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Amanda’s San Diego Show Calendar 12/5-12/11

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I hope you folks don’t catch the nasty cold that’s going around. I have it, it’s redoubled it’s efforts and doesn’t seem to want to leave. Doesn’t it know I have shows to attend this week? I wasn’t able to make it out at all last weekend due to my being a spaz and straining my back. I want to get back in it with a vengeance. Thankfully, we have some music to make that happen 🙂

 

Monday: The Mickey Hart Band @ Belly Up @8 $27

Tuesday: Peter Murphy and She Wants Revenge @ Belly Up
AND: Patrick Norton @ El Dorado @9
AND: Buxton @ Soda Bar @830 $5

Wednesday: Find another way to entertain yourself 🙂

Thursday: Tennis and Miniature Tigers @ Casbah @10 $12/$14

Friday: The Builders and The Butchers @ Casbah @930 $12
AND: The Flowerthief @ Tin Can Alehouse @930 $5
AND: The Gaffer @ The Griffin @9 $5

Saturday: Wrex the Halls w/Florence and The Machine, Death Cab for Cutie, Cage the Elephant, The Airborne Toxic Event, and The Naked and Famous @ Valley View Casino Center (formerly Sports Arena) @8
AND: Mattson 2 @ Lestats @8
AND: The Chris Robinson Brotherhood @ Belly Up @9 $21/$23
AND: Assemble the Skyline @ Soma @630 $8/$10

Sunday: Wrex the Halls w/Blink 182, Social Distortion, Pennywise, DMC, Switchfoot, Everlast, and Mutemath @ Valley View Casino Center (formerly Sports Arena) @8

 

Keep in Mind:

December 12th- Jingle Ball w/Christina Perri, Parachute, and Scars on 45 @ Anthology $20-$295
December 14th- Echo Revolution and The Get Down Automatice @ Casbah @9 $5
December 16th- One I Red CD Release Party @ Eleven @9 $6
December 19th- Pinback @ Belly Up
December 30th- Get Back Loretta and The Burning of Rome @ Casbah @930 $10
December 31st- The Silent Comedy and Transfer w/The Creepy Creeps, The Heavy Guilt, Low Volts, and more! @ Mississippi Room $25-$40
January 11th- Milk Carton Kids @ Anthology
January 22nd- Wilco and With Denim @ House of Blues
February 3rd- Mute Math @ 4th & B
February 10th- Young the Giant @ Soma
February 23rd- Ra Ra Riot @ Belly Up @8 $18

Amanda’s SD Show Calendar 9/12-9/18

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I don’t know if you journeyed out to the San Diego Music Thing this past weekend but it was definitely something amazing. I’m not entirely sure how many bands we saw in two days but I know we sampled more than our fair share. It felt like a mini SXSW and I was wiped out yesterday! Nothing like going back to the real world after 2 days of panels and music. Ha ha.

Despite the insane amount of music on Friday and Saturday, we still have some must see shows this week!

 

Monday: Hanson @ House of Blues SD @ 7:30 $25-42.50

Tuesday: Ray Lamontagne and The Pariah Dogs @ Copley Symphony Hall
AND: Blue October @ House of Blues SD
AND: P.S. I Love You @ Casbah @9 $10

Wednesday: Dead Feather Moon @ Belly Up @8 $8 adv/$10 day of
AND: Heavy Glow @ Casbah @9 $5

Thursday: Astra Kelly and Josh Damigo @ Lestats @8

Friday: The Heavy Guilt @ Winstons @9 $5
AND: Burning of Rome, Family Wagon, and Pilots @ Griffin @8 $5
AND: The Sytletones@ Bar Pink @10
AND: Young Dubliners @ Belly Up @9 $20 adv/$22 day of

Saturday: The Bloody Hollies and Low Volts @ Casbah @9 $8
AND: Omar Velasco, Josh Damigo, and Savannah Philyaw @ Lestats @8
AND: Reverend Horton Heat @ 4th & B @8 $17-$30

