Thursday, July 17, 2025

Things To Do In San Diego: Thursday, July 17-Wednesday, July 30, 2025: San Diego Pride | Good Trouble Lives On Protest | Toad The Wet Sprocket | Emo Nite | Best of SD Party | Father John Misty | Comic-Con | Fitz & The Tantrums | Ben Kweller |


I don't love staying up all night to work on listings, but I did appreciate when I did two weeks over the 4th of July holiday, so I decided I would do the same for Pride and Comic-Con. And look, I get that the Pride Festival is super controversial this year, but I don't think the whole parade and experience should be ruined because of that poor booking choice. This week, our trans niece died by suicide, so I really don't need anyone to tell me why Pride should be quieted this year, especially with the intense and unrelenting attacks on transgender people that result in the exaggerated rates of mental illness and suicide. 
Meanwhile, next week is Comic-Con, so I still have a ton of emails to get through and I'll separate out the events and activations within my listings and I'll activate my Comic-Con tab once again, so it's all easy to navigate for those who still use my listings. 
As for right now in this very moment, I'm going to be late for work, so I have to shut it down and mosey. 
Stay safe out there. Nolite te bastardes carborundorum. 

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Rosey's Diary & Newsy Things: Crystal Pier Reopens | County Sprays Mosquito Control | CV Launches Bayfront Shuttle | Aguirre Wins County Supe Spot | New Zoo Babies! |

Rocket and new baby, born 7.8.2025

I'm trying to "clean slate" my inboxes and posts because with Pride this week and Comic-Con next week, my email volume has already tripled. So while I know there's so much news coming at us all the time, I'm just not gonna cover every stupid thing done by this administration. I just can't. It's a lot. And we're all just trying to get by and balance all the terrible things happening. The cruelty is the point and it's just mind-blowing. So let's just move forward. 

San Diego is especially beautiful this time of year, even with the occasional heat waves, so let's just enjoy our City and put one foot in front of the other and try to keep finding our personal joy. 

Stay safe out there. Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.  

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Things To Do In San Diego: Thursday, July 10-Wednesday, July 16, 2025: Bad Cop/Bad Cop | Velvet Glow | Low Cut Connie | Jim Rao Fan Club | Alison Krause | M. Ward | Mei Semones | Kelcey Ayer | The Coronas |


I'm always in the middle of a diary post, so I'll get that up at some point, but for now, let's just try and get excited for post-Independence Day July, because now that the holiday weekend is gone (where we smartly hid away from tourists and traffic at the Kumeyaay Lake Campground), we can take a breather and then get ready for Pride (in spite of controversy) and Comic-Con! My inbox is starting to fill up on the daily with CCI activations, products, and events, so per usual, I'm trying to filter through to make sure I cover all the events, while I leave all the collectibles and products and publishing to the devoted sites that know way more about all those things. In the meantime, it's hot, so find some time to check out your favorite beach or shady hike or do like I do, and hide at the zoo among the lush botanical collection that keeps the temperature about 10-15 degrees cooler than everywhere else in the County. 
Stay safe out there. Nolite te bastardes carborundorum. 

