Things To Do In San Diego: Friday, December 9-Sunday, December 11, 2016

It's been a pretty good week around here but I'm not gonna lie, I am definitely looking forward to the weekend. On Monday, Darren and I took Nova to see one of her favorites, Miike Snow at the Observatory which was a pretty great show because it was more band than synthy dance as I'd expected. On Tuesday we went to The NAT for Free Tuesday in hopes of catching the Animals in Motion exhibit, but didn't realize it was $18 on top of entry ($28 on a regular day!!). We love science but couldn't justify dropping $50 for it. So we explored the regular parts of the museum before going to the Zoo for a couple hours. After Nova's dance class on Wednesday my whole family met up and my parents house to celebrate December birthdays of my uncle and two nephews. Afterward I went to the Casbah to catch CRX who were awesome, albeit a pretty short set. On Thursday Nova had a school field trip at The Living Coast Discovery Center in Chula Vista. Darren and I both chaperoned as the kids walked the trails, pet the rays, and planted native species in a restoration area. We were able to check Nova out and lingered for some extra time so we could see all the raptors and turtles at feeding time. Incidentally, if you're ever interested in going, you can check out a family pass from various libraries (Chula Vista Library has a few, for example) which gives complimentary admission for two adults and two children. After that, we picked up our Christmas Winter Solstice Tree. This weekend is going to be a good one...I'll be working at the Album Leaf show tonight at the Irenic, and we're considering a trip to Magic Mountain sometime this weekend or next unless I can get my grubby hands on Saturday X-Fest tickets. Speaking of, Kaleo cancelled on Sunday and have been replaced with AFI, who also announced two upcoming shows at the Observatory. Have a great weekend! Friday through Sunday archives are after the jump.

Friday, December 9, 2016:

• The Album Leaf, Rituals of Mine @ The Irenic
• The Spits, Keepers, Teach Me @ Whistle Stop
• Elektric Voodoo, Mimi Zulu, Subtropics, DJ Blackbelt Jonez @ Casbah
• Pussy Galore with Warsaw, Robin Roth, Alexia @ Blonde
• Jackie Greene, Cordovas @ Belly Up
• The Focke-Wolves, Motor Gun City, The Phantoms @ Black Cat Bar
• JazzKatz Orchestra featuring Allison Adams Tucker @ Dizzy's
• Richard Smith @ Brick 15
• Barrington Levy @ The Observatory North Park
• Tijuana Panthers, Sixes, Polish @ Soda Bar
• Slightly Stoopid- LoveK8 Benefit Concert @ Sycuan Casino
• Atomic Groove @ Belly Up (Happy Hour 5pm)
• Symbolic Holiday Toy Drive, Squirelly Arts, Rammoth, Nightshadow @ Brick By Brick
• 80s Night with Latin Lovers @ The Hideout
• AJ Froman @ The Holding Company 1502
• After Hours @ The Office
• Deez & Eng, John Hull, Allegra Duchaine @ Lestat's
• Sara Petite Band @ Parks & Rec
• The Nutcracker @ Spreckels Theatre
• Kelly McGarry Presents @ House of Blues
• Beethoven's Ninth @ Symphony Hall
• Voidlines, Amaya Lights, Redeem Revie, Turn It Around, Shawshank Redeemed, SLNCR, Llords & Wolves, Mandala, Petrichor @ Soma
• No Small Children, Rip Carson, Dime By Dime, Privileged @ The Merrow
• Tiffany Jane & The Kicks, The Meadows @ 710 Beach Club
• 2016 Annual Student Exhibition @ LJ Athenaeum
• Junior the DISCOpunk @ U-31
• Carols By Candlelight @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
• Mighty Mojo Prophets @ Tio Leo's
• Allegra Duchaine @ Tin Roof
• Y3K @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
• Detroit Underground @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (9pm)
• Raw Dawg, Anchors Overboard, Activist, Refuse @ Til-Two Club
• Beevil, Wang Dang Daddies, R3X @ Tower Bar
• Funniest Person Contest @ Winston's (7pm)
• Keep Your Soul @ Tin Roof
• Deejay Al @ Fluxx
• Stooki Sound @ Bassmnt
• Danny Green Cocktail Piano @ Lobby Bar, Viejas Casino
• LED Presents Lane 8 @ Bang Bang
• Rainman @ Omnia
• Goodtimes @ Henry's Pub
• Midnight Wave/Vapourwave/Synthwave @ Kava Lounge
• Club Musae @ Boar Cross'n

Saturday, December 10, 2016:

