Java Joe has backed away, but a longtime friend has stepped up to keep the music going under a new stage banner, the Backdrop. Java Joe’s began in Poway in 1991, moving to Ocean Beach in 1994 (where ...
Java Joe’s, San Diego’s most storied performance venue for singer-songwriters, will celebrate its 25th birthday Saturday with a big bang, followed by the sounds of a moving van. The intimate acoustic ...
In 1991, Java Joe’s was located in Poway. The shop moved to Ocean Beach in 1994, then in 2000 reopened at a different location in O.B. (where Jason Mraz recorded two live albums). Eventually he moved ...