SoundDiego: Local Nightclubs Get Creative to Help Struggling Staffers

I miss my friends. 

I wrote a little article for something that is especially close to my heart... Casbah's current effort to sell merch, with proceeds going to a staff relief fund. Other venues have stepped up, too. If you wanna buy merch, the links are below and in the article.

Casbah
Soda Bar
Bar Pink - will be open Fri/Sat from 7-9pm selling merch, to-go alcohol
Brick By Brick
Music Box
Belly Up
Blonde Bar
Whistle Stop (Virtual Tip Jar)

Photos: An Evening with Jim James at Belly Up, November 1, 2018

Last Thursday, I had the unexpected privilege of shooting photos of Jim James at the Belly Up. Over the years, I've had the pleasure of seeing My Morning Jacket several times, and was able to catch him solo years back for some weird Rock n Roll Hall of Fame touring series where he'd play some songs in between a live on stage interview, but this was the first time I had my camera at one of his shows with actual permission. (To be honest, I'd smuggled my camera into that Belly Up thing back in the day and snuck some audio recordings, but who knows where those ended up.) Anyhow, this show was amazing, though the lighting was quite subdued and challenging. Naturally, it had sold out rather quickly. It was 'an evening with', so there was no opener, just Jim James, barefoot with his guitar for the first part of the night, and later (as the crowd collectively started feeling their alcohol and increasing the chatter), was joined by a drummer. The music spanned his career, though he definitely took some time to comment on the current state of politics and division and allowed all of us to get lost in the music. If you haven't ever had the chance to see him, do it, and if you have, you know you'll be there every single time he returns. More photos after the jump.

Photos: Angel Olsen at Music Box, April 12, 2018

With this post, I'm over a month late with photos and in the meantime I've been to at least couple dozen more shows, so it's time to just post and move on. This particular night with Angel Olsen was incredibly lovely. Because the band had some black and white movie visuals projected behind them, lighting was pretty dark and dismal, but the music spoke for itself, and I'm always amazed when an artist can play deeply moving and heavy music and then have such light and easy banter between songs. I had been on a bit of a streak at Music Box, with LovelyTheBand, then Declan McKenna, and I appreciate that I'd been able to shoot there so much of late. As for Angel, there are few voices like hers in music today, and it was nice that after I shot I was allowed to sit in the owners box for a few songs. Not my personal best work, lighting was challenging, but below are pics of the show nonetheless.

Fiesta Del Sol Returns to Solana Beach May 20-21

For 38 years, Solana Beach has been presenting Fiesta Del Sol. Someday I'll get around to digitizing my video of the Rugburns from circa 1994, but in the meantime, some of the headliners have been announced. Of course, May 20th is also the day of the Festival of Arts in North Park but I'm sure you can make the rounds. As always, this is a free, all ages event, and I think they might even run some special Coasters to get there (but don't quote me on that). 

Belly Up’s 2017 Fiesta Del Sol Line Up:

Saturday, May  20th:
Dead Man’s Party
Through The Roots
Betamaxx
Thicker Than Thieves
The Paragraphs
Power Brokers Band
Zen Thomas

Sunday, May 21st:
Pato Banton
Nancarrow
Roger Clyne and the Peacemaker
Pine Mountain Logs
Euphoria Brass Band

*subject to change

Press release after the jump

Upcoming Casbah & Casbah Presents Shows (Updated 9.1.2016)

It has been a few weeks since I updated the Casbah upcoming shows, so this time I tried to fix the formatting a bit so it looks better and is a little easier to keep updated. This month has so many amazing shows, it's hard to feel bad about turning 40 at the end of the month. Everything on the books is after the jump.

