Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 10/24-10/30

You know, waking up today with a gloomy sky made me think I was still on the east coast. Sadly, my alarm to get up for school today reminded me otherwise. I had a fantastic and most memorable trip. It was lovely to be on the east coast not in the dead of winter for once. I wish I was still out there but sometimes, you need to come back to the real world. Maybe. Alright, who needs the real world? Oh wait, the real world has shows. Hmmmmmm.

 

Monday: David Cook and Gavin DeGraw @ Humphrey’s By The Bay
AND: The New Kinetics @ Casbah @9 $8

Tuesday: He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister @ Casbah @9 $8/$10
AND: April Ventura & The Magnolias @ Soda Bar @9 $7

Wednesday: Manchester Orchestra, White Denim, The Dear Hunter, and Little Hurricane @ House of Blues SD @730 $17-$51

Thursday: Patrick Norton @ Eleven @9 $6
AND: Jamuel Saxon @Soda Bar @830 $8
AND: April Ventura & The Magnolias @ Lestats @8

Friday: The Donkeys, Cuckoo Chaos, and Bully @ Casbah @9 $8 adv/$10 day of
AND: The Burning of Rome @ Ruby Room @9
AND: 91X Boo’s Cruise w/ GroupLove and Grand Tarantula on Hornblower @730 $25/$30

Saturday: The Nervous Wreckords and Republic of Letters @ Casbah @9 $10

Sunday: Matt Nathanson @ House of Blues SD @730 $23-$40

 

Keep in Mind:

December 31st- Deer Tick, Guards, The Kaabs and Low Volts @ Casbah @9 $15
December 31st- Josh Damigo’s Acoustic Bash @ House of Blues @6
November 2nd- Minus the Bear and The Lonely Forest @ Soma @730 $25
November 2nd- Simple Plan, Forever The Sickest Kids, The Cab @ House of Blues SD @7 $21-$35
November 3rd- Mayday Parade @ House of Blues SD
November 5th- The Parlotones @ Casbah $12
November 7th- Purple Melon and Kevin Martin @ Casbah $8
November8th- Mattson 2 @ El Dorado
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
November 22nd- Morrissey @ Escondido Center for the Arts
December 3rd- Little Hurricane @ Casbah $14
December 10th- The Chris Robinson Brotherhood @ Belly Up
December 19th- Pinback @ Belly Up
January 22nd- Wilco and With Denim @ House of Blues
February 3rd- Mute Math @ 4th & B

New Music Tuesday 10/11/11 Featuring Rachel Yamagata, Deas Vail, Forrest Day, Rams’ Pocket Radio

Looking for some new tunes? Here are my suggestions from this week’s batch of new music releases:

 

Rachel YamagataChesapeake 

This is another CD that I reviewed for the fall issue of High Voltage Magazine. Don’t want to give away too many spoilers, but I love this new album from Rachel Yamagata. It might be her best to date! It showcases her sultry voice and well-crafted lyrics perfectly.  Check out the album and if you’re in LA be sure to get tickets for her show at The Troubadour November 29th.

Get Chesapeake here

 

Deas VailDeas Vail

I fell in love with this band a couple of summers ago (it’s a great story if you haven’t heard it already). Songs like “Balance” and “Birds” are particularly uplifting, but Deas Vail’s entire catalog has found its way onto my “make me feel better” playlist. I’ve heard a couple of tunes from this new album when I saw the band this summer at Bonnaroo. I’m looking forward to exploring the rest.

Get the album here.

 

 

Forrest DayForrest Day 

One of the best bands you may not have heard from located in the Bay Area. They put on quite the live performance with their interesting mix of hip-hop, jazz, rock, etc. (they call it attention-deficit disorder rock). Check out their self-titled CD out today! They play The Mint October 21st.

The album is available on Itunes and Amazon.

 

 

Rams’ Pocket RadioDogs Run in Packs EP 

I’ve been slightly obsessed with this one man band from Ireland since I first heard him earlier this year. The song “1+2” made my SXSW ’11 mix. I was thrilled to find out new music was released today…  Rams’ Pocket Radio is currently opening for Snow Patrol in London. I eagerly anticipate a US tour. Please.

http://ramspocketradio.bandcamp.com/album/dogs-run-in-packs

 

Other new music out today I plan on giving a listen to:

 

 

Happy Music Listening!

