Amanda’s SD Concert Calendar 1/16-1/22

It’s a gloomy Monday afternoon down here in San Diego but there is no reason to be glum. I would be far more chatty but I’m a tad bit tired after The Silent Comedy/Transfer show last night and we have round 2 tonight! I thought I would get this calendar out early before I forgot so I’m sorry if this is a tad scatterbrained…

Enjoy.

Monday
: The Silent Comedy, Transfer, and Dead Feather Moon @ Casbah @9 $15

Tuesday: Pilots @ Soda Bar @830 $5
AND: The Silent Comedy, Taylor Locke and The Roughs, and Races @ Roxy @8 $12

Wednesday: Olin and the Moon @ The Casbah @9 $8
AND: The New Kinetics @ Bar Pink @9

Thursday: Jamuel Saxon and White Apple Tree @ Casbah @9 $8
AND: John Meeks @ Tin Can Alehouse @930 $5
AND: Grouplove @ Porters Pub @730

Friday: Skyline Union @ Griffin @9 $5
AND: Dashboard Confessional @ House of Blues @7 $25/$38
AND: Gregory Page @ Lestats @8

Saturday: Strangers Family Band @ Casbah @9 $13

Sunday: Wilco and White Denim @ Copley Symphony Hall

 

Keep in Mind:

January 23rd- April Ventura and The Magnolias @ Casbah @9 $5
January 26th- Nico Vega and The Filthy Violets @ Casbah @9 $8/$10
January 27th- The Howls, Jesse LaMonaca and The Dime Novels, and Family Wagon @ Casbah @9 $8/$10
January 28th- Endoxi and Kevin Martin @ Griffin @830 $8
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
March 23rd- The Ting Tings @ House of Blues
April 15th- Rise Against @ Viejas Arena

Amanda’s Top 10 Musical Experiences (continued)

The musical journey continues as I continue to reminisce about endeavors of good old 2011. There was so much good music packed into one year but choices must be made (or so I’ve been informed).

 

8. Cage the Elephant I remember when this band caught some buzz in 2010 and for one reason or another, I was never able to attend a show to see if they lived up to the hype. Thankfully for me, Cage the Elephant played Wrex the Halls this year in San Diego and I happened to be lucky enough to work the show. I was shooting video from the mixer in the middle of the floor and despite my distance, I could feel their energy. The highlight of their set was singer Matthew Shultz’s crowd surfing. He came off the stage into the crowd not once, not twice, but three times! The last time was after the band finished playing and had walked off stage. He looked out into the crowed, shrugged his shoulders as if to say ‘why not?’ and crowd surfed his way off stage.

 

7. Milk Carton Kids and Joe Purdy At barely a year old, The Milk Carton kids have really started to make a name for themselves. I first saw one half of The Milk Carton Kids when Joey Ryan opened for Carney a few years ago. I was enchanted with him then and soon he was making music with his musical soul mate (or so it seems), Kenneth Pattengale. In 2011, they came through San Diego a few times, one of which was supporting Joe Purdy at The Belly Up. I remember this show specifically because a few friends joined me for the show and one of them was so taken with The Milk Carton Kids and the childhood memories they brought back to her, she started to cry. Joe Purdy was new to me and he did not disappoint! It was a lovely night all around and I’ll hold it fondly in my mind for quite some time.

 

6. North Park Music Thing Now known as the San Diego Music Thing. I think. It might change it’s name again. All you really need to know is that it is 2 days full of speakers and music. In the morning/afternoon you can find workshops with top dog speakers about anything from touring to selling your music for tv. There is a whole other slew of workshops from basic music industry 101 to the state of radio. The evening is chock full of local acts at local venues. To give you an idea, this year included music from; Nico Vega, Kevin Martin, The Silent Comedy, Andy Clockwise, Endoxi, Youngblood Hawke, White Apple Tree, Grand Tarantula, The New Kinetics, Queen Caveat, Republic of Letters, Saint Motel, Purple Melon, Little Hurricane, Mattson 2, Miss Erika Davies, Jesse LaMonaca and the Dime Novels, The Heavy Guilt, Cuckoo Chaos, The Nervous Wreckords, Writer, Gregory Page, Steve Poltz, Maren Parusel, and Dynamite Walls. And that was in two days!

