Whew, what a wild few weeks it’s been for me. I’m glad to be home after al my adventuring around though. I’m still getting back in the swing of normie life and am very grateful for that extra hour of sleep last night. Now, I just need to duplicate myself so I can finish getting all my stuff put back in order…

Monday: Rufus Wainwright @ Belly Up at 8pm

Tuesday: Girlfriends @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: OSLO @ Casbah at 8:30pm

Wednesday: Kaleb Cohen @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Ben Nichols @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Aly & AJ @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm
AND: AFI @ Soma at 7pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Bar Italia @ Whistlestop Bar at 9pm
AND: Yonder Mountain String Band @ Belly Up at 8pm

Thursday: The 502s @ Soma at 7pm
AND: Ryan Nealon @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: The Highwayman Show, Francis Blume @ Belly Up at 7:30pm

Friday: Stop Light Observations @ Quartyard at 6pm
AND: Stephen Carey @ Moonshine Flats at 9pm
AND: Adrien Nunez @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Emo Night Brooklyn @ House of Blues at 9pm

Saturday: The Home Team @ House of Blues at 7:30pm
AND: America @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Koyo @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 7pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Tame Impala @ Pechanga Arena at 7:30pm
AND: Lisa Lisa, Exposé, The Jets, Rob Base, C&C Music Factory, Tag Team, J.J. Fad, and Candyman @ Frontwave Arena at 7:30pm
AND: Neko Case @ Belly Up at 9pm
AND: Stephen Carey @ Moonshine Flats at 9pm

Sunday: Ethan Regan @ Soma at 7pm
AND: Neko Case @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: The Dream Syndicate @ Soda Bar at 7pm

Keep in Mind:
November 10th: Lovejoy @ Observatory North Park
November 10th: Jet @ Belly Up
November 11th: Jesse McCartney @ Humphrey’s
November 16th: Smallpools @ Soma
November 18th: Maddie Zahm @ Music Box
November 18th: Grandson @ Observatory North Park
November 23rd: Jack’s Mannequin @ The Sound
December 6th: Say Anything, Motion City Soundtrack @ Soma
December 12th: The All American Rejects, Joyce Manor @ The Sound
December 18th: Save Ferris @ Belly Up
December 27th: Mumford & Sons, Lord Huron @ Petco Park
January 10th: Dean Lewis @ The Sound
April 1st 2026: Calum Scott @ Soma
May 17th 2026: MGK @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 9th 2026: O.A.R., Gavin DeGraw, Lisa Loeb @ Cal Coast Credit Union Theater

I’m still on the east coast somewhere… While I’m sad I missed a lot of Roctober, I’m really grateful for the experiences I’ve had this month. I’ll be back in a few days and might venture out to catch the last of the Rocktober goodness before it starts to slow down in preparation for the holidays.

Monday: Writer’s Round @ The Ould Sod at 6pm
AND: Bo Staloch @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Gayle Skidmore @ Casbah at 7:30pm

Tuesday: The Bones of J.R. Jones @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Jason Mraz @ The Sound at 7:30pm
AND: Stereolab @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Fionn @ Winston’s at 8:30pm

Wednesday: The Cult @ The Sound at 8pm

Thursday: Jason Mraz @ The Sound at 7:30pm
AND: Petey USA, Alex Cameron @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Kameron Marlowe @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm

Friday: The Creepy Creeps, Mistress 77, Wild Wild Wets, Scary Pierre @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Geese @ Quartyard at 6pm

Saturday: G Flip @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm
AND: Dia De Los Deftones @ Petco Park at 3:45pm
AND: New Constellations @ Quartyard at 6pm
AND: Strung Out @ House of Blues at 7pm
AND: Graham Barham @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 7pm – SOLD OUT

Sunday: Little River Band @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm
AND: Action/Adventure @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 7:30pm
AND: ZZ Top @ Viejas Casino at 8pm

