I'm all over the place this week. Last Tuesday, Darren and I got to go on a little behind the scenes tour of the San Diego Zoo which was awesome, though in the middle of that monsoonal weather, the animals were mostly seeking shade and water. But later that night we got to go to a party to preview The Zoo: San Diego, a new series on Animal Planet that is a must-watch when it debuts on August 10th. That same night, we went to Soda Bar to catch The Beths who were phenomenal live. Besides celebrating my godsister's belated birthday with my family, I was a bit of a homebody the rest of the week, until Friday when I decided to go back to the Zoo for a few hours of sunshine and animals until it was time to catch SoundDiego Live at The Holding Company. The party was nuts to butts and super fun, and the bar's remodel is pretty cool. On Saturday I binged Netflix and backed up my computer, because I really know how to rage. And on Sunday, Nova returned from St. Louis, so we had a bite at Sister Ray's and then went to nighttime Zoo, because I can never get enough. News was starting to come out about Gilroy and I was just trying to not to go down a news-cycle rabbit hole. Monday she was back at soccer and we went to the beach in La Jolla to see that humans have chased the seals off the beach. The year-round rope is obviously not enough. Today we're going to the last night of Sundown Summer Safari, when the park is open until 9pm. A new baby rhino, the first ever through artificial insemination in North America, was born on Sunday, and while they are still off exhibit, we hope to see all the areas we love so dear. This week I'll be slinging merch at Soda Bar on Thursday, hopefully shooting The Head and The Heart on Friday, and selling merch for AA Bondy on Saturday. Be good, Humans. Full listings for this week are after the jump.
Tuesday, July 30, 2019:
- The Drums, CHAI @ The Observatory
- DJ Artistic's Hip Hop Battle Bot @ Casbah
- Gipsy Kings feeat. Nicolas Reyes & Tonino Baliardo, Simi @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay (SOLD OUT)
- Full Blast Fun Boy, Slay Dean, Rich Boy Junkie, Underground Lounge @ Soda Bar
- Tiki Tuesday Presents dj girlgroupgirl @ Bar Pink
- 91X Loudspeaker's Tim Pyles Presents City Windows, The Miles, The Jonny Tarr Quintet @ The Merrow
- The Bayou Brothers @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Karaoke @ Space
- Sketch Party & Videodrome @ Whistle Stop
- Techno Tuesdays with Nocturne & Techit Easy @ Blonde
- Blackout Bingo @ Ken Club (Free, 10pm)
- Charlie Arbelaez presents: The Jazz & Cocktail Party @ Seven Grand
- "Mixtape" @ Lamb's Players Theatre
- Ron Blair (of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), The Chris Torres Band @ Winston's (9:30 pm)
- Metal Jam @ Winston's (6-9 pm)
- Robin Henkel @ Crossroads, House of Blues (FREE)
- Edgar Degas: Works on Paper @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Family Loteria with Anahuac, Analy, DJ Viejo Lowbo @ Border X Brewing
- Karaoke Night @ The Rabbit Hole
- Trivia Tuesdays @ Park & Rec
- Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
- Line Dance Lessons @ Moonshine Beach
- Reggae Tuesday with Carlos Culture @ The Holding Company
- Adams Gone Funky @ Rosie O'Grady's
- The War Toys, DZR, Presser @ Che Cafe
- The Breakthrough Revue 2019 @ Martini's Above Fourth
- Night Shift with DJ Ramsey @ The Office
- DJ Lexicon Devil @ Pour House
- Beer Pong @ U-31
