I was feeling like I was closing the year on a high note just after giving in and getting this new laptop, a new camera, traveling to the Great Lakes region and then ready to hit the holidays. In fact, we never ended up getting a Christmas tree, I'm spending more than I'm making at the moment, and one of the car registration lapsed which went completely under our radar, so not only are there late fees, but it's going to have to go into the shop (impossible during the holidays) to get the engine light off to then pass SMOG to then late-register. And of course, any time it's parked or driven could add another ticket. What a clusterf**k.
Still, even with all that, on Wednesday night we had a big family dinner with my siblings and nieces and nephews and my cousin and uncle and it was the first time we'd all been back to Volare as a group since before my dad stopped walking, which was several years ago. So it will be a present-poor Christmas without a lot of gifts but filled with a whole lot of love, which is really the whole point of it all anyway.
There's great stuff happening this week leading up to Christmas, I'm gonna do my best to go to Exile, and then more of the usual with the San Diego Zoo and Sea World with my family while they're all in town, and you know I'll be there even without them.
- Well Well Well: Christmas Spectacular, Bruin, Granada House Jazz All-Stars feat. Jake Najor, RIVA @ Casbah
- SEGA Genecide: Y2K Night @ Soda Bar
- Living Legends, Brother Ali, Reverie How The Grouch Stole Christmas Tour 2023 @ Belly Up (SOLD OUT)
- Secret San Diego Open Mic @ Music Box
- DJ Will Ayyy spins Holiday Faves & More! All Vinyl DJ @ Pour House (free)
- Holiday Hipsters @ The Jazz Lounge
- Mad Hat Hucksters @ Panama 66
- Thursday Night Jam Session @ Winston's
- Cool Rush @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Thunder Thursday - DJ Papi Yani, Art Weasel & Steph Raffe spin Metal, Punk, Glam, New Wave @ Tower Bar
- Ricky LIVE @ Whistle Stop
- Golden State Ballet presents The Nutcracker @ Civic Theatre
- Make Music Winter 2023 feat The Mellotones @ Museum of Making Music (10am)
- Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas @ The Old Globe (5pm)
- Ebeneezer Scrooge's BIG San Diego Christmas Show @ The Old Globe (7pm)
- A Christmas Carol @ Cygnet Theatre
- 2 Pianos 4 Hands @ North Coast Rep Theatre
- Respectfully Christmas @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (SOLD OUT)
- 1222 Oceanfront: A Black Family Christmas @ New Village Arts
- Jingle Terrace Live @ The Moonlight Amphitheatre
- Kroc Junior Theatre presents Stuart Little @ Joan B. Kroc Theatre
- Santa's Story Time Tea @ The Westgate Hotel (12-2pm)
- The Nutcracker - City Ballet of San Diego @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Slappin' Hands @ Til-Two Club
- Club Obsession Goth Prom Class of 2023 @ Queen Bee's
- Sea Monks @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- Gino And The Lone Gunmen @ Tio Leo's
- Black Opium @ Mr. Peabody's
- Jason Hanna @ Bull & Bourbon, Sycuan Casino
- Art & Rec @ Park & Rec
- Winter Wonderland Tea @ The Westgate Hotel (1-3:30pm)
- Victoria Robertson @ Veranda Bar, Westgate Hotel
- Aztec Holiday Open Mic @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
- Open Jam with Jeff Ousley @ Navajo Live
- Musical Bingo @ 710 Beach Club
- The Cure Christmas Dance Party with DJs: Vaughn Avakian, Robin Roth, 7th Stranger, Javi Nunez, Gothcheez @ Casbah
- Moans, Lead Pony, Shrubravo* @ Soda Bar
- Los Lobos, The Mastersons @ Belly Up (SOLD OUT)
- A Darkwave Christmas with Plenum, Retro-X, The Golden Plates @ Ken Club
- Infected Mushroom, Randy Seidman, Jonathan Lestat @ Music Box
- A Nightmare on 80's street, Nails (Nine Inch Nails Tribute) @ The Holding Company
- Martin & The Big Nativity Scene @ Fast Times
- San Diego Gulls vs. Rockford Icehogs @ Pechanga Arena
- Paula Poundstone @ The Magnolia
- Taryn Donath @ Panama 66
- Pseudo @ Belly Up (Happy Hour 5pm)
- Nicey Nice World @ Black Cat Bar
- Dj Kiki @ Moonshine Beach
- Passenger Band @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
- Kenny Eng & Rob Deez @ The Rabbit Hole (6-9pm)
- Shrek Rave @ House of Blues (18+)
- Stoney B Blues @ Salvation Stage, House of Blues (FREE)
- Mariachi Scholarship Foundation presents Las Posadas: A Traditional Mexican Christmas Celebration @ Balboa Theatres
- Golden State Ballet presents The Nutcracker @ Civic Theatre
- Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas @ The Old Globe (1pm | 5pm)