Keep in Mind:
November 5th: Aly & AJ @ Humphrey’s
November 5th: AFI @ Soma
November 8th: America @ Humphrey’s
November 10th: Lovejoy @ Observatory North Park
November 11th: Jesse McCartney @ Humphrey’s
November 16th: Smallpools @ Soma
November 18th: Maddie Zahm @ Msuic Box
November 18th: Grandson @ Observatory North Park
November 23rd: Jack’s Mannequin @ The Sound
December 6th: Say Anything, Motion City Soundtrack @ Soma
December 12th: The All American Rejects, Joyce Manor @ The Sound
December 18th: Save Ferris @ Belly Up
December 27th: Mumford & Sons, Lord Huron @ Petco Park
January 10th: Dean Lewis @ The Sound
April 1st 2026: Calum Scott @ Soma

Did you catch me at WWWY this past weekend? Nope? Too slow! I don’t know where that came from but I’m still over the moon after a wonderful fest. It was great to see some of the same bands again and just enjoy my time. Unfortunately, my feet and back were not as thrilled but that’s why I brought the massage gun. I guess I’m just that kind of person now. When did I get old?

Monday: Writer’s Round @ The Ould Sod at 6pm
AND: Oliver Hazard, The Last Revel @ Music Box at 7:30pm
AND: Jade Bird @ Casbah at 8:30pm

Tuesday: Sons Of Habit @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Viagra Boys, Black Lips @ The Sound at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Durry @ Quartyard at 6pm

Wednesday: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Zucchero @ Balboa Theatre at 8pm
AND: Pinkshift @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 7:30pm
AND: Night Moves @ Casbah at 8pm

Thursday: Twenty One Pilots @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre at 8pm
AND: A Day to Remember, Yellowcard @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park at 6:15pm
AND: Sons Of The East @ Soma at 7pm
AND: Murder By Death, AJJ @ Belly Up at 7pm
AND: Alex Lucero Band @ Winston’s at 8:30pm
AND: Aaron Watson @ Moonshine Flats at 7:30pm
AND: Matt Maltese @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: INOHA @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 7:30pm
AND: Night Moves @ Casbah at 8pm

Friday: The Revivalists @ The Sound at 8pm
AND: Mo Lowda & the Humble, French Cassettes @ Music Box at 9pm
AND: quinnie @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Nate Botsford @ Moonshine Flats at 9pm
AND: Rocket From the Crypt @ House of Blues at 8pm

Saturday: Em Cable, Sara Jade, Jessie Lark, Elizabeth Bowersox @ Pour House at 9pm
AND: Felly, Breakup Shoes @ Music Box at 9pm
AND: Oingo Boingo Former Members, Dramarama, The Untouchables @ Humphrey’s at 7pm
AND: Nate Botsford @ Moonshine Flats at 9pm
AND: Emo Night @ Brick by Brick at 7:30pm

Sunday: TopHouse @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: The Starting Line, Finch @ Observatory North Park at 7:30pm
AND: Stacey Ryan @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm

Keep in Mind:
October 28th: The Bones of J.R. Jones @ Belly Up
November 1st: G Flip @ Humphrey’s
November 5th: Aly & AJ @ Humphrey’s
November 5th: AFI @ Soma
November 8th: America @ Humphrey’s
November 10th: Lovejoy @ Observatory North Park
November 11th: Jesse McCartney @ Humphrey’s
November 16th: Smallpools @ Soma
November 18th: Maddie Zahm @ Msuic Box
November 18th: Grandson @ Observatory North Park
November 23rd: Jack’s Mannequin @ The Sound
December 6th: Say Anything, Motion City Soundtrack @ Soma
December 12th: The All American Rejects, Joyce Manor @ The Sound
December 18th: Save Ferris @ Belly Up
December 27th: Mumford & Sons, Lord Huron @ Petco Park
January 10th: Dean Lewis @ The Sound
April 1st 2026: Calum Scott @ Soma

Rocktober begins this week on the slow side but there’s no going wrong even on the slow days. I myself am gearing up for trip one of two this month. I don’t know why my travel is always back to back like this. Why do I do this to myself? I’m also sad to be missing out on some of the shows this month but maybe you’ll catch me at WWWY this weekend?

