Greetings from Boston! I’m so happy to be here and spend some quality time with a friend I haven’t seen for years. This trip also kicks off my You Me At Six and Enter Shakari tour following. New York is later this week and then I pretend I’m in my 20s again to finish out my week. What that actually means is catching an early ass flight for Vegas so I can get to When We Were Young! Send me the ability to sleep and the ability to power through. Enjoy this amazing week of music while I’m gone. I wish I could be in two places at once but, teleportation is not a thing yet….

Monday: The Heavy Heavy, Dylan LeBlanc @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Still Woozy @ Rady Shell at 6:30pm

Tuesday: New Found Glory @ Observatory North Park at 7:30pm
AND: Leon Bridges @ Rady Shell at 7pm
AND: Melissa Etheridge @ The Magnolia at 8pm

Wednesday: Caskets @ Soma at 7pm
AND: Valley @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Brett Dennen @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Hotel Fiction, Cheyenne Benton @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Particle Kid @ Soda Bar at 7:30pm
AND: Dora Jar @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm

Thursday: Foxing, From Indian Lakes @ Music Box at 8pm
AND: Less Than Jake @ Observatory North Park at 7:30pm
AND: Zolita, Meg Smith @ Soma at 7pm
AND: Hiss Golden Messenger Solo @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: David Nail, Trey Hill @ Moonshine Flats at 10pm
AND: Boogarins @ Casbah at 8:30pm

Friday: Sammy Rae and The Friends @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm
AND: Coral Bells, Calliope, & Fiore @ The Holding Company at 8pm
AND: Brooks Nielsen (of The Growlers) @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at 8pm
AND: The Black Angels @ Belly Up at 9pm
AND: Emo Nite @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Rachel Horter @ Moonshine Flats at 10pm
AND: Ocie Elliott @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm

Saturday: The Black Angels @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Clint Black @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm
AND: Teddy Swims @ Harrah’s at 8pm
AND: Rachel Horter @ Moonshine Flats at 10pm
AND: Lola Young @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Paco Versailles @ Lou Lou’s Jungle Room @ Lafayette Hotel at 8pm
AND: saturdays at your place @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 7:30pm
AND: Cole Chaney @ Casbah at 8:30pm

Sunday: Atlas Genius + Robert DeLong @ House of Blues at 7:30pm
AND: Moon Hooch @ Music Box at 8pm

Keep in Mind:
October 28th: Aimee Mann @ Belly Up
October 29th: Aimee Mann @ Belly Up
November 3rd: Men At Work @ The Sound
November 4th: Billy Bob Thorton @ Belly Up
November 6th: The Record Company @ Belly Up
November 6th: Hanson @ House of Blues
November 7th: Hanson @ House of Blues
November 7th: Vincent Lima @ House of Blues
November 7th: Kimmi Bitter @ Belly Up
November 8th: Enter Shikari, You Me At Six and Yours Truly @ House of Blues
November 8th: The Psychedelic Furs @ Rady Shell
November 12th: Rainbow Kitten Surprise @ Rady Shell
November 15th: Matt Kearney @ Humphrey’s
November 15th: Thrice and Manchester Orchestra @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park
November 17th: Blind Pilot @ Belly Up
November 20th: Cyndi Lauper @ Viejas Arena
November 22nd: Rise Against @ The Sound
November 22nd: ZZ Ward @ Belly Up
November 25th: Honne @ Belly Up
December 2nd: Better Than Ezra @ Belly Up
December 6th: Red Jumpsuit Apparatus @ Brick by Brick
December 12th: Iglu & Hartley @ House of Blues
December 12th: Sixpense None the Richer @ Belly Up
December 13th: Heart, Cheap Trick @ Pechanga Arena
February 22nd: Coin @ Soma

There’s a meme that comes to mind right about now about August going by pretty quick but September is doing 75 mph in a 35 mph zone. And so begins our dive into Rocktober! For the first time in a bit, I’ll have multiple shows in a week this month. Between the You Me At Six tour, Badflower, and When We Were Young, I’ll be pretty busy. Looking forward to it all though. In the meantime…

Monday: The Wallflowers @ Belly Up at 8pm – SOLD OUT

Tuesday: Kacey Musgraves, Father John Misty, Nickel Creek @ Pechanga Arena at 7:30pm
AND: Carbon Leaf @ Casbah at 8pm
AND: André 3000 @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm

