October Shows

Sometimes I feel guilty that I haven't been posting as frequently, or that I haven't been posting videos and photos and stuff. And then I remember that there are only 24 hours in a day, and I look at the rest of the month and my mind kind of explodes. Busy is an understatement. But holy shit! Look at all this amazing stuff to look forward to for the rest of the month. I've bolded the shows I know I'll be at, working or otherwise. These are just "Casbah presents" shows, so it doesn't include all the other venues or shows coming up.

Fri Oct 10 - Dawes, Henry Wolfe @ The Casbah (SOLD OUT)
Fri Oct 10 - Drowners, Dictator, Roxy Jones @ Soda Bar
Fri Oct 10 - TACOCAT, Colleen Green @ The Hideout
Sat Oct 11 - Shake Before Us, The Loons, Shady Francos, The Grim Imperials @ The Casbah
Sun Oct 12 - Young Rebel Set, Kera & The Lesbians, Jimmy Ruelas @ The Casbah
Sun Oct 12 - Ana Tijoux @ The Belly Up
Mon Oct 13- Private Party with Real Estate @ Casbah (Last chance to RSVP HERE)
Mon Oct 13 - The Horrors, Moon Duo @ The Belly Up
Mon Oct 13 - The Drums, Beverly @ Soda Bar (Sold Out)
Tue Oct 14 - Polica, Web of Sunsets @ The Casbah
Tue Oct 14 - David Bazan + Passenger String Quartet @ The Irenic
Wed Oct 15 - Mutual Benefit, Julie Byrne, CHILL PILL @ The Casbah
Wed Oct 15 - Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties, Steady Hands, Matt Brasch, Brian Marquis @ The Irenic
Wed Oct 15 - Wayne the Train Hancock, Rip Carson and the Valiants, Action Andy & The Hi-Tones @ Soda Bar
Thu Oct 16 - The Slackers, Sammy K @ The Casbah
Thu Oct 16 - Washed Out, Talk in Tongues @ The North Park Theatre
Thu Oct 16 - Fujiya & Miyagi, Magic Touch @ Soda Bar
Thu Oct 16 - Turquoise Jeep, Yip Deceiver, DJ Artistic @ The Irenic
Thu Oct 16 - Whiskey Circle, American Cream, Tolan Shaw @ 207 - Hard Rock Hotel
Fri Oct 17 - Rubblebucket, Royal Canoe, Bakkuda @ The Casbah
Fri Oct 17 - Yellowcard, Memphis May Fire, Emarosa @ The North Park Theatre
Fri Oct 17 - Perfume Genius, Matteah Balm, Island Boy @ Soda Bar
Sat Oct 18 - Rubblebucket, Royal Canoe, NIcky Venus @ The Casbah
Sat Oct 18 - The New Pornographers featuring A.C. Newman, Neko Case, and Dan Bejar (Destroyer), The Pains of Being Pure at Heart @ The North Park Theatre
Sun Oct 19 - Nina Persson (of the Cardigans), El May @ The Casbah
Sun Oct 19 - Metronomy, Dawn Golden @ The Belly Up
Sun Oct 19 - Federico Aubele, Pablo Nouvelle @ Soda Bar
Sun Oct 19 - PINS @ The Hideout
Mon Oct 20 - Pup, Hard Girls, Mini Death @ The Casbah
Wed Oct 22 - Sinkane, Helado Negro @ The Casbah
Wed Oct 22 - Bear Hands, Fences @ The North Park Theatre
Thu Oct 23 - Wildcat! Wildcat!, White Hinterland @ The Casbah
Thu Oct 23 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. , Miniature Tigers, Madi Diaz @ The Belly Up
Fri Oct 24 - Karl Denson's Tiny Universe presents A Night of Rick James, DJ Artistic @ The North Park Theatre
Fri Oct 24 - Melvins, Les Butcherettes, Death Eyes @ The Casbah
Fri Oct 24 - Afghan Whigs @ The Belly Up
Sat Oct 25 - Vacationer, Brick + Mortar, Monster Rally @ The Casbah
Sat Oct 25 - Warpaint, LOLAWOLF @ The North Park Theatre
Sat Oct 25 - Jenny Lewis @ House Of Blues
Sun Oct 26 - Tennis, Pure Bathing Culture @ The Casbah (SOLD OUT)
Mon Oct 27 - The Preatures, Hills Like Elephants @ The Casbah
Tue Oct 28 - FREEMAN (Gene Ween), Arc Iris @ The Casbah
Tue Oct 28 - Tycho, Com Truise @ The North Park Theatre
Thu Oct 30 - MC Chris, MC Lars, Spose @ The Casbah
Fri Oct 31 - The Creepy Creeps, Burning of Rome, Cramped, Schitzophonics @ The Casbah
Fri Oct 31 - Cut Copy, Gemini Club, DJ Adam Salter @ The North Park Theatre (SOLD OUT)

