Things To Do In San Diego: Thursday, January 8-Wednesday, January 14, 2025: Bowie Birthday | Band Argument | Laser Disco Drum Orgy | RJD2 | Adolescents | Weatherbox | Jim Ward | The Dimes | Odessa Kane |

Now that the kid is back in school and Darren is back at work, I thought I'd be chillin hard at home alone. But I thought wrong. The ADUs being constructed next door are almost done, but their crew shows up at 6:30 every morning and by 7 is in full blown construction noise along with the project manager parking his monster truck and blaring the radio to the construction site...like 12 feet from my pillow. So I've been trying to go to bed earlier so I can handle the early wakeups. On Tuesday, I was up so early I decided I would just drive to LA to get to the zoo before they opened. Wednesday I was up early again and went to Cabrillo Monument before going to the zoo. Now it's approaching 1am and I think I might actually be tired enough to sleep and listings are done before 4am. 

The whole world is going fucking insane right now, We are seriously living in Gilead. Find something that brings you joy. For me, it was seeing those baby apes in LA. Maybe I'll hit the free Bowie party on Thursday night at the Casbah. Find joy wherever you can. 

Stay safe out there. Nolite te bastardes carborundorum. 

Thursday, January 8, 2026:

• Bowie Birthday Bash VIII performing Black Star + Young Americans with Ariel Levine + The Supercreeps, Funky Thigh Collectors, DJ Shuffledust @ Casbah (FREE!!)
• Rhinoceros III, Dream Burglar, Neon Beach @ Soda Bar
• Band Argument, Big Bruised, Randy Johnson Kills A Dove & DJ Andrew Palko @ Whistle Stop
• The Morgan Wallen Experience (Morgan Wallen Tribute Band), Cody Carter, Ramblin Fever @ Belly Up (SOLD OUT)
• Peach Cooler, Sun Burnette, Lazy Otter @ Music Box
• themattsmithneujazztrio ft Leonard Patton @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | 21+ | No Reservation Required | 7pm | 9pm)
• The Gravities @ Seven Grand
• Sangre Bruja, Astrodice, DJ Gomethegod @ Ken Club
• John Jorgenson Quintet @ Museum of Making Music 
• Mythography | 18th Annual soundON Festival (3-day Series) @ La Jolla Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
• Pig Pharma, Dusted Angel, Secret Fun Club @ The Bancroft Bar (3pm Matinee Show)
• Pinfall, Breakaway State, One Square Mile @ The Bancroft Bar (8pm)
• Kevon Johnson (Jazz) @ McGuffie's Live
• Uptown Rhythm Makers @ Panama 66
• Ne'ol Soul Thursday @ Quartyard
• Mojo Risin' Tribute to The Doors @ Winston's 
• Jeff Ousley’s Live Music Showcase @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Loitering, Fog Lamp, Rain on Fridays @ Tower Bar
• The Locals @ Aquarius Bar & Grille 
• Acoustic Sunsets @ Cannonball, Belmont Park
• Laurel Canyon Revival @ Tio Leo's
• Cadillac Fringe @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
• REVERB @ EQ 
• Victoria Robertson @ Grand Lobby, Westgate Hotel
• Aztec Open Mic @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista (Doors/Signups 5pm | Featured Artist 6pm)
• Happy Hour & Trivia Night @ Winston's
• Open Mic Night @ Renegade Country
• Karaoke @ Luau Bar
• Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club

Friday, January 9, 2026:

• DJ Robin Roth, Laser Disco Drum Orgy, Robot Candy @ Casbah
• Vurv, The Film Company, Witness, Go Scarlet @ Soda Bar
• The FABBA Show (Tribute to Abba), It's Britney Beep @ Belly Up (SOLD OUT)
• Oceans • The Imposters @ Belly Up (Happy Hours 5-8pm)
• The Emo Night Tour @ Music Box
• SYNTHICIDE San Diego Dance Party @ Whistle Stop
• Canyon River @ Seven Grand
• One's Own Haven | Saguaro | Blue Park Suites | Tidepool @ Humble Heart OB (4873 Newport Ave)
• The Pyramids @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | 21+ | No Reservation Required | 8pm | 10pm)
• Julian Roel (alto saxophonist) @ Dizzy's
• Anesthesia: A Tribute to Metallica, Nirvanish, American Idiots @ The Observatory
• Strike Twelve, Punchcard, Making Incredible Time @ Ken Club
• Nightshade Navarro @ Panama 66
• Trish Toledo @ Corazon del Barrio
• Bridging The Music Presents: San Diego miniFEST with Kyle Luna and the Moon Dogs, TNL Recon & TNL Magma, Septa Coda, August Wild, David Luka, Fight Naked, Samodiva @ Brick By Brick
• Volta Lust (Johnny Tran and Mysti Tonik), MyAlterEmo @ Banshee Bar
• Wolff Trio @ Fast Times
• Amanda Portela Y Los Brujos Atómicos @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs
• Trey Miles and Friends @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
• The Humblers, Drama Dolls, Cut-Rate Druggist & Grahzny @ Tower Bar
• Jimmy Lewis @ The Rabbit Hole
• Body and Soul—Memory, Contemplation, and Expectation | 18th Annual soundON Festival (3-day Series) @ La Jolla Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
• Russ Blvd, June Gloom, The Dimes @ The Holding Company
• Disney's Frozen Jr. @ San Diego Junior Theatre/Casa Del Prado Theatre (7pm)
• Basketball: San Diego Clippers vs Iowa Wolves @ Frontwave Arena
• Lacrosse: San Diego Seals vs. Toronto Rock @ Pechanga Arena
• The M80's Oceanside @ Winston's (7pm)
• Annual Bowie Birthday Bash! with Rebel Star @ Pour House (9pm)
• Joe Wood & the Lonely Ones @ Pour House (Free, 5-8pm)
• Caustica: Fezter, BarbieSerk, Psych Proestess, Revenant @ Til-Two Club
• Cadillac Fringe @ Mr. Peabody's
• The Siers Brothers @ Tio Leo's
• Rewind Band @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
• Full Strength Funk @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (8pm)
• Santino & The SD Boyz @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort (3:30–7:30pm)
• Next Level Band @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort (9pm-1am)
• Darion James @ Bull & Bourbon Sycuan Casino Resort (6-9pm)
• Z Matrix, Fkenal, Snake Oil Burlesque, Dresden's Burning @ McGuffie's Live 
• The Verge @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
• Travel Agents 6-9pm | OB Burritos 4-6pm @ Aquarius Bar & Grille 
• Adam Moezinia @ The Jazz Lounge
• Jonny Tarr @ LandShark Bar & Grill, Margaritaville Hotel (6pm)
• James Kelly Band @ Renegade Country
• Bill Caballero @ Riviera Supper Club
• Open Mic Fridays @ Pop Up Winona (El Cajon Blvd @ Winona)
• Disco S!ut @ EQ 
• Vinyl Slices @ Blind Lady Ale House
• Bingo Loco @ Quartyard
• Flashback Fridays with Junior theDISCOpunk @ Mo's
• Elevate: Anthony Attalla, Maximo, and more @ SPIN 
• Karaoke with Corey Glasper @ Winston's (9:30pm)
• Karaoke @ Luau Bar
• Live Music @ Grand Lobby, Westgate Hotel
• DJ Gary B & DJ Treflip @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (10pm-1:30am) 
• Famous Dave and Real Hypha @ Moonshine Beach 

Saturday, January 10, 2026:

• Adolescents, Stretcher Case, Owl Be Damned, Toof Fairy @ Casbah 
• RJD2, DGTL CLR @ Music Box
• Weatherbox, King of Heck, Fieldrush @ Soda Bar
• Dean Lewis: The Epilogue World Tour, Matt Hansen @ The Sound
• Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, Black Market III @ Belly Up  
• David Spade: I Got A Feel For It @ Balboa Theatre
• Scott Pemberton, Wil Blades, & Zak Najor Organ Trio @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | 21+ | No Reservation Required | 8pm | 10pm)
• Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band @ Jacobs Music Center/Symphony Hall 
• Saturday Afternoon Fever with DJ Krys Da Cat @ Whistle Stop (4pm)
• BOOTY BASSMENT with DJ Dimitri, Rob Moran, and Guests @ Whistle Stop (9pm)
• Jay Pharaoh @ Live & Up Close, Sycuan Casino Resort (SOLD OUT)
• Velvet Underground Market @ Ken Club
• The Satisfiers @ Panama 66
• WAR @ The Magnolia
• Lovers Guilt, Shattered Sympathy, Finding Violet, Endo Sol, Cryptid Hour @ SOMA Sidestage 
• North Coast Strings Concert Weekend @ Museum of Making Music
• Shawn Rohlf Band @ Black Cat Bar
• Emo Night with JOSEXXX @ Banshee Bar
• The California Rangers feat. Tom Boren @ Pour House (5-8pm, FREE) 
• Cover Me Badd @ Pour House (9pm) 
• Aztec Open Mic Matinee @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista (1:30-5pm)
• Super Buffet @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista (7-10pm)
• The Tone Slingers @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs
• 6one9, Lies N Roses, Sonic Moonshine, Casey & Romy @ House of Blues
• Township Rebellion (RATM Tribute) @ The Holding Company
• Manzanita Blues @ Rabbit Hole 
• Day.Ten with All:Lo Collective Takeover with Parkbreezy, Pheel., TF Marz @ Quartyard
• Petrov The Hero, Hooch, Fancy Faces @ Til-Two Club
• West of 5 @ Mr. Peabody's
• Mythologies—searching for and seeing ourselves | 18th Annual soundON Festival (3-day Series) @ La Jolla Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
• Silent Vice, Carry The Day, Resider, Avenue Army @ Brick By Brick
• Disney's Frozen Jr. @ San Diego Junior Theatre/Casa Del Prado Theatre (2pm)
• Manifest It! A Dream Role Cabaret @ New Village Arts 
• Basketball: San Diego Clippers vs Iowa Wolves | Collectors Night/Trade Alley |  Kid Condor Figurine for the first 1,000 fans | Kid Condor Trading Card for the first 2,000 fans @ Frontwave Arena
• The Element @ Joan B. Kroc Theatre
• The B Line @ Seven Grand
• Saint Luna with Doah's Daydream @ Winston's (8pm)
• DeepWater @ Winston's (4pm)
• Detroit Underground @ Tio Leo's
• The Water Spots @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
• Rising Star @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (8pm)
• FSW Presents 4WAY STREET 6-9pm | The Rezistors 3-6pm | Manzantia Blues 12-3pm @ Aquarius Bar & Grille 
• Paw, St. Doom, Fungla Mirage @ McGuffie's Live 
• Halo Effect @ Fast Times
• Harmony Grove @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (1-4:30pm)
• Mystique Element Of Soul @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (6-10pm)
• Wild$ide @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort (9pm-1am)
• Psydecar @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort (3:30-7:30pm)
• Darion James @ Bull & Bourbon Sycuan Casino Resort (6-9pm)
• Tim Apple @ LandShark Bar & Grill, Margaritaville Hotel (11am)
• The Heart @ LandShark Bar & Grill, Margaritaville Hotel (6pm)
• Dawson Country @ Renegade Country
• Miranda Ramos, Jessie Lark @ 710 Beach Club
• Classic Journey Tribute, Kids Wanna Rock (Tribute to Bryan Adams) @ Ramona Mainstage
• Beginner Swing Classes with Mercedes Moore @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido (2pm)
• Vinyl Slices @ Blind Lady Ale House
• Pink Hearts: The Pink Party with Donald Glaude, Nicky Genesis, Cazztek, + More @ SPIN 
• Karaoke @ Luau Bar
• Live Music @ Grand Lobby, Westgate Hotel 
  
• DJ Tigerlily @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (10pm-1:30am) 
• Famous Dave and Real Hypha @ Moonshine Beach 
• Monster Jam @ Snapdragon Stadium
  

Sunday, January 11, 2026:

• Sorry It's Over, Catching Klover, The Gravities @ Casbah
• PONS, Lord Friday the 13th, Comedown Lounge @ Soda Bar
• The Ultimate Doors (The Doors Tribute Band), Isaiah Mitchell of Earthless (Jimi Hendrix Solo Electric Set) @ Belly Up 
• The Red Fox Tails @ Panama 66
• Showdown at Sundown @ Whistle Stop
• Softmore | Freak Scene | Vermillion Fever @ Humble Heart OB (4873 Newport Ave)
• Alex Ciavarelli Trio @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | 21+ | No Reservation Required | 8pm | 10pm)
• North Coast Strings Concert Weekend @ Museum of Making Music
• Pants Karaoke!! @ Ken Club
• Chris Housman @ Winston's (6pm)
• zero trace, color me blood red, vesuvius, with these hands i bleed @ Che Cafe
• Sounds & Swells @ Baker-Baum Concert Hall, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
• Serving Laughs: A Queer Comedy Variety Show! @ New Village Arts
• Disney's Frozen Jr. @ San Diego Junior Theatre/Casa Del Prado Theatre (11am)
• Mustard Plug, The Toasters, The Iron Roses @ The Holding Company
• Indie/Soul Sunday Showcase with Nashelle & the Nasties, Samer Bakri, Eva Rose King (CO), Honk! @ Pour House  
• The Dave Gleason Trio @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs
• Sunday Night Jazz Piano-Rama @ Tio Leo's 
• Lorraine Dietrich @ Til-Two Club
• The Buckleys @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (1-4:30pm)
• Cool Rush Band @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (6-10pm)
• Recess: Hip Hop + R&B Day Party with Sparky, Okami, Tr3ble, OG Austin, Benny Loco @ Quartyard
• Sunday Songwriter Showcase with Jeff Berkley @ The Jazz Lounge
• Concert in the Park @ Spreckels Organ Pavilion (2pm, Free)
• Sunday Night Jazz Jam @ Mr. Peabody's (6pm)
• High Noon Grateful Dead Party (12pm-Sunset) @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
• Ryan Tafolla & Friends @ Riviera Supper Club
• DJ John Phillips @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (6pm)
• SD Entertainment @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort (1-5pm)
• Volleyball: San Diego Mojo vs Orlando Valkyries @ Viejas Arena, SDSU
• O.B.-o-ke @ Winston's (8pm)
• Karaoke @ Neon Moon
• Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
• Bingo @ McGuffie's Live
• Monster Jam @ Snapdragon Stadium

