September 2019
It’s finally here! The San Diego Blues Festival with Taj Mahal headlining is Sept. 7! Remember, all proceeds benefit the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank, more details and link below. (And be sure to bring a couple cans of food to donate.)
Daring Greatly is back in town, as is Kaaboo and the Viking Festival in Vista. It is also the last month for Cruisin’ Grand, the last few days of horse racing and just a few summer concerts left. But, there is still plenty to do!
Bill Magee will be making his debut at Hacienda de Vega Carlsbad Sept. 13. I’ll be there. Reservations are only taken with groups of 8 or larger so please let me know if you plan to come so I can make a reservation for us, or make your own reservation if your group is large enough.
Daring Greatly:
Sept. 6, Bel Vino Winery, Temecula, 6pm, free
Sept. 15, Belly Up with The Routine, Solana Beach, 7pm, $16-$28 www.bellyup.com
Sept. 20, Hidden City Sounds, Lyric Court at Center for the Arts, Escondido, 7pm, free
Bill Magee Blues:
Sept. 8, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula, 1:30pm
Sept. 11, Mozambique Steakhouse, Laguna Beach, 8pm
Sept. 13, Hacienda de Vega*, Carlsbad, 6:30pm
Sept. 20, Casino Pauma, 8pm
Sept. 22, Liberty Station, San Diego, 1pm
Sept. 24, Liberty Station, San Diego, 5pm
http://www.billmageeblues.com/
Ron Ebel/Bell Pepperz:
Sept. 6, Emerald Isle Golf Course, Oceanside, 5pm, Bell Pepperz
Sept. 13, Vista Elks, 6:30pm, Bell Pepperz
Sept. 20, Gopher Hole*, Escondido, 7:30pm, Bell Pepperz
Sept. 21, Mother Earth Tap House, Vista, 5pm, Bell Pepperz
Sept. 27, Prohibition Station, Fallbrook, 6pm, Bell Pepperz
Oct. 11, Vista Elks, 6:30pm, Bell Pepperz
Oct. 18, Oceanside Elks, 6:30pm, Bell Pepperz
Custard Pie:
Sept. 1, Reunion Bar, Ocean Beach, 1pm
Sept. 13, Ringers, Bonsall, 8pm
Sept. 20, Pour House, Oceanside, 10pm
Sept. 28, The Landings, Carlsbad, 6:30pm
Oct. 4, Full Circle Saloon, Santee, 9pm
Oct. 5, Wildwood Crossing, Vista, 8pm
Kenneth Rexrode Productions:
Sept. 6, Whitney Shay, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, 6pm, free, www.oma-online.org
Sept. 14, Fallbrook Live with January-Berry, Pala Mesa, 6:30-11pm
Sept. 17, Whitney Shay, Belly Up, Solana Beach, 7pm, www.bellyup.com
Sept. 27, San Diego Live at Queen Bee’s Art & Cultural Center, North Park, 7pm
Sept. 28, Six String Society’s Piano Project at Brooks Theater, Oceanside, 3pm, 8pm, $25-$38
Oct. 9, Skelpin, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, 6pm, free, www.oma-online.org
Oct. 12, Haunted Halloween Cruise, Bahia Resort Hotel, San Diego, 5pm
Oct. 19, Sarah Rogo, Hacienda de Vega, Carlsbad, 6pm
For more info: Facebook/Rexrode Productions or Rexrodeproductions@gmail.com
Anthony Cullins, The Fallbrook Kid:
Aug. 31, Bigg’s Harley Davidson, San Marcos, 12-3pm
Aug. 31, Wildwood Crossing, Vista, 8pm
Greg Douglass Band:
Sept. 7, Wildwood Crossing, Vista, 8pm
Sept. 13, Harry’s Bar, Fallbrook, 7:30-11pm
Gone Blonde:
Sept. 14, Pour House, Oceanside, 5-9pm
Sept. 27, Hacienda de Vega, Carlsbad, 6:30-10pm
Fallbrook:
Fallbrook First Fridays, May 3-Sept. 6, downtown shops open until 7pm
Harvest Faire:
Oct. 20, downtown Fallbrook
www.fallbrookchamberofcommerce.org
Fall Festival of Gems*:
Oct. 13, 9am-4pm, Alvarado & Main, lots of great stuff to see and buy, raffle, silent auction, free www.fgms.org
Fallbrook Library, free:
Sept. 1, Ross Moore, 2pm
Sept. 19, Blackbyrd, Beatles music, 7pm
Pala Mesa Resort-Aquaterra Restaurant, outside on the patio, 6:30-10pm:
Aug. 31, Shelle Blue, folk/blues/romantic
Sept. 6, Joel Reese, jazz/blues/rock
Sept. 7, Nocy, Spanish guitar, flamenco
Sept. 13, Peter Hall, guitar
Sept. 14, Fallbrook Live (Rexrode Productions) with January-Berry, 6:30-11pm
