This week I embark on my first trip of the new year! Kristen and I will be doing another quick NYC trip which will include music, musical(s), and food! I’ll finally get to eat at a Bobby Flay restaurant which I find very exciting! I’m very sad to be missing the Mrs. Henry show this week, so please go out and dance with them for me!

 

Monday: Rebecca Jade and the Cold Fact, Alvino and the Dwells @ Casbah at 8pm

Tuesday: Lighterburns @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Wednesday: Beartooth, Motionless in White, Stick to Your Guns @ Soma at 6:30pm
AND: David Lindley @ Belly Up at 7:30pm

Thursday: KT Tunstall, Charlie Mars, Lily Kershaw @ Music Box at 8pm
AND: Cory Gray and Jake Coco @ Tin Roof at 8pm
AND: Elephantricity, The Aura & Øvation @ Merrow at 9pm
AND: Chadwick Stokes and the Pintos, Daniel Rodriguez @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Shake Before Us @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Body Salt @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Friday: Joyce Manor, Oso Oso @ Music Box at 8pm
AND: Tool @ Viejas Arena at 7:30pm
AND: Mandolin Orange @ Observatory North Park at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Hiroshima Mockingbirds @ Bar Pink at 9pm
AND: The Rough, The Montell Jordans, Fallen Monuments, Ready Set Survive @ The Merrow at 9pm
AND: The Rosalyns @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Moans, Aviator Stash @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Saturday: Mrs. Henry, The Bassics @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Tool @ Viejas Arena at 7:30pm
AND: Marian Mulock, David Spiztfaden, Bella Kaye @ Lestats at 8pm
AND: Lefties @ Soma at 7pm
AND: Buck Meek @ Che Cafe at 7:30pm

Sunday: Veronica May, PWR CPL @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Christie Lenee @ Lestats at 7:30pm

 

Keep in Mind:

January 21st- The Used @ Belly Up
January 25th- Saint Motel @ Observatory North Park
January 25th- Dirty Sweet, Dead Feather Moon @ Casbah
February 1st- American Authors, Magic Giant @ Observatory North Park
February 3rd- Dermot Kennedy @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
February 11th- Dashboard Confessional @ Observatory North Park
February 12th- Dashboard Confessional @ Observatory North Park
February 12th- Nightly @ House of Blues
February 22nd- Transviolet, Armors @ House of Blues
February 25th- Thrice @ Observatory North Park
February 28th- The Struts @ Soma
February 28th- Dr. Dog @ Observatory North Park
February 28th- ZZ Ward @ Belly Up
March 6th- The Stone Foxes @ Soda Bar
March 6th- Jamestown Revival @ Belly Up
March 9th- Tame Impala @ Pechanga Arena
March 12th- Flogging Molly @ Harrah’s Resort SoCal
March 13th- Soul Asylum @ Belly Up
March 14th- Delta Spirit @ Belly Up
March 16th- Third Eye Blind
March 18th- Grace Potter @ Observatory North Park
March 19th- Louis XIV @ Music Box
March 27th- Irontom @ Soda Bar
April 3rd- Coin @ Observatory North Park
April 5th- Allen Stone @ Observatory North Park
April 17th- Beth Hart @ Humphreys
May 19th- James Arthur @ Observatory North Park
June 11th- AJR @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
July 1st- Airborne Toxic Event @ Observatory North Park
July 24th- Hella Mega Tour: Green Day, Fall Out Boy, Weezer

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and you have some great NYE plans on the horizon. I will probably be doing my usual which is staying at home and doing nothing. Apart from being invited to a thing in LA, I haven’t been invited to anything and nothing down here seems to spark my fancy. I tend to prefer to stay home anyways but it would be nice to invited to something. However, I think my friends down here feel like I do, which means less effort is best. That also seems to be the theme this week in SD for shows. We have a bunch of cover bands in town (not listed here) and a rather light week musically speaking. Enjoy your holiday!

