Casbah Presents: Japanese Breakfast @ Observatory San Diego | October 4, 2021 | All Ages | Tickets On Sale Friday |

 

Japanese Breakfast Press Photo

Casbah presents Japanese Breakfast

Observatory San Diego

October 4, 2021

All Ages

Tickets on Sale Friday at 9am

Casbah presents Girl Talk at House of Blues | April 19, 2022 | All Ages | On Sale Now! |

Girl Talk Press Photo

 Casbah presents Girl Talk

House of Blues 

April 19, 2022

All Ages

Tickets On Sale Now!

Casbah presents Julien Baker at the Observatory North Park!

Casbah presents Julien Baker 

with special guests DEHD & Katie Malco 

Observatory North Park

November 2  All Ages  7pm

Tickets on sale Friday, April 9 at 10am

Save This Ticket Link 

It's been a hot minute since I've had any good music news around here, which is why it makes me so excited to share that Julien Baker will be performing at the Observatory North Park. The show is set to take place on November 2, 2021 and will be an all ages show. 

Julien's 2021 release, Little Oblivions, has been getting some serious repetitive plays in our speakeasy and the opportunity to hear it live is enough reason for all of us to get vaccinated and get our collective shit together to squash this pandemic, so we can all be in the same room at the same time listening to this amazing performer live. I've had the pleasure of working at both of her sold out shows at The Irenic (R.I.P. venue) as well as catching her show with Lucy Dacus and Phoebe Bridgers at the Observatory as one third of Boygenius and she is an absolutely stunning live performer who can captivate an audience into dead silent admiration. Little Oblivions is getting all the worthy praises and this show is certain to sell out. Make sure you've got your Ticketmaster login all set up with your credit card when the show goes on sale this Friday at 10am. 

Meanwhile, don't expect shows at the Casbah in the immediate future regardless of the new orange tier and the ability to host live music to vaccinated people at a really small capacity, but don't forget the bar is opening Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 6-10pm to serve cocktails, tacos from Salud, and live DJs in the house. It will all be outside on the patio and Razzmatazz Room. COVID-19 safety protocols require a mask for all guest to be worn at all times except when seated and actively eating or drinking. Consider it a test drive and be on your best behavior so they can continue and expand to longer hours and more days in the future. 

CoViD-19: I'm Pissed | Chicano Elefante In The Room | LiveNation Plans Post-Pandemic | Tourist Attractions Lay Out Future Protocol | RIP Raina | Unequal Access To Nature

I've been enjoying my daily visits from this Mourning Cloak, bringing joy and beauty every day. 

You know what? I'm pissed. All of us are going through this time in our own way, some have it much worse than others and our feelings can run the whole gamut of grief and loss and sadness and confusion, but today my mom called me while she's out shopping because she 'needed to get out of the house'. WTF?!? All of this push to reopen is communicating to people that things are safe. And she lives in 91911, a ZIP code with one of the highest counts, and it feels like the majority of people are refusing to wear facial coverings. Numbers are not in control. People are still dying in crazy numbers. The infection rate is still climbing. 
So yeah, I'm pissed. More after the jump.

The Magnolia Set To Open This Week

LiveNation's new entertainment venue, The Magnolia, opens its doors this week in El Cajon. There will be a grand opening ceremony tonight at 5pm. On Thursday the 12th, Queen Nation and Idol X will play the first show, followed by Countess Luann and Friends on Friday, September 13th.

From The Magnolia website

San Diego County’s newest venue, The Magnolia will open in El Cajon this September after 10 years and an incredible $7M renovation!  Formerly known as the East County Performing Arts Center, upgrades include a reconfigured seating layout showcasing great sightlines for 1200 fans, a completely refurbished lobby bar serving craft beer and cocktails, a brand new VIP Lounge, plush front row seating, updated guest amenities and elevator access to the upper level seating for easy accessibility. 

As part of the beautiful renovation of The Magnolia, fans can expect to enjoy events of all kinds, including use of the outdoor plaza and venue grounds! From movie nights to beer festivals, food trucks, street fairs and more, the venue will showcase different events all year-long, bringing together our community and visitors to experience a new level of entertainment in SoCal.

91X Presents Sun Fiesta at Petco Park at the Park on August 2nd

In all my commitment to be downtown for the Wonderfront announcement on Monday, I completely forgot to post about 91X's exciting announcement (though, let's be honest, this would be a really great stage at Wonderfront) about Sun Fiesta, taking place on Friday, August 2nd at Petco's Park at The Park. Side funny, if you look up Park at the Park on the Petco Park website, it explains that "The Park at the Park is a park in the Park."  That is some special marketing right there.

