Thursday, May 30, 2024

Things To Do In San Diego: Thursday, May 30-Wednesday, June 5, 2024: Blackwater Holylight | Yard Act | The Chameleons | North Park Music Fest | Adopt-A-Pet Day | Rock N Roll Marathon | Sarah McLachlan |


Can we be honest for a minute here? Does ANYONE like Rock N Roll Marathon weekend? I'm just going to assume you're saying "no" and we can move on. Our car was towed a couple years ago because for some reason the idiots who have to distribute warnings, only do it on the exact streets that are used for the marathon, and not on the adjoining streets in neighborhoods like North Park and Normal Heights, where we regularly park around the corner or down a couple blocks because of impacted parking. And while the running routes are easy to understand, there is no clarity on if there are any roads that vehicles can cross or exactly what times they open once runners pass. The bus information is even worse because it is so damn murky. So it looks like if I want to go to the Zoo on Sunday morning, I'm gonna have to walk or bike there. But even that's not clear if I can use the closed off streets for such purposes if I'm not a badged runner. I fucking hate it. But this weekend is also the North Park Music Fest, which I have not had a hand in for several years, since before the Mini-Park and when it was still NPFoA. So much evolution has happened since then, but what really matters is that Transfer is playing, so I'm (fingers crossed) at least gonna catch that, but Tim will be out there shooting the whole thing for San Diego: Dialed In. Beyond all that, and this has nothing to do with music, but the San Diego Humane Society is having a super event on Saturday for free adoptions, licensing, tags and more, so check the link below for details on that. 
I know, I know, we've got it so rough up in these streets of this incredible city. Try not to be too bummed out you live in such a glorious place. 
Stay safe out there.  


Thursday, May 30, 2024:
  • Stockercon presents Blackwater Holylight, Early Moods, Francis Roberts @ Casbah
  • Yard Act, Font @ Belly Up
  • The Chameleons performing "Strange Times", The Slashes @ Music Box
  • BabyJake, Amber Wild @ Soda Bar 
  • Maldita Vecindad @ House of Blues
  • Mind's Eye, Friko @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
  • Tokischa, Sorry Papi @ The Sound
  • Saosin, A Lot Like Birds, The Undertaking! @ The Observatory
  • Chiquis - Diamantes Tour @ The Magnolia
  • David Borgo Quartet @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | No Reservation Required | 7pm | 9pm)
  • Spar Customs & Pour House present “Thursday Scene" w Farm Truck, Thea The Band @ Pour House 
  • North Park Music Fest pre-party with Dive Bar Saints & guests @ Seven Grand
  • Lissa Dee, S.A.D., Daytime Moon, Still Mardel @ The Holding Company
  • Nightshade Navarro and The Cloudmakers @ Panama 66
  • Rosy Dawn, Oversoul, Bounce Pocket @ Winston's 
  • VAMP/So Say We All @ Whistle Stop
  • Private Domain @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
  • Freedom Curse, Velvet Wounds, Sugarpill, Infinity Eyes @ Tower Bar
  • Fat Ham @ The Old Globe (7pm)
  • The Ballad of Johnny and June @ La Jolla Playhouse (First Look) 
  • Camelot @ North Coast Rep Theatre (8pm)
  • Angel Guts, Trash Sound Conglomerate, Private Property @ Til-Two Club
  • The Father The Son @ Mr. Peabody's
