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Bowie Celebration with Ziggy Shuffledust & The Spiders From Mars (Taken 1.8.2020)

Happy New Year! Or, Happy New Year. Or, Happy New Year? 

Not gonna lie, this isn't exactly how I wanted 2022 to end and 2023 to start. Darren had been working his ass off, pulling doubles between the park and the Casbah, we let loose at a staff party on Tuesday, and we thought we were just hungover on Wednesday. On Thursday he was getting ready for work and had a nasty cough so I suggested he test and he was very positive very quickly. I was negative. He was immediately isolating, but I had to work three nights at the Casbah so I was really dodging him. He took Paxlovid and tested negative on Tuesday. Ideally he's cleared for work on Wednesday, but in the meantime I picked up Nova from the airport on Friday, and while a doctor cleared her to fly and she didn't get caught in the SWA nonsense, she's been sick since she got back. She's negative for COVID and she was also tested for strep, but it would be nice to know what she's got and to get all the yuck out of her lungs. She'll likely miss this whole first week of school. 

So yeah, shows are kinda the last thing on my mind at the moment. But there are a lot of venues easing into the year so these were actually pretty easy to compile this week. While everyone has been sick and isolating, I've been keeping out of the house. On Monday and Tuesday I went to both the Zoo and Sea World and ran a ton of errands just to let them have the space in the house. I definitely can't keep that up as I have actual work to do and my feet are killing me. I'll be working at a super secret amazing private show at the Casbah on Thursday, and if Darren is actually cleared and can avoid Paxlovid rebound, we'll probably go to the Bowie Party at the Casbah on Sunday. 

Stay safe out there.   

Wednesday, January 4, 2023:

• Black Star Polo Benefit feat. Sante’ Prince, Riston Diggs & The Gravities, The Naked I, Jehlad Akin @ Casbah
• Social Distortion, Urethane @ The Observatory (SOLD OUT)
• Lauren Leigh (Album Release Party), Eve Selis, Omo Cloud @ Belly Up
• Gilbert Castellanos Young Lions Series & Jazz Jam @ Copley Auditorium, Panama 66 
• Broadway San Diego presents Ain't Too Proud: The Life And Times of the Temptations @ Civic Theatre
• Jason Hanna and the Swingin' Bananas @ Riviera Supper Club
• Daniel J Parc & The Tio's Trio @ Tio Leo's
• Open Mic with Whit @ Pour House
• Tiki Night @ Park & Rec
• Club Culture with Gentle Giants @ Winston's 
• Not All Dead @ Aquarius Bar & Grille 
• Karaoke @ Rosie O'Grady's 
• Trivia @ Quartyard
• Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
• Stellita Duo @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Open Mic @ 710 Beach Club
• Trivia @ Til-Two Club

Thursday, January 5, 2023:

• Cayucas, Trouble in the Wind @ Belly Up
• Social Distortion, Julian James @ The Observatory (SOLD OUT)
• Closed For Private Event @ Casbah
• The Reckless, Blackwater, Erratic Impulse, RussBlvd @ Soda Bar
• Spolia | 15th Annual soundON Festival (Day 1) @ La Jolla Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
• Celebration Of Life For Craig Baumann, DJ's spinning Garage, Soul, Psych, etc @ Pour House 
• Broadway San Diego presents Ain't Too Proud: The Life And Times of the Temptations @ Civic Theatre
• Victoria Robertson @ Veranda Bar, Westgate Hotel
• Thursday Night Jam Session @ Winston's 
• Mercedes Moore & Gino Meregillano Duo @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Aztec Open Mic @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
• Lyrical Exchange Open Mic @ Queen Bee's
• Cathaus Burlesque Show @ Park & Rec
• DJ Wenzo & Her Vegan Burritos @ Til-Two Club
• Open Jam with Jeff Ousley @ Navajo Live
• Big Time @ Mr. Peabody's
• Zavala Sol @ Tio Leo's
• Karaoke @ The Luau
• Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club

Friday, January 6, 2023:

• Vanguard, Malison, Mouthguard @ Casbah
• The California Honeydrops @ Belly Up (SOLD OUT)
• Social Distortion, Kate Clover @ The Observatory (SOLD OUT)
• The Rodeo Rave: A Country Music DJ Dance Party @ Soda Bar
• Jeff Rosenstock, Cheekface @ Soma Sidestage
• Cumbia Night @ Whistle Stop
• Brenda Greggio (Jazz Pianist/Composer) with John Murray & Max Nguyen @ Dizzy's
• Some Kind Of Nightmare, Midnight Track, Social Spit , Marc-Alan Prince @ Tower Bar
• Jessie Lark, Elephantricity, The Malt, The Vinyl Shop @ Ken Club
• Benise: Spanish Nights @ Balboa Theatre
• Broadway San Diego presents Ain't Too Proud: The Life And Times of the Temptations @ Civic Theatre
• Louis Valenzuela @ Panama 66 (Check Weather/Rain Results In Cancellation)
• Spolia | 15th Annual soundON Festival (Day 2) @ La Jolla Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
• CLinton & Kyler @ Black Cat Bar
• The Emo Night Tour @ Music Box
• April and The Funk Junkies @ Belly Up (Happy Hour 5pm)
• Canceled: Ghais Guevara, Take45, Headband Andy, DWhite @ Che Cafe
• Honky Tonk Trio @ Grand Ole BBQ & Asado
• Kayln @ Moonshine Beach 
• Rachel Horter @ Moonshine Flats 
• Broadway Rave - The Musical Theatre Dance Party with Defying Gravity @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
• Josexx @ The Rabbit Hole
• Live Music @ Plaza or Veranda Bar, Westgate Hotel 
• Gimme Gimme Disco @ House of Blues
• Amanda Portela @ Riviera Supper Club
• Half Hour Late & Pipedown @ The Holding Company
• Anne Akiko Meyers plays Marquez @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
• Jonathan Ford @ The Luau
• DJ Boogie Blanco & Friends @ Park & Rec
• Sam Grisman Project presents Garcia/Grisman @ Winston's 
• Dance Party w/ DJs Amadeo & Descaradx @ Pour House
• Son Of Kane @ Pour House (Free, 5-8pm)  
• Thea The Band @ Mr. Peabody's
• Battle of the Bnads with Sucio, Cars On Fire, Kilfeather, Art Disposal, Astronaut Fight @ Til-Two Club
• Groove Mercenaries @ Tio Leo's
• Flashback Fridays with Junior theDISCOpunk @ Mo's
• Poison Hearts, Matters Most, Hardly Human @ Navajo Live 
• Horseshoe Lucky Band @ Renegade Country 
• Sesame Street Live! Make Your Magic @ Pechanga Arena (2:#0pm & 6pm)
• Sake and Karaoke Fridays @ Mikami

Saturday, January 7, 2023:

• The Fall of Troy, Gold Necklace, Satyr, Body Thief @ Casbah 
• Social Distortion, Lost Cat @ The Observatory North Park (SOLD OUT)
• ForevAvicii: EDM House Party @ Soda Bar
• The California Honeydrops @ Belly Up (SOLD OUT)
• 80s vs. 90s vs. Y2K! w/DJ Gabe Vega and Guests @ Whistle Stop
• The Purple Ones - Insatiable Tribute to Prince, Rebel Star (Tribute to David Bowie), Erny Earthquake @ Music Box
• Jeff Berkley And The Banned @ Grand Ole BBQ & Asado
• That Beatles Cover Band, Baz Francis @ Black Cat Bar
• Broadway San Diego presents Ain't Too Proud: The Life And Times of the Temptations @ Civic Theatre (2pm & 8pm)
• JP's 50! Punk Bash with The Plagues, War Fever, Inciting Riots, Holding Grudges, Broke Bastards, Brighton Street Bullies @ Queen Bee's
• World Peace, Automated Terror Machine, Downside, Madrugado, Intercom @ Che Cafe
• Nirvana Mania & Oceans @ The Holding Company
• Spolia | 15th Annual soundON Festival (Day 3) @ La Jolla Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
• Ghostriders @ Pour House (Free, 5-8pm) 
• Quicksands EP Release Show, Teaspoon, Plastic Novelties @ Pour House (9pm) 
• San Diego Seals vs Vancouver Warriors @ Pechanga Arena
• Custard Pie @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
• 6one9, Alice Insane, Sonic Moonshine, Casey & Romy @ House of Blues
• Death Lens, Home View, Sledges @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
• Felix AKA El Gato @ The Holding Company (Brunch, 10am)
• The Grim, Strychnine Ninety Nine, The Humblers, Revolt-Chix @ Tower Bar
• Ron Huston and the Berry Pickers @ Riviera Supper Club
• Slack Key Ohana @ The Luau 
• Over Easy DJ Set @ Park & Rec
• Rachel Horter @ Moonshine Beach 
• Kayln @ Moonshine Flats 
• Just In Case, Twin Cities, Sloka, Imperfex @ Til-Two Club
• Tube Amp'd @ Mr. Peabody's
• Bear Night with DJ Jon Williams @ The Merrow
• Monster Jam @ Snapdragon Stadium
• The San Diego Golden Girls: Jade, Norma, Crystal, Ajax, & Jessika welcome guest performers Angel Fairfax & Nadya Symone @ The Merrow (5:30pm)
• Holly Hofman @ Plaza Bar, Westgate Hotel 
• Groove Is In The Heart @ 710 Beach Club
• The Travel Agents @ Winston's (4pm)
• Aaron Wolf and Kat Hall @ Winston's (9pm) 
• Full Strength Funk Band @ Tio Leo's
• Love is a Rose @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
• Platinum Vibe @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (9pm)
• Sweet Mischief Band @ Renegade Country 
• Abundant artist of San Diego @ Navajo Live 

