Can I confess something to the two of you who read this? I ended up missing live music way more than I anticipated. So much so, that I already have tickets to three events and will shortly be adding a fourth to my list! I’m so excited to see these bands live again and I’m sure these shows are going to be super cathartic for everyone involved! Insert some squealing *here*

Anyways, seeing as how I’m not posting weekly streams like Kristen, I’m just going to keep updating this massive calendar list. Posts might not come every week unless I have something new to add. So, don’t worry I didn’t run away. I just don’t want to interrupt the live streams posts with the same calendar list. Buy concert tickets! All my love. ~ A

June 19th: Creature & the Woods, Shane Hall @ Music Box at 8pm
June 30th: The Silent Comedy, Midland @ Petco Park at 6pm

July 17th: Creature Canyon @ Soda Bar at 9pm

August 17th: Mt. Joy, Trampled By Turtles @ Humphrey’s at 7pm
August 17th: Trampled By Turtles, Mt. Joy @ Humphreys at 7pm
August 18th: The Black Crowes @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre at 7:30pm
August 19th: Surfer Blood @ Casbah at 9pm
August 20th: Emo Nite Brooklyn @ House of Blues at 9pm
August 25th: Jonas Brothers World Tour @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre at 7pm
August 26th: Dierks Bentley @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre at 7pm
August 27th: 3 Doors Down @ Harrah’s Resort SoCal at 8pm
August 27th: Weatherbox @ Soda Bar at 9pm
August 28th: Electric Six @ Casbah at 9pm
August 29th: Hella Mega Tour feat- Green Day, Fall Out Boy, Weezer @ Petco Park at 5:30pm
August 31st: Lindsey Stirling @ San Diego Civic Centre at 7pm

September 2nd: Toad The Wet Sprocket @ Belly Up at Belly Up at 8pm
September 3rd: Little Hurricane @ Soda Bar at 8:30pm
September 9th: Ty Segall and the Freedom Band @ Belly Up at 9pm
September 9th: Towers of Power @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm
September 11th: Sylvan Esso @ Soma at 8pm
September 18th: JMSN @ Casbah at 9pm
September 19th: Billy Bob Thornton & the Boxmasters @ Belly Up at 8pm
September 23rd: Luke Bryan @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre at 7pm
September 24th: The Backseat Lovers @ Soda Bar at 9pm
September 25th: KISS @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre at 7:30pm
September 25th: Joey Cape @ Casbah at 9:30pm
September 27th: Andrew McMahon & The Wilderness @ Humphrey’s at 7pm
September 29th: Samantha Fish, Johnathan Long @ Belly Up at 8pm
September 30th: Shakey Graves @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm
September 30th: Alanis Morissette, Garbage, Liz Phair @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre at 7pm

October 3rd: Lake Street Drive @ Humphrey’s at 7:30pm
October 4rd: Daryl Hall & John Oats @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre at 7pm
October 4th: Japanese Breakfast @ Observatory North Park at 7pm
October 5th: Maroon 5 @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre at 7pm
October 7th: Wheelwright (formerly Jared & The Mill) @ Soda Bar at 9pm
October 7th: Ruston Kelly, Margaret Galspy @ Music Box at 8pm
October 24th: Weathers @ House of Blues at 7pm

November 2nd: Julien Baker @ Observatory North Park at 7pm
November 4th: Michigan Rattlers @ Soda Bar at 9pm
November 7th: Colony House @ Belly Up at
November 10th: Nick Waterhouse @ Casbah at 8pm
November 12th: All Time Low @ Humphrey’s at 7pm
November 13th: Evanescence, Halestorm @ Viejas Arena at SDSU at 7:30pm
November 16th: Lucero, Morgan Wade @ Belly Up at 8pm
November 17th: lovelytheband, Sir Sly @ Observatory North Park at 6:30pm
November 22nd: Dawes @ Belly Up at 8pm
November 23rd: Dawes @ Belly Up at 8pm

December 11th: Fu Manchu @ Casbah at 9:30pm

2022:
January 12: Mother Mother @ Music Box at 7pm
February 9th: Smallpools @ House of Blues at 7pm
February 22nd: Dinosaur Jr. @ Observatory North Park at 7:30pm
April 28th: They Might Be Giants @ Humphreys at 8pm
June 4th: Backstreet Boys DNA World Tour @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre at 7:30pm

The only thing I really remember from last week is the lower back pain inspired by nearly two weeks of 12+ hour work days.  I did celebrate something this weekend, the grand opening of a new boba shop in Koreatown (Tiger Sugar). I was Order #1 on Saturday and was rewarded with an oversized t-shirt that I promptly converted into some sort of dress that I will never have occasion to wear.

