It feels like I learned nothing with all my COVID coverage. I had a cold last week, then started feeling better again, so I did all the things, and then you kinda get knocked out again. However, I have noticed that I feel great in the daytime with just some dayquil and lots of fluids and being outside, and then when I'm home, the congestion hits, so maybe that's wall-to-wall carpet thing irritating my sinuses and less of 'sickness'. Regardless, I stocked up on new masks, though I was sad to see Costco no longer carries the N95s we loved, and am trying to mind my space from people as much as I can.
I haven't put together a diary post because I'm still not recovered from the election, but I will say I had a super great weekend-- besides my zoo time, I hit the Sea World Christmas preview on Friday, and went to the Alpaca Ranch, the Zoo, and Sea World all on Saturday. "Great" isn't the word I'd use for Sunday, but one of my closest high school friends recently died of breast cancer, so while obviously it is horrible, she knew for several years, made an amazing podcast about her fight, and ultimately faced it in a way only she could, so memorializing her and being with old friends was pretty special. And then after all that, I got to see Blind Pilot at the Belly Up, who I realized are in my top 5 all time favorite artists (with Nada Surf, Rocky Votolato, Frightened Rabbit, and The National). I've mostly just been at the zoo this week, but did a beluga interaction at Sea World, too, and now it's Wednesday night and I'm going to see Cyndi Lauper with my mom. Which is another story for another time, but I'm super excited. I hope everyone has a really great week.
Stay safe out there. Go get vaccinated for Flu and COVID while you still can.
Thursday, November 21, 2024:
- ADULT., Purest Form, Joyfriend, DJs Vaughn Avakian & Camila Robina @ Casbah
- Lucero, Vandoliers @ The Observatory
- Orion Sun, Cruza @ Music Box (SOLD OUT)
- Big Head Todd and the Monsters 40th Anniversary Tour, Bob Schneider @ The Sound
- Willi Carlisle, Katie Mae @ Soda Bar
- The Expendables, Sitting on Stacy @ Belly Up (SOLD OUT)
- Gilbert Castellanos & The New Latin Jazz Sextet @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Ticketed Supperclub Event | 21+| Dinner at 7pm | Show 9pm)
- Latto, Mariah the Scientist, Karrahbooo @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre, SDSU
- The Muse, MotherGypsy, Kahlil Nash, Julian Forest, Micah & The Messengers, Jaden G @ Quartyard (Free| All Ages| 5-10pm)
- Max Amini: Live in San Diego @ Balboa Theatre
- Avatar: The Last Airbender in Concert @ Civic Theatre
- Dive Bar Saints, The Suede Grenades, Jesse Bloom @ Ken Club
- Spar Customs & Pour House present “Thursday Scene" with The Centuries @ Pour House
- Zepparella: the Led Zeppelin Powerhouse @ The Holding Company
- Grossmont Vocal Jazz Ensemble - Led by Melonie Grinnell @ The Jazz Lounge
- Blxst: I’ll Always Come Find You Tour, Joyce Wrice @ Gallagher Square, Petco Park
- Nightshade & The Cloudmakers @ Panama 66
- Rey Wolf @ Seven Grand
- Slappin’ Hands with Ric Scales @ Til-Two Club
- VAMP/So Say We All @ Whistle Stop
- Buckingham Ween, The Grok @ Winston's
- San Diego Live Aid – Benefit for Flood Survivors ft. All Fired Up, Supreme Legacy & The Mama’s & Papa’s Experience @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Jason Hanna @ Bull & Bourbon, Sycuan Casino
- The Massacred (Boston) & Prison Postumo (Santa Ana), Brazen Bull, Zaniak @ Tower Bar
- Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! @ The Old Globe
- Henry VIII @ The Old Globe
- Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help @ North Coast Rep Theatre
- Your Local Theater presents... (First Look) @ La Jolla Playhouse
