Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 4/30-5/6

Thwarted by a rather long Monday morning meeting. Apologies for getting this up so late. But can you believe May is already upon us? So is summer and more festivals. Ah, good times. Anyways, we’ve got some fun shows this week that should tickle your fancy.

Monday: George Sarah @ Soda Bar @830 $6
AND: Ivan and Aloysha @ The Loft @ UCSD @9
AND: Cage the Elephant @ Barleymash

Tuesday: Rita Wilson @730 $10-$44
AND: Kelsea Rae Little @ Casbah @9 $8

Wednesday: Say Anything @ House of Blues @7 $16.50-$30
AND: Sara Watkins @ Anthology @7 $10-$33
AND: Father John Misty @ Casbah @9 $12

Thursday: Middle Class Rut with Grand Tarantula @ House of Blues @730 $15/$17
AND: Italian Japanese and The Filthy Violets @ El Dorado @9 $5
AND: Tennis @ Casbah @9 $12/$14

Friday:  The Heavy Guilt and The New Kinetics @ Griffin @9 $6/$8
AND: Thrice @ House of Blues @7 Sold Out
AND:  Deer Tick @ Casbah @9 $18/$20

Saturday: Portugal. The Man, The Lonely Forest, Hyena @ 4th and B @8
AND: Transfer, The Howls, Balck Hondo @ Casbah @9 $15
AND: Lee Coulter @ Lestats @830
AND: Adventure Gallery and Hills Like Elephants @ Soda Bar @9 $5

Sunday: Lovedrug and Lakes @ Soda Bar @830 $10
AND: Allo Darlin’ and Red Pony Clock @ Casbah @9 $8
Keep in Mind:
May 8th- Jay Nash @ Anthology/
May 11th- Augustana @ House of Blues @730
May 12th- Delta Spirit @ Belly Up
May 13th- Delta Spirit @ Belly Up
May 13th-Rufus Wainwright @ Humphrey’s
May 15th- The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus @ Soma @630
May 18th- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ Casbah
May 19th- Milo Greene @ Casbah
May 22nd- Hugh Laurie @ Belly Up
May 24th- Toad and the Wet Sprocket @ Anthology
May 25th- The Cult with Against Me! @ Humphreys
May 25th- The Beach Boys with Foster the People @ Cricket Wireless
May 30th- Horse Feathers @ Casbah @9 $12/$14
May 30th- Gillian Welch @ Humphrey’s
June 3rd- Mogwai @ Belly Up
June 3rd- X-Fest feat. Jane’s Addiction, Garbage, Angels and Airwaves, P.O.D., Neon Trees, Grouplove, Eve 6, Of Monsters and Men
June 9th- Wayward Sons @ Belly Up
June 11th- Pinback @ Casbah
June 13th- The Temper Trap wtih The Crocodiles @ House of Blues
June 14th- Motion City Soundtrack and The Henry Clay People @ Casbah
June 27th- Warped Tour @ Cricket Wireless
July 29th- Tenacious D @ SDSU Open Air Theater

Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 4/23-4/29

I hope everyone who journeyed to Coachella this past weekend had an enjoyable time. I myself stayed home but got to see The Hives on Tuesday night. A show I won’t forget anytime soon. Now that Coachella is said and done, you can expect a slower week music wise excluding Saturday. Never fear, I’m sure it will pick up again soon.
Monday: Recover from Coachella (Or whatever you did this weekend)

Tuesday: Mattson 2 @ Casbah @930 $7
AND: The Paragraphs @ Griffin @9
AND: Best Coast and The Kabbs @ Hard Rock Hotel @10

Wednesday: Girl In A Coma @ Casbah @930 $12/$14
SND: Please Please Me @ Lestats @8

Thursday: Joe Pug @ Casbah @9 $10/$12
AND: Maren Parusel and Hills Like Elephants @ Bar Pink @9
AND: SoundDiego Live feat. Republic of Letters and The Heavy Guilt @ Hard Rock Hotel @8 RSVP Here

Friday: Low Volts @ Riviera Supper Club @10
AND: Skyline Union @ Griffin @9 $12/$15
AND: Incubus @ Harrah’s Rincon Casino @9