~ 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 SD Show Calendar 9/19-9/25

I’d like to know how this month is already halfway over? Wasn’t it just the 4th of July? Seriously!
Well, I’m really excited today, although I must admit that it has nothing to do with music. Today marks the beginning of some major television shows coming back from hiatus including my favorite, Castle!

But never fear, there is much music to be seen this week!

 

Monday: Heavy Glow @ Soda Bar @9 $8
AND: Firefall with The Rocksliders @ Belly Up @8 $22

Tuesday: We Barbarians and The Howls @ Soda Bar @9 $8
AND: Patrick Norton @ Tin Can Alehouse @10 $5

Wednesday: Jonathan Tyler and The Northern Lights with New Kinetics @ Soda Bar @9 $10
AND: Bright Eyes @ Soma @7 $25
AND: Austin Hartley Leonard, April Ventura and the Magnolias, Ashleigh Mannix, and Rhiannan Rath @ Lestats @8
AND: Buddy Guy @ Belly Up @8 $67 adv/$72 day of

Thursday: Maren Parusel @ Tin Can Alehouse @10 $5

Friday: The Mother Hips w/Nicki Bluhm and The Gamblers @ Belly Up @930 $18 adv/$20 day of
AND: One I Red @ Eleven @9 $6
AND: Greg Gibson and Megan Slankard and Jeff Campbell @ Lestats @8
AND: Ladytron @ House of Blues SD $25

Saturday: Arctic Monkeys w/ TV on the Radio @ SDSU Open Air Theater
AND: Two Door Cinema Club @ House of Blues SD
AND: Christian Motos (Flowertheif) @ Eleven @9 $6
AND: Adams Avenue Street Fair @11 am

Sunday: Adams Avenue Street Fair @11 am

 

Keep in Mind:

September 27th- Bush with Chevelle and Filter @ 4th & B @630 $40
September 30th- Portugal. The Man and Alberta Cross @ House of Blues SD @730 $20
October 1st- Crocodiles and Dum Dum Girls @ Casbah $14
October 6th- The Naked and Famous @ Belly Up
October 6th- Honda Civic Tour w/ Blink 182, My Chemical Romance, and Matt and Kim @ Cricket Wireless
October 8th- Liam Finn @ The Loft @ UCSD
October 9th- Dawes and Blitzen Trapper @ Belly Up @8 $18 adv/$20 day of
October 11th- Dropkick Murphys @ House of Blues
October 12th- Dropkick Murphys @ House of Blues
October 14th- The Head and the Heart @ House of Blues @7 $17.50 adv/$20 day of
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 26th- Manchester Orchestra @ House of Blues SD
October 30th- Matt Nathanson @ House of Blues SD $23-$40
November 2nd- Minus the Bear @ 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 SD Show Calendar 9/19-9/25

I’d like to know how this month is already halfway over? Wasn’t it just the 4th of July? Seriously!

Well, I’m really excited today, although I must admit that it has nothing to do with music. Today marks the beginning of some major television shows coming back from hiatus including my favorite, Castle!

But never fear, there is much music to be seen this week!

 

Monday: Heavy Glow @ Soda Bar @9 $8
AND: Firefall with The Rocksliders @ Belly Up @8 $22

Tuesday: We Barbarians and The Howls @ Soda Bar @9 $8
AND: Patrick Norton @ Tin Can Alehouse @10 $5

Wednesday: Jonathan Tyler and The Northern Lights with New Kinetics @ Soda Bar @9 $10
AND: Bright Eyes @ Soma @7 $25
AND: Austin Hartley Leonard, April Ventura and the Magnolias, Ashleigh Mannix, and Rhiannan Rath @ Lestats @8
AND: Buddy Guy @ Belly Up @8 $67 adv/$72 day of

Thursday: Maren Parusel @ Tin Can Alehouse @10 $5

Friday: The Mother Hips w/Nicki Bluhm and The Gamblers @ Belly Up @930 $18 adv/$20 day of
AND: One I Red @ Eleven @9 $6
AND: Greg Gibson and Megan Slankard and Jeff Campbell @ Lestats @8
AND: Ladytron @ House of Blues SD $25

Saturday: Arctic Monkeys w/ TV on the Radio @ SDSU Open Air Theater
AND: Two Door Cinema Club @ House of Blues SD
AND: Christian Motos (Flowertheif) @ Eleven @9 $6
AND: Adams Avenue Street Fair @11 am

Sunday: Adams Avenue Street Fair @11 am

 

Keep in Mind:

September 27th- Bush with Chevelle and Filter @ 4th & B @630 $40
September 30th- Portugal. The Man and Alberta Cross @ House of Blues SD @730 $20
October 1st- Crocodiles and Dum Dum Girls @ Casbah $14
October 6th- The Naked and Famous @ Belly Up
October 6th- Honda Civic Tour w/ Blink 182, My Chemical Romance, and Matt and Kim @ Cricket Wireless
October 8th- Liam Finn @ The Loft @ UCSD
October 9th- Dawes and Blitzen Trapper @ Belly Up @8 $18 adv/$20 day of
October 11th- Dropkick Murphys @ House of Blues
October 12th- Dropkick Murphys @ House of Blues
October 14th- The Head and the Heart @ House of Blues @7 $17.50 adv/$20 day of
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 26th- Manchester Orchestra @ House of Blues SD
October 30th- Matt Nathanson @ House of Blues SD $23-$40
November 2nd- Minus the Bear @ 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 SD Show Calendar 8/22-8/28

I’m not entirely sure how I’m alive and kicking today considering I was in Vancouver, then as SSMF, spent Sunday doing a video shoot and was at school today. Whew! It’s been a total blast though and I would do it all again. What fun it’s been!

I’m hoping to get up to The Troubadour tonight for Scarlet Grey’s last show on this side of the pond. They will be in the UK for who knows how long and I must see them before they go!

Now, on to our calendar!

 

Monday: Johanna & The Dusty Floor @ Soda Bar @9 $5
AND: The Dirty Legs @ Tin Can Alehouse @930 $4
AND: Los Seafinks and Secret Samurai @ Casbah @9 $6

Tuesday: Walk the Moon and Republic of Letters @ Soda Bar @9 $8
AND: Derek and the Evergreens, Rodello’s Macheine, and Astra Kelly @Belly Up @8 $10
AND: FMERA, The Short Eyes, and The Get Down Automatic @ Casbah @9 $5

Wednesday: Alberta Cross and Children of Nova @ Casbah @9 $8 (final day here!)
AND: Company of Thieves and Dynamite Walls @ Belly Up $12 adv/$14 day of
AND: Skyline Union @ Tin Can Alehouse @930 $3

Thursday: The Griffin Grand Opening feat. The Howls and The Kabbs @9 $5
AND: Queen Caveat @ Bar Pink @10
AND: New Mexico and Old Tiger @ Soda Bar @9 $FREE

Friday: Airborne Toxic Event @ Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
AND: Erik Macek, Erin McLaughlin, and Trevor Davis @ Lestats @8
AND: Hyena @ Casbah @10 $10
AND: The Bloody Hollies @ Eleven @9 $6
AND: Butthole Surfers @ Brick by Brick @8 $28

Saturday: Dead Feather Moon and The Lyon Crowns @ Griffin @9
AND: Trent Hancock @ Lestats @8
AND: Sister Crayon and El Ten Eleven @ Casbah @9 $12 adv/$14 day of
AND: Midnight Rivals and April Ventura and the Magnolias @ Eleven @9 $6

Sunday: TFDI Tour feat. Tony Lucca, Jay Nash, Matt Duke, and Riley Etheridge Jr. @ Anthology @8 $10-$21
AND: Man/Miracle and Chairs Missing @ Bar Pink @10
AND: Tapes ‘N Tapes @ Casbah @9 $16

 

Keep in Mind:

September 1st- Patrick Stump @ Anthology @730 $10-$35
September 2nd- Fitz and the Tantrums @ Del Mar Racetrack
September 2nd- Daughtry @ Pechanga Resort and Casino $45-$80
September 9th and 10th- San Diego Music Thing (formerly North Park Music Thing)
September 11th- Diana Ross @ Pechanga Resort and Casino $85-$120
September 11th- The Kills @ House of Blues SD
September 13th- Blue October @ House of Blues SD
September 13th- Ray Lamontagne and The Pariah Dogs @ Copley Symphony Hall
September 14th- The Vaccines, Tennis, and Young Buffalo @ Casbah $15 adv/$17 day of
September 21st Bright Eyes @ Soma @7 $25
September 23rd- Ladytron @ House of Blues SD $25
September 24th- Arctic Monkeys w/ TV on the Radio @ SDSU Open Air Theater
Septembr 24th- Two Door Cinema Club @ House of Blues SD
September 30th- Portugal. The Man @ House of Blues SD
October 1st- Crocodiles @ Casbah $14
October 5th- The Naked and Famous @ Belly Up
October 6th- Honda Civic Tour w/ Blink 182, My Chemical Romance, and Matt and Kim @ Cricket Wireless
October 11th- Dropkick Murphys @ House of Blues
October 12th- Dropkick Murphys @ House of Blues
Octiber 14th- The Head and the Heart @ House of Blues @7 $17.50 adv/$20 day of
October 16th- The Naked and Famous @ Belly Up @9 $15
October 17th- Foo Fighters w/ Cage the Elephant @ Viejas Arena
October 19th- Foster the People @ Soma $25
October 30th- Matt Nathanson @ House of Blues SD $23-$40

