I got back from a lovely trip yesterday. I spent a long weekend in Tuscon watching Crimes of Grindelwald with friends, catching up on some things, making and eating food, and all around lounging around in pjs and watching stuff on television. It was a much-needed recharge for me and I’m home and ready to get back in the swing of things. I’m happy to sleep in my own bed at home though…

This is the first year in my entire life that I will be having Thanksgiving at a restaurant instead of at home. I’m looking forward to this experience but I might miss having leftovers after turkey day. Shows this week are a little anemic due to the holiday, so take the time to spend it with your family and friends. Please eat too much and enjoy your holiday if you celebrate it.

Just a quick note, this calendar is not complete but will be updated soon. I might have spent too much time cuddling my dog before I started this and had to get to bed… Maybe…

Monday: Steady Holiday @ Casbah at 9pm

Tuesday: WYO, Ottopilot @ Belly Up at 8pm

Wednesday:

Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving!

Friday: The Schizophonics, The Loons @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Johnny Tarr @ Park & Rec at 10pm

Saturday: Mrs. Henry @ The Casbah at 9pm
AND: The Color Monday @ Bar Pink at 8pm
AND: Cat Power @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Lady Dottie & The Diamonds @ Park & Rec at 10pm

Sunday: Steven Page Trio @ Belly Up at 8pm

Keep in Mind:

It’s been another really long week for me. Fortunately, I have a bright spot on the horizon which includes a quick trip to visit friends and see “Crimes of Grindelwald” on opening night followed by just a weekend off. Hopefully, I can use the time to catch up on things that I’m behind on and eat some yummy food. Those are my major plans for the week. Here are some options for you…

Monday: Dermot Kennedy @ Music Box at 8pm
AND: David Crosby and Friends @ Balboa Theatre at 7:30pm
AND: Blitzen Trapper @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Jesse Dayton @ Soda Bar at 9:30pm
AND: Rex Orange County @ Observatory North Park at 8pm

Tuesday: John Craigie @ Belly Up at 8pm

Wednesday: Todd Rundgren @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Jonny Tarr Quintet @ Whistlestop Bar at 9pm
AND: The Corner @ Tin Roof at 8pm

Thursday: Kodaline @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Billy F Gibbons feat. Matt Sorum, Austin Hanks & Elwood Francis @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Shane Hall, Well Well Well @ Casbah at 9pm

Friday: Lee Coulter @ Lestats at 8pm
AND: Tokyo Police Club @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Coriander @ Tin Roof at 9:30pm

Saturday: With Confidence, Broadside @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 7pm
AND: Billie Eilish @ SDCCU Soundspace at 12pm
AND: P.O.D. @ Music Box at 9pm
AND: Gregory Page Album Release @ Lestats at 8pm
AND: Coriander @ Tin Roof at 10pm

Sunday: Sir Sly & Joywave @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Billie Eilish @ Soma at 7:30pm
AND: The Night Howls @ Pour House at 9pm
AND: Robin Henkel @ Lestats at 4:30pm

Keep in Mind:

November 29th- Julien Baker @ Observatory North Park
December 9th- Not So Silent Night @ Del Mar Arena
December 10th- AFI @ Observatory North Park
December 14th- Wrex The Halls @ Valley View Casino Center
February 16th- Panic! at the Disco @ Viejas Arena
February 17th- Kongos @ The Music Box
March 2nd- Saves the Day @ North Park Observatory
March 5th- Muse @ Valley View Casino Casino Center
March 5th- Metric & Zoé @ Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theatre
March 9th- You Me At Six @ Music Box
March 24th- Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness @  Hosue of Blues
April 6th- Taking Back Sunday @ North Park Observatory
April 7th- Taking Back Sunday @ North Park Observatory

I had a fairly quiet week but I made the trek to Anaheim to catch The Struts with friends on Saturday. I can tell I’m getting older because I got an extra hour of sleep and I still needed a nap today. Ah well. I don’t have much else on my agenda for the week but you never know where the wind blows.

