Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 5/7-5/13

What an eventful week I’ve had. From last night’s shoot of Portugal. The Man to shooting Sara Watkins earlier this week, it’s been a good one. This weekly calendar post comes to you a little early because I’m taking a reality break tomorrow and heading to Disneyland. Normal crazy activities will resume Tuesday at full force. In the meantime, there are some great shows for y’all whilst I work away. Oh and take your mom out for Mother’s Day this weekend!

Monday: You’re still recovering from Cino De Mayo aren’t you?

Tuesday: Jay Nash @ Anthology @7 $10-$18
AND: Ramona Falls @ Casbah @9 $10
AND: Toh Kay @ Soda Bar @830 $10/$12

Wednesday: Ummmmmm

Thursday: Brendan Benson @ Casbah @9 $15
AND: Patrick Norton @ Lestats @8
AND: Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers @ Belly Up @830 $20/$22

Friday: Augustana @ House of Blues @730
AND: Rachel Platten @ Anthology @930 $10-$18
AND: Family Wagon @ Whistlestop @10
AND: Hanni El Khatib @ Casbah @9 $10/$12
AND: Snow Patrol @ Pechanga Resort @8
AND: Mattson 2 @ Griffin @10
AND: Gregory Page @ Lestats @8

Saturday: Delta Spirit @ Belly Up- Sold Out
AND: The New Kinetics @ Eleven @9 $5
AND: The Jezabels @ Casbah @9 $10/$12
AND: Devo @ Humphreys
AND: Josh Damigo @ Lestats @8
AND: The Donkeys @ Soda Bar @9 $8/$10

Sunday: Delta Spirit @ Belly Up @9 $18/$20
AND: Rufus Wainwright @ Humphrey’s
AND: Josh Damigo @ Eleven @4 $4

Keep in Mind:
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 16th- Oyserfest feat. Vokab Kompany, The Silent Comedy and Little Hurricane
June 20th- NEEDTOBREATHE @ Birch Aquarium @ Scripps
June 27th- Warped Tour @ Cricket Wireless
July 29th- Tenacious D @ SDSU Open Air Theater
August 15th- Fun @ SDSU Open Air Theater
August 15th- The Dunwells @ Birch Aquarium @ Scripps
October 4th- The Black Keys @ Valley View Casino Center

Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 4/16-4/22

Happy Monday! And what a happy Monday it is. Why you ask? Well, since Coachella decided to have it’s festival two weekends in a row, we get the benefit of Coachella bands needing something to do during the week between shows. Lucky for us, quite a few have made their way down to SD. All bands playing Coachella are marked with an *
Monday: M. Ward*, fIREHOSE* @ Belly Up (Sold Out)
AND: Elvis Costello @ Humphreys (Sold Out)
AND: Not Machines @ Soda Bar @830 $5
AND: Thomas Dolby  @ Anthology @7 $10-$23

Tuesday: Yuck*, La Sera, and The Makeup Sex @ Casbah @9 $13/$15
AND: The Hives @ Belly Up (Sold Out)
AND: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds* @ Balboa Theater @8 $40-$90
AND: Twerps @ Soda Bar @830 $5

Wednesday: Band of Skulls* and We Are Augustines* @ Griffin
AND: The Big Pink*, Cold Showers, and Polaris at Noon @ Casbah @9 $16
AND: The Buzzcocks* @ Belly Up @830 $20/$22
AND: tUnE-yArDs*, St. Vincent*, Keep Shelly in Athens* @ House of Blues @730 $22/$25
AND: Frankie Rose @ Soda Bar @830 $10

Thursday: The Horrors*, The Black Angels* @ Belly Up @830 $20
AND: James* @ House of Blues @8 $20-$35
AND: We Were Promised Jetpacks*, Chasing Kings, and Tristen @ Casbah @9 $14/$16
AND: The Heavy Glow @ Tin Can Alehouse @930 $5

Friday: Coachella
AND: Country Mice @ Soda Bar @830 $7
AND: The Styletones @ Bar Pink @9
AND: Black Sands @ Ruby Room @8 $7

Saturday: Coachella
AND: Josh Damigo @ Lestats @8

Sunday: Coachella
AND: Cedarwell @ Soda Bar @830 $5
Keep in Mind:
April 24th- Mattson 2 @ Casbah
April 25th- Girl in a Coma @ Casbah
April 26th- Joe Pug @ Casbah
April 28th- Little Hurricane, River City, Maxim Ludwig and the Santa Fe Seven @ 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 Show Calendar 5/2-5/8

I can’t believe it’s May already. Wasn’t it just Christmas/New Years? I swear, the years go faster the older I get. I’m sure there’s a whole lot more I could be saying to preface this week’s list of shows but I’m a tad fried from being out in the sun today. I also seem to be turning into a cold weather person the older I get…

 

