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Poway High School presents the Bands Spring Concert 7 p.m. Thursday, May 31 at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are $5, students free. Tickets will be sold at the door the night of show.

Former frontman shares new tunes on solo tour The man who sat at the bar at 5 Points Pub last Wednesday afternoon seemed different from the long-haired, shimmying frontman who rose to fame as a member of The Academy Is... in the late 2000s. Looking suave and hip with his shorter 'do, round tortoiseshell glasses and a yellow T-shirt paying homage to anime series Weekly Shonen Sunday, the musician ...

It appears that the current Najib Administration has forgotten the bitter lessons learnt during Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's long innings in office when he, the frightened little man he was by default in office, openly and shamelessly rooted for extreme coercion as his preferred modus operandi.

Rancho Bernardo High School presents its Broadway revue concert 7 p.m. Thursday, May 24 and Friday, May 25 in the Rancho Bernardo High School Performing Arts Center. The program will feature performances by the award-winning Madrigals and Advance Women’s Ensemble, as well as the Concert Choirs.

The Cult Choice of Weapon (Cooking Vinyl) 3 Stars Although (amazingly) this is the Cult's first album to feature the same recording lineup as its predecessor, Weapon eschews the abrasive hard rock approach of 2007's Born Into This and instead splits t

Four fun-filled, bluegrass stompin’ days along the Potomac River are just around the corner.

The big top tent will raised June 21 when the Carson & Barnes Circus sets up at Gieson Motorsports in Rock Falls. (SVM file photo)

Four fun-filled, bluegrass stompin’ days along the Potomac River are just around the corner.

5 tonight: Spring Out at Jillian’s. Spring Out is, of course, the sibling of Fall Out, the concert put on by WARQ-FM Rock 93.5 in the fall. The bands playing the spring version: Awolnation , Neon Trees , Twin Atlantic and The Features . Jillian’s is at 800 Gervais St. $16; www.warq.com

Joe Sell, guitarist from Lucky Boys Confusion passed away last night, according to The Daily Herald . Sell had been fighting health problems in the past months, but recently he seemed more optimistic about the future. His most recent Facebook post, on May 1 displayed a can-do attitude regarding a new job and its benefits: [ more › ]

Santa Monica College has named fifteen 2011-12 Student Athletes of the Year, demonstrating scholastic achievement as much as athletic talent and persistence. Awards to the diverse group of students will be presented at the annual awards breakfast sponsored by the SMC General Advisory Board, a community support group, at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, May 24 in the SMC Pavilion, 1900 Pico Blvd. The students ...