It’s getting close to one of my favorite holidays of the year, Halloween. I’m still not entirely sure what I’m going to do, but I’m leaning toward Transfer at the Casbah. Of course there is always Two Door Cinema Club at Humphrey’s or Rocket From the Crypt at the House of Blues. Or I could just stay home.

Until Halloween, we have the like of AFI, Paramore, Deer Tick, Boy, Metric, Carbon Leaf, and more to keep us entertained this week. There’s just so much good stuff to do this week. If I could go out every night and not be dead tired the next day, I totally would. I mean, just look at this week,,,

 

Monday: Live at the Belly Up feat: Stranger, Trouble in the Wind, The Drowning Men at 7pm

Tuesday: Carbon Leaf @ The Irenic at 8pm
AND: Stepdad, The Beautiful View @ Soda Bar at 9p
AND: Glasmus, Stripes and Lines, Elephant King @ Griffin at 8:45pm
AND: Passion Pit @ SDSU Open Air Theater
AND: Live at the Belly Up feat: Steve Poltz, Sara Petite and the Sugar Daddies, and more @ 7pm
AND: Gayle Skidmore, Patric Petrie with Tom Foley, Social Club, Tolan Shaw, Gary Hyde, and more @ Casbah at 9pm

Wednesday: AFI @ House of Blues at 7pm- SOLD OUT
AND: Paramore, Metric, HELLOGOODBYE @ Viejas Arena (Cox Arena) at 7:30pm
AND: Hanni El Khatib @ Casbah at 9pm

Thursday: James Blake @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Twin Forks @ The Irenic at 7pm
AND: Slares @ Griffin at 9pm

Friday: The Material, Deadly Birds @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Hills Like Elephants, Midnight Pine @ Whistlestop Bar at 9pm

Saturday: Emile Autumn @ Porter’s Pub at 8pm
AND: Josh Damigo @ Lestats at 9pm

Sunday: Boy @ Porter’s Pub
AND: Deer Tick @ Belly Up at 9pm
AND: Newfound Glory, Alkaline Trio @ Soma at 6pm
AND: Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds @ Griffin at 9pm

 

Keep in Mind:
October 28th- The Neighbourhood @ House of Blues
October 29th- Goodnight, Texas, Rusted Root @ Belly Up
October 31st- Two Door Cinema Club @ Humphrey’s
October 31st- Transfer, Low Volts, The Heavy Guilt Duo
October 31st- Rocket From the Crypt, The Creepy Creeps, Mrs. Magician, and more @ House of Blues
November 1st- Father John Misty @ House of Blues
November 2nd- David Cook @ Griffin
November 3rd- The 1975 @ Belly Up
November 3rd- Atlas Genius @ House of Blues
November 5th- Switchfoot @ Balboa Theater
November 6th- Janelle Monae
November 7th- Macy Gray @ Belly Up
November 8th- Nine Inch Nails @ Staples Center
November 8th- Reverend Payton’s Big Damn Band @ Griffin
November 9th- twenty one pilots @ House of Blues
November 16th- Ben Harper @ Copley Symphony Hall
November 17th- Vanessa Carlton @ Belly Up
November 20th- Cults @ Irenic
November 20th- Kate Nash @ Porter’s Pub
November 21st- Pearl Jam @ Viegas Arena
November 23rd- Tonight Alive, Echosmith @ Soma
November 23rd- Mona @ Soda Bar
November 26th- Sinead O’Conner @ Belly Up
November 27th- Ryan Cabrera @ Griffin
Noveber 27th- Chris Isaak Holiday Show @ Belly Up
December 4th- Howie Day, Tyler Hilton @ Griffin
December 5th- Macklemore and Ryan Lewis @ Valley View Casino Center
December 6th- Cherry Poppin’ Daddies @ Syucan Casino
December 8th- Wrex The Halls feat: Queens of the Stone Age, Vampire Weekend, Cage the Elephant, Alt-J, Arctic Monkeys, The Silent Comedy, and more
December 10th- Thrid Eye Blind @ House of Blues
December 12th- The Mowgli’s @ Griffin
December 28th- Donovan Frankenreiter @ Belly Up
December 29th- Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven @ Belly Up
December 30th- Donovan Frankenreiter @ Belly Up
February 15th- Imagine Dragons, Naked and Famous @ Valley View Casino Center

