It’s officially my birthday week and I’m planning on attending a show in LA and one in San Diego. Should be a good week for music. Please stay cool folks. It’s supposed to be a hot one this week!

 

Monday: Grace Potter @ Humphreys at 7pm
AND: Pat Dowling @ in Roof at 8pm

Tuesday: Lincoln Durham @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: The Gorgeous Boyscouts, Bossfight @ The Merrow at 9pm

Wednesday: Courtney Marie Andrews, Jonathan Rice @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Phases, Joe Gillaspie @ Scripps Birch Aquarium at 5:30pm
AND: Us the Duo @ House of Blues at 6:30pm
AND: James Supercave @ The Hideout at 8:30pm

Thursday: Beware of Darkness @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Levi Dean & The Americats @ Sycamore Den at 9pm
AND: J. Liberio @ Tin Roof at 8pm
AND: Red Light District, AJ Froman @ The Merrow at 9pm

Friday: Brandi Carlile & Old Crow Medicine Show @ Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theater at 7pm
AND: The Used @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Gregory Alan Isakov @ Belly Up at 9pm- SOLD OUT
AND: Diane Coffee, Waterstrider @ The Hideout at 9pm
AND: Coriander @ Tin Roof at 9pm
AND: Futurebirds, The Liquorsmiths @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Saturday: The Used @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Creature & The Woods @ 7 Grand at 9pm
AND: Turnover @ The Irenic at 7:30pm pm

Sunday: Red Jumpsuit Apparatus @ Soda Bar at 9pm

 

Keep in Mind:
August 22nd- Guns N Roses @ Qualcomm Staduim
August 23rd- Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals @ Humphreys
August 26th- Dave Matthews Band @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
August 30th- Journey @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
September 1st- Huey Lewis and The News @ Humphreys
September 8th- Juliette Lewis @ Casbah
September 10th- Blondie @ Observatory North Park
September 11th- Ryan Bingham @ Humphreys
September 13th- Ray LaMontagne @ Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theatre
September 15th- Saint Motel @ House of Blues
September 16th-18th- Kaaboo @ Del Mar Fairgrounds
September 17th- Have Mercy @ The Irenic
September 18th- Jack Garratt @ House of Blues
September 19th- Butch Walker @ House of Blues
September 21st- Cold War Kids, Strumbrellas @ Observatory North Park
September 21st- Leon Bridges @ Humphreys
September 22nd- Foy Vance @ The Irenic
September 22nd- The Naked & Famous Observatory North Park
September 24th- Nothing But Thieves @ Voodoo Lounge @ House of Blues
September 25th- O.A.R. @ Humphreys
October 1st- Phantogram @ Observatory North Park
October 3rd- Cyndi Lauper @ Humphreys
October 5th- Sia @ Viejas Arena
October 6th- Mumford & Sons @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
October 12th- Colbie Callet @ Humphreys
October 15th- The 1975 @ Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theatre
October 16th- The Temper Trap @ Observatory North Park
October 16th- Yellowcard @ House of Blues
October 18th- Young The Giant, Ra Ra Riot @ House of Blues
October 19th- Taking Back Sunday @ Observatory North Park
October 19th- Willie Nelson and Family @ Humphreys
October 28th- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Death From Above 1979 @ House of Blues
November 1st- Ms. Lauryn Hill @ Copley Symphony Hall
November 2nd- Andra Day @ Humphreys `
November 8th- Bush @ Observatory North Park
November 19th- Lukas Graham @ House of Blues
December 13th- Sara Watkins @ Belly Up

Have you been watching the Olympics? I’ve been recording them so I can skip commercials and events I don’t care about. Unfortunately, they seem to be going over the allotted rung time so I’m missing the ending. Le sigh.

In true San Diego fashion, everything seems to be happening on Saturday this week. Perfect for those of us who work during the week. Choose wisely!

