Seeing as I already updated my week on Friday, I'll mention that later that night I went to the Casbah and it was insano. I didn't even bother shooting that night, but it was a pretty fun night. On Saturday night, I went to the Observatory to shoot Madison Cunningham, the opener for Punch Brothers. I shot them a little, too, but it was challenging because we weren't allowed in the pit because the show was being filmed for KPBS. After that show, I met up with Darren at Soda Bar for Rolling Blackout Coastal Fever. It was the first night of their US tour and it was super great. The rest of the weekend was super mellow, Nova and I have been hanging out a ton while Ddarren works, and of course I had to catch the Sharp Objects finale. This week is super chill, I might head to the Office on Wednesday and I might try to find an in for the Observatory on Thursday. Other than that, I'm just gonna go with the flow. Since it's Labor Day weekend, I've done listings through Tuesday. You can find the after the jump.
Tuesday, August 28, 2018:
- Rodrigo y Gabriela, Robert Ellis @ Belly Up (SOLD OUT)
- Emo Nite LA presents Emo Nite San Diego @ Casbah
- Corsicana, Free Paintings, Chutes @ Soda Bar
- The Phantom of the Opera @ Civic Theatre
- Color Coated, Turtle Click, Hug @ The Merrow
- Tiki Tuesday with The Garners @ Bar Pink
- La Escalera Records presents Hilltop Rats, War Fever, JSR @ Tower Bar
- Cave Bastard, Wretched Fuck, Flaunt @ Til-Two Club
- Karaoke! @ Space
- T Is For Techno @ Blonde
- Casey Hensley @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Maturation Sol, House Gone Wild @ Winston's (9:30 pm)
- A Killer's Confession, Tallah, New Fiction, Pigweed @ Brick by Brick
- Open Mic by Bobo Czarnowski @ Java Joe's
- Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
- Line Dance Lessons @ Moonshine Beach
- Leigh Scarritt Productions presents "Stars of the Future" @ Martini's Above Fourth
- Think n Drink Trivia @ Winston's (5pm)
- True Bass Tuesdays with DJ Ramsey & Raji Rabbit @ The Office
- Robin Henkel @ Crossroads, House of Blues (FREE)
- DJ Lexicon Devil @ Pour House
- Beer Pong @ U-31
- Lyrical Exchange Open Mic @ Queen Bee's
- Karaoke @ Riviera Supper Club
- The Coffee Club Sextet @ Tio Leo's
- Sketch Party & Videodrome @ Whistle Stop
- Comedy Night @ Lestat's
- Rockabilly and Swing @ Henry's Pub
- Karaoke with Christine @ Navajo Live
- Skanks Roots Project, Wakane @ 710 Beach Club
Wednesday, August 29, 2018:
- Taste of the Cove
- Peter Frampton @ The Events Center, Harrah's SoCal Resort
- Rodrigo y Gabriela, Marc Scibilia @ Belly Up (SOLD OUT)
- New York Dolls Undercover @ The Office
- GRRRLs Independent Ladies present Lucy & La Mer, Tulengua, Los Hollywood, DJ Laura Se Fue @ Casbah
- Tyrone Wells, Michael Tiernan @ Music Box
- Moon Ensemble, Twin Ritual, Downers @ Soda Bar
- Gili Yalo @ San Diego Center for Jewish Culture
- The Exploited, U.S. Bombs, D.I., Total Chaos @ The Observatory
- Instant Crush w/DJs Nastea & Anna Zeltins @ The Office
- The Phantom of the Opera @ Civic Theatre
- Chloe Lou and the Liddels, Normandie Wilson and friends @ Bar Pink
- Jak Night and guests- Live Stand-Up @ Whistle Stop
- House Party Wednesdays @ Moonshine Beach
- Paul Gregg @ Sycamore Den
- Fresh Pots! Presents: Terminally Chill @ Space
