Things To Do In San Diego: Monday, May 1-Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Today is a super duper special day because it's Nova's 10th birthday. It feels especially symbolic because when I was first being introduced to her life, I was forbidden from her birthday party and I swore that it would be the first and last one that I'd ever miss. Now here we are and she's in double digits and I couldn't be more proud of who she is, how strong she is, how funny she can be, and how inquisitive she is about the world. She hasn't had it easy in her young little life but she's smart and capable, and has a great head on her shoulders and I'm lucky to be included in the adventures to come.
I definitely think I overextended myself the last couple weeks, so I hope to mostly lay low this week while we plan and prepare for the kid's birthday party and while she continues to recover from a gnarly cough she caught last week. There are some good picks this week and I'll try to update when all these slackers get their listings up: Black Cat Bar, Boar Cross'n, Che Cafe, El Dorado, Harbor Music Hall, Ken Club, Sycamore Den, Whistle Stop. Monday through Wednesday archives are after the jump.



Monday, May 1, 2017 (Nova's Birthday!!):

• Nite Lapse, Mayor Taco Ghost, Satellite Sky @ Casbah
• Crystal Bowersox - An Evening With/Seated Show @ Belly Up 
• Bad Plus @ Music Box
• Industry Intermission with Uncle Junie @ The Office
• EUSD Elementary School Band Concert @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
• Unsung Genius: Trivia & Karaoke @ The Merrow
• Motown On Monday @ Bar Pink
• Industry Night @ Blonde
• Movie Night with Beau @ Pour House
• Blabbermouth @ The Loft, UCSD
• Kerry-Oke Pizza Party @ The Holding Company 1502
• 80s with Junior theDISCOpunk @ The Brass Rail
• Missy Andersen @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Trivia @ Whistle Stop
• Real Live Mondays with Shane Hall @ El Dorado
• Trivia with Shantih @ The Bancroft
• Wheels of the Industry @ Live Wire
• Open Mic @ Lestat's
• Electric Waste Band @ Winston's
• Acoustic Night/Industry Night @ Henry's Pub
• Party on A Monday @ U-31
• Game Night @ 710 Beach Club

Tuesday, May 2, 2017:

• Sorority Noise, Walter Etc., The Obsessives @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
• Starlito & Don Trip, Scotty ATL, Red Dot, Boon League, DJ Artistic  @ Casbah
• gobbinjr, Holling, Little Heroine @ Soda Bar
• Kiefer Sutherland, Rick Brantley @ Belly Up 
• Star Maps with Amnesia, Jeremiah BZ, Mike Delgado @ Blonde
• Tiki Tuesday feat the Island Sounds of Mr. Adrian Demain @ Bar Pink
• Los Angeles Philharmonic Octet @ LJ Athenaeum
• Center Stage: Pasacat Phillipine Dance & Music @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
• EUSD Elementary School Band Concert @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
• Color Til Monday, Steeltoe, Second Hand @ The Merrow
• Batlords, Redneck Nosferatu, Santa Ana Knights @ Tower Bar
• Reggae Tuesdaze with Janelle Phillips, Animo Cruz, Tunnel Vision @ The Holding Company 1502
• Lads Holiday @ 710 Beach Club
• Tritons for Irael Present: I-Fest @ The Loft, UCSD
• Karaoke @ The Bancroft
• Open Mic @ Brick 15
• Think n Drink Trivia @ Winston's (5pm)
• True Bass Tuesdays with DJ Buck Rodgers & Ramsey @ The Office
• 3 Amigos Tuesdays @ Crossroads, House of Blues (FREE)
• Mercedes Moore @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• DJ Lexicon @ Pour House
• Hillsong Young & Free @ Skyline Church
• Bap Bap Sweet 16 DJ Tournament @ U-31
• Lyrical Exchange Open Mic @ Queen Bee's
• Karaoke @ Riviera Supper Club
• Remedi and The CalPhonics @ Winston's  
• Gunhild Carling joins Sue Palmer@ Tio Leo's
• Videodrome @ Whistle Stop
• Karaoke @ Riviera Supper Club
• Comedy Night @ Lestat's
• 50s/60s Dance Party @ Henry's Pub
• Symphonic Frequencies @ Kava Lounge

Wednesday, May 3, 2017:

• Current Swell, Jesse LaMonaca and the Dime Novels, Lead Pony @ Soda Bar
• Nick Thune - Proud of Myself Tour, Emily Heller@ Casbah
• Gunhild Carling with an ALL STAR band @ Dizzy's
• Leela James, Daley @ House of Blues
• A.J. Froman, Cardinal Moon, Brothers Weiss @ Music Box
• Twin Ritual, Edges, Dirty Dragon @ The Merrow
• The Reflex '80s New Wave Dance Party @ The Office
• WildEyes, The Drabs, Band of Gringos @ Belly Up
• Maggie Rose @ Moonshine Beach
• DJ GrandMasta Rats @ Bar Pink
• Russian Tremors, The Cowboys, Punk Yacht Club, Rubek's Cube @ Tower Bar
• Dead Frets, Jon Snodgrass, Brian Wahlstrom @ 1st Street Bar & Grill
• Gilbert Castellanos Young Lions Series & Jazz Jam @ Panama 66
• First Wednesday: Rip Carson & The Valiants @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
• VOSD Trivia Night @ Whistle Stop
• Dance Klassique with DJs Joe Pea, Ryan Bauer & Gomez @ Blonde
• Reina Mystique & The Dynasty @ The Holding Company 1502
• Club Kingston Presents:  The Smash Up with DJ Carlos Culture @ Winston's
• DJ Mike White/ Rockin Trivia @ Crossroads, House of Blues (FREE)
• Firehouse Swing @ Queen Bee's
• Karaoke @ The Bancroft
• Tropical Wednesday with DJ Mo Lyon @ U-31
• Open Mic Night @ Pour House
• Open Mic with Jefferson Jay @ Winston's (6-9pm)
• Backwater Blues Band @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• WTF Wednesday with DJs Mr. Hek & Cros1 @ El Dorado
• Midnight Wave- TurboGith vs Huff n Puff @ Kava Lounge
• Pre-Gator By The  Bay Party @ Tio Leo's
• Open Mic/Open Jam @ 710 Beach Club