I mentioned I was going on a trip. So now I'm back from Chicago, still will my unpacked bag and piles of the stuff I wanted to take but had to cull from the load. As it is, I ended up buying a new suitcase while I was there because a backpack and a tote are just not big enough to carry enough clothes to stay warm in 8°. If you watched the sportsball game on Sunday, you saw how cold it was. We stayed about 2 miles from the stadium. I went with my mom, my sister, and my nieces, and while a super fun trip, I don't really get a lot of say when they booked and covered our flights, rental car, and accommodations, but at least this time we got some deep dish, and we found a little market that had some nice local beer selections, so we had fun getting buzzed in the room. My uncle drove out from South Bend and stayed with us Saturday, then we all caravanned on Sunday to meet one of my cousin's for dinner before the snow picked up and got back in time to watch the 2nd half. On Monday, we had to check out and we decided to leave our luggage at the hotel until our evening flight, so that's when I made the call that I would bail from the group while they went shopping and to lunch, and instead walked along the frigid Lake Michigan from our hotel to the Lincoln Park Zoo. I'm so glad I did. Everyone told me it was small and made it sound horrifying, but I thought it was beautiful and offered quiet and peaceful spaces for the animals when it's beyond freezing outside. I spent most of my time with the two gorilla troops and the chimps, but did venture to other parts of the zoo briefly. With their indoor habitats, it was definitely better than going in and out of overheated stores to the freezing outside on repeat. I hope to get back there again.
In the meantime, I haven't fully caught up with life, but I was able to blast out the listings for the week.
Stay safe (and warm) out there. There are far too many credible reports that the Not-Sees of ICE are surging in San Diego this week and going forward. Please be safe, watch out for your neighbors, and ALWAYS bear witness by FILMING HORIZONTAL if you see something unlawful, unjust, or uncomfortable. Know your rights. Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.
- Pinback, Systems Officer @ Casbah (SOLD OUT)
- JMSN: Straight Scared Tour, Samy Sharif @ Music Box
- Weakened Friends & Dream 99 @ Whistle Stop
- Analog Dog, Daddy, The Band Cope @ Soda Bar
- The Runarounds, Easy Honey @ The Observatory
- LSD and the Search for God, 60 juno @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- WYO • Nathaniel Stewart • Bryce Wettstein @ Belly Up
- Mercedes Moore @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | 21+ | No Reservation Required | 7pm | 9pm)
- Dusk Drama, We Are Okay, Winnabego, Statues & Stores @ Ken Club
- Bastard Sons Of Johnny Cash @ Pour House
- Bravo the Bagchaser: R2DC Tour, Lil Maru, GMONEYDT, PlayerrWays @ House of Blues
- Vanta After Dark, DJ 7th Stranger, DJ Heather Hardcore, DJ The Madame V @ The Holding Company
- Future Is Color: Archives @ Quartyard
- A Lens To The Sun, The Guilty Williams @ McGuffie's Live
- The Barstool Cowboys @ Seven Grand
- REVERB @ EQ
- Uptown Rhythm Makers @ Panama 66
- Open Jam @ Winston's (8pm)
- Backwater Blues Band @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Louisa Gillis @ North Coast Rep Theatre
- The Trip to Bountiful @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (7pm)
- The Jury Experience @ Joan B. Kroc Theatre (6pm | 8:30pm)
- Lucas and Arthur Jussen @ Baker-Baum Concert Hall, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
- Stop.Drop.Rewind, Home By Five @ Til-Two Club
- Bobby Sanchez @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- Acoustic Sunsets @ Cannonball, Belmont Park
- Big Band Express @ Tio Leo's
- Disney On Ice: Let’s Dance @ Pechanga Arena
- Jukebox Junkies @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