While Nico Vega isn’t a San Diego band, they were just a few of the guests we had in from LA!

 

Amanda’s SD Show Calendar 9/6-9/11

My apologies for being late with this. I checked the music last night and since SD is is low key, there was only a show or two to be seen but nothing super noteworthy. I did say on our Twitter account (@_localmusicnat) last night that I had a surprise and I didn’t lie… Our friends over at the Belly Up hooked us up and I happen to have a pair (or two) of tickets to give away for Lucas Nelson and Promise of the Real with The Tilt on Sept. 22nd, as well as Mother Hips with Nikki Bluhm and the Gramblers on the 23rd.

Now, if  you or someone you know would like to attend either show, write us on Twitter (@_localmusicnat) and tell us why you should get the tickets!

 

To the calendar!

 

Tuesday: Gayle Skidmore, Johnny Corndawg and Tim Easton @ Casbah @9 $10
AND: The Midwinters @ Tin Can Alehouse @10 $5

Wednesday: Matt Curreri @ Belly Up @8 $8

Thursday: San Diego Music Thing Kickoff Party with Telekinesis @ Casbah @9 $12
AND: AWOLNATION with The New Regime and Reason to Rebel @ Belly Up @8 $0.91
AND: The Good Hurt @ Eleven @9 $5
AND: The Silent Comedy (acoustic) @ MOPA @7 $10

Friday: San Diego Music Thing feat. Andy Clockwise, The Silent Comedy, Saint Motel, Little Hurricane, Endoxi, Kevin Martin, Purple Melon, Midnight Rivals, White Apple Tree, Queen Caveat, New Kinetics, Republic of Letters, Youngblood Hawke, Nico Vega, Mattson 2, and so many more!
AND: Assemble the Skyline @ Soma @630 $8

Saturday: San Diego Music Thing feat. Gayle Skidmore, Josh Damigo, Jesse LaMonaca and the Dime Novels, The Heavy Guilt, Inspired Flight, Dead Feather Moon, Cuckoo Chaos, The Nervous Wreckords, The Donkeys, Steve Poltz, Maren Parusel, Dynamite Walls, Writer and more!

Sunday: Givers and Kopecky Family Band @ Casbah @9 $10
AND: The Kills and Mini Mansions @ House of Blues SD @730 $27
AND: Diana Ross @ Pechanga Resort and Casino $85-$120

edit: Sorry about the funky formatting. We did some updating on the backend and it’s been messing things up for me. Hopefully we have it fixed!

Keep in Mind:

September 12th- Hanson @ House of Blues SD @ 7:30 $25-42.50
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 17th- The Bloody Hollies and Low Volts @ Casbah @9 $8
September 18th- Howie Day @ Anthology @9 $10-$39
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
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- Foo Fighters w/ Cage the Elephant @ Viejas Arena
October 19th- Foster the People @ Soma $25
October 26th- Manchester Orchestra @ House of Blues SD
October 30th- Matt Nathanson @ House of Blues SD $23-$40
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 20th- Newfound Glory @ House of Blues

Amanda’s SD Show Calendar 8/29-9/4

So, I tried to be a good person and get this post out yesterday because I have school Mondays and Wednesdays. This obviously didn’t happen and it might have had something to do with the fact that I was at a shoot all day. Exhausting and wonderful though it was, I was not able to compose my post. However, you should take the time to look up SD Soundsystem. They have been doing some really cool stuff with some really cool bands and I’m thankful to be a small part of it.

Anyways, the day is still early, school is done and I can do what I’m here to do today….

To the calendar!!!