- Ebeneezer Scrooge's BIG San Diego Christmas Show @ The Old Globe (7pm)
- Blitzen's Ball: A Holiday Variety Show @ Brooks Theatre, Oceanside
- A Christmas Carol @ Cygnet Theatre
- 2 Pianos 4 Hands @ North Coast Rep Theatre
- Jingle Terrace Live @ The Moonlight Amphitheatre
- Respectfully Christmas @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (SOLD OUT)
- 1222 Oceanfront: A Black Family Christmas @ New Village Arts
- The Ballet Company presents The Nutcracker feat. The Lonely Hearts Club Band @ Joan B. Kroc Theatre
- Santa's Story Time Tea @ The Westgate Hotel (12-2pm)
- The Nutcracker - City Ballet of San Diego @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- The Nutcracker - San Diego Academy of Ballet & Ballet Theatre @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Psydecar, Sierra Marin @ Winston's
- Joey Harris & The Mentals @ Pour House (5-8pm, free)
- Blue Largo @ Pour House (9pm, free)
- Tim Cappello @ Til-Two Club
- Horseshoe Lucky @ Renegade Bar
- Billy Nation Holiday Celebration (Billy Joel Tribute) @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (8pm)
- Bonneville7 @ Mr. Peabody's
- Pocket Candy @ Riviera Supper Club
- Bastard Sons of the Serious Guise @ Navajo Live
- Maka Roots (6-9pm), AWP (4-6pm) @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- Holiday Hipsters @ The Jazz Lounge
- Bingo All The Way @ Quartyard
- Rock of Ages @ Park & Rec
- Jenny & The Tramps @ Lobby Stage, Sycuan Casino
- Darion @ Bull & Bourbon, Sycuan Casino
- Paradygm @ Rank & File, Sycuan Casino
- Winter Wonderland Tea @ The Westgate Hotel (1-3:30pm)
- Flashback Fridays with Junior theDISCOpunk @ Mo's
- Live Music @ Plaza Bar, Westgate Hotel
- Spinnie Cooper @ The Rabbit Hole
- Sake and Karaoke Fridays @ Mikami
Saturday, December 23, 2023:
- El Vez: The El Vez Mex-Mas Show, Chaki, Lion Cut @ Casbah
- Crasher, The Havnauts, Jordan Krimston @ Soda Bar (FREE! 7:30pm)
- Los Lobos, The Mastersons @ Belly Up (SOLD OUT)
- Booty Bassment with Djs Dmitri & Rob Moran @ Whistle Stop
- A Peter White Christmas: 20th Anniversary Tour, Mindi Abair & Vincent Ingala @ Balboa Theatre
- Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas In Concert @ The Shell (SOLD OUT)
- San Diego Gulls vs. Tucson Roadrunners @ Pechanga Arena
- Girlfriend on the Moon, Porkboii, 2 Headed Girl, twnflme, Neutral Shirt @ Che Cafe
- Erika Davies Jazz with Joey Carano (guitar) & Sean Hicke (bass) @ Panama 66
- POSTPONED: Stayin Alive: A Disco Dance Party @ Music Box
- All Monster Revue, Razor Nights @ Black Cat Bar
- Bonneville7 @ Pour House (5-8pm, Free)
- Inspired & The Sleep Xmas Special, Devereaux Jennings @ Pour House (9pm)
- Pastor Bruce Holiday Music Event @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
- Erica Davies @ Grand Ole BBQ & Asado
- Strangelove: The Depeche Mode Experience, The Singularity, The Tormentors @ House of Blues
- Captain Morgan Lee @ Salvation Stage, House of Blues (FREE)
- A Tribute to Vince Guaraldi & Christmas Classics @ The Jazz Lounge (6:15pm | 9pm)
- The Reflectors @ Fast Times
- Supercool Xmas Party @ The Holding Company
- Butt Candy, Dead Rosetta, Russ Blvd, Slum Summer, Squeaky Buddha @ Tower Bar
- Dj Kiki @ Moonshine Beach
- Festivus @ Til-Two Club
- The Jagerbombs @ Mr. Peabody's
- Golden State Ballet presents The Nutcracker @ Civic Theatre (2:30pm | 7:30pm)
- A Christmas Carol @ Cygnet Theatre (2pm|7pm)
- Blitzen's Ball: A Holiday Variety Show @ Brooks Theatre, Oceanside
- Respectfully Christmas @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (2pm | 7pm | SOLD OUT)
- Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas @ The Old Globe (10:30am | 2pm | 5pm)
- Ebeneezer Scrooge's BIG San Diego Christmas Show @ The Old Globe (2pm | 7pm)
- 2 Pianos 4 Hands @ North Coast Rep Theatre (2:30pm | 7:30pm)
- 1222 Oceanfront: A Black Family Christmas @ New Village Arts (2:30pm | 7:30pm)
- Jingle Terrace Live @ The Moonlight Amphitheatre
- Santa's Story Time Tea @ The Westgate Hotel (12-2pm)
- The Nutcracker - City Ballet of San Diego @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- The Nutcracker - San Diego Academy of Ballet & Ballet Theatre @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Ascension featuring Robin Roth and Kaerie with 13th Vendetta @ The Merrow
- The Water Spots, Howlin Moon @ Winston's (9:30pm)
- SteelToe Music Food Drive @ Winston's (3pm)
- Konrad Malinowski Quartet @ Riviera Supper Club