Sept. 20, Shelle Blue, folk/blues/romantic
Sept. 21, Billy Watson, jazz/blues/rock
Sept. 27, Guilty Conscience, rock/country/jazz
Sept. 28, Jesse Cox, jazz/soft rock/blues
Sept. 20, Escape, Journey tribute band on Cliff Terrace, 7-11pm, General Admission $40, VIP $89 includes preferred seating and opening reception at 5:30pm with open bar and lite bites. Food/beverages will be available for purchase. www.palamesa.com/concerts http://www.palamesa.com/
Gopher Hole at Castle Creek Country Club, 7:30-10:30pm:
Aug. 31, Rad Band
Sept. 6, Classic Crew
Sept. 7, I Know Jack or Don’t Know Jack
Sept. 13, Groove Cats
Sept. 14, Traffic Jam
Sept. 20, Bell Pepperz*
Sept. 21, not yet booked
Sept. 27, West Coast Willie
Sept. 28, Not 4 Hire
Oct. 4, Craig’s Band
**760-749-2877 #2 The schedule sometimes changes, I suggest you call before going to verify the band you want to see is playing.**
Live dance music and a good dance floor, plus decent food and wine and a lot of different craft beers on tap. The website does not get updated. It has the address in Escondido, although it is only about 5 miles from Bonsall. www.castlecreekcountryclub.com
Escondido:
Sept. 3, Bluegrass music at Round Table Pizza (Washington & Ash) 7-9pm
Cruisin’ Grand:
Every Friday through Sept. 27, classic cars, live music, food/drinks, lots of people watching
Escondido Wine and Craft Beer map: https://visitescondido.com/wineries/
For more Escondido details, go to www.visitescondido.com
Vintana:
Live on the Lanai, live music by local musicians, Thursday-Saturdays, 6-9pm
Center for the Arts:
Aug. 31, Sept. 1, The Piano Men, music by Elton John & Billy Joel, $25-$45, various times
Sept. 13, Ethan Bortnick, world’s youngest solo musician, $28-$50, 7:30pm
Sept. 22, Hotlanta Dixieland Jazz Band, $30, 2pm
Sept. 26-29, Zoppe Italian Family Circus: La Nonna, $25-$40, various times
Hidden City Sounds June 7-Oct. 4: different genre each week, free, 6-10pm in Lyric Court, Food Truck Fridays, cash bar, advance reservations recommended, premium options available for purchase
Sept. 6, The Redwoods Revue, vintage soul/rock & roll
Sept. 13, Strings of Thought, classical crossover
Sept. 20, Daring Greatly, classic rock/soul
Sept. 27, Southern Scratch, Waila/chicken scratch (I have no idea)
Oct. 4, Gunhild Carling, swing/jazz
Oct. 2, David Burnham, 6pm, free
Oct. 5, Grandmaster Flash, $25-$75, 8pm
Oct. 8, Michael McDonald, $45-$125, 8:30pm
Oct. 11, Tribute to Johnny Cash, $40-$50, 7:30pm
Oct. 12, Patton Oswalt, comedian, $35-$80, 7:30pm
Oct. 19, Taimane, ukulele virtuoso, $25-$65, 7:30pm
Oct. 19, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus Live, $60, 3:30pm and 8pm
Oct. 20, Quarteto Nuevo, $30, 2pm
Oct. 30, OK, GO! The Live Video Tour, $35-$75, 7:30pm
Nov. 24, An Evening with Sophia Loren, onstage conversation/Q&A, $65-$205, 4pm
Pounders, 9pm:
Sept. 6-7, DJ Smash
Sept. 13-14, The Reflectors
Sept. 20-21, Bandemic
Sept. 27-28, E-Ticket Band
Karaoke Sundays-Tuesdays, DJ on Wednesdays-Thursdays
Welk Resort:
Sept. 6-Nov. 9, The Addams Family musical, various dates, times
Vista:
Viking Festival:
Sept. 21-22, Norway Hall on Vista Way, $15, $5 parking, off-site parking at Vista High School and Guajome Academy with free shuttle, www.vistavikingfestival.com
Moonlight Theater:
Sept. 11-27, Victor Victoria
Oct. 5, Into the Woods in Concert
www.ci.vista.ca.us or www.moonlightstage.com
Broadway Theater, Thurs-Sat 7:30pm, Sat/Sun 2pm:
Sept. 12-29, Southern Comforts, romantic comedy, $25
Oct. 11-27, One Bad Apple, musical comedy, $27
www.broadwayvista.biz or 760-806-7905
Willowbrook Jazz Concerts:
The rest of the season has been cancelled due to health reasons but it will be back in 2020.
