You know, I’m kind of at a loss for words this week. I did go out to sample a new place to eat with a friend and that was about as exciting as my week got excluding a horsie birthday party. Yes, a birthday party for a horse. It was good fun with good cheese. I’m planning on keeping it mellow until Bottlerock next month. I have to reacclimate to the heat over here….

Monday: Ruby Boots, Cardinal Moon @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Whitney Rose @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Tuesday: Morgan James @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Dilly Dally, MDRN HSTRY @ Casbah at 9pm

Wednesday: Bad Suns @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Low Cut Connie @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Missio @ Music Box at 7:30pm
AND: The Night Howls @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Thursday: Trevor Hall @ Observatory North Park at 7:15pm
AND: Brothers Osborne @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Nights Like Thieves @ The Merrow at 8pm
AND: Stray Monroe @ Soda Bar at 8:30pm

Friday: Dead Feather Moon, Shane Hall, Taken By Canadians @ Belly Up at 9pm
AND: Dreamers @ SDCCU Soundspace at 12pm
AND: The Dip @ Soda Bar at 9:30pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Travis Mason @ Lestats at 8pm
AND: Fistfights With Wolves @ The Merrow at 8pm
AND: Coriander @ Tin Roof at 9:30pm

Saturday: Taking Back Sunday @ North Park Observatory at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: This Wild Life @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 7pm
AND: Sweet Spirit, Aviator Stash @ Soda Bar at 9:30pm
AND: Yonder Mountain String Band @ Belly Up at 8:30pm
AND: Saved By the 90s @ House of Blues at 8:30pm
AND: Coriander @ Tin Roof at 10pm

Sunday: Taking Back Sunday @ North Park Observatory at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Mt. Joy @ Music Box at 8pm
AND: Ten Fé, Creature Canyon @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Buddy Guy @ Belly Up at 8pm – SOLD OUT

Keep in Mind:

April 13th- Creature & The Woods @ Vinyl Junkies
April 21st- Puddle of Mudd @ House of Blues
April 27th- Back to the Beach @ Huntington State Beach
May 1st- Passion Pit @ Observatory North Park
May 5th- Violent Femmes, X @ Humphreys
May 5th- The Faint @ Observatory North Park
May 14th- The Strumbrellas @ House of Blues
May 15th- Willie Nelson and Family @ Humphreys
May 18th- Irontom, The Unlikely Candidates @ Constellation Room
May 24th- Daughtry @ USS Midway Museum
May 28th- ARIZONA @ House of Blues
May 29th- Elle King, Barns Courtney @ House of Blues
June 6th- Jackie Greene @ Observatory North Park
June 14th- Train, Goo Goo Dolls @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 20th- Rob Thomas @ Humphreys
July 3rd- The Struts @ Observatory North Park
July 8th- Shawn Mendes @ Pechanga Arena
July 16th- Hugh Jackman @ Pechanga Arena
July 20th- Cage the Elephant, Beck, Spoon @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 20th- Rob Thomas @ Humphreys
August 1st- Third Eye Blind, Jimmy Eat World @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 5th- Lord Huron, Shakey Graves @ Humphreys
August 9th- Death Cab for Cutie @ Observatory North Park
August 9th- Young the Giant, Fitz and the Tantrums @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
August 10th- Death Cab for Cutie @ Observatory North Park
August 28th- The Smashing Pumpkins @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
September 13th-15th- Kaaboo @ Del Mar Fairgrounds
October 3rd- Vampire Weekends @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
October 17th- Judah & the Lion @ Observatory North Park
October 27th- Hozier @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
November 17th- Black Keys @ Pechanga Arena

It’s been a pretty quiet week but I did make it out on Saturday to catch Tyler Hilton and Savannah Philyaw at Lestats. It was a great excuse to get out and see an old favorite, catch someone new, and play with my new camera. It had been a while since I had a nice sit-down kind of show and I forgot the beautiful simplicity of that kind of experience. I don’t have any upcoming show plans as of right now but maybe that will change. Let’s see what’s going on this week…

Monday: Ryan Bingham @ Belly Up at 8pm

Tuesday: Ella Vos @ Belly Up at 8:30pm
AND: The National Parks, Wild @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: The Cat Empire @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: TWRP @ Casbah at 9pm

