Photos: Kristin Kontrol at The Hideout, 4.10.17

After leaving the of Monreal show at Music Box, I headed to The Hideout to catch Kristin Kontrol. Formerly known as Dee Dee of Dum Dum Girls, and as San Diegans might remember, Kristin of Grand Ole Party, it was nice to see her back in town after quite some time. Last time the Dum Dums played Casbah to a packed house, and this show was very well attended...especially considering how many other shows were happening that same Monday night. Additional photos after the jump.

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

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 Casbah & Casbah Presents Shows (Updated 5.16.2016)

We had a big week at the Casbah with the Local Natives announcement, but there are awesome shows all the time. Since the last update, we've added shows with Sloan, Ducktails, Tobacco, Honne, Autolux, Boris and more. The full list of shows past Sunday are after the jump.

Mon May 16 - Local Natives, DJ Claire@ The Casbah (SOLD OUT)

Tue May 17 - Taking Back Tuesday @ The Casbah (SOLD OUT)

Tue May 17 - Modern English @ The Hideout

Wed May 18 - Yuna, Bosco @ Casbah

Thu May 19 - 91X Loudspeaker and Magic Flight present Idlehands Amigo, Dime by Dime @ The Casbah

Thu May 19 Wreckless Eric, Davey Tiltwheel @ The Hideout

Fri May 20 - Damien Jurado & The Heavy Light, Ben Abraham @ Casbah

Fri May 20 - The Thermals, Summer Cannibals, Colleen Green @ Soda Bar

Sat May 21 - Frightened Rabbit, Caveman @ Belly Up

Sat May 21 - Fruit Bats, Kyle Craft @ Casbah

Sat May 21 Dreams Made Flesh, Bit Maps, Blood Ponies @ The Hideout

Sun May 22 - Idlewild, The Jaguar Club @ Casbah

Sun May 22 - Nada Surf, Prism Tats @ The Irenic

Nada Surf

Upcoming Casbah and Casbah Presents Shows (Updated 5.5.2016)

It's been a little over two weeks since I updated this list and there have been a ton of announcements. Some of the big deal ones you should pay attention to are Savages, M83, Buck-O-Nine, The ills, Marissa Nadler, Foy Vance, Guided BY Voices, Tegan and Sara, We Are Scientists, Deerhoof, The Budos Band, Federico Aubele and so many more. Everything on the books is listed after the jump.

Thu May 05 - GIVERS, Anna Wise @ Casbah

Fri May 06 - Beach Slang, Potty Mouth, Dyke Drama, California @ Casbah

Fri May 06 - Voodoo Glow Skulls, Pinata Protest, Oceanside Sound System @ Soda Bar

Sat May 07 - Manic Hispanic @ Casbah

Sat May 07 - Torche, Wild Throne @ The Hideout

Torche

Upcoming Casbah and Casbah Presents Shows (Update 4.13.2016)

My last update of upcoming Casbah and Casbah Presents shows was at the beginning of the month and I swear, I'm just amazed sometime just how quickly things get booked and added. There are too many for me to point out, but some personal highlights for me include Broncho, Rhett Miller, Kurt Vile, The Joy Formidable, and M Ward.  Of course, those are all down the road...tonight I can't wait for Chvrches, and then the next two weeks are kind of insane. I've been a little run down, but hoping I can rally and get back on the scene. Shows after the weekend are after the jump.

Wed Apr 13 - Spencer Moody of Murder City Devils, Iska Dhaaf @ Casbah

Wed Apr 13 - Lord Huron @ Belly Up (SOLD OUT)

Wed Apr 13 - CHVRCHES, Alvvays @ The Observatory North Park (SOLD OUT)

Chvrches

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 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

Upcoming Casbah & Casbah Presents Shows (Updated 1.29.2016)

The number of shows added to the Casbah's calendar this week is kind of ridiculous. With that in mind, I left the X-s to mark new shows that were from Monday, but also added all the new shows through today. It's great to be busy and it's good knowing I've got some job security, but wow, that is a lot to take in. Shows from mid-February and beyond are after the jump. I'll be slinging merch for Hood Internet tonight, so come hang out with me!

