Things To Do In San Diego: January 26-29, 2014

This weekend more than most, I'm completely in awe of life. How do people do it? I used to work day jobs and they weren't always terrible, but life was pretty much work, nap, dinner, go out, pass out, and do it all over again. This weekend we've had Nova and it's awesome because most weeks we do some sort of activity after school, but then have to grind her with bathtime and homework time and reading time. But weekends, she's still up at the crack of dawn, and so after Darren entertains her all morning, and knocking out some homework, then I slowly awake and join them and have a whole day of entertainment, errands, running around town, and then we both have to work, juggling who works when so she's always got trustworthy supervision.

So it sucks a little to have missed UJBOD, but it was great working at the Irenic and seeing Of Montreal, and spending time with family, and meeting my new nephew Evan (who finally got out of NICU last week), and reveling in the Casbah's 25 years and feeling really fortunate that I get to be one of many behind the scenes. I guess I'm feeling some heavy blog posts coming on, so I'm making this week's mission to close out the Casbah 25 with a bang, get a new laptop, and then catch up with the 2000 emails that await from the Casbah's future shows, North Park Festival of Arts booking, Bike Infrastructure meetings, the Alvarez campaign, and all the other tours and bar stuffs I've just simply neglected while I've been laptopless. And then I will commit to writing again.

Ugh. What kind of blogger am I? Sunday through Wednesday archives are after the jump.



Sunday, January 26, 2014:

• Gary Heffern and Friends, Black Tango, Robert Turman, Social Spit, Clips from Eric Rife's Garageland (2 pm matinee) @ The Casbah
• Old Man Markley, Lexington Field, Rusty Maples @ The Casbah
• Mutual Benefit, Jeans Wilder, Diatribes @ The Soda Bar
• Hot Tuna @ The Belly Up
• The Ground Beneath, Suicide Chords, Blue Suns @ Brick By Brick
• Diatribe, xHostagex, Your Enemy, Age of Collapse @ The Che Cafe
• Kirk Franklin Presents Gospel Brunch @ House of Blues
• Jason Brown (10:00am), Wildside (8:00pm) @ Humphrey's Backstage
• The Robin Henkel Band @ Lestat's
• Christopher Cross @ Sycuan
• DJ Freddy Figgs, Dale DA Dred, DJ Gigi @ U31
• Tanya & Sophies Fire Recovery Benefit (8:00), Jose Sinatra hosts 
• O.B.-o-ke @ Winston's

Monday, January 27, 2014:

• Hit Dog Hollar, Nancarrow, Shane Hall & The Diabolicals, Greg Griffin (Proud Mary)@ Casbah
• Battle of the Chef Bands @ Belly Up
• Chill Clinton, The Jergers, Seeking Alpha, Wistappear @ Soda Bar
• Soultry Monday @ Bar Pink
• The Tin Can Country Club Showcase @ Tin Can
• Blue Largo @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Industry Night with NVIOUS, Levi Green @ U-31
• Monday Night Madness @ House of Blues
• Open Mic hosted by Chad Taggert @ Lestat's
• Electric Waste Band @ Winston's
• Kinetic Soul with Antonio Aguilera, Joey Jimenez, Jonny Tarr @ Henry's Pub
• Sky Academy, Uli John Roth- 40th Anniversary Scorpions Show, Points North, John Huldt Trio @ Ramona Mainstage
• Karaoke @ Coyote Bar & Grill

Tuesday, January 28, 2014:

• The Beautiful View, The Midnight Pine, Manuok @ Casbah
• Tiki Tuesday feat. Craig Prior @ Bar Pink
• The Lonely Wild, The Whiskey Circle, Adams & Eves @ Soda Bar
• Castoff, Absent Minds, The Nieces, IAMDUSTINBLACKWELL @ Tower Bar
• Mary Lambert, Sam Lin @ The Loft, UCSD
• The Drabs, Crooked Rulers, Mauru @ Tin Can
• The Groove starring Stellita @ House of Blues
• Jayke Orvis & the Broken Band/ James Hunnicutt, Wicklow Atwater & The Fallen Flame & TBA @ Brick By Brick
• Rad! Karaoke! @ U-31
• Karaoke @ Riviera Supper Club
• Meeting of the Meyends @ Winston's
• Theo and Zydeco Patrol @ Tio Leo's
• Karaoke @ Riviera Supper Club
• Train of Thought @ Queen Bee's
• Comedy Night @ Lestat's
• Tomcat Courtney @ La Gran Tapa
• Rockabilly Tuesdays @ Henry's Pub
• High Tech Tuesdays @ Kava Lounge
• 710 Bass Club @ 710 Beach Club
• Karaoke @ Kensington Club

Wednesday, January 29, 2014:

• OFF!, Rats Eyes, Bumbklaat, Widows @ Casbah
• Reggie and the Full Effect, Dads, Pentimento, The Frights @ Soda Bar
• Commune Wednesday feat. The Hollerin, Idyll Wild, Saul Q @ Bar Pink
• North Mississippi All Stars, Lighnin Malcolm @ Belly Up
• Robert Delong, Mystery Skulls @ The Griffin
• Tom Cunningham @ Valley View Casino Center
• Voice Actor and more tba @ Tin Can
• Mouse Powell, Dash Eye, Tram Life, DJ Artistic @ The Office
• The Menzingers, Off With Their Heads, Broadway Calls, Days of Light Gravity @ Che Cafe
• Pink Martini @ Balboa Theatre
• Fiction International Party @ Whistle Stop
• Aaron Cook @ Lestat's
• The Lumps, Ratts Revenge, Viewing of "Sloppy Seconds" Skate Film @ Tower Bar
• Sway Art feat Buddy Banter, Oliver Trolley, Prayers, Just Like Jenna, Johnny and the Squints, DJs Camrom & Rios @ U-31
• Gilbert Castellanos Jazz Jam @ Seven Grand
• The Tighten Up! @ El Dorado
• Mafard Bakkuda @ Gallagher's
• Club Kingston Presents: Roots Covenant, DJ Carlos Culture @ Winston's
• Kandu Karaoke @ Tio Leo's
• The Fabulous Ultratones @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Club M.A.W. @ Henry's Pub
• Future Wednesdays @ Kava Lounge
• Joe Cardillo @ Wonderland Ocean Pub
• Open Mic @ The Merrow
• Open Mic/Open Jam @ 710 Beach Club
• Johnny Tarr @ Henry's Pub (7:30-9:30)
• DJ Christopher London @ Henry's Pub (9:30-close)