Hot Flash Heat Wave brought their nostalgic 2010s punk rock energy to downtown San Diego as part of their tour following the release of their fourth album, Butterfly in a Landslide. The Bay Area band made their second stop on their US tour at the intimate venue, The Casbah. By the end of the night, […]
Tuesday, September 22nd was no ordinary Tuesday in San Francisco. The one and only Melanie C (more commonly known to many as Mel C, aka, Sporty Spice — that’s right, one of the SPICE GIRLS!!), rolled into town for a special sold-out show at the newly renovated historic Castro Theater. 30 years ago, the Spice […]
San Diego’s SOMA Mainstage was completely consumed by chaos on September 19th as Russian deathcore heavyweights Slaughter To Prevail brought their North American tour to with California newcomers Rev3rent in tow. The crowd was packed in early, with crowd-surf-catching security stationed at the front. Exploding onto the stage first, Rev3rent immediately proved worthy of their […]
Some concerts you wait your whole life for. Hyperbole effing valid. The year was 1996. The cassette tape was Bad Hair Day. The artist, “Weird Al” Yankovich. The place — afterschool kiddie care in a little shed overflowing with spiders at the back of a rural elementary campus in Boise, Idaho while my mom took […]
Rico Nasty brought one of the more chaotic crowds I’ve seen in a while to Red Flag on August 30th to kick off her RX Tour, which is running concurrently with Rico’s gig opening for Hayley Williams. The night started with a long wait outside; the line moved slowly and, by the time people finally […]
The Duck Room is the kind of venue where there isn’t much distance between the artist and the crowd, and that worked especially well for ILUKA’s St. Louis stop on August 27th. Kitty Coen and VANITY opened the night before ILUKA took the stage as part of her Wings Tour. By then, the small room […]
A couple of months ago, I was scrolling through Instagram stories when one of my friends (who also happens to be a music journalist) posted about a new band I’d never heard of before. The band was called The Barbarians of California and the song was “Bomb to a Knife Fight”. My first thought was […]
Arena rock legends Journey brought their Final Frontier Tour to San Diego’s legendary Sports Arena (now known as Pechanga Arena) on September 14th, 2026, celebrating five decades of memorable music on their extended farewell tour. Founding member and lead guitarist Neal Schon led the current incarnation of the band on a two-and-a-half-hour trip down memory […]
The 20th anniversary Super Girl Surf Festival wrapped up on August 23rd, 2026 at the Oceanside Pier in Oceanside, California. The SMKFLWR Stage in the Junior Seau Pier Amphitheatre was rocking all afternoon, with a wide variety of genres represented, capped off by rapper B.o.B and electronic duo Hippie Sabotage. The World Surf League competitions […]
A blood moon shined over San Diego’s Gallagher Square at Petco Park as three of rap’s legends presented A Great Night in Hip Hop. Long Island’s De La Soul, New York City’s Nas, and Philadelphia’s The Roots joined forces to celebrate the best of the 1990s East Coast scene. A large video screen behind the […]
San Diego doesn’t need much convincing to stretch summer a little further, especially when the plan involves live music under an open sky. In August 2026, 311 and Dirty Heads brought their So Glad You Made It Tour to North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, with Rome and Atmosphere rounding out the bill. […]
Day Two of the Super Girl Surf Festival was another action-packed day at the Oceanside Pier with attendees enjoying music, art, and competitive sports. The World Surf League surfing and longboarding knockout rounds continued, pushing towards the Sunday finals. Women also competed in beach volleyball, beach flag football, and inline/quads skating. There were also several […]
Nostalgia and party vibes hit Inglewood hard, as Ne-Yo and Akon performed their final stop of their Nights Like This Tour. I’ve been to hundreds of shows in my life, but I’ve never been to a show like this one! As a kid, I would always hear Ne-Yo and Akon on the radio during my […]
The final day of the Hinterland Music Festival 2026 packed its own punch to conclude the long weekend of music. The first half of the day featured a mixture of different pop music performances, kicking things off with the wacky and wild pop duo, Haute & Freddy, followed by the moody and gut-wrenching indie pop […]
It was a hot summer day in Long Beach as fans made their way to the heart of the harbor for a night of reggae, rock, hip hop, and plenty of SoCal vibes. Dirty Heads and 311 brought their So Glad You Made It Tour, with Rome and Atmosphere joining the lineup for an evening […]
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