 

Monday: Neon Cough, Death on Mars, The Very, Scott Mathiasen @ Casbah @9

Tuesday: Bully and Patrick Norton @ Tin Can Alehouse @10 $5

Wednesday: White Apple Tree @ Soda Bar @9 $8
AND: Illuminauts @ Casbah @9 $7

Thursday: Patrick Stump @ Anthology @730 $10-$35
AND: Handsome Furs @ Casbah @9 $12

Friday: Fitz and the Tantrums @ Del Mar Racetrack
AND: The Amandas and Crawdaddys @ Casbah @9 $20
AND: Mister Heavenly, Waters, and Little White Teeth @ Bar Pink @10 $10
AND: Daughtry @ Pechanga Resort and Casino $45-$80

Saturday: Fierce Creatures, John Meeks and Joanie Mendenhall @ Tin Can Alehouse @10 $6
AND: River City @ Bar Pink @10
AND: FYF Fest-The Descendents, Death From Above 1979, Broken Social Scene, Explosions in the Sky, Guided By Voices, Cold War Kids, Girls, No Age, and many more… @1st and Main (Downtown LA)

Sunday: The Great American Showcase @ El Dorado @2 $20 (its for breast cancer!)
AND: A Scribe Amidst the Lions and the Heavy Guilt @ Casbah @9 $8 adv/$10 day of
AND: Ben Harper @ Del Mar Racetrack
AND: Cash’d Out @ Belly Up @9 $16 adv/$18 day of
AND: Le Butcherettes @ Bar Pink @10

 

Keep in Mind:

September 4th- The Great American Showcase with The Soft Pack, The Nervous Wreckords, and more! @ El Dorado Cocktail Lounge
September 8th- SD Music Thing Kickoff Party with Telekinesis @ Casbah @9 $12
September 8th- AWOLNATION @ Bell Up
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
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
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 26th- Manchester Orchestra @ House of Blues SD
October 30th- Matt Nathanson @ House of Blues SD $23-$40
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 20th- Newfound Glory @ House of Blues

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

Amanda’s SD Show Calendar 6/27-7/3

Happy Monday to you all! So far it’s been good. I’m just starving! Was in a lunch meeting and got out about an hour ago. Geez. All I can say is I’m looking forward to this week. It’s almost July which means it’s almost almost my birthday! But I digress…

 

Monday: Jesse LaMonaca and the Dime Novels @ Casbah @9 $6

Tuesday: Joanie Mendenhall and Greg Gibson @ Soda Bar @9 $6
AND: Maxim Ludwig & The Santa Fe Seven @ Casbah @9 $10 adv/$12 day of

Wednesday: The Beach Boys @ Del Mar Fair @730
AND: Red Sparowes @ Casbah @9 $12

Thursday: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts @ Del Mar Fair @730
AND: Belly Up Rock Festival w/ Dead Feather Moon, The Stone Foxes, The Tilt, and The Howls @ Del Mar Fair @9
AND: Sondre Lerche @ Belly Up @9 $15 adv/$17 day of
AND: Other Lives @ Casbah @9 $12 adv/$14 day of
AND: Ruby Summer @ Lestats @9

Friday: A Scribe Amidst the Lions @ Casbah @9 $8 adv/$10 day of
AND: Astra Kelly, Endoxi, Gayle Skidmore, and Miss Erika Davies @ Soda Bar $8
AND: The Gregory Page Show @ Lestats @9

Saturday: The Fixtures @ Lestats @9
AND: Natasha Bedingfield, Kate Voegele, and Andy Grammer @ House of Blues SD @730 $23 adv/$27 day of

Sunday: White Apple Tree @ Casbah @9 $FREE

 

Keep in Mind:

July 4th- Cash’d Out @ Del Mar Fair @9
July 5th- The Silent Comedy and Saint Motel @ Casbah @9 $16
July 5th- Eddie Vedder @ Copley Symphony Hall
July 6th- Foster the People @ House of Blues $17.50
July 6th- The New Archaic, Italian Japanese, and Bedford Grove @ Belly Up @8 $8
July 7th- Anya Marina @ Casbah @9 $15
July 9th- The White Buffalo @ Casbah @9 $12 adv/$14 day of
July 26th- Cold Cave and Austra @ Casbah $12 adv/$14 day of
July 26th- A Perfect Circle @ SDSU Open Air Theater
July 27th- Indigo Girls @ Humphrey’s
July 29th- Yuck @ Casbah
July 30th- LA Rising w/ Rag Against the Macheine, Muse, Rise Against, and more @ Los Angeles Memorial Colliseum
July 31st- Dredg and Fair to Midland @ Soma @630 $15 adv
August 8th- About the Music Show w/ Belle Brigade @ Belly Up
August 9th- Vans Warped Tour
August 9th- Avi Buffalo @ Casbah @9 $10
August 16th- Death Cab for Cutie @ RIMAC Arena
August 18th-20th- Sunset Strip Music Festival
September 2nd- Fitz and the Tantrums @ Del Mar Racetrack
September 4th- Kings of Leon with Band of Horses @ Cricket Wireless
September 24th- Arctic Monkeys w/ TV on the Radio @ SDSU Open Air Theater
October 5th- The Naked and Famous @ Belly Up
October 15th- Honda Civic Tour w/ Blink 182, My Chemical Romance, and Matt and Kim @ Cricket Wireless
October 16th- The Naked and Famous @ Casbah @9 $15
October 17th- Foo Fighters w/ Cage the Elephant @ Viejas Arena