Happy Monday! I think it’s also Columbus Day as well so Happy National Holiday Day. How am I celebrating? Probably with a nap. A nap sounds wonderful. Speaking of wonderful, Rocktober is really beginning to deliver this week with acts in town such as Frank Turner, The Delta Saints, HAIM, Chris Cornell, Jack Johnson, Pinback, and so many more. I told you October was a busy month.

 

Monday: The Delta Saints, Jared James Nichols @ Griffin at 9pm
AND: The Dodos @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: City and Color @ House of Blues at 7:30pm- SOLD OUT

Tuesday: Frank Turner @ House of Blues at 7pm
AND: HAIM @ Casbah at 9pm – SOLD OUT
AND: Chris Cornell @ Balboa Theater at 8pm
AND: 22 Kings @ Tin Can Alehouse at 9:30pm
AND: Primal Scream, Wild Wild Wets @ Belly Up at 9pm

Wednesday: San Diego Music Awards @ Humphrey’s at 7pm
AND: Patrick Norton @ Tin Can Alehouse at 9:30pm
AND: Leon Russell, Low Volts @ Belly Up at 8pm

Thursday: Little White Teeth @ Bar Pink at 9pm
AND: Jimmy Buffett @ Belly Up at 8pm -SOLD OUT

Friday: Rags + Ribbons @ Griffin at 9pm
AND: Langhorne Slim & The Law, Johnny Fritz @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Jack Johnson @ Balboa Theater at 7:30pm
AND: The Styletones @ Bar Pink at 9pm

Saturday: Ms Mr, Wildcat! Wildcat! @ Soda Bar at 8:30pm
AND: ROCKTOBERFEST feat: Pinback, The White Buffalo, Little Hurricane, and more @ 29th and University Ave. at 3pm
AND: Leagues, The Dig, The Palace Ballroom @ Griffin at 9pm
AND: Elephant King, Jesse Thomas, Trent Hancock @ Lestats at 9pm
AND: Sleigh Bells @ Block 16 at 8pm
AND: Weatherbox @ Che Cafe at 7pm

Sunday: 1776, Bjorn Baillie & The Breaks @ Griffin at 9pm

 

Keep in Mind:
October 22nd- Passion Pit @ SDSU Open Air Theater
October 23rd- AFI @ House of Blues
October 23rd- Paramore, Metric, HELLOGOODBYE @ Viejas Arena (Cox Arena)
October 27th- Boy @ Porter’s Pub
October 27th- Deer Tick @ Belly Up
October 28th- The Neighbourhood @ House of Blues
October 31st- Two Door Cinema Club @ Humphrey’s
November 1st- Father John Misty @ House of Blues
November 2nd- David Cook @ Griffin
November 3rd- The 1975 @ Belly Up
November 3rd- Atlas Genius @ House of Blues
November 5th- Switchfoot @ Balboa Theater
November 6th- Janelle Monae
November 7th- Macy Gray @ Belly Up
November 8th- Nine Inch Nails @ Staples Center
November 8th- Reverend Payton’s Big Damn Band @ Griffin
November 9th- twenty one pilots @ House of Blues
November 16th- Ben Harper @ Copley Symphony Hall
November 17th- Vanessa Carlton @ Belly Up
November 20th- Cults @ Irenic
November 20th- Kate Nash @ Porter’s Pub
November 21st- Pearl Jam @ Viegas Arena
November 23rd- Tonight Alive, Echosmith @ Soma
November 23rd- Mona @ Soda Bar
November 26th- Sinead O’Conner @ Belly Up
November 27th- Ryan Cabrera @ Griffin
Noveber 27th- Chris Isaak Holiday Show @ Belly Up
December 4th- Howie Day, Tyler Hilton @ Griffin
December 5th- Macklemore and Ryan Lewis @ Valley View Casino Center
December 6th- Cherry Poppin’ Daddies @ Syucan Casino
December 8th- Wrex The Halls feat: Queens of the Stone Age, Vampire Weekend, Cage the Elephant, Alt-J, Arctic Monkeys, The Silent Comedy, and more
December 10th- Thrid Eye Blind @ House of Blues
December 28th- Donovan Frankenreiter @ Belly Up
December 29th- Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven @ Belly Up
December 30th- Donovan Frankenreiter @ Belly Up
February 15th- Imagine Dragons, Naked and Famous @ Valley View Casino Center