- Just Like Us @ Stagehouse Theatre, Grossmont College (7:30pm)
- Museum Film Screening: Stewards of the Land/Serán las dueñas de la tierra @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Rodeo Rebellion @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- Acoustic Sunsets @ Cannonball, Belmont Park
- Gino and the Lone Gun Men @ Tio Leo's
- Victoria Robertson @ Le Fontainebleau, Westgate Hotel
- Aztec Open Mic with featured artist Abbey Zavala @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
- Open Jam with Jeff Ousley @ Navajo Live
- Open Decks @ EQ
- Che Cafe Open Mic @ Che Cafe
- How the Goblin Stole Christmas: An Improv Show @ New Village Arts
- 90s Country Night @ Renegade Country
- Art & Rec @ Park & Rec
- 4EVERFRAT @ SPIN
- Karaoke @ Luau Bar
- Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
- Rise Against, L.S. Dunes, Cloud Nothings @ The Sound
- Ricky, Buckets, Field Rush @ Casbah
- Hockey Dad, Remo Deive, Tatiana Hazel @ Quartyard
- Club K-Pop @ Soda Bar
- ZZ Ward, Angel White @ Belly Up
- Kathleen Madigan: The Potluck Party @ The Magnolia
- Xavier Wulf: HSG Street Chasers Tour, Idontknowjeffery, Quintin Lamb @ The Observatory
- Modern Wav presents IAMX, Matte Blvck, Louisahhh, Die Sexual, Soft Faith (DJ Set) @ Music Box
- Tres Minutos @ Jacobs Music Center/Symphony Hall
- Smoke & Mirror Sound System @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | 21+ | No Reservation Required | 8pm | 10pm)
- Chulita Vinyl Club @ Whistle Stop
- Kyshona @ Museum of Making Music
- The Vinyl Shop, Tristian Brooks, Kyrudian @ Ken Club
- Atomic Groove @ Belly Up (5-8pm)
- Jenny and the Tramps @ Seven Grand
- The Rat Pack Reborn @ Panama 66
- Ypsitucky, Jonny Wagon Trio @ Black Cat Bar
- Actors, Los Obskuros, The Discussion, Dj Fn1 @ Brick By Brick
- Queer/LatinX Pride Night with Kate, Undead Sunset, Porkboii (solo) @ Che Cafe
- The Sidelong Glances @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs
- Jesse Barrera, Albert Posis, Takayoshi @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- The Travel Agents @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
- Headphone, Coastal Wolves, Imagery Machine @ Winston's
- Kenny Eng & Rob Deez @ The Rabbit Hole (6-9pm)
- Bellakeo - 2000's Reggaeton Night @ House of Blues
- Daniel Bonte & The Bona Fide @ Moonshine Flats
- Nat Talk: Wild San Diego @ The Nat
- Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! @ The Old Globe
- Henry VIII @ The Old Globe
- Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help @ North Coast Rep Theatre
- Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Play @ New Village Arts
- Just Like Us @ Stagehouse Theatre, Grossmont College (7:30pm)
- CONTRA-TIEMPO Activist Dance Theatre | joyUS justUS @ Mandeville Auditorium
- Your Local Theater presents... (First Look) @ La Jolla Playhouse
- Alex Ciavarelli Trio @ The Wu Tsai QRT.yrd, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
- Ode to Joy! Two hundred years of great composers @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Pocket Candy @ Riviera Supper Club
- Feed The Beast (featuring Tye Trujillo), Bastardane (featuring Castor Hetfield, son of James Hetfield), Ophidia, Nowhere Safe @ Tower Bar
- Small Town Heroes @ Pour House (Free| 5-8pm)
- Spar & Pour present Scott H. Biram, Hooten Hollars, 8-Ball Truckers @ Pour House
- Tube Amp'd @ Mr. Peabody's
- Taking Liberties!: Heather Hardcore, Gary Shuffler, and 13th Vendetta @ Til-Two Club
- Boogie Down Band @ Fast Times
- Live Band Karaoke @ The Rabbit Hole (9pm)
- Mister Kenova @ Tio Leo's
- Manzanita Blues Band @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (5pm)
- 3 Car Garage @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (8pm)