Fri Jan 29 - The Hood Internet, Dino Soccio, KYWO, DJ Velvet Touch @ Casbah

Sat Jan 30 - Casbah 27th Anniversary Celebration feat. The Silent Comedy, Creature and the Woods, Robert Jon and the Wreck @ Casbah (SOLD OUT)

Sun Jan 31 - Corners, Wild Wild Wets, San Pedro El Cortez, DJ Holswagg @ Casbah

X- Mon Feb 01 - Blaise Guld and KillChord, The Montell Jordans, Svelte @ Casbah ($6 at the door)

X- Tue Feb 02 - The Hand Of Gavrilo, Headphone, Cloudside @ Casbah ($6 at the door)

Thu Feb 04 - Hills Like Elephants, Bit Maps, Dani Bell and the Tarantist @ Casbah ($7 at the door)

Fri Feb 05 - SAINTSENECA, Des Ark @ Casbah

Sat Feb 06 - VINYL JUNKIES RECORD SWAP @ Casbah ($3 at the door)

Sat Feb 06 - Adolescents, Widows, The Touchies @ Casbah

Show Preview: PWR BTTM @ The Hideout - Thursday, January 28

Queer garage punks, PWR BTTM, bring their raucous and glammy live show to the Hideout on Thursday night, January 28th. Best friends, Ben Hopkins and Liv Bruce, met at Bard College in New York where they bonded over a mutual interest in bringing elements of performance and drag artistry to DIY culture. Expect outlandish makeup and costuming, punchy power-pop riffs, and witty (often naughty) banter as they rip through their well received debut album "Ugly Cherries", released last Fall on Miscreant Records. The record sounds like early Weezer or White Stripes, but with lyrics that chronicle the experiences of young, genderqueer party boys. This one's gonna be FUN. Come early for support acts Gone Baby Gone and The End.

Tickets are only $10 and not at risk for sell out, so save on service charges and just pay at the door.
Check them out on Facebook and Bandcamp

Upcoming Casbah & Casbah Presents Shows (Updated 1.25.2016)

Since I've just been up all night working, I'm going to go ahead and publish this one now. Obviously any new shows announced today will eventually get incorporated into this list, but there were plenty of new shows added last week that are worth looking over (indicated by the X in front of them.) February shows and beyond are after the jump. If you get the Casbah newsletter, you saw these last week. If you're not subscribed, make sure you have a Ticketfly account, and add Casbah in your email subscriptions. February shows and beyond are after the jump.

Mon Jan 25 - Little Heroine, The Natives, Bad Kids @ Casbah ($6 at the door)

Tue Jan 26 - The Soft Moon, Sextile, Hexa @ Casbah
Tue Jan 26 - Killing Joke, Soft Moon @ The Belly Up (CANCELED)

The Soft Moon (photo credit: Vincent Arbelet)

Upcoming Casbah & Casbah Presents Shows (Updated 11/3)

Okay, so it has been a couple weeks since this running list of Casbah shows has been updated and we now have shows booked into March 2016! I'm particularly excited about the announcement of Martin Courtney of Real Estate coming in January, but there are a ton of shows between now and then to be excited about. Shows from next week and beyond are after the jump.

Tue Nov 03 - The Rocket Summer, Paradise Fears, Plane Without A Pilot @ Casbah

Tue Nov 03 - Antemasque, Eureka The Butcher @ The Observatory North Park

Wed Nov 04 - Spencer Moody, The Fink Bombs, Foreign Bodies @ Casbah

Wed Nov 04 - Botanica Chango, Gary Wilson and the Blind Dates, Bit Maps @ The Irenic

Wed Nov 04 - Dilly Dally @ The Hideout

Thu Nov 05 - Quel Bordel, Sculpins, Lexington Field, Wicked Monk @ Casbah (FREE)

Thu Nov 05 - of Montreal, Diane Coffee @ The Irenic

Of Montreal return to The Irenic on Thursday, November 5

Thu Nov 05 - David Ramirez, Liza Anne @ Soda Bar

Fri Nov 06 - Pimps of Joytime, Con Brio @ Casbah

Fri Nov 06 - Leon Bridges @ The Observatory North Park (SOLD OUT)

Sat Nov 07 - Fall Brewing One Year Anniversary feat Mr. Tube & The Flying Objects, Widows, Victory Mansion @ Casbah (FREE!!)