October is probably one of my favorite months of the year and it is in full swing. This means the weather is cooling down (yay!), I get to bust out my scarves and boots, and I can pick up all kinds of assorted pumpkin goodies at Trader Joe’s. If you’re in the music scene, you also know that October is also known as Rocktober because all kinds of music comes to town. This week we have Pet Shop Boys, Conner Oberst, Spitalfield, and Tony Lucca, just to name a few. It time to rock some socks….

 

Monday: Goodnight Ravenswood, Decker, Wesley Hartley & the Traveling Trees @ Griffin at 8:45pm

Tuesday: Pet Shop Boys @ Copley Symphony Hall
AND: Conor Oberst @ Belly Up at 9pm- SOLD OUT
AND: The Sinclairs @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Wednesday: Tony Lucca @ Griffin
AND: The Pretty Reckless @ House of Blues at 7pm
AND: San Diego Music Awards @ Humphrey’s
AND: Steve Earle and The Dukes @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Austin Lucas @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Thursday: Berlin, Allison Iraheta, Helo Circus @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Joe Pug, Jesse LaMonaca @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Lee Dewyze, Dawn Mitschele @ Griffin at 8:30pm

Friday: Spitalfield @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Oh Spirit, Wires in the Walls @ Bar Pink at 9pm
AND: King Khan and The Shrines @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Modern English and the Romantics @ Syucan Casino at 8pm
AND: Gregory Page @ Lestats at 8pm

Saturday: The Loons @ Casbah at 9pm

Sunday: Saves the Day @ The Irenic at 7pm
AND: Blue October, The Unlikely Candidates @ House of Blues at 7:30pm
AND: Drag the River @ Bar Pink at 9pm
AND: J. Roddy Watson and The Business @ Soda Bar at 9pm

 

Keep In Mind:

October 15th- Frank Turner @ House of Blues
October 18th Jack Johnson @ Balboa Theater
October 18th- Belmont Lights, Rags + Ribbons @ Griffin
October 19th- Ms Mr @ Soda Bar
October 22nd- Passion Pit @ SDSU Open Air Theater
October 23rd- AFI @ House of Blues
October 23rd- Paramore, Metric, HELLOGOODBYE @ Viejas Arena (Cox Arena)
October 27th- Boy @ Porter’s Pub
October 28th- The Neighbourhood @ House of Blues
October 31st- Two Door Cinema Club @ Humphrey’s
November 1st- Father John Misty @ House of Blues
November 3rd- The 1975 @ Belly Up
November 3rd- Atlas Genius @ House of Blues
November 6th- Janelle Monae
November 8th- Nine Inch Nails @ Staples Center
November 9th- twenty one pilots @ House of Blues
November 16th- Ben Harper @ Copley Symphony Hall
November 20th- Cults @ Irenic
November 23rd- Tonight Alive, Echosmith @ Soma
November 21st- Pearl Jam @ Viejas Arena (SDSU)
December 5th- Macklemore and Ryan Lewis @ Valley View Casino Center
December 6th- Cherry Poppin’ Daddies @ Syucan Casino
December 8th- Wrex The Halls feat: Queens of the Stone Age, Vampire Weekend, Cage the Elephant, Alt-J, Arctic Monkeys, The Silent Comedy, and more
December 10th- Thrid Eye Blind @ House of Blues
December 28th- Donovan Frankenreiter @ Belly Up
December 29th- Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven @ Belly Up
December 30th- Donovan Frankenreiter @ Belly Up

Holy crap what a crazy busy weekend I had! Once again this is the first time I’ve been on my computer since Thursday. I wasn’t even out of town this weekend! I worked a rodeo on Friday night and Saturday afternoon, had dinner with the lovely Lauren Ruggles and some other peeps for her birthday, and then went to see Dear Boy play the Griffin. It was their first show in San Diego ever! It was a good night with good people and good music, which always makes for a good time. Sunday was a snap back to the horse world of my life and it ended up being a long day in the sun.

