Things To Do In San Diego: Thursday, January 7-Sunday, January 10, 2016

There are a million things for me to write about this week, even though my only show this week has been Omega Three at Casbah. First is the crazy-ass El Nino three storm system that has rolled through this week. It's a beautiful thing with regard to our drought, but it is certainly causing mayhem and havoc on our small businesses and residents. Our decrepit city infrastructure certainly isn't helping matters, so I'll take the opportunity to plug the San Diego River Park Foundation. Darren and I volunteer for cleanups when we can, but if you're not involved, you have no idea how much goes into preserving, restoring, cleaning, and reclaiming public lands along our river, from the mountains all the way to Ocean Beach. This is public land that belongs to us and should be maintained and preserved for all of us. Of course, that leads into the terrorists taking over the wildlife refuge in Oregon. Seriously?! Call it what it is. This is the best article I've seen about the situation thus far. I'm plugging away working my ass off for DoSD and trying to get this all built for our launch, so do me a favor and sign up for the emails, won't you? In the meantime, I would have an inflated sense of self to consider myself part of the birder community, but here's a sweet little hummingbird in the rain at Mission Trails from Tuesday. (Also, if anyone has recommendations on where to get my camera cleaned, please let me know!!!) Friday through Sunday listings are after the jump.

Thursday, January 7, 2016:

• Muse, Phantogram @ Valley View Casino Center
• Tim Heidecker featuring some brand new songs, Heidecker & Wood and the Yellow River Boys, JP Inc. @ Casbah
• Nicely, Dani Shivers, Eraserhead, Stage Kids @ Soda Bar
• Rude Dog DJs @ The Black Cat
• Ceremony Night @ Bar Pink
• Full Strength Funk Band @ Music Box
• Levi Dean, Heidi Hughes @ Sycamore Den
• Reign OvTerror with Dark Measure, Ruines Ov Abaddon, Planet Flesh, Gortuary @ Brick By Brick
• Kilo and the Dew, The Other Half, Animal Soul @ Lestat's
• Jeff Berkley & Veronica May @ Java Joe's
• SoundOn Festival @ La Jolla Athenaeum
• Lee Gallagher and The Hallelujah, Jimmy Ruelas, Mario Esteban and the Blessed Hellhounds @ The Merrow
• DarkWaveGarden @ The Bancroft
• Ke'ahi @ Croce's Park West
• R:Tyme @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Sister Speak, Craig Marker, On Fifth @ The Loft, UCSD
• Open Jam Session @ Winston's (6-9pm)
• Rock Out Karaoke @ Tin Roof
• Zolopht and Soul Ablaze @ Whistle Stop
• Sinbad @ Sycuan Casino
• Cadillac Wreckers @ Tio Leo's
• Wyatt Lowe @ Tin Roof 
• Maka Roots, DJ Reefah, TRC Soundsystem @ Gallagher's Irish Pub
• Will Locken and the Euphonics @ Boar Cross'n
• Live Band Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
• Metal Allegiance (Mike Portnoy, David Ellefson, Alex Skolnick, Mark Menghi, Troy Sanders, Mark Osegueda, Phil Demmel) with Doll Skin @ Ramona Mainstage

Friday, January 8, 2016:

• The Paladins, Blue Largo, The Bedbreakers @ Casbah
• The Downs Family, The Screamin' Yeehaws, The Bum Deals @ Soda Bar
• Hills Like Elephants, John Meeks @ Bar Pink
• Schizophonics Soul Review, Stephen Rey Sextet, Bullfighters @ Music Box
• MaryJane's Underground feat Spooky Cigarette, Big Bloom @ MaryJane's, Hard Rock Hotel (Free)
• Chase Morrin & his trio @ Dizzy's
• Atomic Groove Hello 2016 @ Belly Up (Happy Hour 5pm)
• The California Honeydrops, Euphoria Brass Band @ Belly Up
• Eric Freeman and Jeffrey Joe @ Templar's Hall in Old Poway Park
• The Savage Young, Milo, ArtMonk, Flakes, Lady Zephyr, Sad Muffin @ Soma
• Nice World @ The Black Cat
• Gravehill, Thanatology, Army Of Darkness, Morbid Eclipse @ Brick By Brick
• Flight of Ryan, Rachel Bradford @ Lestat's
• Kelly McGarry Presents @ House of Blues
• Jesse Nova, Roger!, Emily Davis @ The Merrow
• ArtPower Presents: Mal'akh Ensemble @ The Loft, UCSD
• The Distractions @ Tio Leo's
• Nate Donnis @ Tin Roof (6:30pm)
• Cassie B Project @ Tin Roof (9:30pm)
• Robert Dove Quartet @ Croce's Park West
• Y3K @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
• Rising Star @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (9pm)
• SoundOn Festival @ La Jolla Athenaeum
• Jason Lee & The R.I.P.Tides, Surfer Joe, The Sand Devils @ Tower Bar
• The Routine, The Verigolds, Kid Wilderness @ Winston's
• Egyptian Lover, Brian Ellis' Reflection @ Til-Two Club
• Fast Heart Mart, Stacey Barnett, and Greg Santogrossi @ Across the Street at Mueller College
• Deejay Al @ Fluxx
• Jesse Marco @ Omnia
• Drezo @ Bang Bang
• Aimee Nolte @ 98 Bottles
• Junglists Fridays @ Kava Lounge
• The Upshots @ Gallagher's Irish Pub
• Club Musae @ Boar Cross'n
• The Brewhahas & Bomb Squad @ 710 Beach Club
• Autograf, Big Toe, Los Lizzy @ Ramona Mainstage