- The Works Jam @ Riviera Supper Club & Turquoise Room
- The Sea Monks @ Tio Leo's
- Live Jam Session @ Wildwood Crossing
- Comedy Night @ Lestat's
- Flip Night @ Henry's Pub
- Karaoke with Christine @ Navajo Live
- About Face, Phunky Matters @ 710 Beach Club
- Open Open Mic Night with Ash Foster @ El Dorado
- Streetlight Manifesto, Kitty Kat Fan Club @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay
- Psychic Graveyard, Plack Blague, The Gay Agenda @ Soda Bar
- Everything Is Terrible! @ Casbah
- Selena Under Cover @ The Office
- Stranger, Iron Sage Wood @ Belly Up
- Softing, The Walter Brothers, Julianna Zachariou @ The Merrow
- Spotlights, Vampyre, Death Eyes @ Bar Pink (9:30pm)
- "Rock of Ages" @ Old Town Theatre
- Metal Bingo @ Bar Pink (7pm)
- Heavy Metal Bingo @ Bar Pink (Free, 7-9pm)
- Riff City Coedy with Billy Wayne Davis, Opeyemi Olagbaju, Brandon Potter, David Wizer @ Whistle Stop
- Steven Cade @ Moonshine Flats
- KSON Country DJ @ Renegade
- Wild Country Wednesday @ Moonshine Beach
- Charlie Arbelaez @ Plaza Bar, Westgate Hotel
- Gian Marco- Intuicion Tour USA 2019 @ House of Blues
- Miss Erika Davies @ Seven Grand
- The Jazz Pocket Swing @ Tio Leo's
- Taryn Donath Duo @ Wildwood Crossing
- Gaby Aparicio @ Rosie O'Grady's
- Reggae en tu Barrio with Karlos Paez @ Border X Brewing
- Boss Jazz with Jason Hanna & Friends @ Riviera Supper Club & Turquoise Room
- Gilbert Castellanos Young Lions Series & Jazz Jam @ Panama 66
- Edgar Degas: Works on Paper @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Nick Bone & The Big Scene @ The Holding Company (6-8pm)
- Two Reverends One Sinner @ The Holding Company (8pm)
- Dance Klassique with Joe Pea, Ryan Bauer, Gomez @ Blonde
- Open Mic Night @ Pour House
- Club Kingston Presents: Jam Kwest, DJ Carlos Culture @ Winston's
- Wednesday Trivia @ Rabbit Hole
- Carol Curtis @ Martini's Above Fourth
- Karaoke @ De Oro Mine Co
- Graham Gillot Band @ Crossroads, House of Blues (FREE)
- Jon Campos and the Incurables @ Navajo Live
- Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
- Open Mic with Jefferson Jay @ Winston's (6-9pm)
- Live Music @ Henry's Pub
- Clapton Hook @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Open Mic/Open Jam @ 710 Beach Club
Thursday, August 1, 2019:
- Third Eye Blind, Jimmy Eat World: Summer Gods Tour, Ra Ra Riot @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
- William Clark Green, Coby Lee Brooks @ Casbah
- Peter Case @ Whistle Stop
- Alison Sudol, Wsprgrl @ Soda Bar
- Talib Kweli, Z-Trip, Abjo @ Music Box
- Film Fan Movie Trivia @ Bar Pink (7pm)
- Slasher Basher 3 Presents Jara, Inspired and the Sleep, Boychick @ Bar Pink ($5, 9pm)
- 2nd Annual Jerry Garcia Birthday Celebration with Easy Wind @ Belly Up
- The Hip Hop Collective Part IV with J Slide, Drippazay, Kris Woods, Deuce Dev, Moody Loc, Legion X, Ese Deleon, Zu, Ja.Youngwealth, Poser, Kogniak, Bubba Toaks, M Hernan, King Emery, KiddxSurge, Phenomenal, DJ Boogieman, Damon Rabote, Amon The MC, DJ Tech/Aim T @ Space
- Summer NU MOODS: Live Jazz Fusion Jam @ Quartyard (FREE)
- Poptart (French Pop Night) @ Blonde
- Edgar Degas: Works on Paper @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Born of Osiris: The Simulation Tour, Bad Omens, Spite, Kingdom of Giants, Blackcast @ House of Blues
- Arkay, Digital Lizards Of Doom, The Brothers Burns, BJ Jezbera, MY MYND @ The Merrow
- "33 1/3 - House of Dreams" @ The Lyceum Stage
- Comedy Night @ Tiger! Tiger!