- Victoria Robertson @ Grand Lobby, Westgate Hotel
- Happy Hour & Trivia Night @ Winston's (6:30pm)
- Aztec Open Mic | Featured Artist Dan Martin @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista (Doors/Signups 5pm | Featured Artist 6pm)
- Open Mic Nite @ Renegade Country
- Karaoke @ Luau Bar
- Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
- Monster Rally, RUMTUM @ Casbah
- The McCharmlys, The Emkays @ Soda Bar
- Shannon Shaw Band, Mary Simich, DJ GirlGroupGirl @ Whistle Stop (SOLD OUT)
- Led Zepagain, Radio Thieves @ Music Box
- Billy F Gibbons and the BFG Band @ Belly Up (SOLD OUT)
- Brains On! LIVE: Your Brain is Magic! @ The Observatory
- Mochilero & Amanda Portela @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | 21+ | No Reservation Required | 8pm | 10pm)
- Luis Angel 'El Flaco' y Julio Preciado @ Civic Theatre
- John Cusack's "Say Anything" @ The Magnolia
- Elevation Rhythm – The Goodbye Yesterday Tour @ SOMA (SOLD OUT)
- Club Gravebeat @ Ken Club
- Los Maniacos featuring Bill Caballero @ Dizzy's
- Goddess Groove: Music, Art, & Feminine Power with Nubella Honey & Swooon @ Quartyard
- Chunky Hustle Brass Band @ Panama 66
- Satisfiers @ Black Cat Bar
- Atomic Groove @ Belly Up (Happy Hours 5-8pm)
- Ass Pocket Whiskey Fellas @ Fast Times
- The Hemogoblins | The Teachers | Beat Vox | The Red Cars | Mr. L's Blues Garage @ Humble Heart & Thrift, Music & Cafe | 4873 Newport Ave | OB)
- Blue Park Suites, Desire4, Texico Club @ Banshee Bar
- Mark Stuart And The Bastard Sons Of Johnny Cash @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs
- American Mile @ Moonshine Flats
- Candlelight Concert with String Quartet - Range Ensemble @ Joan B. Kroc Theatre (6:15pm | 8:30pm)
- Seahaven (Performing Winter Forever in full to commemorate 15 years), Commoner, GARZI @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- O-Street @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
- Kenny Eng & Rob Deez @ The Rabbit Hole
- R&B Only Live by COLORS Worldwide @ House of Blues
- Trade Roots Reggae 40th Anniversary with Downbeat the Ruler (Tony Screw), Earl Cunningham, Junior “Willow” Wilson @ The Holding Company
- The Apiary @ New Village Arts (Preview| 7:30pm)
- Dead Moose @ Oceanside Theatre Company At The Brooks (8pm | Sold Out | Preview Night)
- Louisa Gillis @ North Coast Rep Theatre
- The Trip to Bountiful @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (7pm)
- Basketball: San Diego Clippers vs Oklahoma City Blue | Giveaway: Clippers Temporary Tattoos (First 2000 Fans) @ Frontwave Arena
- Rosy Dawn, Oversoul @ Winston's (7pm)
- Billy Watson & His International Silver String Submarine Band @ Pour House (5-8pm | Free)
- LOOM, Tyranis, Grand Old Evils | Wendy's Bday Party Banger @ Pour House (9pm | Free)
- Jenny & The Tramps @ Seven Grand
- FNGRS CRSSD presents U.R.TRAX @ EQ
- Josexxx @ Til-Two Club
- Johnny J & The Jiggle Oh's @ Tio Leo's
- Tim Dierkas @ Mr. Peabody's
- Boogie Down Band @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
- Fleetwood Max @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (8pm)
- Rotten Cabal, Julian Stranger @ McGuffie's Live (8pm)
- Vee's Birthday Bash | Food by Ma's Kitchen @ McGuffie's Live
- Pocket Candy @ Riviera Supper Club
- Gone Blonde Band @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
- Glen Fisher & Students 6-9pm | Song & Salt 4-6pm @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- Kat Shoemaker @ The Jazz Lounge
- Kristi Krause @ LandShark Bar & Grill, Margaritaville Hotel (6pm)
- Big Sky Moon @ Renegade Country
- Francois Dean & The Fellas @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort (3:30-7:30pm)
- The Dudes of SD @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort (9pm)
- Darion James @ Bull & Bourbon Sycuan Casino Resort (6-9pm)
- Open Mic Fridays @ Pop Up Winona (El Cajon Blvd @ Winona)
