Video: Young The Giant at The North Park Theatre

On Wednesday, Young The Giant played an FM 94/9 Loud@Lunch show at The North Park Theatre. Somehow my playlist got all jacked around, but here's the video playlist (out of order) of the performance.

Things To Do In San Diego: November 6-9, 2014

So. Yesterday I was trying to put together a blog post with photos from recent shows and I realized that I am averaging about 200 photos per show I attend. Sifting through that is just not something I have time for, so hopefully you follow my Instagrams or Twitter or Facebook to see that I haven't just been slacking around. Between work and shows and my days with Darren and Nova and coping with my dad's ailing health, things have been pretty insane. All that said, life is pretty sweet, and San Diego is abundant with great ways to fill your days, an incredible and vibrant music scene, and this weekend kicks off Beer Week! There are so many events, so I just provided a link to #SDBW events and you'll have to sift through and figure it out for yourself. Friday through Sunday listings are after the jump.

Thursday, November 6, 2014:

• Rhye, Lo-Fang @ The North Park Theatre
• Pissed Jeans, Stickers, Teenage Burritos, Keepers @ Casbah
• Lagwagon, Swingin' Utters, This Legend @ House of Blues
• The Janks, James Alan, The Donnis Trio @ The Loft, UCSD
• #Culturadura Presents New Sounds of Latin Electronica feat. Maria y Jose, DJ Saul Q, Viejo Lobo, Abjo @ U-31
• Deep Sea Thunder Beast, He Whose Ox is Gored, Archons @ The Merrow
• Marqay, The Flash Hits, Gondola@ Soda Bar
• Mason Jennings, Lucette @ Belly Up
• Just Long Enough, ArtMonk, Samantha Aiken, The One And Onlys @ Brick By Brick
• Sam Outlaw, Nena Anderson @ Java Joe's
• Be Forest, Tennis System @ The Hideout
• Fantino, Ashley Pond @ Sycamore Den
• Pages Matam @ Queen Bee's
• Rockin Aces @ Tio Leo's
• Besos de Coco @ Croce's Park West
• J. Lee, with Bob Boss & N.Scott Robinson @ Dizzy's
• R: Tyme @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Rebirth Brass Band @ Winston's
• IDGAF with Dirty South @ Fluxx
• Shoe Scene Symphony @ Bassmnt
• Monolith, Red Wizard @ Boar Cross'n
• Live Band Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club

Big Bad Buffalo Vs. Sleep Spindles ONE TIME ONLY!

For Fans of Music, Pizza and Birthdays

More specifically... fans of Pavement, Weatherbox, Pinback, Mars Volta, My Bloody Valentine, Cheese, Veggie, Pineapple and J Krimston ( I ). 

clever void presents....

Big Bad Buffalo Vs. Sleep SpindlesLIVE at Lestats Park WestSaturday, November 8th at 9:00PMALL AGES and only $6! 

Big Bad Buffalo- Local Trio: Reminiscent of At The Drive In and Pavement somehow. 

Debut album available here: http://bigbadbuffalo.bandcamp.com/

Note: They will be playing half old material/half new material at the show. Spent October reworking their live show---Got some trix up their sleeves. #####

Sleep Spindles- Foreign Trio (Foreign meaning Fresno): Reminiscent of My Bloody Valentine and Mars Volta(?). This new, upcoming band has a unique sound in the best way possible. 

Live show: very TIGHT and VERY loud. 

Catch them before Pitchfork gives their next release a 9.5 so you can retain yr hipster cred. 

Debut album available here: https://sleepspindles.bandcamp.com/

Bonus: 

If you reference this post at the show you will get a hug and a Big Bad Buffalo EP. 

this is also my bday show- all im askin is fr yr attendance : -- )

- Jordan Krimston

event page for FB : https://www.facebook.com/events/1501681320089543/

Things To Do In San Diego: November 3-5, 2014

It's a new week and a new month, and after Halloween, perhaps our favorite bars and venues forgot that we still need their calendars to know what is going on this month! So listings this week are limited and short, but there are some gems this week, so don't decide that the rainy weekend marked your hibernation from the music scene. Monday through Wednesday archives are after the jump.

