Solana Beach Archives - Los Angeles Post-Examiner

Tommy Castro and the Painkillers Come to Southern California

“A great artist…impassioned vocals and pure inventiveness in his stellar guitar solos…He makes playing rough feel easy.” — Blues Music

Top photo by Kathleen Garrison for Alligator Records Alligator Records artists Tommy Castro and the Painkillers are back on the

Top photo courtesy of Alligator Records After more than a year without live music Tommy Castro & The Painkillers will perform

“Cocoa Tea” is a popular Caribbean drink, but music fans know it’s also the name of one of reggae’s sweetest

After watching legendary reggae band Black Uhuru perform in September of 2016, I wrote, “Duckie Simpson is an ageless, still

With his signature sweet voice and a successful career spanning over four decades, Don Carlos is unquestionably a legendary figure

Earlier today Governor Jerry Brown issued a State of Emergency for counties throughout the state, including Los Angeles, Santa Barbara,

Derrick “Duckie” Simpson, founder of the world’s top-selling reggae band after Bob Marley and The Wailers, has been in the

Photo above: train and trolley yards on San Diego Bay, as seen from PetCo Park, home of the San Diego

What do you think death is like? Is it restful, does it have stars and bars, blaring bands heralding a