Things To Do In San Diego: April 16-19, 2015

I knew this week was going to be busy, but I didn't expect to see and do so much this week. Monday was great working for St. Lucia and that show was pretty awesome- I dug RAC a lot more than I expected. On Tuesday, after an afternoon with Nova and my nieces at La Jolla Cove, I got to shoot the Father John Misty show, then went to Drive Like Jehu after. Huge thanks to Josh Kmak for the lift home when my phone was non functional. On Wednesday, I worked door at the Irenic and it was great catching up with AJ from Saint Motel and Lights had some pretty rabid fans. From there, Darren and I went for a quick bevvie at Seven Grand, caught the end of Toro y Moi at the Observatory, and then went to see Benjamin Booker at the Casbah, finishing up the night at Bar Pink and a 2 am bike ride home. Today looks like an after school pool party with the kids, then an intimate house show with Rocky Votolato. There's so much going on this weekend, including the CityBeat Festival of Beers, so go out and get it this weekend. Thursday through Sunday archives are after the jump.



Thursday, April 16, 2015:

• Clean Bandit, Jess Glynne @ The Observatory North Park
• Ratatat, Despot @ House of Blues
• El Haru Kuroi, Piracy Conspiracy, La Diabla, Goma, DJ V-Rock, DJ Unite, Las Sucias @ Casbah
• Ride @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay
• An Evening with Bruce Hornsby @ Balboa Theatre
• J Boog, Inna Vision, Westafa @ Belly Up
• Rae Sremmurd @ Fluxx
• Cumbia Machin, Sonidero Travesura, Mexican Juligans, DJs Josex, Viejo Lowbo @ Soda Bar
• DJ Ikah Love @ Bar Pink
• Jarren Benton: The Slow Motion Tour @ House of Blues
• Locals Only with Subtropics @ The Hideout
• The Jackson Price Band @ Sycamore Den
• Keelan Donovan, Emily Hackett, Savannah Philyaw @ Lestat's
• The Gregory Page Show @ Java Joe's
• MRCH, Taurus Authority, Speakerghost @ The Merrow
• Darkwave Garden @ The Bancroft
• DJ Bacon Bits @ U-31
• Warren Wolf & Wolfpack @ The Loft, UCSD
• Trio De Janeiro with Lori Ball & Rob Satterfield @ Croce's Park West
• Blue Rockit @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Western Settings, Lysolgang, Just In Case, Sledding With Tigers @ Tower Bar
• The Big Lewinsky and Punkture @ Winston's
• Open Jam @ Winston's (6-9pm)
• No Limits with Myson King @ The Office
• Rockin Aces @ Tio Leo's
• Videodrome @ Whistle Stop
• Revival, DJ Reefah, TRC Soundsystem @ Gallagher's Irish Pub
• Reason To Rebel @ Boar Cross'n

Friday, April 17, 2015:

• Belle and Sebastian, Perfume Genius @ Observatory North Park (SOLD OUT)
• The Cribs, The Frights, The Bassics @ Casbah
• Another Zeke Production Presents: Victis, Mooncrier, Bainbridge, Royal Death @ Soda Bar
• Cash'd Out, Action Andy & The Hi Tones, A Mayfield Affair @ Belly Up
• The Shallow End, The Shifty Eyed Dogs, Privitized Air @ Bancroft Bar
• Good Riddance, A Wilhelm Scream, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, and Skipjack @ Brick By Brick
• Lila Downs @ Symphony Hall
• It's Gonna Blow Fundraiser @ The Hideout
• Candy Warpop, Amigo, Black Tango @ Black Cat Bar
• Sara Petite, Ashleigh Flynn, Amy Black, Ted Russell Kamp @ Java Joes
• Avalon Young @ Queen Bee's
• David Spade @ Sycuan Casino
• Richard Colburn and Chris Geddes from Belle and Sebastian DJ Sets @ Whistle Stop
• Turn it Loose w/ Mr. Blow and Friends @ Bar Pink
• Atomic Groove @ Belly Up (5pm)
• Sue Palmer @ Croce's Park West
• Irving Flores Quartet @ Dizzys
• Waseem Al-Ghafry, Rubenxgude, Sly Disciple, Maze Lew, Salem @ Epicentre
• DJ Brett Bodley @ Fluxx
• Funks Most Wanted, DY LYA @ Gallaghers
• Canceled: Kaleo, Josh Damigo @ House of Blues, Voodoo Room
• The Fabulous Ultratones, Detroit Underground @ Humphreys Backstage
• Alanna Clarke, Caroline Corn, Jeremiah Crespo @ Lestats
• Cursed, Orphan Crippler @ The Merrow
• Twisted Relatives @ Porter's Pub
• Silent Planet, Dayseeker, DFA, Here From The STart @ Soma
• Poontang Clam @ Tower Bar
• Treo @ Bassmnt
• Sleepwalking @ Til Two Club
• Broken Stems @ Tio Leos
• Dead Winter Carpenters w/ Taarka @ Winstons