- Screen on The Green + Live Music @ Panama 66
- Boomboxx Thursdays @ U-31
- Fish and the Seaweeds @ Crossroads, House of Blues (FREE)
- Barbwire @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Park & Rec Affect with GMRF @ Park & Rec
- Los Freneticos, Dethsurf, The Fink Bombs @ Tower Bar
- Fishing For Chips, Neverlyn, Goldview @ Himmelberg's
- Karaoke @ Wildwood Crossing
- An Evening with Anna Danes @ Martini's Above Fourth
- Jimmy Ruelas @ Seven Grand
- Comedy Night @ Midnight Jack
- Tim Norton Duo @ De Oro Mine Co
- Headphone @ The Holding Company
- Colourshop, Jessica Lerner @ Bancroft Bar
- Open Jam Session @ Winston's (6-9pm)
- Sunset Poolside Jazz with Robert Dove Trio @ Rooftop Pool Deck, Westgate Hotel
- Cumbia Machin @ Manhattan Bar
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back™ in Concert @ Embarcadero Marina Park South
- Jerry Rivera @ Blue Agave
- DJ Ratty @ Rosie O'Grady's
- Ocean Beach Hip Hop Social with SCARUB from the Living Legends - Hosted by Destructo Bunny and Atlantis Rizing - Flowmads @ Winston's
- Dave Gleason @ Grand Ole BBQ & Asado
- No Limits with DJMysonKing @ The Office
- Line Dancing Lessons @ Moonshine Flats
- Bill Caballero Latin Jam @ Border X Brewing
- Throwback Thursdays @ Moonshine Beach
- Rock Out Karaoke @ Tin Roof
- Swing Thing @ Riviera Supper Club & Turquoise Room
- Thursday Night Swing @ Queen Bee's
- Shake Your Bones @ Kava Lounge
- Open Jam with Jeff Ousley @ Navajo Live
- The Rockin' Aces @ Tio Leo's
- Cash'd Out @ Renegade
- Garage Mahal Presents: The Frets, Free Paintings @ 710 Beach Club
- Global BPM Presents @ Henry's Pub
Friday, August 2, 2019:
- The Head and the Heart @ The Observatory
- Elvis Costello & the Imposters, Blondie @ Pechanga Resort and Casino
- Mystic Braves, Thee Allyrgic Reaction, DJs Mikey Turi & Andrew McGranahan @ Casbah
- Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Dog Party, Pity Party @ Soda Bar
- Carlsbad Music Festival (Various Locations)
- Billy Joel Tribute - The Stranger ft. Mike Santoro, GRACEBAND @ Belly Up
- Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue @ Del Mar Racetrack
- C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band @ Museum of Making Music
- Action Beat (the Ex), Gritos, Binge ex-NerveControl, OpeningBell @ Whistle Stop
- We Are Your Friends Indie Dance Party @ Blonde
- Underground Lounge, Wily Savage, Sluka @ The Merrow
- Rascal Flatts: Summer Playlist Tour, Morgan Evans @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
- Point Loma Summer Concerts @ 1049 Catalina Blvd (FREE, 5:30pm)
- First Friday with DJ Artistic, Cros1, Johaz @ Bar Pink ($5 after 11pm)
- The Ripening, Blind Mountain Holler @ Panama 66
- Hip Hop vs. Punk Rock with Flaunt, Badluck Cortez, Apollo, PunchCard & Resident Djs Sesh, Mr Henshaw, Unite & El Dj De TJ @ Tower Bar
- These Handsome Devils, Thieves Like Us, Shadowplay @ Music Box
- Atomic Groove’s Mid-Summer Happy Place @ Belly Up (Happy Hour 5pm)
