Tuesday, May 08, 2018

Things To Do In San Diego: Tuesday, May 8-Monday, May 14, 2018


It was a pretty insane week around these parts for sure. Nova turned 11 on Tuesday, so we had a little family get together at my parents' house. On Wednesday, I was able to go to the Arctic Monkeys show which had a strict no photo policy, so I wasn't going to take any chances, even though lots of other people did and Alex Turner seems to mug all over the stage intentionally. Dude is probably the sexiest guy in music today. After the show I went to see Lo Moon at the Casbah, who sounded great and had the best lighting the Casbah has seen in some time. On Thursday night, I scored another pair of tickets to Arctic Monkeys and Darren was able to join me for the show. Afterward we hit the Casbah for King Tuffy which was a ton of fun, and then I closed the night at the Ken Club though Darren had to call it. On Friday, I shot photos at the Observatory for The Fratellis and Blood Red Shoes but decided to call it a night after the show.

On Saturday, after Nova's derby and soccer, we attempted going to Old Town but so did everyone else in the world, so we turned the car around, parked at home, and instead went to Viva North Park and dinner at El Comal, before I had to get to the Observatory to shoot Matt Maeson and Bishop Briggs. After that, I headed to Casbah and got there in time for Sveth Ulvang and Wild Child, then closed the night at the Ken Club. On Sunday we rethought our plan to Old Town and this time took the Rapid 215 downtown to the trolley to Old Town. It was actually a pretty lovely day, and I don't really care about all the people who mock Cinco De Mayo as an American excuse to drink, the reality is that in this time and political climate, anything that celebrates Mexico and Mexican Culture--and trust me, the place was packed with us--is fine by me, and it kinda made me beam a little with pride to think of where my grandparents came from and what they went through to get here. Incidentally, the bus and trolley combined take over an hour to get someplace we can drive in less than 12 minutes, but it was a fun part of the adventure for us and we had no real time constraints.

Sunday and Monday were chill nights at home working and binge watching, but I'm looking forward to a ton of shows this week, including Rogue Wave, Frenship, and Nada Surf, and a bunch of shows I'm still holding out for like Built to Spill & Afghan Whigs, Hot Snakes, and Franz Ferdinand, not to mention finally throwing Nova a proper birthday party and maybe checking out the North Park Festival of the Arts, too. Listings for the week are after the jump.



Tuesday, May 8, 2018:
  • Rogue Wave - Asleep At Heaven's Gate Tour, Business of Dreams @ Belly Up 
  • Erika Wennerstrom (of Heartless Bastards), Jamie Wyatt @ Casbah  
  • Dessa, MONAKR @ Soda Bar
  • K. Flay, Sir Sly @ The Observatory (SOLD OUT)
  • Meshell Ndegeocello @ Music Box
  • The In-Itself, Name the Band, New Candys, Bedlam Rebels @ The Merrow
  • Tiki Tuesday with djgirlgroupgirl @ Bar Pink
  • Karaoke @ Space
  • T Is For Techno @ Blonde
  • Shelle Blue @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
  • San Elijo Middle School Spring Concert @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
  • OB Hip Hop Social #61 Nick Gray CD Release Party @ Winston's (9:30 pm)
  • Open Mic by Bobo Czarnowski @ Java Joe's 
  • Tuesday Night Hop @ Queen Bee's
  • Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
  • Line Dancing Lessons @ Moonshine Beach 
  • Music Videos @ Martini's Above Fourth
  • Think n Drink Trivia @ Winston's (5pm)
  • True Bass Tuesdays with DJ Ramsey & Raji Rabbit @ The Office
  • DJ Lexicon Devil @ Pour House  
  • Beer Pong @ U-31
  • Lyrical Exchange Open Mic @ Queen Bee's
  • Karaoke @ Riviera Supper Club
  • Big Time Operator @ Tio Leo's
  • Sketch Party & Videodrome @ Whistle Stop
  • Comedy Night @ Lestat's
  • Rockabilly and Swing @ Henry's Pub
  • Karaoke with Christine @ Navajo Live 
  • Soundwave @ 710 Beach Club
  • Open Open Mic Night with Ash Foster @ El Dorado
Wednesday, May 9, 2018:
  • Built To Spill, Afghan Whigs, Ed Harcourt @ The Observatory
  • The Weepies--Hideaway 10 Year Anniversary Tour, Sweet Talk Radio @ Music Box
  • Brent Cobb and Them - Ain't A Road Too Long US Tour 2018, Savannah Conley @ Casbah
  • The Applebrown Jazz Ensemble, Fistfights With Wolves @ Whistle Stop
  • 1,2,3 it's Wednesday with DJ EdROC @ The Office
  • Taimane Gardner, Jimmy and Enrique, Reiko Obata @ Belly Up
  • Shock! New Wave with DJ Old Man Johnson @ Bar Pink
  • Katelyn Tarver, Ezla @ Soda Bar
  • Sameland, Mobilities, Function Ensemle @ The Merrow
  • GoGo Penguin @ The Loft, UCSD
  • War Fever, Fishing For Chips, Month A Sundays @ Navajo Live
  • Paul Gregg (Red Fox Pianist) @ Sycamore Den
  • Cartoon Chaos Cabaret @ Tower Bar
  • Gilbert Castellanos Young Lions Series & Jazz Jam @ Panama 66
  • Dance Klassique with Joe Pea, Ryan Bauer, Gomez @ Blonde
  • Open Mic Night @ Pour House  (8pm)
  • That's Right @ Pour House  (5pm)
  • Club Kingston Presents: Layne Tadesse, 7 Seal Dub Band, DJ Carlos Culture @ Winston's
  • Tony-Nominee Mary Bridget Daviesib in Blues Diva, featuring Ryan Sudick @ Martini's Above Fourth
  • Firehouse Swing @ Queen Bee's
  • Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
  • Fashion Jackson, Common Ivy, Chill Nickleson @ Space
  • Yes Lawd!! @ U-31
  • Open Mic @ Midnight Jack
  • Open Mic with Jefferson Jay @ Winston's (6-9pm)
  • Live Music @ Henry's Pub
  • Bayou Brothers @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
  • Touchy Feely with Mike Delgado and Friends @ El Dorado
  • Open Mic/Open Jam @ 710 Beach Club