Anyway, I love The Head and The Heart so you better believe I'm putting this one on my calendar. Tickets go on sale Friday. For all your info and ticketing, check out the event site here. Also, The Head and The Heart posted the presale password is FIESTA, so you don't have to wait until Friday to get tickets. GA tickets come in around $40, with a base price of $29.99 and about $11 in fees, per ticket. 

91X Sun Fiesta
Friday, August 2nd
Petco Park Park at the Park

Get ready for a day full of awesome music, amazing food, great drinks & much more!

THE HEAD AND THE HEART
LOVELYTHEBAND
SYML
TWIN XL

Tickets go on-sale at 10am THIS FRIDAY, June 7th

Billie Eilish Returns! SOLD OUT!

Billie Eilish is returning to San Diego on July 13 to Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at San Diego State. Tickets are already in presale but go on sale to the general public on Friday at 12pm. I'm posting mostly because I haven't seen so many young girls crying outside a show because they (a) didn't have tickets or (b) bought fake tickets. This show will sell out. Likely in minutes. Make sure your account is all set up on Ticketmaster so you can one-touch purchase if necessary. This is a co-presented show by Casbah, Belly Up, and Livenation, but if you don't get tickets, I CANNOT HELP YOU. There are no comps to be given. Don't say you didn't know. Now you know.

Save this link to buy your tickets and good luck. Don't buy resale tickets!

UPDATE: THIS SHOW IS OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT. 2/8/2019 4PM.

Livenation Takes Over Observatory

An end of an era and a new beginning for The Observatory.

Pollstar: Live Nation Announces Exclusive Booking Deal With Observatory Venues In Santa Ana, San Diego

Photos: Chvrches & Lo Moon at CCCU OAT, SDSU. 9.20.2018

Of course, I was head over heels when I'd originally heard that Chvrches was returning to San Diego, but the excitement was bubbling over on Thursday, the day of show, when I found out that not only was my photo pass secured, but we'd also be able to attend the 91X X-Session at Phaser Control Studios. We felt that seeing an international artist in such an intimate setting warranted pulling Nova out of school in the afternoon and headed to the studio. I was specifically called out by name not to take photos, so I obeyed, but I'm kinda bummed after the fact because one, everyone else was doing it, and two, our picture with the band has the lighting of a 1970's shrink's office because there were these stage LED lights on in the background.

Still, it was an amazing privilege, so thanks to 91X for letting us in on the fun.

Afterward, we came home and got all of our work and homework done and then Nova and I went to the show at the OAT. Fortunately, another photog had an extra ticket, so after Darren's soccer game, he was able to join us and only missed the first couple Chvrches songs, though he did miss the moment a massive giant cockroach climbed up the seat next to mine and over the armrest to take a swim in my nacho cheese. The venue kindly replaced them for me, but there's nothing on this earth Nova hates more than roaches so we had quite the freakout.  The show itself was amazing and we had amazing seats and it was nothing but joy. If you've seen Chvrches live, you know that they put on an incredible show, and if you haven't had the chance, don't miss them next time they come around. I tried to trim down the number of photos, but they're such a joy to shoot, I couldn't resist. Check them out after the jump.

Livenation Announces Dia De Los Deftones at Petco Park, November 3rd, 2018

Yesterday Livenation announced Dia De Los Deftones, taking place at Petco Park on November 3rd, 2018. The event features performances by Deftones, Future, Mike Shinoda, Rocket From The Crypt, Ho99o9, Doja Cat, Vein and Vowws. Tickets are $75 plus fees or $195 and up for VIP Packages. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10am via Ticketmaster, but you might find yourself to be a particularly  strong interwebs investigator and find a presale code which started early Tuesday. Get tickets here.

Full press release after the jump.

ATTN: Kaleo Venue Change (From HOB to OAT)

I'm posting this because it's pretty unusual for a such a big venue change for any show, but to go from House of blues to Open Air Theatre is a huge leap... if you have tickets to the original show, you should exchange them sooner rather than later to get the best seats being traded.

KALEO
WITH THE SHELTERS, WILDER
AUGUST 29TH, 2017
CAL COAST CREDIT UNION OPEN AIR THEATRE
Tickets on sale Thursday, May 25th at 10AM PST
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0A0052B688E110F1


Due to popular demand, this show is now scheduled to play a larger venue. The show will now take place at Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at San Diego State University on August 29th, 2017.

