Things To Do In San Diego: Monday, January 25-Thursday, January 28, 2016

Another crazy week in paradise. Work has been so insanely busy, as you'll find out later today as we roll out a ton of shows happening in the week before, between, and after Coachella. In LA, they call it Localchella, but I think we're a little less catchphase-y around here. I got called in to work for Chuck Ragan on Thursday, only to arrive and find out 20 minutes before his set (after being there 3 hours), that his merch was stuck at FedEx. But I had my laptop and I suppose sitting at the merch booth with cocktails and live music beats sitting in my living room while the household sleeps and working to the white noise of the Lifetime Network, so I'm not complaining. On Friday I really wanted to be at the Casbah for SoundDiego Live, but Darren committed us to Saturday morning river cleanup and I couldn't let my family down. So Saturday rolled around and we were up at 5:30 am to canoe the San Diego River Estuary and pick up trash. Afterward, we unloaded our canoe at home, showered, packed our things and drove to Anaheim for NAMM. We ended up getting about 3 hours of walking the floor in, and it was cool that so many instrument manufacturers were cool with Nova tinkering with their instruments, and I'm afraid we've just turned this kid into a future gearhead. From there, we drove to Silver Lake to see my cousin's new house and have dinner, and then we made our way to Teragram Ballroom. The place is an amazing room with great sound, though the lighting & fog machine combo left a lot to be desired. Nova was right up against the stage the whole show and she was definitely a trooper, though the car naps hopefully helped. We lasted the whole show, then I drove us back from LA. No doubt it was a long day, and I pretty much spent the entirety of Sunday preparing for the massive work week ahead. I'm definitely looking forward to David Cross on Tuesday, and I'll be working for Hood Internet on Friday and Mike Gordon on Saturday. Monday through Thursday archives are after the jump.

Monday, January 25, 2016:

• AC/DC Undercover @ The Office
• The Gloomies, Scruffles, Garden Echo, DJ Nik Chewing @ Soda Bar
• Little Heroine, The Natives, Bad Kids @ Casbah
• Granger Smith featuring Earl Dibbles Jr. @ Belly Up 
• Unsung Genius: Trivia & Karaoke @ The Merrow
• Abbey Rader Quartet, Kyle Motl-Tommy Babin Duo @ The Loft, UCSD
• Metal Mondays with 1349, Tombs, Full of Hell, Cave Bastard @ Brick By Brick
• Chet Cannon @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Trivia @ Whistle Stop
• Trivia with Shantih @ The Bancroft
• Mic Check Mondays Herbavore, Karlo @ 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 presented by Mark Rondeau @ 710 Beach Club

Tuesday, January 26, 2016:

• David Cross: Making America Great Again! @ The Observatory North Park
• The Soft Moon, Sextile, Hexa @ Casbah
• Radio Halloran presents: Echo Park Social Club, Marujah, Odakota @ The Merrow
• Tiki Tuesday feat. DJ Marshall Islands @ Bar Pink
• Dante Elephante, Sleeping Ghost, The Slashes @ Soda Bar
• Through Being Cool- Emo DJ Night @ The Hideout
• Shen Yun 2016@ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
• The Dark Matter Turtles & The Moves Collective @ The Loft, UCSD
• Conveyer, Motives, Dependence, A New Challenger Approaches @ Brick By Brick
• Missy Andersen @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Nina Francis & Leonard Patton @ Croce's Park West
• Comedy Night @ Til Two
• Trapped with Mix-he-Can, Fisfonics, DJ Ramsey @ The Office
• Rad! Karaoke! @ U-31
• Karaoke @ Riviera Supper Club
• Open Mic Hosted by Gaby Aparicio @ Java Joe'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
• 5nSlime & Brandon Baker @ 710 Beach Club

Wednesday, January 27, 2016:

• Tony Lucca, Dustan Louque @ Soda Bar
• Mustard Plug, Dan Potthast, Duping the Public @ Casbah
• Beautiful Beast, Chris Cote, David Smith@ Belly Up 
• Mid-Week Boogie with DJ L @ Bar Pink
• Ceremony Live with Old Division Live @ The Office
• Gilbert Castellanos Young Lions Series & Jazz Jam @ Panama 66
• Shen Yun 2016@ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
• Dawn and Hawkes, Lee Coulter, Dave Booda @ Lestat's
• Gio & Diamond @ Croce's Park West
• Robin Henkel @ Java Joe's
• Karaoke with Cici @ The Bancroft
• Woof Wednesday @ Quartyard (6-8pm)
• Kizomba Nights @ U-31
• Karaoke with Cici @ The Bancroft
• Tropical Wednesday with DJ Mo Lyon @ U-31
• Open Mic with Jefferson Jay @ Winston's (6-9pm)
• Club Kingston Presents: with DJ Carlos Culture @ Winston's
• Evidence Band @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Live Bands/Acoustic Wednesday @ Gallagher's Irish Pub
• Family Matters-Beatmakers Night @ Kava Lounge
• Gino & The Lone Gunmen @ Tio Leo's
• Open Mic/Open Jam @ 710 Beach Club
• Vetted (Wounded Warrior Fundraiser) @ 710 Beach Club (8pm)
• Agents of Ware @ 710 Beach Club (10pm)
• A.O.K. Musik @ Henry's Pub

Thursday, January 28, 2016:

• Julia Holter, Circuit Des Yeux @ The Irenic 
• PWR BTTM, Gone Baby Gone @ The Hideout
• Wanda Jackson, Action Andy & The Hi-Tones, Recommended Dosage DJ's @ Casbah
• Orgy, Death Valley High, Mursic @ Brick By Brick
• The Motet, Sophistafunk @ Belly Up 
• Sir Daniel (CD Release), Third Eye Command, DJ Nez @ Soda Bar
• Chromeo @ Parq
• Joshua Taylor, Ves Frank @ Sycamore Den
• Masashi, Brandon Fong @ Lestat's
• Jeff Berkley / Veronica May @ Java Joe's
• Dustin Lynch, Chris Lane, Tyler Rich @ House of Blues
• Shen Yun 2016@ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
• Just In Case, Alive & Well, Giant Surprise @ The Merrow
• John Underwood, Chris Fox and Clint Westwood @ The Bancroft
• Throwback Thursdays @ U-31
• Liz Grace Duo @ Croce's Park West
• Francoise Sims @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Karaoke @ Tower Bar
• Trivia Night @ The Loft, UCSD
• Free Throw, Young & Heartless, Sinai Vessel, Charlie Kelly @ Che Cafe
• Open Jam Session @ Winston's (6-9pm)
• The Return of the Clean Cuts DJs @ Til-Two Club
• Jenna Lyle @ Space4art
• Dvbbs @ Omnia
• Thursday Night Market with Valley Maker @ Quartyard (5-10pm)
• Rock Out Karaoke @ Tin Roof
• Vamp@ Whistle Stop
• Acid Varsity @ Kava Lounge
• Little Kings @ Tio Leo's 
• SM Familia, DJ Reefah, TRC Soundsystem @ Gallagher's Irish Pub
• Monolith @ Boar Cross'n
• Liquid Courage Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club