Things to Do In San Diego: October 31-November 2, 2014

It's Halloween and my head is so scattered I completely forgot about SoundDiego Live in the listings. Have fun tonight, be safe, use Uber or Lyft or whatever you have to do to be safe on the roadways and keep our streets safe for trick or treaters. Friday through Sunday archives are after the jump.

Things To Do In San Diego: October 30, 2014

I'm not really sure why my listings posted funny last night, but here's an update with your weekend listings. The #SocialFresh conference was sweet, Darren and I had a fun date night after that included stops at Barley Mash, The Hideout, Soda Bar, and Til-Two Club. This weekend is going to be nuts and though I'm not into the whole adults in costume thing, I am sure lots of people are planning some big Fridays. Thursday archives after the jump.

Things To Do In San Diego: October 29, 2014

This week has been nuts. At the moment, I'm in the #SocialFresh conference at the #OmniSanDiego learning all about webby stuffs with a bunch of like-minded nerds who are all losing our eyesight by staring at our mobile devices all day long. This week we put tickets on sale for Ms. Lauryn Hill, many of the tickets sold in presale and the rest sold in about 4 hours, so thanks for making my job easy. Don't forget Cut Copy is already sold out and Ziggy Marley is almost sold out, so check out tickets now if you're hoping to go. If you have will call tickets, I'd recommend arriving early to get your tickets, even if you leave for dinner or drinks or whatever. For all the upcoming shows, go to TheNorthParkTheatre.com. Meanwhile at the Casbah, there's plenty of good stuff happening, too, and Friday is already sold out, so don't snooze on tickets for other shows or you'll be like the girl crying to me last night that I just ruined her life because she didn't get tickets to a show. Wednesday archives are after the jump.

An Update on The Che Cafe at UCSD

The following is a message from The Che Cafe with an update of their eviction from the UCSD campus. While I can't say as a 38 year old woman, I don't spend much time at the Che these days, but it was definitely a destination for me and my friends through high school, into college, and even beyond college. One of my favorite shows of my life, Shelter, was at the Che, as was this amazing performance art piece by Zach de la Rocha preceeding an Inside Out show. It is also the first place I ever got to see Rocky Votolato, who as you may well know by reading this site, is one of my all-time favorite musicians. If you can make it out to support any of the activities of the Che as they fight this out in court, please represent for all us veterans who hoped the torch would be passed on for Millenials and post-Millenials and beyond. Full text of the Change.org update below with links, dates, and information to help.

Casbah & The Belly Up present Ms Lauryn Hill at The North Park Theatre!

Casbah & Belly Up have joined forces to bring Ms Lauryn Hill to The North Park Theatre. Presale tickets are on sale today, and regular on sale is tomorrow at 10am. You can grab your tickets now with the password "miseducation". This is a 21+ general admission standing show. For this show, we will also have a front of house VIP section with general admission seats on our orchestra pit. There's only 40 of those, so don't wait to grab tickets.

Things To Do In San Diego: October 27-28, 2014

I had a crazy busy weekend that was super awesome. Alt-J were incredible at Soma- despite it being sweltering in the venue-, the Warpaint show on Saturday was awesome and then I ended up going to Viejas on a whim with my friends which was crazy fun, and then Tennis on Sunday was pretty great, too. We have a big concert announcement for the theatre today, so stay check back around 10 for that. We also have big shows this week, with Tycho on Wednesday, Cut Copy on Friday, Ziggy Marley on Saturday, and Carla Morrison on Sunday. Tuesday through Thursday listings are after the jump.