Next up, I’m looking forward to the Bowery Presents Twitch stream on Thursday featuring SHAED whose new album, High Dive, has inspired repeated listening and more than one addition to my 2021 playlist.

Here’s what else is on my list:  

Monday:
10am: The Dunwells at FB/YT
Johnny Gates at Nashville Meets London FB
11:30: Scruff of the Neck at Twitch
4pm: The Neilds at YT
5pm: School Night at Home f. Cannons, Gilligan Moss, Valentina Cy at itsaschoolnight Twitch
6pm: JR Moore at FB
Sydney Sprague at Twitch
7pm: Far-West Spotlights Durango Songwriters Expo at YT

Tuesday:
4pm: Hayes Carll at FB/YT
Nicki Bluhm at TheRelixChannel Twitch
5pm: Todd Snider at livesessions.npr.org/live
Donavon Frankenreiter at nocapshows.com
Dietrich Strause at Club Passim FB
6pm: Rhett Miller at StageIt

Weds:
10am: The Dunwells at FB/YT
11:30: Scruff of the Neck at Twitch
12pm: Darlingside at boxoffice.mandolin.com
4pm: Juke Mitrani at JaM Cellars FB
5pm: School Night at Home f. Justy, Annabel Lee, SYML at itsaschoolnight Twitch  
Darlingside at boxoffice.mandolin.com
Jane’s Addiction at oculus.com
6pm: Wheelwright at Twitch
Lisa Loeb at StageIt
8pm: Tori Roze & The Hot Mess at The Casbah Twitch

Thursday:
11am: Turin Brakes here
11:45: Gayle Skidmore at StageIt
4pm: SHAED at BoweryPresents Twitch
Hank May at JaM Cellars FB
5pm: JD Eicher at CD 92.9 YT
July Talk at sessionslive.com
Jocelyn & Chris at FB
Switchfoot at Switchfoot.com
The Black Keys at spotify.live
6pm: Tony Lucca at stagepilot.live
POD at boxoffice.madolin.com
Less Than Jake at stellarticket.com

Friday:
9am: Brett Dennen at livesessions.npr.org/live
10am: The Dunwells at FB/YT
Lewis Watson at Twitch
11am: Nightwish at nightwish.com
11:50: Gayle Skidmore at StageIt
4pm: Chris Thile & Contemporary Youth Orchestra here
The Franklin Electric at Palais Montcalm
Surfer Blood at JaM Cellars FB
5pm: David Shaw at boxoffice.mandolin.com
6pm: LANY at veeps.com
Tedeschi Trucks Band at nugs.tv
7pm: We Are The West at Underground Exchange
11pm: Yoshiki w/ Gene Simmons at YT

Saturday:
12pm: DMA’s at stabal.com
Walk the Earth at universe.com
3pm: Low Cut Connie at FB
4pm: Serena Ryder here
Umphrey’s McGee at Plan Bee
5pm: Nightwish at nightwish.com

Sunday:
11am: Passenger at FB
2pm: Brainfest 2021 f. Erin Fox, Jace Miller at FB
3pm: Shawn Mullins at FB
5pm: Macy Gray at boxoffice.mandolin.com
6pm: Joe Pug at YT

