I am sooo looking forward to the weekend to try and recover from my trip, spend some chill time with my visiting relatives, and enjoy the Casbah's holiday brunch on Sunday. I was able to hit the San Diego Zoo on Thursday to see all my babies that I missed so much. I got a little love from the gorillas before they went in, Karen the orangutan sat with my while I worked on my laptop, even little Kaja popped over to say hi. It was nice and empty, so I had the run of the place and also visited the gray parrots, Andean bears, my favorite langur, the red panda, the snow leopards, the red-tailed and swamp monkeys and more. There's a new binturong at Explorer's basecamp, but the tamandua is gone. If you are a take-pictures-with-Santa kinda person, there has been a line on weekends but on most days you can literally walk right in with no wait. It's kinda shocking actually. I've shaved a lot of time off how long the listings take with this new laptop, but I still had to do a newsletter and go through a zillion emails so I am fried. Have a great weekend, stay healthy, and when you hear all the people hacking around you, get as far away as you can-- they probably have COVID but many people don't even bother testing for it anymore, so steer clear.
I love you.
Friday, December 15, 2023:
- Queens of the Stone Age: The End is Nero Tour, Spiritualized @ Viejas Arena, SDSU
- The FABBA Show, High Tide Society @ Music Box
- The Highwayman Show | Man, I Feel Like Shania! (Shania Twain Tribute) @ Belly Up
- Grateful Shred @ The Observatory
- Emo Nite @ Casbah
- Little Holiday Show with Bridey, Alexia Hunter, Terry Matsuoka and Craft Market @ Ken Club
- Theosis, Nightshadow, Godhammered, Defy The Tyrants @ Brick By Brick
- Birth-Tay: 100% Swiftie Dance Night @ Soda Bar
- Friday Happy Hour with Dj Shoeshine @ Whistle Stop (5-8pm)
- F#!kin' In The Bushes @ Whistle Stop
- Sectarian Bloom, The Passengers, Zaniak, Cruelties @ Tower Bar
- Atomic Groove @ Belly Up (Happy Hour 5pm)
- Anthony Jeselnik: Bones & All @ Balboa Theatre (7pm & 9:30pm)
- Lightning Drive @ Moonshine Beach
- Sheyna Gee @ Moonshine Flats
- Customer Appreciation Ugly Sweater Party @ Moonshine Flats (7-9pm)
- Mexican Slum Rats, Buddha Trixie, Floats @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- Flamingo Moon, Hidden LFO @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
- Lady July @ The Rabbit Hole
- Feels So Close Party @ House of Blues (18+)
- Strung Out Suburban "Teenage Wasteland Blues", Ready Set Survive, Fishing For Chips @ The Holding Company
- Kahlil Childs & his new quartet @ Dizzy's
- Passage Into Fear @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- A Tribute to Vince Guaraldi & Christmas Classics @ The Jazz Lounge
- Charlie Brown Jingles & Jazz @ Baker-Baum Concert Hall, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
- Blitzen's Ball: A Holiday Variety Show @ Brooks Theatre Oceanside
- Noel Noel @ The Shell
- A Christmas Carol @ Cygnet Theatre
- Jingle Terrace Live @ The Moonlight Amphitheatre
- 1222 Oceanfront: A Black Family Christmas @ New Village Arts