Things To Do In San Diego: October 24-26, 2014

Yesterday was awesome with Bear Hands and Fences at The North Park Theatre. I followed up with some tequila at home while I relaxed for a minute, then went to Seven Grand to meet up with Jake where I caught a set from The Midnight Pine, and then hung out at Bar Pink for a little while before calling it a night. It's definitely a bonus that our theatre shows mostly end so early. This weekend is going to be great, with a private Alt-J show by day, their sold out show by night, and then Warpaint & Vacationer on Saturday and Tennis on Sunday, but tonight, it's all about the besties. sddialedin.com got an "honorable mention" in the "best music blog" category, but I was beat by SoundDiego, which I written for nearly every single day (I usually skip New Year's Day and Thanksgiving) since 2010, so it's still a win. Thursday through Sunday archives are after the jump.

Things To Do In San Diego: October 22-23, 2014

I'm at the theatre at the moment and it's a show day which means there's lots of energy and everyone is buzzing around getting things ready for Bear Hands and Fences. This is super special because it's the anniversary bash of FM 94/9 as well as the anniversary of Car2Go. If you're a Car2Go member, the first 100 people get an array of catered food and the first 400 get into the show for free. For everyone else, tickets are only like $13 cash at the box office and it's going to be a blast. I hope to see you all down here.

Taste of Bankers Hill - Wednesday October 22nd from 6-9pm

We have a great deal for all the SDDialedIn readers. Only a limited number of these are available. Use the following discount code to save $15: sdDIALED2014bh

The Bankers Hill Business Group invites you to the 3rd Annual Taste of Bankers Hill on Wednesday, October 22nd, at The Abbey on Fifth Avenue in Bankers Hill.

Tickets can be purchased online by following this link:
http://tobh14.brownpapertickets.com/

Each ticket will include a taste from all participating vendors #TasteofBH

Check out the list of vendors for the festival:
Bertrand at Mister A's Restaurant
Croce's Park West
Bankers Hill Bar + Restaurant
Pizzicato Gourmet Pizza
Jimmy Carter's Mexican Cafe
Barrio Star
SanFilippo's Italian Restaurant
Wet Stone Winebar
Hornblower Cruises & Events San Diego
Smoker IQ by Gustaf Rooth

Sweet jammy jams provided by DJ Vitamin J

Special thanks to the Metro CDC!

Things To Do In San Diego: October 20-21, 2014

It appears that the massive tours have slowed down and maybe this week is a good one to take a breath after I worked 5 straight nights of shows last week plus going to four others. Nova's fall break is over, too, so we can settle into fall a little bit. Even my cat decided that she doesn't really want to be an outdoor cat anymore, which is great since she never really embraced me moving out of the downstairs studio and into the upstairs. There are still some good shows this week so your listings through Thursday are after the jump.

Things To Do In San Diego October 17-19, 2014

This week has kicked my ass, but it has also been pretty awesome. That Real Estate party on Monday was awesome, then I worked Tuesday and Wednesday at the Irenic then went to Casbah for Mutual Benefit, then we had that amazing Washed Out show at the Irenic, followed by 6 hours of work to get these here listings, prepare for my Yellowcard interview, and send out newsletters and all that really fun stuff. There are cool things all over the place tonight and throughout the weekend. Of course I'll be at The North Park Theatre tonight and tomorrow, but I'm also hoping to make it for some Rubblebucket and/or Perfume Genius tonight and catching my friends Writer who are back in town tomorrow. If I wasn't working, however, I would definitely swing by The Boulevard Market Grand Opening and the IACON open house, so go represent for me. Friday through Sunday arhives are after the jump.

Things To Do In San Diego: October 15-16, 2014

I'm getting ready to head to The Irenic to work the Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties show and I thought I'd update listings. It has been a busy week but I love the energy of watching last minute ticket sales or scrambling to buy Ryan Adams tickets or trying to get people excited about multiple shows at different venues on the same nights. This week someone told me that blogging isn't a job. Ha. Ha. Ha. Thursday listings are after the jump.