  • Reggae on the Jetty with Afflic, Man of the Forests @ Aquarius Bar & Grille 
  • Acoustic Sunsets @ Cannonball, Belmont Park
  • Blue Largo @ Tio Leo's
  • Momentum Sustainable Fashion Fair @ Che Cafe 
  • Thursday Swing Jazz Night @ Border X Brewing 
  • Cathaus Burlesque Show @ Park & Rec
  • Victoria Robertson @ Veranda Bar, Westgate Hotel
  • Aztec Open Mic @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
  • Open Jam with Jeff Ousley @ Navajo Live
  • Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
Friday,  May 31, 2024:
  • North Park Music Fest: Fantastic Negrito, Particle Kid, Jackie Mendoza, Parque de Cometas, Peter Distefano (Porno For Pyros), Rain On Fridays, King Whisker, Please Ask For Paul, The Blushes, Basket, Vitto and the Trees, DJ Robin Roth @ North Park Mini Park (4-10pm)
  • Lee Ving's Range War, Jonny Wagon Trio, Sara Petite @ Casbah
  • Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Sugar Candy Mountain @ Music Box (SOLD OUT)\
  • From Indian Lakes, King Heck @ Soda Bar
  • The Spazmatics, Rockgarden @ Belly Up
  • Sophie Ellis-Bextor @ The Observatory
  • Xavier Rudd, Bobby Alu @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay (SOLD OUT)
  • Lisa Lisa @ Live and Up Close, Sycuan Casino (SOLD OUT)
  • Jordan Davis: Damn Good Time World Tour @ Gallagher Square, Petco Park
  • Yächtley Crëw: Seas the Day tour @ UCSD Epstein Family Amphitheater
  • Pocket Candy @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | No Reservation Required | 8pm | 10pm)
  • Rosa Rossa, Witness, Musings @ Ken Club
  • Queef Jerky, Lenny Zen @ SOMA Sidestage
  • Kini Kini Afrocuban Quarteto, Louie Valenzuela @ Panama 66
  • Go Scarlet, Super Buffet @ Deano's La Mesa 
  • Wild Planet 80s Dance Party @ Whistle Stop
  • Atomic Groove @ Belly Up (Happy Hour 5pm)
  • Retro-X @ Black Cat Bar
  • Fairclough, Hartnack, & Childs @ Dizzy's
  • Blinding Lights: The Weeknd Dance Party @ Brick By Brick
  • Los Saints, Jaws, Defuco, Moth Party @ Che Cafe
  • Steam Powered Giraffe: Live in Concert @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
  • Música en la Plaza – Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido 
  • Makenzie Schriner @ Moonshine Flats 
  • Colby Acuff, Benjamin Dakota Rogers @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
  • Flow State @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
  • Monsieur Periné - Bolero Apocalíptico Tour 2024,  Lucio Feuillet @ House of Blues
  • GLOW PARTY: Groove is in the Heart (90's Tribute) @ The Holding Company
  • The Ballad of Johnny and June @ La Jolla Playhouse (First Look) 
  • Fat Ham @ The Old Globe (BiPoc Theatre Night 6:30pm | Show 8pm)
  • Camelot @ North Coast Rep Theatre (2pm | 8pm)
  • Bruce Liu @ Baker-Baum Concert Hall, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center (SOLD OUT)
  • Opening Reception | A Practical Guide to Modest Magic @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
  • The Higgs, Shambala @ Winston's 
  • Ape Vermin, Mean Green, -(16)- @ Bancroft Bar
  • Fear Of Noise - Habak, Agonista, Yellowcake, Spirokëte (NY), Axe Helvete (Japan), All Beat Up, Zaniak @ Tower Bar
  • No. Country, Aviator Stash, Bonzer @ Pour House
  • Doll Riot, The Slightest Bits, Kelp Beds, Proctor Valley Monsters @ Pour House (5-8:30pm | Free)
  • Taking Liberties! with DJ Heather Hardcore and friends @ Til-Two Club