Thu 9/01 - Taken by Canadians The Paragraphs, Hiroshima Mockingbirds, Mrs. Henry @ Casbah

Fri 9/02 - Flamin' Groovies, The Pandoras, The Loons, DJs Pat & Lety Beers @ The Casbah

Sat 9/03 - Punk Rock Karaoke, Cruz Radical, Johnny Madcap and The Distractions @ The Casbah

Sun 9/04 - The Creepy Creeps, Schizophonics, Mission Creeps, THE FINK BOMBS @ The Casbah

Sun 9/04 - The Kills, AUTOLUX @ Observatory North Park

Mon 9/05 - Floating Points, Olga Bell @ Belly Up Tavern

Wed 9/07 - The Bones of JR Jones, Creature and the Woods, The Whiskey Circle @ The Casbah

Thu 9/08 - Juliette Lewis, Andy Clockwise @ The Casbah (SOLD OUT)

Thu 9/08 - !!! @ Soda Bar

Thu 9/08 - Bayside, The Menzingers, Sorority Noise @ Observatory North Park

Fri 9/09 - Assemblage 23, DJ Robin Roth, Lance Liquidgrey @ The Casbah

Sat 9/10 - Trouble in the Wind, Red Fox Tails, Sick Balloons, Born Gypsy @ The Casbah

Sat 9/10 - Blondie, Prima Donna @ Observatory North Park (SOLD OUT)

Sun 9/11 - Spotlights, Death Eyes, Deep Sea Thunderbeast @ The Casbah

Mon 9/12 - Sam Outlaw, Cale Tyson, Reverend Baron @ Casbah

Tue 9/13 - Buddha Trixie, Cerulean Veins, The Wild Fires @ The Casbah

Tue 9/13 - Clams Casino, Lil B @ Observatory North Park

Tue 9/13 - Joseph Arthur, Reuben Hollebon @ Music Box

Wed 9/14 - Chuck Ragan & the Camaraderie, Nathan Maxwell (of Flogging Molly), WT Nelson @ Casbah

Thu 9/15 - Wove, No Sympathy, The Anomaly @ The Casbah

Thu 9/15 - Local Natives, Charlotte Day Wilson @ Observatory North Park

Upcoming Casbah & Casbah Presents Shows (Updated 8.12.16)

It's been a couple weeks since I've updated this list and there are so many new shows to be excited about. In the past couple weeks, Casbah added shows with Chuck Ragan, Papa, Cosmonauts, July Talk, Bob Log III, Federale, Astronautilus, Sam Outlaw and more. There are also shows with Clams Casino, IAMX, The Crookes, La Sera, Trails and Ways, The Julie Ruin, Lewis Del Mar, July Talk, Warpaint, Jai Wolf which all go on sale today.  Casbah's full list of shows are after the jump.

Fri, Aug 12 - Lucy Dacus, Casey Hensley, Karl and the Hornets @ The Casbah

Sat Aug 13 - the Donkeys, Heavy Hawaii, Hills Like Elephants @ The Casbah

Sat Aug 13 - The White Buffalo, Alice Drinks The Kool Aid @ Belly Up Tavern (SOLD OUT)

Sun Aug 14 - The Dillinger Escape Plan - Limerent Death Tour 2016, Author & Punisher @ The Casbah (SOLD OUT)

Sun Aug 14 - Rhett Miller, Andrew St. James @ Soda Bar

Mon Aug 15 - Ala Fringe. Melvus, The Fresh Brunettes @ The Casbah

Tue Aug 16 - Lincoln Durham, G Burns Jug Band, Toothless George and His One Man Band @ The Casbah

Tue Aug 16 - LA Witch @ The Hideout

Wed Aug 17 - Chastity Belt, So Pitted, Teach Me @ The Casbah

Wed Aug 17 - James Supercave Bad Kids, Pueblo @ The Hideout

Wed Aug 17 - Guided By Voices, Broncho @ Belly Up Tavern

Thu Aug 18 - Beware Of Darkness, Pleasure Fix @ The Casbah

Thu Aug 18 - Downtown Brown, Pinky Doodle Poodle @ Soda Bar

Fri Aug 19 - Chica Diabla Record Release Show, The Touchies, Mittens, Chamber Sixx @ The Casbah