Thursday, May 10, 2018:
  • Vagabon, Julie Bryne @ Casbah
  • George Ezra, Noah Kahan @ The Observatory (SOLD OUT)
  • Poptone (ft members of Bauhaus, Love & Rockets, Tones on Tailz), Automatic @ Belly Up
  • Slayer, Lamb of God, Anthrax, Behemoth, Testament @ Valley View Casino Center  
  • TV Girl, Wished Bone, Shindigs @ Soda Bar
  • Bosswitch, Blood Ponies, Geese @ Whistle Stop
  • Fast Heart Mart, the Kathryn Cloward Band, Tennessee Tina @ The Merrow
  • DJ Ratty @ Bar Pink
  • Ekolu, Hazmatt, Pali Roots, DJ Carlos Culture @ Music Box
  • Noche de Recuerdo Dia de la Madre- 2nd Annual Bolero Concert featuring Mariela Contreras, Domenico Hueso, and Irving Flores @ La Jolla Athenaeum
  • Fayuca, Brewfish, Audic Empire @ Winston's
  • Gutter Demons, Cat Chasers @ Til-Two Club
  • Disco Goth @ Blonde
  • Grupo Niche @ House of Blues
  • YFN Lucci @ Soma
  • Jane Machine, Belladon, Max Green @ Pour House  
  • Weekly Jazz Jam Session @ Ken Club
  • Boomboxx Thursdays @ U-31
  • Zenith SD @ Crossroads, House of Blues (FREE)
  • Rosy Dawn  @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
  • El Mariachi Los Camperos De Nati Cano @ Sycuan Casino
  • DFMK, Doc Hammer, Contact, Russian Tremors @ Tower Bar
  • Bonnie Kilroe in An Evening with Patsy Cline @ Martini's Above Fourth
  • Jimmy Ruelas @ Seven Grand
  • Comedy Night @ Midnight Jack
  • DJ Bingo @ De Oro Mine Co 
  • Open Jam Session @ Winston's (6-9pm)
  • Uptown Rhythm Makers @ Black Cat Bar
  • No Limits with DJMysonKing @ The Office
  • Dylan Schneider @ Moonshine Flats
  • Throwdown Thursdays @ Moonshine Beach 
  • Gasolina (Cumbia & Reggaeton) @ El Dorado
  • Rock Out Karaoke @ Tin Roof
  • Tango Thursdays @ Queen Bee's
  • Techsposure @ Kava Lounge
  • Open Jam with Jeff Ousley @ Navajo Live
  • Tommy Price & The Stilettos @ Tio Leo's
  • Liquid Courage Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
  • Eric Bellinger @ FLUXX
  • DJ Yodah @ Henry's Pub