FB = Facebook, IG = Instagram, YT = YouTube

To Keep in Mind:
June 3^rd: Rag’n’Bone Man at spotify.live
June 4^th: David Shaw at boxoffice.mandolin.com (5pm)
June 10^th: Bleachers at spotify.live
June 17^th: Leon Bridges at spotify.live
June 19^th: Distant Cousins at The Mint (10:30)
June 24^th: Girl in red at spotify.live
July 10^th: Noah Gundersen at The Hotel Cafe (8pm, 10:15)
August 28^th: Nicole Atkins at The Troubadour
September 3^rd: Mae at The Roxy (8pm)
September 4^th: Mae at The Roxy (8pm)
September 14^th: King Buffalo at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
September 15^th: Ferris & Sylvester at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
September 16^th: half alive at The Wiltern (7pm)
September 17^th: Jukebox the Ghost at the Echoplex
September 18^th: Weathers at The Echoplex
September 29^th: Carbon Leaf at Moroccan Lounge (7pm)
October 3^rd: The Teskey Brothers at The Wiltern (7pm)
October 5^th: cleopatrick at The Echo
October 8^th: Wheelwright at Moroccan Lounge (9:30)
October 9^th: Adam Melchor at The El Rey (9pm)
October 14^th: James Gillespie at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
October 14^th: Transviolet at The Echo
October 19^th: JP Saxe at The Fonda (8:30)
October 21^st: Verite at The Roxy
October 22^nd: Anderson East at The Troubadour
November 9^th: Billy Raffoul at Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
November 16^th; Lovelytheband & Sir Sly at The Fonda (8pm)
November 18^th: Josh Kelley at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
November 19^th: The Aces at The Fonda Theatre (8:30)
November 26^th: Dawes at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
November 27^th: Dawes at The Fonda Theatre (9pm)
December 3^rd: Alfie Templeman at The Roxy (9pm)
December 4^th: The Hunna at The Roxy (8:30)
December 4^th: Jon McLaughlin at The Hotel Cafe (7,9)
December 18^th: The Driver Era w/ The Wrecks at The Fonda Theatre
December 19^th: The Driver Era w/ The Wrecks at The Fonda Theatre
March 5^th: Kaleo at The Novo

~ Kristen

Hi All!!

I’m alive. I hope you’re alive too. I know it’s been a while since I’ve been here and to be honest, I wasn’t sure I was going to come back. I mean, the whole landscape of music consumption has changed!! I figured you all would be following your favorite bands and would be able to stay more up to date than I ever could. On top of that, we have my other half totally killing it with her calendar. However, a light has begun to emerge at the other side of all the madness and the time felt right to return. So, without further ado, here’s what’s coming to San Diego so far (!!!)

June 30th: The Silent Comedy, Midland @ Petco Park at 6pm

August 19th: Surfer Blood @ Casbah at 9pm
August 28th: Electric Six @ Casbah at 9pm

September 3rd: Little Hurricane @ Soda Bar at 8:30pm
September 9th: Ty Segall and the Freedom Band @ Belly Up at 9pm
September 11th: Sylvan Esso @ Soma at 8pm
September 18th: JMSN @ Casbah at 9pm

October 4th: Japanese Breakfast @ Observatory North Park at 7pm
October 7th: Wheelwright (formerly Jared & The Mill) @ Soda Bar at 9pm
October 7th: Ruston Kelly, Margaret Galspy @ Music Box at 8pm

November 2nd: Julien Baker @ Observatory North Park at 7pm
November 4th: Michigan Rattlers @ Soda Bar at 9pm
November 10th: Nick Waterhouse @ Casbah at 8pm
November 16th: Lucero, Morgan Wade @ Belly Up at 8pm
November 22nd: Dawes @ Belly Up at 8pm
November 23rd: Dawes @ Belly Up at 8pm

December 11th: Fu Manchu @ Casbah at 9:30pm

2022:
January 12: Mother Mother @ Music Box at 7pm
February 22nd: Dinosaur Jr. @ Observatory North Park at 7:30pm

This past week, Twin Atlantic celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the release of their album, Free. There was a listening party, a previously unreleased Making Of Documentary, and some limited edition merch.  To commemorate one of my personal favorite albums, I purchased a “You Don’t Get Better Than Me Tea” mug for my ever-growing (and heavily utilized) collection of mugs.  It felt great to spend some time back in 2011! I’ve been living in the past a lot lately, musically and otherwise. I’m not sure if this is a consequence of the pandemic and the lack of live shows (my favorite vehicle for music discovery), or simply a product of my advancing age…

But don’t worry, I’m still doing my best to find you all the great rising bands. With the release of the deluxe edition, this week I was pulled back into the delicious soundscape of Rightfield’s debut album, Rightfield, One while also enjoying new singles from Paris Youth Foundation, Luna Bay, and Matilda Mann who I heard for the first time last week at the It’s a School Night showcase.