Wednesday: Judah & The Lion @ SDCCU Soundspace at 12pm
AND: Chelsea Cutler, Anthony Russo @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Jade Jackson @ Soda Bar at 9:30pm
AND: Blue Oyster Cult @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: The Corner @ Tin Roof at 8pm

Thursday: SWMRS @ Music Box at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Will Dailey @ Lestats at 8pm
AND: The Electric Six, Scary Pierre @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: The Regrettes @ SDCCU Soundspace at 3pm
AND: The Dollyrots @ Space at

Friday: Broods @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: She Wants Revenge, Warbly Jets @ Music Box at 9:30pm
AND: Emo Night Brooklyn @ House of Blues at 8:30pm
AND: Coriander @ Tin Roof at 9:30pm

Saturday: Donna Missal @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: The Driver Era @ Irenic at 7pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Citizen Cope @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Lady Dottie and the Diamonds @ Park & Rec at 10pm
AND: Coriander @ Tin Roof at 10pm
AND: This Movielife @ Soda Bat at 9:30pm

Sunday: Grandson @ The Irenic at 7pm
AND: Kimmi Bitter @ Pour House at 9pm
AND: The Dales @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Michael Bublé @ Pechanga Arena at 8pm

Keep in Mind:

April 3rd- Bad Suns @ Observatory North Park
April 5th- Dead Feather Moon @ Belly Up
April 6th- Taking Back Sunday @ North Park Observatory
April 7th- Taking Back Sunday @ North Park Observatory
April 21st- Puddle of Mudd @ House of Blues
April 27th- Back to the Beach @ Huntington State Beach
May 1st- Passion Pit @ Observatory North Park
May 5th- Violent Femmes, X @ Humphreys
May 5th- The Faint @ Observatory North Park
May 14th- The Strumbrellas @ House of Blues
May 15th- Willie Nelson and Family @ Humphreys
May 18th- Irontom, The Unlikely Candidates @ Constellation Room
May 24th- Daughtry @ USS Midway Museum
May 28th- ARIZONA @ House of Blues
May 29th- Elle King, Barns Courtney @ House of Blues
June 6th- Jackie Greene @ Observatory North Park
June 14th- Train, Goo Goo Dolls @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 20th- Rob Thomas @ Humphreys
July 3rd- The Struts @ Observatory North Park
July 8th- Shawn Mendes @ Pechanga Arena
July 16th- Hugh Jackman @ Pechanga Arena
July 20th- Cage the Elephant, Beck, Spoon @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 20th- Rob Thomas @ Humphreys
August 1st- Third Eye Blind, Jimmy Eat World @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 5th- Lord Huron, Shakey Graves @ Humphreys
August 9th- Death Cab for Cutie @ Observatory North Park
August 9th- Young the Giant, Fitz and the Tantrums @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
August 10th- Death Cab for Cutie @ Observatory North Park
August 28th- The Smashing Pumpkins @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
September 13th-15th- Kaaboo @ Del Mar Fairgrounds
October 3rd- Vampire Weekends @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
October 17th- Judah & the Lion @ Observatory North Park
October 27th- Hozier @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
November 17th- Black Keys @ Pechanga Arena

I had the absolute pleasure of seeing You Me At Six, Dreamers, and Machineheart again in Los Angeles last Monday. It was one of those shows where I wish someone could just pack me up and take me on the tour with them. All the feels for sure! I didn’t make it out to anything local but I spent my week recovering from a distinct lack of sleep. I miss being 25, you don’t need sleep as much…

We’ve got some fun shows this week. Here’s what I have on the list.