Thursday, July 10, 2025:
  • Bad Cop/Bad Cop: Lighten Up Record Release Tour Summer 2025, The Last Gang, Poli van Dam @ Casbah
  • Velvet Glow, Xovenus, Far From Away @ Soda Bar
  • Esha Tewari: Wraith Tour @ Quartyard 
  • The Charities, The Emkays, The Jonny Tarr Situation @ Belly Up
  • ProgJect – The Ultimate Prog Rock Experience with Jonathan Mover, Mike Keneally, Alessandro Del Vecchio, Pete Griffin, Ryo Okumoto @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
  • Gilbert Castellanos & The New Latin Jazz Sextet @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Ticketed Event | 21+| 7pm Supperclub | 9pm Show)
  • Dwight Yoakam: The Cosmic Roundup & Rodeo Tour, The Mavericks, Ben Haggard @ Frontwave Arena, Oceanside
  • Barrington Levy @ Beach House
  • Wookalars, Mary Bell, Kitty Plague @ Ken Club
  • The Basement Yard Experience: From The Basement to The World Tour @ Balboa Theatre
  • Patrick Grattan @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs
  • Satin Jackets @ House of Blues
  • The Band Feel @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
  • Leonard Patton Featuring Curtis Taylor @ The Jazz Lounge
  • The Marcelas, BLC, Gomethegod @ The Banshee (formerly Space)
  • Hunter Hayes @ Live & Up Close, Sycuan Casino 
  • The Gravities @ Seven Grand
  • Reverb @ EQ 
  • Uptown Rhythm Makers @ Panama 66
  • The Water Spots, Planck @ Winston's 
  • Torpedo, Killfeather, POR @ Tower Bar
  • Lady Strange & The Rites, Black Tapestry, Vedic, Manthers @ Bancroft Bar 
  • Soul Magic with Lee Harris accompanied by Davor Bozic @ Baker-Baum Concert Hall, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center (7pm)
  • Oklahoma! @ Cygnet Theatre (7pm)
  • The '70s: the Golden Age of the Album @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (7pm)
  • Noises Off @ The Old Globe (7pm)
  • The Janeiad @ The Old Globe (7pm)
  • Anastasia: The Musical @ The Moonlight Amphitheatre (8pm)
  • Baseball: Wastin’ Away in San Diego Padres Pregame Celebration @ 5 o’clock Somewhere Bar, Margaritaville Hotel (5pm)
  • Lucky Strike @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
  • Fox Medicine, All Monster Review, Chainsaw Rainbow, DJ Faux Velvet @ Til-Two Club
  • Mark Fisher & Jimmy Lewis @ Aquarius Bar & Grille 
  • Acoustic Sunsets @ Cannonball, Belmont Park
  • Chickenbone Slim and the Biscuits @ Tio Leo's
  • Spin Thursdays: Abyss with Arp8, Michelle Mendez, Jaq.xs, Rainedrop @ SPIN 
  • Cadillac Fringe @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
  • Victoria Robertson @ Le Fontainebleau Room, Westgate Hotel
  • Happy Hour & Trivia Night @ Winston's (5pm)
  • Aztec Open Mic @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
  • Karaoke @ Luau Bar
  • Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
Friday, July 11, 2025:
  • Low Cut Connie, Annabel Lee @ Casbah
  • SZA Dance Night @ Soda Bar
  • The Spazmatics, Hot Lava @ Belly Up
  • Gold Celeste, Vinyl Williams, Anna May @ Whistle Stop
  • Mark Farina, Cris Herrera, Mimi Raza @ Music Box
  • Happy Together -Tour 2025 @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay
  • Smoke & Mirrors Sound System, Prizefighters @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (GA Ticketed Event | 21+| 8pm)
  • Yächtley Crëw @ UCSD Epstein Family Amphitheatre
  • Canyon River @ Seven Grand
  • Downs Family, Homeless Sexuals, Baked Religion @ Ken Club
  • Bug Stomp, The White Collars, Flailing Idiot, Trial Endeavor, Whitegirl Wednesday, Home By Five @ Soma Sidestage
  • Kahlil Childs Quartet @ Panama 66
  • Sweater Weather, Hawk Auburn @ Black Cat Bar
  • Atomic Groove @ Belly Up (Happy Hours 5-8pm)
  • Michael Draper @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs
  • Serious Guise @ Fast Times
  • Martin McDaniel @ Moonshine Flats 
  • Couch Dog @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
  • Ethan Fairclough & his quartet present the music of Cedar Walton @ Dizzy's
  • Fadegreen, Shadowfigure, Hemo the Person, Admiral Atlas @ Bancroft Bar
  • Acoustic Set by Ryan Thaxter @ Borrego Rooftop Kitchen + Cocktails, Hotel Indigo
  • Travel Agents @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
  • The Basement Yard Experience: From The Basement to The World Tour @ Balboa Theatre
  • Live Band Karaoke SD @ The Rabbit Hole (9pm-12am)
  • Adam Markland @ The Rabbit Hole (6-9pm)
  • Green Jelly AKA Green Jello @ The Holding Company
  • Soul Magic with Lee Harris accompanied by Davor Bozic @ Baker-Baum Concert Hall, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center (7pm)
  • Hidden City Sounds Series: Lefty Martin & His Right Hand Band & Free Pre-Show Line Dance Class @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
  • Tierra Caliente Academy of Arts – Summer Recital @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
  • Seussical the Musical @ Brooks Oceanside Theatre (7pm)
  • Noises Off @ The Old Globe (7pm)
  • The Janeiad @ The Old Globe (8pm)
  • Oklahoma! @ Cygnet Theatre (8pm)
  • The '70s: the Golden Age of the Album @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (7pm)
  • Anastasia: The Musical @ The Moonlight Amphitheatre (8pm)
