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On Sunday, Stefani De Palma will cook the most important meal of her life. The longtime San Diegan, who spent 15 years i...
01/25/2025

On Sunday, Stefani De Palma will cook the most important meal of her life. The longtime San Diegan, who spent 15 years in the kitchen at Michelin three star restaurant Addison by William Bradley, will lead Team USA in the world's toughest and most prestigious cooking competition, the Bocuse d'Or.

Stefani De Palma, competing Jan. 26-27 in the Bocuse d’Or in France, spent 15 years at San Diego’s Michelin three-star restaurant Addison by William Bradley

Shakira, Charli XCX, Billie Eilish and Teddy Swims will perform at the 2025 Recording Academy / GRAMMYs on Feb. 2. The l...
01/24/2025

Shakira, Charli XCX, Billie Eilish and Teddy Swims will perform at the 2025 Recording Academy / GRAMMYs on Feb. 2. The lineup also includes....

The 2025 Grammy Awards has confirmed its first batch of performers. They include Billie EIlish, Shakira. Charli XCX, Teddy Swims, RAYE and Best New Artist nominees Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Ro…

Should the Grammy Awards go on as scheduled Feb. 2 in fire-wracked Los Angeles? Or should they be postponed? There are n...
01/23/2025

Should the Grammy Awards go on as scheduled Feb. 2 in fire-wracked Los Angeles? Or should they be postponed? There are no easy answers, but here are some of the the pros and cons of proceeding just 10 days from now with the "music's biggest night" telecast. What's your take? Is it better for the Recording Academy / GRAMMYs to go ahead, or be pushed back? Why, or why not?

The 2021 and 2022 Grammy Awards were postponed because of a pandemic surge. Should this year’s edition in Los Angeles also be postponed as area residents grapple with the impact of massive wi…

Like mother, like son! Rising piano phenom Jahari Stampley — the winner of the 2023 Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Int...
01/23/2025

Like mother, like son! Rising piano phenom Jahari Stampley — the winner of the 2023 Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Competition — may be the only young artist anywhere currently leading a jazz trio that features one of the member’s mothers. Namely, his mom, saxophonist, pianist, bassist, organist and synthesizer player D-Earania Stampley. Our other concert highlights for the coming week include Woodstock alums Canned Heat and Haley Heynderickx & The Westerlies. What shows are you going to?

Like mother, like son: Award-winning jazz pianist Jahari Stampley, 25, leads a trio that features his mom on multiple instruments. They will perform in La Jolla Sunday.

For the second year in a row, Animae chef Tara Monsod has been named a semifinalist for a James Beard Award for Best Che...
01/22/2025

For the second year in a row, Animae chef Tara Monsod has been named a semifinalist for a James Beard Award for Best Chef: California, and she's joined this year by Robert Alcocer of Michelin-starred Valle in Oceanside. Also, Roma Norte cocktail bar downtown is one of 12 spots nationwide vying for Best New Bar of .2025. Here's what the leaders of three spots had to say Wednesday about their honors.

Chef Roberto Alcocer of Michelin-starred Valle joins two-time nominee Tara Monsod of Animae, and Roma Norte is up for Best New Bar

Box of Rain: Here is the complete lineup for the 2025 MusiCares concert honoring the Grateful Dead. It includes Zac Br...
01/21/2025

Box of Rain: Here is the complete lineup for the 2025 MusiCares concert honoring the Grateful Dead. It includes Zac Brown, Norah Jones, Maren Morris, Lukas Nelson, Billy Strings, The War and Treaty, Mick Fleetwood and a whole lot more. What do you think of the lineup?

Dave Matthews, Norah Jones, Sammy Hagar, John Mayer and Zac Brown are just some of the artists who will perform Jan. 31 at the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year tribute concert honoring the Gratef…

Next weekend, the San Diego Symphony will host Italian conductor Daniele Rustioni and his Italian American wife, violini...
01/19/2025

Next weekend, the San Diego Symphony will host Italian conductor Daniele Rustioni and his Italian American wife, violinist Francesa D**o, who grew up in San Diego.

Their concerts this weekend with the San Diego Symphony mark a homecoming for D**o, who began playing violin here as a child

Cygnet Theatre offers a tour of its now-in-progress Joan theater at Liberty Station and unveils the lineup for its first...
01/19/2025

Cygnet Theatre offers a tour of its now-in-progress Joan theater at Liberty Station and unveils the lineup for its first season in the $43.5 million complex.