 

Monday: Donovan Frankenreiter, Tom Curren @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Ten Bulls, The Bassics @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Shades McCool & the Bold Flavors, Anti-Run @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Tuesday: The Schizophonics, The Creepy Creeps, Wild Wild Wets, Scary Pierre @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Elektric Voodoo @ Soda Bar at 9:30pm

Wednesday: Happy New Year!!

Thursday: T.S.O.L., The Detours @ Casbah at 8pm
AND: Cory Gray & Jake Coco @ Tin Roof at 8pm

Friday: Le Chateau, The Swedish Models, Free Paintings @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Saturday: Farmers Hootenanny Feat. The Farmers and Friends w/ Ron Blair of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Stevie Salas, Mojo Nixon, Chloe Lou and more @ Belly Up at 7:30pm

Sunday: Just What I Needed – A night of the music of The Cars and Ric Ocasek, feat: Chris Cote and Friends, The Red Fox Tails w/ THE CHAP’S W/BIG MEMBERS, Special Guests Will Lerner of Shake Before Us and Stephen Rey @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Steve Nieve plays Elvis Costello, AJUQ @ Casbah at 8pm

 

Keep in Mind:

January 9th- KT Tunstall @ Music Box
January 10th- Joyce Manor @ Music Box
January 10th- Tool @ Viejas Arena
January 12th- Tool @ Viejas Arena
January 17th- Creature & the Woods @ Loyal Order of the Moose
January 21st- The Used @ Belly Up
January 25th- Saint Motel @ Observatory North Park
January 25th- Dirty Sweet, Dead Feather Moon @ Casbah
February 1st- American Authors, Magic Giant @ Observatory North Park
February 3rd- Dermot Kennedy @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
February 11th- Dashboard Confessional @ Observatory North Park
February 12th- Dashboard Confessional @ Observatory North Park
February 25th- Thrice @ Observatory North Park
February 28th- The Struts @ Soma
February 28th- Dr. Dog @ Observatory North Park
February 28th- ZZ Ward @ Belly Up
March 6th- The Stone Foxes @ Soda Bar
March 6th- Jamestown Revival @ Belly Up
March 9th- Tame Impala @ Pechanga Arena
March 12th- Flogging Molly @ Harrah’s Resort SoCal
March 13th- Soul Asylum @ Belly Up
March 14th- Delta Spirit @ Belly Up
March 16th- Third Eye Blind
March 18th- Grace Potter @ Observatory North Park
March 19th- Louis XIV @ Music Box
March 27th- Irontom @ Soda Bar
April 3rd- Coin @ Observatory North Park
April 5th- Allen Stone @ Observatory North Park
April 17th- Beth Hart @ Humphreys
May 19th- James Arthur @ Observatory North Park
June 11th- AJR @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
July 1st- Airborne Toxic Event @ Observatory North Park
July 24th- Hella Mega Tour: Green Day, Fall Out Boy, Weezer

It’s Christmas week and I am 100% not ready. I’m not really much for Christmas, probably because I feel like it’s shoved down my throat after Halloween and I’d rather enjoy it because I want to, not because I have to. Regardless, it’s going to be an easy week, which is something I’m ready for. This weather has made me sleepy and potentially sick again. Happy Holidays y’all.

 

Monday: Glass Spells, MRCH @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Nite Lapse, The Havnauts @ Soda Bar at 8:30pm

Tuesday: Tin Roof Uncovered @ Tin Roof at 8pm

Wednesday: Happy Christmas!

Thursday: Machine Politik, Mario Esteban & The Blessed Hellhounds @ Merrow at 8pm
AND: Lost Dakota @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Friday: Gregory Page @ Lestats at 8pm
AND: The Major Minus, Stints @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Cory Gray and Jake Coco @ Tin Roof at 6pm
AND: Drug Hunt, Dani Bell and the Tarantist @ Casbah at 9pm

Saturday: Twin Ritual, Paper Foxes, Wsprgrl @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Jemille Vialet @ Park & Rec at 10pm
AND: Poolside, Neil Frances @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Paitt Pund @ Lestats at 8pm
AND: Thread the Lariat @ Soma at 7pm

Sunday: Donovan Frankenreiter, Tom Curren @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Jara @ Casbah at 9pm