- Karlos Paez Band @ Lobby Bar, Sycuan Casino
- Evidence Band @ Rank & File, Sycuan Casino
- Jason Hanna @ Bull & Bourbon Sycuan Casino
- Nemesis @ Navajo Live
- MCCM Kids & Triple Deez…Circus of Souls @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- Just Party @ Park & Rec
- Rock en Español: Aress @ Border X Brewing
- Urban Outlaws @ Renegade Country
- Vinyl Slices feat SD Freakout with Andrew McGranahan @ Blind Lady Ale House
- Flashback Fridays with Junior theDISCOpunk @ Mo's
- FNGRS CRSSD presents Kettama, Ciara B @ EQ
- Improv Comedy Show @ New Village Arts
- Karaoke @ Luau Bar
- Live Music @ Le Fontainebleau Room, Westgate Hotel
- DJ Kiki and DJ Real @ Moonshine Beach
- SPIN presents: Detlef @ SPIN
Saturday, November 23, 2024:
- The Surfrajettes, 3LH @ Casbah
- Trevor Hall: An Evening in a Blue Sky Mind @ The Sound
- SUUNS, Goon @ Soda Bar
- Marc Broussard: Carencro 20th Anniversary Tour, Sway Wild @ Belly Up
- Modern Wav presents TR/ST, Spike Hellis, Nox Novacula, Soft Faith (Dj Set) @ Music Box
- Sublime With Rome: Farewell Tour 2024, Switchfoot, P.O.D. @ Gallagher Square, Petco Park
- Anthony Cullins @ Lou Lou's Jungle Room, Lafayette Hotel (Complimentary Entry | 21+ | No Reservation Required | 8pm | 10pm)
- Marcello Hernandez @ Balboa Theatre
- A Tribute To Ella, Billie, and Sarah @ Jacobs Music Center/Symphony Hall
- Banda El Recodo, Conjunto Primavera, Banda Los Recoditos @ Frontwave Arena, Oceanside
- Lady Dottie and the Diamonds @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs
- America @ The Events Center, Harrah's Resort Southern California
- The Police Experience @ Live and Up Close, Sycuan Casino
- The Gun Show (Fest: Sands, Doll Riot, Spunk, Blair Gun, Two Headed Girl, Veto, Dadlore, Virginia Crime, Misfire Eric Schroeder, Forsythia, Preoccupied @ Che Cafe
- The Gay Agenda, Vice Algae, Bat Wings @ Ken Club
- Los Salvajes @ Panama 66
- El Rey Beer Club End of Year Social with Los Apaches @ Black Cat Bar
- Gypsy Sally @ Seven Grand
- Taryn Donath @ Pour House (Free| 5-8pm)
- Heavy Rawk Tribute Night! with Sabbath Buddy Sabbath (Black Sabbath), Funhouse (The Stooges) & Starlady (Pentagram) @ Pour House (9pm)
- Jump Start @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
- Trap Karaoke @ House of Blues
- Jesse Barrera, Albert Posis, Takayoshi @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- Irving Flores Latin Jazz Series @ The Jazz Lounge
- Funk All-Stars @ The Holding Company
- Roman Watchdogs, Dying Species, The A-Bortz, Making Incredible Time @ Tower Bar
- LED presents CID, Shiba San @ Quartyard
- Daniel Bonte & The Bona Fide @ Moonshine Flats
- El Kaural, Tardigrade, Rank Ocean @ Til-Two Club
- Jim Allen Band @ Mr. Peabody's
- Emergency Exit @ Fast Times
- No Innocent Victim, Darasuum, No Luck, Purest Bond @ Brick By Brick
- Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! @ The Old Globe (10:30pm| 2pm| 5pm)
- Henry VIII @ The Old Globe (2pm| 8pm)
- Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help @ North Coast Rep Theatre (2pm| 8pm)
- Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Play @ New Village Arts
- Your Local Theater presents... (First Look) @ La Jolla Playhouse (2pm| 8pm)
- Just Like Us @ Stagehouse Theatre, Grossmont College (2pm| 7:30pm)
- Tierra Caliente Academy of Arts – Winter Recital @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Hockey: San Diego Gulls vs. Ontario Reign @ Pechanga Arena
- High School Football: 2024 CIF San Diego Section Open Division Football Championship @ Snapdragon Stadium
- Neisha's Dance & Music Academy @ Joan B. Kroc Theatre
- Shakedown String Band @ Winston's
- Betamaxx @ Tio Leo's
- Kenny Neal w/ Ben Powell @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (7pm)