  • Disney's The Lion King, Jr. @ San Diego Junior Theatre/Casa Del Prado Theatre (7pm)
  • Top Gun: Maverick in Concert with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra @ The Shell 
  • Amerikan Bear, Plastic Nancy, Kiss Hello @ Pour House (9pm)
  • Joe Wood & the Lonely Ones @ Pour House (Free | 5-8pm)  
  • FNGRS CRSSD presents Matthew Dear B2B Juan Maclean @ EQ 
  • Gravebeat @ Til-Two Club
  • The Siers Brothers @ Tio Leo's (Summer Outdoor Stage)
  • Laurie BB Lewis & the Electric Underground @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
  • Bill Caballero @ Riviera Supper Club
  • Death Lens, Grave Secrets, The Sols, Oliver Slime @ Tower Bar 
  • The Brown Sugar band @ Mr. Peabody's
  • Next Level Band @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort (4-8pm)
  • About Face @ Rank & File, Sycuan Casino Resort (9pm-1am)
  • DJ Josh Lee @ Retreat Pool, Sycuan Casino Resort (3-7pm)
  • Platinum Vibe @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
  • First Friday Jazz Jam on the Jetty (4-7pm) | R&R Revival (7-10pm) @ Aquarius Bar & Grille 
  • Fred Benedetti @ The Jazz Lounge
  • Gasolina! @ Park & Rec
  • Patrick Howard Trampus & Honky Tonk Nights @ Renegade Country
  • Vinyl Slices @ Blind Lady Ale House
  • Bingo Loco @ Quartyard
  • Kino Village 5-Year Anniversary @ SPIN
  • Karaoke with Corey Glasper @ Winston's 
  • Flashback Fridays with Junior theDISCOpunk @ Mo's
  • Bingo Night @ Rolando Room, Kroc Center (5-7pm)
  • Karaoke @ The Banshee (formerly Space)
  • Karaoke @ Luau Bar
  • Live Music @ Le Fontainebleau Room, Westgate Hotel 
  • DJ Real Hypha @ Moonshine Beach 
  • DJ Gary B @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (10pm-1:30am)
Saturday, July 12, 2025:
  • Jim Rao Fan Club with Solucion Mortal| The Mormons| The Executives| Leadfoot | Ghetto Scheist | Kid Galahad & The Eternals | One Square Mile | Making Incredible Time | Punch Card | Halloween Jax | Tiki Tronic | The Downs Family @ Casbah (2pm)
  • Alison Krauss & Union Station feat. Jerry Douglas @ The Shell 
  • Death Cab For Karaoke - live band karaoke! @ Soda Bar
  • Led Zepagain, Generation Idol @ Belly Up  
  • Klub Nocturno: Rock en Espanol vs Cumbia @ Music Box
  • Sabbat with Djs Robin Roth & Vaughn Avakian @ EQ 
  • Matt Dibiase, Harley Magsino, Victor Baker, Julien Cantelm + Special Guests @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | 21+ | No Reservation Required | 8pm | 10pm)
  • California Guitar Trio @ Museum of Making Music
  • Brit Floyd + Alan Parsons @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre, SDSU
  • Booty Bassment with DJ Dimitri, Rob Moran, and Guests @ Whistle Stop (9pm)
  • Saturday Afternoon Fever w/DJ Krys Da Cat @ Whistle Stop (4pm)
  • Kisstroyer @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista (7-10pm)
  • Rachel Lee Sanders spotlights Joni & Jaco @ Dizzy's
  • Club Early Bird: The Reunion @ Quartyard (5-10pm)
  • Egg Records feat Lydon, Faeth, Sin Alima, Dj Kyle and more @ Ken Club
  • Retro-X @ Fast Times
  • Robin Henkel with Horns @ Panama 66
  • Bruno and the Hooligans (Bruno Mars Tribute) @ The Magnolia
  • Magical Animals, Fkenal @ Black Cat Bar
  • San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus presents Abracadabra: The Magic of Music @ UCSD Epstein Family Amphitheatre (7:30pm)
  • Summer Spectacular Concert Series with Soulja Boy & Bow Wow @ Bayside Amphitheatre, SeaWorld (Free With Admission | Paid Reserved Seating Available)
  • The California Rangers feat. Tom Boren @ Pour House (Free | 5-8pm) 
  • Brixton presents "50 Weight: Monument Valley" (All Ages) | Deathchant, Röbber, Drug Hunt (21+) @ Pour House (8pm) 
  • One of the Good Ones @ The Rabbit Hole
  • Aztec Open Mic Matinee @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista (12:30-4pm)
  • Stacy Antonel @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs (1-4pm)
  • Rip Carson @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs (5-8pm)
  • The Buccaneers Ball: A Pirate Gala with Saint Luna, Three Legged Dog, Casual Yak, Djs Vato, WNDN, Farāh @ House of Blues
  • gavn! @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
  • Ella & The Bossa Beat @ The Jazz Lounge
  • A.F.A.B.ulous: The Untold Stories of San Diego's Drag Performers @ New Village Arts (8pm | Free With RSVP)
  • BIC Festival Open Rehearsal @ The Old Globe (11am)
  • Soul Magic with Lee Harris accompanied by Davor Bozic @ Baker-Baum Concert Hall, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center (7pm)
  • Noises Off @ The Old Globe (2pm | 8pm)
  • The Janeiad @ The Old Globe (2pm | 8pm)
  • Seussical the Musical @ Brooks Oceanside Theatre (7pm)
  • Oklahoma! @ Cygnet Theatre (2pm | 7pm)
  • Anastasia: The Musical @ The Moonlight Amphitheatre (8pm)
  • The '70s: the Golden Age of the Album @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (2pm| 7pm)
  • Disney's The Lion King, Jr. @ San Diego Junior Theatre/Casa Del Prado Theatre (2pm)
  • VOLO’s Sun, Slosh & Stand-Up: A Comedy Throwdown @ Mavericks Beach Club (7-9pm)
  • OTL: World Championship Over-the-Line Tournament @ Fiesta Island