- 2 Pianos 4 Hands @ North Coast Rep Theatre
- Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas @ The Old Globe (4pm & 7:30)
- Ebeneezer Scrooge's BIG San Diego Christmas Show @ The Old Globe
- Golden State Ballet presents The Nutcracker @ Civic Theatre
- Pre-Show: Arioso Flute Quartet @ New Village Arts
- The Village Comedy Show @ New Village Arts
- Shakedown String Band, Cross Eyed Possum @ Winston's (9:30pm)
- Ocean Beach Comedy @ Winston's (6:30pm)
- Taryn Donath @ Pour House (5pm, Free)
- Sun Jelly, Thee Allyrgic Reaction, Bonzer (EP Release!) @ Pour House (9pm)
- Techniche @ The Merrow
- Drunken Spelling Bee @ 710 Beach Club
- Doomslayer, Into The Fuzz, Old Gods, Primortus @ Til-Two Club
- Platinum Vibe @ Tio Leo's
- Jamm, The Reckless, Sunshower, Lucius Arthur, The Microblades, White Girl Wednesday, Kocean @ SOMA Sidestage
- Two Tons of Fun @ Riviera Supper Club
- Zavala Sol @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
- Smokin’ Guns @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (8pm)
- Crave Community: Crave Holiday Rave @ Quartyard
- Blaze of Jovi @ Fast Times
- Toga Party Band @ Navajo Live
- Aero Life presents Black Smurf, I Don't Know Jeffery @ Queen Bee's
- Mr. Dickens @ Joan B. Kroc Theatre
- Halo Effect @ Mr. Peabody's
- James Kelly Band @ Renegade Country
- Darion @ Bull & Bourbon, Sycuan Casino
- Gary Hoey – Ho Ho Hoey’s Rockin’ Holiday Tour, Taz Taylor @ Ramona Mainstage
- Hype Beatz Party DJ Boogie Blanco @ Park & Rec
- Flashback Fridays with Junior theDISCOpunk @ Mo's
- Live Music @ Plaza Bar, Westgate Hotel
- FNGRS CRSSD x KNOWNUNKNOWN presents Lee Ann Roberts @ SPIN
- Sake and Karaoke Fridays @ Mikami
- Cage Warriors @ Heritage Event Center, Sycuan Casino
- Psychic Medium Joanna Gerard @ Viejas Casino
- 15th Annual Gaslamp Pet Parade & Pups in the Pub Party @ Gaslamp & MLK Promenade
- Garry Shuffler's Birthday Extravaganza with Ziggy Shuffledust and the Spiders from Mars, Electric Warriors, DJ Camilla Robina @ Casbah
- TV Girl - The TV Girl Traveling All-Star Band @ SOMA (SOLD OUT)
- Cattle Decapitation, Immolation, Sanguisugabogg, Castrator @ The Observatory North Park
- Harbour, Arms Akimbo, Sylmar @ Soda Bar (SOLD OUT)
- BETAMAXX, The 80's Underground, DJ CG 8.0 @ Belly Up (SOLD OUT)
- 2nd annual Almost Nakey SantaCon Festival with Chromeo, Cherub, and many more @ Beach House
- Vinyl Junkies DJ Happy Hour! @ Whistle Stop (5-8pm)
- 80s vs. 90s vs. Y2K! w/DJ Gabe Vega and Guests @ Whistle Stop
- Jessy J @ Live & Up Close, Sycuan Casino
- San Diego Gulls vs. Henderson Silver Knights @ Pechanga Arena
- The San Diego Youth Jazz Orchestra Celebrates The Holidays @ Dizzy's
- Clinton Davis, The Little Miss, Sam Slick, Albert Kass @ Ken Club
- Robin Henkel with Horns @ Panama 66
- Equanimous, Activation, Cam Steen @ Music Box
- Rey Wolf, David Acevedo @ Black Cat Bar
- The Tighten Ups @ Pour House (5-8pm)
- Slabratory Clothing & Pour House present Slabby's 10th Annual Holidaze Show! Feat. Death By Stereo, Pulley, Jughead's Revenge @ Pour House (9pm)
