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The start to 2025 has already been bonkers and it is kinda hard to wrap our heads around it. Human brains can only absorb so much trauma and we have natural defense mechanisms that help protect us. The fires, the whiplash of the incoming administration, the absurdity of TV pundits...it can all be a lot. A friend of mine told me about a free preview weekend of Apple+ a couple weeks ago, and quickly found myself bingeing Shrinking and finishing Ted Lasso with Toby, which we'd started back on season one. Then I found out my Roku had a three month preview, so then I got into The Morning Show (S1E6), and was literally on the episode about LA fires the night before the current LA fires started. So I've been watching TV to escape real life and then TV mirrors real life, all while attempting a Dry January! At least we still have the escape of music. This weekend I'll be at Bright Eyes and Lady Lamb, and probably the Casbah benefit on Sunday before Lady Lamb...still probably finding a way to cry my eyeballs out.
I did want to share some news that SPIN is under new ownership, by Brandon Colt, who has been manager for the past 10 years, and Brandon Garva of drum n' bass collective SD Union. They've updated some light and sound but mostly seem to be bringing back the rave vibes with late nights and after-hours parties, with some nights going until 4am. If that's your scene, you should definitely give a revisit back to the historic Hancock Street venue.
Thursday, January 16, 2025:
- Brainiac, Mr. Tube and the Flying Objects @ Casbah
- Futurebirds, Abby Hamilton @ Belly Up
- Ladies & Babies Benefit: SIDNE, Hey Chels, Deadbed @ Soda Bar (Free With Donation of +Boxes of Tampons/Pads | New Toiletries/Beauty Products | Baby Wipes | Diapers | Feeding Supplies/Formula | Baby Socks)
- Karen Y Los Remedios, Jackie Mendoza, DJ Strange Bouquets @ Whistle Stop
- Wookalars, Discount Cadavers, Elegant Tern @ Ken Club
- Rey Wolf @ Seven Grand
- Spar Customs & Pour House present “Thursday Scene" w The Rayford Bros @ Pour House
- Alex Kautz Quartet @ La Jolla Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
- Springboard Showcase @ The Holding Company (8pm)
- Springboard Conference @ The Holding Company (10am)
- Joshua White Presents A 50th Anniversary Tribute to A Love Supreme @ The Jazz Lounge
- Mad Hat Hucksters or The Clarence McDuffie III Quartet @ Panama 66
- Thursday Night Jam Session @ Winston's
- Mockingbird Jam @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Ratas En Zelo, DFMK, Spaghetti Cumbia @ Tower Bar
- Broadway San Diego presents Back To The Future: The Musical @ Civic Theatre
- The Heart Sellers @ North Coast Rep Theatre
- City Lights: An Immersive Art and Dining Experience @ Quartyard (All Ages | FREE)
- Volleyball: Orlando Valkyries at San Diego Mojo @ Viejas Arena
- Unidad Trauma, Scum Portal, Genestealer, Attention Monger, Suicidal Preacher @ Brick by Brick
- Slappin’ Hands w/ Ric Scales @ Til-Two Club
- Puro Feeling @ Bull & Bourbon Sycuan Casino
- Billy Lee & the Gulf Coasters @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- Acoustic Sunsets @ Cannonball, Belmont Park
- Gino and the Lone Gun Men @ Tio Leo's
- The Muse Open Jam @ Quartyard
- Victoria Robertson @ Le Fontainebleau Room, Westgate Hotel
- Aztec Open Mic | Featured Artist: Green Sateen @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
- Open Jam with Jeff Ousley @ Navajo Live
- Abyss: Zesti, Jaq.xs, Luna Michelle, A.Knives @ SPIN
- Karaoke @ Luau Bar
- Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
- Art & Rec @ Park & Rec
