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I haven't had a chance to organize the listings better, but if I don't get out of the house right now, I never will and that's a spiral nobody wants to see, so enjoy all the music news, and check back on this post often as there will surely be updates throughout the week. 

Stay safe out there. 

91X Announces X-Fest 2018 with Beck & Death Cab For Cutie- August 11, 2018

X-FEST 2018

Saturday, August 11th

SDCCU Stadium Practice Field

Celebrating 35 years of 91X

10 bands on 2 stages – the true festival experience in the heart of San Diego!

BECK

DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE

THE STRUTS

JOYWAVE

TWIN SHADOW

MEG MYERS

MOON TAXI

TEENAGE WRIST

MANSIONAIR

THE REGRETTES

Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday, May 11th. 

$1 of every ticket sold will be donated to the Inspired By Music fund.

Casbah Presents M.I.A. at Soma, May 30, 2014

There's just all kinds of good stuff to tell you about this week. This one came on me with short notice, but it's exciting nonetheless.

The Casbah presents M.I.A. at Soma
May 30, 2014
All Ages
Doors  7pm
Tickets are $35 advance/$40 day of show
On Sale HERE Friday at 10am.

After you grab your tickets to The Head and the Heart and Arcade Fire, you've got this one, too.

Del Mar Race Track Announces Summer Concert Series

It feels like the San Diego County Fair just kicked off, but as soon as it wraps up on July 4, it is time to usher in the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club's 2012 racing season. This also means that the Del Mar Summer Concert Series will be back and this year with 12 different shows, more concerts than they've ever had before in one season. Here are the goods for this year's bro-heavy series:

7/20: Wavves
7/27: Dashboard Confessional
7/29: Tucanes De Tijuana
8/3: Steel Pulse
8/4: Cake
8/10: The Offspring
8/17: Michael Franti & Spearhead
8/18: Ben Harper
8/24: Jimmy Cliff
8/31: Ozomatli
9/1: REGGAE FESTIVAL FEATURING ZIGGY MARLEY PLUS BEER FEST
9/5: Party in the Paddock w/ TBD

All concerts will be held at the Seaside Stage. The improved venue offers better sight lines, the Pacific Ocean as a backdrop and better access to concert-goer services and amenities.


All 12 performances of the Del Mar Summer Concert Series are free for fans attending the races. The Seaside Stage is a non-smoking venue. For Friday shows, as is the case with attending the races, patrons under 18-years of age must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
Following the last race, concert prices are $20. No reserved seats, standing room only so get here early. Concert starts after the races.

Patton Oswalt Live In San Diego To Kick Off Comic-Con, Tickets Onsale Today at 10am

I am trying to catch up with email and I really wanted to post about this earlier this week, but never had the chance. I love Patton Oswalt and seeing comedy shows at Spreckels is actually better than seeing a concert there, in my opinion. Full press release is after the jump.

Patton Oswalt
SPRECKELS THEATRE – SAN DIEGO, CA
Thursday, July 12, 2012
On Sale Friday, May 11th at 10 AM
Ticketmaster Link

New San Diego Show Announcements

I added some shows on the Casbah calendar, and while I was going through the weekend listings, I noticed a couple adds at Humphrey's, too.

The tickets all go on sale Friday, April 20, at 10am. Humphrey's tickets will be on Ticketmaster. The Casbah shows are linked to Frontgate below.

• Gillian Welch @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay- May 30, 2012
• Motion City Soundtrack, The Henry Clay People, The Front Bottoms @ Casbah - June 14, 2012
• Friends @ Casbah - June 29, 2012
• Ledisi, Eric Benet @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay, July 18, 2012

Face To Face Add 2nd Acoustic Show at the Casbah, 4.15.2012

On Sunday, April 15, Face to Face will be performing their seminal album, Ignorance Is Bliss at the Casbah. Due to the strong demand and quick sell out of this all-acoustic show, the band has added a second show.

This is important!! If you have tickets to the first show, doors will be at 8:30pm and the show will start promptly at 9pm.

If you would like to attend the second show, tickets are on sale now. Doors will be at 10:30 pm with the show starting promptly at 11pm.

Tickets are $18 advance and $20 day of show (if it is not sold out.) Get your tickets here.

Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay 2012 Calendar Announced

Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay released their 2012 calendar over the weekend.
Tickets for all shows go on sale March 31 at 10 am (except for the ones that were already on sale, in italics), and Ticketmaster fees are waived for tickets purchased at the Humphrey's Box Office, with just a $3 per ticket service charge.
There is a 12 ticket per show/10 show limit on March 31. (Is that supposed to stop scalping?)
Below is the full schedule. Tickets prices vary by show, but range from $28 (James Morrison)-$138 (Ringo Starr). For all show times, specific ticket pricing, and hotel packages, click here.

Mon, Apr 16	Elvis Costello & The Imposters   - The Revolver Tour
Tue, Apr 17	Madness
Sun, Apr 22	Craig Ferguson
Sat, May 05	James Morrison - The Awakening Tour  with special guest honeyhoney
Sat, May 12	Devo
Sun, May 13	Rufus Wainwright  with special guest Krystle Warren
Sun, May 27	Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
Fri, Jun 01	Chris Botti
Fri, Jun 15	Indigo Girls (with full band)  with special guest The Shadowboxers
Wed, Jun 20	k.d. lang
Sun, Jun 24	The Queen Extravaganza
Mon, Jun 25	The Dukes of September Rhythm Revue 2012  featuring Boz Scaggs, Michael McDonald & Donald Fagen
Mon, Jul 02	Lyle Lovett
Wed, Jul 11	Happy Together Tour 2012  The Turtles, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, The Grass Roots, Micky Dolenz, The Buckinghams
Fri, Jul 13	Lisa Lampanelli
Fri, Jul 20	Ringo Starr & his All Starr Band  8-ticket limit enforced on first day of ticket sales only.
Sun, Jul 22	An Evening with Yanni Under the Stars
Thu, Jul 26	Sheryl Crow  with special guest honeyhoney
Fri, Jul 27	Sheryl Crow  8-ticket limit enforced on first day of ticket sales only.
Sun, Jul 29	Earth, Wind & Fire
Wed, Aug 01	Los Lonely Boys  with special guest North Mississippi Allstars Duo
Thu, Aug 02	Chris Isaak
Mon, Aug 06	Seal  with special guest Macy Gray
Thu, Aug 09	Buddy Guy  /  Jonny Lang
Fri, Aug 10	Gipsy Kings
Sun, Aug 12	America
Tue, Aug 14	Colbie Caillat  /  Gavin DeGraw
Thu, Aug 16	Joan Rivers
Fri, Aug 17	The Fab Four - The Ultimate Tribute
Sat, Aug 18	Yes  /  Procol Harum
Tue, Aug 21	Esperanza Spalding
Thu, Aug 23	Steve Martin  /  performing with The Steep Canyon Rangers  An Evening of Bluegrass and Banjo
Fri, Aug 24	Air Supply  with special guest John Waite
Thu, Sep 06	Pink Martini
Fri, Sep 07	Jewel (solo acoustic)
Mon, Sep 10	Olivia Newton-John
Tue, Sep 11	Chicago
Thu, Sep 13	Doobie Brothers
Sat, Sep 15	Tower of Power  /  Average White Band
Tue, Sep 18	Roger Hodgson: The Legendary Voice of Supertramp
Sun, Sep 23	Tony Bennett
Tue, Sep 25	Bonnie Raitt
Fri, Sep 28	Bill Maher
Sat, Sep 29	Crosby, Stills & Nash
Fri, Oct 05	Basia

Mutemath Announce 2012 Tourdates & VIP Packages

Photo Credit: Claire Vogel, Courtesy WBR

Web analytics used to be top-secret. You never really knew how anyone else was doing and you'd hear hype from all corners that made everything sound like it was the most amazing thing ever. With recent integrations, like Slacker and Spotify linking directly to Facebook walls, it is easy to see when something is reaching a fever pitch. Lately, it seems, at least among the people I pay attention to on Twitter and Facebook, that everyone has been listening to the new Mutemath record, Odd Soul, and going absolutely bonkers for it. With that in mind, the band has just announced tour dates for 2012, including a February 3rd stop at 4th & B and they're offering exclusive VIP merch and ticket packages starting today.