Monday: Little Heroine, The Petty Saints @ Casbah at 9pm

Tuesday: Duckwrth @ The Loft at UCSD at 8:30pm
AND: The Nervous Wreckords @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Red City Radio @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Wednesday: Lucero with Strand of Oaks @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Rob Machadeo Foundation Benefit feat: The Offspring Acoustic @ Belly Up
AND: The Paper Kites @ House of Blues at 7pm
AND: The Midnight Pine, Juanita Stein @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Thursday: Goo Goo Dolls, Dizzy Up The Girl Anniversary Tour @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Birdtalker @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Dani Bell and the Tarantist, Jesse LaMonaca and the Dime Novels @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Bosswitch, Belladon @ Pour House at 9pm
AND: Three Dog Night @ Belly Up at 8pm

Friday: The Record Company @ House of Blues at 8:30pm
AND: The Brevet @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: The Mowgli’s @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Little Dragon @ North Park Observatory at 8pm
AND: Greensky Bluegrass, Little Smokies @ Observatory North Park at 7pm
AND: Kyle Craft @ Soda Bar at 9:30pm

Saturday: Daley @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Morrissey @ Copley Symphony Hall at 8pm
AND: True Stories @ The Riviera Supper Club at 9pm
AND: Khruangbin @ Observatory North Park at 8pm

Sunday: 3OH!3 & Emo Nite @ House of Blues at 8pm

Keep in Mind:

November 15th- Kodaline @ House of Blues
November 18th- Sir Sly & Joywave @ Observatory North Park
November 29th- Julien Baker @ Observatory North Park
December 9th- Not So Silent Night @ Del Mar Arena
December 14th- Wrex The Halls @ Valley View Casino Center
February 16th- Panic! at the Disco @ Viejas Arena
February 17th- Kongos @ The Music Box
March 5th- Metric & Zoé @ Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theatre
March 9th- You Me At Six @ Music Box
March 24th- Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness @  Hosue of Blues
April 6th- Taking Back Sunday @ North Park Observatory
April 7th- Taking Back Sunday @ North Park Observatory

I had the best two days in a row that I’ve had in a long time. I’m trying to still ride the high for a week but I’m suffering from lack of sleep at the moment. I’m hoping a nap will help get me right. I don’t have much planned show wise for myself this week but that doesn’t mean there isn’t some good stuff out there for the rest of you.

Monday: ZHU @ Observatory North Park at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Matthew Sweet @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: AJ Froman @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Tuesday: Billy Strings, Clinton Ross Davis @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Deap Valley, Low Volts @ Casbah at 9pm

Wednesday: Palaye Royale @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 7pm
AND: Netherfriends @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Lisa Stansfield @ Music Box at 8:30pm
AND: Saintseneca, Trace Mountains @ Casbah at 9:30pm
AND: The Corner @ Tin Roof at 8pm

Thursday: The Night Howls @ Pour House at 10pm
AND: Chris Barron of Spin Doctors @ Lestats at 8pm
AND: Devil Makes Three @ House of Blues at 9pm
AND: Molly Burch @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Cleopatrick, Beldum @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Lucky Chops @ Music Box at 8:30pm

Friday: The Night Howls @ Pour House at 5:30pm

Saturday: Noah Kahan, dean Lewis @ Irenic at 7pm
AND: BØRNS @ Observatory North Park at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Low Volts, The Paragraphs @ Northern Pine Brewery at 4pm
AND: Pinback @ Lafayette Hotel at 7pm
AND: Reverend Payton’s Big Damn Band @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: The Creepy Creeps, Schizophonics @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Lady Dottie & The Diamonds @ Park & Rec at 10pm
AND: Tab Benoit @ Belly Up at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Chris Lane @ House of Blues at 8pm

Sunday: Michigan Rattlers @ Soda Bar at 8pm
AND: King Taylor Project, Daniel Crawford & The Unkind Ravens @ Sycamore Den at 8pm
AND: Shane Hall @ Pour House at 9pm
AND: Jesse Colin Young @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Jakubi @ Casbah at 9pm

Keep in Mind:

October 30th- BØRNS @ Observatory North Park
November 1st- Wolfmother @ Observatory North Park
November 1st- Jon McLaughlin, Matt Wertz @ House of Blues
November 7th- Lucero @ Observatory North Park
November 8th- Goo Goo Dolls, Dizzy Up The Girl Anniversary Tour @ House of Blues
November 9th- The Record Company @ House of Blues
November 9th- The Brevet @ House of Blues
November 10th- Daley @ House of Blues
November 15th- Kodaline @ House of Blues
November 18th- Sir Sly & Joywave @ Observatory North Park
November 29th- Julien Baker @ Observatory North Park
December 14th- Wrex The Halls @ Valley View Casino Center
February 16th- Panic! at the Disco @ Viejas Arena
February 17th- Kongos @ The Music Box
March 5th- Metric & Zoé @ Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theatre
March 24th- Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness @  Hosue of Blues
April 6th- Taking Back Sunday @ North Park Observatory
April 7th- Taking Back Sunday @ North Park Observatory

I had so much fun seeing Parade of Lights after far too much time between shows. They get me in the feels all the time and it was totally worth staying up late to enjoy. Another highlight this past week was another trip to Disneyland, so if you need me, I’ll be recovering all week while Rocktober is in full swing.

Monday:

Tuesday: Lawrence @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Mew @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Langhorne Slim and The Lost At Last Band, Laura Jean Anderson @ Belly Up at 8pm

Wednesday: Basement @ Che Cafe Collective at 7pm – SOLD OUT
AND: The Twilight Sad @ Casbah at 9:30pm
AND: The Corner @ Tin Roof at 8pm
AND: Polyphia, Hail the Sun @ Music Box at 8pm

Thursday: Max @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: The Loons @ Pourhouse at 11pm
AND: Coastchella feat: Phillip Phillips @ Belly Up at 8pm

Friday: Fitz & The Tantrums @ Sycuan Casino at 7:30pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Hobo Johnson & The Lovemakers @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Dream Wife @ Casbah at 9:30pm
AND: Patterson Hood @ Music Box at 7pm
AND: Sabrina Claudio @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: We Were Promised Jetpacks @ The Irenic at 7pm
AND: Coriander @ Tin Roof at 9:30pm

Saturday: The Silent Comedy @ Broadstone North Park at 4pm
AND: Mat Kearney, Atlas Genius @ House of Blues at 7pm
AND: Jeremy Zucker @ The Irenic at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Gregory Page @ Lestats at 8pm
AND: Graham Nash @ Humphreys at 7:30pm
AND: The Sheepdogs @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Coriander at Tin Roof at 10pm

Sunday: Mayday Parade, This Wild Life, William Ryan Key, Oh, Weatherly @ House of Blues at 7pm
AND:  Marissa Nadler @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Shane Hall @ Pourhouse at 9pm
AND: John Paul White @ Soda Bar at 7:30pm
AND: Gregory Alan Isakov, The Wild Reeds @ Music Box at 8:30pm
AND: Kris Gruen @ Lestats at 6pm
AND: Clutch, Sevendust, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Chloe Lou & Davies @ Sycamore Den at 8pm

Keep in Mind:

October 15th- Alkaline Trio @ House of Blues
October 15th- Hozier @ Observatory North Park
October 17th- St. Lucia @ Observatory North Park
October 17th- System of a Down @ Valley View Casino Center
October 18th- FIDLAR @ Observatory North Park
October 19th- The Silent Comedy @ The Casbah
October 20th- Welshley Arms @ Belly Up
October 20th- Allen Stone @ Humphreys
October 21st- Alex Clare @ Music Box
October 27th- BØRNS @ Observatory North Park
October 30th- BØRNS @ Observatory North Park
November 1st- Wolfmother @ Observatory North Park
November 9th- The Record Company @ House of Blues
November 15th- Kodaline @ House of Blues
November 18th- Sir Sly & Joywave @ Observatory North Park
November 29th- Julien Baker @ Observatory North Park
February 16th- Panic! at the Disco @ Viejas Arena