I really thought I got ahead of my game by starting listings on Monday, but now I'm in crunch and I know there are a bunch of weekend and Mother's Day Weekend events I should add, but I'm at the edge of delirium, so I can't do more than what we have here. I guess I should note that in the past, we always took my mom to Gator By The Bay, but it feels like the event has blown up beyond the parts that we really loved about it, as all things do. It seems there can't just be a thing that is a cool thing without it turning into a huge thing and not being that original thing anymore. We have seen this with every local festival, we've seen it with housing, we've seen it with places like Seaport Village or UTC or what they're gonna do to Balboa Park---commercialize the fuck out of it so no locals ever wanna go there again. Good job, SD. I love this place, but goddamn the way we try turn places and spaces that we all pay for into monetized commercialized units is just really gross.
Stand up. Shut it down. Nolite te bastardes carborundorum. Stay safe out there.
Thursday, May 8, 2025:
- Gator By The Bay @ Spanish Landing
- Perfume Genius | urika's bedroom @ Music Box
- The Brudi Brothers | Lady Apple Tree @ Casbah
- Micah! & The Messengers, Jaden G, Julian Forest @ Soda Bar
- Between The Buried And Me, Protest the Hero @ The Observatory
- Martin Sexton: Abbey Road Show @ Belly Up (Seated Show)
- An Evening With David Sedaris @ Balboa Theatre
- Wild Wild Wets, Dream Phases, DJ Andrew McGranahan @ Whistle Stop
- Ian Harland Vibraphone Quintet @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | 21+ | No Reservation Required | No Dinner Service | 7pm | 9pm)
- The Texico Club, stradiol, Palmavera, Violet Dyes @ Ken Club
- Juno Birch: The Probed Tour @ House of Blues
- Chloe Moriondo, sex week @ SOMA Sidestage
- Rambo Pacino, The Dimes, Virginia Crime @ The Holding Company
- Candence Vocal Jazz Ensemble from Grossmont College - Led by Melonie Grinnell @ The Jazz Lounge
- Joe’s Cafe: Rhythm and Roots @ New Village Arts (7:30pm)
- Ryan Charles @ Moonshine Beach
- Uptown Rhythm Makers @ Panama 66
- Kanaka Fyah| Braddahoodz |Cruz Roots @ Winston's
- Stellita w/ Special Guests @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Harry Katz & The Pistachios, Hollis, Johnny Deadly Trio, The Little Miss @ Tower Bar
- Broadway San Diego presents Hamilton (Touring) @ Civic Theatre
- Regency Girls @ The Old Globe (7pm)
- Once @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (7pm)
- Grease @ The Moonlight Amphitheatre
- Peril In The Alps - A New Hercule Poirot Comic Mystery! @ North Coast Rep Theatre
- Woodland Park Middle School – Spring Concert @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Cold, SEPTEMBER MOURNING, University Drive, Papercut Massacre @ Brick by Brick
- The Muse: AAPI Heritage Month @ Quartyard
- John January Band @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- Acoustic Sunsets @ Cannonball, Belmont Park
- Thursday Night Vibrations Open Jam @ Mr. Peabody's
- Chickenbone Slim and The Biscuits @ Tio Leo's
- SPIN Thursdays: Abyss with Michelle Mendez, Jaq.xs + Xakti @ SPIN
- Cadillac Fringe @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
- Victoria Robertson @ Le Fontainebleau Room, Westgate Hotel
- Aztec Open Mic @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
- Open Jam with Jeff Ousley @ Navajo Live
- Karaoke @ Luau Bar
- Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
- Gator By The Bay @ Spanish Landing
- Tigers in Cairo | Hingada | Once Loved @ Casbah
- Toro y Moi | Panda Bear | Kassie Krut @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay (GA Standing Only)
- CRIMEWAVE: A DARKWAVE PARTY @ Soda Bar
- Talib Kweli @ The Holding Company
- Orla Gartland | FIGHTMASTER @ Music Box
- Israel Vibration & Roots Radics | Duane Stephenson @ Belly Up
- Kimmi Bitter & The Westside Twang | Chloe Lou & The Sidelong Glances @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | 21+ | No Reservation Required | No Dinner Service | 8pm | 10pm)