Saturday, April 18, 2015:

• CityBeat Festival of Beers with New Mexico, Grizzly Business, Jesse LaMonaca & The Dime Novels @ El Cajon Blvd in front of Lafayette Hotel
• Record Store Day: The Silent Comedy (5pm), The Midnight Pine (4pm) @ M-Theory Records
• Taste of Hillcrest (12-4pm)
• Marina & The Diamonds, Christine and the Queens @ Observatory North Park (SOLD OUT)
• Casbah Presents: The Silent Comedy, Barbarian, Oh Spirit (CD Release) @ The Irenic
• Buck-O-Nine, Kemuria, Dan Potthast @ Casbah
• Redmond, Seventrain, Uncle Junkie, Gunner Gunner @ Brick By Brick
• Nena Anderson, Roy Ruiz Clayton and the Gravediggers @ 3rd Space
• Quel Bordel, Morgan Leigh Band, Andora, Wicked Tongues, Lacy Younger w/ Temple of the Dad, Misc. Ailments, DJ Black Belt Jonez @ House of Blues
• Club Therapy @ Bancroft Bar
• Ilya, The Midnight Pine, Lost Pets @ Soda Bar
• San Diego Opera 50th Celebration Concert @ Symphony Hall
• Mama and the Manhandlers, Kids in Heat, Mochilero All Stars @ The Merrow
• Cindy Lee Berryhill, Syd Straw @ Java Joes
• Allison Lonsdale, Eben Brooks @ Lestats
• Neon Beat @ Bar Pink
• Reckless Kelly, Micky and the Motorcars @ Belly Up
• Grant Farm @ AMSD
• Shroeline Rootz @ Boar Cross'n
• Greg Gatsby @ Ad Nightclub
• Nina Francis, Charlie Arbelaez, Matt Hall Quintet @ Croce's Park West
• Joshua White Quartet @ Dizzys
• IM5, Austin Jones, Bailey McConnell, The Weekend Riot, The House on the Cliff @ Epicentre
• Sid Vicious @ Fluxx
• Jason Ross @ Bassmnt
• KL Noize Makers, CJ Chelu @ Gallaghers
• Age Of Collapse Record Release, Griever, MVM, Debt Ritual @ The Hideout
• Ashley J, Christine Sako, Karina Frost, Ryan Brolliar, Tweed Deluxe Blues Rock Band @ House of Blues Voodoo Room
• Tribal Theory, Ekolu, Bonafide @ Tin Roof
• Pop Vinyl @ Humphreys Backstage
• Convent, Made of Dishonor, Don Vedda, Illuminate, Vile Creations @ Soma
• Moonshine Record Release @ Tower Bar
• Spent Idols, The Stingers, The Alley Cats, Shady Francos @ TIl Two Club
• Full Strength Funk Band @ Tio Leos
• 80s vs 90s with Gabe Vega & Saul Q @ Whistle Stop
• Gay Men's Chorus Greatest Hits @ Balboa Theatre
• Steely Dan w/ Roger Glenn Jazz Trio @ Humphreys (SOLD OUT)

Sunday, April 19, 2015:

• Earth Day Celebration @ Balboa Park
• Veloswap Bike Swap Meet @ The Velodrome (9am-12pm, $5) 
• Quartet Nouveau @ Central Library, Joan & Irwin Jacobs Common
• The Slashes, Speaker In Reverse, Le Chateau, The Lion and the Lady @ Casbah
• The Chantepleures, Young Lovers, Future Age @ Soda Bar
• Liquorsmiths @ Sycamore Den
• Patrick Berrogain, Todo Mundo @ Croce's Park West
• Rat Sabbath @ Bar Pink
• Morgan Heritage, Jemere Morgan, The Expanders, DJ Carlos Culture @ Belly Up
• San Diego Opera 50th Celebration Concert @ Symphony Hall (2pm)
• Alfred Howard @ El Dorado
• Yellowman, Aloha Radio @ World Beat Center
• Pants Karaoke @ The Hideout
• Aubrey Faye, Jeanette Harris @ Humphreys Backstage
• Dave Good's Jazz Jam/Open Mic @ Java Joes
• Nick Howard, Robert Gillies @ Lestats
• Soul track Mind @ Winston's (6-9pm)
• Jose Sinatra hosts O.B.-o-ke @ Winstons (10pm)
• Gay Men's Chorus Greatest Hits @ Balboa Theatre
• Steely Dan w/ Roger Glenn Jazz Trio @ Humphreys