Things To Do In San Diego: October 10-11, 2014

This has been a whirlwind week. It started on an upswing with the San Diego Music Awards, and then followed by the disturbing news that someone burglarized a hotel room the same night and stole a bunch of stuff from Jesse LaMonaca and his date and Brian Holwerda. If you want to help, click here. Nova was off school all week, so we had fun running around town with playgrounds and ice skating and bike riding and tree climbing. Unfortunately, she fell off the monkey bars and hurt her elbow. It wasn't an emergency, but we let her sleep on it and decided to take her to the doctor as a precaution. She's totally fine but not without drama. After getting x-rays and confirming it was nothing, we spent the afternoon at the Safari Park and it was awesome and empty and peaceful. I'm looking forward to a great weekend with the Dawes, the Taste of North Park, and plenty of other fun stuff to fill the weekend. Saturday and Sunday listings are after the jump.

Upcoming Shows at The North Park Theatre

This month is a doozy at The North Park Theatre. Besides the San Diego Musical Theatre production of Next To Normal that is running right now, we have 8 shows this month and 7 next month. We're in the process of moving our website to a much better design which should be up sometime tomorrow, but either way, our site is here.

2014 San Diego Music Award Winners

Last night was a blast, I'm only sorry that I didn't have enough time to mingle and say hi to everyone I wanted to see. Congratulations to all the nominees and winners and thanks to everyone in the community who helps build this incredible music scene in San Diego.

Best Cover Band – Cash'd Out

Best Jazz – Gilbert Castellanos

Best Jazz Album – Nathan Hubbard - Encinitas and Everything After

Best Singer/Songwriter – Sierra West

Best Blues – Robin Henkel

Best Blues Album – Rebecca Jade & the Cold Fact - self titled

Best Americana – Trouble in the Wind

Best Americana Album – The Midnight Pine - Buried

Best Hip Hop – Odessa Kane

Best Hip Hop Album – The Lyrical Groove - Spoken Soul

Best Pop – Nicky Venus

Best Pop Album – Gayle Skidmore - Sleeping Bear

Best Alternative – Dead Feather Moon

Best Alternative Album – The Burning of Rome - Year of the Ox

Best Rock – The Paragraphs

Best Rock Album – The Donkeys - Ride the Black Wave

Best Hard Rock – Schitzophonics

Best Hard Rock Album – Earthless - From the Ages

Best Club DJ – DJ Artistic

Best World Music – Todo Mundo

Best World Music Album – Tribal Seeds - Representing

Best New Artist – Cody Lavaas

Best Local Recording – Triumph of the Wild - self titled

Best Live Performer - The Burning of Rome

Best Music Video by a San Diego Artist - Jason Mraz - Love Someone

Artist of the Year – Jason Mraz

Album of the Year – Little Hurricane - Gold Fever

Song of the Year – The Burning of Rome - God of Small Things

Lifetime Achievement Award – Tomcat Courtney

San Diego Music Industry Award – Bob Taylor/Taylor Guitars

Amazing Event- Trust Me.