Next week’s streams feature Charlotte Cardin at Cover Nation, Part 2 of The Milk Carton Kids at The Troubadour and The Great Escape Festival has an online component (and stellar lineup).

As well as:

Monday:
10am: The Dunwells at FB/YT
11:30: Scruff of the Neck at Twitch
5pm: School Night at Home f. Sad Alex, Lionel Boy, Ural Thomas & The Pain, Eli Smart at itsaschoolnight Twitch
5:30: Grace Pettis at Waterloo Records FB
6pm: JR Moore at FB
Glen Phillips at FB
Sydney Sprague at Twitch

Tuesday:
11am: Charlotte Cardin at Cover Nation YT
12pm: NPR Tiny Desk Contest Family Hour at NPR Music YT
2pm: Break Through at Amazon Music Twitch
5pm: Matt Santry & Originaire at FB/YT
5:30: The Band of Heathens at bandofheathens.com
Best Coast at thereislight Twitch
6pm: Molly Tuttle at The Hotel Cafe

Weds:
10am: The Dunwells at FB/YT
11:30: Scruff of the Neck at Twitch
12pm: Glen Phillips at FB
1pm: Lisa Loeb at StageIt
4pm: Alicia Witt at StageIt
Chase Wright at Jam Cellars FB
5pm: School Night at Home f. Pher, Joshua Speers, Evil Thumpasaurus at itsaschoolnight Twitch
Paris Monster at The Relix Channel Twitch
6pm: Wheelwright at Twitch
Tessa Violet at www.momenthouse.com
7pm: Rhett Miller at StageIt

Thursday:
4pm: Afton Wolfe at Jam Cellars FB
5pm: The Brother Brothers at boxoffice.mandolin.com
Langhorne Slim at The Relix Channel Twitch
5:30: Oliver Wood & Friends at boxoffice.mandolin.com
6pm: The Milk Carton Kids at boxoffice.mandolin.com
Madison Malone at FB
Evanescence here
POD at boxoffice.mandolin.com
Grouplove at momenthouse.com
Matt Scannell (Vertical Horizon) at StageIt
7pm: Dustbowl Revival at boxoffice.mandolin.com
Andrew St. James & The Chapel Present Fast Times at The ChapelSF IG
ALSO: The Great Escape Online here

Friday:
9am: Carsie Blanton at livesessions.npr.org/live
10am: The Dunwells at FB/YT
Lewis Watson at Twitch
1pm: Low at IG
4pm: Friend Fest f. Frenship, Langhorne Slim, Letters to Cleo, Low Hum, LP, Mating Ritual, and more here
Sad Alex at Jam Cellars FB
5pm: Phillip Phillips at nocapshows.com
311 at 311streamsystem.com
6pm: Glen Phillips at FB
JP Saxe at veeps.com
The Bones of JR Jones at IG
David Shaw at boxoffice.mandolin.com
Rodrigo y Gabriela at dreamstage.live
ALSO: The Great Escape Online here

Saturday:
12pm: Rob Benedict at StageIt
2pm: The Devil Wears Prada at ziiundeadstream.com
3pm: Low Cut Connie at FB
4pm: Vance Joy at sidedooraccess.com
Tank & The Bangas and Cory Henry at live.nu-deco.org
Wynonna Judd at City Winery
Umphrey’s McGee at tourgigs.com
5pm: Pete Yorn at veeps.com
6pm: Meg Myers at nocapshows.com
Luna at veeps.com
Portugal. The Man at Bandsintown Plus
ALSO: Isol-Aid Festival at isolaidfestival.com

