It was somewhere in the area of 20 years ago: Counting Crows was on tour and happened to have a date at, what was then, the newly opened Coors Amphitheatre in Chula Vista. They were a favorite among me and my high school girlfriends, and they were playing on my birthday, so we saved up our money and ended up with second-row tickets to the show. We couldn't have been more excited. And then the tour was cancelled. I was heartbroken. But right around my 21st birthday a couple years later, Counting Crows and Matchbox 20 toured and my bestie and I drove up to the Pond to see them. Of course, decades have passed and musical tastes change, but I'm still kinda clinging to the hope that I can score some last-minute tickets to see Counting Crows and Rob Thomas at the Open Air Theatre tonight. Just for nostalgia's sake. In the meantime, Chuck Ragan is back at the Casbah, Post Malone is at the Observatory, and the stars of "Jackass" have (presumably) signed contracts that the Belly Up will not be burned down or otherwise destroyed after they appear live tonight.
Wednesday, Sept. 14:
- Counting Crows, Rob Thomas, K Phillips @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU
- Chuck Ragan & the Camaraderie, Nathan Maxwell (of Flogging Molly), WT Nelson @ Casbah
- Monster Energy Outbreak Tour Presents: Post Malone, Jazz Cartier, Larry June @ The Observatory North Park
- "Jackass" ft. Chris Pontius, Wee Man, Preston Lacy, Dave England, Danger Ehren @ Belly Up
- Entrance, Joshua Emery Blatchley @ Soda Bar
- Taurus Authority @ Bar Pink
- Thenvoy, Heather Nation Band, Raf Deza & the Avenue, the Wild Fires @ The Merrow
- Gilbert Castellanos Young Lions Series & Jazz Jam @ Panama 66
- Noisem, Amygdala, Poison Headache, Bonebreaker @ Brick By Brick
- New Wave Monthly 7: The Killing @ The Office
- Open Oscillator @ Whistle Stop
- Rosy Dawn @ Humphreys Concerts by the Bay
- Club Kingston Presents: Synergy with DJ Carlos Culture @ Winston's
- Lowest Priority, Instinct, Frontside, Maricon @ Che Cafe
- The Gorgeous Boyscouts @ Lestat's
- Karaoke @ The Bancroft
- Tropical Wednesday with DJ Mo Lyon @ U-31
- Open Mic with Jefferson Jay @ Winston's (6-9 p.m.)
- WTF Wednesday @ El Dorado
- kidDEAD, Preacher vs. Choir, Nikki and the Mongo, Golden Gages, D'Sol, Adder @ Til-Two Club
- WTF Wednesday @ El Dorado
- Family Matters @ Kava Lounge
- Open Mic/Open Jam @ 710 Beach Club
- Ride The Mule @ Henry's Pub
Rosemary Bystrak is the publicist for the Casbah, the content manager for DoSD, and 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.