Sun Nov 08 - Radio Eterno, Marujah, Viri y Los Bandidos @ Casbah ($6 at the door)

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.

Upcoming Casbah and Casbah Presents Shows (Updated 6/1)

Time for a Casbah update! There are so many great shows this week and throughout summer, so everything the Casbah has booked is listed below for your convenience. Some of the new shows include two nights with Lucy's Fur Coat, The Redwoods Review, of Montreal, and Alpha Rev. Shows through June 15 are below, the remainder are after the jump.

Mon Jun 01 - Mother Mother, The Verigolds @ Casbah

Mon Jun 01 - Spoon, Sweet Spirit @ The Observatory North Park (SOLD OUT)
Tue Jun 02 - Spoon, Sweet Spirit @ The Observatory North Park

Tue Jun 02 - Courtney Barnett, Chastity Belt, Darren Hanlan @ The Casbah (SOLD OUT)

Tue Jun 02 - Sufjan Stevens, Helado Negro @ Copley Symphony Hall

Sufjan Stevens plays at Copley Symphony Hall on June 2

Wed Jun 03 - Ron Sexsmith, Alice Phoebe Lou @ Casbah

Wed Jun 03 - Active Child , Low Roar @ The Irenic

Wed Jun 03 - Royal Thunder , Wild Throne @ The Hideout

Thu Jun 04 - The Rentals, Rey Pila, Radiation City @ The Irenic

Thu Jun 04 -Bob Log III, Schitzophonics, Gloomsday @ Casbah

Fri Jun 05 - Christopher Owens, Devon WIlliams @ Casbah

Fri Jun 05 - July Talk, My Goodness @ The Hideout

Sat Jun 06 - VINYL JUNKIES RECORD SWAP @ Casbah (11am-5pm. $3 at the door)

Sat Jun 06 - Patrick Watson, Villagers @ Casbah

Sun Jun 07 - Sam Prekop, Panabrite, Bit Maps @ Casbah

Mon Jun 08 - Zella Day, Nicky Venus, Hot Sands @ Casbah

Tue Jun 09 - Ivan & Alyosha, Kris Orlowski @ Casbah

Wed Jun 10 - Agalloch, Helen Money @ Casbah

Thu Jun 11 - Fool's Gold @ Casbah

Thu Jun 11 - The Warlocks, Shake Before Us, Shady Francos, Vowws @ The Hideout

Fri Jun 12 - Goatwhore, Black Breath, Ringworm, THEORIES @ Soda Bar

Fri Jun 12 - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Teen Men @ Casbah

Sat Jun 13 - Hamilton Leithauser, Jack and Eliza @ Casbah

Sun Jun 14 - DMA'S @ Casbah

Mon Jun 15 - Motopony, Gunakadeit, Bruin @ Casbah

Things To Do In San Diego: Monday, May 25-Tuesday, May 16, 2015

It has been a great but exhausting weekend. I worked for X on Friday and Saturday night. After work on Friday I was off early enough that Darren and I got to catch Gayle Skidmore and Jesse Marchant at Whistle Stop. Saturday I worked a little later, but we still got some time in at Bar Pink and Ken Club. Yesterday was fun, too, with a great BBQ at Tim's house, getting some of these listings done, and then being on The Local FM 94/9. I got home later than planned but we got an hour in at karaoke just for fun. Today is a lazy day though we might saddle up on our bikes or something before Kopecky tonight at the Casbah. Maybe we can even make Lo-Fang first. Anyway, sorry these are so late. Monday and Tuesday archives are after the jump.