Today is a good day though! I had a wonderful ride on my horse and I’m heading up to LA shortly to catch the last show of the Dear Boy residency at the Bootleg tonight. San Diego has a pretty busy week with Vampire Weekend, Jake Bugg, Bob Schneider, Phillip Phillips, Yellowcard, Get Back Loretta, and You Me at Six, just to name a few. Get your engines ready….

 

Monday: Vampire Weekend @ SDSU Open Air Theater at 8pm

Tuesday: Honda Civic Tour feat: Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson, Tony Lucca @ Sleep Train Ampitheatre @ 7pm
AND: Radio Halloran Presents: Brothers Weiss, The Sinclairs, Rival Tides, Nicely @ Griffin at 8:45pm

Wednesday: Jake Bugg, honeyhoney @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Bob Schneider @ Belly Up at 9pm
AND: Scott Mathiasen and the Shifty Eyed Dogs @ Tine Can Alehouse at 9:30pm
AND: Hurray for the Riff Raff @ Soda Bar at 9pm

Thursday: An Evening with 38 Special @ Belly Up at 8pm
AND: Queen Caveat @ Bar Pink at 9pm
AND: The Heavy Guilt @ House of Blues at 8pm

Friday: Get Back Loretta @ Griffin
AND: Phillip Phillips @ Sleep Train Amiptheatre
AND: Yellowcard @ House of Blues at 8pm

Saturday: You Me At Six @ Soma at 7pm
AND: Jesse La Monaca and The Dime Novels, Oh, Spirit, Mrs. Henry @ Griffin
AND: Hugh Cornwell @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Camille Bloom, Sister Speak @ Lestats at 8:30pm

Sunday: Travis @ House of Blues at 8pm
AND: Anberlin, The Main @ Soma at 7pm
AND: Calexico @ Belly Up at 8pm

 

Keep in Mind:
October 8th- Pet Shop Boys @ Copley Symphony Hall
October 8th- Conor Oberst @ Belly Up
October 9th- Tony Lucca @ Griffin
October 9th- The Pretty Reckless @ House of Blues
October 9th- San Diego Music Awards @ Humphrey’s
October 10th- Phoenix @ RIMAC Arena @ UCSD *POSTPONED*
October 13th- Saves the Day @ The Irenic
October 15th- Frank Turner @ House of Blues
October 18th Jack Johnson @ Balboa Theater
October 18th- Belmont Lights, Rags + Ribbons @ Griffin
October 19th- Ms Mr @ Soda Bar
October 22nd- Passion Pit @ SDSU Open Air Theater
October 23rd- AFI @ House of Blues
October 23rd- Paramore, Metric, HELLOGOODBYE @ Viejas Arena (Cox Arena)
October 27th- Boy @ Porter’s Pub
October 28th- The Neighbourhood @ House of Blues
October 31st- Two Door Cinema Club @ Humphrey’s
November 1st- Father John Misty @ House of Blues
November 3rd- The 1975 @ Belly Up
November 6th- Janelle Monae
November 8th- Nine Inch Nails @ Staples Center
November 16th- Ben Harper @ Copley Symphony Hall
November 20th- Cults @ Irenic
November 23rd- Tonight Alive, Echosmith @ Soma
November 21st- Pearl Jam @ Viejas Arena (SDSU)
December 6th- Cherry Poppin’ Daddies @ Syucan Casino
December 28th- Donovan Frankenreiter @ Belly Up
December 29th- Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven @ Belly Up
December 30th- Donovan Frankenreiter @ Belly Up