  • The Loons, Hector Penalosa Gang, DJ Tony The Tyger @ Tower Bar
  • Martin McDaniel @ Moonshine Flats 
  • Yarp (8:30pm) | Big Boss Bubuleh (3-6pm) @ Mr. Peabody's
  • Beginner Swing Classes with Mercedes Moore @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido (2pm)
  • Soccer Watch Party: San Diego FC vs Chicago Fire FC @ The Local, Pacific Beach. (4pm | Free Drink Ticket for first 100 guests)
  • CEO's Rhythm Section @ Seven Grand
  • Gotica Nocturna with Josexx @ The Banshee (formerly Space)
  • Day Grooves with Codak, Arp8 @ EQ (3pm) 
  • Daytime Moon @ Winston's (1pm)
  • Radical Waves @ Winston's (4pm)
  • Funk All-Stars @ Winston's (9pm) 
  • Detroit Underground @ Tio Leo's (Summer Outdoor Stage)
  • Manzanita Blues Band @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
  • Groove Therapy @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (8pm)
  • Manzantia Blues (12-3pm) | Natty Prophets (3-6pm) | Fish & the Seaweeds (6-9pm) @ Aquarius Bar & Grille 
  • Howler, Up The Irons @ McGuffie's Live (formerly Navajo Live)
  • Circasonic @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (1-4:30pm)
  • New Joy @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (6-10pm)
  • Big Sky Moon @ Renegade Country
  • Jamm, Ganda @ 710 Beach Club
  • Kelpbeds, Kook, Adonis Blue, Kryptic, Red 40, Sound Cookie @ SOMA Sidestage
  • Ryan Tafolla & Friends @ Riviera Supper Club
  • Amanda Portela @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort (4-8pm)
  • The Heavy Hitters @ Rank & File, Sycuan Casino Resort (9pm-1am)
  • Darion @ Bull & Bourbon Sycuan Casino Resort (6-9pm)
  • DJ Andrew Zelaya @ Retreat Pool, Sycuan Casino Resort (12-4pm)
  • Vinyl Slices @ Blind Lady Ale House
  • Hickies & Dry Humps @ Park & Rec
  • LED presents MUZZ @ SPIN (9pm)
  • Gel: Alkmst, Ty Serna, Goodtunes @ SPIN (3-9pm)
  • Karaoke @ Luau Bar
  • Live Music @ Le Fontainebleau Room, Westgate Hotel  
  • Naad Studios @ Joan B. Kroc Theatre
  • Dj Grimm @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (10pm-1:30am)
  • Dj Kiki @ Moonshine Beach 
Sunday, July 13, 2025:
  • Sorry, It's Over, The Rued, Sound Cookie @ Casbah
  • Mikaela Davis, Lily Seabird @ Soda Bar
  • Infinite Floyd: The Essential Hits@ Belly Up 
  • The Original Wailers feat Al Anderson, Doah's Daydream @ Music Box 
  • Beethoven by the Bay @ The Shell 
  • Whitney Shay @ Panama 66
  • Psychic Pics & Tenement Rats @ Whistle Stop 
  • Showdown at Sundown @ Whistle Stop (4pm)
  • Allegro Music Studio Student Bands @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues (5-8pm)
  • Pants Karaoke!! @ Ken Club
  • Cosmic Triumph @ Winston's (4pm)
  • Night Shift @ Fast Times 
  • the Magical Music of Motown @ Baker-Baum Concert Hall, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center (4pm | SOLD OUT)
  • San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus presents Abracadabra: The Magic of Music @ UCSD Epstein Family Amphitheatre (3pm)
  • Seussical the Musical @ Brooks Oceanside Theatre (2pm)
  • Oklahoma! @ Cygnet Theatre (2pm)
  • The '70s: the Golden Age of the Album @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (2pm)
  • Noises Off @ The Old Globe (2pm | 7pm)
  • The Janeiad @ The Old Globe (7pm)
  • Anastasia: The Musical @ The Moonlight Amphitheatre (8pm)
  • Disney's The Lion King, Jr. @ San Diego Junior Theatre/Casa Del Prado Theatre (2pm)
  • OTL: World Championship Over-the-Line Tournament @ Fiesta Island
  • JFEST 2025: Women of Valor @ New Village Arts (3pm)
  • Retro Rewind Summer Film Series: The Goonies (1pm) | The Lost Boys (6pm) @ Balboa Theatre
  • David Dale Francis @ Til-Two Club
  • Jazz at Tio Leo's with Mikan Zlatkovich Trio @ Tio Leo's 
  • Tacron John (Performance & Video Shoot) @ Pour House (4-7pm)  
  • Gustavo Romero Plays Sergei Rachmaninoff | Summer Festival @ La Jolla Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (4pm)
  • The Supposers, Factions, DJ Mack-A-Tony & Cheese @ Tower Bar (5-9pm | Matinee Show) 
  • The Satisfiers R&B @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs (3-5pm)
  • Plaguing California Tour @ McGuffie's Live (formerly Navajo Live)
  • Thunder Mountain Band @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (1-4:30pm)
  • Southern Angel @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (5-9pm)
  • Jazz concert & Jam Led by Kat Shoemaker - The Music of the Celebrated Vibraphonists (Special Guest Ian Harland) @ The Jazz Lounge (2pm)
  • Celebration of life for Kevin Koch @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
  • Concert in the Park @ Spreckels Organ Pavilion (2pm, Free)
  • Ukulele Jam & Workshop @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
  • Sunday Night Jazz @ Mr. Peabody's (6pm)
  • High Noon Grateful Dead Party (12-5pm) | Only Fractured (5-7:30pm) @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
  • Psydecar @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort (2-6pm)
  • Darion @ Bull & Bourbon Sycuan Casino Resort (6-9pm)
  • Reggae Sunday with Ginger Roots (12-2pm) | DJ Lion Sounds (2-4pm) @ Retreat Pool, Sycuan Casino Resort
  • Ross From Friends presents Bubble Love @ Quartyard 