- Emo Nite - Casbah 36 Year Anniversary Edition @ Casbah
- Lee Fields • Monophonics @ The Observatory
- Phantogram, Sunday (1994) @ SOMA
- The English Beat, Third Project @ Belly Up (SOLD OUT)
- Alex Ciavarelli Trio @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | 21+ | No Reservation Required | 8pm | 10pm)
- Ralph Barbosa: Special Taping @ Balboa Theatre (7pm | 10pm)
- The Peking Acrobats @ Poway Onstage
- The Screamin' Yeehaws, The Waste Aways, The Heartbreak Hustlers, Baked Religion @ Tower Bar
- SLEAZE FREAKS: An Indie Sleaze Revival Dance Party@ Soda Bar
- Party Girl - A Night of Party Girl Anthems @ Music Box
- Colors and Rhythms: Clyne, Mozart, Beethoven @ Jacobs Music Center/Symphony Hall (11am)
- F#!KIN’ In The Bushes @ Whistle Stop
- Friday Happy Hour w/ DJ Shoeshine @ Whistle Stop (5-8pm)
- Solar Barges @ The Bancroft Bar
- Chorduroy, Periscope Shinbone, Mother Gypsy @ Ken Club
- PEYMAAR & Friends @ Black Cat Bar
- Luvalot @ Seven Grand
- Atomic Groove @ Belly Up (Happy Hour 5-8pm)
- The Mortomen @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs
- Cassie B @ Moonshine Flats
- TX2 @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- Strangelove @ House of Blues
- Gordon Stevens Band @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
- 6th Annual Massive Official Downtown San Diego Onesie Bar Crawl and Ball @ Gaslamp Quarter
- One Of The Good Ones @ The Rabbit Hole (6-9pm)
- Live Band Karaoke SD @ The Rabbit Hole (9pm-1am)
- Serious Guise @ Fast Times
- Springboard Conference @ The Holding Company (10am)
- Bay Birds, Noire @ The Holding Company
- Broadway San Diego presents Back To The Future: The Musical @ Civic Theatre
- The Heart Sellers @ North Coast Rep Theatre
- Churlish Chiding of Winter Winds: A Shakespeariment @ San Diego Junior Theatre (7pm)
- Emo Kids: A Live Tribute to Emo @ Winston's
- Taryn Donath @ Pour House (Free | 5-8pm)
- Valgur, Ojos Rojos, The Fazes @ Pour House
- SXTCY x EQ present SKODEN, ARP8 & Miguel Pinedo @ EQ
- Gravebeat @ Til-Two Club
- The Mar Dels @ Tio Leo's
- Mercedes Moore @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
- The Groove Mercenaries @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (8pm)
- Maverick, Retro X @ Navajo Live
- Derrick & The Fellas @ Rank & File, Sycuan Casino
- Jason Hanna @ Bull & Bourbon Sycuan Casino
- 2 Car Garage (6-9pm) | Resonators (4-6pm) @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- Joshua White Presents A 50th Anniversary Tribute to A Love Supreme @ The Jazz Lounge
- Kaipora Immersive Light & Sound Exhibit @ Quartyard
- Ron Houston & The Berry Pickers @ Riviera Supper Club
- Barbwire @ Renegade Country
- Daddy Needs A Drink @ Mr. Peabody's
- Vinyl Slices feat DJ Strumblin @ Blind Lady Ale House
- Flashback Fridays with Junior theDISCOpunk @ Mo's
- Dunekat @ Blind Spot
- Maria & About Face @ Lobby Bar, Viejas Casino
- Community Day Event: Celebrate MLK Jr. Day @ Ringer's Roller Rink ($5 All Day Includes Skate Rental)
- Karaoke @ Luau Bar
- Mikan Zlatkovich @ Le Fontainebleau Room, Westgate Hotel
- SD Union: Document One, T&Sugah, Whiney + More @ SPIN
- F*ckin DANCE Dj Sets EDM/Dance/Pop @ Park & Rec
- DJ Kiki @ Moonshine Beach
- Theresa Caputo Live! The Experience @ The Events Center, Harrah's Resort Southern California
- WWE Friday Night SMACKDOWN @ Pechanga Arena
Saturday, January 18, 2025:
- People's March @ Waterfront Park (12-4pm)
- Bright Eyes, Christopher Owens @ The Sound
- Flatten Manhattan, The Gravities, Razor Nights, DJ Tim Pyles @ Casbah
- The English Beat, The Amalgamated @ Belly Up (SOLD OUT)
- Moontricks, High Step Society @ Music Box
