So I didn't post listings on Thursday since I'd included it on last week's events. And then I went to the Zoo bright and shiny in the morning on New Year's Day for several hours, then I went home and coerced Darren and Toby to stack in the van to go to Seaworld so we could watch the Holiday Bowl Marching Bands and Cheer Squads in a little band battle. It was the cutest nerdiest thing and we loved it. After it ended, we stayed at the park for a couple more hours and then I was wiped out, so I slept. But I knew I had work to do, so I prioritized my work newsletter before getting to the listings, even though I usually publish these earlier. Whatever. So I'm an hour late. I gotta be honest, I was tempted to make 2026 the year I just throw in the towel and stop listings altogether...there are so many other places to find such things nowadays, but I guess my need-to-know won out and so this week, we carry on.
For anyone wondering, I've been told that there are two memorials for Tim Lowman being coordinated with his family, so hang tight and give a minute for everyone to take a breath...it was a devastating way to end 2025 and dampened any kind of celebratory yearning for hope going into 2026. So let's all take a breath. We can mourn the losses and hardships of 2025, while also trying to appreciate what we have and find all the reasons to put one foot in front of the other as we move into 2026.
I love you all. Stay safe out there. Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.
Friday, January 2, 2026:
- Starcrawler, Plague Vendor, Forest @ Casbah (SOLD OUT)
- The Cabriolets, Sideswiped, RA @ Soda Bar
- In the End: Linkin Park Experience, Nuclēaria @ The Observatory
- Good Gravy, Gypsy Sally @ Black Cat Bar
- RHCP Tribute - The Red NOT Chili Peppers, Hair Force One @ Belly Up
- Rotten Cabal, Nathan Raney, Kid Gruesome @ Music Box
- Friday Happy Hour w/ DJ Shoeshine @ Whistle Stop (5-8pm)
- David Cultura @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | 21+ | No Reservation Required | 8pm | 10pm)
- The Band Cope, The Dimes, My Good Friend @ Ken Club
- Dolphins on Acid, Tommy Ragen, Faux Fur, Roadtrip, Kook @ SOMA Sidestage
- Ristband @ Fast Times
- Atomic Groove @ Belly Up (Happy Hours 5-8pm)
- MohaviSoul @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs
- Seawall Prophet @ The Rabbit Hole (6-9pm)
- Live Band Karaoke @ The Rabbit Hole (9:30pm)
- West End Boys | Synth Wave Icons Tribute 80s Show @ The Holding Company
- Football: 46th Annual Trust & Will Holiday Bowl | Arizona vs SMU @ Snapdragon Stadium (5pm)
- Hockey: San Diego Gulls vs. Coachella Valley Firebirds @ Pechanga Arena
- Broadway San Diego presents SIX @ Civic Theatre (8pm)
- Crimson Coil @ Winston's (7pm)
- The Reflectors @ Pour House (9pm | Free)
- West Of 5 @ Pour House (5-8pm | Free)
- Salsa Under The Stars with Manny Cepeda @ Quartyard
- 3 Car Garage @ Tio Leo's
- Silk Jam @ Mr. Peabody's
- Amanda Portela @ Riviera Supper Club
- Out of Chaos, Six Shooter, Insolence, Enucleation @ The Bancroft Bar
- Zavala Sol @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
- Wildside @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (8pm)
- Killing Tyranny, Woke Up On A Throne, Midjara, Thronefall @ McGuffie's Live
- Half Shot @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (6pm)
- Ripple Effect (6-9pm) | First Friday Jazz Jam on the Jetty (4-6pm) @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- The Ratt's Revenge with Chango Rey and DJs Mikey Ratt, Tiki Thomas and Stack-Aly @ Tower Bar
- A Tribute to Pat Metheny's Bright Size Life @ The Jazz Lounge
- Jonny Tarr @ LandShark Bar & Grill, Margaritaville Hotel
- Lefty Martin & His Right Hand Band @ Renegade Country
- Amanda Portela @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort (3:30-7:30pm)
- Evidence Band @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort (9pm-1am)
- Darion James @ Bull & Bourbon Sycuan Casino Resort
- Karaoke with Corey Glasper @ Winston's
- Whos Bad: The Ultimate MJ Experience @ The Magnolia
- Open Mic @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
- Open Mic Fridays @ Pop Up Winona (El Cajon Blvd @ Winona)
- Vinyl Slices @ Blind Lady Ale House
- Flashback Fridays with Junior theDISCOpunk @ Mo's
- Karaoke @ Banshee Bar
- Karaoke @ Luau Bar
- Live Music @ Grand Lobby, Westgate Hotel
- DJ Gary B & DJ Treflip @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (10pm-1:30am)
Saturday, January 3, 2026:
- San Diego Folk Heritage presents Java Joes Reunion Show with Berkley Hart, Gregory Page, Jack Tempchin, Steve Poltz, Lisa Sanders and Brown Sugar, Lindsay White, John Katchur, Shawn Rohlf, Joel Raphael, Bug Guts, Tim Flannery, Rob Deez, Kenny Eng, and surprise guests @ Oasis San Diego (17170 Bernardo Center Drive | Doors 3:15pm/Show 4pm | TICKETS)
- Swami Sound System @ Casbah (Free Party in the Razzmatazz Room!)