IF YOU PURCHASED A TICKET TO THE HOUSE OF BLUES SHOW:
Because this venue is seated, you will need to exchange the ticket you purchased for the House of Blues show with a new one at the Viejas Arena venue box office by TUESDAY, JULY 25TH.  The ticket exchange will be on a first-come, first-served basis and will be located in the sections closest to the stage.  House of Blues ticket holders may also request a refund at the point-of-purchase and purchase a new ticket for the Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre show, but the location may not be in the same premium locations that are being held until July 25th for those who opt to exchange their ticket.   The Viejas Arena box office is located next to Gate 2 on 55th Street, and can be accessed from Aztec Walk, across from Peterson Gym and Parking 7 (previously PS5).

5500 Canyon Crest Drive, San Diego, CA 92182
PHONE: (619) 594-0429
INFORMATION LINE: (619) 594-6947

Box Office Hours:
Monday – Friday, 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM

LiveNation offers $20 "All In" Tickets

It seemed a little anti-climactic to post about "National Concert Day" on May 1, a day that literally had like four shows in San Diego, but alas, LiveNation is celebrating the day (that I think they actually invented)  with $20 "all-in" tickets to a bunch of summer shows. The offers are good through May 9. You can see all of the shows here, but if I was inclined, had no commitments, and money was raining from the sky, here are some of the more notable shows:

May 10- Barns Courtney @ House of Blues
May 30- Modest Mouse @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
July 7- Rise Against & DefTones @ Mattress Firm Amphitheatre
July 21- Third Eye Blind & Silversun Pickups @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
July 28- Matchbox Twenty & Counting Crows @ Mattress Firm Amphitheatre
Aug 24- Young The Giant, Cold War Kids, Joywave @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
Aug 27- Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue,  St. Paul & The Broken Bones @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre

91X Announces 2015 X-Fest Line-Up: June 7

91X Presents X-FEST
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Get your tickets before anyone else!
Pre-sale Start Info:
Wednesday, March 25 at 10am
Ends Thursday, March 26 at 10pm

General Onsale Friday, March 27 at 10am

PASSWORD: 91X
BUY YOUR PRE-SALE TICKET, CLICK HERE

The Lineup:
Modest Mouse
The Cult
Pennywise
Public Enemy
Cold War Kids
Death From Above 1979
Yelawolf
Atlas Genius
The Orwells
Robert Delong
Meg Myers
Shady Francos
Moon Hooch

Vampire Weekend comes to San Diego in their 1st live tour in over 2 years!
Tickets go on sale Friday at 10am but use KPRI as your password for presale tickets on Thursday from 10am-10pm. Tickets are $47.35 ($35 + $12.35 service fees).
Tickets can be purchased here.

(text from press release)
Touring in support of their critically acclaimed third album Modern Vampires Of The City, Vampire Weekend have added several more dates to their fall run. Along with previously announced headlining stops at Brooklyn's Barclay's Center and Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl, the band have now announced stops at Philadelphia's Mann Center and Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium, among others. The band will be supported by Sky Ferreira, Solange and Beirut on select dates.

San Diego show added on September 30th at SDSU’s Open Air Theater – tickets on sale Friday, June 28 at 10am

Vampire Weekend's Modern Vampires Of The City's critical acclaim has been matched by its reception with the public: it entered the U.S. album chart at #1, and has gone on to sell nearly 250,000 copies in the month since its May 14 release on XL Recordings.

This is the second time Vampire Weekend has achieved such a landmark: Its sophomore album Contra also debuted at #1 in 2010, making Modern Vampires... the first time an independent rock band has entered at #1 with two consecutive releases.