 

Keep in Mind:

January 10th- Joyce Manor @ Music Box
January 10th- Tool @ Viejas Arena
January 12th- Tool @ Viejas Arena
January 25th- Saint Motel @ Observatory North Park
January 25th- Dirty Sweet, Dead Feather Moon @ Casbah
February 1st- American Authors, Magic Giant @ Observatory North Park
February 3rd- Dermot Kennedy @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
February 11th- Dashboard Confessional @ Observatory North Park
February 12th- Dashboard Confessional @ Observatory North Park
February 25th- Thrice @ Observatory North Park
February 28th- The Struts @ Soma
February 28th- Dr. Dog @ Observatory North Park
March 6th- The Stone Foxes @ Soda Bar
March 9th- Tame Impala @ Pechanga Arena
March 12th- Flogging Molly @ Harrah’s Resort SoCal
March 13th- Soul Asylum @ Belly Up
March 16th- Third Eye Blind
March 19th- Louis XIV @ Music Box
March 27th- Irontom @ Soda Bar
April 3rd- Coin @ Observatory North Park
April 17th- Beth Hart @ Humphreys
May 19th- James Arthur @ Observatory North Park
June 11th- AJR @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
July 1st- Airborne Toxic Event @ Observatory North Park
July 24th- Hell Mega Tour: Green Day, Fall Out Boy, Weezer

I had a blissful time last week. It was a one/two combo of Disneyland and Dear Boy back to back but I’d be lying if I said I needed a hiatus after that. That Dear Boy show was so special and seeing Pete Yorn for the first time was super cool and I think that’s enough to hold me over for a bit. Not sure if you’ll catch me out this week but here’s what’s going on.

 

Monday: Kiefer Sutherland @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Midnight Monuments, Doom Bloom @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Overself @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Tuesday: Silversun Pickups, The Wrecks @ Observatory North Park at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Chris Isaak @ Belly Up at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Mark Diamond, Jessi Blue @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Body Salt, Shane Hall @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Cory Gray & Jake Coco @ Tin Roof at 8pm

Wednesday: The Venice Christmas Show @ Belly Up at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Amerikan Bear, The Surrealistics @ Casbah at 9pm

Thursday: Kennady Tracy, My Name is Chapel, Raena Jade @ Lestats at 8pm
AND: The Tubes @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Jade Jackson, Jason Hawk, Harris @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Berkley Hart, Jack Tempchin, Eve Selis, Dixie Maxwell, James Berkley @ Music Box at 8pm

Friday: Mark Embree, AJ Froman @ Soda Bar at 8:30pm
AND: Kimmi Bitter @ Northern Pine Brewing at 7pm
AND: The Go Heads, Sea Monks @ Lestats at 8pm
AND: The Loons, Creepxotica and more @ Casbah at 9:30pm (FREE SHOW)

Saturday: Sophie B. Hawkins @ Lestats at 8pm
AND: Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness (Acoustic) @ Music Box at 7pm
AND: Shane Hall @ Pour House at 11pm
AND: Mainsail, State to State, Machine Politik, Sweet Myths @ Casbah at 9:30pm
AND: The Heavy Guilt, Dani Bell and the Tarantist

Sunday: Mud Slide Slim @ Music Box at 8pm
AND: Paige Koehler, Samer Bakri @ Lestats at 8pm

 

Keep in Mind:

January 10th- Joyce Manor @ Music Box
January 10th- Tool @ Viejas Arena
January 12th- Tool @ Viejas Arena
January 25th- Saint Motel @ Observatory North Park
January 25th- Dirty Sweet, Dead Feather Moon @ Casbah
February 1st- American Authors, Magic Giant @ Observatory North Park
February 3rd- Dermot Kennedy @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
February 11th- Dashboard Confessional @ Observatory North Park
February 12th- Dashboard Confessional @ Observatory North Park
February 25th- Thrice @ Observatory North Park
February 28th- The Struts @ Soma
February 28th- Dr. Dog @ Observatory North Park
March 6th- The Stone Foxes @ Soda Bar
March 9th- Tame Impala @ Pechanga Arena
March 12th- Flogging Molly @ Harrah’s Resort SoCal
March 13th- Soul Asylum @ Belly Up
March 16th- Third Eye Blind
March 19th- Louis XIV @ Music Box
April 3rd- Coin @ Observatory North Park
April 17th- Beth Hart @ Humphreys
May 19th- James Arthur @ Observatory North Park
June 11th- AJR @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
July 1st- Airborne Toxic Event @ Observatory North Park
July 24th- Hell Mega Tour: Green Day, Fall Out Boy, Weezer

