Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 2/25-3/3

Happy Sunday! It’s a beautiful San Diego day minus the rather chilly wind. I’m getting my butt out tonight to the Ken Club to see Social Studies and hang out with my friend Lauren Ruggles. In other news, I have a pending Bard Chronicle but I’ve been busy with school work that my brain seems non-functional by the time I can get to working on it. I should have it up sometime this week though. Well, enough of my ramblings….

 

Monday: Sir Sly @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: Scott Mathiasen and The Shifty Eyed Dogs @ Soda Bar at 9pm
AND: Oliver Trolley @ Griffin at 845pm

Tuesday: Grand Tarantula, The Royalty, North Shore @ Casbah at 9pm

Wednesday: Jukebox The Ghost, Matt Pond, The Lighthouse and The Whaler @ Soda Bar at 830pm
AND: The Used @ House of Blues at 7pm
AND: Josh Damigo, Robert Francis @ Griffin at 830pm
AND: Morrissey @ Balboa Theater at 8pm

Thursday: The White Buffalo and Terraplane Sun @ Belly Up at 9pm
AND: Willy Burns @ House of Blues at 730pm
AND: Crash and The Burns @ El Dorado at 9pm
AND: Electric Six @ Casbah at 9pm
AND: G Love and Special Sauce @ House of Blues at 9pm

Friday: Ryan Bingham and Honeyhoney @ Belly Up at 9pm
AND: Capital Cities @ Block No. 16 at 7pm

Saturday: The Burning of Rome @ Ruby Room at 9pm

Sunday: David Lindley @ Belly Up at 8pm

 

Keep in Mind:
March 4th- Free Energy @ Soda Bar
March 6th- The Stone Foxes @ Casbah
March 6th- twenty one pilots @ Irenic
March 7th- Flogging Molly @ House of Blues
March 7th- Toad and the Wet Sprocket @ Belly Up
March 7th- Hey Marseilles! @ Casbah
March 9th- Transfer, Dead Feather Moon, Grand Tarantula @ Belly Up
March 9th- Bad Religion, Against Me! @ Soma
March 10th- The Silent Comedy, The Heavy Guilt @ Casbah
March 12th- Frightened Rabbit @ Belly Up
March 12th-17th- SXSW
March 18th- Imagine Dragons, Nico Vega, and Atlas Genius @ House of Blues
March 18th- Josh Ritter @ Belly Up
March 19th- Matt Costa @ Casbah
March 19th- The Joy Formidable
March 22nd- Pennywise @ House of Blues
March 28th- Sister Sparrow and The Dirty Birds @ Griffin
March 30th- The Airborne Toxic Event @ House of Blues
April 4th- Soul Asylum @ Belly Up
April 6th- William Beckett @ House of Blues Side Stage
April 12th-14th- Coachella
April 16th- Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds @ Balboa Theater
April 17th- Alex Clare @ House of Blues
April 19th-21st- Coachella
April 23rd- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ House of Blues
April 24th- Chappo @ Soda Bar
April 26th- Alkaline Trio @ House of Blues
May 4th- Crash Kings, Chris Wilson and Planet Earth @ Griffin
May 10th/11th- Mayday Parade, You Me At Six @ Soma
May 12th- The Milk Carton Kids @ Belly Up
May 25th- Cold War Kids @ Belly Up
May 29th- !!! @ Casbah
June 1st- Imagine Dragons @ SDSU Open Air Theater
June 16th- They Might Be Giants @ Belly Up
June 21st- She and Him @ SDSU Open Air Theater
September 6th- Dave Matthews Band @ Cricket Wireless

New Music Tuesday 10/9 featuring The Script, Freelance Whales, Bad Books

Looking for new tunes? Here’s what’s is in my shopping basket today:

The Script#3 

The Script is pretty solid when it comes to delivering radio-friendly pop/rock anthems. I anticipate nothing less from their newest album, #3, especially based on the reception it has already had since its release in their native, Ireland. Their first single, “Hall of Fame” features will.i.am and seems a slight departure for the pop crooners, but listening to the album (which you can do here http://music.aol.com/new-releases-full-cds/#/1), I have been reassured that while the band continues to grow on their musical journey (there is a bit more of this rap-interlude business), they still have plenty of that emotional, melody-driven core that drew many fans, including myself, in at the start. I’m already a fan of their next single, “Six Degrees of Separation”.