  • O.B.-o-ke @ Winston's (8pm)
  • Karaoke @ Neon Moon
  • Live Music @ Sycamore Den (6-8pm)
  • Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
  • Salsa, Bachata & Vino @ New Village Arts (8pm)
Monday, July 14, 2025:
  • Keep Flying, Out in Front @ Casbah 
  • Brad Williams • Amir K • Matt Fulchiron • Ryan Sickler • Mark Serritella • Minnie Eltaeb • Alex Akins • Nathan Donovan • Dave Wright @ Belly Up (Seated Comedy Show)
  • Electric Waste Band @ Winston's 
  • 37th San Diego International Summer Organ Festival 2025 feat Richard Hills @ Spreckels Organ Pavilion (Free | 7:30pm)
  • Lori Bell Duo @ La Jolla Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (12pm | Free Mini-Concert)
  • Combative Productions Presents: Metal Command - All Metal, All Vinyl @ Tower Bar (No Cover)
  • Chris Fast Band @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
  • Darbuka Den @ Aquarius Bar & Grille 
  • Blue Monday with DJ Camilla Robina, Faux Velvet @ EQ 
  • Vinyl with Waly @ The Banshee (formerly Space)
  • Open Vinyl Dj Night @ Til-Two Club
  • Open Mic with Jay Cain @ Mr. Peabody's
  • Monday Blues & Rock Jam @ Aztec Brewery, Vista
  • DJ Markeytos @ Retreat Pool, Sycuan Casino Resort (12-4pm)
  • Karaoke @ The Holding Company
  • Dj Open Spin @ 710 Beach Club
  • Karaoke (8-11pm) @ Pour House 
  • Karaoke @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
  • Trivia Night w/Kyle @ Pour House 
Tuesday, July 15, 2025:
  • M. Ward, Bebe Stockwell @ Belly Up
  • 12 Gauge Trixie, Anti Groupies , Girls Got Nerve @ Casbah
  • The Bombpops, Mercy Music, The Sleights @ Soda Bar
  • TwoSet Violin World Tour 2025/26 @ The Shell 
  • Jim Allen @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs (6-8pm)
  • Caballero Homey Jazz Jam @ Bread & Salt (Free, 7-10pm)
  • Noises Off @ The Old Globe (7pm)
  • San Diego Mariachi Showcase @ Southwestern College Performing Arts Center
  • Wish You Were Here: Carlsbad Summer Concert by Opera À La Carte @ New Village Arts
  • Kaotic Duo @ Aquarius Bar & Grille 
  • Acoustic Sunsets @ Cannonball, Belmont Park
  • Boots by the Beach – Live Country Tuesdays @ 710 Beach Club
  • SAN DNB: Sanctuary DNB Tuesdays with Sonny D, MCS, Werd, Apaulo8 @ EQ
  • All Strung Out @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
  • Glen Fisher Jazz Jam @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
  • Open Decks with Guest Natur3 @ Winston's
  • Laura Jane's Musical Trivia & Bingo @ Pour House (6-8pm)
  • Swing Dance Tuesdays @ Queen Bee's 
  • Trivia @ Fall Brewing (All Locations | 6pm)
  • Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
  • Zodiac Birthday Party Celebrating Cancer & Leo - Everyone Welcome @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
  • Karaoke @ Pour House 
  • Karaoke @ Mr. Peabody's
  • Trivia Night @ Park & Rec
  • Trivia Night @ Fast Times 
  • Trivia Night/Retro Night @ 710 Beach Club
  • Karaoke with Christine @ Navajo Live 
Wednesday, July 16, 2025:
  • Mei Semones, Lionmilk @ Quartyard
  • Kelcey Ayer (ex-Local Natives, Jaws of Love), Dorio @ Soda Bar
  • The Coronas @ Casbah
  • The Garth Guy, Man! I feel like Shania @ Belly Up
  • Gilbert Castellanos Young Lions Series & Jazz Jam @ Copley Auditorium, Panama 66
  • San Diego Pride: Light Up the Cathedral @ St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral
  • Hardcore at the Che: Combust, Abstain, Way of Earth, Yield @ Che Cafe
  • The Driver Era: Obsession Tour, Vale @ Gallagher Square, Petco Park
  • Old Mervs, The Trestles @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
  • Priscilla Priddy, Terlingua, Sean Whalen & The Benson Highway Band @ The Banshee (formerly Space)
  • Jason Hanna and the Swingin' Bananas @ Riviera Supper Club
  • Standup Comedy @ Ken Club
  • Honey Bees @ Tio Leo's
  • Chloe Lou and Friends @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs (6-8pm)
  • All Hype, Relate, Fieldrush @ Tower Bar
  • Club Culture: The Abyssinians, DJ Unite, Non-Profit @ Winston's 
  • Noises Off @ The Old Globe (7pm)
  • Oklahoma! @ Cygnet Theatre (7pm)
  • The '70s: the Golden Age of the Album @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (2pm| 7pm)
  • A Gentlemen's Guide To Love and Murder @ North Coast Rep Theatre 
  • Anastasia: The Musical @ The Moonlight Amphitheatre (8pm)
  • Soccer: San Diego FC vs Toronto FC @ Snapdragon Stadium
  • Cosmic Comedy Presents Night of Comedy @ New Village Arts (7pm)
  • College Mariachi Showcase @ Southwestern College Performing Arts Center
  • Chickenbone Slim @ Aquarius Bar & Grille 
  • Crimson Riot, Hour of Pearl, The Midnight Block, Chumphearts @ Til-Two Club
  • Stellita w/ Special Guests @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
  • Seaside Ramblers @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
  • Blues Jam @ Navajo Live
  • Drag Bingo Wednesdays @ American Junkie
  • Trivia @ The Holding Company
  • Trivia Wednesdays @ Quartyard
  • Open Mic with Whit @ Pour House
  • Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
  • Open Mic @ 710 Beach Club
  • Improv with Patrick McInnis @ New Village Arts 