- My Platinum Playlist: Ashanti, Juvenile, Jeremih, Lloyd, Mike Jones, Frankie J, Lumidee, Nina Sky, & More @ Frontwave Arena
- Future Nobodies, Trit 95, Puppet @ Whistle Stop
- Tributo A Tres Grandes @ The Magnolia
- Aids/Lifecycle Fundraiser with Toxins, The Blackjackits, Beside Myself, Crime Film, DJ Fat Earther @ Tower Bar
- Atomic Groove @ Belly Up (Happy Hour 5-8pm)
- Canyon River @ Seven Grand
- Rob Thorsen Quartet @ Panama 66
- Phil Cook: Appalachia Borealis @ The Loft
- Joe’s Cafe: Rhythm and Roots @ New Village Arts (7:30pm)
- Apocalypse Dudes | Jon Cougar Concentration Camp | Reckless Disregard | Sideshow @ The Bancroft Bar
- Klashnikov My Wife | Neon Beach @ Black Cat Bar
- Alicia Villareal @ The Park at Viejas
- Stephen El Rey @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs
- Korine @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- Hidden LFO @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
- Adam Markland @ The Rabbit Hole (6-9pm)
- Live Band Karaoke @ The Rabbit Hole (9pm-12am)
- Space Radio @ Moonshine Flats
- Broadway San Diego presents Hamilton (Touring) @ Civic Theatre
- Regency Girls @ The Old Globe (7pm)
- Once @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (7pm)
- Peril In The Alps - A New Hercule Poirot Comic Mystery! @ North Coast Rep Theatre
- Grease @ The Moonlight Amphitheatre
- San Diego Junior Theatre presents Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach @ Casa Del Prado Theatre (7pm)
- The Sleeping Beauty by the State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine @ California Center for the Arts Escondido
- Fusion Dance – Big Dreams Start Small @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Hidden City Sounds Series: Mercedes Moore Band & Free Pre-Show Swing Dance Class @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Boot Juice | Les Afriks @ Winston's
- The Siers Brothers @ Tio Leo's
- Ristband @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (8pm)
- Radio 80s @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (6-10pm)
- 9 Year Anniversary with Dj Kiki @ Moonshine Beach
- Dub Squad (6-9pm) | Sandcasters (4-6pm) @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- Kat Shoemaker Trio - Setting New Standards Exploring the Work of Women Jazz Composers @ The Jazz Lounge (6:15pm)
- Nightcap: Late Night Jazz Presented by Doug Walker @ The Jazz Lounge (10:30pm)
- Patrick Howard Trampus & Honky Tonk Nights @ Renegade Country
- House of Play: Commercial Dance Caberet @ Quartyard (6-9pm)
- Cover Craft @ Mr. Peabody's
- Sonic Moonshine @ Fast Times
- Vinyl Slices feat Blair Alley @ Blind Lady Ale House
- Flashback Fridays with Junior theDISCOpunk @ Mo's
- Karaoke @ Luau Bar
- Cybercore with MAZD @ SPIN
- Mikan Zlatkovich @ Le Fontainebleau Room, Westgate Hotel
- DJ Gary B @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (10pm)
Saturday, May 10, 2025 (Día de la Madre):
- Gator By The Bay @ Spanish Landing
- The 37th Annual Balboa Park Powwow @ Balboa Park (Park & Presidents Way | 10am-6pm | Free)
- James Taylor & His All-Star Band, Tiny Habits @ The Shell
- The Paladins | Tk and the Deadlist @ Casbah
- Friko, youbet @ Soda Bar
- Jessica Kirson @ The Observatory North Park
- L.S. Dunes | From Indian Lakes | Plague Vendor @ Music Box
- Sleigh Bells | Sophie Hunter @ Belly Up
- Remi Wolf | Dana and Alden @ The Sound
- Ziggy Alberts | Steph Strings @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay (GA Standing Only)
- Plexusplay & Matt Dibiase Jazz Quartet @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | 21+ | No Reservation Required | No Dinner Service | 8pm | 10pm)
- Viva La Música with Banda Maguey @ SeaWorld (Viva La Musica entertainment is included with park admission)
- Saturday Afternoon Fever w/DJ Krys Da Cat @ Whistle Stop (4pm)
- BOOTY BASSMENT w/DJ Dimitri, Rob Moran, and Guest @ Whistle Stop
- Marujah, Manganista, Payback & Associates @ Ken Club