Friday, May 11, 2018:
  • TikiBeat feat. Creepxotica, Jason Hanna & the Bullfighters, and the Upshots @ Bali Hai
  • Coke, Meager @ M-Theory Records (4pm, Free, All Ages)
  • Hot Snakes, Le Butcherettes, Cat Scan @ The Observatory
  • Sparta, NALGADAS @ Soda Bar (SOLD OUT)
  • Echosmith, The Score,  Jena Rose @ Music Box
  • The Midnight Pine, Jake Najor and the Moment of Truth, Stephen El Rey @ Casbah
  • SiriusXM Shade 45 Presents: TECH N9NE, Krizz Kaliko, Just Juice, Joey Cool, King ISO, Mackenzie Nicole @ House of Blues
  • Soda Bar presents American Pleasure Club (fka Teen Suicide), Special Explosion @ Queen Bee's
  • Channel 933 Summer Kickoff, The Chainsmokers, Ne-Yo, Miguel, Meghan Trainor, In Real Life, Lauv, Iggy Azalea @ Mattress Firm Amphitheatre
  • Ignant Benches, The Extrangers , Retra, Effe Emme, Beyond My Afterlife, Violent Dreams @ Soma
  • Easy Wind, SantanaWays @ Belly Up
  • Animal Years, Joel Taylor @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
  • Death By Dancing with DJ Jon Blaj @ Whistle Stop
  • GLYPH: Matthewdavid + PBDY + Callie Ryan + TAR crew @ Space
  • Fashion Jackson, DÜÜNS, Rubenstein Drive-By, Mr. Mumble @ Che Cafe
  • Dance Punk Indie Blog Haus Electro @ Blonde
  • League of Liars, Falling Doves @ Bar Pink (8pm)
  • DJ Old Man Johnson, DJ Switch @ Bar Pink (10pm)
  • The Mad Hat Hucksters @ Panama 66
  • Super Nacho @ Belly Up (Happy Hour 5pm)
  • Dethsurf, Gorm @ Black Cat Bar
  • American Pleasure Club (fka Teen Suicide), Special Explosion, Bad Kids @ Queen Bee's Art & Cultural Center
  • Petty Saints, Batlords, Christ Killer, Inciting Riots @ Tower Bar
  • Biohazard (Dubstep/Electronic DJ Night) @ The Loft, UCSD
  • Poor Man's Whiskey, Hunter and the Dirty Jacks @ Winston's
  • Scotty Alexander @ Moonshine Beach 
  • Jake Rose @ Moonshine Flats 
  • Whiskey Ridge @ De Oro Mine Co
  • Deva Premal & Miten with Manose @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
  • Moda A Fashion Show @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
  • Joe Wood @ Pour House  
  • The Sometimes Island, Johnny Kahn, The 40 ouncers, The Pawns, Offset @ Bancroft Bar
  • Strictly Skunk, The Originators @ 710 Beach Club
  • Andy Anderson's Birthday featuring Andy, Nathan & Don L @ Martini's Above Fourth
  • After Hours with DJs Adam Salter & Ikah Love @ The Office 
  • The Gears, The Dogs, The Spent Idols, The Widows @ Til-Two Club
  • All-Vinyl Happy Hour w/Monsieur Turbeau @ The Office (6pm)
  • Live Acoustic Sessions @ U-31 (7-9pm)
  • DJ Senema @ U-31
  • The Siers Brothers @ Tio Leo's
  • Y3K @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
  • Detroit Underground @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (9pm)
  • Strait Jacket @ Navajo Live  
  • OB Comedy @ Winston's  (6-9pm)
  • Hot Cakes with DJs Mister Hek & Love Siene @ El Dorado
  • Pan-Pot + Lee K @ Bang Bang
  • Pretty Ricky @ FLUXX
  • Goodtimes @ Henry's Pub
  • Zaytoven @ Parq
  • Shtf presents Mitch Dodge Arielle Z Susio Delos Xhrdn @ Spin
  • Digital Cocoon with Memo Rex @ Kava Lounge
  • Club Musae @ Boar Cross'n
Saturday, May 12, 2018:
  • Gator By The Bay @ Spanish Landing 
  • North Park Festival of Arts feat (Main Stage) The Farmers, Low Volts, dani Bell & The Tarantist, The Heavy Guilt, Taken By Canadians, Joey Harris & The Mentals, Sara Petite, Billy Watson and the Silver String Submarine Blues Band, Erika Davies, Finnegan Blue (Craft Beer Block Stage) feat Lady Dottie & The Diamonds, Steven El Rey and Crew De'tat Brass Band, Casey Hensley Band, Sure Fire Soul Ensemble, Behind The Wagon, Trevor McSpadden, Ditches, Spooky Cigarette, Secret Lynx, Half Car Garage, (Bluefoot Ray St Stage) Heavy Hawaii, Sol Orchid, Mt Pleasant, Birdbath, Kabbs, Wild Wild Wets, Bruin, Midnight Pine Duo  @ North Park (University between 30th & 32nd) 
  • Avenue Amps & Ales @ Memorial Park, Chula Vista (3rd Avenue) 
  • International Paella Wine & Beer Festival @ Embarcadero Marina Park South 
  • Brews & Grooves @ Riverwalk Golf Course
  • Night Nation Run San Diego @ Del Mar Fairgrounds
  • Balboa Park Pow Wow @ Balboa Park (SE Corner at Park & President's Way) 
  • FRENSHIP - Good Morning, Goodbye Tour, Yoke Lore @ Casbah (SOLD OUT) 
  • Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Caamp @ The Observatory North Park (SOLD OUT)