- Escalera Sessions @ Bar Sin Nombre
- Latin Jazz with Kali Rodriguez-Peña Quintet- Dinner and Wine Concert @ Queen Bee's
- Gilbert Castellanos Young Lions Series & Jazz Jam @ Panama 66
- Dance Klassique with Joe Pea, Ryan Bauer, Gomez @ Blonde
- Open Mic Night @ Pour House
- Club Kingston Presents: Ital Vibes, DJ Carlos Culture @ Winston's
- Ria and Kevin @ Martini's Above Fourth
- Chad & Rosie @ Crossroads, House of Blues (FREE)
- Rosa's Cantina, Spiritual Motels @ Navajo Live
- Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
- DJ Freeman @ U-31
- Open Mic @ Midnight Jack
- Open Mic with Jefferson Jay @ Winston's (6-9pm)
- Live Music @ Henry's Pub
- January Berry @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Open Mic/Open Jam @ 710 Beach Club
Thursday, August 30, 2018:
- Inspector, Marujah @ The Observatory
- Mrs. Henry, Sacri Monti, Volcano, Professor Colombo, Stranger Liquids Light Show @ Casbah
- The Expendables, Nattali Rize, Bikini Trill, Amplified @ Belly Up
- Radio Latina presents: HA-ASH @ Music Box
- Los Blenders, Minor Gems, Los Shadows, Pout House @ Soda Bar
- Family Thief, Lighterburns, Mammoth Indigo, Daytrip @ The Merrow
- Cemetery Lipstick Presents: New Skeletal Faces & Dominator @ Space
- The Phantom of the Opera @ Civic Theatre
- Trivia @ Space (7-9pm)
- Remo Drive w/ Field Medic, Beach Bunny @ Che Café Collective
- Wyatt Blair, The Slashes, Ariel Levine @ Blonde
- Parkway Drive, August Burns Red, The Devil Wears Prada, Polaris @ Soma
- Rebecca Jade @ Lafayette Hotel, Swim Club & Bungalows (6pm)
- Big Time Operator - Thursday Evening Swing @ Queen Bee's
- Hard Fall Hearts, The Zipheads @ Pour House
- Night Owls presents Mix Tape: Members’ Choice @ La Jolla Athenaeum
- Burlesque Boogie Nights @ Sycamore Den
- Redneck Rodeo @ Dive, Harrah's SoCal Resort
- Shuffle & Bang @ Panama 66
- VAMP: Burned- Local Storytelling Showcase @ Whistle Stop
- Solace @ U-31
- Summer Beach Party with The Mar Dels @ Bahia Hotel (6-9pm)
- Robert Allen Shepherd @ Crossroads, House of Blues (FREE)
- Kimberly Jackson @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Old City, Se Vende, Missing Limbs @ Tower Bar
- Labor Day Weekend Kick-Off Bash: DiVad, Blunites, Blameless, Casual Yak, Servants of Sound, Thread the Lariat, Suburban Park @ Brick by Brick (6pm)
- Ty Herndon in "Under the Covers with Ty Herndon" @ Martini's Above Fourth
- Jimmy Ruelas @ Seven Grand
- Comedy Night @ Midnight Jack
- Kick-Stomp Ensemble @ De Oro Mine Co
- Alejandro Hilton @ Bancroft Bar
- Open Jam Session @ Winston's (6-9pm)
- DevvLov, DJ Milky Wayne @ Black Cat Bar
- Ocean Beach Hip Hop Social with SCARUB from the Living Legends - Hosted by Atlantis Rizing @ Winston's
- No Limits with DJMysonKing @ The Office
- Line Dancing Lessons @ Moonshine Flats
- No Duh @ Moonshine Beach
- Rachet Shit with DJ Kev Mighty and guests @ El Dorado
- Rock Out Karaoke @ Tin Roof
- Undone on Thursday @ Omnia
- Open Jam with Jeff Ousley @ Navajo Live
- Liz Grace & The Swing Things @ Tio Leo's
- Liquid Courage Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
- A Night To Honor The Horse Fire Victims & Heroes @ FLUXX
- DJ Yodah @ Henry's Pub
Friday, August 31, 2018:
- Cafe Tacvba @ Del Mar Racetrack
- Goldfinger, Buck-O-Nine, The Suicide Machines, Suburban Legends @ House of Blues