Sunday: Howie Day @ Anthology @9 $10-$39
AND: Wendy Bailey and True Stories @ Casbah @9
AND: Trevor Hall and Stripes and Lines @ Belly Up @9 $12adv/$14 day of
AND: Switchfoot @ Petco Park @4

 

Keep in Mind:

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
September 24th- Two Door Cinema Club @ House of Blues SD
September 27th- Bush with Chevelle and Filter @ 4th & B @630 $40
September 30th- Portugal. The Man @ House of Blues SD
October 1st- Crocodiles and Dum Dum Girls @ 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 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
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 @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 9/12-9/18

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I don’t know if you journeyed out to the San Diego Music Thing this past weekend but it was definitely something amazing. I’m not entirely sure how many bands we saw in two days but I know we sampled more than our fair share. It felt like a mini SXSW and I was wiped out yesterday! Nothing like going back to the real world after 2 days of panels and music. Ha ha.
Despite the insane amount of music on Friday and Saturday, we still have some must see shows this week!

 

Monday: Hanson @ House of Blues SD @ 7:30 $25-42.50

Tuesday: Ray Lamontagne and The Pariah Dogs @ Copley Symphony Hall
AND: Blue October @ House of Blues SD
AND: P.S. I Love You @ Casbah @9 $10

Wednesday: Dead Feather Moon @ Belly Up @8 $8 adv/$10 day of
AND: Heavy Glow @ Casbah @9 $5

Thursday: Astra Kelly and Josh Damigo @ Lestats @8

Friday: The Heavy Guilt @ Winstons @9 $5
AND: Burning of Rome, Family Wagon, and Pilots @ Griffin @8 $5
AND: The Sytletones@ Bar Pink @10
AND: Young Dubliners @ Belly Up @9 $20 adv/$22 day of

Saturday: The Bloody Hollies and Low Volts @ Casbah @9 $8
AND: Omar Velasco, Josh Damigo, and Savannah Philyaw @ Lestats @8
AND: Reverend Horton Heat @ 4th & B @8 $17-$30

Sunday: Howie Day @ Anthology @9 $10-$39
AND: Wendy Bailey and True Stories @ Casbah @9
AND: Trevor Hall and Stripes and Lines @ Belly Up @9 $12adv/$14 day of
AND: Switchfoot @ Petco Park @4

 

Keep in Mind:

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
September 24th- Two Door Cinema Club @ House of Blues SD
September 27th- Bush with Chevelle and Filter @ 4th & B @630 $40
September 30th- Portugal. The Man @ House of Blues SD
October 1st- Crocodiles and Dum Dum Girls @ 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 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
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 @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

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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 Concert Calendar 11/12-11/18

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Happy Monday! Happy Vetrans Day! Thank a person in uniform for serving our country. I don’t have much in the way of time today so I’m just going to get to it….
 

Monday: Rob Machado Foundation Benefit feat: John Rzeznik, Jon Foreman, and Jon Swift @ Belly Up @8 $40
AND: Tilly and The Wall and Y La Bamba @ Casbah @9 $16/$18

Tuesday: Scott Mathiasen and The Dogs @ Soda Bar @830 $5

Wednesday: Walk the Moon @ House of Blues @8 $17.50/$20
AND: The Short Eyes @ Tin Can Alehouse @930 $5
AND: Grand Tarantula @ Bar Pink @9

Thursday: The Howls @ Casbah @9 $4/$10
AND: Laura Gibson @ Soda Bar @830 $8/$10
AND: The Flowerthief and Kelsea Little @ Lestats @9

Friday: The Mother Hips @ Belly Up @9 $19/$21
AND: Races @ Casbah @9 $10/$12
AND: River City @ Tin Can Alehouse @930 $5
AND: The Watson Twins, John Meeks and Joanie Mendenhall @ Griffin @9 $8/$10