Well, I made it to not one but three (!!!) shows last week. It started with a chill Creature & the Woods show, with a crazy Wreckmas show in Santa Ana with the Wrecks, and finished with seeing my Neon Trees at the FM949 holiday show. If you want to catch me next week, I’ll for sure be at Dear Boy at the Belly Up! Otherwise, I might be recovering from my previous action-packed week…

 

Monday: With Confidence, Doll Skin @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 7pm

Tuesday: Pete Yorn, Dear Boy @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Walter Brothers, Action Andy & the Hi Tones @ Bar Pink at 9pm
AND: Lost Monarchs, Gypsy Sally, Something Contagious @ Casbah at 8:30pm

Wednesday: The Shelters, Aviator Stash @ Music Box at 8pm
AND: Kolars, The Soft White Sixties @ Casbah at 8:30pm
AND: Son Little, Christopher Paul Stelling @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: JD McPherson @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Denm @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm

Thursday: La Dispute, Touche Amore @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Bayside, Capstan @ Soda Bar at 8pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Ariel View, Erin Anne @ Soda Bar at 9:30pm

Friday: Rorre @ Soda Bar at 9:30pm
AND: Joe Wood and the Lonely Ones @ Pour House at 6pm
AND: Coriander @ Tin Roof at 9:30pm
AND: Jonny Deadly Trio @ Riveria Supper Club at 9pm

Saturday: Reviver Fest @ Tin Roof at 7pm
AND: Black Leather Couch @ Lestats at 8pm
AND: Motel Radio @ Soda Bar at 9:30pm
AND: Coriander @ Tin Roof at 11pm

Sunday: The Blind Boys of Alabama, Nikki Bluhm @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: The Aquadolls @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Brawley @ Casbah at 8pm

 

Keep in Mind:

December 16th- Kiefer Sutherland @ Belly Up
December 17th- Silversun Pickups, The Wrecks @ Observatory North Park
December 17th- Chris Isaak @ Belly Up
January 10th- Joyce Manor @ Music Box
January 10th- Tool @ Viejas Arena
January 12th- Tool @ Viejas Arena
January 25th- Saint Motel @ Observatory North Park
February 1st- American Authors, Magic Giant @ Observatory North Park
February 3rd- Dermot Kennedy @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
February 11th- Dashboard Confessional @ Observatory North Park
February 12th- Dashboard Confessional @ Observatory North Park
February 25th- Thrice @ Observatory North Park
February 28th- The Struts @ Soma
February 28th- Dr. Dog @ Observatory North Park
March 6th- The Stone Foxes @ Soda Bar
April 3rd- Coin @ Observatory North Park
April 17th- Beth Hart @ Humphreys
May 19th- James Arthur @ Observatory North Park
July 24th- Hell Mega Tour: Green Day, Fall Out Boy, Weezer

I had kind of a rough week after getting back from the UK… I managed to get sick on the plane ride home (something that hasn’t happened since I was little), coupled with coming home with a cold in tow right before Thanksgiving. I think I’m about 85% over my cold but the time change back has made me an early to bed, early to rise gal for the moment which is going to make this week a little hard on me and the shows I’m attending. Sigh. I foresee a lot of caffeine in my life this week.

