't Quit Your Daydream, right now.)

Pyles met me at Analog and we headed to a party at the Hard Rock Hotel, passing Stingaree on the way, where they had a photo/press line with the cast of Spartacus, took some photos, then got to the Hard Rock. Unfortunately, I think we arrived too late and most of the celebrities were gone, but there were a few and we snapped photos. I also have to say we met a couple guys who were outside the red ropes and they were awesome, so happy birthday to you, Paul P., I hope to see you again. And I'm confident with your charisma, charm, and personality that you won't be getting other people's coffee for long, though I'm still not entirely convinced you aren't an actor and tricked the hell outta me.


James Frain (plays Franklin Mott on True Blood)

From there, the night was kind of a bust...the line for the EA Sports line was long, Stingaree wouldn't let us in with shorts/sneakers, and most of downtown felt like, well, a Friday night in downtown, i.e. somewhere I didn't wanna be. After a quick stop in Ciro's, it was time to bid adieu to downtown to recharge the batteries for tomorrow. For more pics, click 'keep on reading'.


Bonus: Check out the True Blood trailer that was released at the panel:


Season 3: Comic-Con Second Half Preview

Analog Bar. They've been open a couple weeks, but the official grand opening is happening on Thursday, July 29.


Tim Pyles: Superhero


Seth Green got in on the superhero fun. The cast of Spartacus did a press line at Stingaree.






Corey Feldman (l) and Adam Scott were at the Hard Rock. I think Adam is promoting Piranha 3D, but I was a big fan of his role on the HBO series Tell Me You Love Me.


Thomas Jane plays Ray Drecker on HBO's Hung. He had some interesting footwear...




Ciro's was converted by the Cartoon Network. After 3 days of the Con, I bought some slices but was too exhausted to even eat them. Yikes. I'm going to bed. Hasta mañana!