  • "Weird Al" Yankovic: Ill-Advised Vanity Tour, Emo Philips @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay (SOLD OUT)
  • Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite @ Belly Up (SOLD OUT)
  • Leeway NYC, Rhythm Of Fear, Absence of Mine @ Soda Bar
  • Zoé, Dorian @ House of Blues
  • Joshua White 4tet spotlights Herbie Hancock @ Dizzy's
  • DJ Grimm @ Bar Pink (2-10pm)
  • Husky Boys @ Bar Pink (10pm)
  • Lib Pre-Parties with Lyrics Born, Shane Hall, Carlo, XIV @ Quartyard
  • Booty  Bassment with Dmitri and Rob @ Whistle Stop 
  • The Travelers Club + Hide & Go Freak Present " Whereisalex" @ Space
  • Tron Night/80s New Wave Dance Party @ Blonde
  • Miss Erika Davies @ Panama 66 
  • Portraits In Jazz: Salute to the West Coast Jazz Sound @ James Copley Auditorium, San Diego Museum of Art/Panama 66
  • Dirty Projectors@ Music Box
  • Club Sabbat @ The Merrow 
  • West of 5 @ Pour House (5pm)
  • Shane Hall, Electric Elms, The Lover The Liar @ Pour House  (9pm)
  • Oak Valley Music Department 2nd Annual Gala Concert @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
  • Farofa @ Museum of Making Music
  • The Gift Machine @ Black Cat Bar
  • Lola Demure's Burlesque & Variety Show @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
  • American Idol's Anthony Fedorov and Shelley Segal @ Martini's Above Fourth
  • Lucha Mayhem @ Sycuan Casino 
  • Cardboard Boxer, The Industry, NES, Split Track, Suburban Park @ Soma
  • Coral Bells @ De Oro Mine Co
  • Roadside Coyotes, El Consumption, Your Friendly Bartender @ Bancroft Bar
  • Jake Rose @ Moonshine Beach 
  • Scotty Alexander @ Moonshine Flats 
  • The Shenanigans @ Winston's (2 pm)
  • Lust For Life @ Winston's (5 pm)
  • Cubensis@ Winston's (10pm)
  • Cursed Moon, Raw Dögs, New Skeletal Faces @ Til-Two Club
  • A Benefit for the Rosseau Family with Aghori, Squirrelly Arts, Eken is Dead @ Brick By Brick
  • The Wonderdogs @ Midnight Jack
  • Strictly Business w/DJs Edroc & KanyeAsada @ The Office
  • FUNKeDELIC: An Exploration of Funk Music & Psychedelic Art Live @ 710 Beach Club
  • Kid Wonder @ U-31
  • Full Strength Funk @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (9pm)
  • Butts Ta Nuts with DJs Jason Waterfalls, Julz, Kev Mighty @ El Dorado
  • Tony Touch @ FLUXX
  • LIB SD Pre-Party(night event) w/ Sabo, Tor, Justin Campbell & more @ Spin
  • Vindata, Electric Mantis @ Bang Bang
  • Ophelia Vibe @ Navajo Live 
  • Bachata Heightz @ La Luz Ultra Lounge
  • DJ Scene @ Parq
  • Rockstar Saturdays @ Henry's
Sunday, May 13, 2018:
  • Gator By The Bay @ Spanish Landing 
  • Balboa Park Pow Wow @ Balboa Park (SE Corner at Park & President's Way) 
  • Franz Ferdinand @ The Observatory North Park (SOLD OUT)
  • Born Ruffians, Little Junior @ Casbah
  • Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Allen Stone, Zac Clark, Bob Oxblood @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay
  • Cat Pierce, Swimsuit Issue, Ba Bête @ Soda Bar
  • Priti Gandhi, Ines Irawati @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
  • Top Dawg Entertainment: The Championship Tour, Kendrick Lamar, SZA, ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Sir, Ab-Soul, Lance Skiiwalker @ Mattress Firm Amphitheatre
  • Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite @ Belly Up (SOLD OUT)
  • Steven Wilson, Ninet Tayeb @ House of Blues
  • Normandie Wilson and guests @ Bar Pink (8pm)
  • Rat Sabbath with DJ Ratty @ Bar Pink (10pm)
  • Tierra Caliente Academy of Arts Annual Recital @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
  • Ria Carey and Don L. @ Martini's Above Fourth
  • Jerry's Kids and Enlightened Rogues @ Winston's (5pm)
  • Stay Bar/H20 Party @ Blonde
  • Whit Aadland @ Pour House (1pm)
  • Corey Leal & Friends @ Pour House  (9pm)
  • Pants Karaoke @ Til-Two Club
  • Hemlock, SevidemiC, 1001, The Flood @ Brick By Brick
  • Salsa Sundays @ Queen Bee's (All Ages)
  • Reggae Sunday @ U-31
  • Uptown Top Ranking @ The Office
  • Jason Brown @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (10am-2pm)
  • Underworld. Gothic. Industrial. @ Navajo Live 
  • Cerissa McQueen@ Humphrey's Backstage Live (8pm)
  • Jose Sinatra's OB-o-ke @ Winston's
  • Almost Famous Karaoke @ Henry's
  • House2ourselves X Noise Complaint present: Doorly @ Spin
  • Sunday Funday Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
  • Broadway Boogie DJs The Luna Brothers @ El Dorado