Monday:

Tuesday: Creature and the Woods @ The Merrow at 8pm
AND: Angel Olsen @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: The Black Market Brigade @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Wednesday: Johnny Lang, Zane Carney @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: From Indian Lakes @ Soda Bar at 8pm
AND: John Hull @ Tin Roof at 8pm
AND: Moon Hooch @ Casbah at 9pm

Thursday: The 1975, Catfish & the Bottlemen, IDK How, Fashion Jackson @ Pechanga Arena at 6:30pm
AND: Greyson Chance @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm
AND: Unknown Mortal Orchestra @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: DIIV @ Belly Up at 9pm
AND: Marco Benevento @ Casbah at 9pm

Friday: Griffin House @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Saturday: Cory Gray and Jake Coco @ Tin Roof at 6pm
AND: Tow’rs @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Sunday: Not So Silent Night feat: Neon Trees, Local Natives, Half Alive and more @ Del Mar Arena at 5pm
AND: Aly & AJ, Armors @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Valley Queen @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Kim Petras @ Observatory North Park at 8pm

 

Keep in Mind:

December 10th- Pete Yorn, Dear Boy @ Belly Up
December 11th- JD McPherson @ Belly Up
December 11th- The Shelters @ Music Box
December 16th- Kiefer Sutherland @ Belly Up
December 17th- Silversun Pickups, The Wrecks @ Observatory North Park
December 17th- Chris Isaak @ Belly Up
January 10th- Joyce Manor @ Music Box
January 10th- Tool @ Viejas Arena
January 12th- Tool @ Viejas Arena
January 13th- Tool @ Viejas Arena
January 25th- Saint Motel @ Observatory North Park
February 1st- American Authors, Magic Giant @ Observatory North Park
February 3rd- Dermot Kennedy @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
February 11th- Dashboard Confessional @ Observatory North Park
February 12th- Dashboard Confessional @ Observatory North Park
February 25th- Thrice @ Observatory North Park
February 28th- The Struts @ Soma
February 28th- Dr. Dog @ Observatory North Park
March 6th- The Stone Foxes @ Soda Bar
April 3rd- Coin @ Observatory North Park
April 17th- Beth Hart @ Humphreys
May 19th- James Arthur @ Observatory North Park
July 24th- Hell Mega Tour: Green Day, Fall Out Boy, Weezer

I’m back from the UK. I just landed yesterday actually and am in the process of righting my body clock. This scheduled post is brought to by caffeine and sleep. Actually, I made this post weeks before I left so chances are it needs some updating. Please check back.

 

Monday: Emily Afton, Dani Bell & The Tarantist @ Belly Up at 8pm

Tuesday: The Dead South @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: WidowMade @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Wednesday: Dax @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm

Thursday:

Friday: The Maine @ Observatory North Park at 8pm
AND: Third Eye Blind, Smallpools @ Pechanga Resort and Casino at 8pm
AND: The Bandulus @ Soda Bar at 9:30pm
AND: Emo Night Brooklyn @ House of Blues at 8:30pm

Saturday: New Politics, The Mowglis, Plain White T’s @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Katastro @ House of Blues Voodoo Room at 8pm

Sunday: Mikal Cronin, Shannon Lay @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Ten Bulls, Drug Hunt, Downers @ Soda Bar at 9:30pm

 

Keep in Mind:

December 4th- Johnny Lang, Zane Carney
December 5th- The 1975, Catfish & the Bottlemen, IDK How, Fashion Jackson @ Pechanga Arena
December 8th – Not So Silent Night @ Del Mar Arena
December 10th- Pete Yorn, Dear Boy @ Belly Up
December 11th- JD McPherson @ Belly Up
December 11th- The Shelters @ Music Box
December 16th- Kiefer Sutherland @ Belly Up
December 17th- Chris Isaak @ Belly Up
January 10th- Joyce Manor @ Music Box
January 25th- Saint Motel @ Observatory North Park
February 1st- American Authors, Magic Giant @ Observatory North Park
February 3rd- Dermot Kennedy @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
February 11th- Dashboard Confessional @ Observatory North Park
February 12th- Dashboard Confessional @ Observatory North Park
February 25th- Thrice @ Observatory North Park
April 17th- Beth Hart @ Humphreys
May 19th- James Arthur @ Observatory North Park
July 24th- Hell Mega Tour: Green Day, Fall Out Boy, Weezer