- SOSL Fundraiser: M-80s (9pm), Your Mom (8pm), KLA Radio (7pm), Brass Cats (6pm), Ella's Fury (5pm), Semisi (4pm), Ron Perkins (3pm), Spinal Krackers (2pm), Pip Abrigo (1pm) @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
- Clinton Ross Davis @ Grand Ole BBQ & Asado
- Strung Out "Twisted By Design", Quel Bordel, Punchcard @ The Holding Company
- The Blackjackits, Belfry Bats, The Slashes @ Tower Bar
- Sure Fire Soul Ensemble, Nubella Honey
- Midjara, The Provoked, Maedhira & More @ Winston's (1PM)
- Sheyna Gee @ Moonshine Beach
- Lightning Drive @ Moonshine Flats
- Rapture @ Til-Two Club
- Social Remedy @ Mr. Peabody's
- The Provoked @ Bancroft Bar
- Charlie Brown Jingles & Jazz @ Baker-Baum Concert Hall, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
- The Nutcracker - Imagine The Magic @ The Magnolia (12pm & 4pm)
- San Elijo Dance & Music Academy presents The Nutcracker @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Duck Duck Goose, Skitzoids, Negative Blast @ Che Cafe (SOLD OUT)
- A Tribute to Vince Guaraldi & Christmas Classics @ The Jazz Lounge (6:15pm SOLD OUT | 9pm)
- Passage Into Fear @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Blitzen's Ball: A Holiday Variety Show @ Brooks Theatre Oceanside
- Noel Noel @ The Shell
- A Christmas Carol @ Cygnet Theatre (2pm & 7pm)
- Jingle Terrace Live @ The Moonlight Amphitheatre
- 1222 Oceanfront: A Black Family Christmas @ New Village Arts (2pm & 7:30pm)
- 2 Pianos 4 Hands @ North Coast Rep Theatre (2pm & 7:30pm)
- 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)
- Golden State Ballet presents The Nutcracker @ Civic Theatre (2:30pm | 7:30pm)
- An Irish Christmas @ Balboa Theatre
- The Midtown Men @ UCSD Epstein Family Amphitheatre
- Nerd Comedy Night @ New Village Arts
- The Kids, Tommy and the Commies @ Corazon Del Barrio
- Expressions Dance & Movement Center @ Joan B. Kroc Theatre
- Wruff Play @ The Merrow
- Ugly Sweater Party, music by The Have To @ 710 Beach Club
- The Wild$ide Band @ Tio Leo's
- Red Headed Strangers @ Riviera Supper Club
- The Masterpiece @ The Rabbit Hole
- Music Box Burlesque Revue Holiday Extravaganza @ Queen Bee's
- S.A.M. (Sundays at Midnight) @ Fast Times
- Sugaray Rayford, Michele Lundeen @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (7pm)
- The Hips (6-9pm), JohnnyKeys (3-6pm), Ed Fletcher, Trans-Conduit (12-3pm)@ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- Sonic Moonshine, I 90 @ Navajo Live
- Barbwire @ Renegade Country
- Eleftheriou Band @ Lobby Stage, Sycuan Casino
- Evidence Band @ Rank & File, Sycuan Casino
- Cuffin DJ Sets @ Park & Rec
- Almost Nakey SantaCon After Party @ SPIN
- Live Music @ Plaza Bar, Westgate Hotel
- Jesse Ray Smith, Jeff Berkley, Calen Lucas @ Casbah
- Cheyenne Benton, Russ Blvd, Samer Bakri @ Soda Bar
- Mariachi Sold De Mexico: A Merry-achi Christmas @ Balboa Theatre
- Jeff Rosenstock, Georgia Maq, Small Crush @ The Observatory North Park
- Charity Rap Event featuring head-to-head Scrabble between Parker Edison & Miki Vale, hosted by Ric Scales @ The Mental Bar (11am, 6325 Imperial Ave suite #103, 92105.)