- Karaoke with Corey Glasper @ Winston's (9:30pm)
- SD Freakout with Andrew McGranahan & Mike Turi @ Blind Lady Ale House
- SD Union: Danny Byrd + More @ SPIN
- Flashback Fridays with Junior theDISCOpunk @ Mo's
- Volleyball: San Diego Mojo vs Grand Rapids Rise @ Viejas Arena, SDSU
- Disney On Ice: Let’s Dance @ Pechanga Arena
- Improv Comedy Show @ New Village Arts
- Karaoke @ Luau Bar
- Live Music @ Grand Lobby, Westgate Hotel
- Real Hypha @ Moonshine Beach
- DJ Gary B & DJ Treflip @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (10pm-1:30am)
Saturday, January 24, 2026:
- Wand, Crasher (acoustic) @ Casbah
- Electric Feels: Indie Rock + Electronic Dance Party @ The Observatory North Park
- Ritual Howls, Mvtant, Mission to the Sun @ Soda Bar
- Tainted Love, Mëtal Möuse - A Hard Rockin' Triute to Disney @ Belly Up (SOLD OUT)
- AZ., Dj Doo Wop, Dj Symphony, Ric Scales, G Blasian @ Music Box
- Shades of Tjader: A Tribute to Cal Tjader @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | 21+ | No Reservation Required | 8pm | 10pm)
- The Cure: Live Tribute by The Perfect Boys @ Quartyard
- Tragedy and Triumph: Shostakovich Symphony No. 8 @ Jacobs Music Center/Symphony Hall
- Musings, Head Cheerleader, Nanobel @ Ken Club
- Stevie Nicks Illusion – Tribute to Fleetwood Mac & Stevie Nicks @ Ramona Mainstage
- Robin Henkel with Horns @ Panama 66
- TA Tomblinson @ Whistle Stop (Matinee Show | 4-7pm)
- Zachariah Porter: The Big Back Behavior Tour @ The Magnolia
- Too Punk for Earth: Tribute show and Fundraiser for Josh Nenigar with VCS (Violates Community Standards), Mad Boys, Brighton Street Bullies, Deadly Dispute, Moral Genocide @ The Bancroft Bar
- Joey Harris 69th Birthday Bash & Performance @ Black Cat Bar
- Other Voices: Dark Dance Night @ Banshee Bar
- Booty Bassment with DJ Dimitri, Rob Moran, and Guests @ Whistle Stop
- Jetpack Mojo @ Fast Times
- Retro-X @ The Rabbit Hole
- hatespeech (album release show): hatespeech, foreshadow, far below, full clip, jack knife, '92, hyeprvigilant @ Che Cafe
- Benefit for Kevin Kraatz | Plug Uglies, Sunset Dregs (feat Harlis Sweetwater), Suede Denim Secret Police, Haez @ Pour House (8pm)
- Velvet Moon @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista (7-10pm)
- Aztec Open Mic Matinee @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista (1:30-5:30pm)
- TK And The Deadlist @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs
- MC Davo & Sabino @ House of Blues
- Rave Jesus. - I Met God on the Dancefloor @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- A Klezmer Experience with Merryl Goldberg, Phyllis Irwin & Lillian Faderman @ New Village Arts (2-4pm)
- Irving Flores Presents: Last Saturday Latin Jazz Series @ The Jazz Lounge
- Mickey Avalon – 20th Anniversary (Playing His First Album In Its Entirety + All The Fan Favorites) @ The Holding Company
- The Fever Vault, Gold Plates, DJ Bloodline @ Tower Bar
- American Mile @ Moonshine Flats
- Crash Dividian, Ratio Strain, Slowly Crushed @ Til-Two Club
- Savage Touch @ Mr. Peabody's (9pm)
- Celeste Barbier @ Mr. Peabody's (3-6pm)
- Santee Music Academy @ Joan B. Kroc Theatre
- The Apiary @ New Village Arts (Preview| 7:30pm)
- Dead Moose @ Oceanside Theatre Company At The Brooks (8pm)
- Louisa Gillis @ North Coast Rep Theatre (2pm SOLD OUT| 8pm)
- The Trip to Bountiful @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (2pm | 7pm)
- Creativity & Madness with Camarada @ Baker-Baum Concert Hall, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
- San Diego Youth Symphony – 2026 Winter Concerts – Concert 1 Overture Strings, Symphonic Strings, Concert Strings, Symphony Orchestra @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido (1-3:40pm)
- Basketball: San Diego Clippers vs Oklahoma City Blue | Star Wars Night Giveaway: Light Saber Thundersticks @ Frontwave Arena
- Smoke & Mirrors Sound System @ Seven Grand