If you're over 21 and don't have plans on Monday night, you're going to want to CLICK HERE. I'm not throwing an SD:Dialed In 8 year anniversary party this year, so consider this link my special gift to all the readers who have supported this endeavor all these year. This isn't my event and I have no control over ticketing or capacity, all I can say is RSVP, get there early, and bring lots of dollar bills to tip your bartenders.

Things To Do In San Diego: October 6-10, 2014

So much going on this week. I have a super exciting show to announce and tonight are the Music Awards and work is going to be super busy and Nova's out of school and I can hardly catch my breath. Tuesday through Thursday listings are after the jump. Check back for that announcement.

Monday, October 6, 2014:

• The King Khan & BBQ Show, Javier Escovedo and the City Lights, Northern Tigers @ Casbah
• San Diego Music Awards @ Humphrey's By The Bay
• Casbah presents Ought, Viv Vates, Joyce @ Soda Bar
• Angus & Julia Stone, Conner Youngblood @ House of Blues
• ABC, Boys Don't Cry @ Belly Up
• The Tin Can Country Club feat. Mike Pope @ Tin Can
• Monday Night Mass with The Husky Boy All Stars @ Bar Pink
• Divitech and more tba @ Che Cafe
• Mark Fisher @ Croce's Park West
• Motown Mondays with DJ Artistic @ Seven Grand
• Ancient River @ The Merrow
• Velvet Cafe @ Alexander's (30th & Upas)
• Roots Raggae Jah-Jah @ Kava Lounge
• The Cadillac Wreckers @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Wheels of the Industry @ Live Wire
• Open Mic @ Lestat's
• Electric Waste Band @ Winston's
• Dub Dynamite @ The Office
• Kinetic Soul with Antonio Aguilera, Joey Jimenez, Jonny Tarr @ Henry's Pub
• Karaoke @ Til Two Club
• Karaoke @ Coyote Bar & Grill
• Industry Night with Kid Wonder @ U-31
• Trivia Night @ Whistle Stop
• Battle of the Cover Bands Round 2 @ 710 Beach Club

Things To Do In San Diego: October 4-5, 2014

I left out a whole bunch of weekend stuff, but then I realized my family is still in town, so I should probably be a little more thorough because there are a lot of people still visiting San Diego this time of year and there are a bazillion things going on this weekend. We spent the morning watching my nieces play soccer and are heading to PB Beachfest for a little while. Sunday listings are after the jump.

Saturday, October 4, 2014:

• Vinyl Junkies Record Swap (11:00 am) @ The Casbah
• German American Societies of San Diego Oktoberfest @ El Cajon (1017 S Mollison)
• OB Oktoberfest @ Newport Ave., Ocean Beach (9AM-10PM)
• Pacific Beachfest @ Pacific Beach Boardwalk (Free, 11am-7pm)
• La Mesa Oktoberfest
• Miramar Air Show
• The Whigs, The Nervous Wreckords, Greylag @ The Casbah
• Casbah Presents: Pinback, Tera Melos @ House of Blues
• Takahashi, East of Sweden, The Anomaly, Future Age @ Soda Bar
• Rhythm & The Method, Soul Blaze, Iza Moon Dance Collective @ The Hideout
• Run River North, Soda Pants, Sister Speak @ The Loft
• Vid Glass, Better Looking People With Superior Ideas, and Nova @ Go Lounge
• Lowbrow, Caskitt, Western Settings, Dead On The Wire, Chamber Sixx @ The Tower Bar
• Trigger Happy @ Belly Up
• Vanguard @ Brick By Brick
• Mark Battles, Derek Luh, Euroz, Ray Bock, Kap @ Epicentre
• M'tafiti Imara featuring Russell Bizzett, Rob Thorsen and Joshua White @ Dizzy's
• Sunny Rude @ Boar Cross'n
• Welcome Week Fem Fest @ The Che Cafe
• Heavenly Father, Launchpad Infinity, Dj Arkon, and STOIK @ Spin
• Moguai @ Bassmnt
• 145th Street @ 98 Bottles
• Weekend Brunch with Mark Fisher (12:00) @ Croces Park West
• Sid Vicious @ Fluxx
• Kris Bradley @ Tin Roof
• The Jawns @ Somewhere Loud
• Sarah Petite (5:00), Crossfire (9:00) @ Humphrey's Backstage
• Chrissy Depauw, Leah Hanna King, Isabel Beyoso @ Lestat's
• Hell On Heels Burlesque Revue @ The Merrow
• Indiana Jonesin & Curbside Vinyl @ 710 Beach Club
• Paloma Faith, Marques T'Oliver @ Soma
• Gigan, Pyrrhon, Artificial Brain, Temblad @ Til Two Club
• Lee Churchhill @ U31
• JGB Band featuring Melvin Seals @ Winston's