Sat Aug 20 - David Bazan, Michael Nau @ The Casbah

Sat Aug 20 - Digable Planets, Camp Lo @ Belly Up Tavern

Updated Casbah & Casbah Presents Shows (Updated 7.29.16)

I know it's been like a month since I've updated the Casbah shows around here and for that I'm sorry. We don't work on any real schedule, so there are just always shows being added. In fact, so many that you have to figure out the new ones on your own. But everything on here is on sale already or goes on sale today at 10am. Everything on the Casbah books is after the jump.

Fri Jul 29 - The Kneehighs CD Release, Parker Edison, Sodie Orr, DJ Nicksta @ The Casbah

Fri Jul 29 - Zella Day @ Quartyard

Fri Jul 29 Savages, Head Wound City @ Observatory North Park
Fri Jul 29 - Savages After Party - Head Wound City DJ Set @ The Hideout

Savages

Sat Jul 30 Oh Pep! @ The Casbah

Sun Jul 31 - HONNE @ The Casbah (SOLD OUT)

Sun Jul 31 - HONEYHONEY @ Belly Up Tavern

Sun Jul 31 - C.W. Stoneking @ Soda Bar

C.W. Stoneking

Mon Aug 01 - Sound Lupus, Oh, Spirit!, Creature Canyon @ The Casbah

Tue Aug 02 - Marissa Nadler @ The Casbah

Wed Aug 03 - Cerulean Veins, Sundrop Electric, The Bum Deals @ The Casbah

Thu Aug 04 - The Bassics, The Gargoyles @ The Casbah

Thu Aug 04 - Declan McKenna, Machineheart @ The Irenic

Thu Aug 04 - People Under the Stairs @ Belly Up Tavern

Fri Aug 05 - Taking Back Tuesday @ The Casbah

Sat Aug 06 - Vinyl Junkies Record Swap @ The Casbah ($3, 11am-5pm)

Sat Aug 06 - Stage Kids CD Release, Weatherbox, NICELY, JR Jârris @ The Casbah

Sat Aug 06 - Earthless @ Belly Up Tavern

Sun Aug 07 - Shabazz Palaces DJ Set, DJ Artistic @ The Casbah

Photos: Frightened Rabbit at Belly Up (5.21.2016)

I was nothing but excited about last weekend's music offerings, but after being slightly disappointed by Damien Jurado (mostly because he chose to sit the whole show), I tried not to get too excited about Frightened Rabbit on Saturday. Fortunately, there was nothing to be disappointed about. Scott was as amazing as always, his banter with the crowd makes his crowd adore him, and the band played everything we wanted them to play, including the bold move of starting their set with their latest single, "Get Out". I adore Frightened Rabbit and though I know there probably won't be any small Casbah shows where we all hang out and do shots after the set, it's great to see them and hear them still playing amazing music.

It was definitely a crowded show and thus I enjoyed our table by the soundboard without moving around and basically took a million pictures that look pretty much identical but that's how I roll. The more excited I am about a show, the more pictures I take. You can see a bunch of them after the jump.

Here's the setlist:

Upcoming Casbah & Casbah Presents Shows (Updated 5.23.2016)

The Casbah has been really busy adding a ton of shows over the past week. If you ever want to see the latest stuff, you can click here and if you ever want to find that page, just add a "/latest" after casbahmusic.com. Of the new stuff, I'm particularly excited about the return of Jagwar Ma and Okkervil River. It looks like just after I publish this there are another 5 or so shows announcing, so as I always say, I can never really be caught up on anything.  