- Lana Rebel & Kevin Mayfield, Julia Sage & the Bad Hombres, Tormenta Rey, Gary Hankins, DJ Brendan Malone @ Black Cat Bar
- Billy Bio, Cutthroat, Gut Punch, Jumped In @ Brick By Brick
- JD Crawford @ Grand Ole BBQ & Asado
- The Time Traveler's Suite @ The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
- Electric Waste Band @ Winston's
- Spencer Yensen--Fever, Andrew Barrack @ The Holding Company
- Jay Mohr @ The Comedy Store (7:30pm & 9:45pm)
- Gilbert Castellanos @ Plaza Bar, Westgate Hotel
- Power of Love (Jimi Hendrix tribute) @ Seven Grand
- Hunter Phelps @ Moonshine Beach
- Georgia Chrome @ Moonshine Flats
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back™ in Concert @ Embarcadero Marina Park South
- Resinators @ De Oro Mine Co
- Bay Faction, Fashion Jackson, Hate Drugs, Ritt Momney @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- The Black Lillies, Farm Truck @ Ramona Mainstage
- Lil Duval: Living My Best Life Tour @ House of Blues
- Darryl Williams @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Mamma Mia! @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Edgar Degas: Works on Paper @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Rock En Espanol with Zenith @ Border X Brewing
- CYOA @ Rosie O'Grady's
- Bonneville 7 @ Pour House (5pm)
- Rituals - Coldwave Dark80s Postpunk EBM Industrial @ Space
- Last Option @ Bancroft Bar
- Paint The Town @ Quartyard
- JohnnyGo Figure, Revival @ 710 Beach Club
- The Janice Edwards Trio @ Martini's Above Fourth
- West of 5 @ Wildwood Crossing
- Ian Patrick Cler Trio @ Riviera Supper Club & Turquoise Room
- All-Vinyl Happy Hour w/Monsieur Turbeau @ The Office (6pm)
- Bump City Brass @ Tio Leo's
- James Kelly Band @ Renegade
- The Writhers, Order of the Fly, Ash Williams @ Himmelberg's
- The Groove Mercenaries @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (9pm)
- Nemesis @ Navajo Live
- OB Comedy @ Winston's (6-9pm)
- The Verge, DJ Moniq @ V Lounge, Viejas Casino
- Finesse, DJ Moniq @ Lobby Bar, Viejas Casino
- En Stereo Total - 80's and Rock en Espanol @ Manhattan Bar
- Sights and Sips Sunset Cruise @ Hornblower Yacht (5:30pm)
- Rock the Yacht Party Cruise @ Hornblower Yacht (8:30pm)
- Trill Fridays @ Bassmnt
- Autograf @ Bang Bang
- Lil Duva @ Parq
- Guy J + Dosem @ SPIN
- DJs & Dancing @ Henry's Pub
- Club Musae @ Boar Cross'n
Saturday, August 3, 2019:
- Vinyl Junkies Record Swap - 6 Year Anniversary @ Casbah (11am-5pm, $5)
- An Evening with A.A. Bondy @ Casbah
- The B-52s, Berlin @ Embarcadero Marina Park South
- Jason Hanna Quartet, Goldettes @ Bird Park Concerts
- Carlsbad Music Festival (Various Locations)
- Dead Horses, Mara Connor @ Soda Bar
- Island Vibe Music Festival with The Green, Maoli, FIA, Irie Love @ Practice Field/SDCCU Stadium (3pm)
- C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band @ Museum of Making Music
- Ascension w/ DJs Robin Roth, Kaerie, Baron @ Kava Lounge
- Downtown Throwdown with Vanilla Ice, Coolio, All- Color Me Badd, Young MC, Geezer @ Petco Park at the Park
- The 30th Annual Clairemont Family Day@ 3605 Clairemont Dr (FREE)