- District Lab3: Maya Santana, Elezd, Michelle Mendez, Katenothere, CNR @ EQ
- The Great North Special, Wreckless Strangers @ Winston's (9pm)
- OBurritos, San Malo @ Winston's (4pm)
- Betamaxx @ Tio Leo's
- Doghouse Blues @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
- Detroit Underground @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (9pm)
- Electric Waste Band 6-9pm | Party Crashers 3-6pm | Chicken Bone Slim 12-3pm @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- Black Out, One Night In The City @ McGuffie's Live
- Perfect Blend Duo @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (1-4:30pm)
- The Heat @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (6-10pm)
- David Rosales @ LandShark Bar & Grill, Margaritaville Hotel (11am)
- Jonny Tarr @ LandShark Bar & Grill, Margaritaville Hotel (6pm)
- Beginner Swing Classes with Mercedes Moore @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido (2pm)
- Kintsugi Workshop @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido (1-3pm | $75)
- Big City Hillbillies @ Renegade Country
- Skyler Lutes, Sandollar @ 710 Beach Club
- Konrad Malinowski Quartet @ Riviera Supper Club
- Mary Corso Band @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort (3:30-7:30pm)
- Forever Young @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort (9pm)
- Darion James @ Bull & Bourbon Sycuan Casino Resort (6-9pm)
- Vinyl Slices with Soul Slices with King Dutty @ Blind Lady Ale House
- Grown Folks Saturday: Old School Hip Hop and R&B @ SPIN (3-9pm)
- Intricacy Nights: David Rust, Adam, Ellis + More @ SPIN (9pm)
- Karaoke @ Luau Bar
- Live Music @ Grand Lobby, Westgate Hotel
- Fit Athletic Yoga @ Rady Shell at Jacobs Park (FREE with RSVP | 9:30-10:30am)
- Disney On Ice: Let’s Dance @ Pechanga Arena (11am | 3pm | 7pm)
- Kiki @ Moonshine Beach
- Monster Jam @ Snapdragon Stadium (5pm)
- Inspector, South Central Skankers, Atomic Sexies @ House of Blues
- Constant Smiles, In Mazes, Neutral Shirt @ Soda Bar
- Nueve Lio: Herturn Tour 2026 @ Music Box
- Helena Holleran Trio @ Panama 66
- The Robin Henkel Band with horns @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | 21+ | No Reservation Required |7pm)
- Tragedy and Triumph: Shostakovich Symphony No. 8 @ Jacobs Music Center/Symphony Hall
- Lady Dottie And The Diamonds @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs
- Showdown at Sundown @ Whistle Stop
- Shine: Marc Cotterell, Oscar P, Mini Raza, Boys Don't Disco, Paul Najera @ Quartyard (Free with RSVP | 3-8pm)
- Sunday Night Jazz with Leonard Patton, guitarist Peter Sprague, bassist Justin Grinnell and drummer Duncan Moore @ Tio Leo's
- The Wickershams Reunion with The Mothmen @ Tower Bar (Matinee Show | 4-8pm)
- Constant Smiles, In Mazes, and Neutral Shirt @ Banshee Bar
- Good Rodgering, The Last Time For Now, Black Sunday @ Til-Two Club
- Pants Karaoke!! @ Ken Club
- A.R.T. @ Winston's (1pm)
- Blue Healers, Diane Forsyth @ Winston's (4pm)
- Killing Capacity, Gaining Ground, False Witness, Across Life @ Che Cafe (2pm)
- The Apiary @ New Village Arts (Preview| 2pm)
- Spamilton: An American Parody @ Balboa Theatre
- Dead Moose | Artist Talkback @ Oceanside Theatre Company At The Brooks (3pm)
- Louisa Gillis @ North Coast Rep Theatre (7pm)
- The Trip to Bountiful @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (2pm)
- San Diego Youth Symphony – 2026 Winter Concerts – Concert 2: Overture Winds, Concert Winds, Wind Symphony @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido (1pm)
- San Diego Youth Symphony – 2026 Winter Concerts – Concert 3: Percussion Ensemble, Philharmonia, Sinfonia @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido (6pm)
- West Coast Whiskey Social, Deepwater @ The Holding Company
- Magnolco & Pour House present '“Pour Out The Arts” with Misfire, Kook, Side Swiped, Bug Stomp, On The Menu @ Pour House (Free | All Ages | 12-8pm | Vendors: Shop Small-Shop Local!)