Monday: Writer @ Soda Bar @9 $12
AND: Vivian Girls @ Casbah @9 $12

Tuesday: Rhett Miller @ Anthology @7 $15-$42
AND: James Blunt @ Humphreys @730 $45

Wednesday: Zack Berkman @ Lestats @9

Thursday: Jarrod Dickenson@ Lestats @9
AND: White Apple Tree @ Soda Bar @9 $10 adv/$12 day of
AND: The Pipettes @ Casbah @10 $12

Friday: Dead Feather Moon and Maren Parusel @ Eleven @9 $8
AND: Fleet Foxes @ Spreckles Theater
AND: The Loons @ Soda Bar @9 $7
AND: Chris Cornell @ Humphreys – Sold Out!
AND: Ghostland Observatory @ 4th & B
AND: Assemble the Skyline @ Epicentre @630 $8 adv/$10 day of

Saturday: The Raveonettes @ Belly Up @9 $18 adv/$20 day of
AND: J. Mascis and Black Heart Procession @ Casbah @9 $20

Sunday: Alexis Babini and Joe Brooks @ Lestats @9

 

Keep in Mind:

May 10th- The Greenhornes @ Casbah
May 11th- Bayside and Silverstein @ Soma @6 $18
May 11th- Mogwai @ Belly Up @9 $25
May 12th- Any Clockwise @ Soda Bar @9 $7
May 12th- Chris Robinson Brotherhood @ Casbah
May 12th- Crystal Castles @ Fluxx $25 adv
May 13th- TV on the Radio @ 4th and B
May 13th- Pinback @ Belly Up
May 15th- Shawn Mullins @ Anthology @8 $15-35
May 16th- Black Angels @ Belly Up
May 17th- Stephen Kellogg @ Anthology @730 $10-$32
May 21st- System of a Down @ Cricket Wireless Ampitheatre
May 27th- Transfer, Black Hondo, and Little Hurricane @ Casbah
June 1st- Cage the Elephant and Manchester Orchestra @ Soma @ 630 $20
June 8th- Adele @ Humphrey’s
June 11th- Airborne Toxic Event @ House of Blues
June 11th- Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae @ Del Mar Fair
June 17th- Switchfoot @ Del Mar Fair
June 19th- Panic! at the Disco @ House of Blues
June 22nd- Neon Trees @ Del Mar Fair
July 5th- Eddie Vedder @ Copley Symphony Hall
July 6th- Foster the People @ House of Blues $17.50
July 27th- Indigo Girls @ Humphrey’s
August 9th- Vans Warped Tour

 

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

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

Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 6/18-6/24

I can’t believe Bonnaroo was just last week. I might not have had a crazy a post Bonnaroo week as Kristen, but I’m still feeling the lingering effects. While I might consider taking it easy this week, there are several interesting options this week to keep you occupied. We have Crash Kings playing at Griffin on Friday and
 

Monday: Greg Ginn and the Royal We @ Eleven @8 $7

Tuesday: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts @ Del Mar Fairgrounds @7
AND: One I Red @ Casbash @830 $6
AND: Lee Coulter and Megan Combs @ Belly Up @8 $8/$10

Wednesday: Hot Chelle Rae @ Del Mar Fairgrounds @7
AND: NEEDTOBREATHE @ Birch Aquarium @ Scripps
AND: KD Lang and The Milk Carton Kids @ Humphreys

Thursday: Hawthorne Heights @ Casbah @930 $10/$12/
AND: Blackout Party and Patrick Norton @ El Dorado @10 Free w/RSVP before 10:30

Friday: Dia Frampton and Scars on 45 @ House of Blues @8 $15
AND: Crash Kings and Family Wagon @ Griffin @9 $8/$10
AND: Skyline Union @ Eleven @9 $6

Saturday: Matt Skiba and the Sekrets, Weatherbox and The Short Eyes @ House of Blues @8 $15-$28
AND: Cuckoo Chaos @ Tin Can Alehouse @930 $7

Sunday: Grafitti6 @ House of Blues @730 $10/$15

Keep in Mind:
June 27th- Warped Tour @ Cricket Wireless
June 28th- Get Back Loretta @ Casbah
June 29th- KC and The Sunshine Band @ Del Mar Fairgrounds
June 30th- Train @ Del Mar Fairgrounds
June 30th- The Nervous Wreckords and Maren Parusel @ Casbah
July 7th- Dead Feather Moon @ Belly Up
July 22nd- Alberta Cross @ Casbah
July 29th- Tenacious D @ SDSU Open Air Theater
July 31st- Neon Trees @ House of Blues
August 2nd- Murder By Death and Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons @ Casbah
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- Alabama Shakes @ Fox Theater
August 15th- The Dunwells @ Birch Aquarium @ Scripps
September 4th- Gotye @ Greek 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 9th- Imagine Dragons and AWOLNATION @ House of Blues
October 16th- Bombay Bicycle Club @ House of Blues