- The PettyBreakers - Tribute to Tom Petty, Justin Paul Sanders @ Belly Up
- Iration, Tacos & Beer Festival @ Del Mar Racetrack
- Otzi, Egrets On Ergot + DJs Vaughn Avakian & Javi Nunez @ Bar Pink ($5)
- Magical Animals, Runsdeep, Cabuloan @ Black Cat Bar
- Herman's Hermits Starring Peter Noone @ Sycuan Casino (5pm & 8pm)
- The Wright Stuff @ Seven Grand
- Hide and Go Freak with Austin Millz, Like(PAC DIV) +HNGF DJ’s @ Space
- Just Like Heaven '80s Night with Dave Parkey of Prayers, Aaron Wallace, Josexx @ Blonde
- Steady 45s, The Amalgamated @ Panama 66
- Island Vibe After Party With Leilani Wolfgramm, Tapeheads & Flowmads @ Music Box
- The San Diego Golden Girls @ The Merrow (6pm)
- Bear Night with Jon Williams @ The Merrow (8pm)
- Foxtide, Street Surfers @ Che Cafe
- Mamma Mia! @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Edgar Degas: Works on Paper @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Chloe Lou and the Lidells @ Grand Ole BBQ & Asado (1-4pm)
- Paul Chesne @ Grand Ole BBQ & Asado (5-8pm)
- Pacali Roots (EP Release), I-Abide, Burning Up @ Manhattan Bar
- "Back to the '80s" Featuring The Molly Ringwalds, DJ LV @ House of Blues
- Spencer Day in "Broadway By Day" @ Martini's Above Fourth
- Burn Burn Burn, The Lucky Eejits, Fishing For Chips, Them Cuts @ Tower Bar
- The Turbos @ De Oro Mine Co
- Steam Powered Giraffe @ Mandeville Auditorium, UCSD
- Jay Mohr @ The Comedy Store (7:30pm & 9:45pm)
- Songs of Heaven and Earth @ The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
- MDRN HSTRY, Whiskerman, Aviator Stash, DJ Mancat @ The Holding Company
- "Art of Flamenco" Dinner Show @ Cafe Sevilla
- Steph Johnson @ Plaza Bar, Westgate Hotel
- 54 Reasons To Die Tour @ Bancroft Bar
- Traci's Paws: Doggies & Donuts @ Quartyard
- Kennedy Tracy, Natalie Gheorghita, Cordelia Degher @ Lestat's
- Georgia Chrome @ Moonshine Beach
- Hunter Phelps @ Moonshine Flats
- Dom Katz @ Winston's (5pm)
- Sure Fire Soul Ensemble, Boostive @ Winston's (9:30pm)
- Holy Grail, Striker, Bewitcher, Malison @ Brick By Brick
- ShineBox @ The Rabbit Hole
- Punk Goes Pop 90s Charity Event feat. Fallen Monuments, Ghost City, Ready Set Survive, The Rough, Say Days Ago @ Himmelberg's
- Strictly Business w/DJs Edroc & Heminguey @ The Office
- Baja Bugs @ Riviera Supper Club & Turquoise Room
- Musehead, Fooz Fighters (Muse, Radiohead & Foo Fighters Tribute) @ 710 Beach Club
- Patrick Howard Trampus @ Renegade
- Detroit Underground @ Tio Leo's
- Wildside @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (9pm)
- Sue Palmer @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
- Finesse, DJ Annalyze @ V Lounge, Viejas Casino
- Private Domain, DJ Annalyze @ Lobby Bar, Viejas Casino
- Cassian + Willaris. K @ Bang Bang
- DROELOE @ Bassmnt
- DISTRIKT: Metamorphoses Fundraiser @ Spin
- Serious Guise @ Navajo Live
- Savi @ Omnia
- Glow Hard Weekend @ Onyx Room
- DJs & Dancing @ Henry's Pub
- Ride for Protected Bike Lanes on 30th. Meet at Bird Park at 10:30am.