Tuesday, July 01, 2025

Rosey's Diary & Newsy Things: No Kings Rallies | Hilary Is The Boss at 91X | SD Pulls Back ADU Policy | City & County Pass Budgets | SDZWA Searches For CEO, Blames City For Paid Parking |

  

Ransisku (Taken 6.24.25)

If I try to just keep keeping up with the news, this post will just never get published, so here we are at the end of June and there's SO MUCH HAPPENING, in case you weren't aware by the dozens of emails from your favorite organizations asking for money for the end of their fiscal year and beginning of a new one. It's pretty atrocious out in this world right now, so I've been trying to find joy in my little bubble, but even then, now we have to think about the madness happening across all three branches of our federal government and the reverberations that is causing across the country, our state, and our region and man, it's fucking dire... But we are mere humans and only have the capacity for so much dread, so please do what it takes to find your own joy. For me, that has continued to be in photography and music and my zoo time, my Seaworld time, going to La Jolla Cove super late at night, shopping when I need nothing, and time with Darren and family when our schedules allow. 

Stay safe out there. C-19 is seeing a resurgence and they're calling a symptom "razorblade throat", so do your damnedest to steer clear. Nolite te bastardes carborundorum. 

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Things To Do In San Diego: Thursday, June 26-Wednesday, July 9. 2025: Shakira | John Garcia (KYUSS) | LA Witch | The Sess | Throw Rag | moondaddy | Gothic Summer Dance Party | Ryan Blue & The Bis |

I haven't posted a diary in a minute because the news happens so fast. The 24 hour news cycle has become the 8 hour news cycle and it's really hard to filter and keep up. My "Read Later" folder is bursting at the seams, but I've learned I can't read and also listen to my "Watch Later" streams on YouTube, my long list of waiting podcasts, and the great audiobooks I've checked out from the San Diego Public Library, which thankfully, remains unaffected online when in-person hours get used as negotiating tools for the City budget.

I thought that I was going to go back up to Big Bear next week, so I decided to do TWO weeks of listings, but now I have some gigs, so whether or not the trip happens, you still get listings all the way through July 9th. That means it includes the holiday, but it's also the end of a month, so I will try to update at least once next week, as certain venues post up their July calendars. If you want all the haps with Independence Day fireworks and stuff, you can literally find that in every other media source in San Diego. 

In the meantime, let's all just take a minute to slow down and breathe and enjoy this beautiful area we call home, even if there's an abundance of cracks and faults --here and in this state, and in this country under TFG--that can make us all spiral. Find some joy. There is a lot to be had. 

Stay safe out there. Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum.  

Thursday, June 19, 2025

Things To Do In San Diego: Thursday, June 19-Wednesday, June 25, 2025: Rhiannon Giddens | Julie Doiron | Jake Shimabukuro | Wu-Tang Clan | Pip Lewis Residency | Spacehog & EMF | Tommy Newport |


I am feeling so good right now. It was so great to see the turnout for the No Kings marches across the country on Saturday, and even though I wasn't there in person, it was invigorating to see so many stand up. We're still having family stuff and graduation stuff and post-op stuff over here, so I felt there in spirit even if not in person. I've also been consuming the entire Karen Read trial via Emily D Baker on YouTube, so it felt like some vindication that she was found not guilty for a murder she very obviously didn't commit. With my case over, I definitely need more content in my life, because I tried watching Love Island and it is so cringe, and the reality shows I used to enjoy just drive me bananas these days. Like get Jax Taylor off all television programs already. 
But this is supposed to be a music site, and there are lots of fun things happening right now. The San Diego County Fair is obviously a solid choice, and all of our favorite spots are keeping their calendars busy even as summer attendance drops off. If you want to keep your favorite spots alive, definitely check out a show or two, even if you're unfamiliar with the bands, because they're all struggling right about now. Also, this week I'm leaving off a venue because it is disgraceful that they're hosting a killing machine show. Not participating or endorsing here. 
Enjoy the holiday if you get to celebrate with a day off. 
Nolite te bastardes carborundorum. 

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Things To Do In San Diego: Thursday, June 12-Wednesday, June 18, 2025: San Diego County Fair | Chuck Prophet | benches | California Honeydrops | Valerie June | Preoccupations | Oso Oso | Winona Fighter | Kurt Vile and More!!