  • Breez'n @ Tio Leo's
  • Edén Muñoz @ The Park at Viejas, Viejas Casino 
  • The Jagerbombs @ Mr. Peabody's
  • I-90 @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (8:30pm)
  • Manzanita Blues, Ass Pocket Whiskey Fellas @ Navajo Live 
  • The Hips (7-10pm), Steve & The Rochellos (4:20-7pm) @ Aquarius Bar & Grille 
  • Carole King Reimagined by Teryn Ré with Leonard Patton @ The Jazz Lounge
  • Halo Effect @ Fast Times 
  • The B-Sections @ Seven Grand
  • Balletcenter Studios @ Joan B. Kroc Theatre
  • Rock en Espanol with Aress @ Border X Brewing 
  • Barbwire @ Renegade Country
  • ¡Gasolina! @ Park & Rec
  • Rancho Bernardo High School Instrumental – End of Year Band Concert @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido 
  • Flashback Fridays with Junior theDISCOpunk @ Mo's
  • Moonshine Bandits, Blake Banks @ Ramona Mainstage
  • Film Screening: Deep Listening: The Story of Pauline Oliveros @ Mandeville Auditorium
  • Improv Comedy Show @ New Village Arts (8-10pm)
  • Mindful Movement Workshop @ New Village Arts (12-1:30pm)
  • Spin Presents: Piero Pirupa, Cole Vassallo and Marissa Carlene! @ SPIN
  • Mikan Zlatkovich (Pianist) @ Le Fontainebleau Room, Westgate Hotel 
  • Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
Saturday, June 1, 2024:
  • California Adopt-a-Pet Day: Free Adoptions, Microchips, ID tags, Licenses and more @ San Diego Humane Society locations (Adoptions 10am-5pm |Prepare Fair 10am-2pm) 
  • North Park Music Fest: Kaipora, Transfer, Ten Bulls, Ola Magenta, Mitchum Yacoub, Rebecca Jade & The Cold Fact, Earl Thomas, Drug Hunt, Mike Craftsman & The Speekez, Big Yen, Earthy Babes, Cheyenne Benton, Young Lions, Clinton Davis Trio, Grave Flowers Bongo Band, Moon Sellers, Ric Scales + Tre Aces and more @ North Park Mini Park (12pm-10pm)
  • Zeros '77: A Tribute to The Zeros feat. Robert Lopez & Hector Penalosa, Poison Hearts A.C., Proctor Valley Monsters @ Casbah 
  • Moon Panda, Caravan (Brice Niemond), Please Ask For Paul @ Soda Bar
  • Sean Paul: Greatest Tour 2024, Farina @ SOMA
  • Cody Jinks, Blackberry Smoke @ The Shell 
  • Big Bubble Rave @ The Observatory North Park (21+)
  • No Duh, It's Britney Beep @ Belly Up 
  • The Rockin' Revival with Anthony Cullins Band, The Farmers @ Brooks Oceanside (8pm) Theatre 
  • The Rockin' Revival with Band of Gringos, The Tighten Ups @ Brooks Oceanside Theatre (4-6pm)
  • Los Cafres @ Music Box
  • 7th Annual Wing Fest San Diego 2024 @ ​Ruocco Park
  • 3rd Annual East Village Blues Fest with The Bill Magee Blues Band, Len Rainey & The Midnight Players, The Stoney B Blues Band, Zavala Sol, Mike & Delci @ Quartyard
  • 80s vs. 90s vs. Y2K! w/DJ Gabe Vega and Guests @ Whistle Stop (9pm)
  • Flim Flam Revue @ Whistle Stop (5-8pm)
  • Kid Gruesome, Elizabeth Bowersox, Cuevo Perez @ Ken Club
  • Robin Henkel with Horns @ Panama 66
  • Fear of Noise Fest! Habak, Yellowcake, Agonista, Axe Helvete, All Beat Up, Spirökete, Zaniak @ Che Cafe 
  • Nate Jackson: Super Funny World Tour @ Balboa Theatre (7pm | 9:30pm)
  • Davies Peacock Quartet @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | No Reservation Required | 8pm | 10pm)
  • The Great Aztec Payback @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
    • Outdoor Stage: The M-80s - 8PM • Clearly Dirty 6:30PM • Vinyl Syndicate 5PM • Sonic Space 3:30PM • Go Scarlet 2PM • Spinal Krackers 12:30PM.