Saturday, January 9, 2016:

• Flim-Flam Revue feat. Mike Pope, Matthew Strachota, Gregory Michael Theilmann, Julia Sage Clinton Davis, Shawn Rohlf, June Owatari , Chad-Amber Pittman-Mitchell , Miah Spring Carabajal, Aaron Brownwood, Erin Bower, Daniel Crawford, Matt Lynott, grampadrew @ Whistle Stop (5pm)
• Tool, Primus, 3TEETH @ Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl, San Diego State University
• The Redwoods Revue feat. Rebecca Jade and the Cold Fact, Birdy Bardot, The Midnight Pine, Dani Bell and the Tarantist @ Casbah
• Black Sabbitch, GayC/DC, Gunner Gunner @ Soda Bar
• The MilkCrates DJs feat. live set by Peach Kings @ Bar Pink
• Tommy Castro and the Painkillers, Backwater Blues Band feat Jimmy Woodard@ Belly Up
• Queen Nation, The Band That Fell To Earth (David Bowie Tribute), DJ Man Cat @ Music Box
• Christ Killer, Santa Claus, Fantasy Arcade, Bastardsect @ Ken Club
• Strangely Strange and Friends @ Whistle Stop (5-8pm)
• Ocean Boogie- OB's Hottest Dance Party @ Whistle Stop (9pm)
• Lori Bell Quartet presents “Brooklyn Dreaming” @ Dizzy's
• Yokov Smirnoff's Happily Ever Laughter @ California Center for the Arts Escondido
• The Colleen and Josh Show (Colleen Ballinger and JO$H) @ Balboa Theatre
• Run Forever, Looming, Justus Proffit @ Che Cafe
• JARA, Caroline Corn, Sights And Sages, The Casualists, The Feds, Coyote @ Soma
• Resistance! a night with Anarcho Speakers, Apathy Cycle, TBA @ The Bancroft
• The Mandoshanks, The Scatter Bombs, The Yucks @ Tower Bar
• AIDS/LifeCycle Benefit Show @ Til-Two Club
• Johnny Deadly Trio, Cat Chasers @ The Black Cat
• Ignite "A War Against You" CD Release Party with Death By Stereo, True Rivals, Since We Were Kids @ Brick By Brick
• Zolopht, Francelle, Lauren Ruth Ward, Katie Tuck @ Lestat's
• Carlos Olmeda @ Java Joe's
• Cold Threat, Giant Surprise, Showcash @ The Merrow
• Chad Lada Duo @ Tin Roof (6:30pm)
• Cassie B Project @ Tin Roof (10pm)
• Comedy @ The Bancroft
• Jonas Rathsman @ Bang Bang
• Detroit Underground @ Tio Leo's
• Gio & Diamond @ Croce's Park West (12pm)
• Blue Largo @ Croce's Park West  (7pm)
• Sara Petite @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
• The Farmers @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (9pm)
• Brett Bodley @ Fluxx
• Manufactured Superstars @ Omnia
• SoundOn Festival @ La Jolla Athenaeum
• 145th Street @ 98 Bottles
• Temple of the Dads @ Gallagher's Irish Pub
• Tinseltown Dragons & Rage Again @ 710 Beach Club

Sunday, January 10, 2016:

• Tool, Primus, 3TEETH @ Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl, San Diego State University
• Nobunny, The Stalins of Sound, Kids In Heat @ Soda Bar
• The Game @ The Observatory North Park
• DJ Artistic's Hip Hop Battle Bot @ Casbah
• Rat Sabbath @ Bar Pink
• Alaska, Mouthful of Snow, The Bridge, Traffic Bear @ Che Cafe
• Bert Turetzky Presents Quartetto Sorrento @ Dizzy's
• Vida Guitar Quintet @ California Center for the Arts Escondido
• Michelle Cann @ California Center for the Arts Escondido
• Bethany Joy Lenz (of One Tree Hill)@ House of Blues
• Pants Karaoke @ The Hideout
• The Big Decisions @ Sycamore Den
• The Hill in Mind, Podunk Nowhere @ Lestat's
• Dave Good's Jazz Jam @ Java Joe's (2pm)
• Open Mic Hosted by Isaac Cheong @ Java Joe's (6:30pm)
• G Street Sessions @ Tin Roof
• SoundOn Festival @ La Jolla Athenaeum
• Reggae Sunday @ U-31
• Hank Easton @ Croce's Park West (12pm)
• Jim Croce Birthday Celebration @ Croce's Park West  (6pm)
• Stellita @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (10am-2pm)
• Davd P Stevens @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (7pm)
• The Wordsmiths @ Winston's (5-8pm)
• Jose Sinatra's OB-o-ke @ Winston's
• Reggae Sunday @ Spin
• Sunday Funday Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club