San Diego County Fair (6.11.25)

The San Diego County Fair kicked off on Wednesday and I had the pleasure of making a day of it. In the past, I've been a judge for the Battle of the Bands or received some comp tickets and as much as I love Darren and Toby, they are no fun at the Fair, so I don't think I've been since before COVID. This time around, I invited one of my zoo friends and she was game to explore the whole thing, or as much as we could cover in a day, and we sampled a bunch of food and drinks, went to Destination Unknown, the pop-up speakeasy, even played some impossible games in the fun zones and finished the night watching Ozomatli while we enjoyed Cherry Blossom Dubai Chocolate Strawberries from Ricky's Sweet Paradise. I always forget just how many things are going on at once, so I get how people buy season passes or return several times throughout the season. If you do plan on going, get your discounts at Vons/Albertson's, or get your hands on the Costco bundles while you still can. Also know that if you purchase tickets to one of the events at The Sound or reserved seats for the Grandstand, it includes your fair admission. 

There is a lot going on this week in addition to the Fair. I'll be at the Casbah tonight for Chuck Prophet, but then we've got family stuff, with my niece graduating and having a party and Father's Day on Sunday, we'll be jammed with stuff. Hopefully this June Gloom persists, because we know we'll get plenty of hot days and summer sun later on. I'd like to keep needing a hoodie for as long as possible. 

Stay safe out there. Nolite te bastardes carborundorum. 

Rosey's Diary & Newsy Things: Time To Vote For Paloma | San Diego Budget Passes On The Faith Of Balboa Park Parking Revenue | Council Approves Trash Fee | TFG Turns Military On LA |

 

Me and My Beluga Buddy (6.11.25)

We are living in really bonkers times and as much as I want to talk about all the bullshit happening in LA and the stupid fucker in the White House, the fatigue is real. If anything is to be said, it is that the whole lot of them just do a whole bunch of insane things so often, that we can hardly keep up. If you're just exhausted but need to keep up in small doses, I highly recommend subscribing to Heather Cox Richardson's "Letters To An American" newsletter or podcast. I like the pod more, because I can listen at 1.5x and know what's going on without stewing on the outrage for any more time than it warrants. 
Besides all the madness manufactured by TFG in LA, San Diego was having issues of its own, with the Council approving the fee for trash collection and then passing the budget, with the belief that revenues to fill the funding gaps will be collected by charging for parking at Balboa Park and the Zoo, by charging for Sunday parking at meters, by adding more meters throughout the City, increasing meter rates with flexible rates "during special events" (which could literally be every Padres game, every show at Gallagher Square and The Shell, any convention) and by adding fees to credit card transaction to pay for parking (when it is the only option at most meters, at least the ones that actually work). The thing that pisses me off the most, obviously, is charging at parks like Balboa Park and Mission Bay. It is a backdoor way, especially at Mission Bay, to deal, or rather, NOT deal, with homelessness and people living in vehicles and it is fucked up. Additionally, the City is always outsourcing this shit, so they have to SPEND an additional $300k just to get the paid parking initiated in Balboa Park, all so we know that Ace will get a fat contract? Make it make sense!! 
Blah. So much going on and I need to sleep. Stay safe out there. Nolite te bastardes carborundorum. 

Thursday, June 05, 2025

Things To Do In San Diego: Thursday, June 5-Wednesday, June 11, 2025: Sunflower Bean | Brand New | Fruition | CIVIC | Trombone Shorty | Margo Cilker | Sun Kil Moon | James McMurtry | Pip Lewis Residency |

Sunday is World Oceans Day. This is Allua at Seaworld. (Taken 11.19.24)


I have been loving the weather this week. And while I haven't caught a concert in a minute, I did get to catch the opening night of The Mountaintop at New Village Arts. It is a really beautiful and moving show, with just a two person cast for a "poetic reimagining of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s final night." I was especially excited to see that the female lead, Taylor Renee Henderson, was in this performance, because she was amazing in The Color Purple, which was part of the last season at New Village Arts. If you enjoy theatre (but feel priced out of the arts), their forthcoming season is on sale now and will include Rent and Hairspray among others. In the meantime, The Mountaintop runs through June 22 and feels especially relevant today. 

As for shows this week, Sunflower Bean is always great, and Sun Kil Moon is at House of Blues Voodoo Room on Sunday, which is certainly an incredible small room for that show. CIVIC is at Soda Bar on Saturday, and if you know Soda Bar bartender Dave, you should get there early as his band The Sines is one of the openers on the shows. I'll be there unless I can snag a campsite this weekend, because I've definitely felt the itch. 

Other things: the San Diego County Fair starts next week. I missed a couple of the media events, but I'm hoping to make it at least a couple times this summer, especially with their partnership this year with San Diego Humane Society. Lots of fun events featuring domestic pets (but no, you can't bring your own.) Also, I asked if anyone knew what was going on with Navajo, but I finally just clicked through their site and realized it has changed ownership and is now an Irish Steampunk-inspired Speakeasy? or something like that. It's called  McGuffie's Live and I know I was slow on the uptake there, but at least I figured it out.  

Anyway, I hope everyone has a really great week. I'm so happy to be done with these listings. Stay safe out there. Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.  