- Santee Music Academy @ Joan B. Kroc Theatre
- Blues TBD @ McGuffie's Live
- The Buckleys @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (1-4:30pm)
- Len Rainey & The Midnight Players @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad (6-10pm)
- San Diego Jazz Organ Summit @ The Jazz Lounge
- Concert in the Park @ Spreckels Organ Pavilion (2pm, Free)
- Hidden LFO @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista (5:30pm)
- Sunday Night Jazz Jam @ Mr. Peabody's (6pm)
- High Noon Grateful Dead Party (12-5pm) @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- Nils @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (6pm)
- SD Entertainment @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino Resort (1-5pm)
- O.B.-o-ke @ Winston's (8pm)
- Karaoke @ Neon Moon
- Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
- Disney On Ice: Let’s Dance @ Pechanga Arena (11am | 3pm)
- Monster Jam @ Snapdragon Stadium (3pm)
- Sunday Reset Yoga Flow @ Quartyard (Free with RSVP | 10-11am)
- Steve Gunn, Shannon Lay @ Whistle Stop
- Auz Fontaine, Low Points, Birthday Boy, Beta Lion @ Soda Bar
- Rickie Lee Jones @ Belly Up (Seated Show | SOLD OUT)
- Matteo Mancuso, Route96 Tour @ Music Box
- Electric Waste Band @ Winston's
- The Blue Hour with The TA Tomlinson Band and Special Guests @ Whistle Stop (Free | 6-9pm)
- The Blennies @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- Danny Holt & Michael Coonrod, piano 4-hands @ La Jolla Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (Free Mini-Concert | 12pm)
- Hollywood Stars of Magic • at the Village @ New Village Arts (7pm)
- San Diego Jazz Organ Summit - Jam Session @ The Jazz Lounge
- 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
- Game Tournaments @ McGuffie's Live
- Controversial Event @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 (San Diego Restaurant Week):
- The Dimes, Rambo Pacino, Greyshade @ Casbah
- Madison Cunningham: The Ace Tour, Mike Viola @ Belly Up (Seated Show)
- The Sundering, Ghosts Of Salò, Primeval @ Soda Bar
- Soul Persuaders @ Tio Leo's
- The New Wave Orchestra @ Balboa Theatre
- Kasia Smolarek @ Joan B. Kroc Theatre
- We're All In The Mood for a Melody: Polyphony Through The Ages @ The JAI, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center (2pm | Free with RSVP)
- Acoustic Sunsets @ Cannonball, Belmont Park
- Jimmy & Enrique @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
- SAN DNB: Sanctuary DNB Tuesdays with Sonny D, MCS, Werd, Apaulo8 @ EQ
- The Dis-engagement @ Winston's (6pm)
- Laura Jane's Musical Trivia & Bingo @ Pour House (6-8pm)
- 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 & Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
- Controversial Event @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 (San Diego Restaurant Week):
- Hannah Juanita and The Hardliners, Mose WIlson, Kimmi Bitter @ Casbah
- Kayo Dot, Xasthur @ Soda Bar
- Foghat, The Blitz Brothers @ Belly Up
- Gilbert Castellanos Young Lions Series & Jazz Jam @ Copley Auditorium, Panama 66
- Thomas Erak & The Ouroboros, Murals, Diver @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- Skyler Lutes + Indica Stereo @ The Holding Company
- Mila Cargo | Anniina @ Humble Heart & Thrift, Music & Cafe | 4873 Newport Ave | OB)
- Jason Hanna and the Swingin' Bananas @ Riviera Supper Club
- Paul Cornish Trio | Athenaeum Jazz @ La Jolla Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
- Buzz Campbell & The Heartaches @ Tio Leo's
- Kazha, DJ Albert B @ Til-Two Club
- Adversarial Productions presents Temptress, Tideless, Vedic @ Tower Bar
- Club Culture: Pinnacle, DJ Unite, Non-Profit @ Winston's
- Louisa Gillis @ North Coast Rep Theatre (7pm)
- The Trip to Bountiful @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre (2pm | 7pm)
- D.K. Harrell with Taryn Donath Duo @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- olando Rose @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Nineteen 90s Band @ Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad
- Hockey: San Diego Gulls vs. Tucson Roadrunners @ Pechanga Arena
- VAMP Nonfiction showcase @ Ken Club
- Drag Bingo Wednesdays @ American Junkie
- Burlesque Karaoke Night @ McGuffie's Live
- Trivia @ The Holding Company
- Twisted Trivia: New Girl @ 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
- Controversial Event @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
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