Sunday:
3pm: Shawn Mullins at FB
5pm: David Cook at boxoffice.mandolin.com
Carbon Leaf at carbonleaf.bubbleup.live
6pm: Joe Pug at YT
Cordovas at FB
8pm: Donavon Frankenreiter at nocapshows.com

FB = Facebook, IG = Instagram, YT = YouTube

To Keep in Mind:
May 19^th: William Fitzsimmons w/ Abby Gundersen at IG/Twitch (4pm)
May 20^th: Jukebox The Ghost at sessionslive.com (5pm)
May 20^th: Jason Mraz at momenthouse.com (6pm)
May 21^st: David Shaw at boxoffice.mandolin.com (5pm)
May 28^th: The Franklin Electric
May 28^th: David Shaw at boxoffice.mandolin.com (5pm)
May 28^th: LANY at veeps.com (6pm)
June 4^th: David Shaw at boxoffice.mandolin.com (5pm)
September 15^th: Ferris & Sylvester at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
September 17^th: Jukebox the Ghost at the Echoplex
September 18^th: Weathers at The Echoplex
October 5^th: cleopatrick at The Echo
October 14^th: James Gillespie at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
October 14^th: Transviolet at The Echo
November 9^th: Billy Raffoul at Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
November 18^th: Josh Kelley at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
November 26^th: Dawes at The Fonda Theatre
November 27^th: Dawes at The Fonda Theatre
December 18^th: The Driver Era w/ The Wrecks at The Fonda Theatre
December 19^th: The Driver Era w/ The Wrecks at The Fonda Theatre
March 5^th: Kaleo at The Novo

~ Kristen

I finished Anne with an E this week and although my feelings have yet to settle on some of particulars, watching the show was a delight and it certainly deserved more seasons. Anne Shirly, the character, is an inspiration and after given short shrift by the Netflix series, which ended before Anne really begins to grow up and into herself, I turned this weekend to my DVDs of the Kevin Sullivan miniseries from the 80’s which were both incredibly satisfying and nostalgic.

This week’s musical highlights included The Milk Carton Kids’ livestream from The Troubadour. The music, the banter – all on point and reminding me why I love this band.  The stream featured music from earlier in the duo’s pairing and, after watching it twice, I was compelled to venture down the road of listening to old Joey Ryan tunes and, with glee, I rediscovered gems such as “Like a Cloak, “Queen Jane” and “Permanent”, the last of which was played on the stream along with Kenneth Pattengale.

As for new music, I can’t get enough of Charlotte Cardin’s new album, Phoenix. You should check it out!

Also worth checking out:

Monday:
10am: The Dunwells at FB/YT
11:30: Scruff of the Neck at Twitch
5pm: School Night at Home f. Haiva Ru, SG Goodman, Ruby Fields, Hollow Sinatra at itsaschoolnight Twitch
6pm: JR Moore at FB
Glen Phillips at FB
Sydney Sprague at Twitch
Ben Spivak at The Hotel Cafe
7pm: Monday Monday f. Ian James, Kris Angeles, Jason Sibi-Okumu, Joel Eckels at Clubhouse

Tuesday:
12pm: Cian Ducrot at sofarsounds.com
2pm: Break Through at Amazon Music Twitch
4pm: Hayes Carll at YT/FB/Twitch
Corrie Green, Holly Tucker, Ted Russell Damp at Americana Highways FB
5:30: The Band of Heathens at bandofheathens.com
6pm: The Dirty nil at sidedooraccess.com

Weds:
10am: The Dunwells at FB/YT
1pm: Lisa Loeb at StageIt
11:30: Scruff of the Neck at Twitch
12pm: Glen Phillips at FB
5pm: Plain White T’s at FB
School Night at Home f. Matilda Mann, Tayo Sound, Rochelle Jordan, Moxyblossom at itsaschoolnight Twitch
Adam Schlesinger: A Music Celebration f. Chris Carrabba, Patrick Carney & Michelle Branch, Taylor Hanson, Butch Walker, Jesse Malin, Nicole Atkins and more at rollinglivestudios.com
6pm: Wheelwright at Twitch
7pm: Joel Eckels at FB
Andrew Bird at Bandsintown Plus