Things To Do In San Diego: October 2-3 2014

I meant to have weekend listings up two days ago, but things got busy. I went to see Bright Star at the Old Globe and it is really, really great. This week I also saw The Felice Brothers and last night Darren and I dropped by Soma to catch Bombay Bicycle Club for a while before grabbing late night dinner at Albie's. This weekend is looking promising, so long as the supposed heat wave isn't too oppressive. I'll be working at the Irenic tonight, then have to choose Casbah or Soda Bar after. Tough call. At any rate, there are great shows this weekend. Thursday and Friday archives are after the jump.

Video: The Gaslight Anthem @ The North Park Theatre

Tuesday was a busier day than usual at the office, as The North Park Theatre welcomed a very early Loud @ Lunch with FM 94/9 featuring The Gaslight Anthem. Instead of a stripped down acoustic set, the band opted for full staging for their five song set. They played around 11am, which is very early for a rock band to feel their groove, but they delivered a straight through awesome set, only pausing once between songs to say hi and ask how the crowd was doing. I was shooting video with my left hand and taking photos with my right, so apologies that these are pretty wobbly, but it was an awesome set, and I'm sure FM 94/9 will have killer footage of the event soon.

Things To Do In San Diego: September 30-October 2, 2014

That thing about waking up on the wrong side of the bed is very, very real. I'm in grump city today- my senile cat can't decide if she wants to be inside or out at night anymore and cries relentlessly to come back in only to cry to be let out again, my neighbor came home from the Dominican, kicked out the music producer but adopted the yappiest of annoying yappy dogs who barks all day and all night, and waking up to get Nova to school in La Mesa is a challenging start to our mornings. Fortunately I'm sitting in The North Park Theatre watching The Gaslight Anthem set up for an FM 94/9 Loud @ private performance that's going to go off in about half an hour or so and hopefully I can just caffeine through the day. Maybe it's time to set up my studio/office into my nap room before the heatwave comes through this weekend. At any rate, I'll get over it. Wednesday and Thursday listings are after the jump.

Tuesday, September 30, 2014:

• Gaslight Anthem, Against Me!, TwoPointEight @ House of Blues
• Casbah presents Felice Brothers, Spirit Family Reunion @ Soda Bar
• Finch, Ghetto Blaster, Ultragash @ Casbah
• The Frights, Buddy Banter, Soft Lions @ The Merrow
• Changemaker Fest with TWLOHA founder Jamie Tworkowski speaking. Music by Noah Gunderson. @ USD (Free to public, All Ages, 6pm)
  
• The Picturebooks, The Burdens @ Tower Bar
• Part Time, Wizard Woes, DJ Matt Bahamas of Heavy Hawaii @ The Hideout
• Tiki Tuesday @ Bar Pink
• Dark Star Orchestra @ Belly Up
• Karaoke @ Kensington Club
• Lady Star @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Ruby Duo @ Croce's Park West
• Comedy Night @ Til Two
• Rad! Karaoke! @ U-31
• Karaoke @ Riviera Supper Club
• Soul Rebel Project, Green Lion Crew @ Winston's
• Swamp Critters @ Tio Leo's
• Videodrome @ Whistle Stop
• Karaoke @ Riviera Supper Club
• Train of Thought @ Queen Bee's
• Comedy Night @ Lestat's
• #Tr@pped with DJ Ramsey @ The Office
• Rockabilly Tuesdays with Big City Dawgs @ Henry's Pub
• High Tech Tuesdays @ Kava Lounge
• G Street Sessions @ Tin Roof
• Soul Shakedown Tuesdays @ The Shakedown
• Haus Party @ 710 Beach Club