 

Monday: Whiskeydick @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Tuesday: Kurt Vile & the Violators @ House of Blues at 7pm
AND: Skyterra, Midnight Clergy, Luneaux @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Ben Sollee @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Gone Baby Gone @ Hideout at 9pm

Wednesday: Pat Dowling @ Tin Roof at 8pm

Thursday: Little Heroine, Jason Andrew Webber @ Lestats at 9pm

Friday: Dead Feather Moon, Ocelot, The Paragraphs @ Belly Up at 9pm
AND: Lucy Dacus @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Raelee Nikole, Oskar and Julia @ Lestats at 9pm
AND: Indigo Girls @ Humphreys at 7:30pm

Saturday: The White Buffalo @ Belly Up at 9pm
AND: Lady Dottie & The Diamonds @ Park & Rec at 9pm
AND: Kat Myers & The Buzzards @ Seven Grand at 9pm
AND: Coriander @ Tin Roof at 10pm
AND: The Donkeys, Heavy Hawaii, Hills Like Elephants @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Kaaboo Discovery Tour @ Music Box at 9pm

Sunday: Rhett Miller, Andrew St. James @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: B52’s @ Embarcadero Marina Park South at 6pm
AND: Allegra Duchaine @ Tin Roof at 10:30am
AND: Marianas Trench @ House of Blues at 8pm

 

Keep in Mind:
August 15th- Grace Potter @ Humphreys
August 19th- Brandi Carlile & Old Crow Medicine Show @ Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theater
August 19th- The Used @ Observatory North Park
August 20th- The Used @ Observatory North Park
August 21st- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus @ Soda Bar
August 22nd- Guns N Roses @ Qualcomm Staduim
August 23rd- Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals @ Humphreys
August 30th- Journey @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
September 10th- Blondie @ Observatory North Park
September 15th- Saint Motel @ House of Blues
September 16th-18th- Kaaboo @ Del Mar Fairgrounds
September 17th- Have Mercy @ The Irenic
September 18th- Jack Garratt @ House of Blues
September 21st- Leon Bridges @ Humphreys
September 22nd- Foy Vance @ The Irenic
September 25th- O.A.R. @ Humphreys
October 1st- Phantogram @ Observatory North Park
October 6th- Mumford & Sons @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
October 16th- The Temper Trap @ Observatory North Park
October 19th- Taking Back Sunday @ Observatory North Park
November 19th- Lukas Graham @ House of Blues
December 13th- Sara Watkins @ Belly Up

Happy August! Lots of great music for you this week so I won’t waste your time reading a long into. Let’s just get into it…

 

Monday: Emily King @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Andrew Keoghan @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Tuesday: Duran Duran @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre at 7pm
AND: Gary Clark Jr. @ Humphreys at 7:30pm
AND: Cody Canada & The Departed, Jesse LaMonaca @ The Merrow at 9pm

Wednesday: Weezer, Panic! at the Disco @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre at 6:30pm
AND: Beth Hart @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Gary Clark Jr. @ Humphreys at 7:30pm
AND: T.O.L.D. @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Sundrop Electric @ Casbah at 9pm

Thursday: Allen Stone, Great Ceasar @ Music Box at 9pm
AND: Declan McKenna @ The Irenic at 7pm
AND: Kansas @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm

Friday: Warped Tour @ Qualcomm Stadium Parking Lot at 11am
AND: Emily Wolfe, Spero @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Last Shadow Puppets @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Girl Talk @ Del Mar Racetrack at 6pm

Saturday: Coriander @ Tin Roof at 9pm
AND: Flogging Molly @ Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theater
AND: Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot @ Del Mar Racetrack at 6pm

Sunday: Tori Roze & Johnny Alexander @ Sycamore Den at 8pm
AND: The Nightowls, The Schizophonics @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: America @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm

 

Keep in Mind:
August 15th- Grace Potter @ Humphreys
August 19th- Brandi Carlile & Old Crow Medicine Show @ Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theater
August 19th- The Used @ Observatory North Park
August 20th- The Used @ Observatory North Park
August 21st- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus @ Soda Bar
August 22nd- Guns N Roses @ Qualcomm Staduim
August 23rd- Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals @ Humphreys
August 30th- Journey @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
September 10th- Blondie @ Observatory North Park
September 15th- Saint Motel @ House of Blues
September 16th-18th- Kaaboo @ Del Mar Fairgrounds
September 17th- Have Mercy @ The Irenic
September 18th- Jack Garratt @ House of Blues
September 21st- Leon Bridges @ Humphreys
September 22nd- Foy Vance @ The Irenic
September 25th- O.A.R. @ Humphreys
October 1st- Phantogram @ Observatory North Park
October 6th- Mumford & Sons @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
October 16th- The Temper Trap @ Observatory North Park
October 19th- Taking Back Sunday @ Observatory North Park
November 19th- Lukas Graham @ House of Blues
December 13th- Sara Watkins @ Belly Up

Well Comic Con was an absolute blast this year! A big highlight for me was interviewing the cast of Lucifer for High Voltage and you can catch my chat with Tom Ellis here. There was so much more great stuff like preivew night with all the pilots, seeing Olmec from Legends of the Hidden Temple on the floor at the Nickelodeon booth, sneak peaks at Arnold from the new Hey Arnold movie, voice over panel, Breaking Badder panel which included an FBI profiler (!!), Lucifer panel, Big Bang Theory Writers Room panel, Sherlock panel, and so much other cool stuff.