    • Indoor Stage: VicMeanGuitarLicks 7:30PM • FM Conspiracy 6PM • Ron Perkins 4:30PM • Richard King 3PM • Rob Totty 1:30PM • Ken Troutman 12:00PM 
  • Rip Carson and the Carson-o-genics @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs
  • Electric Feels: Indie Rock + Indie Dance Party @ House of Blues
  • Carole King Reimagined by Teryn Ré with Leonard Patton @ The Jazz Lounge
  • Cheat Codes @ Nova SD
  • QUOR @ The Holding Company
  • Midnight Track's Farewell Show with Making Incredible Time, PunchCard & A-Bortz @ Tower Bar
  • Makenzie Schriner @ Moonshine Flats 
  • Dancing Strangers, Noble Savage, Cut/Piece @ Til-Two Club
  • Bonneville 7 @ Mr. Peabody's
  • Friki: The Karol G + FEID Dance Party @ Brick By Brick
  • The Ballad of Johnny and June @ La Jolla Playhouse (First Look) 
  • Fat Ham @ The Old Globe (2pm | 8pm)
  • Camelot @ North Coast Rep Theatre (8pm)
  • Larry & Joe @ The JAI, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center (6pm & 8:30pm)
  • Balletcenter Studios @ Joan B. Kroc Theatre (1pm & 5pm)
  • Equinox @ 710 Beach Club
  • Ryan Tafolla @ Riviera Supper Club
  • Fish and The Seaweeds - A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix @ Winston's (9pm)
  • The Travel Agents @ Winston's (4-7pm) 
  • Full Strength Funk Band @ Tio Leo's
  • The Hips @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
  • Groove Therapy @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (9pm)
  • Santana Soul (6-9pm), Appian Way (3-6pm), John January Band (12-3pm) @ Aquarius Bar & Grille 
  • The Gravities, Poems, King Thieves @ Navajo Live 
  • The Runaway Band @ Renegade Country
  • Hickies & Dry Humps @ The Rabbit Hole
  • "Comedy for a Cause" benefit for Community Wellness Collaborative @ Mic Drop Comedy
  • Nerd Comedy with Mark Schumacher @ New Village Arts
  • Booty Bassment Presents Summer Lovin’ @ SPIN
  • Adam Wolff (Pianist) @ Le Fontainebleau Room, Westgate Hotel 
  • West Coast Kelly @ 710 Beach Club (4-8pm)
Sunday, June 2, 2024:
  • Rock N Roll Marathon San Diego (WATCH WHERE YOU PARK!! | Course Maps | Road Closures | SDMTS Service Interruptions | Spectator Guide)
  • Sarah McLachlan: The Fumbling Towards Ecstasy 30th Anniversary Tour, Feist @ The Shell
  • Blitzkid, Dark Ride, Zombeast @ Casbah
  • The Umbrellas, Wanda What, Yujin13 @ Soda Bar
  • Montalban Quintet @ Panama 66
  • A Musical Celebration of James Taylor with Never Die Young @ Belly Up (Seated Show)
  • ionnalee, Jenny Wilson @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
  • The Matt Hall & Charlie Arbelaez Quintet @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (7pm)
  • Flamingosis and the Bodega Groove Collective: The Better Will Come tour, Diastrata (formerly Recess) @ Quartyard 
  • Saline, Headworm,Bloomcells @ Tower Bar
  • Pants Karaoke!! @ Ken Club
  • Order of Elimination, Discontent, In Time, Anguish Cry, Human Resources @ Che Cafe
  • The Tourmaliners @ Winston's (4pm)
  • West Coast Dance Complex presents The Sleeping Beauty @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
  • Patio Sunday Funday @ Moonshine Beach 
  • Golden State Ballet presents: Trifecta @ Civic Theatre (2pm)
  • The Ballad of Johnny and June @ La Jolla Playhouse (First Look | 1pm & 7pm) 
  • Fat Ham @ The Old Globe (2pm | 7pm)
  • Camelot @ North Coast Rep Theatre (2pm | 7pm)
  • San Diego Children's Choir Spring Concert @ Baker-Baum Concert Hall, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center (3pm & 6:30pm)
  • Inspectah Deck (Wu Tang Clan) @ The Holding Company
  • Whit Aadland @ Pour House (1-3pm, Solo Acoustic on the Patio, Free)  
  • Erika Davies Sings The 90s @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs
  • GRLwood @ Brick By Brick
  • Concert in the Park @ Spreckels Organ Pavilion (2pm, Free)
  • Jazz Jam with Dylan Soto @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
  • Sunday Night Jazz @ Mr. Peabody's (6pm)
  • High Noon Grateful Dead Party (12-3pm), Fish & The Seaweeds (5-8pm) @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