Wednesday: Wynonna Judd @ The Magnolia at 7:30pm
AND: Goodnight, Texas & Madeline Hawthorne @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Pine Mountain Logs @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Bombargo, Dylan Dunn @ Soda Bar at 7:30pm

Thursday: Pitbull @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre at 8pm
AND: Three Dog Night @ The Magnolia at 7:30pm
AND: Haley Heynderickx @ Whistlestop Bar at 8pm – SOLD OUT

Friday: Dashboard Confessional with special guests Boys Like Girls and Taylor Acorn @ Soma at 6pm
AND: The Wallflowers @ Belly Up at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Allen Stone @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm
AND: The National Parks @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Sammy Listoe @ Moonshine Flats at 10pm
AND: Iron Maiden @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre at 7:30pm

Saturday: CAKE @ Frontwave Arena at 8pm
AND: Imagine Dragons @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre at 7pm
AND: Sub-Radio @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Coriander @ Moonshine Flats at 10pm
AND: The Longest Johns @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Blaqk Audio @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at 8pm

Sunday: An Evening with the Avett Brothers @ Rady Shell at 7:30pm
AND: Nation of Language @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Flogging Molly @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Andy Bell of Erasure @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm
AND: Cydeways @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm

Keep in Mind:
October 8th: Eric Clapton with special guest Jimmie Vaughan @ Pechanga Arena
October 11th: Badflower @ House of Blues
October 12th: Soul Asylum @ House of Blues
October 15th: New Found Glory @ Observatory North Park
October 15: Melissa Etheridge @ The Magnolia
October 19th: Clint Black @ Humphrey’s
October 28th: Aimee Mann @ Belly Up
October 29th: Aimee Mann @ Belly Up
November 3rd: Men At Work @ The Sound
November 4th: Billy Bob Thorton @ Belly Up
November 6th: The Record Company @ Belly Up
November 6th: Hanson @ House of Blues
November 7th: Hanson @ House of Blues
November 7th: Vincent Lima @ House of Blues
November 7th: Kimmi Bitter @ Belly Up
November 8th: Enter Shikari, You Me At Six and Yours Truly @ House of Blues
November 8th: The Psychedelic Furs @ Rady Shell
November 12th: Rainbow Kitten Surprise @ Rady Shell
November 15th: Matt Kearney @ Humphrey’s
November 15th: Thrice and Manchester Orchestra @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park
November 17th: Blind Pilot @ Belly Up
November 20th: Cyndi Lauper @ Viejas Arena
November 22nd: Rise Against @ The Sound
November 22nd: ZZ Ward @ Belly Up
November 25th: Honne @ Belly Up
December 2nd: Better Than Ezra @ Belly Up
December 6th: Red Jumpsuit Apparatus @ Brick by Brick
December 12th: Iglu & Hartley @ House of Blues
December 12th: Sixpense None the Richer @ Belly Up
December 13th: Heart, Cheap Trick @ Pechanga Arena

I’m not entirely sure what happened to September… The month flew by crazy fast for me. How about you? I’m not too mad about it though because I have some exciting travel coming up in October! Soon begins the last US tour of You Me At Six with Enter Shakari before their planned disbanding. I’ll be catching them in the usual spots like SD and LA but I’ll also be seeing them in Boston and New York!

Monday: Ana Popovic @ Belly Up at 7:30pm
AND: Hayden Everett, Julianna Zachariou @ Soda Bar at 7:30pm

Tuesday: Julian Lage @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Ulrika Spacek @ Soda Bar at 7:30pm

Wednesday: Paul Weller @ Magnolia at 8pm
AND: Built to Spill @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Master Boot Record @ Soda Bar at 7:30pm

Thursday: The Sheepdogs @ Music Box at 8pm
AND: Flatland Calvary @ Soma at 7pm
AND: Hayes Carll & The Band of Heathens @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Xiu Xiu @ The Loft @ UCSD at 8pm
AND: Goose @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at 7:30pm

Friday: Joywave, Hunny @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Drake Bell @ Moonshine Beach at 8pm
AND: Fontaines D.C. @ Soma at 7pm
AND: Hoodoo Gurus @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm

Saturday: Green Day, The Smashing Pumpkins @ Petco Park at 5:30pm
AND: Tokyo Police Club @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Jason Mraz, Gregory Page @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Billy Bragg @ Magnolia at 7:30pm
AND: Braxton Keith @ Moonshine Beach at 8pm
AND: Goth Babe @ The Sound at 8pm

Sunday: Ziggy Alberts @ Soma at 7pm
AND: Lucinda Williams @ The Sound at 7:30pm
AND: Nikka Costa @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Mon Rovia @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Nerf Herder @ Casbah at 8:30pm

Keep in Mind:
September 30th: The Wallflowers @ Belly Up
October 2nd: Wynonna Judd @ The Magnolia
October 3rd: Pitbull @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
October 4th: Dashboard Confessional with special guests Boys Like Girls and Taylor Acorn @ Soma
October 4th: Iron Maiden @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
October 4th: The Wallflowers @ Belly Up
October 5th: CAKE @ Belly Up
October 5th: Imagine Dragons @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
October 5th: Sub-Radio @ House of Blues
October 6th: An Evening with the Avett Brothers @ Rady Shell
October 8th: Eric Clapton with special guest Jimmie Vaughan @ Pechanga Arena
October 11th: Badflower @ House of Blues
October 12th: Soul Asylum @ House of Blues
October 15th: New Found Glory @ Observatory North Park
October 15: Melissa Etheridge @ The Magnolia
October 19th: Clint Black @ Humphrey’s
October 28th: Aimee Mann @ Belly Up
October 29th: Aimee Mann @ Belly Up
November 3rd: Men At Work @ The Sound
November 4th: Billy Bob Thorton @ Belly Up
November 6th: The Record Company @ Belly Up
November 6th: Hanson @ House of Blues
November 7th: Hanson @ House of Blues
November 7th: Vincent Lima @ House of Blues
November 7th: Kimmi Bitter @ Belly Up
November 8th: Enter Shikari, You Me At Six and Yours Truly @ House of Blues
November 8th: The Psychedelic Furs @ Rady Shell
November 12th: Rainbow Kitten Surprise @ Rady Shell
November 15th: Matt Kearney @ Humphrey’s
November 15th: Thrice and Manchester Orchestra @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park
November 17th: Blind Pilot @ Belly Up
November 20th: Cyndi Lauper @ Viejas Arena
November 22nd: Rise Against @ The Sound
November 22nd: ZZ Ward @ Belly Up
November 25th: Honne @ Belly Up
December 2nd: Better Than Ezra @ Belly Up
December 12th: Iglu & Hartley @ House of Blues
December 12th: Sixpense None the Richer @ Belly Up
December 13th: Heart, Cheap Trick @ Pechanga Arena

Yours truly is likely at or driving home from Disneyland at this moment! It’s been a long overdue trip after my foot surgery and has the added bonus of being all dolled up for Halloween! Lots of shows for the week, except for Wednesday… I’m hoping to get out for a few but I’ve been on a cleaning, organizing, and purging bender. It’s been nice to be productive and I need to ride the wave while I got it. Ya know?

Monday: Peter Hook & The Light @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm

Tuesday: Kishi Bashi @ Belly Up at 8pm

Wednesday:

Thursday: Noel Tsoukalas @ Music Box at 8pm
AND: Amos Lee & Indigo Girls @ Rady Shell at 6:30pm
AND: Future Islands @ The Sound at 8pm
AND: Brothertiger @ Soda Bar at 7:30pm
AND: The Stews @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Dogstar @ Harrah’s at 8pm
AND: Rose Betts @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm

Friday: Friday Pilots Club, Good Boy Daisy @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: The Grinns @ Soma at 6:30pm
AND: The Renters @ Pour House at 9pm
AND: Emo Nite @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Quinn XCII @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at 8pm
AND: Jenny & The Tramps + Fiore @ Prohibition Lounge at 8pm

Saturday: Two Door Cinema Club @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park at 9:15pm
AND: Jon Pardi @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre at 7pm
AND: Little River Band @ Humphrey’s at 8pm
AND: Adams Avenue Street Fair @ Adams Ave at 10am
AND: Goth Babe @ The Sound at 8pm

Sunday: Kansas @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm
AND: Johnny Stimson @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Debbie Gibson @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Cold Cave @ The Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Adams Avenue Street Fair @ Adams Ave at 10am

