I had two big musical events this past week, the sold out Almost Monday show at the Music Box and Danny Elfman’s Nightmare Before Christmas sing along in LA. Both were epic but in different ways. Imagine a sold out show full of your younger self (sixteen to twenty-something) in costume who managed to turn the floor/pit into a swirling mosh of bodies that moved as one being lead and orchestrated by the highly energetic and masterful touch of Almost Monday. That was my Thursday. Next, imagine seeing Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas in a huge stadium with an orchestra that played along to the movie complete with many original cast members including Danny Elfman, Greg Proops, Ken Page, and Paul Reubens. Also, toss in Billie Eillish singing Sally’s part. Oh and if that wasn’t enough, the encore turned into an Oingo Boingo concert where they played “Dead Man’s Party.”
Needless to say, I’m staying in until Sunday.
Monday: Perfume Genius,Hand Habits @ Music Box at 8pm
AND: James Taylor, Jackson Browne @ Pechanga Arena at 7:30pm
AND: Jawny, Vanillaroma @ Casbah at 8:30pm
Tuesday: Julien Baker @ Observatory North Park at 7pm
AND: George Clanton, Magdalena Bay @ Soda Bar at 8:30pm
AND: Blue Oyster Cult @ Belly Up at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: The Downs Family, The Tighten Ups, and more @ Casbah at 8pm
Wednesday: Heartless Bastards, Valley Queen @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Cloud Nothings @ Casbah at 9:30pm
AND: The Struts @ House of Blues at 8pm – POSTPONED
AND: Trey Hill @ Tin Roof at 9pm
Thursday: Michigan Rattlers @ Soda Bar at 9:30pm
AND: Summer Salt @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Blue Oyster Cult @ Belly Up at 8pm – SOLD OUT
Friday: Pink Sweat$ @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Pennywise @ Soma at 7pm
AND: The Verigolds, Saint Luna @ Music Box at 9pm
AND: JJ Grey & Mofro @ Observatory North Park at 7pm
Saturday: Teenage Bottlerocket @ Brick By Brick at 7:30pm
AND: Strand of Oaks, The till Tide @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Liz Cooper, Pearl Charles @ Casbah at 9:30pm
AND: Diana Ferrer and the G Strings @ Tin Roof at 11pm
Sunday: Colony House @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Outrider’s Wild Horses feat: Whitey Morgan, Jamestown Revival, Nikki Lane, Riddy Arman, The Silent Comedy @ Petco Park at 4pm
AND: Angels and Airwaves @ Soma at 7pm
AND: Tai Verdes @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Ryley Walker, Dave Gleason Trio @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Moorea Masa & The Mood @ Soda Bar at 8pm
AND: Dwight Yokam @ Humphrey’s at 8pm – SOLD OUT
Keep in Mind:
November 10th: Nick Waterhouse @ Casbah at 8pm
November 10th- Walk the Moon @ Soma at 7:30pm
November 12th: All Time Low @ Humphrey’s at 7pm
November 13th: Evanescence, Halestorm @ Viejas Arena at SDSU at 7:30pm
November 13th: Band of Horses @ Soma at 7pm
November 15th: Coin @ The Observatory North Park at 8pm
November 16th: Lucero, Morgan Wade @ Belly Up at 8pm
November 16th: The Aces @ Observatory North Park at 7:30pm
November 17th: lovelytheband @ Observatory North Park at 6:30pm
November 18th: Dar Williams (seated show) @ Music Box at 7:30pm
November 22nd: Dawes @ Belly Up at 8pm
November 23rd: Dawes @ Belly Up at 8pm
November 24th: Madison Beer @ House of Blues at 8pm
November 30th: The Happy Fits @ House of Blues at Voodoo Room at 8pm
December 4th: Blue October @ Observatory North Park at 7pm
December 11th: Fu Manchu @ Casbah at 9:30pm
December 13th: CHVRCHES, Donna Missal @ Observatory North Park at 7pm
December 14th: CHVRCHES, Donna Missal @ Observatory North Park at 7pm
December 16th: The Dead South @ House of Blues at 8pm
December 18th: Noah Kahan @ House of Blues at 8pm
2022:
January 3rd: The Go-Go’s @ Civic Center at 7:30pm
January 12: Mother Mother @ Music Box at 7pm
February 9th: Smallpools @ House of Blues at 7pm
February 9th: Best Coast @ Observatory North Park at 7pm
February 11th: AFI @ Soma
February 22nd: Dinosaur Jr. @ Observatory North Park at 7:30pm
February 24th: Nothing But Thieves @ House of Blues at 7pm
March 7th: Kaleo @ House of Blues at 7pm
March 15th: K. Flay @ Observatory North Park at 7pm
April 24th: Mogwai @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
April 28th: They Might Be Giants @ Humphreys at 8pm
June 4th: Backstreet Boys DNA World Tour @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre at 7:30pm
June 22nd: AJR @ Petco Park at 6:30pm
August 24th:The Killers @ Pechanga Arena