An Odd Soul VIP Package for the 2012 tour dates will go on sale at 10 a.m. local time today at http://mutemath.artistarena.com/. For $75, purchasers will receive:

• 1 general admission ticket to the Odd Soul Tour 
• 1 gatefold vinyl copy of Odd Soul (previously unavailable) + a CD copy 
• 1 Odd Soul Tour t-shirt (with tour dates on back) 
• 1 "first in line" pass guaranteeing early entrance to any show on the tour 
• 1 high-quality MP3 copy of Odd Soul to be delivered as a digital download 
• 1 Odd Soul instrumental album to be delivered as a digital download (available for the first time in this package) 
• 1 Making Of the "Blood Pressure" music video to be delivered as a digital download (available for the first time in this package) 

 Only limited quantities of the VIP package will be available so fans are encouraged to act fast.


Full tour dates after the jump.

New Casbah Shows Announced

Yesterday I told you I had a lot of updates for the Casbah's calendar and today I posted all of them. I'll get around to posting bios and photos, but in the meantime, the following shows all go onsale this Friday:

Sun Sep 11 - FM94/9 presents an About the Music show with Givers
Fri Sep 23 - Good Time Zoo Tour featuring Sims/with Lazerbeak, Cecil Otter
Sun Nov 27 - Rachael Yamagata

These were also just announced but are onsale right away.
Mon Sep 5 - Glass Candy/Chromatics, DJ Mario Orduno
Sat Oct 8 - Mucca Pazza @ Soda Bar
Oct 13 - Narrows, Helms Alee @ Soda Bar
Sat Oct 22 - Tamaryn, Mood Rings, Melted Toys
Oct 25 - Pre-Halloween Halloween Show - He's My Brother, She's My Sister, The Mumlers, Kera and the Lesbians

PS. When you navigate the Casbah website, be sure to check the Featured, Newest Added, Outside Shows, and the Extended Calendar. You don't wanna miss a thing!

pss- Since I'm SO EXCITED about Givers coming back to San Diego, here's some footage of the last time they were in San Diego.

Holiday Concerts Announced: 91X, KPRI & Radio Sophie

It's that time of year when your favorite stations put together a holiday show. In the past week, three stations have announced their holiday concerts and I imagine you'll be hearing about FM 94/9's after their Anniversary show next weekend. Here's the relevant info:

Event: Wrex The Halls, 2010
Station: 91X 91.1 FM
Date: December 12, 2010, 4:30 pm
Location: Viejas Arena, SDSU
Lineup: Smashing Pumpkins, My Chemical Romance, Jimmy Eat World, Bad Religion, Switchfoot, Anberlin, and A Day to Remember
Onsale: November 5, 10am via ticketmaster
Presale: Starts Nov 1, 10am. Password will be given onair or via Twitter (@91X)
Ticket link
More Info: 91X.com

Event: Holiday Soiree: The Best of Then and Now
Station: KPRI 102.1 FM
Date: December 4, 2010
Location: Spreckels Theatre, Downtown
Lineup: Doobie Brothers, Shawn Mullins
Onsale: November 5, 10 am via ticketmaster
Presale: Starts Nov 2. Password will be emailed to registered "FREEqs"
More Info: KPRIfm.com

Event: Green Christmas
Station: Radio Sophie 103.7 FM
Date: December 10, 2010
Location: Dreamcatcher Showroom, Viejas Casino
Lineup: Natasha Bedingfield, Plain White T's, Neon Trees
Onsale: November 5, 10 am via ViejasEntertainment.comPresale: no presale info provided
More Info: RadioSophie.com

Tom Petty Rescheduled Show Is A Go

Tom Petty was supposed to perform at Cricket Wireless Amphitheater on Tuesday, September 28. The show was postponed, however, because Tom was suffering from bronchitis and sinusitis. He's been cleared by his doctors to perform, so the new show will be on Tuesday, October 5. All tickets for the original date will be honored. Though ZZ Top had been opening the tour, the rescheduled date will instead feature Los Lobos in the opening slot. For the full press release, click 'keep on reading'


LOS LOBOS WILL APPEAR WITH TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS AT
CRICKET WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE ON OCTOBER 5

San Diego, CA (October 1) – Celebrated rock band LOS LOBOS will appear as Special Guest on the TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS show at CRICKET WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE on Tuesday October 5. Los Lobos replaces ZZ Top who is unavailable for the rescheduled show due to prior tour commitments in Europe.

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers’ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre appearance is the second to last show on their Mojo Tour 2010. Tom Petty, who was unable to perform on the show’s previous date of September 28 due to sinusitis and bronchitis said, “I am feeling better and looking forward to our show in San Diego. Thank you to everyone for being so patient and my apologies for the inconvenience.”