- Magic Wands, Mary Ocher, Cruelties @ Soda Bar
- Lady Dottie & The Diamonds @ Seven Grand
- Tony Econom's "Bulbancha ft. Kori Gillis & Mercedes Moore @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | 21+ | No Reservation Required | 8pm | 10pm)
- Holo Holo Music Festival presented by Good Vibez with Common Kings, Jason Tatofi, Spawnbreezie, K'Nova, 8R08, hosted by Western Conference @ Frontwave Arena
- Tiltwheel, Tigers in Cairo, Jr. Juggernaut, For Closure @ Ken Club
- The Django Reinhardt Birthday Show feat Pino Noir & The Garner Trio @ Brooks Oceanside Theatre (Live at the Brooks Concert Series)
- Ralph Barbosa: Special Taping @ Balboa Theatre (7pm | 10pm)
- Vinyl Junkies DJs @ Whistle Stop (Happy Hour|5-8pm)
- 80s vs 90s vs Y2K! with DJ Gabe Vega and Guests @ Whistle Stop
- Colors and Rhythms: Clyne, Mozart, Beethoven @ Jacobs Music Center/Symphony Hall (7:30pm)
- Symphony Kids: Meet The Brass @ Jacobs Music Center/Symphony Hall (10am | 11am)
- Emmanuel Borboa celebrates Lee Morgan @ Dizzy's
- Helena Holleran @ Panama 66
- Benise - 25 Years of Passion! @ The Magnolia
- Smith & Tegio, Dulaney & Company @ Black Cat Bar
- The Tighten Ups @ Pour House (5-8pm)
- West Of 5 @ Pour House (Free | 9pm)
- Pete Surprise Party @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
- One Of The Good Ones @ The Rabbit Hole (9pm-1am)
- The Cedar Shakers @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs
- Latin Mafia @ House of Blues
- Gladys Knight @ The Events Center, Harrah's Resort Southern California
- Ethan Regan, Izzy Heltai @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- Joshua White Presents A 50th Anniversary Tribute to A Love Supreme @ The Jazz Lounge
- Springboard Showcase @ The Holding Company (8pm)
- The Implants @ The Holding Company
- Nebula Drag, Space Wax, Mortar @ Tower Bar
- Nirvanish, Anesthesia, Linkin Park Experience, Kisstroyer @ Ramona Mainstage
- Cassie B @ Moonshine Flats
- Scotty Thunders & The Dollbreakers, The Psychlops, Manthers @ Til-Two Club
- Tube Amp'd @ Mr. Peabody's
- Marcus Rezak Dead Vs Phish @ Winston's (9:30pm)
- Snot, Adema, Sicksense, Fraxures @ Brick By Brick
- Ron's Garage Band @ Fast Times
- Broadway San Diego presents Back To The Future: The Musical @ Civic Theatre (2pm | 8pm)
- The Heart Sellers @ North Coast Rep Theatre (2pm | 8pm)
- Churlish Chiding of Winter Winds: A Shakespeariment @ San Diego Junior Theatre (2pm)
- A Tribute to the Legendary Linda Ronstadt @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Flor de Toloache & Jacqie Rivera @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- City Lights: Late Night Jackin @ Quartyard (All Ages | FREE)
- Hockey: San Diego Gulls vs. Calgary Wranglers @ Pechanga Arena
- Apeshit feat Raw Love, The Shneaks, Dub Era, Siggy Freud, Erica Shock, Sapien, Daniel Joseph @ EQ
- The Wild$ide Band @ Tio Leo's
- Whiskey & Burlap @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
- Groove Therapy @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (9pm)
- Custard Pie (6-9pm) | Appian Way (3-6pm) | Water Spots (12-3pm) @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- Nathan Raney, Door 13, Go Scarlet @ Navajo Live
- Buckshots & Bellbottoms @ Renegade Country
- ZB Savoy & Friends @ Riviera Supper Club
- The Reckless, The Dizz, The Resinators @ 710 Beach Club
- Vinyl Slices feat Derek Larson of Winyl Club @ Blind Lady Ale House
- Nerd Comedy @ New Village Arts (8pm)
- SD Collective, DJ Blu @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino
- Spin Remixed: Memo Rex B2B Sprout, Open B2B Techno Tupac, Mich Dodge B2B Susio, Nik Trhine B2B H2H, Cike Vassalli B2B Layerz @ SPIN