Sunday, January 8, 2023:

• Bowie Birthday Bash: Ziggy Shuffledust & Spiders from Mars, Ariel Levine @ Casbah (FREE!)
• Java Joe's Reunion Show with Berkley Hart, Billy Galewood, Tim Flannery, Gregory Page, Lisa Sanders and Brown Sugar @ Pilgrim United Church of Christ (4pm, SOLD OUT)
• Uptown Rhythm Makers @ Panama 66 (Check Weather/Rain Results In Cancellation)
• Showdown at Sundown @ Whistle Stop (5pm)
• Larussell @ Music Box 
• Concert in the Park @ Spreckels Organ Pavilion (2pm, Free)
• Jon Mayer Trio with Matt Hall @ Dizzy's
• Big Fellas, Tongue and Groove @ Winston's (5pm)
• Broadway San Diego presents Ain't Too Proud: The Life And Times of the Temptations @ Civic Theatre (1pm & 6:30pm)
• O.B.oke @ Winston's (8pm)
• Che Benefit with Doll Riot, Containment, Messy Hera, Skitzoids, Skulpin Bomb @ Che Cafe
• Taryn Donath Trio @ Til-Two Club
• RH presents Breakdowns at the Beach Metal Show with The Oathbreakers, Nova IL, Candour, Silent Vice @ The Holding Company
• San Diego Sockers vs. Dallas Sidekicks @ Pechanga Arena
• Karaoke @ The Merrow (2pm)
• Sunday Residency with Willis Farnsworth @ Pour House (8-11pm, Free) 
• Live Music @ Sycamore Den (6-8pm)
• Taylor Busby @ The Holding Company (Bruch 10am)
• Whit Aadland @ Pour House (1-3pm, Solo Acoustic on the patio)  
• Johnny Deadly Trio @ Grand Ole BBQ & Asado
• Sunday Jazz @ Tio Leo's
• Anthony Ortega Jazz Quartet @ Mr. Peabody's
• Salsa Sundays @ Queen Bee's (All Ages)
• The Gravities @ Navajo Live 
• Monster Jam @ Snapdragon Stadium
• Stellita w/ Special Guests Sunday night Jazz @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (6pm)
• Karoake @ 710 Beach Club
• Trivia and Sake Nights @ Mikam
  

Monday, January 9, 2023:

• Auz Fontaine, THE FAZES, SHRUBRAVO*, Lovervoid @ Soda Bar
• Lady Dottie & The Diamonds @ Tower Bar
• Electric Waste Band @ Winston's 
• Blue Monday with DJ Camilla Robina, DJ Heather Hardcore @ The Merrow
• Trivia Night w/Kyle @ Pour House 
• Monday Classic Rock & Blues Jam @ Aztec Brewery, Vista
• Lesi Mei, piano & Todd Rewoldt, sax @ La Jolla Athenaeum (12pm Mini-Concert)
• Ass Pocket Whiskey Fellas @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Open Mic with Jay Cain @ Mr. Peabody's
• Karaoke @ The Holding Company
• Caliente Mondays Salsa y Bachata @ Tio Leo's
• Luciferian Death Mechanism, Age of Darkness @ Navajo Live 

Tuesday, January 10, 2023:

• The Sounds Of Animals Fighting, Hail The Sun, Concrete Castles, Record Setter @ The Observatory
• Rick Lyon Piano Show @ Whistle Stop
• Big Time Operator @ Tio Leo's
• Glass Generation, Dead Rosetta, Migraine, No Deal @ Che Cafe 
• Reggae Tuesdaze: Sandollar, Jah Ollin, DJ Marko, Live Art by Krystal Dyer @ The Holding Company
• Jenny O’Henny Duo @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Trivia Night @ 710 Beach Club
• Karaoke @ The Merrow
• Karaoke @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
• Something Funky (Funk, Jazz, Blues, Soul, Boogaloo) @ Tower Bar (Always Free)
• Bluesday Tuesday - Open Blues Jam @ Winston's
• Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
• Terrible Tuesday All Vinyl DJ Night wtih DJ Lexicon Devil @ Pour House 
• Karaoke @ Peabody's
• Trivia Night @ Park & Rec
• Karaoke with Christine @ Navajo Live