Monday, January 12, 2026:

• Jim Ward, Tigers in Cairo @ Casbah 
• Auz Fontaine, Sam Ritchie, Sebastian Alvarez. Jonah Tam @ Soda Bar
• Fiesta Del Sol Battle of the Bands: Toga Party Band • Jessie Lark • Golden Lion • The Dys-FUNK-tionals • Stone Horse @ Belly Up
• Electric Waste Band @ Winston's 
• Sue Palmer Trio @ La Jolla Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (12pm | Free Mini-Concert) 
• Musical Monday – Animation Domination @ Cygnet Theatre
• Not All Dead (4:20-7:30pm) @ Aquarius Bar & Grille 
• Blue Monday with DJ Camilla Robina, Faux Velvet, Lesqualita @ EQ 
• Open Mic with Jay Cain @ Mr. Peabody's
• Monday Blues & Rock Jam @ Aztec Brewery, Vista
• Open Decks @ 710 Beach Club
• Karaoke @ The Holding Company
• Karaoke (8-11pm) @ Pour House 
• Karaoke @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
• Trivia Night w/Kyle @ Pour House 
• Poetry Slam @ Queen Bee's 

Tuesday, January 13, 2026:

• The Dimes (Casbah Residency!), Cheyenne Benton, Cotton Brain @ Casbah
• Ryley Walker, Papa M @ Soda Bar
• earlier • DJ Senzø • DJ Mr. Bold • DJ Gen1 @ Belly Up
• Big Time Operator @ Tio Leo's
• Skiimo, Echinacea, Virginia Crime @ Banshee Bar
• Acoustic Sunsets @ Cannonball, Belmont Park
• Pacific Beach Punk feat. Jimmy Holbrook @ McGuffie's Live
• SAN DNB: Sanctuary DNB Tuesdays with Sonny D, MCS, Werd, Apaulo8 @ EQ
• Open Mic Night hosted by Owen Boles @ Winston's
• Laura Jane's Musical Trivia & Bingo @ Pour House (6-8pm)
• Jimmy and Enrique @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
• Open Decks: ALl Bass Music with Exhaustin @ Winston's
• Swing Dance Tuesdays @ Queen Bee's 
• Trivia @ Fall Brewing (All Locations | 6pm)
• Karaoke @ Pour House 
• Karaoke @ Mr. Peabody's
• Trivia Night @ Park & Rec
• Trivia Night @ Fast Times 
• Trivia Night & Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club

Wednesday, January 14, 2026:

• Hip-Hop Wednesday: Odessa Kane w/Felt One, DotWav, Sham Blak, Gifted Youngstaz, Ash the Author, Illest Chill @ Casbah
• Belly Up & Six String Society Present Drumtastic! A celebration to the roots of the Rhythm Makers with Sol e Mar • Enrique Platas & Jimmy Patton • Kainga Music @ Belly Up
• almost monday, Edgehill @ Music Box
• Gilbert Castellanos Young Lions Series & Jazz Jam @ Copley Auditorium, Panama 66
• Briscoe, The Takes @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
• Berner @ House of Blues
• Mad Caddies, Sunbendr @ The Holding Company
• Jason Hanna and the Swingin' Bananas @ Riviera Supper Club
• Buzz Campbell & The Heartaches @ Tio Leo's
• Club Culture: Jahtiva, DJ Unite, Non-Profit @ Winston's 
• Louisa Gillis @ North Coast Rep Theatre 
• The Trip to Bountiful @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre 
• Hockey: San Diego Gulls vs. Abbotsford Canucks @ Pechanga Arena
• Grateful Dead Night featuring Ripple Effect @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
• Maverick @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• All Strung Out @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
• Standup Comedy @ Ken Club
• Drag Bingo Wednesdays @ American Junkie
• Trivia @ The Holding Company
• Twisted Trivia Wednesdays @ Quartyard
• Open Mic with Whit @ Pour House
• Open Mic @ 710 Beach Club
• Salsa & Bachata Dance Party @ New Village Arts 
• Drop-In Improv with Patrick McInnis @ New Village Arts 
• Wild Wednesday with DJ Ron @ Renegade Country