- Anuhea, E.N Young @ Belly Up
- Ed Kornhauser Trio @ Panama 66
- San Diego Sockers vs. Empire Strykers @ Pechanga Arena
- The Music of Steely Dan featuring Mike Stern, Keith Carlock, Drew Zingg, Tom Scott & Jeff "Skunk" Baxter @ Music Box (SOLD OUT)
- Andrew Michael Wells, Sani Bronco, Sergio Medina @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- The San Diego Women's Chorus Presents Winter Lights: The 2023 Holiday Concert @ First United Methodist Church
- How to Create Peace in a Difficult Time with Ven. Lama Lhanang Rinpoche @ World Beat Center (5-7pm, $20 Suggested Donation)
- House of Blues Gospel Brunch @ House of Blues (10am | 1pm)
- Gilberto Santa Rosa @ The Magnolia
- Rick Lyon @ kilowatt brewery OB (1-4pm)
- Pants Karaoke!! @ Ken Club
- Red Headed Stranger @ Dizzy's
- Kim Wilson's Blues Review @ Winston's (5:30pm)
- The Cure/Radiohead/The Smiths tributes by The Imaginary Boys, F+, and Unruly Boys @ Til-Two Club
- San Elijo Dance & Music Academy presents The Nutcracker @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Passage Into Fear @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- SeeYouSpaceCowboy. Roman Candle, OneWayMirror, Stateside @ Che Cafe
- Christmas with Leonard Patton and Friends @ The Jazz Lounge (5:15pm & 8pm)
- Blitzen's Ball: A Holiday Variety Show @ Brooks Theatre Oceanside
- A Christmas Carol @ Cygnet Theatre (2pm)
- Jingle Terrace Live @ The Moonlight Amphitheatre
- 1222 Oceanfront: A Black Family Christmas @ New Village Arts (2pm)
- 2 Pianos 4 Hands @ North Coast Rep Theatre (2pm & 7:30pm)
- 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)
- Golden State Ballet presents The Nutcracker @ Civic Theatre (1pm | 5:30pm)
- Noel Noel @ The Shell
- Strung Out "Twisted By Design", Punk Rock Karaoke, Blue Elephant& The Seven Snakes, Reckless D @ The Holding Company
- Impending Doom, ov sulfur, Ishiki, Sullen Eyes @ Brick By Brick
- Concert in the Park @ Spreckels Organ Pavilion (2pm, Free)
- Kevin Arst, VIDA Rockers, Middle School Recital @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista (1-4pm)
- Sunday Night Jazz Pro Jam @ Mr. Peabody's (6pm)
- High Noon Grateful Dead Party, Dj Kronosaurus Flex @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- Black Opium @ Navajo Live
- Sunday Night Jazz with Vocalist Rose Mallett, pianist Josh Nelson, with Rob Thorsen and Richard Sellers @ Tio Leo’s (No Cover, All Ages)
- San Diego Jazz All-Stars Ft. Mark Lessman, Roger Friend, Anthony Smith, Cecil McBee, Tate McKay & Santino @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (6pm)
- Ballet Institute of San Diego presents The Nutcracker @ Joan B. Kroc Theatre
- ISC Record Fair X Japonesia Holiday Market @ Quartyard (FREE)
- Stellita & Friends @ Lobby Stage, Sycuan Casino
- O.B.-o-ke @ Winston's (8pm)
- Sunday Funday Karaoke @ The Merrow
- Live Music @ Sycamore Den (6-8pm)
- Sexy Santa Contest/Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
- The Sunday Wind Down w/Dj Abombis, Juls and Cari @ Park & Rec
- Trivia and Sake Nights @ Mikami
- Swive, Steve, Social Cues @ Soda Bar
- Electric Waste Band @ Winston's
- Charles Richard-Hamelin (piano) & Yura Lee (violin/viola) @ La Jolla Athenaeum (7:30pm)
- Jenny Oaks Baker & Family Four In Joy To The World! @ The Magnolia
- Stoney B Blues Band @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Jingle Terrace Live @ The Moonlight Amphitheatre
- Monday Cabaret with Rick Ross @ Tio Leo's
- The Viperz @ Navajo Live
- Blue Monday with DJ Camilla Robina, DJ Heather Hardcore @ The Merrow
- Open Mic with Jay Cain @ Mr. Peabody's
- Monday Classic Rock & Blues Jam @ Aztec Brewery, Vista
