R.I.P. stimy

in january 2009, i had the distinct honor of hosting the casbah 20th anniversary special on KPBS. during the two-week pre-production period, producer angela carone asked who -- from the local music community -- should be included in the program ?!? without hesitation, i suggested michael steinman ... or, stimy. best known for his work with inch, clairemont's stimy entered the san diego punk scene as a teenager with his band, sub society. following national / commercial success with inch, stimy formed congress of the cow and lakeside orchestra. when he wasn't performing,...

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#SS09tweetup

with my friends, @street_scene, @utstreet, and @casbahsandiego, i'm emceeing the official Street Scene 2009 tweet-up, or #SS09tweetup. what's a tweet-up? noun: a real world meeting between two or more people, connected via twitter. twitter followers and fans of street scene (celebrated 25 years) are invited to attend this private, happy hour mixer @casbahsandiego. DETAILS: #SS09 Tweet-up will be held Thursday Aug. 27, between 6 - 8 p.m. at The Casbah (2501 Kettner Blvd) and will include the following: - DJ set by @nrvouswreckords (Brian Karcig of Louis XIV/The Nervous...

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