- The Robert Cray Band @ The Magnolia
- hector Penalosa Gang | Control Defect | Los Paisanos @ Black Cat Bar
- Mariachi Sol de México de José Hernández @ Heritage Event Center, Sycuan Casino
- Kenny Eng & Rob Deez @ The Rabbit Hole (6-9pm)
- One Of The Good Ones @ The Rabbit Hole (9pm-12am)
- Aztec Open Mic Matinee @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista (1:30-5pm)
- Mario Kart and Live Band @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
- Joe’s Café: A Latin Jazz Quintet: Rhythm & Roots @ New Village Arts (7:30pm)
- Drook, Crush 23, Neutral Shirt, Threadbare @ Che Cafe
- Erika Davies @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs (12:30pm-2:30pm)
- That Beatles Coverband @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs (5-8pm)
- Party101 with DJ Matt Bennett @ House of Blues
- Emo Night Brooklyn Ft. Bailey Spinn @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- Rett Madison + John-Robert @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- DJ Catkiller & DJ Nukecleator @ Tower Bar
- Fasttraxx @ Mr. Peabody's
- Broadway San Diego presents Hamilton (Touring) @ Civic Theatre (SOLD OUT |2pm & 8pm)
- Weilerstein & Payare Perform Chin & Bruckner @ Jacobs Music Center/Symphony Hall
- New Horizons Band Spring Concert
- Grease @ The Moonlight Amphitheatre
- Regency Girls @ The Old Globe (2pm | 8pm)
- House of India @ The Old Globe (8pm)
- Rush and Roulette – An Improv Drag Show @ New Village Arts
- Once @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (2pm| 7pm)
- Peril In The Alps - A New Hercule Poirot Comic Mystery! @ North Coast Rep Theatre (2pm | 8pm)
- San Diego Junior Theatre presents Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach @ Casa Del Prado Theatre (2pm)
- Ballet Institute of SD: Snow White & Paquita @ Joan B. Kroc Theatre (2pm | 6pm)
- Fusion Dance – Big Dreams Start Small @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido (10am | 1pm | 4pm)
- Soccer: San Diego Wave FC vs. Portland Thorns @ Snapdragon Stadium
- Rugby: San Diego Legion vs Houston Sabercats @ Torero Stadium, USD
- Boxing: Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete vs. Charly Suarez | Muratalla vs Abdullaev @ Pechanga Arena
- CEOs Rhythm Section @ Seven Grand
- Deepwater @ Fast Times
- Fog Banc @ Winston's (4pm)
- Fish and the Seaweeds - Doing tributes to Santana and the Allman Brothers @ Winston's (9pm)
- Detroit Underground @ Tio Leo's
- Groove Squad @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (8pm)
- FSW feat. Mark Fisher (6-9pm) | Ristband (3-6pm) | Manzanita Blues (12-3pm) @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- The Buckleys @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (1-4:30pm)
- BB&Company @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (6-10pm)
- Barbwire @ Renegade Country
- Mariachi Mi San Diego @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort (3-9pm)
- Darion @ Bull & Bourbon Sycuan Casino Resort
- Lucky Diaz @ The JAI, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center (10am & 11:30am)
- DJ Bateeza @ Retreat Pool, Sycuan Casino Resort (Noon-4pm)
- DJ Ukeim @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort (9pm-1am)
- Bingo Loco @ Quartyard
- Vinyl Slices feat Ian Utero of Vinyl Junkies @ Blind Lady Ale House
- CRSSD presents J. Worra @ SPIN
- Improvised Comedy with NCIS: North County Improv Squad @ Studio 219, Brooks Oceanside Theatre
- Belmont In Bloom @ Belmont Park
- Nerd Comedy @ New Village Arts (8pm)
- Karaoke @ Luau Bar
- Adam Wolff @ Le Fontainebleau Room, Westgate Hotel
- Dj Leonidis @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (10pm)
- Just1 presented by The Rock (Churchy Business) Event @ Viejas Arena (FREE | Gates 4:30pm | Start 6pm)
- Gator By The Bay @ Spanish Landing
- The 37th Annual Balboa Park Powwow @ Balboa Park (Park & Presidents Way | 10am-6pm | Free)
- Remi Wolf | Dana and Alden @ The Sound
- Las Calakas, Cumbia Machin @ Soda Bar
