I'm am not an economist by any stretch of the imagination, but in my very non-scientific assessment, the economy in San Diego is looking pretty good. I mean, when people have disposable income, entertainment picks up. If you look at this Monday -- a Monday! -- San Diego has four sold-out shows. Mind you, if you add the capacity of the Casbah, the Irenic, the Belly Up and Balboa Theatre together, that's only about 2200 tickets altogether. But I'd suggest that the idea that people are buying advance tickets to sell out these wildly different shows is a good sign for San Diego. If you didn't plan ahead and are not holding tickets for Bonobo, Built to Spill, Bob's Burgers or comedian Aziz Ansari, there's still hope for you because there are other worthy shows this Monday including Laura Stevenson and the Cans at Soda Bar or South Africa's the Parlotones over at the Griffin. Mondays do not ever have to suck, and with this show lineup, you can be sure that this Monday will be better than most.
Monday, May 6:
- Laura Stevenson & the Cans, Field Mouse, the New Trust @ Soda Bar
- The Parlotones, Dinner ansd a Suit, Cameron, Irontom @ The Griffin
- Built To Spill, Junior Rocket Scientist @ Casbah (Sold Out)
- Casbah presents Bob's Burgers Live @ The Irenic (Sold Out)
- Bonobo, El Ten Eleven, DJ Eddie Turbo @ Belly Up (Sold Out)
- Aziz Ansari @ Balboa Theatre (Sold Out)
- Metal Mondays @ The Void
- The Tin Can Country Club featuring Matthew Staachota @ Tin Can
- Dave Scott & Monsoon Jazz @ Croce's
- Burnt, Giraffe Aftermath, Ottly Mercer @ Porter's Pub
- Monday Night Mass with the Husky Boy All-Stars @ Bar Pink
- Dusty Grooves featuring Sly Rexx, French Kiss Collective @ El Dorado
- Bartender's Ball @ Fluxx
- Robin Henkel @ Humphreys Backstage Live
- Jaeryoung Lee @ Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (12 p.m.)
- Open Mic @ Lestat's
- Electric Waste Band @ Winston's
- Karaoke @ Coyote Bar & Grill
- WG & the G-Men @ Patrick's Gaslamp Pub
- SD Music TV Jams @ 710 Beach Club
- Doug Allen @ The Kraken
Rosemary Bystrak writes about the San Diego music scene, events and general musings about life in San Diego on San Diego: Dialed In. Follow her updates on Twitter or contact her directly.