- Chula Vista Lemon Festival @ Historic Third Avenue, Chula Vista (Free, All Ages, 11am-5pm)
- Border Angels Benefit - Rod of Correction, Se Vende, Cabron, Stuntdouble & Tenshun, Palomino, Memo Nericcio @ Casbah
- Bars of Gold (members of Bear vs. Shark), Shades McCool, Phantom Twins @ Soda Bar
- Goldroom's High Seas Tour with Goldroom, Le Youth, Eau Claire @ Adventure Hornblower
- Carlsbad Music Festival (Various Locations)
- Beethoven By The Bay @ Embarcadero Marina Park South
- Jill Scott- Live In The Moment Tour @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay (SOLD OUT)
- Uptown RHythm Makers @ Panama 66
- Jam And Spam Brunch Ft. Tenelle, Mahi Crabbe, Dom & Nico, KL Noise Makerz @ Music Box (11am)
- Weird Al Yankovic @ Civic Theatre
- Pocari Sweat @ Space
- Ancient Voices @ The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
- Del Mar (West) Riders Up to Benefit the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF) @ Belly Up
- Warsaw, Micelves, Nyles Lannon @ Whistle Stop (5pm)
- God Module, INVA//ID, AAIMON & DJ Disorder & Deadmatter @ Tower Bar
- Gospel Brunch @ House of Blues (11am)
- Chad & Rosie @ Crossroads, House of Blues (FREE)
- Give You Nothing, Tuning, Golden Boy and more @ Che Cafe (1pm Matinee)
- Cryptic and Friends: Summer's End Metalfest with Cryptic, Kryptid, Indisposed, The Bush Whackers @ Che Cafe (7pm)
- Rat Sabbath with DJ Ratty @ Bar Pink
- The Velvicks @ Bancroft Bar
- Nena Anderson, Mrs. Henry @ Brooks Theatre, Oceanside
- Mamma Mia! @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Edgar Degas: Works on Paper @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Keep It on the DL @ Martini's Above Fourth
- Boy Named Sue, Shoeless @ The Holding Company (4-8pm)
- Salsa Sundays @ Moonshine Beach
- Karaoke @ The Merrow
- Jason Hanna Jazz Quartet, DJ Jecs @ Salty Frog
- Blonde 54- Sunday Night Fever @ Blonde
- Weekender with Justin Campbell (Desert Hearts), Eric Medina, Cris Herrera, Sprout b2b DJ Instagator, Yanic @ Quartyard
- Trevor McSpadden @ Grand Ole BBQ & Asado
- Pants Karaoke @ Til-Two Club
- Suicide Forest, Arachnigod, Mythraeum, KyrkogÄrd @ Brick By Brick
- Salsa Sundays @ Queen Bee's (All Ages)
- Three Chord Justice @ Renegade
- Reggae Sunday @ U-31
- Uptown Top Ranking @ The Office
- Rosy Dawn Band @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- The Corderman @ Navajo Live
- Jose Sinatra's OB-o-ke @ Winston's
- Trivia & Karaoke @ Henry's
- Reggae Sunday @ Spin
- Sunday Funday Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
Monday, August 5, 2019:
- Lord Huron, Shakey Graves, Julia Jacklin @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay (SOLD OUT)
- San Diego International Organ Festival with Thomas Ospital @ Spreckels Organ Pavilion, Balboa Park
- Sweet Tooth, DR3AmBr05, Les Enfants @ Casbah
- The Shellshocks, Roman Watchdogs, Bathwater Babies, Color Til Monday @ Soda Bar
Gary Wilson and the Blind Dates, Anna Zivona, Blake Dean, W.P. Hawk @ Bar Pink- PigPen Theatre Co. @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- Motown On Mondays @ The Office
- The Bacon Brothers, Cindy Alexander @ Belly Up
- Electric Waste Band @ Winston's
- Blue Monday -Dark '80s Night with DJ Camilla Robina & Aaron Wallace @ Blonde
- Billy Watson @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Julio de la Huerta @ Plaza Bar, Westgate Hotel
- Andy & Nathan @ Martini's Above Fourth
- Sexy Salsa and Bachata Night @ Tio Leo's
- Strictly Acoustic @ Navajo Live
- Electric Relaxation- 90s Hip-Hop/Chill Beats & Board Games @ Whistle Stop
- Line Dancing Lessons @ Moonshine Beach
- Trivia @ Bancroft Bar
- Open Mic @ Lestat's
- Game Night @ Henry's Pub
- 31 Flavors @ U-31