"The San Diego Music Awards nominees were just announced. In the Best Punk Album category, releases by The Classified, Dogwood, Furious IV, GoGoGo Airheart, Kill Me Tommorrow, Larger Than Life, and Off by One were nominated. Unwritten Law's album, "Elva" was nominated for Best Alternative Album, and their single, "Seein' Red" was nominated for Song of the Year. Box Car Racer's self-titled album was nominated for Album of the Year, and their single, "I Feel So," got a nod for the Song of the Year category. In the Group of the Year Award, blink-182, FenixTX, and Unwritten Law were nominated. Click the link below and you can also vote in other various categories, including Best Punk Band, which includes Agent 51, Pivit, The Classified, Dogwood, GoGoGo Airheart, The Locust, and Lucky 7. For a full list of nominees, click HERE."

If that's not enough for you SoCal-ers, here's some news submitted by Mr. Anonymous himself:
"Legendary Punk and Hardcore venue, SOMA, returns to the front lines this October to present local music. SOMA's huge new dig will have an occupancy of 2400 on the main stage and some 500-600 in the side stage. Same old format…you draw 80 and you get the opportunity to open for a national band! Check out the newly launched website to get the scoop…www.somasd.com."