The company’s 21st season, kicking off with Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Follies,’ will launch in September in the $43.5 million performing arts complex

Taylor Swift performed at the NAMM Show several times between 2004 and 2008. Will she be at the 2025 NAMM Show? Either w...
01/18/2025

Taylor Swift performed at the NAMM Show several times between 2004 and 2008. Will she be at the 2025 NAMM Show? Either way, the lineup boasts some notable artists, including Jon Batiste, Peter Frampton, Jacob Collier, CeCe Winans, Jack White, and more. Former San Diego six-string wiz Jennifer Batten The Guitar Queen and Lindsey Stirling will co-host this year's She Rocks Awards. Here are all the details on who will be there.

Music stars Jon Batiste, Jacob Collier, Jack White, CeCe Winans and Peter Frampton will perform at the 2025 NAMM Show in Anaheim. Will Taylor Swift, who performed at previous editions earlier in he…

How big is the NAMM Show for the music instruments and gear industry? "Nothing else compares,” said Tom Sumner, the head...
01/18/2025

How big is the NAMM Show for the music instruments and gear industry? "Nothing else compares,” said Tom Sumner, the head of Yamaha Music USA. “I had dreamed of attending the NAMM Show my whole life," says 25-year-old violinist, Berklee College of Music grad and social media influenced Mia Asano Music. Here's our preview of the 2025 NAMM Show and the current state of the $19 billion industry.

Hailed as the global super bowl of annual music trade events, the NAMM Show draws attendees from more than 100 countries to Anaheim each year, along with high-profile and everyday musicians, educat…

This past week, four different series of dinner events were announced at restaurants in Oceanside and Encinitas. They in...
01/17/2025

This past week, four different series of dinner events were announced at restaurants in Oceanside and Encinitas. They include a dinner featuring 3 Michelin-starred chefs at Valle Oceanside; Visit Oceanside's ocean-themed "passport" dining adventure at 15 Oceanside restaurants; a farm-themed series at Fox Point Farms in Encinitas; and a "3 Nights at Sea" chef dinner series at Herb & Sea. We've got all the details.

Oceanside hosts Swell Plates series, Fox Point Farms launches dinner series; and Herb & Sea host three visiting oceanside chefs

Opera! Boxing! Jazz! A collaboration with Beyoncé on an aria from Carmen-themed Pepsi commercial! Film scores! Terence B...
01/17/2025

Opera! Boxing! Jazz! A collaboration with Beyoncé on an aria from Carmen-themed Pepsi commercial! Film scores! Terence Blanchard does it all with equal conviction and skill. Here's our in-depth conversation with the award-winning composer, trumpeter and band leader, who performs Sunday in La Jolla at The Conrad. Who's going?

A modern-day renaissance man, jazz trumpeter and opera composer Terence Blanchard is an 8-time Grammy Award-winner whose film scores have earned him two Oscar nominations. “I’m learning…

All-star lineup for FireAid: The Jan. 30 benefit concert for L.A. wildfire victims will feature Joni Mitchell, Stevie Ni...
01/16/2025

All-star lineup for FireAid: The Jan. 30 benefit concert for L.A. wildfire victims will feature Joni Mitchell, Stevie Nicks, Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Sting, Gwen Stefani, Lil Baby, Katy Perry, Rod Stewart, P!nk, Sting, Tate McRae, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stephen Stills, John Mayer and more. Here's the full lineup and ticket info for the concert, which will stream and be broadcast extensively, including on YouTube and at AMC Theatres.

The Jan. 30 FireAid benefit concert in Los Angeles will raise funds for wildfire victims with a lineup that includes such Rock Hall of Famers as Joni Mitchell, Sting, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Stev…

Last month, Yelp announced its picks for the top new restaurants in the U.S. in 2024, and two San Diego spots were in th...
01/16/2025

Last month, Yelp announced its picks for the top new restaurants in the U.S. in 2024, and two San Diego spots were in the top 10. One one of them is a Mediterranean restaurant that most locals may have never heard of. BoujieMana, ranked at No. 8 in the U.S., has been flying under the radar in a Serra Mesa office building since November 2023.

Quietly tucked away in a Serra Mesa office building, the Mediterranean eatery was named America’s 8th best new restaurant of 2024 by the ratings website Yelp.

Which of these concerts are you attending?
01/16/2025

Which of these concerts are you attending?

