In Your Neighborhood takes a deeper look into the people, places, events, art, recording, culture and causes that make up the fabric of the modern-day local music scene.

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Check out the latest episode of In your Neighborhood w/ Lou Niles featuring my hang with members of the band Pepper in and around Oceanside, CA. In Your Neighborhood is a web series that takes a deeper look into the people, places, events, art, recording, culture and causes that make up the fabric of the Read more..

In Your Neighborhood is a web series produced by Love Machine Films guided by long time local music supporter Lou Niles, that takes a deeper look into the people, places, events, art, recording, culture and causes that make up the fabric of the local music scene. This episode features Jewel Kilcher and takes a one Read more..

D.Dove is a hip-hop artist based out of San Diego, CA known for her acclaimed record produced by Factor entitled “Screwg Mc Dovey”, she has toured nationwide and has developed an organic following earning her high profile touring slots and a reputation for staying true to her art form. Her next official release is said Read more..

Built In Sun is a new project from Joe Plummer (Cold War Kids/The Shins/Modest Mouse/Black Heart Procession) and Pall Jenkins (Black Heart Procession/Three Mile Pilot/Mr. Tube and the Flying Objects). I met up with Joe and Pall in South Park. We talked about the new album, how it came to be, the songwriting process, and Read more..

In Your Neighborhood | Episode 1 Director Bill Perrine brings us It’s Gonna Blow, a documentary about San Diego’s underground music history during the decade from 1986 to 1996. Lou Niles narrates as Perrine shows archival performance footage, pictures, and interviews, painting a stunningly vivid picture of a musically rich decade in San Diego and Southern California history. Read more..