- Evanescence, Lindsey Stirling @ Mattress Firm Amphitheatre
- Lost 80's Live feat A Flock of Seagulls, Wang Chung, Bow Wow Wow, Missing Persons, Naked Eyes, Animotion, Gene Loves Jezebel, Boys Don't Cry, Farrington & Mann, Dramarama @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay
- Black Friday - an evening of Gothic, Dark 80's, and Post Punk Dance Music - DJ Vaughn Avakian, DJ Mario Orduno, DJ Camila Robina, DJ Bidi Cobra, DJ Jon Blaj, Quali @ Casbah
- The Loons, The Heartaches, Teazed @ Che Café Collective
- Black Uhuru, The Originators @ Belly Up
- The Phantom of the Opera @ Civic Theatre
- Koffin Kats,Systematic Abuse, The Cat Chasers @ Soda Bar
- 1812 Tchaikovsky Spectacular @ Embarcadero Marina Park South
- Swing Dancing Finale: Zzymzzy Sextet @ California Center For The Arts Escondido
- Christopher Hollyday's "Telepathy" CD Release @ Dizzy's
- Dance Punk! Indie X Blog Haus X Electro @ Blonde
- Fang, Authentic Sellout, Billyclub, Revolt-Chix, Filner Headlock @ Ken Club
- Modern Day Moonshine, Fresh Veggie Brass, Jefferson Jay @ Winston's
- Fishing for Chips, Midnight Block, Neurotic Mirage, Smarter Than Robots, Ready Set Survive, Lineup Rookie @ Soma
- Low and Be Told, Shoot the Glass @ Bar Pink (8pm)
- DJ Mike Turi @ Bar Pink (10pm)
- Ypsitucky @ Panama 66
- Voices & Vibrations @ Space
- Collie Buddz, New Leaf @ Music Box
- Norm Macdonald and Colin Quinn @ The Events Center, Harrah's SoCal Resort
- Vigil and Thieves @ City Pub
- Giuliana, SISSTER, Carlos Se @ Manhattan Bar
- True Stories Live Recording Show@ Lestat's
- UltraSound Happy Hour @ Belly Up (Happy Hour 5pm)
- Skull Drug, Terminally Ill, Surface Report, Sculpins @ Tower Bar
- Meadow, Belladon, AJ Froman @ Black Cat Bar
- Chris Shrader @ Moonshine Beach
- Martin McDaniel @ Moonshine Flats
- Cyan Rising @ De Oro Mine Co
- Dylan Gardner @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- Nowhereland, Bosswitch, Joan and the Rivers @ Midnight Jack
- In Your Neighborhood with Lou Niles feat. The Oxen, Red Wizard @ Pour House
- The Nightengayles @ Pour House (5pm)
- Trick: On the DL, Victor Rodriguez @ The Merrow
- Smomid, Poor @ Bancroft Bar
- The Debonaires, Mochilero All Stars, DJ Non-Profit (SD City Soul Club) @ 710 Beach Club
- Janice & Nathan @ Martini's Above Fourth
- The Atta Boys, Alex Sharps & Nate Copeland, Leah Keane @ Ramona Mainstage
- Cool Party Bro. feat Heminguey & Ikah Love @ The Office
- Live Acoustic Sessions @ U-31 (7:30-9:30pm)
- DJ Junior theDISCOpunk @ U-31
- Ass Pocket Whiskey Fellas, The Bayou Brothers @ Tio Leo's
- Mal Hall presents The Gaslamp Comedy Show @ The Tipsy Crow
- Beta Maxx @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (9pm)
- Asteroids, Blaze of Jovi @ Navajo Live
- OB Comedy @ Winston's (6-9pm)
- Bump with DJs Dazzla, Shige, The Andres Affair and guests @ El Dorado
- NGHTMRE @ Omnia
- FNGRS CRSSD feat Fisher, Harvard Bass @ Spin
- Catch + Release feat Fisher, Omnom @ Float, Hard Rock Hotel (3-9pm)
- Hotel Garuda @ Bang Bang
- DJ Bar1ne @ FLUXX
- E-Rock @ Oxford Social Club, Pendry
- Goodtimes @ Henry's Pub
- D.C. & Friends: Labor of Love @ Kava Lounge
- Club Musae @ Boar Cross'n
Saturday, September 1, 2018:
- Sunset Cliffs Music & Art Fair @ 4700-4800 Blocks of Pt Loma Ave.