- Darion @ Bull & Bourbon, Sycuan Casino
- Maria & About Face @ Lobby Bar, Viejas Casino
- Karaoke @ Luau Bar
- DJ Stevie Ortega @ Blind Spot
- Adam Wolff @ Le Fontainebleau Room, Westgate Hotel
- Dj Real Hypha & DJ Kiki @ Moonshine Beach
- Just in Case- Taking on Water and Tony Jaw @ Winston's (1pm)
- Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship @ Snapdragon Stadium (5pm)
- Cuffin DJ Sets @ Park & Rec
- 43rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade and Festival @ Harbor Drive (Parade 11am | South from Ash To Pacific Highway | Health Festival 9am-4pm at Waterfront Park)
- A Little Help for Our Friends - Los Angeles Benefit Concert with Tyson Motsenbocker, Francis Blume, Alex Bergan, Dulaney & Co., Justin John Rodriguez, Hippy Goods, Jesse Lamonaca, Sutton James, Aly Rowell, Jon Wubbena @ Casbah (Matinee | 3pm | All Proceeds Will Be Donated To MusicCares | $20 Advance | $25 Day Of Show)
- Lady Lamb, Sima Cunningham @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Ticketed Event | 21+| 8pm)
- POOR, Tardigrade, Rosa Rossa @ Soda Bar
- Eric Rachmany and Friends, Unified Highway, Rik Jam, KPV @ The Observatory North Park
- Matt Mathews: Boujee On A Budget Tour @ Balboa Theatre (Free | 9pm | 18+)
- Nightshade Navarro & Los Salvajes @ Panama 66
- The Pictographs, Strangely Strange, Hot Trunk, Follow Coffins @ Tower Bar (6pm)
- Frank Black - Teenager Of The Year Tour, Rocket @ The Magnolia
- Purple Kiss @ Music Box
- Pants Karaoke!! Annual All Bowie Karaoke Celebration! @ Ken Club
- Travis LeDoyt's Tribute to the King @ Live and Up Close, Sycuan Casino
- Sunday Night Jazz with Drum Legend Jeff Hamilton Trio with bassist Jon Hamar and pianist Tadataka Unno @ Tio Leo's (5pm | $20 cover)
- Tomcat’s 96th Birthday. Billy Watson, Tom’s Kids featuring Tony Tomlinson, and Chickenbone Slim and The Biscuits @ Winston's (4pm)
- Fire Shut Up In My Bones: Opera Suite in Concert @ Baker-Baum Concert Hall, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
- Broadway San Diego presents Back To The Future: The Musical @ Civic Theatre (1pm | 6:30pm)
- The Heart Sellers @ North Coast Rep Theatre (2pm | 7pm)
- Churlish Chiding of Winter Winds: A Shakespeariment @ San Diego Junior Theatre (2pm)
- Intimate Classics Series – Victor Asuncion & Paul Tseng @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Adam Carolla & Friends @ Belly Up (Seated Show| Doors 6pm)
- Adam Carolla & Friends, Jay Mohr, Kimbles Hume @ Belly Up (Seated Show| Doors 8:30pm)
- Dad Skeleton’s Comedy Variety Hour @ New Village Arts
- Voodoo Glow Skulls, Mustard Plug, Half Past Two @ The Holding Company
- ZB Savoy and Friends @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs
- The Black Shades, Kela Sako, VIP Music School Show @ Navajo Live
- Concert in the Park @ Spreckels Organ Pavilion (2pm, Free)
- Jazz Jam @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
- Sunday Night Jazz @ Mr. Peabody's (6pm)
- David Dale Francis @ Til-Two Club
- High Noon Grateful Dead Party (12-4:20pm), Jimmy Lewis (4:20-7ish) @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- MLK Jazz Fest @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (6pm)
- R&B Block Party MLK Weekend @ Quartyard
- Spindustry: Tara Brooks, Porky, DJ Ideal, EVLO @ SPIN
- Mary Corso & Shell @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino
- O.B.-o-ke @ Winston's (8pm)
- Karaoke @ Neon Moon
- Live Music @ Sycamore Den (6-8pm)
- Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
- Salsa, Bachata & Vino @ New Village Arts (8pm)
- Casting Call for Short Film by Fox Maxy – Filming in Escondido @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido (10am-2pm)