- Taking Care of Bizzness @ Rank & File, Sycuan Casino
- Darion @ Bull & Bourbon Sycuan Casino
- Totally 80’s Band @ Navajo Live
- Matchbox Twenty Too @ The Rabbit Hole
- Konrad Malinowski @ Riviera Supper Club
- Barbwire @ Renegade Country
- Jet Pack Mojo @ 710 Beach Club
- Soul Slices feat King Dutty @ Blind Lady Ale House
- Hickies & Dry Humps @ Park & Rec
- Winter Wonder/Jingle Jams @ Belmont Park
- For Those Who Need House presents Dastan, The Drake Brothers, Victor Souz, Barn-E @ EQ
- Improvised Comedy with NCIS: North County Improv Squad @ Brooks Oceanside Theatre
- Nerd Comedy @ New Village Arts (8pm)
- Karaoke @ Luau Bar
- Live Music @ Le Fontainebleau Room, Westgate Hotel
- LED presents Shiba San + CID @ SPIN
- DJ Kiki and DJ Real @ Moonshine Beach
- Babe Haven, Rain on Fridays, Doll Riot @ Casbah
- The Thing, The Macks, Plaster @ Soda Bar
- David Shaw (of The Revivalists), Leah Blevins @ Belly Up
- Think X, Devon Thompson @ Music Box
- Claudia Gomez presents The SD Tap Fest Jam @ Panama 66
- The Westwinders @ Grand Ole BBQ, Flinn Springs
- Neutral Shirt, Worthitpurchase, Stylaster, Kan Kan DJs @ Whistle Stop
- Sunday Jazz with Rob Thorsen's Dynamic Duos @ Tio Leo's
- Devastation On The Nation Tour presented by Vox&Hops with Morbid Angel, Suffocation, UADA, Knoll, Mortiferum, Fulci @ House of Blues
- Pants Karaoke!! @ Ken Club
- Blood Stained Concrete, Regression, Influencer, Intercom, Sangre, Intermission, Meketa, Tension @ Che Cafe
- Taryn Donath Trio ft. Laura Chavez @ Til-Two Club
- Sometimes Julie, The Innocent Bystanders @ Winston's (4pm)
- Poems, Slum, Summer, Crooked Rulers @ Tower Bar (5-9pm| Matinee show)
- Elizabeth Bowersox, Em Cable Band, The New Guys Band, I-90 @ Navajo
- Soul Sunday @ Quartyard
- Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! @ The Old Globe (10:30am|2pm|5pm)
- Henry VIII @ The Old Globe (2pm| 7pm)
- Globe For All: As You Like It @ The Old Globe (12pm| 4pm)
- Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help @ North Coast Rep Theatre (2pm| 7pm)
- Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Play @ New Village Arts
- Punk Rock Karaoke @ The Holding Company
- With Love and Jazz, Devlin @ New Village Arts
- Rich The Stitch presents Sunday Funday Comedy @ Pour House (Free| 7-10pm)
- Magnolco & Pour House present an all-day all-ages holiday event w vendors on the patio: Shop Small-Shop Local! Musical acts TBA @ Pour House (12-6pm)
- Nekromantix, NIIS, The Dark Ride @ Brick By Brick
- Family Discovery Day – Dance Day: Featuring San Diego Ballet with selections from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker @ Spreckels Organ Pavilion (2pm, Free)
- Sunday Night Jazz @ Mr. Peabody's (6pm)
- High Noon Grateful Dead Party (12-3pm), AQUARIOKE (5-8pm) @ Aquarius Bar & Grille
- Jackiem Joyner @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (6pm)
- Museum Talk: Aquaponics and Permaculture Design with Michael Nauert @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido (2pm)
- Mary Corso & Shell @ Lobby Stage, Sycuan Casino
- Winter Wonder/Jingle Jams @ Belmont Park
- O.B.-o-ke @ Winston's (8pm)
- Karaoke @ Neon Moon
- Live Music @ Sycamore Den (6-8pm)
- Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club
- Salsa, Bachata & Vino @ New Village Arts (8pm)
- HONNE: The Ouch Tour, Liang Lawrence @ The Sound
- CM Wolf & The Backbones, Rockin’ Ryan and the Real Goners @ Soda Bar
- Ranch & Coast’s Anniversary Celebration with Bonnie Foster Productions, Ryan Hiller Music @ Belly Up
- Electric Waste Band @ Winston's
- Michele Lundeen @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Holly Hofmann, flute & Rob Thorsen, flute/bass @ La Jolla Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (12pm| Free Mini-Concert)