Mon May 23 - The Little Richards, The Bassics @The Casbah

Tue May 24 - Son Little, Doe Paoro @ Casbah

Tue May 24 Oddisee @ Soda Bar

Wed May 25 - Ivan & Alyosha, The Whiskey Circle @ The Casbah

Wed May 25 - Mayer Hawthorne, Gabriel Garzon Montano @ Observatory North Park

Thu May 26 Moving Units - Damage with Care Tour 2016, Billy Changer, Visions, Glass Spells @ The Casbah 

Thu May 26 Trails and Ways @ The Hideout

Trails and Ways

Fri May 27 - D.O.A., The Executives, Social Spit, Records with Roger @ The Casbah

Sat May 28 - Dillinger Four, Off With Their Heads, Toys That Kill, Night Birds @ Casbah (SOLD OUT)

Sat May 28 UPSILON ACRUX, Ahleuchatistas, Innerds @ The Hideout

Sun May 29 - Big Black Delta, James Supercave @ Casbah

Upcoming Observatory Shows (Updated 5.16.2016)

Here's the updated list for the Observatory. There are a couple big announcements this week, so keep an eye out on Wednesday, but in the meantime, here's what's on the books. Note that several of the hip hop shows are now 18+, so always double check the Observatory website before you head to a show to make sure the door time or age limits haven't been changed.

Tuesday, May 17- Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko, Rittz, Mayday, Stevie Stone and more, 7pm, 18+

Thursday, May 19- Chief Keef, 7pm, All Ages

Friday, May 20- J Boog, Hirie, 8pm, All Ages

Saturday, May 21- Father, 7pm, All Ages

Upcoming Casbah & Casbah Presents Shows (Updated 4.1.2016)

Like I said in the Observatory post, I meant to post this earlier in the week but didn't have a chance. New shows include Dreams Made Flesh, Wreckless Eric, Arbor Labor Union, Oddisee, Aesop Rock, Cigarettes After Sex, Wye Oak, White Lung, Holy Fuck, David Bazan, Suuns, Oh Pep!, and Trails and Ways. Everything on the books is listed below. There's a few shows that are super close to selling out, including Dillinger Four, Wild Belle, and Dan Padilla's Last Show on Saturday. (Archive after the jump)

Upcoming Shows At Observatory North Park (Updated 4.1.2016)

I've been trying to add this post all week, but there were a bunch of new shows which means I was actually kinda swamped putting together marketing plans and radio proposals. I also decided to change how I list the shows, so now instead of door time, I have them listed by start time, and I include the day of the week because if you're like me, you get excited about a show and then realize it's not a night you can go out or whatever. I don't know if there's a glitch or tickets have been made available, but if there's a show marked as sold out, you might want to check the site and see if that's still the case. Archive after the jump.

Friday, April 1- Tyler The Creator, 7pm, All Ages

Saturday, April 2- William Singe - The Introduction Tour, 8pm, All Ages (SOLD OUT)

Thursday, April 7- moe., 8pm, 18+

Friday, April 8- Third Eye Blind, 8pm, All Ages

Upcoming Casbah & Casbah Presents Shows (Updated 3.21.16)

I'm updating the Casbah list but forgot to mark the new shows, so here they are:
MC Yogi, Upsilon Crux, El Vez Punk Rock Revue, The Nashville Ramblers, Wild Wild Wets, Vinyl Junkies Record Swap, Kool Keith, and Andrew Bird, which isn't a new show, but has moved from the Observatory to the Music Box. This is the week after SXSW, so there are a ton of shows all over town, including 16 different Casbah presents shows around town and at the Casbah between now and Sunday. Holy shit. Busy week. All shows after Sunday are after the jump.