Monday: Ryan Beatty @ House of Blues at 8pm

Tuesday: Catfish and the Bottlemen @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Alice Phoebe Lou @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Cold Cave @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Wand @ Soda Bar at 9:30pm

Wednesday: Rayland Baxter, T. Hardy Morris, Cardinal Moon @ Music Box at 8pm
AND: Shane Hall @ Bar Pink at 9pm
AND: Mat Kerekes @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: The Corner @ Tin Roof at 8pm

Thursday: Echos @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Downers, Splavender @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Friday: Matt Maltese @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Steve’n’Seagulls, ClusterPluck @ Soda Bar at 9:30pm

Saturday: Tyler Hilton @ Lestats at 7pm
AND: Ryan Bingham, The Americans @ Belly Up at 9pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Foals, Bear Hands @ Observatory North Park at 8pm – SOLD OUT

Sunday: Matt Nathanson @ Music Box at 8pm
AND: Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness @ Hosue of Blues at 7pm
AND: Ayla Nereo, Elijah Ray, Amber Lily @ Soda Bar at 8pm
AND: Arkells @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Kimmi Bitter @ Pourhouse at 9pm
AND: Carter Winter @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm

Keep in Mind:

March 25th- Ryan Bingham @ Belly Up
March 28th- SWMRS @ Music Box
March 29th- Broods @ Observatory North Park
March 29th- She Wants Revenge @ Music Box
March 30th- Citizen Cope @ Observatory North Park
March 31st- Grandson @ The Irenic
April 3rd- Bad Suns @ Observatory North Park
April 5th- Dead Feather Moon @ Belly Up
April 6th- Taking Back Sunday @ North Park Observatory
April 7th- Taking Back Sunday @ North Park Observatory
April 21st- Puddle of Mudd @ House of Blues
May 5th- Violent Femmes @ Humphreys
May 14th- The Strumbrellas @ House of Blues
May 18th- Irontom, The Unlikely Candidates @ Constellation Room
May 24th- Daughtry @ USS Midway Museum
May 28th- ARIZONA @ House of Blues
May 29th- Elle King, Barns Courtney @ House of Blues
June 6th- Jackie Greene @ Observatory North Park
June 14th- Train, Goo Goo Dolls @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 20th- Rob Thomas @ Humphreys
July 3rd- The Struts @ Observatory North Park
July 8th- Shawn Mendes @ Pechanga Arena
July 16th- Hugh Jackman @ Pechanga Arena
August 5th- Lord Huron, Shakey Graves @ Humphreys
August 28th- The Smashing Pumpkins @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
October 17th- Judah & the Lion @ Observatory North Park

I’m still buzzing from last night. In fact, the buzz is so hard, I think I need another round in LA. But I digress… Kristen is getting ready for SXSW but I am staying in CA again. I just can’t hack it any more right now. Anyways, I will anxiously await Kristen’s picks from her week of insanity but let’s see what’s going on here…

Monday: An Evening with Pete Yorn @ Belly Up at 8:30pm
AND: San Diego Music Awards @ House of Blues at 7pm
AND: San Diego Music Awards After Party feat. Dead Feather Moon and more @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Julia Sage and the Bad Hombres at 9pm

Tuesday: Sights and Sages, Well Well Well @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Be Mine Phantom Valentine, Ba Bête @ The Merrow at 8pm
AND: The Havnauts @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Wednesday: Billy Idol and Steve Stevens @ Belly Up at 8:30pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Amigo @ Bar Pink at 9pm
AND: Dani Bell and the Tarantist, Ba Bête @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: The Corner @ Tin Roof at 8pm

Thursday: Blaqk Audio @ Observatory North Park at 8pm

Friday: Emo Nite LA @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Gene Evaro Jr., Proxima Parada, Lily Waters @ Soda Bar at 9:30pm
AND: Coriander @ Tin Roof at 9:30pm

Saturday: Rhett Miller @ Soda Bar at 7:30pm
AND: Lee Coulter @ Lestats at 8pm
AND: Nathan James and the Rhythm Scratchers @ Pour House at 5:30pm
AND: Ready Set Survive, Fishing for Chips, Avenue Army, Mainsail @ The Merrow at 8pm
AND: Three Bad Jacks, Hard Fall Hearts @ Soda Bar at 10:30pm
AND: Coriander @ Tin Roof at 10pm

Sunday: Moon Hooch @ Casbah at 8pm
AND: Kimmi Bitter @ Pour House at 9pm
AND: The Downs Family, Lexington Field, Johnny Deadly Trio @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Chris Trapper @ Lestats at 7pm