- Lefty Martin @ Renegade Bar
- Puente @ The Rabbit Hole
- Love is a Rose @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
- Paradygm @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (8pm)
- Acoustic EWB (6-9pm), Rafa Ponde & Bob (3-6pm), Oversoul (12-3pm) @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- X-Mas Industry Pub Crawl @ 710 Beach Club
- Winter Wonderland Tea @ The Westgate Hotel (1-3:30pm)
- The Suede Grenades, Dive Bar Saints @ Navajo Live
- Hickies & Dry Humps @ Park & Rec
- Desert Hearts Presents: Holiday Hearts @ SPIN
- Live Music @ Plaza Bar, Westgate Hotel
- Exile on Kettner Blvd. @ Casbah (FREE! 9pm)
- Pants Karaoke!! @ Ken Club
- Golden State Ballet presents The Nutcracker @ Civic Theatre (2pm)
- Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas @ The Old Globe (11am | 3pm )
- Ebeneezer Scrooge's BIG San Diego Christmas Show @ The Old Globe (11am | 3pm)
- Blitzen's Ball: A Holiday Variety Show @ Brooks Theatre, Oceanside (2pm Matinee Show)
- A Christmas Carol @ Cygnet Theatre (2pm|7pm)
- Respectfully Christmas @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (2pm | SOLD OUT)
- 2 Pianos 4 Hands @ North Coast Rep Theatre (2pm)
- 1222 Oceanfront: A Black Family Christmas @ New Village Arts (2pm)
- Grinch's Tea @ The Westgate Hotel
- Concert in the Park @ Spreckels Organ Pavilion (2pm, Free)\\
- Stellita & Friends @ Lobby Stage, Sycuan Casino
- The Corvelles @ Main Stage, Sycuan Casino
- Sunday Night Jazz Pro Jam @ Mr. Peabody's (6pm)
- High Noon Grateful Dead Party (12pm-Sunset) @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- DJ John Phillips Christmas Eve Party @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (6pm)
- O.B.-o-ke @ Winston's (8pm)
- Live Music @ Sycamore Den (6-8pm)
- Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
- Trivia and Sake Nights @ Mikami
Tuesday, December 26, 2023:
- Jimmy's Buffet: Buffett's Birthday Buffet Bash @ Belly Up
- Friends Chill @ Whistle Stop
- Reggae Tuesdaze: Hightide & Animo Cruz, DJ Brizion @ The Holding Company
- Private Domain @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- A Christmas Carol @ Cygnet Theatre (2pm|7pm)
- Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas @ The Old Globe
- 43rd Annual Kwanzaa Celebration – Featuring Starla Lewis and harpist Mariea Antoinette @ World Beat Center
- Turntable Tuesdays with Soul Shack Records @ The Rabbit Hole
- Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
- Karaoke @ The Merrow
- More Holiday Blues & Rock Jam @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
- Karaoke @ Pour House
- Karaoke @ Peabody's
- Trivia Night @ Fast Times
- Trivia Night @ Park & Rec
- Karaoke @ The Holding Company
- Trivia Night/Retro Night @ 710 Beach Club
- Karaoke with Christine @ Navajo Live
Wednesday, December 27, 2023:
- The Silent Comedy, Dead Feather Moon, Coupe Dvlle @ Casbah
- Missy Alcazar, Jaden G, Jenny & The Tramps @ Soda Bar
- Holiday Bowl 2023: Louisville Cardinals vs USC Trojans & KGB Sky Show @ Petco Park (5pm)
- Port of San Diego Holiday Bowl Parade @ San Diego Harbor Front (10am)
- Ginger Roots and The Protectors, Hazmatt @ Belly Up
- Riff City Comedy @ Whistle Stop
- Gilbert Castellanos Young Lions Series & Jazz Jam @ Copley Auditorium, Panama 66
- Jason Hanna and the Swingin' Bananas @ Riviera Supper Club
- Whitney & Joe: Can’t Get Enough Christmas Music @ The Jazz Lounge
- Marty Conley's Big Band Express with Daniel J Parc @ Tio Leo's
- Miranda & The Beat, The Fazes, Mood Of A Sinner @ Tower Bar
- Club Culture: Maka Roots, DJ Unite, Non-Profit @ Winston's
- Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas @ The Old Globe
- A Christmas Carol @ Cygnet Theatre (10am Sensory-Friendly|7pm)
- 2 Pianos 4 Hands @ North Coast Rep Theatre (2pm, SOLD OUT | 7:30pm)
- 43rd Annual Kwanzaa Celebration – Featuring “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” @ World Beat Center
- Jimmy Lewis @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- Side Street, Thea the band @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Rafael Renteria @ Mr. Peabody's
- Big Blues Jam @ Navajo Live
- Jon Kanis @ Fast Times
- Puro Feelin Duo @ Bull & Bourbon, Sycuan Casino
- Drag Bingo Wednesdays @ American Junkie
- Trivia @ The Holding Company
- Trivia Wednesdays @ Quartyard
- Open Mic with Whit @ Pour House
- Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
- Open Mic @ 710 Beach Club
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