Contrary to popular belief, my new hometown of San Diego is a gateway for more than just naval recruits and illegal immigrants. The Casbah, an unsightly club next to the airport, is supposedly the left coast's CBGB, "the place where every important band in the independent music world comes to play when it hits San Diego, the place where acts such as Nirvana, the White Stripes, and the Strokes played before they became household names . . . New York City has its Mercury Lounge, Washington, D.C., has the 9:30 Club, San Francisco has Slim’s, Seattle has the Showbox, and Austin has Emo’s. San Diego has the Casbah. With bigger venues being swallowed and homogenized by corporations, the Casbah may be San Diego’s only icon in the music world" (Jennifer Cooke, San Diego Reader, April 30, 2008). While San Diego may not be what L.A. is for film or Austin is for music, it does have many varied and unique festivals, both indoor and outdoor (perfect year-round climate to boot). Most I found dates for, the last two just mention last year's headliners. Come stay on my couch or find another at http://www.couchsurfing.com/ and we can attend one of the following together:
6th Annual Black Film Festival (January 29-February 1) STARTS TODAY
19th Annual Jewish Film Festival (February 4-15)
16th Annual Latino Film Festival (March 12-22)
25th Annual San Diego Film Festival (September 24-27)
10th Annual Asian Film Festival (October 15-29)
You probably would never know it if you've never been, but San Diego Comic-Con offers TWO festivals, its own international short film festival which goes all four days, and the international children's film festival on Sunday, the last day of the convention.
Indie Music Fest V (March 28)
8th Annual Gator by the Bay Zydeco and Blues Festival (May 8-10)
7th Annual Summergrass Bluegrass Festival (August 21-23)
25th Annual Street Scene Beck, Spoon, Justice, TV on the Radio, Cat Power
91X X-Fest The Offspring, Pennywise, Jimmy Eat World
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