Things To Do In San Diego: September 29, 2014

Thanks to everyone for all the awesome birthday wishes. I had a great weekend, even if it wasn't exactly according to plan. I loved checking out The Kooks on Friday, and then I caught Split Screens at The Hideout, and then I met up with Robin Roth at the Ken Club, and well, that never ends well. On Saturday I had a lazy day with Darren, then I was supposed to take my sister to Foster the People but realized her friend was over, so instead I drove them, knowing two 16 year olds would love the show. Instead I enjoyed some quiet time by the ocean. And then my actual birthday was spent at a 7 year old's birthday party and then we met up with my mom, sisters, nieces, cousin, and uncle at Oktoberfest. Adams Avenue just never happened for me though I love knowing that it was awesome and everyone had a great time but it was awesome getting Nova on a rare weekend so honestly, things couldn't have been better. Monday archives are after the jump.

Photos: The Kooks @ House of Blues, September 2014

Things To Do San Diego: September 26-28, 2014

Wow. I feel a million times better today. We had an awesome afternoon at the beach then a miracle impromptu birthday dinner at Point Loma Sea Foods in which Nova tried new foods and discovered new foods she's willing to eat. There were great events last night but I just really needed a non-music night. This weekend is jam packed with Adams Ave, Tour de Fat, The Kooks, Foster the People, Sir Sly and more. Enjoy!

Friday, September 26, 2014:

• Split Screens, Splavender, Art Monk @ Sycamore Den
• Slim Cessna's Auto Club, River City, Grampadrew and the Gut Strings @ Casbah
• San Diego Film Festival 2014
• German American Societies of San Diego Oktoberfest @ El Cajon (1017 S Mollison)
• Telemagica ETERNAL Electric Magic 6.0 2014 @ Jacumba
• Authority Zero, Assuming We Survive, Guys on the Hill @ Soda Bar
• Bonkers! Dance Party @ Bar Pink
• Easy Star All-Stars, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Tatanka @ Belly Up
• The Funk Junkies Happy Hour @ Belly Up (Happy Hour)
• Old Order (Joy Division cover band), Ash Williams, The Brontosaurus, R(A)ndy N(E)wma(N) @ Che Cafe
• Unwritten Law, John’s Last Ghost, Desolace, Feel Good, Offshore Impact @ Epicentre
• Soul Organization@ Seven Grand
• Sensory Station, Other Mountains, Cochino, Bad & The Ugly @ Brick By Brick
• Gordon Lightfoot - 50 Years On The Carefree Highway Tour @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay
• DDD, Subtropics @ The Hideout
• Squirrelly Arts, Shadows Entwined, Imbalanced @ Tin Can
• Unwritten Law @ Porter's Pub (UCSD
• Terry Matsuoka, Cynthia Lin and the Blue Moon Allstars, Ukelenny @ Lestat's
• The Kooks, Halsey, Priory @ House of Blues
• Throne, Mesita @ The Bancroft
• T Williams, The Bones @ Bang Bang
• John Reynolds Quartet @ Croce's Park West
• Beta Maxx @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Comedy with Paul Herrmann, Matt Kadir @ Winston's (6-9pm)
• GrooveSession, Trevor Green @ Winston's
• The Gears, The Executives, The Homeless Sexuals @ Til-Two Club
• Bionic with Brett Bodley @ Fluxx
• Protohype @ Bassmnt
• Fred Benedetti @ 98 Bottles
• Official Music Lounge of the San Diego Film Festival @ Tin Roof (4pm)
• Dane Drewis @ Tin Roof (6:30pm)
• Stepping Feet @ Tin Roof (9:30pm)
• Chancha Via Circuito, Cumbia Machin, Eddie Turbo @ Kava Lounge
• Hani Naser Band Live In Concert @ WorldBeat Center
• Lady Dottie & The Diamonds, DJ Arox @ Gallagher's Irish Pub
• Club Musae @ Boar Cross'n
• Endless Summer Friday @ 710 Beach Club (Happy Hour)
• The Great Pumpkin, The Big Lewinsky & Thats Right @ 710 Beach Club
• Off The Cuff @ V Lounge, Viejas Casino