Saturday: Transfer, Family Wagon, The New Kinetics @ Casbah @9 $12
AND: Everclear and Eve 6 @ 4th and B
AND: Stephen Rey and The Sex Trash @ Griffin @9 $6/$8

Sunday: Rest

 

Keep in Mind:
November 19th- The Deftones @ House of Blues
November 20th- The Faint @ House of Blues
November 21st- Rachel Yamagata @ Anthology
November 23rd- Mayday Parade and The Maine @ Soma
December 1st- Milo Greene
December 2nd- Yellowcard @ House of Blues
December 3rd- Hot Snakes @ Casbah
December 5th- Chris Robinson @ Belly Up
December 6th- Chris Robinson @ Belly Up
December 7th- Wrex the Halls feat. The Killers, M83, Passion Pit, Teagan and Sara, Imagine Dragons, and Youngblood Hawke
December 8th- Chris Isaak @ Belly Up
December 8th- Holiday Bonus feat: Metric, Grand Tarantula, and Beast Patrol
December 9th- Chris Isaak @ Belly Up
December 31st- Dirty Sweet @ Griffin
December 31st- Big Night San Diego feat: The Silent Comedy
January 13th- Keane and Youngblood Hawke @ House of Blues
January 21st- Muse @ Valley View Casino Center
February 12th- Ed Sheeran @ Spreckles
February 27th- The Used @ House of Blues

Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 4/2-4/8

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Happy Monday! Anyone have any April Fool’s jokes played on them? Or perhaps you played one on someone else? Either way, I holed up in my pjs and have been on a Big Bang Theory marathon. It’s been gloomy. I’m allowed.
We have a fresh batch of shows this week so let’s get to it.

Monday: Heartless Bastards @ Belly Up @830 $16
AND: Patrick Norton @ Tin Can Alehouse @9 $5
AND: Marcus Foster @ Casbah @9 $12

Tuesday: Sleigh Bells @ 4th and B

Wednesday: The Royalty @ Soda Bar @9 $5
AND: Hunter Hayes @ House of Blues @7

Thursday: The Howls and Low Volts @ El Dorado @930
AND: Greg Ginn and The Royal We @ Soda Bar @9 $7

Friday: Vokab Company, The Holdup, and The Burning of Rome @ Belly Up @830 $15
AND: Lady Sinatra, Indians, and The Short Eyes @ Griffin @9 $10
AND: Hot Snakes @ Casbah @9

Saturday: CityBeat Beer Fest w/Nico Vega, Hyena, and Heavy Guilt @Lafayette Hotel @2
AND: Transfer and The Blackout Party @ Belly Up
AND: New Kinetics @ Eleven @9 $6
AND: Rubblebucket and The Heavy Guilt @ Casbah @9 $10
AND: River City and Dustbowl Revival @ Bar Pink @9
AND: Heavy Hawaii @ Soda Bar @9 $7

Sunday: Easter!
Keep in Mind:
April 13th- Coachella Weekend 1
April 14th- The Rapture @ The Irenic
April 15th- Rise Against @ Viejas Arena
April 16th- Elvis Costello @ Humphreys
April 17th- The Hives @ Belly Up
April 17th- Yuck and The Makeup Sex @ Casbah
April 18th- Band of Skulls and We Are Augustines @ Griffin
April 20th- Coachella Weekend 2
April 28th- Little hurricane @ Casbah
May 2nd- Say Anything @ House of Blues
May 2nd- Sara Watkins @ Anthology
May 4th- Thrice @ House of Blues
May 4th- Deer Tick @ Casbah
May 5th- Portugal. The Man @ 4th and B
May 8th- Jay Nash @ Anthology
May 12th- Delta Spirit @ Belly Up
May 15th- The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus @ Soma @630
May 22nd- Hugh Laurie @ Belly Up
May 24th- Toad and the Wet Sprocket @ Anthology
May 30th- Horse Feathers @ Casbah @9 $12/$14
June 3rd- Mogwai @ Belly Up

Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 7/23-7/29

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I’m a bit groggy from a late night drive home from a Russell Brand taping so I’ll be brief. Also, I can’t believe July is almost over. Where did the year go? Oy vey.