Monday, May 14, 2018:
  • An Evening with Nada Surf Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of ‘Let Go’ @ Belly Up
  • El Vez presents The Unhappy Hour with Robert Lopez, Stephen El Rey @ Casbah 
  • Cough, Grime, Trapped Within Burning Machinery @ Soda Bar
  • Jazz Café with the "1st Edition" Jazz Band @ Museum of Making Music
  • Unsung Genius: Trivia & Karaoke @ The Merrow
  • Screening Forget Love (sequel to The Devil Hisself) @ Bar Pink (6 pm) 
  • DISCO with DJ WENZO and DJ Stoykavich @ Bar Pink (10pm)
  • Backtrack, Mizery, Regulate, Soul Power, Hangman, ROC @ Che Cafe
  • City Lights and Other Stories with Christopher Adler @ La Jolla Athenaeum
  • Red Wanting Blue, Liz Brasher @ House of Blues
  • Electric Waste Band @ Winston's
  • Makossa Mondays with DJ Tah Rei @ Seven Grand
  • Blue Monday @ Blonde
  • Movie Night : Ferdinand @ Space
  • Fiore Giorgianni @ De Oro Mine Co
  • Andy Anderson & Nathan Fry @ Martini's Above Fourth
  • Strictly Acoustic @ Navajo Live
  • 80s with Junior theDISCOpunk @ The Brass Rail
  • Live Prize Trivia @ Pour House  
  • Mercedes Moore @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
  • Electric Relaxation: Underground 90s Chill Hop-Hop @ Whistle Stop
  • Bartender's Challenge @ El Dorado
  • Line Dancing Lessons @ Moonshine Beach 
  • Trivia with Shantih @ Bancroft Bar
  • Wheels of the Industry @ Live Wire
  • Open Mic @ Lestat's
  • Acoustic Night/Industry Night @ Henry's Pub
  • 31 Flavors @ U-31

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