- Henry Diltz: California Dreamin' Tour 2025 @ Belly Up (Seated Show)
- Tom Jones: Defy Explanation @ The Events Center, Harrah's Resort Southern California
- BILAL | Nonchalant Savant @ Music Box
- FLO: Access All Areas North American Tour 2025, Jae Stephens @ The Observatory
- Kaylee Daugherty Quartet @ Panama 66
- Showdown at Sundown @ Whistle Stop
- Olmecs, Cremation Studies, Sean Brooks @ Tower Bar
- Viva La Música with Banda Maguey @ SeaWorld (Viva La Musica entertainment is included with park admission)
- The Fall of Troy - 20 Years of Doppelganger @ House of Blues
- House of Blues Gospel Brunch @ House of Blues (10am | 1pm)
- Pants Karaoke!! @ Ken Club
- Forced Hammer @ Winston's (4pm)
- Broadway San Diego presents Hamilton (Touring) @ Civic Theatre (1pm SOLD OUT | 7pm)
- Weilerstein and Payare Perform Chin and Bruckner @ Jacobs Music Center/Symphony Hall
- The Sleeping Beauty: The State Ballet of Ukraine @ Balboa Theatre (2pm)
- Grease @ The Moonlight Amphitheatre
- Regency Girls @ The Old Globe (2pm)
- House of India @ The Old Globe (7pm)
- Once @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (2pm)
- Peril In The Alps - A New Hercule Poirot Comic Mystery! @ North Coast Rep Theatre (2pm)
- San Diego Junior Theatre presents Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach @ Casa Del Prado Theatre (2pm)
- I Can Cook, Too! Starring Erica Marie Weisz @ New Village Arts (8pm)
- Football: San Diego Strikeforce vs Northern Arizona Wranglers @ Frontwave Arena
- Mother's Day Brunch with Abbey Road @ Quartyard (10am-1pm)
- Mothers Day: Los Mirlos (Legends of Cumbia)| Chicha Libre | La Diabla @ Quartyard (10am-1pm)
- Rip Carson and the Carson-O-Genics @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs
- Tribulation & Unto Others: Tribulation, Unto Others, Final Gasp, Unreqvited @ Brick By Brick
- The Exit @ Fast Times
- The Smoking Guns @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (5-9pm)
- Mother's Day Jazz Brunch @ The Jazz Lounge (1:!5pm)
- Concert in the Park @ Spreckels Organ Pavilion (2pm, Free)
- Ukulele Workshop & Jam with Rob Totty @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
- Mpmday Night Open Mic @ Mr. Peabody's (6pm)
- High Noon Grateful Dead Party (12-5pm), Fat Paw (5-7pm) @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- Gaslamp Mother's Day Rooftop Party @ Andaz Rooftop
- Darion @ Bull & Bourbon Sycuan Casino Resort
- Mary Corso & Shell @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort (1pm-5pm)
- O.B.-o-ke @ Winston's (8pm)
- Karaoke @ Neon Moon
- Live Music @ Sycamore Den (6-8pm)
- Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
- Belmont In Bloom @ Belmont Park
- High Vis | Militarie Gun |COLD GAWD @ Casbah
- Audrey, Exotic Fruit Tour, Celina and The Embers @ Soda Bar
- Electric Waste Band @ Winston's
- Johnny V @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- House of India @ The Old Globe (7pm)
- Iconic Broadway, A Concert @ Southwestern College Performing Arts Center
- I Can Cook, Too! Starring Erica Marie Weisz @ New Village Arts (7pm)
- Palomar College MODA Design & Fashion Show @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Baseball: San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Angels | Theme: Nurse Appreciation Night @ Petco Park (6:40pm)
- Monday Night Live! @ New Village Arts (6:30-8pm)
- Pacific Woodwind Quintet @ La Jolla Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (Free Concert | 12pm)
- Metal Monday - DJ Bad Reputation and DJ Auranor @ Tower Bar
- Mango Bay @ 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
- Karaoke @ The Holding Company
- Industry Bags Night @ 710 Beach Club
- Karaoke (8-11pm) @ Pour House
- Karaoke with Julie @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
- Trivia Night w/Kyle @ Pour House
Tuesday, May 13, 2025:
- Silver Bullet | Wookalars | Spitfire Torpedo @ Casbah
- ZB Savoy, Pinewood Racer, The Lonesome Lowdowns @ Soda Bar
- Devendra Banhart |Kath Bloom @ Belly Up (Seated Show | GA Sold Out)