Monday: Writer’s Round @ The Ould Sod at 6pm

Tuesday: Wednesday, Friendship @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Elliot @ Soda Bar at 7pm
AND: Steel Beans @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm

Wednesday: David Cook (acoustic duo) w/ Matthew Phillips @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: BØRNS @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Little Hurricane @ Soda Bar at 7pm

Thursday: Bad Suns, Joe P @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Bill Murray & His Blood Brothers @ The Sound at 8pm
AND: DLG., Magnus Ferrell @ Music Box at 8pm
AND: AJ Lee & Blue Summit @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Bayker Blankenship @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Pool Kids, Truth Club, PONY @ Soda Bar at 7pm

Friday: Thrice, Modern Color @ Observatory North Park at 7:30pm
AND: Allen Stone and Ripe @ The Sound at 7pm
AND: Nation of Language, Deeper @ Music Box at 9pm
AND: Pinback @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm
AND: Niko Moon @ Soma at 7pm
AND: Die Spitz @ Soda Bar at 7:30pm
AND: Emo Nite @ Casbah at 9pm

Saturday: Reneé Rapp @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at 8pm
AND: Judas Priest, Alice Cooper @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre at 6:45pm
AND: Nicotine Dolls @ Belly Up at 9pm
AND: Jeffrey Martin, Anna Tivel @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Sacri Monti @ Pour House at 9pm

Sunday: Marianas Trench @ Soma at 7pm
AND: Buko Boys, Carmela, and more @ Music Box at 6:30pm
AND: Pete Yorn @ Belly Up at 8pm

Keep in Mind:
October 22nd: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ Observatory North Park
October 23rd: Twenty One Pilots @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
October 23rd: A Day to Remember, Yellowcard @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park
October 26th: The Starting Line @ Observatory North Park
October 28th: The Bones of J.R. Jones @ Belly Up
November 1st: G Flip @ Humphrey’s
November 5th: Aly & AJ @ Humphrey’s
November 5th: AFI @ Soma
November 8th: America @ Humphrey’s
November 10th: Lovejoy @ Observatory North Park
November 11th: Jesse McCartney @ Humphrey’s
November 16th: Smallpools @ Soma
November 18th: Maddie Zahm @ Msuic Box
November 18th: Grandson @ Observatory North Park
November 23rd: Jack’s Mannequin @ The Sound
December 6th: Say Anything, Motion City Soundtrack @ Soma
December 12th: The All American Rejects, Joyce Manor @ The Sound
December 18th: Save Ferris @ Belly Up
December 27th: Mumford & Sons, Lord Huron @ Petco Park
January 10th: Dean Lewis @ The Sound
April 1st 2026: Calum Scott @ Soma

This past week saw me at a DICE show at Soda Bar and a comedy show with Josh Johnson at the Balboa Theater. Right now, you can find me on my couch, dealing with a headache after a nap (which should be illegal), and counting down the days till my two adventures this month. In the meantime, here’s what’s rocking in San Diego.

Monday: Writer’s Round @ Ould Sod at 6pm

Tuesday: Liam St. John @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Balu Brigada @ Music Box at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Sleep Theory @ House of Blues at 7pm

Wednesday: Atlas Genius @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Minus the Bear @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Penny & Sparrow @ Music Box at 8pm
AND: Georgia Maq @ Soda Bar at 7:30pm
AND: Ty Segall @ Belly Up at 8pm

Thursday: Mates of State @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Patrick Wolf @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Cartooons @ Quartyard at 6pm
AND: Ty Segall @ Belly Up at 8pm

Friday: Haim @ Rady Shell at 6:30pm
AND: Turnstile @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park at 7pm
AND: Diggin Dirt @ Belly Up at 9pm
AND: Frankie Cosmos @ Quartyard at 6pm
AND: Daniel Bonte @ Moonshine Flats at 9pm

Saturday: Cartel @ House of Blues at 7:30pm
AND: The Dead South @ The Sound at 8pm
AND: American Mile @ Moonshine Flats at 9pm
AND: The Mother Hips, Trouble in the Wind @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Nolan Taylor @ Soda Bar at 6pm
AND: Quel Bordel @ Holding Company at 5:30pm