- Blue Monday with DJ Camilla Robina, DJ Heather Hardcore @ EQ (formerly The Merrow)
- Open Mic with Jay Cain @ Mr. Peabody's
- Open Vinyl DJ Night @ Til-Two Club
- Monday Monday Blues & Rock Jam @ Aztec Brewery, Vista
- Groove Karaoke featuring Josie Day @ Navajo Live
- Karaoke @ The Holding Company
- Industry Bags Night @ 710 Beach Club
- Karaoke (8-11pm) @ Pour House
- Trivia Night w/Kyle @ Pour House
Tuesday, November 26, 2024:
- DALL, Ash Easton & The Proper, Cassie B, A'Rose @ Soda Bar
- Jimi Hendrix Celebration featuring Jeff Moore & the Witchdoctors with Isaiah Mitchell and Anthony Cullins @ Belly Up
- Soul Persuaders @ Tio Leo's
- Young & Out Of Love Tour - Blake Proehl, Haven Madison, KAIBRIENNE, KAYKO @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- Polo G: The Hood Poet Tour 2024 with Skylar Blatt, Scorey, VonOff1700, TwoTiime @ House of Blues
- Madame Mackintosh @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Caballero Homey Jazz Jam @ Bread & Salt (Free, 7-10pm)
- Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! @ The Old Globe
- Respectfully Christmas @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre
- Your Local Theater presents... (First Look) @ La Jolla Playhouse
- Acoustic Sunsets @ Cannonball, Belmont Park
- Open Mic Night hosted by Owen Boles @ Winston's
- Vinyl Listening Sessions @ The Jazz Lounge
- Laura Jane's Musical Trivia & Bingo @ Pour House (6-8pm)
- Familia Loteria @ Border X Brewing
- Swing Dance Tuesdays @ Queen Bee's
- Musicians Open Mic Night @ The Rabbit Hole
- Line Dance Lessons @ Moonshine Beach
- Trivia @ Fall Brewing (All Locations | 6pm)
- Karaoke @ Pour House
- Karaoke @ Mr. Peabody's
- Trivia Night @ Fast Times
- Trivia Night/Retro Night @ 710 Beach Club
- Karaoke with Christine @ Navajo Live
Wednesday, November 27, 2024:
- GothsGiving Dance Party with Robin Roth, 7th Stranger, Vaughn Avakian, Javi Nunez, GothCheez @ Casbah
- Queen Nation, Hot Lava @ Belly Up
- Gilbert Castellanos Young Lions Series & Jazz Jam @ Copley Auditorium, Panama 66
- Robin Henkel @ Blind Lady Ale House
- Marca MP: Simplemente Marca Tour 2024 @ Civic Theatre
- Thanksgiving Eve Industry Party with Coriander @ Moonshine Beach
- Broadway Rave @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
- Emo Night Brooklyn Feat. Vicky T of Cobra Starship @ House of Blues
- Kingfish @ The Holding Company
- Jason Hanna and the Swingin' Bananas @ Riviera Supper Club
- Marty Conley's Big Band Express with Daniel J Parc @ Tio Leo's
- 03 Greedo with DJ A-Tron – The Life That I Deserve Tour @ SOMA Mainstage
- Club Culture: Marujah, DJ Unite, Non-Profit @ Winston's
- Happy Hour with Cast Invade @ Winston's (5:30pm)
- Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! @ The Old Globe (1pm| 5pm)
- Respectfully Christmas @ Lambs Players at Coronado Resident Theatre
- Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Play @ New Village Arts
- Your Local Theater presents... (First Look) @ La Jolla Playhouse (2pm| 7:30pm)
- Pre-Turkey Open Mic @ Aztec Brewing Company, Vista
- Gand Band Woodstock Immersive Experience @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Dark Wave Garden @ Navajo Live
- Messy Era Dance Party @ Whistle Stop
- Shapeshift: Drag| Music| Art with Vivvi The Force, Desiree Dik, Dj Mystic South, Nykky Hex, Chikavara, Monica Madness, Rod Steel, Teddy Bare, Whorchata @ EQ
- Drag Bingo Wednesdays @ American Junkie
- Trivia @ The Holding Company
- New Life: Danksgiving with Sacha Robotti @ SPIN
- Twisted Trivia Wednesdays @ Quartyard
- F*ckin Thankful @ Park & Rec
- Open Mic with Whit @ Pour House
- Open Mic @ 710 Beach Club
- Improv with Patrick McInnis @ New Village Arts
Thursday, November 28, 2024 (Happy Thanksgiving). No listings for today.