Mike Halloran Named Program Director at 91X

Halloran teaching Nova how to work the boards back in May 2014

I can't believe I forgot to post this news yesterday! I can't even go into what Halloran has meant to me over the years, back when I was a kid growing up listening to 91X and then through all his other endeavors like The Flash and trying to get his voice in when he was at that weird Y-something station in Riverside, and when FM 94/9 first flipped and I called in and was the official 13th listener. Of course he's been back at 91X for a while now and over the past 6 weeks or so, many wondered if the Program Director spot would go to someone from San Diego and within the 91X staff (as it should) or if the station would try to bring in new blood. Clearly they went with the right choice by choosing someone already in the family. He's a mentor to many, and I'm happy to call him a friend. 

Here's the press release:

Mike Halloran will take the reigns as Program Director at 91X, effective immediately.

“Halloran,” as he is known on-air, came to San Diego from Detroit in 1986, to work on-air on 91X when the station was still adapting an alternative rock format. He quickly became known for his encyclopedia-like knowledge of music, eccentric presentation, and ubiquitous presence at local concerts and lifestyle events. 

After leaving the station in the 90’s, Halloran returned to 91X in 2012 as the afternoon drive DJ from 2:00 – 6:00 PM. Halloran will retain the same on-air shift while inheriting PD responsibilities. 

“Does this mean I get to finally know where the keys to the prize closet are?” said Halloran. “In all seriousness, I am more than honored.” 

“Halloran’s knowledge of the brand, the city, and the music are a huge asset to the station,” said Joe Lindsay, Director of Operations and Programming. “He is passionate and has a deep respect for 91X and the staff. I am looking forward to him leading the team to another level and exceeding the expectations of the audience.”

91X (XTRA-FM) is owned and operated by Local Media San Diego, a privately held San Diego-based company. LMSD also operates Z90.3 (XHTZ-FM) and Magic 92.5 (XHRM-FM).

Things To Do In San Diego: October 13-14, 2014

Last night was awesome. Rob Crow was hosting karaoke at the Hideout and we had a blast, and though I'm not a big fan of Mondays, today was nice because Nova came home bright and early in the morning since she has another week off school for Fall Break.

Everyone is asking about tonight's Casbah event, so I'll tell you that doors are at 8pm and they allowed way more RSVP's than capacity will allow, so get there early. Show should be over around 11. I also thought I'd mention that Ryan Adams announced a show in San Diego at Symphony Hall on December 15. There's a presale on Wednesday at 10 and the official onsale is Friday at 10. I can't be certain, but the password I've been hearing is GIMME. A ticket buying secret is once you have tickets in your cart, BUY THEM. If you change your mind or decide you want more tickets or you want to see if there's another section, you forfeit your tickets and go to the end of the digital line. Don't let this happen to you!! Monday and Tuesday archives are after the jump.

91X Announces Wrex The Hall 2014 @ Valley View Casino Center 12/12/14

91X Wrex the Halls
Friday, Dec. 12
@ Valley View Casino Center

Cage the Elephant
Alt-J
Interpol
Billy Idol
Spoon
BANKS
(and a local band TBD)

On-Sale Friday, Oct 17 at 10:00am

91X listeners have access to an Internet pre-sale to buy tickets starting today at 10:00am, so keep an eye out for the email with the password.

Things To Do In San Diego: October 12, 2014

It has been such a great weekend. On Friday night I caught Dawes at the Casbah and Saturday did Taste of North Park and went to Long And Short Of It's record release at Soda Bar, then convinced Darren to quit work early to hang out for some drinks. I bounced out of bed today feeling great and productive and cleaned all morning and got the listings done so that I can try to go work on cleaning my office/storage/studio (finally!). Thanks to ACL for broadcasting all weekend or I probably would've been much less inspired. Sunday archives are after the jump.