Sunday: Jackie Greene, The Croome Brothers of Daring Greatly @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Jeremy Jordan & Age of Madness @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Apes of the State @ Soda Bar at 7:30pm

Keep in Mind:
October 16th: Bad Suns @ Observatory North Park
October 17th: Thrice @ Observatory North Park
October 19th: Marianas Trench @ Soma at
October 22nd: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ Observatory North Park
October 23rd: Twenty One Pilots @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
October 23rd: A Day to Remember, Yellowcard @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park
October 26th: The Starting Line @ Observatory North Park
October 28th: The Bones of J.R. Jones @ Belly Up
November 1st: G Flip @ Humphrey’s
November 5th: Aly & AJ @ Humphrey’s
November 5th: AFI @ Soma
November 8th: America @ Humphrey’s
November 10th: Lovejoy @ Observatory North Park
November 11th: Jesse McCartney @ Humphrey’s
November 16th: Smallpools @ Soma
November 18th: Maddie Zahm @ Msuic Box
November 18th: Grandson @ Observatory North Park
November 23rd: Jack’s Mannequin @ The Sound
December 6th: Say Anything, Motion City Soundtrack @ Soma
December 18th: Save Ferris @ Belly Up
December 27th: Mumford & Sons, Lord Huron @ Petco Park
April 1st 2026: Calum Scott @ Soma

Whew, this week is popping off! You can tell Rocktober is starting because “holy Friday night, Batman!” Friday isn’t the only night with some amazing music to offer SD though. You really can’t go wrong any day this week. Where will I see you?

Monday: The Head And The Heart @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park at 6:30pm
AND: David Archuleta @ House of Blues at 8pm

Tuesday: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park at 7pm – SOLD OUT
AND: The Lone Bellow @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Banshee Tree @ Winston’s at 9pm
AND: Poppy @ Observatory North Park at 7pm

Wednesday: Dorothy @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Matt Maeson @ Observatory North Park at 7pm
AND: DICE @ Soda Bar at 7:30pm
AND: Madison McFerrin @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: PUP & Jeff Rosenstock @ The Sound at 7:15pm

Thursday: Watchhouse @ The Sound at 8pm
AND: 10,000 Maniacs @ Belly Up at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Sparrow Blue @ The Holding Company at 6:30pm

Friday: Cameron Whitcomb, Jonah Kagen @ Music Box at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: 10,000 Maniacs @ Belly Up at 9pm – SOLD OUT
AND: The Dandy Warhols @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Ash Easton @ Moonshine Flats at 8pm
AND: Urethane @ Pour House at 8:30pm
AND: Mirador @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: IvrI @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears @ Soda Bar at 7:30pm
AND: The Palms @ Quartyard at 6pm

Saturday: The Struts, Dirty Honey @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Ash Easton @ Moonshine Flats at 8pm
AND: harf. @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: UB40 @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at 7:30pm
AND: Paco Versailles @ Music Box at 9pm

Sunday: Hans Zimmer @ Pechanga Arena at 7:30pm
AND: Air Supply @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm
AND: Autumn Kings @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: The Band Cope @ Pour House at 2pm
AND: SWMRS, Dolphins on Acid @ Music Box at 7pm
AND: The Chameleons, Scary Pierre @ Belly Up at 8pm

Keep in Mind:
October 8th: Minus the Bear @ Observatory North Park
October 11th: Cartel @ House of Blues
October 16th: Bad Suns @ Observatory North Park
October 17th: Thrice @ Observatory North Park
October 19th: Marianas Trench @ Soma at
October 22nd: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ Observatory North Park
October 23rd: Twenty One Pilots @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
October 23rd: A Day to Remember, Yellowcard @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park
October 26th: The Starting Line @ Observatory North Park
October 28th: The Bones of J.R. Jones @ Belly Up
November 1st: G Flip @ Humphrey’s
November 5th: Aly & AJ @ Humphrey’s
November 5th: AFI @ Soma
November 8th: America @ Humphrey’s
November 10th: Lovejoy @ Observatory North Park
November 11th: Jesse McCartney @ Humphrey’s
November 16th: Smallpools @ Soma
November 18th: Maddie Zahm @ Msuic Box
November 18th: Grandson @ Observatory North Park
November 23rd: Jack’s Mannequin @ The Sound
December 6th: Say Anything, Motion City Soundtrack @ Soma
December 18th: Save Ferris @ Belly Up
December 27th: Mumford & Sons, Lord Huron @ Petco Park
April 1st 2026: Calum Scott @ Soma