- College Game Night @ 710 Beach Club
- Make Park Games Again @ Park & Rec
- Karaoke (8-11pm) @ Pour House
- Trivia Night w/Kyle @ Pour House
Tuesday, December 19, 2023:
- More Fatter, Daddy @ Casbah
- Betray The Silence ft. Blue Worship, Mercury Girl, MK Ultra, Faellow, DJ Rob Logic @ Soda Bar
- The Steely Damned 2 @ Belly Up
- Dave Koz & Friends Christmas Tour 2023, Jonathan Butler, Rebecca Jade, Marcus Anderson, Justin Lee Schultz @ Balboa Theatre
- The Tourmaliners @ Tio Leo's
- Sketch Party @ Whistle Stop
- Reggae Tuesdaze with Moni Light & Sabring Soul, Dj Lexy Love @ The Holding Company
- Lindsay White & Anna Ballew @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- North Coast Strings Orchestra Concert @ Museum of Making Music
- Holiday Hipsters @ The Jazz Lounge
- A Christmas Carol @ Cygnet 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
- Jingle Terrace Live @ The Moonlight Amphitheatre
- Christmas Movie Marathon @ 710 Beach Club
- Highline Trail with Stealing Automatics @ Winston's
- Turntable Tuesdays with Soul Shack Records @ The Rabbit Hole
- Paint & Sip with Monica Martin @ New Village Arts
- SDDA Rockettes @ Joan B. Kroc Theatre
- Loteria @ Border X Brewing
- Ugly Sweater Christmas Line Dancing Party @ Moonshine Beach
- Trivia Night @ Fast Times
- Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
- Karaoke @ The Merrow
- Monthly Astrological Birthday Celebration @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
- Karaoke @ Pour House
- Karaoke @ The Holding Company
- Karaoke @ Peabody's
- Trivia Night @ Park & Rec
- Trivia Night/Retro Night @ 710 Beach Club
- Karaoke with Christine @ Navajo Live
Wednesday, December 20, 2023:
- Wednesday Night Holiday Ramble with Kimmi Bitter, Sleepy Pearls, Francis Blume, Justin John Rodriguez, The Wellsprings, Thea the Band @ Casbah
- Abbey Road - A Tribute To The Beatles @ Belly Up
- Lose, Mona Vera, Hey Chels @ Soda Bar
- Berkley Hart @ Music Box
- The Irish Tenors @ Heritage Event Center, Sycuan Casino
- Holiday Piano with Clinton Davis @ Black Cat Bar
- San Diego Gulls vs. Rockford Icehogs @ Pechanga Arena
- Gilbert Castellanos Young Lions Series & Jazz Jam @ Copley Auditorium, Panama 66
- Reason - Off The Porch Tour, Oswin Benjamin, Bishop Snow, Xian Bell @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- Jason Hanna and the Swingin' Bananas @ Riviera Supper Club
- Jazz & Cocktails with The Jazz Pocket Swing @ Tio Leo's
- Club Culture: Brian Johnson, Mojo Reggae, DJ Unite, Non-Profit @ Winston's
- Derek Hough - Symphony of Dance @ The Shell
- A Christmas Carol @ Cygnet Theatre
- Jingle Terrace Live @ The Moonlight Amphitheatre
- 1222 Oceanfront: A Black Family Christmas @ New Village Arts (2pm)
- 2 Pianos 4 Hands @ North Coast Rep Theatre (2pm & 7:30pm)
- Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas @ The Old Globe (1pm | 5pm)
- Ebeneezer Scrooge's BIG San Diego Christmas Show @ The Old Globe
- Passage Into Fear @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Barnacle Boys @ Blind Lady Ale House
- The Emergency Exit Band @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Puro Feelin Duo @ Bull & Bourbon, Sycuan Casino
- Rafael Renteria @ Mr. Peabody's
- Sneaky Tiki Ukulele @ Fast Times
- Chicken bone Slim @ Navajo Live
- Drag Bingo Wednesdays @ American Junkie
- Movies in the Park @ Park & Rec
- Trivia @ The Holding Company
- Twisted Trivia @ Quartyard
- Open Mic with Whit @ Pour House
- Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
- Paint & Sip Night @ 710 Beach Club
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