More than three decades have passed since Los Lobos released their debut album, Just Another Band from East L.A and since then Los Lobos has consistently evolved artistically while never losing sight of their humble roots. They have just released Tin Can Trust on Shout Factory Records, their first collection of new original material in four years.

Tickets for Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers with Special Guest Los Lobos at the Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre on October 5 are currently available now at http://www.livenation.com. Tickets for previously scheduled San Diego dates will be honored on October 5.

MGMT Set To Play Open Air Theatre July 15

MGMT's sophomore release, Congratulations, was recently released to both adoring and repulsed reviews. Personally, the record is exactly what I expected from the pair, kinda out there. It's been growing on me, but for a band that created their own niche in modern music, most critics had higher expectations of the band. Regardless, for those of us who are still fans, the band has added several dates to their tour, including a stop at the Open Air Theatre at SDSU. Tickets go onsale on Friday through Ticketmaster.
For full tour schedule, click 'keep on reading'.


05/02/10 EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -MEADOWLANDS SPORTS COMPLEX (BAMBOOZLE FESTIVAL)

05/28/10 SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA -AVILA BEACH CLUB

05/29/10 SANTA CRUZ, CA-SANTA CRUZ CIVIC AUDITORIUM SOLD OUT

05/31/10 GEORGE, WA -GORGE AMPHITHEATER (SASQUATCH! FESTIVAL) SOLD OUT

06/01/10 PORTLAND, OR-CRYSTAL BALLROOM

06/02/10 PORTLAND, OR-CRYSTAL BALLROOM

06/04/10 SALT LAKE CITY, UT -IN THE VENUE

06/06/10 AUSTIN, TX -STUBB'S BBQ SOLD OUT

06/07/10 HOUSTON, TX -HOUSE OF BLUES SOLD OUT

06/08/10 DALLAS, TX -HOUSE OF BLUES SOLD OUT

06/11/10 DENVER, CO – RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATER

06/13/10 KANSAS CITY, MO -UPTOWN THEATRE

06/14/10 INDIANAPOLIS, IN -THE VOGUE THEATRE SOLD OUT

06/15/10 COLUMBUS, OH-LC PAVILION

06/16/10 DETROIT, MI -THE FILLMORE

06/18/10 CHICAGO, IL -RIVIERA THEATER SOLD OUT

06/20/10 MILWAUKEE, WI -RIVERSIDE THEATER

*07/15/10 SAN DIEGO, CA - SDSU OPEN AIR THEATRE

*07/16/10 LOS ANGELES, CA -GREEK THEATRE-LA

*07/18/10 POMONA, CA -FOX THEATRE

*07/24/10 VANCOUVER -COMMODORE BALLROOM

*08/04/10 MONTREAL -METROPOLIS

*08/05/10 TORONTO -KOOL HAUS

08/08/10 CHICAGO, IL –LOLLAPALOOZA

*08/11/10 HOLYOKE, MA- MOUNTAIN PARK

kd lang Change of Venue

The kd lang show on November 13th has moved from Copley Symphony Hall to the Birch North Park Theater. The date has not changed.

Customers holding tickets for Symphony Hall will need to exchange their tickets for comparable (pre-assigned) seats at the Birch North Park Theatre during normal box office hours (Tuesday – Friday 12 Noon – 4pm) or the night of the show.

SCMX: SoCo Music Experience Full Lineup Announced

I've been insanely busy these past couple weeks, so thanks to Xavie for the head's up on the announcement. Below is the lineup for SCMX, taking place at Tailgate Lot adjacent Petco Park, on August 23, 2008. It feels like SCMX is covering more genres that are perhaps absent on this year's Street Scene lineup, which is taking place in the same area a little less than a month later. I think both events will be quite spectacular.

10 Bands, 2 Stages:
Common
The Black Keys
Saul Williams
Kinky
Grand Ole Party

MC Flow
Buddy Akai
Shark Attack
The Silent Comedy
The Burning of Rome

Gates @ 3 PM
$5 suggested donation (to SD Music Foundation

Ice Cube Coming to 4th & B

ICE CUBE

Tuesday, September 2

4th & B

On sale Friday, June 27 at 10am (via ticketmaster. who else??)

Madonna Coming To San Diego's Petco Park

Madonna's "I'm old but my vag is still hot" tour is coming to San Diego. Oops, I mean, the "Sticky & Sweet" tour is coming to Petco Park. There are all sorts of pre-sales for her fan club members and whatnot, but you can find all those deets at Madonna.com. The date after the venue denotes the on-sale date. Also noteworthy, tickets will cost $55-$350 except in Vegas where tickets will run you $375.