Back to music, this week we have…

 

Monday: Tori Roze and The Hot Mess @ Bar Pink at 9pm
AND: David Shaw of The Revivalists @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Pat Dowling @ Tin Roof at 8pm

Tuesday: Modest Mouse and Brand New @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre at 7pm
AND: Robin Henkel @ House of Blues at 7pm

Wednesday: Zane Carney, Elise Trouw @ Lestats at 9pm
AND: Dead & Company @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre at 7pm

Thursday: Magic Giant, Jesse LaMonaca and The Dime Novels @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Rob Bondurant @ Lestats at 9pm

Friday: Fitz and the Tantrums @ Del Mar Racetrack at 4pm
AND: Zella Day @ Quartyard at 7pm
AND: Nick Crook @ Tin Roof at 6pm
AND: Coriander @ Tin Roof at 9pm
AND: Motel Raphael, Lizzie Waters @ Lestats at 9pm
AND: MRKTS @ EQ Studios at 5pm
AND: Papa Roach @ Pala Casino Resort and Spa at 8pm

Saturday: Kennady Tracy @ Lestats at 9pm
AND: Oh Pep! @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Hawthorne Heights @ San Diego Beer and Music Festival at Liberty Station at 7pm

Sunday: HONEYHONEY @ Belly Up
AND: Joshua Powell & The Great Train Robbery, Podunk Nowhere @ Sycamore Den at 9pm
AND: Ben Shannon, Cat Terrones @ Lestats at 9pm
AND: Miss Erika Davies, Stephen El Rey @ Soda Bar at 8:30pm
AND: Honne @ Casbah at 9pm – SOLD OUT

 

Keep in Mind:
August 2nd- Duran Duran @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
August 3rd- Weezer, Panic! at the Disco @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
August 4th- Declan McKenna @ The Irenic
August 4th- Allen Stone, Great Ceasar @ Music Box
August 5th- Warped Tour @ Qualcomm Stadium Parking Lot
August 5th- Spero @ Soda Bar
August 15th- Grace Potter @ Humphreys
August 19th- Brandi Carlile & Old Crow Medicine Show @ Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theater
August 19th- The Used @ Observatory North Park
August 20th- The Used @ Observatory North Park
August 22nd- Guns N Roses @ Qualcomm Staduim
August 23rd- Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals @ Humphreys
August 30th- Journey @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
September 10th- Blondie @ Observatory North Park
September 15th- Saint Motel @ House of Blues
September 16th-18th- Kaaboo @ Del Mar Fairgrounds
September 18th- Jack Garratt @ House of Blues
September 21st- Leon Bridges @ Humphreys
September 22nd- Foy Vance @ The Irenic
September 25th- O.A.R. @ Humphreys
October 1st- Phantogram @ Observatory North Park
October 6th- Mumford & Sons @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
October 16th- The Temper Trap @ Observatory North Park
November 19th- Lukas Graham @ House of Blues
December 13th- Sara Watkins @ Belly Up

This week begins the madness of Comic Con so I won’t be out at all for any music. There will be lots of sitting, walking, line waiting, excitement, madness, and delirium. It will be amazing and all consuming so I will not be out for any music this week. But if I was you, this is what I would get up to…

 

Monday: Robert Ellis, Grampadrew and the Gutstrings @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Rococode, The Filthy Violet @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Tuesday: The Yardbirds @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: The Psychedelic Furs @ Humphreys at 7:30pm
AND: Fear of Men @ The Hideout at 9pm

Wednesday: The Greeting Committee, Ray Goren @ Birch Aquarium @ Scripps at 5:30pm
AND: Lemolo @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 7pm
AND: The Joy Formidable @ The Irenic at 7pm
AND: Barenaked Ladies @ Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theater at 7:30pm
AND: Tom Fertsch @ Lestats at 9pm
AND: Kiiara @ Casbah at 9pm

Thursday: Alexander Jean feat. Mark Ballas and BC Jean, Alexa Villa, Savannah Philyaw @ House of Blues at 7pm
AND: Blink 182, A Day To Remember, All American Rejects @ Viejas Arena at 7:30pm
AND: Weird Al Yankovic @Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theater at 7:30pm