  • The 524 @ Navajo Live 
  • Sunday Night Jazz with Jonathan Michel Quartet @ Tio Leo's
  • Slim Man & Chase Huna @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (6pm)
  • West Coast Dance Complex Annual Recital @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido (1-3pm) 
  • 2024 Donor Memorial Service @ UCSD Epstein Family Amphitheater
  • Spinnie Cooper Sundays @ The Rabbit Hole (12-4pm)
  • CV Dance @ Joan B. Kroc Theatre
  • O.B.-o-ke @ Winston's (8pm)
  • Live Music @ Sycamore Den (6-8pm)
  • Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
Monday, June 3, 2024:
  • Beach Vacation, Foliage, .com @ Soda Bar
  • Electric Waste Band @ Winston's 
  • Len Rainey @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
  • Billy Lee & The Swamp Critters @ La Jolla Athenaeum (12pm Free Mini-Concert)
  • Dr. Glas @ North Coast Rep Theatre (7:30pm)
  • Monday Cabaret with Adam and Phineas @ Tio Leo's
  • Blue Monday with DJ Camilla Robina, DJ Heather Hardcore @ EQ (formerly The Merrow)
  • Open Mic with Jay Cain @ Mr. Peabody's
  • Monday Classic Rock & Blues Jam @ Aztec Brewery, Vista
  • Industry Bags Night @ 710 Beach Club
  • Karaoke (8-11pm) @ Pour House 
  • Trivia Night w/Kyle @ Pour House 
Tuesday, June 4, 2024:
  • Trauma Ray, Downward, Lesser Care @ Soda Bar
  • YellaCatt, Kendra Checketts @ Til-Two Club
  • Sue Palmer & Her Motel Swing Orchestra @ Tio Leo's
  • The Jins, Insomnia, Sap @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
  • JG – 3 Way Street @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
  • Caballero Homey Jazz Jam @ Bread & Salt (Free, 7-10pm)
  • Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Being Alive with Adam Ben-David on piano @ Balboa Theatre
  • Broadway San Diego presents Mrs. Doubtfire @ Civic Theatre
  • The Ballad of Johnny and June @ La Jolla Playhouse 
  • Fat Ham @ The Old Globe 
  • 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (7pm)
  • Dr. Glas @ North Coast Rep Theatre (2pm | 7:30pm)
  • Outline in Color, Nightlife, FOXCULT, Sleep It Off @ Brick by Brick
  • Acoustic Sunsets @ Cannonball, Belmont Park
  • Open Mic hosted by Owen Boles @ Winston's
  • Laura Jane's Musical Trivia & Bingo @ Pour House (6-8pm)
  • Sketch Party! @ Whistle Stop
  • Familia Loteria @ Border X Brewing 
  • Swing Dance Tuesdays @ Queen Bee's 
  • Karaoke @ Pour House 
  • Karaoke @ Peabody's
  • Trivia Night @ Park & Rec
  • Trivia Night @ Fast Times 
  • Trivia Night/Retro Night @ 710 Beach Club
  • Karaoke with Christine @ Navajo Live 
Wednesday, June 5, 2024:
  • CVBZ, Sayak Das, Moxy @ Casbah
  • Tribute to Sade @ The Jazz Lounge (SOLD OUT)
  • The Breathing Effect, SHRUBRAVO* @ Soda Bar
  • Kalimba, Edwin Music @ Music Box
  • Something Wonderful "the songs of Stevie Wonder" ft KoGee Soul Reprise, The Jonny Tarr Octet @ Belly Up
  • Gilbert Castellanos Young Lions Series & Jazz Jam @ Copley Auditorium, Panama 66
  • Jason Hanna and the Swingin' Bananas @ Riviera Supper Club
  • Marty Conley's Big Band Express with Daniel J Parc @ Tio Leo's
  • Club Culture: Indica Roots, DJ Unite, Non-Profit @ Winston's
  • Doghouse blues band @ Winston's (5:30pm) 
  • Out At The Amphitheater @ UCSD Epstein Family Amphitheater
  • Broadway San Diego presents Mrs. Doubtfire @ Civic Theatre
  • The Ballad of Johnny and June @ La Jolla Playhouse 
  • Escape to Margaritaville @ The Moonlight Amphitheatre
  • Fat Ham @ The Old Globe 
  • Camelot @ North Coast Rep Theatre (7pm)
  • 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (7pm)
  • Stoney B Blues Band @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
  • Adam Jones @ Fast Times 
  • Dance At The Movies @ Brooks Oceanside Theatre (5:30pm)
  • Open Studio Art Class @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido (9:30am-12pm)
  • Drag Bingo Wednesdays @ American Junkie
  • Trivia @ The Holding Company
  • Trivia Wednesdays @ Quartyard
  • Open Mic with Whit @ Pour House
  • Open Mic @ 710 Beach Club

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