Amanda’s SD Show Calendar 8/15-8/21

Greetings from Vancouver, B.C. I am in Canada taking a little vacation before I decide to go back to reality. This post comes to you a day early because of my limited internet access and because knowing me, I’ll get busy doing something else and completely forget about it.

I’m hoping to sample some non-street playing bands tonight at this place called Railway Club. I’m definitely curious to see what Vancouver has to offer in terms of local music.

But SD is still my love and my home so let’s see all the shows I will be missing. You know this means you have to get out there for me, right?

 

Monday: Incomplete Neighbor @ Soda Bar @9 $5

Tuesday: Josh Ritter and Old 97’s @ House of Blues @8 $23-$40
AND: Dave Alvin and the Guilty Ones with The Tilt @ Belly Up @8 $17 adv/$19 day of
AND: Death Cab for Cutie @ RIMAC Arena

Wednesday: Writer @ Casbah @9 $8
AND: Mammoth Life and Black Oak Hymnal @ Soda Bar @9 $5

Thursday: Maren Parusel and Kevin Martin @ Belly Up @8
AND: She Wants Revenge and White Apple Tree @ Fluxx $20
AND: Adele SDSU Open Air Theater
AND: Stephen Ray and the Slicks and Ghost Town Deputies @ Bar Pink @10

Friday: Imagine Dragons @ Casbah @9 $10
AND: The Burning of Rome and London Below (formerly Tragic Tantrum) @ Ruby Room @9
AND: Ganglians, Cuckoo Chaos, and Little Deadman @ Soda Bar @9 $8
AND: The Cutaways @ Eleven @9 $6

Saturday: Heavy Guilt and For Strangers and Wardens @ Eleven @9 $6
AND: Heavy Hawaii @ Soda Bar @9 $7

Sunday: Zach Kingsley Band @ Ruby Room @9
AND: Austin Hartley Leonard @ Lestats @8

 

Keep in Mind:

August 24th- Company of Thieves and Dynamite Walls @ Belly Up $12 adv/$14 day of
August 26th- Airborne Toxic Event @ Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
September 1st- Patrick Stump @ Anthology @730 $10-$35
September 2nd- Fitz and the Tantrums @ Del Mar Racetrack
September 2nd- Daughtry @ Pechanga Resort and Casino $45-$80
September 9th and 10th- San Diego Music Thing (formerly North Park Music Thing)
September 11th- Diana Ross @ Pechanga Resort and Casino $85-$120
September 11th- The Kills @ House of Blues SD
September 13th- Blue October @ House of Blues SD
September 13th- Ray Lamontagne and The Pariah Dogs @ Copley Symphony Hall
September 14th- The Vaccines, Tennis, and Young Buffalo @ Casbah $15 adv/$17 day of
September 21st Bright Eyes @ Soma @7 $25
September 23rd- Ladytron @ House of Blues SD $25
September 24th- Arctic Monkeys w/ TV on the Radio @ SDSU Open Air Theater
Septembr 24th- Two Door Cinema Club @ House of Blues SD
September 30th- Portugal. The Man @ House of Blues SD
October 1st- Crocodiles @ Casbah $14
October 5th- The Naked and Famous @ Belly Up
October 6th- Honda Civic Tour w/ Blink 182, My Chemical Romance, and Matt and Kim @ Cricket Wireless
October 11th- Dropkick Murphys @ House of Blues
October 12th- Dropkick Murphys @ House of Blues
Octiber 14th- The Head and the Heart @ House of Blues @7 $17.50 adv/$20 day of
October 16th- The Naked and Famous @ Belly Up @9 $15
October 17th- Foo Fighters w/ Cage the Elephant @ Viejas Arena
October 19th- Foster the People @ Soma $25
October 30th- Matt Nathanson @ House of Blues SD $23-$40