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Tearing down the house? The downtown venue that hosted James Brown, Kings of Leon, Black Eyed Peas, X, Snoop Dogg, and TV on the Radio during its 17-year run, and which was slated to be refashioned into a state-of the-art electronic
Avalon San Diego, and would remodel the 1500-capacity venue using the same vision that made their Avalon Hol- lywood showcase a success. Months came and went,
but the demolition/construc- tion never happened. Last year, Dean told the Reader
the inside track
Joji Kaegi, the Torrance-
based attorney who oversaw last month’s purchase of the property by IIDA did not return a request for comment. Public records show the
15,000-square-foot build- ing and its property were purchased five years ago for $4.8 million by Crown Invest- ments and was just purchased by IIDA last month for $7.5 million — a whopping $500 per square foot. According to Tim Cowden,
dance mecca, has apparently closed for good. The 4th&B building has
been purchased by Tokyo- based IIDA Group Holdings, Ltd., which specializes in the
that Avalon San Diego con- struction would begin after they opened Bardot in Palm Springs in July. Bardot opened. Still, no
activity downtown.
a specialist on downtown commercial property and senior VP of Collier’s Inter- national, says that investment would only be likely to pencil out in today’s real estate mar- ket if the building were razed and replaced with a residential high-rise. Cowden says it would
appear that the owners of the adjacent California Theatre building and these new own- ers of the 4th&B building “think there is a high prob- ability of being able to change the existing zoning to allow residential construction on this block.” A call to Civic San Diego,
According to commercial property specialist Tim Cowden, the new owners of 4th&B may want “residential construction on this block.”
“design, construction, and sales of residential properties.” Three years ago, EDM
impresarios David Dean and John Lyons told the Reader that they were taking over the lease of 4th&B, renaming it
Now Dean says plans for
Avalon San Diego “are at a standstill. It’s been that way for a year.” He says the chances of music ever returning to 4th&B “depends on what the new owners want.”
the land-use oversight group that oversees downtown zon- ing changes, was not returned. The 89-year-old Califor-
nia Theatre has been vacant since 1990 and was itself a concert hotspot in the 1970s and ’80s. The 2200-capac- ity theater hosted shows by Cheap Trick, Patti Smith, Lou Reed, Journey, PiL, and the
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Dead Kennedys. The California Theatre
occupies half of the block. The other half is split between
4th&B and a parking lot. — Ken Leighton
Dispensary rock. Black Mountain is back in action with a new record, IV, after a relatively quiet four years. The group was last heard from in 2012 on their soundtrack to the post-apocalyptic surf film Year Zero. That album featured a grab-bag of vintage Black Mountain cuts alongside five fresh tracks. So, five new Black Mountain tracks have seen the light of day in the six years since their last full-length of original material (Wilderness Heart) was released. Perhaps the Black Mountain Army was getting restless? When asked about what
served as the catalyst for the new album, band mastermind Stephen McBean had a sur- prising response. “Our moms needed a new
album to brag about at the hairdressers,” he said. An interesting motivation,
but one that makes perfect sense, as mothers worldwide are known for proudly talking up the accomplishments of their kiddos. And how many mothers have birthed a collec- tion of individuals as unique and talented as the players that make up Black Moun- tain? Besides playing in this group, members moonlight in other bands such as Lightning
thUrSDAY • Apr 21 DEAFHEAVEN YOUTH CODE
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Dust, Blood Meridian, and, of course, Pink Mountaintops. None of these bands make a ton of money, but mothers at hairdressers are all about
differs from touring the United States in that there are shorter drives, no borders, and “less staring at Trump’s dumbass face.”
Why IV after four years? According to Black Mountain’s McBean, “Our moms needed something to brag about at the hairdressers.”
artistic integrity. McBean elaborated on how
the break gave the band “lots of extra time for nacho eating,” which is clutch when you’re priming a new platter full of psychedelic Blue Öyster Cult/ Floyd/Sabbath-y ’70s guitar rock. It isn’t tough to imagine the epic stoner odyssey “Flo- rian Saucer Attack” as having been cultivated over four years spent devouring Mission Tortilla Rounds garnished with Pace salsa and some sort of nuclear cheese. Before they arrive in San
Diego for their gig at the Casbah on Saturday, Black Mountain will be wrapping up a European Tour. McBean describes the European Black Mountain Army as being “huge” and featuring “more bling” and “less facial hair.” For McBean, touring Europe
Black Mountain is based
out of Vancouver, but McBean has been a Los Angeles trans- plant for some time now. He says he used to go to Ché Café and Pokez when he visited San Diego, so maybe you’ll spot him chowing down a big plate full of nachos at the latter before they hit the stage at the Casbah. Check the local dispensaries a couple hours
before dinnertime as well. — Dryw Keltz
Joy sounds insane. Heavier, and, I must say, humbler than ever, San Diego’s own Joy comes fulminating back with their latest platter, Ride Along! Originator Zach- ary Oakley took some queries via email. The new album’s out on 4/29. Did you really want to (continued on page 56)
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FriDAY • MAY 13 NIGHT MOVES
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TAKING BACK TUESDAY
THE DIDDLEY DADDIES tUeSDAY • MAY 17
THE ROSALYNS
WeDNeSDAY • MAY 18 YUNA
FriDAY • MAY 20 DAMIEN JURADO BEN ABRAHAM
SAtUrDAY • MAY 21 FRUIT BATS
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