 

Freelance WhalesDiluvia 

Brooklynites, Freelance Whales, play the kind of music that might color a dreamscape; not necessarily happy, not necessarily sad, but always with a twinge of fantasy that makes it feel like you’re not quite in a reality. Streaming the new album (which can be done on their website), I’d say fan will be happy with this sophomore effort. I’ll put it on my shopping list and look forward to their next show. The band comes to the El Rey Theatre in LA October 16th.

 

Bad Books – Bad Books II

Who doesn’t love a super group? Well, at least this one between Kevin Devine and Manchester Orchestra seems to have worked out pretty well to my ears. Their second offering, Bad Books II, again does a great job of blending  the more quirky indie sensibilities of Kevin Devine with the rousing rock beats and vocals of Andy Hull and Manchester Orchestra. Check the band out live this Wednesday at The Troubadour. If you’ve seen either of these acts before, you know it’s going to be a good show.

Other CDs to check out today:

 

~ Kristen

Amanda’s SD Show Calendar 10/3-10/9

It’s already October which means one of my favorite holidays is fast approaching! I love Halloween. Still undecided about my plans but I’ll be rocking my pirate wench costume. I haven’t come across any must attend Halloween shows but if you hear of any, let me know okay?

However, Halloween is still a ways away so let’s see what the shows are for this week…

 

Monday: Family Wagon and Ape Machine @ Soda Bar
AND: Revolver, Chateau Marmont, and The Very @ The Casbah @9 $12
AND: Kenny Wayne Shepherd and The Blitz Brothers @ Belly Up @8 $40

Tuesday: Low Volts @ Tin Can Alehouse @10 $5
AND: Rocky Votolato and Matt Pond PA @ Casbah @9 $12 adv/$14 day of
AND: The Rapture @ Belly Up @9 $18 adv/$20 day of
AND: Smokey Hoof @ Eleven @6

Wednesday: A Scribe Amidst the Lions @ Ruby Room @9
AND: Cymbals Eat Guitars, Hooray for Earth, and Sundrop Electric @ Casbah @9 $10 adv/$12 day of

Thursday: Honda Civic Tour w/ Blink 182, My Chemical Romance, and Matt and Kim @ Cricket Wireless
AND: Mattson 2 @ Belly Up @8 $8
AND: Keaton Simons @ Anthology @730 $10-$20
AND: Viva Voice, The Parson Redheads, and John Meeks and Joanie Mendenhall @ Casbah @9 $8 adv/$10 day of

Friday: Love, The City and Space, Heavy Glow, and Misc. Ailments @ Eleven @9 $6
AND: Olin & The Moon @ Tine Can Alehouse @930 $8
AND: The Loons @ Ruby Room @1030 $5
AND: Journey with Foreigner and Night Ranger @ Cricket Wireless  @7 $33-$162

Saturday: The Album Leaf, Sister Crayon, and Writer @ Mississippi Room @ Lafayette Hotel $16 adv/$18 day of
AND: Mucca Pazza, Cuckoo Chaos, and Rafter @ Soda Bar @9 $10adv/$12 day of
AND: Liam Finn @ The Loft @ UCSD
AND: The Yawmen, 12 Dirty Bullets, Wellingtons, and Wendy Bailey and True Stories @ Eleven @9 $6

Sunday: Dawes and Blitzen Trapper @ Belly Up @8 $18 adv/$20 day of
AND: Electric Six @ Casbah @9 $15
AND: The Regressions @ Eleven @9 $5
AND: OMD @ Humphrey’s By the Bay @730 $40
AND: Rockstar Energy Uproar w/ Avenged Sevenfold, Three Days Grace, Seether, Bullet For My Valentine, and Escape The Fate @ Cricket Wireless @2 $20-$105

 

Keep in Mind:

October 10th- The Pains of Being Pure at Heart @ Belly Up @8 $6
October 11th- Fountains of Wayne @ Anthology @7 $10-$24
October 11th- Dropkick Murphys and The Silent Comedy @ House of Blues
October 11th- Mattson 2 and Patrick Norton @ El Dorado @9
October 12th- Dropkick Murphys and The Silent Comedy @ House of Blues
October 14th- The Head and the Heart @ House of Blues @7 $17.50 adv/$20 day of
October 15th- Hoodang Festival feat. Louis XIV, Mr. Tube and the Flying Objects, Endoxi, and more @ Santa Ysabel Casino @11am $30
October 15th- Vonda Shepard Trio @ Anthology @730 $10-$42
October 15th- Chris Pierce @ Anthology @930 $11-$27
October 16th- The Naked and Famous @ Belly Up @9 $15
October 17th- AWOLNATION (reschedule) @ Belly Up @9
October 17th- Foo Fighters w/ Cage the Elephant @ Viejas Arena
October 19th- Foster the People @ Soma @7 $25
October 21st- Blackout Party, Grand Tarantula, and Jesse LaMonaca and the Dime Novels @ Casbah @9 $10
October 26th- Manchester Orchestra @ House of Blues SD
October 28th- The Donkeys, Cuckoo Chaos, and Bully @ Casbah @9 $8 adv/$10 day of
October 30th- Matt Nathanson @ House of Blues SD $23-$40
November 2nd- Minus the Bear and The Lonely Forest @ Soma @730 $25
November 3rd- Mayday Parade @ House of Blues SD
November 9th- Ra Ra Riot @ Belly Up
November 11th- Thrice @ House of Blues SD
November 16th- The Dirty Heads with Gym Class Heroes @ House of Blues SD
November 17th- The Sounds @ Soma @7
November 20th- Newfound Glory @ House of Blues

Amanda’s Show Calendar 10/18-10/24

Can you believe October is already halfway gone? It seems like it was just September! Where is all the time going? Well my fine friends, hopefully you all have some time to get out and go to some shows this week! There are so many awesome ones this week that I can’t help but wish I would be around to venture out. Also, we have RocktoberFest coming up this week with San Diego’s own The Silent Comedy, Fitz and the Tantrums, Get Back Loretta, The Howls and so many more! I’ll be there and so should you.

But onto the other events for the week…

Monday: Relax 🙂

Tuesday: OneEskimO with Honeyhoney @ Anthology @7:30 $16

Wednesday: Electric Six @ The Casbah @9 $15

Thursday: Echo Revolution with Wendy Bailey and True Stories @ Soda Bar @9 $4
AND: Interpol @Soma @7 $25
AND: Ra Ra Riot @ Belly Up @ 9 $16
AND: The Bloodflowers @ Ruby Room @9 $FREE

Friday: Griffin House  @ Anthology @9:30 $10/$17
AND: Flyleaf @ House of Blues San Diego @7 $22.50 adv/$25 day of

Saturday: RocktoberFest!!! @ University Ave in North Park $15
AND: The Flowerthief @ Tin Can Alehouse
AND: Steve Poltz @ The Belly Up
AND: Weatherbox and Jamuel Saxon @ Soda Bar @9 $10 adv/$12 day of
AND: Wallpaper @ The Casbah @9 $10 adv/$12 day of

Sunday: Relax again 🙂

Keep in Mind:

October 26th- Nico Vega with Imagine Dragons @ The Casbah $8
October 26th- Stone Temple Pilots @ Viejas Arena @7 $- Prices Vary
October 29th- Portugal. The Man @ House of Blues San Diego
October 29th- 91X Boos Cruise feat: The Nervous Wreckords and Dynamite Walls
October 31st- The Burning of Rome & Weatherbox @ The Casbah $10 adv/$12 day of
November 5th- White Apple Tree @ The Casbah @930 $8
October 5th- Ghostland Observatory @ 4th & B
October 6th- FM 94.9 Presents- Dr. Dog @ The Belly Up
November 13- The Hold Steady @ 4th & B
November 14th-Blonde Redhead- House of Blues San Diego
November 16th- Mayday Parade @ House of Blues SD
November 18th- Get Back Loretta @ The Casbah @10 $8
December 2nd-The Dead Kennedys- House of Blues San Diego