Saturday: Little Hurricane, River City, and Maxim Ludwig and The Santa Fe Seven @ Casbah @9 Sold Out
AND: The White Buffalo and Dead Feather Moon @ Belly Up @830 $12/$14
AND: Joel Eckles @ Lestats @8
AND: Ingrid Michaelson @ House Of Blues @730 $20-$42.50
AND: Bright Light Social Hour and Maren Parusel @ Soda Bar @9 $8/$10
AND: Jamuel Saxon @ Griffin @9 $5
AND: Griffin House @ Anthology @930 $10/$17

Sunday: Rest Up!
Keep in Mind:
May 2nd- Say Anything @ House of Blues
May 2nd- Sara Watkins @ Anthology
May 3rd- Middle Class Rut with Grand Tarantula @ House of Blues
May 4th- Thrice @ House of Blues
May 4th- Deer Tick @ Casbah
May 5th- Portugal. The Man @ 4th and B
May 5th- Transfer, The Howls, Balck Hondo @ Casbah
May 8th- Jay Nash @ Anthology/
May 11th- Augustana @ House of Blues @730
May 12th- Delta Spirit @ Belly Up
May 13th- Delta Spirit @ Belly Up
May 13th-Rufus Wainwright @ Humphrey’s
May 15th- The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus @ Soma @630
May 18th- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ Casbah
May 19th- Milo Greene @ Casbah
May 22nd- Hugh Laurie @ Belly Up
May 24th- Toad and the Wet Sprocket @ Anthology
May 25th- The Cult with Against Me! @ Humphreys
May 25th- The Beach Boys with Foster the People @ Cricket Wireless
May 30th- Horse Feathers @ Casbah @9 $12/$14
May 30th- Gillian Welch @ Humphrey’s
June 3rd- Mogwai @ Belly Up
June 3rd- X-Fest feat. Jane’s Addiction, Garbage, Angels and Airwaves, P.O.D., Neon Trees, Grouplove, Eve 6, Of Monsters and Men
June 9th- Wayward Sons @ Belly Up
June 11th- Pinback @ Casbah
June 13th- The Temper Trap wtih The Crocodiles @ House of Blues
June 14th- Motion City Soundtrack and The Henry Clay People @ Casbah
June 27th- Warped Tour @ Cricket Wireless
July 29th- Tenacious D @ SDSU Open Air Theater

 

Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 4/9-4/15

I hope everyone had a Happy Easter or a Happy Sunday depending on your personal persuasion. I myself had a wonderfully lazy day after being at The Belly Up the night before for Transfer, Blackout Party and Shakes Before Us. After a lovely night like that, I needed my day of rest. Which I had and it was lovely. But it’s a fresh week with a fresh batch of shows.
Monday: Ghost Come Back, Joel Walter, Night Soil, and Not Machines @ Ruby Room @9

Tuesday: Mattson 2 @ El Dorado @9
AND: Squeeze with Steve Poltz @ House of Blues @7 $20-$60

Wednesday: Patrick Norton @ Soda Bar @830 $7
AND: Lisa Sanders, Sister Speak and The Lovebirds @ Eleven @8 $8
AND: Lukas Nelson and The Promise of Real @ Belly Up @8 $15/$17
AND: Wendy Bailey @ Riviera Supper Club
AND: Youth Lagoon, Porcelain Raft, Jeans Wilder @ Porter’s Pub
AND: Kelly Clarkson and Matt Nathanson @ Valley View Casino

Thursday: April Ventura and The Magnolias  @ Eleven @9 $5

Friday: Mike Doughty @ Anthology @730 $10-$22
AND: Tyson Motsenbocker and Italian Japanese @ The Loft @ UCSD @9 $5
AND: Hills Like Elephants and The Darrows @ Whistlestop @9
AND: The Creepy Creeps @ Bar Pink @9
AND: Coachella

Saturday: The Rapture @ The Irenic
AND: Chris Wilson and Josh Damigo @ Lesats @8
AND: Coachella

Sunday: Damien Jurado @ Soda Bar @830 $10
AND: Rise Against @ Viejas Arena
AND: Coachella
Keep in Mind:
April 16th- Elvis Costello @ Humphreys
April 16th- Thomas Dolby  @ Anthology
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 3rd- Middle Class Rut with Grand Tarantula @ House of Blues
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 11th- Augustana @ House of Blues @730
May 12th- Delta Spirit @ Belly Up
May 15th- The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus @ Soma @630
May 18th- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ Casbah
May 22nd- Hugh Laurie @ Belly Up
May 24th- Toad and the Wet Sprocket @ Anthology
May 25th- The Cult with Against Me! @ Humphreys
May 25th- The Beach Boys with Foster the People @ Cricket Wireless
May 30th- Horse Feathers @ Casbah @9 $12/$14
June 3rd- Mogwai @ Belly Up
June 13th- The Temper Trap wtih The Crocodiles @ House of Blues
June 27th- Warped Tour @ Cricket Wireless
July 29th- Tenacious D @ SDSU Open Air Theater

Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 3/26-4/1

I’m not sure what happened to by body clock but post SXSW is making it do some funky things. The first few days were fine. But now I’m sleepy around 10, go to bed around 12 am and am awake again somewhere between 4-6 am. Awesome. Not really. But, San Diego has some awesome shows this week!

Monday: Imagine Dragons @ 710 Beach Club
AND: American Royalty @ Soda Bar @9 $10
AND: Kathleen Edwards @ Belly Up @8 $19

Tuesday: Lee Coulter, Michael Tiernan, and Gayle Skidmore @Belly Up @8 $9/$11

Wednesday: Chris Pierce @ Lestats @8
AND: Galactic feat. Corey Glover and Corey Henry @ Belly Up @9 $27
AND: The New Kinetics @ Whistlestop Bar @9
AND: River City @ Riviera Supper Club @9

Thursday: Kevin Martin @ Bar Pink @9
AND: Mr. Gnome, Sister Speak, and Kelsea Rae Little @ Ruby Room @9 $5
AND: White Rabbits @ Casbah @9 $12/$14
AND: The Flowerthief @ Lestats @8

Friday: Hills Like Elephants, The Heavy Guilt, The Black Sand and Sundrop Electric @ Soda Bar @9 $8
AND: The Silent Comedy @ HOB Anaheim

Saturday: The Burning of Rome @ Soda Bar @9 $5
AND: The Nervous Wreckords, Maren Parusel, and Low Volts @ Casbah @9 $10
AND: Henry Rollins @ SD Women’s Club $27.50

Sunday: Aaron Bowen @ Lestats @8
Keep in Mind:
April 2nd- Heartless Bastards @ Belly Up
April 4th- Hunter Hayes @ House of Blues
April 5th- The Howls and Low Volts @ El Dorado @930
April 7th- Transfer and The Blackout Party @ Belly Up
April 7th- CityBeat Street Fest w/Nico Vega, Hyena, and Heavy Guilt
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 20th- Coachella Weekend 2
April 28th- Little hurricane @ Casbah
May 2nd- Say Anything @ House of Blues
May 4th- Thrice @ House of Blues
May 4th- Deer Tick @ Casbah
May 5th- Portugal. The Man @ 4th and B
May 12th- Delta Spirit @ Belly Up
May 30th- Horse Feathers @ Casbah @9 $12/$14
June 3rd- Mogwai @ Belly Up

Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 1/9-1/15

As it is the second week of the new year, I fully expect everyone (myself included) to be completely rested up and out and about for some really great shows this week! I don’t venture out as often as those of you might think but I’m feeling a change in the air. My highlights for this week include The Milk Carton Kids at Anthology, Zane Carney at Lestats, Fierce Creatures at Tin Can Alehouse, and Transfer and The Silent Comedy at Casbah. Whew, that’s a lot. And this month is just getting warmed up…

 

Monday: Be productive!
AND: The Silent Comedy @ Detroit Bar @9

Tuesday: Mattson 2 @ El Dorado
AND: Finding Francis, NO, and Tyson Motsenbocker @ Casbah @9 $5

Wednesday: Milk Carton Kids @ Anthology @7 $10/$15
AND: Olin and The Moon, Maxim Ludwig and the Sante Fe Seven, and Hills Like Elephants @ Casbah @9 $8

Thursday: Zane Carney @ Lestats @8 $10
AND: Lady Dottie and The Diamonds and The Beautiful View @ Casbah @9 $8/$10
AND: Sister Hazel @ Belly Up @9 $18
AND: Ghostline @ Soda Bar @830 $5

Friday: Fierce Creatures @ Tin Can Alehouse @930
AND: Mattson 2 @ Lestats @8
AND: The Dirt Daubers @ Soda Bar @830 $8/$10

Saturday: Everest and Midnight Rivals @ Casbah $13/$15
AND: Dead Feather Moon @ Griffin @9 $8/$10
AND: The Bloody Hollies and The Lyon Crowns @ Soda Bar @830 $7
AND: Josh Damigo @ Lestats @8
AND: Jackson Price @ Ruby Room @9 $7