- Slothrust @ Casbah
- Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Aimee Mann @ Jacobs Music Center's Copley Symphony Hall
- The Smashing Pumpkins: Shiny And Oh So Bright Tour, Metric @ Viejas Arena, SDSU
- Sam Smith, Beth Ditto @ Valley View Casino Center
- The Vandals, Down By Law, The Creepy Creeps @ The Observatory North Park
- Midge Ure & Paul Young @ Belly Up
- The Phantom of the Opera @ Civic Theatre (2pm & 7:30pm)
- 1812 Tchaikovsky Spectacular @ Embarcadero Marina Park South
- The Widows, Gross Polluter, Slaughter Boys, Geese @ Soda Bar
- Jake Najor & The Moment of Truth @ Panama 66
- The Colour Monday, Blacks Beach Boys, Rockford @ Bar Pink (8 pm)
- DJ Rocket Rio @ Bar Pink (10:30 pm)
- B Side Players, the Routine, Puscie Jones Revue @ Music Box (9pm)
- The Rinds, Material Boys, The Shed, Sideyard, Mdrn Hstry @ Soma
- Country Music Beer Fest with The Morgan Leigh Band, Nancarrow, Lady Dottie and the Diamonds, DJ Famous Dave @ Music Box (2pm
- Escorted Trips: Music and Art Festival @ Che Café Collective (1:30pm)
- grampadrew's Flim Flam Revue @ Whistle Stop (5pm)
- 80s vs 90s Dance Party with DJs Saul Q & Gabe Vega @ Whistle Stop
- Reggae Splash feat. Sister Nancy, DJ Unite, DJ Artistic, Mike Pinto @ Inspiration Hornblower
- Pocari Sweat + Vaporwave + Future Funk w/ sp. guest Literature @ Space
- Tron Themed '80s & New Wave Dance Party with Aaron Wallace, Josex, Dave Parley (Prayers) @ Blonde
- Beatles Brunch with Come Together @ Quartyard
- Daniel Champagne @ Lestat's
- Don Cardenas' Punk Show @ Pour House (9pm-12am)
- Coyote Blues Redemption @ Pour House (5-8pm)
- Whit Aadland @ Pour House (1-4pm)
- Clinton Ross Davis with Dominick Gambini @ Black Cat Bar
- The Who Generation, Heart Love Alive @ House of Blues
- Joanne Baduria and Soul Fire @ Martini's Above Fourth
- The Rocketz, Screamin' Rebel Angels, Hard Fall Hearts, The Zipheads @ Tower Bar
- Josiah and the Uplift @ De Oro Mine Co
- Mean Friends, A Dozen Letters @ Bancroft Bar
- Martin McDaniel @ Moonshine Beach
- Chris Shrader @ Moonshine Flats
- Pysdecar, Eldorado Slim & the Commodore Hotel Orchestra - Celebrating Little Feat's Waiting for Columbus! @ Winston's (9:30pm)
- Fire Train @ Atomic Gaslamp
- A Benefit Honoring the Heroes of 9/11 with A Hero Within, Contortion, Godhammered, Nightshadow @ Brick By Brick
- Bear Night San Diego with DJ Jon Williams @ The Merrow
- Strictly Business w/DJs Edroc & KanyeAsada @ The Office
- Bulevar Descarga @ 710 Beach Club
- DJ Qenoe @ U-31
- Provocative Showcase Salsa Extravaganza with DJ Sonero @ Tio Leo's
- Fabulous Ultratones @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
- Funk’s Most Wanted @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (9pm)
- DJ Drama @ FLUXX
- Mat Zo @ Bang Bang
- Sunburn Pool Party @ Float, Hard Rock Hotel (12-8pm)
- Nightswim @ Float, Hard Rock Hotel (8pm-2am)
- Spin Fighter II feat. Cristo vs Memo, Mitch Dodge vs DJ Ideal, Cole Vabballo vs Evlo, ?? vs Susio @ Spin
- Serious Guise @ Navajo Live
- DJ Vice @ Omnia
- DJs Robin Roth, Ladynoir, Kaerie @ Kava Lounge
- Rockstar Saturdays @ Henry's
Sunday, September 2, 2018:
- In Your Neighborhood presents Moments from the Seen - Photos by Eric Rife, Sean McMullen, Miki Vuckovich, Ted Drake, Greg Jacobs, Mark Water, Cari Veach @ Casbah ($5, 3pm)
- Ice Cube @ Del Mar Racetrack
- Work It! Bar Pink Day Drink Fest feat Super Buffet, The Powerballs, the touchies, The Heart Beat Trail, The Downs Family, Hurricane Kate @ Bar Pink (2-9pm)
- The Phantom of the Opera @ Civic Theatre (1pm & 6pm)
- 1812 Tchaikovsky Spectacular @ Embarcadero Marina Park South
