Things to Do In San Diego: Monday, November 16-Wednesday, November 18, 2015

It is incredibly difficult to be celebratory about the weekend when such horrible tragedies transpired across the globe and it is hard to not relate and feel especially affected by Paris when you imagine the horror at the Bataclan, a theatre about the size of the Observatory, and the death of the merch manager, Nick Alexander, who died doing a job I do dozens of times a year. It is easy to feel sheltered from such a terrorist attack, but the reality is 30,000 people are year are killed by guns in the US, so we should be worried every single day that another lunatic will snap. There are a million people more eloquent than I and there's also a lot of scum to filter through in the wake of such a tragedy, so all I really feel we can do is live on, be the best people we can be, and be the love and peace we want to see in this world. In spite of the weekend tragedies, both manmade and natural (Paris, Beirut, Brazil, Mexico), life did go on here, as San Diego Music Thing brought epic performances to our corner of the world. I was able to catch Greg Graffin's keynote on Friday, and performances by Matt Vasquez, Beach Slang, Ilya, and the Album Leaf. On Saturday I caught L7 and Joy Formidable, Subsurfer, Here We Go Magic and In The Valley Below. Sunday was a work and sleep day as I tried to recover from a busy week and also fighting off aches and pains that feel like I'm coming down with something. Monday through Wednesday archives are after the jump.

 

Monday, November 16, 2015:

• City and Colour, Hurray for the Riff Raff @ House of Blues
• The Anomaly, Captain Viejo, The Sinclairs @ Casbah
• Gad Elmaleh @ The Irenic
• Atmosphere @ The Observatory North Park (SOLD OUT)
• The Green, Hirie @ Belly Up (SOLD OUT)
• Strange Names, Line and Circle @ Soda Bar
• Motown on Monday @ Bar Pink
• Haunted Summer @ The Office
• MusiCares Presents: Addiction & The Music Business @ The Loft, UCSD
• Metal Mondays @ Brick By Brick
• Michele Lundeen @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Trivia with Shantih with Black Mass @ The Bancroft
• Mark Fisher @ Croce's Park West
• Trivia @ Whistle Stop
• Trivia with Shantih @ The Bancroft
• Mic Check Mondays @ Gallagher's
• Velvet Cafe @ Alexander's (30th & Upas)
• Wheels of the Industry @ Live Wire
• Open Mic @ Lestat's
• Electric Waste Band @ Winston's
• Acoustic Night/Industry Night @ Henry's Pub
• Karaoke @ Til Two Club
• Industry Night @ U-31
• Industry & Local night with Mark Rondeau @ 710 Beach Club

Tuesday, November 17, 2015:

• Keep Shelly in Athens, Different Sleep, CHILL PILL @ Casbah
• Tiki Tuesday feat Alvin & The Dwells @ Bar Pink
• Big K.R.I.T., BJ The Chicago Kid, Scotty ATL, Delorean @ The Observatory North Park
• Boy & Bear, Oh, Spirit! @ Soda Bar
• Ricardo Montaner @ Music Box
• Triptides, Levitation Room, TÜLIPS (L.A.) @ The Hideout
• Radio Halloran presents: Cult Vegas, The Bassics, The Midways @ The Merrow
• The Psychedelic Furs, Max & The Moon @ Belly Up
• Kyle Motl, Tobin Chodos, Kjell Nordeson @ The Loft, UCSD
• Karaoke @ Kensington Club
• frnkiero andthe cellabration, Roger Harvey @ House of Blues
• Chet Cannon @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Stacy Antonel Duo @ Croce's Park West
• Comedy Night @ Til Two
• Rad! Karaoke! @ U-31
• Karaoke @ Riviera Supper Club
• Open Mic Hosted by Gaby Aparicio @ Java Joe's
• CalPhonics @ Winston's
• Videodrome @ Whistle Stop
• Karaoke @ Riviera Supper Club
• Train of Thought @ Queen Bee's
• Comedy Night @ Lestat's
• Rockabilly Tuesdays with Big City Dawgs @ Henry's Pub
• High Tech Tuesdays @ Kava Lounge
• 710 Country Night @ 710 Beach Club

Wednesday, November 18, 2015:

• The Lulls, Ditches, GOOON @ Casbah
• Yoga Six + Live Music featuring Emily Drew, Jonny Tarr, Steve Gold @ Belly Up
• David Ryan Harris, Tyler Lyle @ Soda Bar
• Adam Sandler, David Spade, Nick Swardson, Rob Schneider @ San Diego Civic Theatre
• Jo Livi, Ben Hazelwood @ Bar Pink
• Open Oscillator @ Whistle Stop
• Josh Weinstein's Junkyard Tavernacle, Mimi Zulu @ The Loft, UCSD
• Mac Miller, Alexander Spit, Njomza, Michael Christmas, Tory Lanez @ House of Blues
• Nina Francis, Ian McCarter @ Lestat's
• Gio & Diamond @ Croce's Park West
• Sven Eric Seaholm @ Java Joe's
• Karaoke with Cici @ The Bancroft@ Soma
• Karaoke with Cici @ The Bancroft
• Tropical Wednesday with DJ Mo Lyon @ U-31
• Gilbert Castellanos Young Lions Series & Jazz Jam @ Panama 66
• Open Mic with Jefferson Jay @ Winston's (6-9pm)
• Club Kingston Presents: Sensamotion with DJ Carlos Culture @ Winston's
• The Ratts Revenge- DJ Tiki Thomas & Mikey Ratt @ Tower Bar
• Walter Gentry @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• This N That @ Kava Lounge
• Rockin Aces @ Tio Leo's
• Open Mic/Open Jam @ 710 Beach Club
• A.O.K. Musik @ Henry's Pub