- Diana Krall @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay
- They Might Be Giants - An Evening With @ The Observatory
- Big Time Operator @ Tio Leo's
- The Used: 25 Year Anniversary Tour @ House of Blues
- CCnE @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Caballero Homey Jazz Jam @ Bread & Salt (Free, 7-10pm)
- Broadway San Diego presents Hamilton (Touring) @ Civic Theatre (7pm)
- House of India @ The Old Globe (7pm)
- Golden State Ballet: Spring Showcase @ Joan B. Kroc Theatre (7pm)
- Orange Glen High School Music Department presents Journey Through The Jukebox @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Baseball: San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Angels "Theme Night: Mexican Heritage Celebration @ Petco Park (6:40pm)
- Sunshine Blues @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- Acoustic Sunsets @ Cannonball, Belmont Park
- Boots by the Beach – Live Country Tuesdays with Taylor Johns and the ContraBand @ 710 Beach Club
- Adams Gone Funky: A Weekly Funk & Soul Jam Session @ Rosie O'Grady's (8-11pm)
- Jimmy and Enrique @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (6-10pm)
- Open Mic Night hosted by Owen Boles @ Winston's
- Laura Jane's Musical Trivia & Bingo @ Pour House (6-8pm)
- Familia Loteria @ Border X Brewing
- Swing Dance Tuesdays @ Queen Bee's
- Trivia @ Fall Brewing (All Locations | 6pm)
- Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
- 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
- Tuesday Night Comics @ Blakistone Stage, North Coast Rep
- Out of This World Film Series: Wall-E @ UCSD Epstein Family Amphitheatre
Wednesday, May 14, 2025:
- Frances Whitney: Old Hobbies Tour, Karly Bowman @ Casbah
- OK Go: And The Adjacent Possible Tour | L.A. Exes @ The Sound
- Elizabeth Bowersox & The Kicks, Chloe Lou & The Liddells, Cassie B @ Soda Bar
- White Denim | Nolan Potter's Nightmare Egg @ Belly Up
- They Might Be Giants - An Evening With @ The Observatory
- Warren Haynes Band: Million Voices Whisper Tour @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay
- Gilbert Castellanos Young Lions Series & Jazz Jam @ Copley Auditorium, Panama 66
- Good Gravy Street Blues @ Blind Lady Ale House
- Ebo Taylor & Pat Thomas @ The Magnolia
- Phoneboy @ House of Blues
- Cosmic Supreme Tour featuring John Mark McMillan + Citizens @ SOMA Sidestage
- Jason Hanna and the Swingin' Bananas @ Riviera Supper Club
- Zavala Sol @ Tio Leo's
- Marina Fages (Argentina), Joey Void, Hi-Five Ghost @ Tower Bar
- Club Culture: John E. Rockers, DJ Unite, Non-Profit @ Winston's
- Mike & Delci Duo @ Winston's (5:30pm)
- Broadway San Diego presents Hamilton (Touring) @ Civic Theatre (7pm)
- Grease @ The Moonlight Amphitheatre
- Peril In The Alps - A New Hercule Poirot Comic Mystery! @ North Coast Rep Theatre (2pm)
- Soccer: San Diego FC vs. vs. Colorado Rapids @ Snapdragon Stadium
- Baseball: San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Angels | Giveaway: Reversible Retro Bucket Hat @ Petco Park (6:40pm)
- TBone @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- San Pasqual Music Department presents 2025 Pops Concert @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- The Water Spots @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Halfshot @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (6-10pm)
- A Jazz Birthday Tribute to the Legend of Burt Bacharach: Presented by Aimee Nolte & Leonard Patton @ The Jazz Lounge (6:15pm SOLD OUT | 9pm)
- Blues Jam @ Navajo Live
- Drag Bingo Wednesdays @ American Junkie
- Standup Comedy @ Ken Club
- Trivia @ The Holding Company
- Twisted Trivia: Star Wars @ Quartyard
- Open Mic with Whit @ Pour House
- Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
- Open Mic @ 710 Beach Club
- Improv with Patrick McInnis @ New Village Arts (6:30pm)
- Cosmic Comedy Presents Night of Comedy @ New Village Arts (7pm)
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