Monday: Trouble in the Wind @ Casbah @9 $5
AND: The Melismatics @ Soda Bar @9 $5

Tuesday: Relax?

Wednesday: Years Around The Sun @ Belly Up @8 $9
AND: St. Lucia and Maren Parusel @ Casbah @9 $8
AND: Napoleon Complex @ Lestats @8
AND: Sister Sparrow and The Dirty Birds @ Soda Bar @9 $8

Thursday: The Family Crest @ Lestats @8
AND: Reel Big Fish and The Maxies @ House of Blues @7 $20-$32
AND: Sheryl Crow and HoneyHoney @ Humphreys @730

Friday: Dead Feather Moon @ Griffin @8 $8/$10
AND: Relient K, Hellogoodbye, William Beckett @ House of Blues @7 $16-$28
AND: Dashboard Confessional @ Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
AND: Misc. Ailments and Weatherbox @ Eleven @9 $6
AND: Gregory Page @ Lestats
AND: Sheryl Crow and LP @ Humphreys- Sold Out

Saturday: Hargo, Oliver Trolley,  Shake Before Us @ Belly Up @9 $12/$14

Sunday: MEWITHOUTYOU and Kevin Devine @ Casbah
AND: Tenacious D @ SDSU Open Air Theater
AND:  Steve Poltz @ Belly Up @8 $16/$18
AND: Barenaked Ladies, Blues Traveler, and Cracker @ Harrah’s @7

Keep in Mind:
July 31st- Neon Trees @ House of Blues
July 31st- Carolina Liar @ Griffin
August 1st- Inspired Flight, Kevin Martin, and Italian Japanese @ Belly Up
August 2nd- Murder By Death and Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons @ Casbah
August 2nd- Chis Isaak @ Humphreys
August 4th- Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
August 4th- Cake @ Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
August 5-7- Brian McKnight @ Anthology
August 8th- Jesca Hoop @ Anthology
August 10th- Jack White @ Shrine Auditorium
August 11th- Saint Motel and Italian Japanese @ Casbah
August 13th- Franz Ferdinand @ House of Blues
August 15th- Fun @ SDSU Open Air Theater
August 15th- The Dunwells @ Birch Aquarium at Scripps
August 15th- Alabama Shakes @ Fox Theater
August 15th- The Dunwells @ Birch Aquarium @ Scripps
August 18th- Ben Harper @ Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
August 18th- The Silent Comedy and Stripes and Lines @ Belly Up
August 18th- Ben Harper @ Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
August 21st- Civil Twilight @ Belly Up
August 22nd- Civil Twilight @ Belly Up
August 23rd- Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers
August 30th- Little Hurricane @ Belly Up
September 4th- Gotye @ Greek Theater
September 4th- Slash, Foxy Shazam @ House of Blues
September 7th- Dave Matthews Band @ Cricket
September 8th- The Heavy
September 10th- Linkin Park and Incubus @ Cricket
September 30th- The Shins @ SDSU Open Air Theater
October 2nd- Ed Sheeran @ House of Blues
October 3rd- The Head and The Heart @ Spreckles Theater
October 4th- The Black Keys @ Valley View Casino Center
October 4th- Florence + The Machine @ Cricket Wireless
October 5th- Kimbra @ House of Blues
October 5th- The Milk Carton Kids @ Anthology
October 6th- Dr. Dog @ 4th and B
October 9th- Imagine Dragons and AWOLNATION @ House of Blues
October 14th- The Raveonettes @ Belly Up
October 16th- Bombay Bicycle Club @ House of Blues
October 17th- Allen Stone @ Belly Up
October 27th- Two Door Cinema Club