VAMPIRE WEEKEND

On Tour
06/26-30/13 - Pilton, UK - Glastonbury Festival
06/27/13 - Bournemouth, UK - O2 Academy Bournemouth
06/28/13 - Portsmouth, UK - Portsmouth Guildhall
07/02/13 - Cologne, Germany - E-Werk
07/03/13 - Munich, Germany - Tonhalle
07/04-07/13 - Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter
07/06/13 - London, UK - Olympic Park
07/07/13 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands - De Wereld Draait Buiten
07/09/13 - Cholet, France - Poupet Festival
07/12/13 - Lisbon, Portugal - Optimus Alive
07/13/13 - Bilbao, Spain - BBK Live
07/14/13 - Aix-Les-Bains, France - Musilac Festival
07/16/13 - Berlin, Germany - Tempodrom
07/17/13 - Hamburg, Germany - Grosse Freiheit
07/19/13 - Lewes, UK - Gentlemen of the Road Lewes Stopover
07/20/13 - Dublin, Ireland - Longitude Festival
08/04/13 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
08/05/13 - Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre
08/07/13 - Calgary, AB - Southern Alberta Jubilee
08/09/13 - Squamish, BC - Squamish Music Festival
08/11/13 - San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands Festival
09/5/13 - Ottawa, ON - Ottawa Folk Festival
09/7/13 - Boston, MA - Boston Calling
09/19/13 - Philadelphia, PA - Skyline Stage at The Mann Center #
09/20/13 - Brooklyn, NY - Barclay's Center # +
09/23/13 - Columbus, OH - The LC Pavillion #
09/24/13 - St. Louis, MO -The Pageant #
09/25/13 - Fayetteville, AR - Arkansas Music Pavillion #
09/27/13 - Phoenix, AZ - Comerica Theatre #
09/28/13 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl &
09/30/13 - San Diego, CA - SDSU Open Air Theatre #
10/1/13 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre #
10/2/13 - Albuquerque, NM - Kiva Auditorium #
10/5/13 - Tulsa, OK - The Brady Theater #
10/7/13 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium #
10/8/13 - Kansas City, MO - Midland Theater #
10/10/13 - Grand Prairie, TX - Verizon Theater #
10/13/13 - Mexico, City, MX - Corona Capital Festival

# Sky Ferreira

+ Solange

& Beirut

The Beach Boys Bring Tour To Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre Friday May 25

I don't normally just publish press releases, but this one came in today and I don't have the time to modify and add links and stuff. Full information is after the jump.

The Beach Boys Bring Historic 50th Anniversary Tour To Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Friday, May 25th
Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks To Tour Together For The First Time In More Than Two Decades
Foster The People Are The Special Guest
Tickets on Sale Saturday, March 17th at 10am
Fans may purchase tickets online at livenation.com and ticketmaster.com

Review: 10.28.2010 Viejas Arena: Gorillaz with N.E.R.D. (No One Ever Really Dies)

(ed. note: You all know and love Tim Pyles, and while he has his own site getting sorted out, he volunteered to write about the Gorillaz show for sddialedin.com We actually have a bet. I was sure that Gorillaz played 4th & B in 2002 but Pyles seems to think I'm making it up. )

Gorillaz visited San Diego for the first time recently and as a frequent concertgoer this show blew any and all away! Not only is the band fronted by Damon Albarn (Blur), the touring band now features two members of The Clash; Mick Jones and Paul Simonon. Plus, you add in guest appearances from De La Soul, Little Dragon, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Rosie Wilson, Bobby Womack, Bootie Brown, Bashy and Kano, well magic ensues. Los Angeles had the privilege of seeing Lou Reed join with them the night before, but that's not San Diego. You could even say Snoop Dogg and Shaun Ryder of the Happy Mondays were on stage, but it was the huge screen behind the actual band.

I was so very excited about this show, having seen the band in LA back in 2002 on the first tour. During that first tour the band performed behind two screens that had projected visuals and animations, you only saw shadows of the actual players. The band has done limited touring since 2002, a few dates in 2006 (NYC & Manchester, UK) and now this HUGE World Tour in 2010. The band played the latest Coachella, as well. If you saw this show, feel lucky cause it was rare.

The show kicked off with Snoop Dogg on the big screen and just took off from that point on. Each song featured a different guest for the most part, with Damon Albarn as the ring leader. Both Mick Jones and Paul Simonon exuded The Clash cool on stage! It felt more like a show, a production than say a concert where the band plugs in and plays. This was awesome, but never seemed technical or lacking soul.

N.E.R.D. opened to a small house with people arriving slowly, but never let on with Pharrel giving it his all. I'm a fan of both artists and felt it was a dream match-up for a show. The both fall into this neo-Hip Hop thing, but rock too. I always see and hear lot's of colors...

Here's the setlist for Gorillaz:

Orchestral Intro

Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach

Last Living Souls (with Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)

19/2000 (with Rosie Wilson)

Stylo (with Bobby Womack)

On Melancholy Hill

Rhinestone Eyes

Superfast Jellyfish (with De La Soul)

Tomorrow Comes Today

Empire Ants (with Little Dragon)

Broken (with Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)

Dirty Harry (with Bootie Brown)

El Mañana

White Flag (with Bashy & Kano)

To Binge (with Little Dragon)

DARE (with Rosie Wilson)

Glitter Freeze

Plastic Beach

Encore:

Cloud of Unknowing (with Bobby Womack)

Feel Good Inc. (with De La Soul)

Clint Eastwood (with Bashy & Kano)

Don't Get Lost In Heaven

Demon Days

Tim Pyles

http://www.thelocalpyle.com/

@thelocalpyle

Photo courtesy Andrew Youssef - Amateur Chemist -

Click here for more of his photos at Stereogum

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.

