I had been going to the Ken Club for months, maybe even years. I had moved into the Kensington area after college, luckily grabbing a sweet apartment on Adams Avenue where I ended up living for 13 years. I loved the vibe of the Ken Club, and on Wednesdays, it became a ritual to go hang out early and watch "90210" with the bartender. And then one week he was gone. And one week turned into two or three, and I finally asked what happened to Mitch and they told me he was on tour. "On tour? He's in a band?" All of those Wednesdays with Mitch Wilson, and I had no idea he was in No Knife. I guess at that point, I only knew their music from Loudspeaker but had never seen them live. Or if I had, I never made the connection. Anyway, now we're in 2019 -- many, many years later, and I am super excited that No Knife are reuniting for the Casbah 30-year anniversary month. The show is definitely going to be an amazing one, with a killer lineup top to bottom. If you missed your chance for tickets, Bananarama bring the eighties to the Observatory, the Petty Saints rock Soda Bar and Podunk Nowhere set the chill vibe at Sycamore Den.
Sunday, Jan. 27:
- No Knife, Buckfast Superbee, Systems Officer, Miss New Buddha @ Casbah (sold out)
- Bananarama @ Observatory North Park
- The Petty Saints, Matt Caskitt and the Breaks, Corre Diablo, Downers, Making Incredible Time @ Soda Bar
- Podunk Nowhere @ Sycamore Den
- Funk Jam @ Panama 66 (5-7 p.m.)
- Ana Popovic, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram @ Belly Up
- Breakthru Entertainment @ House of Blues
- Matt's Playlist: Echoes of the Future @ Copley Symphony Hall
- Whigsville 29BC with Richard Whig and DJ GirlGroupGirl @ Whistle Stop (4 p.m.)
- Annual Django Fest @ Dizzy's
- Lil Evil, the Reverbivores @ Bar Pink (8 p.m.)
- Rat Sabbath with DJ Ratty @ Bar Pink (10 p.m.)
- CW Ayon Combo @ Manhattan Bar (2 p.m.)
- Pat McGee @ Lestat's
- The Festival of New Trumpet Music @ Quartyard
- Jerry "Hot Rod" DeMink @ Crossroads, House of Blues (free)
- Nightshadow, And Ever @ Bancroft Bar
- Japanese American Internment: A Local Perspective @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Calidore String Quartet: Intimate Classics @ California Center for the Arts, Escondido
- Keep It on the DL @ Martini's Above Fourth
- Salsa Sundays @ Moonshine Beach
- Full Strength Funk Band, Hit the Wall, Superjam @ Winston's (4 p.m.)
- Punk Rock Nacho Party with Social Spit, El Nada, the Yucks and Strychnine 99 @ Tower Bar (2-7 p.m.)
- Divinity presents Chvrch @ Blonde
- Sacri Monti, Banquet, Deathchant @ Pour House
- Tony MacAlpine, Monte Pittman, Lonero, RDG, Taz Taylor Band @ Brick by Brick
- Salsa Sundays @ Queen Bee's (all ages)
- Reggae Sunday with Jam Kwest, the Drednotz, Haileisound @ U-31
- Uptown Top Ranking with Tribe of Kings @ The Office
- Major Interval @ Navajo Live
- Jason Brown @ Humphreys Backstage Live (7 p.m.)
- Reggae Sunday @ Spin
- Sunday Is for the Girls @ El Dorado
Rosemary Bystrak is the publicist for the Casbah 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.