Saturday, September 27, 2014:

• New Belgium Tour de Fat Bike Parade & Festival feat. Beats Antique, Yo-Yo People, The Handsome Little Devils, The Reals Band @ Golden Hill Park (10am-5pm, FREE!) 
• Adams Avenue Street Fair (10am-10pm)Casbah Stage: The Burning of Rome, The Nervous Wreckords, Hills Like Elephants, Madly, Javier Escovedo and the City Lights, FLAGGS, Shady Francos @ Adams Avenue, (11am-10pm)
• German American Societies of San Diego Oktoberfest @ El Cajon (1017 S Mollison)
• Schitzophonics, Low Volts, Neighbors to the North @ Casbah
• Casbah presents Temples, Wampire, Fever and the Ghost @ Belly Up
• Pixies with special guest Royal Blood @ Humphreys Concerts By The Bay
• Foster The People, SoKo @ Rimac Arena, UCSD
• V Elements Festival feat. El Ten Eleven, Pat Mahoney of LCD Soundsystem, ESKMO, Zach Deputy, Dantiez Saunderson, Mikey Lion, Lee Reynolds, brothers gow and many more! @ Port Pavillion/Broadway Pier
• Motopony @ The Merrow
• Gov't Mule, The Stone Foxes @ Balboa Theatre
• Neon Cough, Brothers Weiss, Brando @ Soda Bar
• Telemagica ETERNAL Electric Magic 6.0 2014 @ Jacumba
• San Diego Film Festival 2014
• Pixies, Royal Blood @ Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay
• Illuminate, Vile Creations, City of Crooks, Lynch the Landlord @ Epicentre
• JImmy Ruelas @ Seven Grand
• Through The Roots, The Supervillains, The Room Downstairs, The Steppas @ House of Blues
• Cobra Heart presents Peel Radio, The Hunt, By An Ion, 'Golden Tongues, DJ Rios @ The Hideout
• Battle of the Bands @ House of Blues
• Post Season, Such A Mess, With Age, Firestarter, Smalls, Shipwrecks, Out With The Old @ Soma
• Haruka, Slums of the Future @ Tower Bar
• Adams Avenue Street Fair @ Sycamore Den
• Wild Honey, TBA, Red Wizard @ Tin Can
• Gortuary, Godhammered, Calamitous Intent, Dark Measure, Gravespell @ Brick By Brick
• Tom Corbett @ San Dieguito United Methodist Church Hall (Encinitas)
• Adams Avenue Street Fair@ Lestat's
• Anna Lunoe @ Bang Bang
• Booty Bassment @ Whistle Stop
• Official Music Lounge of the San Diego Film Festival @ Tin Roof (3pm)
• Piano Joe & The Bootleggers @ Tin Roof (6:30pm)
• Who is BC? @ Tin Roof (9:30pm)
• Symbol Six, Standard and Poor, The Final Upset @ The Bancroft
• Gilbert Castellanos & The Park West Ensemble @ Croce's Park West
• Detroit Underground @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Deniro Farrar, Dillon Cooper, Denzel Curry @ Porter's Pub
• Burning Down @ Winston's (5-8pm)
• Cubensis performing Wake of the Flood @ Winston's
• San Diego City Soul Club presents Chris Murray & The Mochilero All Stars, The Georgetown Orbits, The Amalgamated, Selectors Erny Earthquake & King Dutty @ Til-Two Club
• Bionic with Sid Vicious @ Fluxx
• Cazzette @ Bassmnt
• Monette Marino presents Mo'Rhythm, An Interactive Musical Experience @ 98 Bottles
• Aphex Twins Listening Party @ Kava Lounge
• Lil Rob and MC Magic @ WorldBeat Center
• Sandollar, DJ Chelu @ Gallagher's Irish Pub
• Shoreline Rootz, Kingsland @ Boar Cross'n
• EN Young, Gonzo & Beyond I Sight feat. Leilani Wolfgramm @ 710 Beach Club
• Palm of Salvation, Vangough @ Ramona Mainstage
• Bump & Brass @ Tio Leo's
• Off The Cuff @ V Lounge, Viejas Casino