Mon Mar 21 - PINS, September Gurls, Shady Francos @ Casbah

Mon Mar 21 - J.D. Wilkes @ The Hideout

Tue Mar 22 - Lawrence, Taurus Authority @ The Casbah

Tue Mar 22 - Ra Ra Riot, And The Kids, PWR BTTM @ The Irenic

Ra Ra Riot

Wed Mar 23 - French Horn Rebellion, Mystery Skulls, Kennedy @ Casbah

Wed Mar 23 - Polica, Clara-Nova @ The Irenic

Wed Mar 23 - Reverend Horton Heat, Unknown Hinson, Cadillac Tramps, Viernes 13 @ Belly Up

Wed Mar 23 - Yuck, Big Thief, Junk @ Soda Bar

Yuck

Wed Mar 23 - Bayonne @ The Hideout

Thu Mar 24 - Melvins, The Side Eagles @ Casbah

Thu Mar 24 - Daughter, Wilsen @ Belly Up (SOLD OUT)

Thu Mar 24 - Glassjaw, Silver Snakes, Weight Of The Sun @ The Observatory North Park

Fri Mar 25 - Napalm Death, Melt Banana, Victims @ Casbah

Sat Mar 26 - Murder By Death, Tim Barry @ Casbah

Sat Mar 26 - Hey Marseilles, Hibou @ Soda Bar

Sun Mar 27 - Rob Crow's Gloomy Place, Vertical Scratchers @ Casbah

Rob Crow's Gloomy Place (photo by Bill Perrine)

Upcoming Casbah & Casbah Presents Shows (Updated 3.7.2016)

I know, I know, I feel your pain. Over the past couple weeks, I've heard a lot of feedback on the new Casbah website and have had my own headaches with it. I have list of things that our "account specialist" is working on. That said, if you have problems with the functionality of the Casbah web page, please let me know, especially if you have trouble on the mobile version since it seems to be working fine on my Android but I hear there are issues on ios. Shows through mid-month below, the rest are after the jump.

Mon Mar 07 - The Bulbs, Sledding with Tigers, William and the Nephews @ Casbah

Tues Mar 08 - Omega Three, Deep Sea Thunderbeast, Setback City @ Casbah

Tue Mar 08 - St. Lucia with Grace Mitchell @ The Observatory North Park

Wed Mar 09 - Miner @ Casbah

Thu Mar 10 - Kitten, Electric Mudd, Machineheart @ Casbah

Fri Mar 11 - Mystic Braves, The Loons, Los Sweepers, DJ Tony The Tiger @ Casbah

Fri Mar 11 - Astronauts ETC, Harriet Brown, Bakkuda @ The Merrow

Fri Mar 11 - Eleanor Friedberger, Icewater, Nephews @ The Hideout

New Concert Announcements: CHVRCHES, Beach House, Foals, The Arcs. and More

Updated: I've added many of the ticket links for the new shows announced in market.

So I lied a little bit-- these aren't all "Localchella" shows, it's just a big announcement week along with many of the between Coachella shows. I'm giving you as much information as I know. I'll update links when I can. As far as I know, tickets for all of these shows go on sale Friday at 10am but you might be able to scour the web for artist presales. Obviously Casbah and Belly Up are all 21+.
(Updates: Purity Ring is NOT part of this list; I was given inaccurate information. Believe me, nobody is more disappointed about that than me. I also corrected the date for The Wild Feathers and Shelters and added Lord Huron.)

CHVRCHES

Mar 9 - Waka Flocka Flame @ Observatory (All Ages, Doors 6pm)

Mar 25- Napalm Death, Melt Banana, Victims @ Casbah ($25)

Apr 4 - The Wild Feathers, The Shelters @ Belly Up

Apr 8 - Third Eye Blind @ Observatory (All Ages, Doors 7pm - (On sale Friday, 1/29 at 10am PST)

Apr 13 - CHVRCHES @ Observatory ($35, All Ages,  Doors 7pm- (On sale Friday, 1/29 at 12pm PST)

Apr 13-  Lord Huron @ Belly Up ($27, 21+, Doors at 8pm- On sale Friday, 1/29 at 12pm PST)

Apr 15 - Beach House @ Observatory ($35, All Ages,  Doors 7pm- On sale Friday, 1/29 at 12pm PST)

Beach House

Apr 15- The Summer Set @ The Irenic ($17, All Ages, Doors 6pm- On sale Friday, 1/29 at 10am PST)

