Things To Do In San Diego: November 23-26, 2012

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Mine was pretty fantastic, I have to say. I prepared some things at home and lounged until the afternoon until we went to my parents' house. My mom's feast was amazing, Darren met my dad for the first time, and I got some fun time with my nieces who got to play with Pascha for the first time in months. Johanna seemed particularly interested in the concept of her tia having a boyfriend and was calling him a prince, and I of course, his princess. There was this hilarious moment where she hugged both of us and told us she loved us, then made us kiss and then made pukey gagging noises when we did. Far too much Disney in that girl's diet, for sure. By night, we went on a bike ride through Kensington and realized we were just in time for This Must Be The Place starring Sean Penn at Ken Cinema, so we had a couple drinks at the Ken Club, took in a movie, then enjoyed some wine at home. (The movie is no longer playing, but it was fantastic nonetheless and you should see it when it's available on NetFlix or whatever). Today we avoided Black Friday and made a picnic with Thanksgiving leftovers and hung out at Morley Field where we watched some older ladies play doubles then shot some arrows at the Archery Range. Now the weekend is upon us...are you ready?  Coda Reactor will NOT be at Soda Bar tonight due to the hospitalization of their drummer with pneumonia...so best wishes to him on a speedy recovery, and I added a special weekend edition of Ken Club Karaoke for tonight. Friday through Monday archives are after the jump.



Friday, November 23, 2012:

• Coda Reactor (canceled due to illness), The Gore Horsemen, Hit Dog Hollar, The Last Years @ Soda Bar
• Inspired Flight, In Motion Trio, The Soulfires (formerly The Fire Eaters), Pruitt Igoe @ Casbah
• Unwritten Law with Versus The World and F.O.A. @ House of Blues
• The Paragraphs, Trouble In The Wind @ Flying Elephant
• Bender San Diego, Revenge Deathball, Noel Jordan @ Eleven
• Mayday Parade, The Maine, The Postelles @ Soma
• Special Weekend Edition of Ken Club Karaoke @ Ken Club
• Uniform Victor, Mittens, Oh & The What's @ Tin Can
• San Pedro El Cortez, Slipping Into Darkness, Kids In Heat, Whales @ The Tower Bar
• Charlie Rock, Grandmasta Rats @ El Dorado
• Jerry "Hotrod" Demink @ House of Blues
• The Gregory Page Show @ Lestats
• Karl Denson's Tiny Universe and Friends with Ivan Neville, Chall 2NA, Slightly Stoopid Horns, Crush Effect feat. Burkey of Vokab Kompany @ Belly Up (8:30)
• Goods Show AfterParty!!! DJ Juice & Guests @ Whistle Stop
• John Foltz @ The Marble Room
• The Red Elvises, The Secret Samurai, Gino and the Lone Gunmen @ Ruby Room
• The Original Wailers, Zig Zag Jones, DJ Carlos Culture @ The Griffin
• JOEY HARRIS @ Tio Leo's Lounge
• Rippsville City Hall, The Hang Zeros, Chill Clinton, Steve Welty @ Winston's
• Téada @ AMSD Concerts
• Gucci Mane @ 4th & B
• Thicker Than Thieves Post Thanksgiving Day Bash @ 710 Beach Club
• Slapbak @ Anthology (9:30)
• Hotel California @ Anthology (7:30)
• Bonkers!, EDM Dance Party @ Bar Pink
• Atomic Groove @ Belly Up (5:30)
• DJ E-Rock @ Fluxx
• Legacy Pack, DJ RM @ Gallaghers
• Flawless DJ Ayeena @ U31
• Rising Star with DJ Artistic @ Dreamcatcher (Viejas)
• King Kruk-Elite Elvis Tribute @ V Lounge (Viejas)
• Anna Lunuoe @ Voyeur

Saturday, November 24, 2012:

• The Blasters, Bill Cardinal and The Canyon Band @ Casbah
• Within The Swarm, Against The World, Damcyan, A Truth Betrayed, Dead Serial Killers @ House of Blues (Fifth Avenue Stage)
• The Styletones with The Lucky Lonely @ Winston's (9:30)
• Joy, Tar Halos, Harsh Toke, Eddie Dougherty & The Earwigs @ Tin Can
• The Cured with Strangelove, Joshua Tree, Murmur @ House of Blues
• The Baja Bugs @ Lestats
• The Pheasants, Black Pussy (Portland), Black Cobra Vipers @ Eleven
• The Bosses Luau @ The Griffin
• Trey Songz Chapter V Tour @ Valley View Casino Center (Sports Arena)
• Booty Bassment with DJs Dimitri and Rob @ Whistle Stop
• End of the Month Happy Hour with DJ Claire, Mr Mazee @ Whistle Stop (5pm)
• Mercedes Moore Band @ The Marble Room
• Mimi Zulu and the Revenge, Hussy, My Elysian, The Jew Cocks @ Ruby Room
• Blueprint (aka Printmatic), Mad Dukez + Fresh Kils, Brendan B & The Breaks @ Soda Bar
• The Cataracs: Roll The Dice Tour, DJ Carnage @ Soma
• Giant Peach @ Tio Leo's Lounge
• Tower 4 @ Winston's (6:00)
• Polynesian Underground oresents JBOOG feat. Hot Rain @ 4th & B
• Dust N Bones w/ special guests @ 710 Beach Club
• Zapp Band @ Anthology (7:30 and 9:30)
• Karl Denson's Tiny Universe and Friends with Ivan Neville, Chall 2NA, Slightly Stoopid Horns, Crush Effect feat. Burkey of Vokab Kompany @ Belly Up (8:30)
• Gilbert Castellanos' tribute to Daniel Jackson with Rob Thorsend and Brett Sanders @ Dizzy's (San Diego Jet Ski Rentals 4275 Mission Bay Drive)
• Dolla Dolla DJs @ El Dorado
• Sid Vicious Saturdays @ Fluxx
• Midnight Frenzy, DJ Chelu @ Gallaghers
• Off the Cuff with DJ WHO @ Dreamcatcher (Viejas)
• The Smokin Cobras @ V Loungwe (Viejas)
• Angger Dimas @ Voyeur
• Straight No Chaser @ San Diego Civic Center

Sunday,  November 25, 2012:

• Wild Belle, Deep Sea Diver, Strange Vine @ Casbah
• Casbah Presents: Delicate Steve, Dana Buoy @ Soda Bar
• Figure, Brain Waves, Killabits @ House of Blues
• Chiodos, Heartist, The Empire Within, Killing The Messenger, Shining Through @ Soma
• UFO, Taz Taylor Band, Symbolic, Points North, Unicorn Death @ Brick By Brick
• Young Performers Showcase @ House of Blues
• Chris Carpenter @ Lestats
• Ed Ghost, Tucker, Sam Bybee feat. Sandi King @ The Griffin
• Jose Sinatra hosts O.B.-o-ke @ Winston's
• Slower @ 710 Beach Club
• Jonathan Coulton @ Anthology
• Happy Endings feat. DJs JoeMama & Tramlife @ Bar Pink
• Abbey Road-A Tribute to the Beatles @ Belly Up
• Mundell Lowe and Jack Petersen with Rob Thorsen and Jim Plank @ Dizzy's (San Diego Jet Ski Rentals 4275 Mission Bay Drive)
• Slaughter's Daughters @ Eleven

Monday November 26, 2012:

• Three Mile Pilot, VAMPIRES @ The Griffin
• Anti-Monday League Presents: Sundrop Electric, Sir Sly, The Llamadors  @ Casbah
• Satellite Run, Mexican Hexagon, Arrive Alive, Hot Mustard @ Soda Bar
• Main Frame, Mystery Cave w/ Ryan Haynes, Rebar and Plums @ Eleven
• The Tin Can Country Club feat. Jon Kruger @ Tin Can
• Soul Jazz Jam w/ The Fire Eaters @ Bar Pink
• Live at the Belly Up w/ The B-Side Players, The Devastators, Maren Parusel, DJ Bobby Soul @ Belly Up
• Sean Davenport @ Seven Grand
• Dirty Mondays w/ DJ Gabe Vega @ The Saloon (Encinitas)
• Open Mic @ Lestat's
• Dave Scott & Monsoon Jazz @ Croce's
• Aaron Durr Band @ Jimmy Love's
• Electric Waste Band @ Winston's
• Kensington Trio @ Athenaeum Music & Arts Library noon
• Karaoke @ Til-Two Club
• Dub Dynamite @ The Office
• Jazz Jam w/ Deejah & Walter @ Patrick's Gaslamp Pub
• Karaoke @ Coyote Bar & Grill
• Doug Allen @ The Kraken