Keep in Mind:
September 28th: Green Day @ Petco Park
September 28th: Tokyo Police Club @ House of Blues
October 2nd: Wynonna Judd @ The Magnolia
October 3rd: Pitbull @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
October 4th: Dashboard Confessional with special guests Boys Like Girls and Taylor Acorn @ Soma
October 4th: Iron Maiden @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
October 5th: Imagine Dragons @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
October 5th: Sub-Radio @ House of Blues
October 6th: An Evening with the Avett Brothers @ Rady Shell
October 8th: Eric Clapton with special guest Jimmie Vaughan @ Pechanga Arena
October 11th: Badflower @ House of Blues
October 12th: Soul Asylum @ House of Blues
October 15th: New Found Glory @ Observatory North Park
October 15: Melissa Etheridge @ The Magnolia
October 19th: Clint Black @ Humphrey’s
November 6th: Hanson @ House of Blues
November 7th: Hanson @ House of Blues
November 7th: Vincent Lima @ House of Blues
November 8th: Enter Shikari, You Me At Six and Yours Truly @ House of Blues
November 8th: The Psychedelic Furs @ Rady Shell
November 12th: Rainbow Kitten Surprise @ Rady Shell
November 15th: Matt Kearney @ Humphrey’s
November 15th: Thrice and Manchester Orchestra @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park
November 20th: Cyndi Lauper @ Viejas Arena
November 22nd: Rise Against @ The Sound
December 12th: Iglu & Hartley @ House of Blues
December 13th: Heart, Cheap Trick @ Pechanga Arena

How is everyone managing this heat? Spending a lot of time at the beach? Ice baths? Living under fans? Regardless of how you’ve been coping, I hope you are managing to stay hydrated and the least amount of cranky possible. It’s definitely put a damper on my going-out activities this week and I’ve been hiding inside as much as possible. I’m glad the weather is going to get back to normal-ish after Tuesday. I’d like to not get up at 6:45am if possible.

Also, in case you’ve been under a rock, Linkin Park is back and they’ve commandeered Dead Sara’s amazing vocalist Emily Armstrong! Hopefully, this isn’t the end of Dead Sara but congrats to Linkin Park and to Emily on her new adventures. We have a fairly busy week ahead and with it cooling down, there’s no reason to not get out and about.

Monday: Mk.gee @ Observatory North Park at 7pm
AND: The Polyphonic Spree @ Belly Up at 8pm

Tuesday: Train, REO Speedwagon @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre at 6pm
AND: Upsahl @ Soma at 7pm
AND: Wallows @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at 7:30pm
AND: Soul Coughing @ Belly Up at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Bonnie Raitt @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm
AND: Luna Li @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm

Wednesday: P!nk, Sheryl Crow, The Script @ Petco Park at 6pm
AND: The Ballroom Thieves @ Soda Bar at 7:30pm
AND: Eli Young Band @ Music Box at 8:30pm
AND: Soul Coughing @ Belly Up at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Bôa @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Bonnie Raitt @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm

Thursday: Mico @ Quartyard at 6:30pm
AND: Sea Wolf @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Rocco @ Music Box at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: The Red Pears @ Observatory North Park at 7pm

Friday: Bush @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at 6:30pm
AND: Glass Animals @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheater at 7:30pm
AND: The Frights @ Soma at 7pm
AND: Theo Katzman @ Moonshine Beach at 8pm
AND: Mest @ Brick by Brick at 7:30pm
AND: Jordy Searcy @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Fiore @ Prohibition Lounge at 8pm

Saturday: Hozier @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheater at 7:30pm
AND: Emo Night Brooklyn Presents: Super American, Sydney Sprague @ Soda Bar at 7pm
AND: Boots in the Park feat: Jason Aldean, Dustin Lynch, and more @ Waterfront Park at 1pm
AND: Tori Kelly @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Ray LaMontagne & Gregory Alan Isakov @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at 7pm

Sunday: The Temptations, The Four Tops @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm
AND: Stephen Sanchez @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at 8pm