Apr 17 - Foals @ Observatory ($25, All Ages, Doors 7pm - On sale Friday, 1/29 at 12am PST)

Apr 17 - James Bay @ Humphrey's ($35, 21+ - On Sale Friday, 1/29 at 10am PST)

Apr 18 - Ex Hex @ Casbah ($13 adv/$15 day of show- On sale Friday, 1/29 at 10am PST)

Apr 18 - Protoje @ Belly Up ($20 adv/$22 day of show- On sale Friday, 1/29 at 10am PST)

Apr 19 - The Damned @ Belly Up ($28 adv/$30 day of show- On sale Friday, 1/29 at 12pm PST)

Apr 20 - The Arcs. @ Observatory ($35, All Ages,  Doors 7pm- On sale Friday, 1/29 at 12pm PST)

The Arcs. (credit: Richard Swift)

Apr 21 - Parov Stelar @ Observatory (7pm, 18+, previously announced)

Apr 21 - Unknown Mortal Orchestra @ Belly Up ($20adv/$22 day of -On sale Friday, 1/29 at 12pm PST)

Apr 22 - Deerhunter @ Observatory   ($25, All Ages, Doors 7pm- (On sale Friday, 1/29 at 12pm PST)

Apr 24- RuPaul's Drag Race: Battle of the Seasons @ The Observatory (All Ages, Doors 7:30pm)

May 2- The Subways @ Casbah ($20)

May 12 Charles Bradley And His Extraordinaires, 8pm, 18+ (On sale Friday, 1/29 at 10am PST)

June 2- Brian Jonestown Massacre @ Belly Up ($16 adv/$18 day of)


Here are how some announces are shaping up in other markets:

Savages
4/18 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
4/19 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
4/20 - Pomona, CA - Fox Theater - w/ Death Grips

Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Apr. 13 - Visalia, CA @ The Cellar Door
Apr. 14 - Santa Barbara, CA @ SOhO Music Club
Apr. 21 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern

THE ARCS LIVE
April 11     Vancouver, BC                              Commodore Ballroom
April 12     Seattle, WA                                     The Moore Theatre
April 13     Portland, OR                                       Roseland Theater
April 15     San Francisco, CA                                          The Fillmore
April 16     Indio, CA                                                       Coachella
April 19     Los Angeles, CA                              Henry Fonda Theatre
April 20     San Diego, CA                           The North Park Theatre
April 22     Pomona, CA                                        The Glass House
April 23     Indio, CA                                                       Coachella
April 25     Denver, CO                                             Ogden Theatre
April 26     Lawrence, KS                                               Liberty Hall
April 27     St. Louis, MO                                               The Pageant
April 29     Austin, TX                                                    Levitation
April 30     New Orleans, LA                                       House of Blues

Local Natives at The Belly Up, 9/17/2015

Last night, Hyundai and Grammy Amplifier teamed up to spotlight an up and coming artist named Cramer. She was great, though I probably wouldn't do a cover of "Come Together" as my second song if I wanted this audience to convert to fans. Anyway, Grammy Amplifier held a contest and three winners emerged, so then they get opening slots for bigger artists, and three showcases are held- one in Chicago, this one at the Belly Up, and another in November at Fun Fun Fun Fest. The show was free, but you had to enter a lottery, though upon arrival, there was no check-in, so anyone in line got in, and I'm not sure the venue reached capacity. It feels like a million years since Local Natives have played San Diego, since their last time around they were opening for Kings of Leon at Sleep Train Amphitheatre. In fact, I think maybe this was my first time seeing them since Nik joined the band, so it was pretty exciting. Here's a fun fact: before they were known outside of LA, I booked Local Natives for my first San Diego Music Thing showcase which they subsequently canceled for a better offer in San Francisco. I seriously love these guys and it was an incredible show. I decided to record most of the show since Darren was unable to join me, but I thought I'd share the playlist for anyone interested. I shot these with my Samsung camera, but I might have to go back to the Sony because I'm not loving the sound, but here they are anyway.

