The Hideout

Nothington, The Bombpops @ The Hideout, San Diego

Releasing their first full-length album in some six years, the San Francisco Bay area’s Nothington made the trek down the west coast, landing in San Diego’s Hideout on a recent Saturday night. The crowd enjoyed their songs, new and old, and a couple of their friends were invited to join

Sunday 09 October 2016

Awesomefest 10 Sunday Night @ Soda Bar & The Hideout, San Diego

Sunday night is always bittersweet at Awesomefest. Sweet, because there are more good bands to see, but bitter because it means the fest is almost over. This year was particularly bittersweet, with the announcement just before the weekend began that Southern California’s Dudes Night was calling it quits. The

Saturday 08 October 2016

Awesomefest 10 Saturday Night @ Soda Bar & The Hideout, San Diego

Saturday night, smack dab in the middle of this thing, was what most people were waiting for. The headliner of the night, closing out The Hideout, was The Arrivals. I knew most everyone else was anxiously awaiting their set, too, but I expected that many in the crowd would

Friday 07 October 2016

Awesomefest 10 Friday Night @ Soda Bar, The Hideout, San Diego

Awesomefest is an annual celebration of family, pop punk, burritos, beer, pizza, and whiskey. The first weekend in September, hundreds of punks descend on San Diego, California for a weekend of some of the best pop punk has to offer. The schedule is set up so that you can

Awesomefest 10 San Diego Pre-fest @ Soda Bar & The Hideout

Every Labor Day weekend (the weekend before the first Monday in September), the world’s largest family reunion is held in San Diego. Well, it’s really a DIY pop punk fest, but it feels like a family reunion. Punks and bands from all over the country and all over the

Friday 05 August 2016

Yeesh, Fake Limbs, Rad Payoff @ The Hideout, Chicago