Friday: Cold War Kids @ Del Mar Racetrack at 4pm
AND: Blink 182, A Day To Remember, All American Rejects @ Viejas Arena at 7:30pm- SOLD OUT
AND: Vista Kicks @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Saturday: The Aquabats @ House of Blues at
AND: Lady Dottie & The Diamonds @ Park & Rec at 9pm
AND: The Robert Cray Band, Hamish Anderson @ Belly Up at 9pm
AND: The Verigolds @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Phish @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre at 7pm

Sunday: twenty one pilots @ Viejas Arena at 7pm
AND: The Jayhawks @ Belly Up at 8pm

 

Keep in Mind:
July 26th- Modest Mouse and Brand New @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
July 29th- Fitz and the Tantrums @ Del Mar Racetrack at 4pm
July 31st- Duran Duran @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
July 31st- HONEYHONEY @ Belly Up
August 3rd- Weezer, Panic! at the Disco @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
August 4th- Declan McKenna @ The Irenic
August 4th- Allen Stone, Great Ceasar @ Music Box
August 5th- Warped Tour @ Qualcomm Stadium Parking Lot
August 5th- Spero @ Soda Bar
August 15th- Grace Potter @ Humphreys
August 19th- Brandi Carlile & Old Crow Medicine Show @ Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theater
August 19th- The Used @ Observatory North Park
August 20th- The Used @ Observatory North Park
August 22nd- Guns N Roses @ Qualcomm Staduim
August 23rd- Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals @ Humphreys
August 30th- Journey @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
September 10th- Blondie @ Observatory North Park
September 15th- Saint Motel @ House of Blues
September 16th-18th- Kaaboo @ Del Mar Fairgrounds
September 18th- Jack Garratt @ House of Blues
September 21st- Leon Bridges @ Humphreys
September 22nd- Foy Vance @ The Irenic
September 25th- O.A.R. @ Humphreys
October 1st- Phantogram @ Observatory North Park
October 6th- Mumford & Sons @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
October 16th- The Temper Trap @ Observatory North Park
November 19th- Lukas Graham @ House of Blues
December 13th- Sara Watkins @ Belly Up

I had a lovely day at Disneyland yesterday, which resulted in a later start for the day today. I also just finished a sit down with Preston Parsons of Vessel Drums to talk about getting a kit for myself. Super cool dude and everything is custom. so, if you’re interested, check them out. There’s some cool shows this week to get in on before the craziness of Comic Con begins. Here’s what I’m thinking about…

 
Monday: Parker Milsap @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Boston: 40th Anniversary @ Humphreys at 8pm
AND: Miwi La Lupa @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Anna Vaus @ Tin Roof at 9pm

Tuesday: Smoke Season, Caught a Ghost @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: M. Ward @ Belly Up AT 8PM
AND: Boston: 40th Anniversary @ Humphreys at 8pm
AND: Free Blues feat: Robin Henkel @ House of Blues at 7pm

Wednesday: Jonah Marais, Sebastian Olzanski @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Gorgeous Boyscouts @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Thursday: Idlehands, AJ Froman, Dani Bell and the Tarantist @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Pinegrove, Big Bad Buffalo @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 7:30pm
AND: Andrew London @ Lestats at 9pm
AND: Brawley’s Barroom Ball @ Belly Up at 8pm

Friday: We Are Scientists, The Palms @ House of Blues at 7:30pm
AND: Coriander @ Tin Roof at 9pm
AND: Mrs. Henry @ Pappy & Harriets at 9pm

Saturday: Rubios Coastfest feat. Dear Boy and The Mowglis @ Oceanside Pier at 11am
AND: Halsey @ Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theater at 7pm
AND: Taste of Chaos feat: Dashboard Confessional, Taking Back Sunday, and more @ San Manuel Amphitheatre at 11am
AND: Coriander @ Tin Roof at 10pm
AND: Maggie Rose @ House of Blues at 8pm

Sunday: Bryan John Appleby, Austin Burns @ Sycamore Den at 9pm
AND: Saosin @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Dennis DeYoung of STYX @ Belly Up at 8pm

 