- The Sunday Wind Down w/Dj Abombis, Juls and Cari @ Park & Rec
- 36th Annual Martin Luther King Day Celebration @ WorldBeat Center (12-6pm)
- Dancing Strangers, Orlok, The Night Blooms @ Casbah
- Auz Fontaine, Ric Scales, Joe Dreamz, Keon Forbes @ Soda Bar (FREE | Residency)
- Amlak & Friends Birthday Party featuring Amlak Tafari of Steel Pulse with special guests Don Carlos and Pato Banton @ Belly Up
- Electric Waste Band @ Winston's
- Masterpiece (5-8pm), The Sandcasters (3-5pm), Stoney Blues (12-3pm) @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- Blue Monday with DJ Camilla Robina, Faux Velvet @ EQ
- Open Mic with Jay Cain @ Mr. Peabody's
- Monday Blues & Rock Jam @ Aztec Brewery, Vista
- Industry Night @ 710 Beach Club
- Karaoke (8-11pm) @ Pour House
- Trivia Night w/Kyle @ Pour House
- Watercolor Mondays with Kene Lohmann @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Virtual Film Club: The Six Triple Eight @ New Village Arts
- Casting Call for Short Film by Fox Maxy – Filming in Escondido @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido (10am-2pm)
Tuesday, January 21, 2025:
- Ash Easton, Trashy Annie, Sara Petite @ Casbah
- Blaque Dynamite @ Soda Bar
- Rusty Preisendorfer, Taylor Knox and Jojo Roper: A Live Surf Splendor Podcast Talk Story @ Belly Up
- Romanza Soul @ Tio Leo's
- Caballero Homey Jazz Jam @ Bread & Salt (Free, 7-10pm)
- Once @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (7pm)
- 3 Summers of Lincoln @ La Jolla Playhouse
- 1 Of The Good Ones (1G1) @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- Acoustic Sunsets @ Cannonball, Belmont Park
- Part One Tribe- Ras 1 and Skukdub @ Winston's
- Adams Gone Funky: A Weekly Funk & Soul Jam Session @ Rosie O'Grady's (8-11pm)
- Musicians Open Mic Night @ The Rabbit Hole (7-11pm)
- Laura Jane's Musical Trivia & Bingo @ Pour House (6-8pm)
- Swing Dance Tuesdays @ Queen Bee's
- Sketch Party @ Whistle Stop
- Trivia @ Fall Brewing (All Locations | 6pm)
- Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
- Zodiac Birthday Party @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
- Karaoke @ Pour House
- Karaoke @ Mr. Peabody's
- Trivia Night @ Park & Rec
- Trivia Night @ Fast Times
- Trivia Night/Retro Night @ 710 Beach Club
- Karaoke with Christine @ Navajo Live
Wednesday, January 22, 2025:
- Alan Sparhawk (of Low): The White Roses Tour, Circuit des Yeux @ Casbah
- Ani DiFranco, Joy Clark @ Belly Up (SOLD OUT)
- Lettuce + GZA performing 'Liquid Swords' @ The Sound
- Jesse Cook @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Silver Bullet, Kocean, Virginia Crime, The 805 @ Music Box
- 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
- Stop.Drop.Rewind., The Hypocrites Club, Home By Five @ Til-Two Club
- Do Right Louie @ Winston's (5:30pm)
- Club Culture: The Goodies, DJ Unite, Non-Profit @ Winston's
- The Heart Sellers @ North Coast Rep Theatre
- Once @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (7pm)
- 3 Summers of Lincoln @ La Jolla Playhouse
- Basketball: San Diego Clippers vs Santa Cruz Warriors @ Frontwave Arena, Oceanside
- Golf: Farmers Insurance Open @ Torrey Pines
- Rewind Band @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- Social Remedy @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Tribute to Sade @ The Jazz Lounge (6:15pm SOLD OUT | 9pm)
- Robin Henkel @ Navajo Live
- 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
- Open Studio Art Class @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Drop-In Improv with Patrick McInnis @ New Village Arts
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