Keep in Mind:
September 21st: Two Door Cinema Club @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park
September 22nd: Kansas @ Humphrey’s
September 28th: Green Day @ Petco Park
September 28th: Tokyo Police Club @ House of Blues
October 2nd: Wynonna Judd @ The Magnolia
October 4th: Dashboard Confessional with special guests Boys Like Girls and Taylor Acorn @ Soma
October 5th: Imagine Dragons @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
October 5th: Sub-Radio @ House of Blues
October 6th: An Evening with the Avett Brothers @ Rady Shell
October 8th: Eric Clapton with special guest Jimmie Vaughan @ Pechanga Arena
October 11th: Badflower @ House of Blues
October 12th: Soul Asylum @ House of Blues
October 15th: New Found Glory @ Observatory North Park
October 15: Melissa Etheridge @ The Magnolia
October 19th: Clint Black @ Humphrey’s
November 6th: Hanson @ House of Blues
November 7th: Hanson @ House of Blues
November 7th: Vincent Lima @ House of Blues
November 8th: Enter Shikari, You Me At Six and Yours Truly @ House of Blues
November 8th: The Psychedelic Furs @ Rady Shell
November 12th: Rainbow Kitten Surprise @ Rady Shell
November 15th: Matt Kearney @ Humphrey’s
November 15th: Thrice and Manchester Orchestra @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park
November 20th: Cyndi Lauper @ Viejas Arena
November 22nd: Rise Against @ The Sound
December 12th: Iglu & Hartley @ House of Blues
December 13th: Heart, Cheap Trick @ Pechanga Arena

I’m not entirely sure when or how we got to September because I’m pretty sure it was just May… It’s been a wild week over here. I’ve got my lower legs in some recovery socks because I danced around too much last night and my calves are cramping something like crazy today. Some cool stuff on the docket for this week. I have a fair amount of stuff to do at home but maybe I can sneak out.

Monday:

Tuesday: Aaron Frazer @ Belly Up at 8pm

Wednesday: Chris Isaak @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm
AND: John Fogerty @ Rady Shell at 6pm
AND: Inayah @ Casbah at 8:30pm

Thursday: The BellRays, Scary Pierre @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Emarosa @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 7:30pm
AND: Mike Ryan @ Moonshine Beach at 8pm
AND: Isabel LaRosa @ Music Box at 8pm

Friday: Vance Joy @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at 8pm
AND: Alec Benjamin, Matt Hansen @ Soma at 7pm
AND: Keane @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Dan + Shay @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre at 7pm
AND: Dougie Poole @ Casbah at 8:30pm

Saturday: Ringo Starr And His All Starr Band @ Humphrey’s at 8pm
AND: Ashes To Amber @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Forrest Frank @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Lucy’s Fur Coat, miniaturized @ Belly Up at 8pm

Sunday: The Naked I, Andrew Barrack, The Wasting Light, The Sweet Myths @ Music Box at 6pm

Keep in Mind:
September 10th: Train, REO Speedwagon @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
September 11th: P!nk, Sheryl Crow, The Script @ Petco Park
September 11th: Eli Young Band @ Music Box
September 13th: Bush @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
September 14th: Hozier @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheater
September 14th: Tori Kelly @ House of Blues
September 15th: The Temptations, The Four Tops @ Humphrey’s
September 21st: Two Door Cinema Club @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park
September 22nd: Kansas @ Humphrey’s
September 28th: Green Day @ Petco Park
September 28th: Tokyo Police Club @ House of Blues
October 2nd: Wynonna Judd @ The Magnolia
October 4th: Dashboard Confessional with special guests Boys Like Girls and Taylor Acorn @ Soma
October 5th: Imagine Dragons @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
October 5th: Sub-Radio @ House of Blues
October 6th: An Evening with the Avett Brothers @ Rady Shell
October 8th: Eric Clapton with special guest Jimmie Vaughan @ Pechanga Arena
October 11th: Badflower @ House of Blues
October 12th: Soul Asylum @ House of Blues
October 15th: New Found Glory @ Observatory North Park
October 19th: Clint Black @ Humphrey’s
November 6th: Hanson @ House of Blues
November 7th: Hanson @ House of Blues
November 7th: Vincent Lima @ House of Blues
November 8th: Enter Shikari, You Me At Six and Yours Truly @ House of Blues
November 8th: The Psychedelic Furs @ Rady Shell
November 12th: Rainbow Kitten Surprise @ Rady Shell
November 15th: Matt Kearney @ Humphrey’s
November 15th: Thrice and Manchester Orchestra @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park
November 20th: Cyndi Lauper @ Viejas Arena
November 22nd: Rise Against @ The Sound
December 12th: Iglu & Hartley @ House of Blues
December 13th: Heart, Cheap Trick @ Pechanga Arena