Things To Do In San Diego: December 18-19, 2013

I've been talking about the approach of the holidays, but it didn't really occur to me just how close we are to Christmas until yesterday, when I realized Darren's family is coming to town on Saturday and that I'll be stuck working the Raiders game alone on Sunday. My Christmas tree hasn't been decorated save for one string of lights and a lone ornament- a small velvet frame with a picture of Pascha from when she was about 3 years old. It's pretty lonely here without her, and poor Kiwi keeps looking under the bed and mewing for her missing sister. But, I have to say I'm happy overall. The other night, some freaking psychotic and reckless cops were in pursuit dangerously fast on Main Street in Chula Vista during rush hour and I had my nieces and god-sister in the car with me and we avoided being t-boned by mere seconds. Since we avoided collision, it seems no big deal, but I have a vivid flash of how it looked coming right at me before I slammed on the gas to get through the intersection and out of the way. I'm a little more appreciative that I get to enjoy a bounty of love with family and friends this holiday week.



Wednesday December 18, 2013:

• Casbah Presents: Polica, Avid Dancer @ Belly Up
• Dublin Mob XXXmas Party, Black Hondo, Marsupials, Nick Bone & the Big Scene @ Casbah
• Tiny Telephones, Lost Ships, Amerikan Bear, Diatribes, DJs Mike Delgado & Colourvision @ Soda Bar
• Shawn Rohlf, VaVaBlume, Eric Hankins @ Tin Can
• Ones to Watch Presents: Jake Miller, Action Item, Air Dubai @ House of Blues
• Ashley Raines and the New West Revue, Eric Himan @ Lestat's
• Funk 101 feat. Stevie & the Hi-Stax @ Bar Pink
• Jazz w/ Kice Simko @ Riviera Supper Club
• Sue Palmer @ Croce's
• Barbarian, guests @ Gallagher's Irish Pub
• The Tighten Up! @ El Dorado
• Club Kingston Presents: Shoreline Roots, DJ Carlos Culture @ Winston's
• Xmas with Satan, DJ Mikey Ratt @ Tower Bar
• Aubrey Fay @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• A Brief History of Rhyme, DJ Heather Hardcore @ Til-Two Club
• Orgy, Redmond, Squirrelly Arts, Bricklayer Bosh @ Brick By Brick
• Bill Magee Blues Band @ Patrick's Gaslamp Pub
• Gypsy Blues @ ArtLab Studios
• Club M.A.W. @ Henry's Pub
• Future Wednesdays @ Kava Lounge
• Open Mic @ The Merrow
• Black Market lll @ Crush (Solana Beach)
• SmokeStaxx @ Coyote Bar & Grill
• Ron's Trio @ McP's Irish Pub
• Firehouse Swing Night @ Queen Bee's

Thursday December 19, 2013:

• Pere Ubu, Octagrape @ Casbah
• Third Thursday feat. MNDR, Little Hurricane @ 207, Hard Rock Hotel
• Perfect Pussy, The Natives, Empire Pleasure @ Soda Bar
• 91X, Casbah & Hard Rock Hotel Present: Third Thursdays feat. Little Hurricane, MNDR, DJs Adam Salter & Gabe Vega @ Hard Rock Hotel 207
• Venice, Charlie Vaughn & The Daily Routine @ Belly Up
• The Foundation Of, Jerry Olea and the 805 Drifters, C-Hop @ The Griffin
• The Lexicons, The Amalgamated, Shocks of Mighty @ Tin Can
• Rebecca Pidgeon, Paul Freeman, Tim Moyer @ Lestat's
• The Beautiful View @ Bar Pink
• HoB 20th Anniversary Presents: NOFX, Implants @ House of Blues
• 22 Kings, Kevin Brennan, Patrick Lanzetta, Thoughtless Approach @ The Merrow
• Gilbert Castellanos and the New Latin Jazz Quintet @ Croce's
• West of 5 @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Destructo Bunny, Atlantis Rizing @ Winston's
• Disconnected Booking Presents: The Blood, Storta, Nerve Control @ Brick By Brick
• 8th & G Party @ El Dorado
• Max Vangeli @ Fluxx
• Acoustic Soul Thursday @ Seven Grand
• Len Rainey's Midnight Players @ Patrick's Gaslamp Pub
• Moonlight Serenade Orchestra @ Crystal Ballroom (414 N. Magnolia, El Cajon)
• Steph Johnson & Friends @ 98 Bottles
• Nightwerks, Baglady, Hoodboi, Tngn, San Royal @ Kava Lounge
• Jam Kwest, DJ Reefah @ Gallagher's Irish Pub
• Too Rude for Sunday @ Coyote Bar & Grill
• Jeff Moore @ Crush (Solana Beach)
• JG Trio @ McP's Irish Pub
• Gnarlys Angels & the Tarr Steps @ 710 Beach Club