- The Devastators: Celebrating 25 Years, Roots Covenant, James McWhinney of Big Mountain @ Belly Up
- Poncho Sanchez & His Latin Jazz Band, Soul Sauce: A Tribute to Cal Tjader @ Music Box
- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Soul Disciples @ The Observatory
- The Mystery Lights + Levitation Room @ Soda Bar
- Flim Flam Revue @ Whistle Stop (5-8pm)
- 80s vs 90s vs Y2K! with DJ Gabe Vega and Guests @ Whistle Stop
- The Lao Tizer Band @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Ticketed Event | 21+| 8pm | 10pm)
- La Maguana, Vida Ska @ Ken Club
- T Putnam Hill, Kelby Clark, Esteban I Flores @ Black Cat Bar
- gnawing, execute, impalement, surrender, slamily guy @ Che Cafe
- The Pinchflats @ Fast Times
- Transmission, Depeche Mode Tribute Night (80s New Wave Dance Night!) @ Banshee Bar
- Kyle Brown @ Pour House (5-8pm | Free)
- Hill Street Stranglers, Howlin' Roosters, The Thrill Killers @ Pour House (9pm)
- Bug Stomp, Kelpbeds, Lawn Darts, El Segundo, Bobbo, Sommer @ SOMA Sidestage
- Runs Deep @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
- Chloe Lou And Friends @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs
- Noise Pollution: The AC/DC Experience, Mr. Crowley @ House of Blues
- Jonathan Karrant @ The Jazz Lounge (2pm)
- A Tribute to Pat Metheny's Bright Size Life @ The Jazz Lounge (6:15pm)
- Helix Moon, Kogee Soul, Pocket Change @ The Holding Company
- The New Room, The Noir Dalis, The Faint Havens @ Til-Two Club
- Whit Aadland & That's Right @ Mr. Peabody's
- Sadness, LIFE, Dawn of Ouroboros, Mythraeum @ Brick By Brick
- Broadway San Diego presents SIX @ Civic Theatre (2pm | 8pm)
- Soccer: San Diego Sockers vs Empire Strykers | Giveaway: Sockers Sunglasses (first 1500 guest) @ Frontwave Arena
- Lacrosse: San Diego Seals vs. Calgary Roughnecks @ Pechanga Arena
- Bear Night @ EQ
- I.T.I.T., Bone Hoax @ Tower Bar
- Heathen God, Midjana @ Winston's (4pm)
- Decades of Ozz, Hollywood Crue @ Winston's (9pm)
- Full Strength Funk Band @ Tio Leo's
- Rock of Ages @ The Rabbit Hole
- Memphis Soul Revue @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
- The Tighten Ups @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (8pm)
- Santana Soul! (6-9pm) | Jack & Diana (3-6pm) | Jah Ollin (12-3pm) @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- High Priest (Judas Priest Tribute), Far Beyond Hostile (Pantera Tribute) @ McGuffie's Live
- The Buckleys @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (1-4:30pm)
- The Evidence Band @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (6-10pm)
- Mike Myrdal @ LandShark Bar & Grill, Margaritaville Hotel (6pm)
- Kai Kalam @ LandShark Bar & Grill, Margaritaville Hotel (3pm)
- Coyote Rebel @ Renegade Country
- Croon Dog, Sunrise Company @ 710 Beach Club
- Derrick & The Fellas @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort (3:30-7:30pm)
- Rising Star @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort (9pm-1am)
- Love On The Weekend @ Riviera Supper Club
- Darion James @ Bull & Bourbon Sycuan Casino Resort (6-9pm)
- Beginner Swing Classes with Mercedes Moore @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido (2pm)
- Vinyl Slices @ Blind Lady Ale House
- Karaoke @ Luau Bar
- Live Music @ Grand Lobby, Westgate Hotel
- Dj Paul D @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (10pm-1:30am)
- Duran Duran @ Viejas Arena, SDSU
- Back To The Garden: California Dreaming | Epic Songs from the Golden State @ Belly Up (Seated Show)
- T.S.O.L., Co-Defendants, Authentic Sellout, Round Eye, Agent 51 @ The Observatory
- West Coast Americana @ New Village Arts (6pm)
- VIP School of Music @ Music Box (3pm)
- Electriclouieland Presents: Sunday Sermon @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | 21+ | No Reservation Required | 7pm)