From mariachi and funk to hip-hop and jazz, this week’s San Diego concert picks include Flor de Tolache, Lettuce, Wu-Tang Clan’s GZA, trombonist Francisco Torres, percussionist Javier C…

Sound move: The Recording Academy / GRAMMYs is canceling many Grammy week events and repurposing its Grammy telecast, Mu...
01/15/2025

Sound move: The Recording Academy / GRAMMYs is canceling many Grammy week events and repurposing its Grammy telecast, MusiCares concert honoring the Grateful Dead, and the three other Grammy events that will go on as scheduled in order to raise funds for Los Angeles fire victims and to honor first responders.

Many Grammy Awards week events are being canceled while the Feb. 2 Grammy telecast is now being reframed to raise funds for wildfire relief efforts and to honoring first responders,

Village People and Donald J. Trump, together at last. The iconic disco-music group, led by San Diego-based Victor Willis...
01/14/2025

Village People and Donald J. Trump, together at last. The iconic disco-music group, led by San Diego-based Victor Willis, will perform at several of Trump's inauguration events next week, joining a lineup that also includes Carrie Underwood, Lee Greenwood and Kid Rock.

What led to disco-music icons the Village People’s decision to perform at the inauguration of Donald Trump, after previously objecting to his use of the group’s music? Money and a desir…

One of America's most-produced new plays, "The Heart Sellers," has made its San Diego debut at North Coast Rep. Here's t...
01/14/2025

One of America's most-produced new plays, "The Heart Sellers," has made its San Diego debut at North Coast Rep. Here's the U-T review:

The two-character play, set in 1973 America, is about two newly arrived immigrant women who bond over their shared hopes and fears

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Check out U-T theater writer James Hebert’s video from the demo session by skate pro and North County board boss Tony Hawk after yesterday's La Jolla Playhouse "DNA" workshop staging of the skateboard musical "Slam." Hawk is in the early stages of working with Devo leader Mark Mothersbaugh and Broadway writer Kyle Jarrow on the show, which is based on a novel by Nick Hornby of "High Fidelity" fame. You can look for more here tomorrow about the work and the creators' thoughts on it. (It turns out Mothersbaugh is a BIG fan of skateboarding.) Meanwhile, here’s a link to our previous story on the show and the DNA fest: http://bit.ly/2LmjfF4

A bumper crop of new #vegan restaurants has sprouted in San Diego County over the past two years. Here's our roundup of 22 new and old favorites: https://bit.ly/2n3JVex

Comic-Con 2018: Character battle trivia
Comic-Con 2018: Character battle trivia

Who knows most about their characters - Mario Bros or Spiderman?

Comic-Con 2018: Star Wars trivia battle
Comic-Con 2018: Star Wars trivia battle

Is the force strong with these 'Star Wars' fans? See how well they could answer trivia about the movie series.

Comic-Con 2018: The Jack Ryan Experience
Comic-Con 2018: The Jack Ryan Experience

Prime Video created a hyperreality experience for its upcoming release of Jack Ryan. Do you have what it takes to go through CIA operative training? The activation is open to the public through Sunday. Read more here - http://bit.ly/2uQ567l

Steve Breen: Comic-Con trivia Battle I
Steve Breen: Comic-Con trivia Battle I

In a battle of wits between Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters, we're all winners.

'Star Trek: Discovery' stars weigh in on how gay love saved the universe
'Star Trek: Discovery' stars weigh in on how gay love saved the universe

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ stars Anthony Rapp and Wilson Cruz on how gay love saved the universe. Read more here - http://bit.ly/2mwTp1F

We know you've been waiting all year for news on the weird and wonderful new food items at this year's San Diego County Fair. We did a taste-test of the new food and offer our picks and pans: https://bit.ly/2rMaFCo

There's still time to catch #JasonLicker's dessert "pop-up," through Sunday at Maestoso in #HIllcrest. Read all about the James Beard-nominated pastry chef, who spent the last 12 years in Asia perfecting his unique sweets: bit.ly/2uopFuA

La Jolla Playhouse’s Without Walls Festival is getting under way today in downtown San Diego. Check out U-T theater critic James Hebert’s video clip of the installation “Model Home” at Horton Plaza Park (below), and catch up with our full preview of the fest here: http://bit.ly/2ynCdmv

We hope you're hungry, we've compiled a list (and mouth-watering photos) of 42 new restaurants that have opened around San Diego since May, plus a few that more opening this month. Indulge! http://bit.ly/2x9TdMw

Comic-Con Karaoke
Comic-Con Karaoke

"Ooga-chaka ooga-ooga ooga-chaka ooga-ooga!" We know you're "Hooked on a feeling" and we don't blame you.

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