Live Nation Offers $10 Tickets For 24 Hours

Live Nation is once again offering $10 tickets to San Diego area concerts. These are "all-in" tickets, with no additional service charges. Tickets are limited, so grab them while you can.

• 8/6/2010 Bonfire @ HOB San Diego
• 8/11/2010 Steel Panther @ HOB San Diego
• 8/11/2010 My Morning Jacket @ SDSU Open Air Theatre
• 8/14/2010 Reverend Horton Heat @ HOB San Diego
• 8/16/2010 American Idol Live Tour 2010 @ Viejas Arena
• 8/19/2010 Yonder Mountain String Band @ HOB San Diego
• 8/25/2010 Steel Panther @ HOB San Diego
• 8/26/2010 Panteon Rococo @ HOB San Diego
• 8/28/2010 De La Soul @ HOB San Diego
• 8/29/2010 The American Carnage Tour feat. Slayer, Megadeth, Testament @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
• 9/11/2010 Lights @ HOB San Diego
• 9/15/2010 Adicts @ HOB San Diego
• 9/16/2010 Jonas Brothers @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
• 9/18/2010 Hanson @ HOB San Diego
• 9/21/2010 Phoenix @ SDSU Open Air Theatre
• 9/24/2010 The Dan Band @ HOB San Diego
• 10/1/2010 Matt & Kim @ HOB San Diego
• 10/2/2010 Kamelot @ HOB San Diego
• 11/6/2010 Great Big Sea @ HOB San Diego

”$10 Tuesday” tickets will be available while supplies last tomorrow – Tuesday, August 3rd -- from 12:01 AM to 11:59 PM. Tickets will be available at www.livenation.com, at select Live Nation and Ticketmaster retail outlets, plus via Charge-By-Phone (800-745-3000).

LiveNation Offers $10 Tickets for 24 hours

Livenation has another concert ticket promotion. For select shows, "all in" tickets are $10. That means no convenience charges, service charges, nada. You must choose the "standard mail" option to avoid shipping charges.

Steel Panther @ House of Blues, 7/28, 8/11, 8/25
Tainted Love @ House of Blues, 7/30
Christopher Titus @ House of Blues, 7/31
Bonfire @ House of Blues, 8/6
Yonder Mountain String Band @ House of Blues, 8/19
Wolfmother @ House of Blues, 8/21
Panteon Rococo @ House of Blues, 8/26
De La Soul @ House of Blues, 8/28
The American Carnage Tour feat. Slayer, Megadeth, Testament @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre, 8/29
Lights (Tribute to Journey) @ House of Blues, 9/11
Adicts @ House of Blues, 9/15
Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre, 9/16
Hanson @ House of Blues, 9/18
The Dan Band @ House of Blues, 9/24
Matt and Kim @ House of Blues, 10/1
Great Big Sea @ House of Blues, 11/6

“$10 Tuesday” tickets will be available while supplies last today – Tuesday, June 20th -- from 12:01 AM to 11:59 PM. Tickets will be available at livenation.com, at select Live Nation and Ticketmaster retail outlets, plus via Charge-By-Phone (800-745-3000)

Frightened Rabbit To Return To San Diego October 16

It's with great pleasure that I get to tell you that Frightened Rabbit have scheduled a fall tour including a San Diego date. The band loves the Casbah and the Casbah loves them, too, but this time around they'll be playing an all ages show at the House of Blues. You can see my post from their recent stop here. These boys spend so much time in the U.S., it makes me wonder if they will eventually move here. If so, I'd love to say that I'm available for a green card marriage. (har, har.) It kinda sucks because it's the same night Foals play at the Casbah, but I'm pretty sure I'll be able to pull off both shows in the same night since the doors at HoB are at 8 and the only scheduled opener (so far) is Plants & Animals.

Tickets for this show go on sale Friday, July 16 at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster/LiveNation. Tickets are $18.50 adv/$20.50 day of show, but I'm pretty confident this one will sell out, so if you wanna go, don't wait to get tickets.