• Vinyl Junkies Record Swap @ Casbah (11am-5pm)
• Third Annual Makers Arcade Holiday Fair @ Port Pavilion
• Christmas in the Village @ La Mesa Village
• Green Flash Grand Holiday Marketplace @ Cellar 3
• Wrex The Halls with Beck, Band of Horses, Local Natives, Glass Animals, Bishop Briggs @ Valley View Casino Center
• Pere Ubu ‘Coed Jail!’ Songs from 1975-1982, obnox @ Casbah
• Pylon Reenactment Society, Red Pony Clock, Smokescreens @ The Hideout
• Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Brolly @ Soda Bar
• Grampa Drew's Flim Flam Revue @ Whistle Stop (5pm
• Fanny & The Atta Boys, Downs Family, Clinton Davis, The Little Miss @ Black Cat Bar
• Mr Carmack, Bobby Saint, Penthouse Penthouse @ The Observatory North Park
• Aquile @ Park & Rec
• Jonny Lang, Reeve Carney @ Belly Up (SOLD OUT)
• Liz Longley, Bran Dunne @ Brick 15
• Tom Browne @ Music Box
• Booty Bassment with Dmitri & Rob @ Whistle Stop (9pm)
• Beethoven's Ninth @ Symphony Hall
• San Diego Gay Mens Chorus presents Jingle @ Balboa Theatre
• No Duh @ The Holding Company 1502
• Countryfest Christmas feat. Trace Adkins, LoCash, Trent Harmon @ Del Mar Fairgrounds
• Strictly Business with DJs Kanye Asada & Gabe Vega
• Cheese Grater Masturbation @ The Bancroft
• Danny Green Cocktail Piano @ Lobby Bar, Viejas Casino
• Alana Banana (CD Release) @ Museum of Making Music 
• Mix Sound Series @ Museum of Making Music
• The Nutcracker @ Spreckels Theatre
• The Nutcracker @ San Diego Civic Theatre
• El Mariachi Los Camperos De Nati Cano @ Sycuan Casino
• Dee-1 @ Soma 
• Void Omnia, Reality Lost, Skaly, Birthwaters @ Tower Bar
• Carols By Candlelight @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
• Kung Fu, Particle @ Winston's
• Zeroh, Curta, Preacher vs Choir, Tll Drk, Translation Has Failed, Gabonaro, TEC @ Til-Two Club
• Kainga Music's Winter Concert @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
• 5th Annual Slabby Holidaze Show with 7 Seconds, Pulley, A Vulture Wake, Strike Twelve @ Brick By Brick
• Little Heroine, Rosedale, King Bloom @ Lestat's
• FNGRS CRSSD presents Romare @ Bang Bang
• Toys For Tots Extravaganza @ Che Cafe
• Ninja Kitty, Bang Bang! A Tarantino Extravaganza @ The Merrow
• 2016 Southern California/Baja Biennial @ San Diego Art Institute
• Bulevar Descarga @ 710 Beach Club
• Comedy @ The Bancroft
• DJ Bacon @ U-31
• Native Alien @ Tio Leo's
• The Cadillac Wreckers @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
• Beta Maxx @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (9pm)
• Loczi @ Fluxx
• Savi @ Omnia
• Henry Fong @ Bassmnt
• Keep Your Soul @ Tin Roof
• The Liquid Jungle @ Kava Lounge
• Rockstar Saturdays @ Henry's

Sunday, December 11, 2016:

• Gaslamp Holiday Pet Parade (1pm)
• 8th Annual San Diego Tweed Ride @ Panama 66 (10:30 am)
• Craft & Draft @ Blind Lady (11:30am)
• Wrex The Halls feat. Blink 182, Pierce The Veil, Jimmy Eat World, AFI Kaleo @ Valley View Casino Center
• Jonny Lang, Reeve Carney @ Belly Up
• The Sounds, Zipper Club, My Jerusalem @ House of Blues
• SIMS, Air Credits (The Hood Internet x Show You Suck) @ Casbah
• Snoop Dogg @ Fluxx
• Sorority Noise, Souvenirs, Never Young @ Che Cafe
• Protect The Sacred Benefit @ Blonde
• Valley Queen, Bad & The Ugly @ Soda Bar
• The Steel Wheels @ Brick 15
• Rat Sabbath @ Bar Pink
• Heavyweight Champions, Bosswitch, Weird Night @ Whistle Stop
• Rockademy @ Music Box
• Beethoven's Ninth @ Symphony Hall
• San Diego Gay Mens Chorus presents Jingle @ Balboa Theatre
• Kim Wilson and his All Star Blues Band, The Return of the Hips @ Winston's
• Jingle @ Balboa Theatre
• Live & Local Naked Walrus, Smokey Hoof, Veronica May and The To Do List @ The Holding Company 1502
• Chasms, Nylon Apartments, DJ Jon Blaj @ The Hideout
• Upton Top Rankin with Tribe of Kings @ The Office
• Danny Green Cocktail Piano @ Lobby Bar, Viejas Casino
• Give Back To Santa @ The Lafayette Hotel
• The Nutcracker @ Spreckels Theatre
• The Nutcracker @ San Diego Civic Theatre
• Girls and Boys, Kevin Garner, Steve Baxter @ Lestat's
• Dave Good's Jazz Jam @ Java Joe's (2pm)
• Burlesque Sunday Tease @ The Merrow (4:45 pm)
• Reggae Sunday with Johnny Love @ U-31
• Jason Brown @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (10am-2pm)
• Reggie Smith @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (8pm)
• The Hammerbombs, False Positives, Ash Williams Watashi Wa Dance Party @ Tower Bar
• Jose Sinatra's OB-o-ke @ Winston's
• Almost Famous Karaoke @ Henry's
• Kenny and Deez @ Tin Roof
• Real Eyes Hype for Standing Rock @ Kava Lounge
• Reggae Sunday @ Spin
• Sunday Funday Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club