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Things To Do In San Diego: Thursday, May 29-Wednesday, June 4, 2025: Gang of Four | Hooveriii | Daniel Rodriguez | Jungle Fire | Fiesta Del Sol | The Toxhards | RnR Marathon | The Minus 5 | Pip Lewis | The Black Keys |

Casbah Matinee (Taken 3.30.25)

I don't know about your life, but I didn't think I would feel so busy this time of year. Toby is the one graduating, but with all the end of year activities plus his recent procedure and follow-up appointments, Darren's training last week which turned into a mini-vacation, and the arrival of my new twin niece and nephew, things feel bananas. And now we have the return of my late summer hours at the zoo, so I feel like I'm gonna always be on the go, so I don't have any specific shows coming up until everything calms down a bit. But I will remind you that this weekend is the Rock n Roll Marathon, and if you have a super great memory, you might recall that our van got towed a couple years back because they changed the route. DON'T GET FUCKED OVER! Make sure you check the route. We used to get door-to-door warnings about the route and cones and partitions and parking signs were up 72+ hours in advance, but people move them or knock them over, whoever distributes the notices forgets about all back-houses and ADUs on properties, and it's pretty much a shitshow where you're on your own and completely liable for the towing fees, no matter how much you stomp your feet or cry about it. Consider this your warning. We are living in an every-person-for-themself kinda world at the moment. Don't get fucked over. 

As for listings, I did them as completely as I could on Tuesday, but the end of the month/start of the new month means lots of gaps because calendars weren't up to date. If anyone knows what's going on with Navajo Live, please reach out to me. 

Stay safe out there (new strain of COVID is here and your government gives no fucks about it!). Nolite te bastardes carborundorum

Rosey's Diary & Newsy Things: Plane Crash In San Diego | Balboa Park Losing Lawns | Cities Privatizing Public Assets | Cops' Overtime Starving The City | New COVID Variant Gains Steam | TFG Destruction Continues |

  

Me & The New Guy, Labu (Taken 5.28.25)

I've been up super late working tonight because I figure I'll be busy on Thursday with Toby's graduation and doing my work newsletter and all the things, and then I got a reminder about a 10:30am event I'm supposed to be at. Whoopsie. So I'll keep it short, even though I have about 20 rants building up in my soul. Obviously I'm pissed about budgets: the federal reconciliation is horrifying, the City of San Diego's is embarrassing, and I haven't had a chance to look over the County or SANDAG, but I'm sure they'll just piss me off, too. My friend and I were talking about the paid parking coming to Balboa Park (already a foregone conclusion by most) and it just pissed me off even more. Do you know that just to get paid parking going, they have a "one-time use" fee of $325,000 in the budget for "Support For Balboa Park Parking" as well as a $3Million budget for an OUTSIDE CONTRACT 'primarily associated with the security services and to support implementation of paid parking in Balboa Park parking.'" What the actual fuck? I don't dislike Todd Gloria like everyone on Nextdoor does, but he has consistently gotten EVERYTHING wrong on Balboa Park. Like since he was on council. And this is just very bad for San Diegans. 

I know I sound so angry, but that's what happens when my fingers hit the keyboard and I've been unintentionally working for way longer than I planned. I actually had a very good week; Toby was doing well enough after his surgery last week that I went to Big Bear, where Darren was doing a work training and had a room provided. We ended up staying two extra nights and enjoyed it so much-- going on a couple hikes, some drives around the lake, some birdwatching of Shadow and Jackie's nest, visiting the Big Bear Alpine Zoo, catching up with our old friend Kelsey at Pickle's Pie Shop (the pie was AMAZING), and finishing with a little private beach picnic on the last day, before we drove home. Since then, I've been making up for lost time at the zoo and got a couple Seaworld nights in over the weekend when they were open until 9 for Memorial Day. 

But, as I have said, the kid is graduating on Thursday, I've got this event thing, and we'll probably be doing family stuff since I haven't seen the new twins since that first day when I saw them in the hospital. They're all home now, but my sister isn't feeling her best as she recovers from her emergency C-section. So you'll just have to wait for more baby pics. Unless you're like Darren, who believes all babies look the same anyway. 

Stay safe out there. Nolite te bastardes carborundorum. 

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Things To Do In San Diego: Thursday, May 22-Wednesday, May 28, 2025: Detroit Cobras | Sacri Monti | Thievery Corporation | Devotional | The Damned | World Goth Day | Ringo Deathstarr | Blondshell |


Growing up, Las Vegas was in my bones. I loved when my parents would take us for a few days...middle of the week, holidays, off season, peak season...it didn't really matter. We loved packing bags and heading out to stay in a hotel. As I got older, I have such weird associations, like no curfews and no rules, even though I was already an adult and can pretty much do whatever I want to anyway. 

However, in the latest iteration of this adult life, we have a transitioning kid with lots of doctors appointments, my sister has had twins so thats gonna definitely require some time, and I just do my best to see my favorite zoo animals (personalities, if you will) on the daily to keep my brain sane. 

But RIGHT NOW, right now...Darren is up in Big Bear doing some training with a paid for hotel so OF COURSE I asserted my way right in and drove up to accompany him and enjoy the sweet hotel he has for a couple days. We'll be home soon, but we have great wi-fi, it is a holiday weekend, and I have a van loaded up with enough supplies to last a few months. If I didn't miss the fuck outta my kitties, I would just linger on the road on this mountain and beyond forever. 

Stay safe out there. Use your GasBuddy app when you can. Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.