- Booty Bassment @ The Casbah ($10, 9pm)
- Rat Sabbath @ Bar Pink (10pm)
- New Kingston, Tatanka @ Dive, Harrah’s SoCal Resort
- Jenna and the Pups, Spirited Away, Charlie Kay @ Che Café Collective
- Sarah Rogo @ Sycamore Den
- Matthew Smith Music feat. Rob Thorsen and Tamir Kedem @ Panama 66
- Pedal Steel Party SD with Adam Gimbel @ Nates Garden Grill (1-3pm)
- Labor Day Luau @ Lafayette Hotel, Swim Club & Bungalows (12pm)
- An Aural History of Femme Punk- Vinyl DJ Set @ Tower Bar
- One Drop, Tunnel Vision @ Belly Up
- Fantasy @ Whistle Stop
- The Steely Damned II @ Music Box
- Lisa De Novo, Sky Noblezada, Dave Dersham @ Lestat's
- Keep It On The DL @ Martini's Above Fourth
- LDW, Betamaxx @ Moonshine Beach
- The Playground - Sunday Night Dance Party with DJ Heather Hardcore @ The Merrow
- Drum & Bass @ Blonde
- The Night Howls @ Pour House (9pm-12am)
- Whit Aadland @ Pour House (1-4pm)
- Bachateando Salsa Extravaganza with DJ Travieso @ Tio Leo's
- Pants Karaoke @ Til-Two Club
- Salsa Sundays @ Queen Bee's (All Ages)
- Young Dolph @ FLUXX
- Reggae Sunday @ U-31
- Uptown Top Ranking @ The Office
- Mercedes Moore @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (10am-2pm)
- Becca Jay Band @ Navajo Live
- LED presents Adventure Club @ Float, Hard Rock Hotel (2-9pm)
- Major Interval @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (7pm)
- Robin Schulz @ Omnia
- Jose Sinatra's OB-o-ke @ Winston's
- Almost Famous Karaoke @ Henry's
- Stay Sweet- '80s Labor Day Weekend Party @ 710 Beach Club
Monday, September 3, 2018:
- Rocking Balboa: A Pink Floyd & Led Zeppelin Tribute @ Spreckels Organ Pavilion (Free, All Ages, 7:30pm)
- Agave, BirdRock 319 @ Winston's (2pm)
- Rudy's Foodies @ Winston's (6pm)
- Motown On Monday @ The Office
- Electric Waste Band @ Winston's
- Makossa Mondays with DJ Tah Rei @ Seven Grand
- The Vibrators, Kids In Heat, Heavy Cessna @ Tower Bar
- DJ’s Mia and Matty @ Bar Pink (4-9pm)
- DJ Morosi @ Bar Pink (9 pm)
- Blue @ Blonde
- Karaoke! @ Space
- Sexy Salsa and Sensual Bachata with DJ Sonero @ Tio Leo's
- Forty Feet Tall @ De Oro Mine Co
- Strictly Acoustic @ Navajo Live
- Live Prize Trivia @ Pour House
- Whitney Shay @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Electric Relaxation - 90s Hip Hop Chill and Board Games @ Whistle Stop
- Line Dancing Lessons @ Moonshine Beach
- Trivia with Arnie @ Bancroft Bar
- Wheels of the Industry @ Live Wire
- Open Mic @ Lestat's
- Acoustic Night/Industry Night @ Henry's Pub
- 31 Flavors @ U-31
Tuesday, September 4, 2018:
- The Lagoons, Tim Atlas, Harry Paradise @ Soda Bar
- The Marcus King Band, Bishop Gunn @ Belly Up (SOLD OUT)
- Teyana Taylor, Dani Leigh, Jade Novah @ The Observatory
- Tiki Tuesday with Mr. Adrian Demain @ Bar Pink
- Young's Market Industry Battle of the Bands @ Humphrey's Concert Lawn
- Fiddler On The Roof @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Soundwave, Black Leather Couch @ 710 Beach Club
- T Is For Techno @ Blonde
- Michele Lundeen @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Open Mic by Bobo Czarnowski @ Java Joe's
- Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
- Line Dance Lessons @ Moonshine Beach
- The Deadset @ Tower Bar
- Music Videos @ Martini's Above Fourth
- Think n Drink Trivia @ Winston's (5pm)
- Bass Music Tuesdays with DJ Ramsey & Raji Rabbit @ The Office
- DJ Lexicon Devil @ Pour House
- Beer Pong @ U-31
- Lyrical Exchange Open Mic @ Queen Bee's
- Karaoke @ Riviera Supper Club
- Suesday Sue Palmer Quintet @ Tio Leo's
- Videodrome @ Whistle Stop
- Comedy Night @ Lestat's
- Rockabilly and Swing @ Henry's Pub
- Karaoke with Christine @ Navajo Live