Sunday, September 28, 2014:

• Adams Avenue Street Fair (10am-7pm) Casbah Stage: The Album Leaf, The Loons, The Midnight Pine, The She's, We Are Sirens 
• German American Societies of San Diego Oktoberfest @ El Cajon (1017 S Mollison)
• Snowmine, Nightbox @ Casbah
• Casbah presents Sir Sly, Wolf Gang, Secret Someones @ The Irenic
• Paul McCartney @ Petco Park (sold out)
• Telemagica ETERNAL Electric Magic 6.0 2014 @ Jacumba
• Casbah presents JEFF The Brotherhood, Music Band, Roxy Jones @ The Hideout
• Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, The Cerny Brothers, Joe Fletcher @ Soda Bar
• Soda Bar presents Merchandise, Lower, Statues of God @ Ken Club
• San Diego Film Festival 2014
• German American Societies of San Diego Oktoberfest @ El Cajon (1017 S Mollison)
• Demi Lovato: World Tour, Christina Perri, MKTO @ Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl, SDSU
• Colbie Caillet, Alex & Sierra @ Maker's Quarter
• Michael Tiernan, Tolan Shaw, Dawn Mitschele @ Belly Up
• Colbie Caillat - Gypsy Heart Tour with special guest Alex and Sierra @ Humphreys Concerts By The Bay
• Battle of the Bands @ House of Blues
• Clean Bandit, Little Daylight @ House of Blues
• Adams Avenue Street Fair @ Sycamore Den
• Intervention @ Float, Hard Rock Hotel
• Adams Avenue Street Fair@ Lestat's
• Spanish Sundays feat. Besos de Coco @ Croce's Park West
• Aubrey Fey @ Humphrey's Backstage Live (Brunch)
• Nathan Mitchell @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
• Jose Sinatra's OB-O-KE @ Winston's
• Sunday Funday Music & Drinks @ 98 Bottles
• Teddy Afro @ WorldBeat Center
• Salsa Sundays @ Tio Leo's
• Sunday Funday Karaoke @ 710 Beach Club

Things To Do In San Diego: September 25, 2014

So much going on tonight. I decided to edit after I got an "are you okay?" message. Yes, I'm great. I worked way too late last night and I got super grouchy about it and, compounded with other stupid stuff (and whisky), it seemed like I wrote a cry for help. The truth is that everything is great, I'm just learning how to reorganize my schedule to make all the pieces fit peacefully and sometimes I probably take on more than I can chew. I'll figure it all out eventually, and I get to find the joy in days like today when I got to sleep in.

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Things To Do In San Diego: September 23-24, 2014

Whew. Yesterday was so busy that I never even checked in. It was kind of nuts...I worked at the theatre 10-2, we picked up Nova from school in La Mesa and hustled to South Park for her piano, then hustled back to Rolando for her ice skating class, then hustled back to North Park so I could work at the Lykke Li show, where I shot photos, fielded a thousand text messages and phone calls, and attempted to manage the various social media accounts I manage while trying to make sure Nova and Darren had a good time. It was an incredible show, though I can't believe I was outside when she played "Love Me Like I'm Not Made of Stone". If anyone has video, send me a link. After the show, I caught Tori Roze and the Hot Mess at Bar Pink and then called it an early night. This is going to be an awesome week, and I updated the listings because I can't believe I forgot Tour De Fat. So much to look forward to. Tuesday & Wednesday archives are after the jump.