The San Diego show is November 4. For full tour dates, click "keep on reading".

MADONNA
STICKY & SWEET
TOUR ITINERARY 2008
23-Aug Cardiff Millennium Stadium Fri. May 16
26-Aug Nice Stade Charles Ehrmann Fri. May 16
28-Aug Berlin Olympic Stadium Wed. May 21
02-Sept Amsterdam Arena Sat. May 17
04-Sept Dusseldorf LTU Arena Wed. May 21
06-Sept Rome Olympic Stadium Fri. May 23
09-Sept Frankfurt Commerzbank Arena Wed. May 21
11-Sept London Wembley Stadium Fri. May 16
20-Sept Paris Stade de France Fri. May 16
03-Oct E. Rutherford Izod Center Mon. May 19
06-Oct New York City Madison Square Garden Mon. May 19
07-Oct New York City Madison Square Garden Mon. May 19
15-Oct Boston TD BankNorth Garden Sat. May 17
18-Oct Toronto Air Canada Centre Sat. May 24
22-Oct Montreal Bell Centre Sat. May 24
26-Oct Chicago United Center Sat. May 17
30-Oct Vancouver BC Place Stadium Sat. May 24
01-Nov Oakland Oracle Arena Sun. June 1
04-Nov San Diego PETCO Park Sun. June 1
06-Nov Los Angeles Dodger Stadium Sun. June 1
08-Nov Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena Sat. May 31
11-Nov Denver Pepsi Center Sat. May 31
16-Nov Houston Minute Maid Park Sat. May 31
19-Nov Philadelphia Wachovia Center Mon. June 2
22-Nov Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall Mon. June 2
24-Nov Atlanta Philips Arena Sat. May 31
26-Nov Miami Dolphin Stadium Sat. May 31

An Announcement For Dave F: Neil Diamond!

NEIL DIAMOND
Tuesday, October 7
San Diego Sports Arena
On sale Monday, May 5 at 10am

Humphrey's Full Concert Schedule

Last week I posted some concert updates and announcements. The entire Humphrey's schedule is now available online and tickets for all shows are on sale. I'm not gonna repost them all here again, but here's the link for all the shows. I guess now would be a good time to admit I have a hard on for Craig Ferguson and just might have to see him in person...
Here's some of the shows I can't afford, but I just might get my dog, a blanket, a bottle of wine and a bucket of KFC and sit on the grass outside of Humphrey's to check out:

Fri, May 30 8:00P Craig Ferguson
Fri, Jun 13 7:30P Jonny Lang
Wed, Jun 25 7:30P Ani DiFranco
Tue, Jul 22 8:00P Feist
Tue, Aug 05 7:30P Lyle Lovett
Tue, Aug 12 8:00P Paolo Nutini
Thu, Aug 14 7:30P Joe Cocker
Mon, Aug 18 8:00P Gipsy Kings
Sun, Aug 24 8:00P Bill Maher
Tue, Aug 26 7:30P Lucinda Williams
Sat, Sep 13 7:00P Air Supply / Christopher Cross

Star 94.1, Rock 105.3, 91X Christmas Shows Announced

A few "holiday" shows have been announced locally. If I've missed other stations' concerts, please let me know.


Star's Annual "Jingle Ball" to benefit Becky's House:
December 9
San Diego Sports Arena
Pre-Sale 11/7; Tickets onsale 11/9 ($57.50-$257.50)

Featuring:

Duran Duran
Matchbox Twenty
Lenny Kravitz
Vanessa Carlton

91X's "Nightmare Before Christmas" benefitting Toys For Tots:
December 9
Cox Arena
Presale 11/8; On Sale 11/9 ($25.75-$35.75)

Featuring:

Angels & Airwaves
Bad Religion
Against Me!
Seether

Rock 105.3 Rock Before X-Mas (Parts 1 & 2)

Part 1: Ozzy & Rob Zombie
November 20
San Diego Sports Arena
Tickets are already on-sale ($39.75-$79.75)

Part 2:
December 7
San Diego Sports Arena
Tickets are already on-sale ($31.50)

Featuring:

Avenged Sevenfold
Atreyu
Suicidal Tendencies
Fair To Midland
Operator