- Fundamental | Messy Hera | Dead Tension @ Humble Heart OB (4873 Newport Ave | OB)
- Pants Karaoke!! @ Ken Club
- Irie G @ Winston's (4pm)
- Sunday Night Jazz @ Tio Leo's (5pm)
- storm: set alone, violuminescence, the provoked @ Che Cafe
- Broadway San Diego presents SIX @ Civic Theatre (1pm | 6:30pm)
- The New Brown Sugar Band @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs
- Julian Stranger, Loca Motives, Labratz, She's So Heavy @ McGuffie's Live
- Paradise Live @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (1-4:30pm)
- Circasonic @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (5-9pm)
- Psydecar @ Lobby Stage, Sycuan Casino Resort (1-5pm)
- Concert in the Park @ Spreckels Organ Pavilion (2pm, Free)
- Aztec Jazz Jam with Dylan Soto @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista (5:30pm)
- Sunday Night Jazz Jam @ Mr. Peabody's (6pm)
- High Noon Grateful Dead Party (12-5pm) @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- Rebecca Jade @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (6pm)
- O.B.-o-ke @ Winston's (8pm)
- Karaoke @ Neon Moon
- Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
- Auz Fontaine, Cotton Brain, Seatherny, Bud Nap @ Soda Bar
- Electric Waste Band @ Winston's
- Iris Moné, vocalist—modern soul @ La Jolla Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (Noon| Free Mini-Concert)
- Mango Bay @ Aquarius Bar & Grille (4:20-7:30pm)
- Blue Monday with DJ Camilla Robina, Faux Velvet, Lesqualita @ EQ
- Bachata Night with McCann Dance @ New Village Arts
- Open Mic with Jay Cain @ Mr. Peabody's
- Monday Blues & Rock Jam @ Aztec Brewery, Vista
- Industry Bags Night @ 710 Beach Club
- Karaoke (8-11pm) @ Pour House
- Karaoke @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
- Trivia Night w/Kyle @ Pour House
Tuesday, January 6, 2026:
- The Dimes, Saint Misty, The Erasers @ Casbah
- Old Gods, Dust Worship, Once Loved @ Soda Bar
- Sue Palmer & Her Motel Swing Band @ Tio Leo's
- Sketch Party @ Whistle Stop
- Acoustic Sunsets @ Cannonball, Belmont Park
- Boots by the Beach – Live Country Tuesdays @ 710 Beach Club
- Midnight Ride @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
- SAN DNB: Sanctuary DNB Tuesdays with Sonny D, MCS, Werd, Apaulo8 @ EQ
- New Year More Bass @ Winston's
- Laura Jane's Musical Trivia & Bingo @ Pour House (6-8pm)
- Swing Dance Tuesdays @ Queen Bee's
- Trivia @ Fall Brewing (All Locations | 6pm)
- Open Mic Night @ McGuffie's Live
- Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
- Karaoke @ Pour House
- Karaoke @ Mr. Peabody's
- Trivia Night @ Fast Times
- Trivia Night/Retro Night @ 710 Beach Club
Wednesday, January 7, 2026:
- Open Oscillator #58 @ Casbah
- Slacker, Emmalee Rainbow, Beth and the Baysides, Doll Riot @ Soda Bar
- The Funky Resurrection @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | 21+ | No Reservation Required | 7pm)
- Gilbert Castellanos Young Lions Series & Jazz Jam @ Copley Auditorium, Panama 66
- Stone Presents: Tribute to Sighphur @ The Holding Company
- Jason Hanna and the Swingin' Bananas @ Riviera Supper Club
- Gin N Jukes @ Tio Leo's
- Sex Mex, Blair Gun, Chorduroy @ Tower Bar
- Hockey: San Diego Gulls vs. San Jose Barracuda @ Pechanga Arena
- Club Culture: DRockaway Kings, J Unite, Non-Profit @ Winston's
- Chris Fast Band @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Perfect Blend @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
- Standup Comedy @ Ken Club
- Jazz Jam @ Black Cat Bar
- Open Mic Night @ Humble Heart OB (6pm | 4873 Newport Ave | OB)
- Drag Bingo Wednesdays @ American Junkie
- Sunset Trivia Wednesdays @ Quartyard
- Open Mic with Whit @ Pour House
- Karaoke @ Bancroft Bar
- Open Mic @ 710 Beach Club
- Drop-In Improv with Patrick McInnis @ New Village Arts
- Wild Wednesday with DJ Ron @ Renegade Country
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