This week took a bit of a turn for me personally but nothing was going to stop me from seeing The Silent Comedy at The Belly Up this week! All the good feels. While riding that post show high, let’s see what I can get into this week with lots to choose from!

Monday: The Hives @ The Sound at 8pm
AND: Magdalena Bay @ Observatory North Park at 7pm
AND: Writer’s Round @ Ould Sod at 6pm

Tuesday: Billy Idol, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre at 7:30pm
AND: Chevelle, Asking Alexandria, Dead Poet Society @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at 7pm
AND: The Rapture @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm

Wednesday: The Psychedelic Furs @ Humphrey’s at 7pm
AND: Laufey @ Pechanga Arena at 7pm
AND: Mae, The Spill Canvas @ Brick by Brick at 7pm
AND: The Raveonettes, Poppy Jean Crawford @ Music Box at 8pm
AND: Runner @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 7pm
AND: Reverend Horton Heat @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Moon Hooch @ Belly Up at 8pm

Thursday: Paul McDonald & the Mourning Doves @ Winston’s OB at 8:30pm
AND: Archer Oh @ Music Box at 7pm
AND: Sammy Listoe @ Pour House at 8pm
AND: Jack & Jack @ Soma at 7pm
AND: Lucinda Williams & Her Band @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Drake White @ Moonshine Flats at 8pm
AND: Reverend Horton Heat @ Casbah at 8:30pm

Friday: Band of Horses & Iron and Wine @ The Sound at 8pm
AND: Lucinda Williams & Her Band @ Belly Up at 9pm
AND: Soft Play, KennyHoopla @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Vola @ Brick by Brick at 8pm
AND: Reverend Horton Heat @ Casbah at 8:30pm – SOLD OUT

Saturday: Benson Boone @ Pechanga Arena at 8pm
AND: Stereophonics @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm
AND: Francis Blume @ Pour House at 9pm
AND: The Waterboys, Anna Tivel @ Belly Up at 9pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Reverend Horton Heat @ Casbah at 8:30pm

Sunday: The Teskey Brothers @ The Sound at 7:30pm
AND: Men Without Hats @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Big Thief @ Rady Shell at 7:30pm

Keep in Mind:
September 29th: The Head And The Heart @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park
September 30th: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park
October 1st: Dorothy @ House of Blues
October 1st: Matt Maeson @ Observatory North Park
October 5th: Hans Zimmer @ Pechanga Arena
October 8th: Minus the Bear @ Observatory North Park
October 11th: Cartel @ House of Blues
October 16th: Bad Suns @ Observatory North Park
October 17th: Thrice @ Observatory North Park
October 19th: Marianas Trench @ Soma at
October 22nd: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ Observatory North Park
October 23rd: Twenty One Pilots @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
October 23rd: A Day to Remember, Yellowcard @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park
October 26th: The Starting Line @ Observatory North Park
November 1st: G Flip @ Humphrey’s
November 5th: Aly & AJ @ Humphrey’s
November 5th: AFI @ Soma
November 8th: America @ Humphrey’s
November 10th: Lovejoy @ Observatory North Park
November 11th: Jesse McCartney @ Humphrey’s
November 16th: Smallpools @ Soma
November 18th: Maddie Zahm @ Msuic Box
November 18th: Grandson @ Observatory North Park
November 23rd: Jack’s Mannequin @ The Sound
December 6th: Say Anything, Motion City Soundtrack @ Soma
December 27th: Mumford & Sons, Lord Huron @ Petco Park
April 1st 2026: Calum Scott @ Soma