Keep in Mind:

March 19th- Catfish and the Bottlemen @ House of Blues
March 23rd- Ryan Bingham @ Belly Up
March 24th- Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness @  Hosue of Blues
March 24th- Matt Nathanson @ Music Box
March 24th- Arkells @ Casbah
March 25th- Ryan Bingham @ Belly Up
March 28th- SWMRS @ Music Box
March 29th- Broods @ Observatory North Park
March 29th- She Wants Revenge @ Music Box
March 30th- Citizen Cope @ Observatory North Park
March 31st- Grandson @ The Irenic
April 3rd- Bad Suns @ Observatory North Park
April 5th- Dead Feather Moon @ Belly Up
April 6th- Taking Back Sunday @ North Park Observatory
April 7th- Taking Back Sunday @ North Park Observatory
April 21st- Puddle of Mudd @ House of Blues
May 5th- Violent Femmes @ Humphreys
May 14th- The Strumbrellas @ House of Blues
May 18th- Irontom, The Unlikely Candidates @ Constellation Room
May 24th- Daughtry @ USS Midway Museum
May 28th- ARIZONA @ House of Blues
May 29th- Elle King, Barns Courtney @ House of Blues
June 6th- Jackie Greene @ Observatory North Park
June 14th- Train, Goo Goo Dolls @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 20th- Rob Thomas @ Humphreys
July 3rd- The Struts @ Observatory North Park
July 8th- Shawn Mendes @ Pechanga Arena
July 16th- Hugh Jackman @ Pechanga Arena
August 5th- Lord Huron, Shakey Graves @ Humphreys
August 28th- The Smashing Pumpkins @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
October 17th- Judah & the Lion @ Observatory North Park

Hello from Houston! I took a weekend trip to see Panic! at the Disco again and to visit my cousin. I come home tonight though but it’s been a fun quick getaway. Also, I have You Me at Six to look forward to this weekend so that’s really exciting for me! The last time I saw them was up in LA at the Roxy last year. I’ve been listening to their new album and I’m in love so this should be good! There’s a TON of stuff going on this week, so please get out and support the local scene. You can’t go wrong with any of these picks.

Monday: Sammy Brue, Julia Sage and the Bad Hombres @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Al Barnes @ Bar Pink at 9pm

Tuesday: Muse, Walk the Moon @ Pechanga Arena at 7:30pm
AND: Metric & Zoé @ Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theatre at 6:30pm
AND: Novo Amor @ Music Box at 8pm
AND: Adia Victoria @ Casbah at 9:30pm
AND: Iron Chic, Toys That Kill, Western Settings @ Space at 9:30pm
AND: The Jack McCain Band @ The Merrow at 8pm

Wednesday: Band of Horses @ Observatory North Park at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Nightly @ Soda Bar at
AND: Tyler Carter, Clover The Girl @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 7:30pm
AND: G. Love and Special Sauce @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: The Corner @ Tin Roof at 8pm
AND: Naked Giants @ Casbah at 9:30pm

Thursday: Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Sometimes Island @ The MErrow at 8pm
AND: SDMA Showcase @ Bar Pink at 7pm

Friday: LP, Lauren Ruth Ward @ The Observatory North Park at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Griffin House, Lee Coulter @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Redwoods Revue w/ Jake Najor & the Moment of Truth, The Midnight Pine & more @ Music Box at 9:30pm
AND: The Glorious Sons @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 7:30pm
AND: Joe Wood and the Lonely Ones @ Pour House at 5pm

Saturday: You Me At Six, Dreamers @ Music Box at 8pm
AND: Joel Taylor & Craig Strickland @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Welles, Hiroshima Mockingbirds @ Space at 9pm

Sunday: Better Oblivian Community Center, Christian Lee Hutson @ Music Box at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Coral Bells @ Sycamore Den at 8pm
AND: Makana @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Sid Sriram @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Empress Of @ Irenic at 7:30pm

Keep in Mind:

March 13th- Billy Idol and Steve Stevens @ Belly Up
March 14th- Blaqk Audio @ Observatory North Park
March 17th- Moon Hooch @ Casbah
March 19th- Catfish and the Bottlemen @ House of Blues
March 24th- Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness @  Hosue of Blues
March 24th- Matt Nathanson @ Music Box
March 24th- Arkells @ Casbah
March 28th- SWMRS @ Music Box
March 29th- Broods @ Observatory North Park
March 29th- She Wants Revenge @ Music Box
March 30th- Citizen Cope @ Observatory North Park
March 31st- Grandson @ The Irenic
April 3rd- Bad Suns @ Observatory North Park
April 5th- Dead Feather Moon @ Belly Up
April 6th- Taking Back Sunday @ North Park Observatory
April 7th- Taking Back Sunday @ North Park Observatory
May 5th- Violent Femmes @ Humphreys
May 29th- Elle King, Barns Courtney @ House of Blues
June 14th- Train, Goo Goo Dolls @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 20th- Rob Thomas @ Humphreys
July 3rd- The Struts @ Observatory North Park
July 8th- Shawn Mendes @ Pechanga Arena
July 16th- Hugh Jackman @ Pechanga Arena
August 5th- Lord Huron, Shakey Graves @ Humphreys

Yesterday, I had the distinct pleasure of helping out a friend with a music video for a piece of poetry he did that I believe will accompany the release of his book of poetry. Very exciting stuff!

Also, I was dead tired after so please check back on this calendar. You can expect it to fill out more.

Monday: Malachi Henry and the Lights @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Tuesday: Robert DeLong, Morgxn @ Music Box at 8pm
AND: Morgxn @ SDCCU Soundspace at 12pm
AND: The Lucy Ring @ The Merrow at 8pm
AND: Within A Week @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Wednesday: The Band CAMINO @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Nights Like Tieves, Avenue Army @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Darlingside, River Whyless @ Music Box at 8pm
AND: The Corner @ Tin Roof at 8pm

Thursday: The Wood Brothers @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Blues Traveler @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Bob Mould @ Casbah at 8:30pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Bruin @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Sharon Van Etten @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Bad Vibes @ Pourhouse at 10pm

Friday: Tori Roze and the Hot Mess @ Rivieria Supper Club at 9pm
AND: Coral Bells @ Music Box at 8:30pm
AND: The Wood Brother @ Belly Up at 9pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Men I Trust @ Soda Bar at 9:30pm – SOLD OUT

Saturday: Transfer @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Saves the Day @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Creature Canyon, The Jacks, The Shakes @ Soda Bar at 9:30pm
AND: Pine Mountain Logs @ Belly Up at 9pm – SOLD OUT

Sunday: Kimmi Bitter @ Pourhouse at 9pm
AND: Waxahatchee @ The Irenic at 7pm
AND: The Marshall Tucker Band @ Belly Up at 8pm – SOLD OUT

Keep in Mind:

March 5th- Muse @ Pechanga Arena
March 5th- Metric & Zoé @ Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theatre
March 7th- Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds @ Belly Up
March 8th- LP @ The Observatory North Park
March 9th- You Me At Six, Dreamers @ Music Box
March 14th- Blaqk Audio @ Observatory North Park
March 17th- Moon Hooch @ Casbah
March 19th- Catfish and the Bottlemen @ House of Blues
March 24th- Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness @  Hosue of Blues
March 24th- Matt Nathanson @ Music Box
March 24th- Arkells @ Casbah
March 28th- SWMRS @ Music Box
March 29th- Broods @ Observatory North Park
March 29th- She Wants Revenge @ Music Box
March 30th- Citizen Cope @ Observatory North Park
March 31st- Grandson @ The Irenic
April 3rd- Bad Suns @ Observatory North Park
April 5th- Dead Feather Moon @ Belly Up
April 6th- Taking Back Sunday @ North Park Observatory
April 7th- Taking Back Sunday @ North Park Observatory
May 5th- Violent Femmes @ Humphreys
May 29th- Elle King, Barns Courtney @ House of Blues
June 14th- Train, Goo Goo Dolls @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 20th- Rob Thomas @ Humphreys
July 8th- Shawn Mendes @ Pechanga Arena
July 16th- Hugh Jackman @ Pechanga Arena
August 5th- Lord Huron, Shakey Graves @ Humphreys