Sunday: Transfer, The Silent Comedy and Hyena @ Casbah @9 $15
AND: The Heavy Guilt @ Bar Pink @9
AND: Gayle Skidmore @ Tin Can Alehouse @930 $5

 

Keep in Mind:

January 16th- The Silent Comedy, Transfer, and Dead Feather Moon @ Casbah @9 $15
January 18th- Olin and the Moon @ The Casbah @9 $8
January 20th- Dashboard Confessional @ House of Blues
January 22nd- Wilco and With Denim @ House of Blues
January 26th- Nico Vega and The Filthy Violets @ Casbah @9 $8/$10
January 27th- Jesse LaMonaca and The Dime Novels, and Family Wagon @ Casbah @9 $8/$10
February 2nd- The Burning of Rome @ Soda Bar
February 3rd- Mute Math @ 4th & B
February 4th- Where’s the Band Tour @ House of Blues
February 7th- Dr. Dog w/Purling Hiss @Belly Up @9 $18/$20
February 10th- Young the Giant @ Soma
February 11th- You Me At Six @ Soma @6 $12
February 19th- Craig Finn @ Casbah @9 $12
February 23rd- Ra Ra Riot @ Belly Up @8 $18
February 23rd- Hot Chelle Rae w/Electric Touch @ House of Blues
February 23rd- Scars on 45 @ Anthology @730
February 24th- The Soft Pack @ Casbah @9
February 25h- Mat Kearney @ House of Blues
February 26th- Cursive @ Casbah @9
February 29th- Red Hot Chili Peppers @ Valley View Casino Center
March 3rd- Jackie Greene @ Belly Up @9
March 6th- Flogging Molly @ House of Blues
March 8th- William Fitzsimmons @ Anthology @7
March 9th- The Stone Foxes @ Casbah @9
March 11th- Crocodiles @ Casbah @9 $12
March 21st- Cults @ Belly Up @9
April 15th- Rise Against @ Viejas Arena

Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 3/26-4/1

I’m not sure what happened to by body clock but post SXSW is making it do some funky things. The first few days were fine. But now I’m sleepy around 10, go to bed around 12 am and am awake again somewhere between 4-6 am. Awesome. Not really. But, San Diego has some awesome shows this week!
Monday: Imagine Dragons @ 710 Beach Club
AND: American Royalty @ Soda Bar @9 $10
AND: Kathleen Edwards @ Belly Up @8 $19

Tuesday: Lee Coulter, Michael Tiernan, and Gayle Skidmore @Belly Up @8 $9/$11

Wednesday: Chris Pierce @ Lestats @8
AND: Galactic feat. Corey Glover and Corey Henry @ Belly Up @9 $27
AND: The New Kinetics @ Whistlestop Bar @9
AND: River City @ Riviera Supper Club @9

Thursday: Kevin Martin @ Bar Pink @9
AND: Mr. Gnome, Sister Speak, and Kelsea Rae Little @ Ruby Room @9 $5
AND: White Rabbits @ Casbah @9 $12/$14
AND: The Flowerthief @ Lestats @8

Friday: Hills Like Elephants, The Heavy Guilt, The Black Sand and Sundrop Electric @ Soda Bar @9 $8
AND: The Silent Comedy @ HOB Anaheim

Saturday: The Burning of Rome @ Soda Bar @9 $5
AND: The Nervous Wreckords, Maren Parusel, and Low Volts @ Casbah @9 $10
AND: Henry Rollins @ SD Women’s Club $27.50

Sunday: Aaron Bowen @ Lestats @8
Keep in Mind:
April 2nd- Heartless Bastards @ Belly Up
April 4th- Hunter Hayes @ House of Blues
April 5th- The Howls and Low Volts @ El Dorado @930
April 7th- Transfer and The Blackout Party @ Belly Up
April 7th- CityBeat Street Fest w/Nico Vega, Hyena, and Heavy Guilt
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 20th- Coachella Weekend 2
April 28th- Little hurricane @ Casbah
May 2nd- Say Anything @ House of Blues
May 4th- Thrice @ House of Blues
May 4th- Deer Tick @ Casbah
May 5th- Portugal. The Man @ 4th and B
May 12th- Delta Spirit @ Belly Up
May 30th- Horse Feathers @ Casbah @9 $12/$14
June 3rd- Mogwai @ Belly Up