Things To Do In San Diego: September 22, 2014

I had a great weekend that kinda started on Thursday. In The Valley Below played at 207 at the Hard Rock Hotel and it was awesome (videos up on my YouTube channel). On Friday, my sister joined for the the Thrillist Hotel Takeover where we enjoyed all the awesome food and drinks and saw some old friends. After we went to Ballast Point then to the Casbah, so it was definitely a good night. On Saturday, Daye joined me for Hotel Thrillist again, but besides some food and coconuts, it was more of an Intervention style pool party so we didn't stay very long. We went to Stone, then I ventured to the Waterfront Park for an afternoon concert, then dinner with Darren at Mona Lisa before heading to Casbah for Kopecky Family Band. After the show, Jeff and I ventured to Black Cat and Epic Future Radness at Til-Two. It was nice not doing anything substantial on Sunday besides lazing around the house to get ready for the huge week ahead! We have Lykke Li at The North Park Theatre on Monday, I'm working for LP on Wednesday at the Casbah, and the weekend is packed with stuff to do and my birthday. Monday archives after the jump.

Things To Do In San Diego: September 19-21, 2014

Finn and Jake say it best with an "arrmiigard". Yes, that is OMG to the rest of us and I am effed in the head when it comes to adequate sleep because, you know, I work at The North Park Theatre and The Casbah, and both entities love to spring last minute shows on me and make sure I'm flooding social media. So how about me giving you a preview? Today we announce an amazing band doing a Rick James tribute and tomorrow I get to announce lesbian twin sisters for an upcoming show. Um, yeah. Buy your tickets because these will sell out. Saturday and Sunday listings are after the jump.

Friday, September 19, 2014:

• Casbah presents: Andrew Bird & The Hands of Glory, Tift Merritt @ Humphrey's
• EPIC FUTURE RADNESS PART 1: Artifact, Dahga Bloom, Monarch, The Lumps @ Til Two Club
• Thrillist Hotel Takeover: The Taste of Thrillist- An Off Menu San Diego Feast @ Float, Hard Rock Hotel 7-10pm (Info & Tickets)
• This Legend (Ben Harper and LP of Yellowcard), The New Addiction, Plane Without A Pilot, Dead Satellites @ Soda Bar
• Carlsbad Music Festival feat. Wu Man + Son de San Diego @ Carlsbad Village Theatre
• LA Witch, Burning Palms @ The Hideout
• Dread Crew of Oddwood, Eukaryst, Unicorn Death, Fadrait @ The Merrow
• The Avengers, Hector Penalosa, The Touchies, Records with Roger @ Casbah
• Turnit Loose: Good, Funky Music w/ Mr. Blow & Friends @ Bar Pink
• Big Mountain, 2 Tone Sounds @ Belly Up
• Steady 45s, Mochilero All Stars, DSs Erny Earthquake and King Dutty @ Tower Bar
• Jerkagram, Monochromacy, California Bleeding, Steve Flato @ Che Cafe
• Peter Sprague @ Croce's Park West
• Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds w/ Voodoo Fix @ Winstons
• Bionic w/ Dot Com @ Fluxx
• Keys N Krates @ House Of Blues
• Monette Marino @ Humphrey's Backstage
• Mason James, Julia Cox, Phili Villalobos @ Lestats
• Afroman, Vibe and P-Rob The Underrated @ 710 Beach Club
• The Amity Affliction, For The Fallen Dreams, Obey The Brave, Favorite Weapon, Exotype @ Soma
• The Moves, Crow King @ Tin Can
• Blue Rhino, Detroit Underground @ Tio Leos

Things To Do In San Diego: September 15-18, 2014

It was a great weekend with San Diego Music Thing, although the blistering heat has been brutal. I'm looking forward to signing up Nova for ice skating lessons just so we can cool down in the icebox of a room. I'm also looking forward to at least two beach days with the awesome 70 degree water. I'm looking forward to some great shows this week, including Sebadoh, The Tree Ring, the sold out Breeders show, and Gardens & Villa. Monday through Thursday archives are after the jump.

Things To Do In San Diego: September 12-14, 2014

I'm at The North Park Theatre and we're about half an hour away from door time so things are pretty nutso around here. I've added in some of the lineup changes for San Diego Music Thing. Friday through Sunday archives are after the jump.