Thursday:
9am: Songhoy Blues, Tamar Aphek at livesessions.npr.org/live
4pm: Sir Chloe at BoweryPresents Twitch
5:30: Alive At the Bluebird Presents: Rob Crosby, Jake Etheridge & Matt Crosby at StageIt
6pm: Garrison Starr at insiders.manheadmerch.com
Matthew Logan Vasquez at privyo.io
Matt Scannell (Vertical Horizon) at StageIt
7pm: Dustbowl Revival at boxoffice.mandolin.com

Friday:
9am: The Lone Bellow, Amythyst Kiah at livesessions.npr.org/live
10am: The Dunwells at FB/YT
Lewis Watson at Twitch
5pm: Nobody’s Girl at YT
Oshima Brothers at boxoffice.mandolin.com
David Shaw at boxoffice.mandolin.com
6pm: Glen Phillips at FB
Aly & AJ at The Theatre at Ace Hotel
Ron Gallo at audiotree.veeps.com
Devendra Banhart at Bandsintown Plus
6:30: mxpx at www.mxpx.com
8pm: The Dirty Nil at sidedooraccess.com

Saturday:
12pm: Jared James Nichols at ursalive.com
1pm: Lisa Loeb at StageIt
2pm: Staind at staindlive.com
3pm: Low Cut Connie at FB
4pm: New Found Glory at newfoundglory.shofetti.com
5pm: The Trews at Horseshoe Tavern
Edie Carey, Teddy Goldstein, Anne Heaton, Andrew Kerr at Club Passim FB
6pm: Trampled By Turtles at hondaruggedroads.com
Steve Poltz at City Winery
Jared James Nichols at ursalive.com
8pm: Donavon Frankenreiter at nocapshows.com
ALSO: Isol-Aid Festival at isolaidfestival.com

Sunday:
4pm: Tony Lucca at Mo’Verb Lounge
5pm: The Accidentals w/ Dar Williams, Kim Richey, Tom Paxton, and Maia Sharp at crowdcast.io
5:30: Sarah Jarosz at boxoffice.mandolin.com
6pm: Joe Pug at YT
Cordovas at FB

FB = Facebook, IG = Instagram, YT = YouTube

To Keep in Mind:
May 13^th: The Milk Carton Kids at boxoffice.mandolin.com (6pm)
May 13^th: The Brother Brothers at boxoffice.mandolin.com (5pm)
May 14^th: David Shaw at boxoffice.mandolin.com (5pm)
May 14^th: JP Saxe at veeps.com (6pm)
May 15^th: Meg Myers at nocapshows.com (6pm)
May 19^th: William Fitzsimmons w/ Abby Gundersen at IG/Twitch (4pm)
May 20^th: Jukebox The Ghost at sessionslive.com (5pm)
May 20^th: Jason Mraz at momenthouse.com (6pm)
May 21^st: David Shaw at boxoffice.mandolin.com (5pm)
May 28^th: The Franklin Electric
May 28^th: David Shaw at boxoffice.mandolin.com (5pm)
May 28^th: LANY at veeps.com (6pm)
June 4^th: David Shaw at boxoffice.mandolin.com (5pm)
September 15^th: Ferris & Sylvester at The Hotel Cafe (8pm)
September 17^th: Jukebox the Ghost at the Echoplex
September 18^th: Weathers at The Echoplex
October 5^th: cleopatrick at The Echo
October 14^th: James Gillespie at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
October 14^th: Transviolet at The Echo
November 9^th: Billy Raffoul at Moroccan Lounge (6:30)
November 18^th: Josh Kelley at The Hotel Cafe (7pm)
November 26^th: Dawes at The Fonda Theatre
November 27^th: Dawes at The Fonda Theatre
December 18^th: The Driver Era w/ The Wrecks at The Fonda Theatre
December 19^th: The Driver Era w/ The Wrecks at The Fonda Theatre
March 5^th: Kaleo at The Novo

~ Kristen