 

Amanda’s SD Show Calendar 6/15-6/19

Fail, fail, fail, and fail some more. Bonnaroo just swept my brain clean away and I missed out on posting the shows from yesterday. I’m sorry 🙁

But fear not! I’m coming back with a vengeance to get this calendar out. We have an awesome rest of the week for music so get your butts out there!

 

Wednesday: Weird Al Yankovic @ Del Mar Fair @8 (free w/fair admission)

Thursday: Fierce Creatures @ Bar Pink @10
AND: White Apple Tree @ Soda Bar @9 $10

Friday: Switchfoot @ Del Mar Fair @730 (free w/fair admission)
AND: Tony Lucca @ Del Mar Fair @9 (free w/fair admission)
AND: The Maine and Augustana @ House of Blues SD @630 $23
AND: The Gregory Page Show @ Lestats @9
AND: Red Pony Clock, John Meeks, and The Donkeys @ Casbah @9 $10

Saturday: Switchfoot Bro-Am with The Silent Comedy and The Howls @ Moonlight Beach @11-5 $FREE
AND: Bro-Am After Party feat. Johnny Rzeznik, Fiction Family, and Little Hurricane @ Belly Up @9 $20 adv/$25 day of
AND: Melissa Etheridge @ Del Mar Fair @730 (free w/fair admission)
AND: SD Oysterfest w/ Pepper, The Nervous Wreckords, and Vokab Company @ Marina Embarcadero North @12

Sunday: Panic! at the Disco @ House of Blues @730 $30
AND: Hellogoodbye @ Soma @7 $15 adv

 

Keep in Mind:

June 21st- Nico Vega @ Anthology @73- $10-$21
June 22nd- Neon Trees @ Del Mar Fair @730
June 29th- The Beach Boys @ Del Mar Fair @730
June 30th- Joan Jett and the Blackhearts @ Del Mar Fair @730
June 30th- Belly Up Rock Festival w/ Dead Feather Moon, The Stone Foxes, The Tilt, and The Howls @Del Mar Fair @9
July 4th- Cash’d Out @ Del Mar Fair @9
July 5th- The Silent Comedy and Saint Motel @ Casbah @9 $16
July 5th- Eddie Vedder @ Copley Symphony Hall
July 6th- Foster the People @ House of Blues $17.50
July 7th- Anya Marina @ Casbah @9 $15
July 26th- Cold Cave and Austra @ Casbah $12 adv/$14 day of
July 26th- A Perfect Circle @ SDSU Open Air Theater
July 27th- Indigo Girls @ Humphrey’s
July 29th- Yuck @ Casbah
July 30th- LA Rising w/ Rag Against the Macheine, Muse, Rise Against, and more @ Los Angeles Memorial Colliseum
August 9th- Vans Warped Tour
August 9th- Avi Buffalo @ Casbah @9 $10
August 16th- Death Cab for Cutie @ RIMAC Arena
August 18th-20th- Sunset Strip Music Festival
September 2nd- Fitz and the Tantrums @ Del Mar Racetrack
September 4th- Kings of Leon with Band of Horses @ Cricket Wireless
September 24th- Arctic Monkeys w/ TV on the Radio @ SDSU Open Air Theater
October 5th- The Naked and Famous @ Belly Up
October 15th- Honda Civic Tour w/ Blink 182, My Chemical Romance, and Matt and Kim @ Cricket Wireless
October 17th- Foo Fighters w/ Cage the Elephant @ Viejas Arena