Keep in Mind:
July 20th- Barenaked Ladies @Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theater
July 20th- The Joy Formidable @ The Irenci
July 21st- Blink 182 @ Viejas Arena
July 24th- twenty one pilots @ Viejas Arena
July 26th- Modest Mouse and Brand New @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
July 31st- Duran Duran @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
July 31st- HONEYHONEY @ Belly Up
August 3rd- Weezer, Panic! at the Disco @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
August 4th- Declan McKenna @ The Irenic
August 5th- Warped Tour @ Qualcomm Stadium Parking Lot
August 5th- Spero @ Soda Bar
August 15th- Grace Potter @ Humphreys
August 19th- Brandi Carlile & Old Crow Medicine Show @ Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theater
August 19th- The Used @ Observatory North Park
August 20th- The Used @ Observatory North Park
August 22nd- Guns N Roses @ Qualcomm Staduim
August 23rd- Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals @ Humphreys
August 30th- Journey @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
September 10th- Blondie @ Observatory North Park
September 15th- Saint Motel @ House of Blues
September 16th-18th- Kaaboo @ Del Mar Fairgrounds
September 18th- Jack Garratt @ House of Blues
September 21st- Leon Bridges @ Humphreys
September 22nd- Foy Vance @ The Irenic
September 25th- O.A.R. @ Humphreys
October 1st- Phantogram @ Observatory North Park
October 6th- Mumford & Sons @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
October 16th- The Temper Trap @ Observatory North Park
November 19th- Lukas Graham @ House of Blues
December 13th- Sara Watkins @ Belly Up

Happy 4th of July everyone! I hope you are celebrating at a beach, pool, barbecue, or some combination of the above with friends. Or doing whatever it is that makes you happy. I don’t have any particular plans in mind today. I did some indoor grilling yesterday and I’m not brave enough for the beach so I’ll probably just be catching up on some television and hanging out with our new dog. I go hard. I know.

Live music is a little anemia this week with the exception of Saturday. In standard SD rule, everyone tries to do something on one day of the week instead of spreading it out. Ah well. Go out and enjoy stuff.

 

Monday: Happy 4th!

Tuesday: Switchfoot Record Release Party @ Inspiration Hornblower at Grape St. Pier at 6:15pm
AND: Nina Francis @ Merrow at 9pm

Wednesday: Joe Pug, Korey Dane @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: DNCE @ Valley View Casino Center at 7pm

Thursday: Francesca Blanchard, Janine Rose, Cardinal Moon @ Lestats at 9pm
AND: J. Liberio @ Tin Roof at 8pm

Friday: Coriander @ Tin Roof at 9pm
AND: Caitlin Evanson, Kennady Tracy, Tim Connolly @ Lestats at 9pm
AND: Margaret Glaspy, Birdy Bardot @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Saturday: Toad & The Wet Sprocket, Rusted Root, Luke Wade @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: White Lung @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Brad Perry @ House of Blues at 5pm
AND: Jon Bellion @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Lyle Lovett and his Large Band @ Humphreys at 8pm
AND: Body Language @ Hideout at 9pm
AND: Songwriter Showcase @ Whistlestop at 5pm

Sunday:

 

Keep in Mind:
July 16th- Halsey @ Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theater
July 16th- Rubios Coastfest feat. Dear Boy and The Mowglis @ Oceanside Pier
July 17th- Saosin @ Observatory North Park
July 20th- Barenaked Ladies @Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theater
July 20th- The Joy Formidable @ The Irenci
July 21st- Blink 182 @ Viejas Arena
July 24th- twenty one pilots @ Viejas Arena
July 26th- Modest Mouse and Brand New @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
July 31st- Duran Duran @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
July 31st- HONEYHONEY @ Belly Up
August 3rd- Weezer, Panic! at the Disco @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
August 4th- Declan McKenna @ The Irenic
August 5th- Warped Tour @ Qualcomm Stadium Parking Lot
August 15th- Grace Potter @ Humphreys
August 19th- Brandi Carlile & Old Crow Medicine Show @ Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theater
August 19th- The Used @ Observatory North Park
August 20th- The Used @ Observatory North Park
August 22nd- Guns N Roses @ Qualcomm Staduim
August 23rd- Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals @ Humphreys
August 30th- Journey @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
September 10th- Blondie @ Observatory North Park
September 16th-18th- Kaaboo @ Del Mar Fairgrounds
September 18th- Jack Garratt @ House of Blues
September 21st- Leon Bridges @ Humphreys
September 22nd- Foy Vance @ The Irenic
September 25th- O.A.R. @ Humphreys
October 1st- Phantogram @ Observatory North Park
October 6th- Mumford & Sons @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
October 16th- The Temper Trap @ Observatory North Park
November 19th- Lukas Graham @ House of Blues
December 13th- Sara Watkins @ Belly Up