Upcoming Casbah and Casbah Presents (Updated 9/10)

I've been trying to post this list all week, but we keep adding shows, but I guess so it will always be. There are some pretty incredible shows coming up at the Casbah and around town, so don't miss out. And even though it isn't music, I'm stoked that we announced the return of comedian Gad Elmaleh at The Irenic. That one will definitely sell out (he sold out two shows there in the spring) so don't wait to buy tickets. He is very funny. This list is so long, it's getting kind of ridiculous, so I've just got the rest of the week, and everything else is after the jump.

Thu Sep 10 - Johnette Napolitano (of Concrete Blonde), Laurie Sargent @ Casbah

Thu Sep 10 - Get Up Kids @ Observatory North Park

Fri Sep 11 - Mystic Braves, Muscle Beech, The Creation Factory, Amerikan Bear @ Casbah

Sat Sep 12 - Mr. Tube & The Flying Objects, The Creepy Creeps, Tropical Popsicle @ Casbah

Sat Sep 12 - Destruction Unit, Die Mißbildungen Des Menschen @ The Hideout

Sun Sep 13 - Willis Earl Beale, Like A Villain, Tori Roze and the Hot Mess @ Casbah

Upcoming Casbah & Casbah Presents Shows (Updated 8/25)

I just sent a new Casbah newsletter out, so keep your eyes peeled. There's a presale for Mac DeMarco happening now (password casbah) and for Ratatat on Thursday (same password). Lots of new shows and I'm super excited about Givers and Other Lives, but I'm kinda bummed that Yacht and Ought are playing the same night at different venues. This is a pretty fun week at the Casbah if you need to switch it up from all the indie rock, it's a lot more face-melty/rock-heavy this week. September shows and beyond are after the jump.

Tue Aug 25 - NAILS, Death Eyes, Crime Desire @ Casbah

Wed Aug 26 - Badabing, Well Hung Heart, Mr. Clit and The Pink Cigarettes, Omega Three @ Casbah

Wed Aug 26 - Black Cobra, Biera, Dhatura @ The Hideout

Thu Aug 27 - Melvins, Big Business @ Casbah

Thu Aug 27 - John Nolan, Little Heroine, Jimmy Ruelas @ Soda Bar

Fri Aug 28 - Sprung Monkey, Authentic Sellout, Trelic, Processor @ Casbah

Sat Aug 29 - San Diego Freak Out with Wild Wild Wets, JJUUJJUU, Muscle Beech, Shady Francos, Burning Palms @ Casbah

Sun Aug 30 - ON AN ON, Eliot Sumner, Dosh @ Casbah

Mon Aug 31 - Garth Algar, Oddball, Cryptic Languages @ Casbah ($6)

Upcoming Casbah and Casbah Presents Shows (Updated 6/23)

Another week passes, another bundle of shows is announced. Casbah added new shows with a SayVinyl reunion, Santos y Sinners, Cash'd Out, Nails, ON AN ON, Johnette Napolitano, Shannon and the Clams, Telekinesis, and two El Ten Eleven shows. Around town, we added Whitey Morgan, Eagles of Death Metal, Desaparecidos, Prayers, and more. Things are always great at the Casbah, so don't forget your first love and support live music. There are shows booked into November, so always check out the site.

Upcoming Casbah and Casbah Presents Shows (Updated 6/11)

it's rough around here when I miss a week of updates. Last week I went through the Casbah calendar, show by show, with George Varga to try and get their Summer Preview as up to date as possible, and still there are a lot of new shows added between the time we spoke and the time they published. So here's the latest and greatest of all the upcoming Casbah shows, including the presale link for Hot Chip (password is "whymakesense") and Mew (password is "waterslides"). Heads up that there are only 8 tickets left to CYHSY tomorrow night (as of 12:35pm 6/11). Archive after the link.