Vista Library, free, 1:30pm:
Sept. 1, Auni and Gunnar Biggs, jazz
San Marcos:
Woodland Park Concerts in the Garden* (last one of the summer!):
Sept. 14, The Pettybreakers, Tom Petty Tribute
Gates open at 6pm, concert at 7:30pm, $6 presale, $8 at the gate, bring your picnic/beverage, chairs. This event is always fun especially with a group of friends. Music, a picnic, wine, on the grass under the trees and the stars. There is room to dance on the asphalt.
My Yard Live was packed when I went there to see Bill Magee. It is VERY family friendly (lots of kids) and it has a significant amount of entertainment and games, plus food and a bar. You stand in line to place your food order and they bring it to you. It has long tables for family style seating. They focus on environmental sustainability and local goods. Variety of music and dancing is allowed! www.myyardlive.com
Carlsbad:
Hacienda de Vega, 5806 Van Allen Way, 6:30-10pm on the patio (weather permitting, or inside), no cover charge, no reservations for less than 8:
Aug. 31, Salsa Night with Salsa Mocambo, salsa/merengue/cumbia
Sept. 6, Santana pa Ti, Carlos Santana tribute, 7-11pm
Sept. 7, Jimmy & Enrique, Latin/pop/int’l flair
Sept. 13, Bill Magee Blues Band*
Sept. 14, Almas Ocultas, Rock en Espanol
Sept. 20, Club Night w/DJ Rik, Top 40s/Latin/Spanish, 7-11pm
Sept. 21, 80s Night w/Freeze Frame, 7-11pm
Sept. 27, Gone Blonde*, dancing
Sept. 28, Gin Piston, classic rock
Hacienda Rancho Santa Fe, 162 S. Rancho Santa Fe, Encinitas, 6-9pm, no cover charge, dancing encouraged, heated patio, fire pits, lots of free parking in Rancho Santa Fe Plaza:
Aug. 31, Fleetwood Max, tribute band, 6:30-10pm
Sept. 7, Israel Maldonado, Latin/blues/rock/reggae
Sept. 13, Michael Battista, Spanish Guitar/Gipsy Kings
Sept. 14, Ron’s Garage & Gonzology, 60s-70s classic rock
Sept. 20, Tighten Ups, rock/soul, 6:30-10pm
Sept. 21, GipsyMenco, Flamenco/jazz
Sept. 27, David Maldonado, Spanish guitar
Sept. 28, Bruno Serrano & Monette Marino, Latin/rumba/flamenco
Note: technically this is in Encinitas, but it is on Rancho Santa Fe Road on the border of RSF
http://www.haciendadevega.com/
The Landings at Palomar Airport, 6:30-9:30pm unless otherwise noted:
Sept. 1, Dadio & the Batman, 11am-2pm
Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25, Jim Gibson, 5:30-8:30pm
Sept. 5, OSO 40s Big Band, 5:30pm
Sept. 6, Clapton Hook
Sept. 7, Cool Rush
Sept. 8, Jackson Patrick, 11am-2pm
Sept. 13, Come Together, Beatles Tribute Band
Sept. 14, Allman Brothers Tribute Band
Sept. 15, Dan & Billy, 11am-2pm
Sept. 20, Rolling Heart Breakers, Rolling Stones/Tom Petty tribute band
Sept. 21, Too Rude for Sunday
Sept. 22, French Toast & Stockings, 11am-2pm
Sept. 27, Fleetwood Max
Sept. 28, Custard Pie, Led Zeppelin
Sept. 29, Chris Fast, 11am-2pm
Del Mar:
Del Mar Turf Club:
July 17-Sept. 2, horse racing season, lots of concerts and festivals too, www.dmtc.com
Kaaboo Music Festival:
Sept. 13-15, Del Mar Fairgrounds, 1 or 3-day passes, various ticket packages available.
San Diego:
Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay:
April 12-Sept. 27, tickets on sale through Ticketmaster. www.humphreysconcerts.com
San Diego Blues Festival*:
Sept. 7! The group TAJ MAHAL & the Phantom Blues Band headlines an all-star group of artists at the 9th Annual AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival, a benefit for the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank. Tickets on sale now www.sdbluesfest.com
General admission tickets $35, $40 at the door (VIP and Super VIP tickets are sold out). All attendees are encouraged to bring 2 cans of food to donate, just drop in the bin at the gate.
The festival features nine performances on two stages throughout the day (12-8pm) at Embarcadero Marina Park North on the downtown San Diego waterfront. This year’s lineup includes: Eric Gales, Larkin Poe, Curtis Salgado, Chris James & Patrick Rynn, Black Market III, Whitney Shay, The Sleepwalkers and Jim Gibson. All proceeds from the festival go directly to the San Diego Food Bank’s fight against hunger. Hope to see you there!
Aside from hosting this fun AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival on Sept. 7 this year, the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank feeds about 370,000 military and civilian people per month, year round. Every dollar you contribute provides 5 meals. Please help them feed the hungry in our local communities, including the kids on the weekends and over the summer. More details can be found at their website.
http://www.sandiegofoodbank.org/
Bayside Summer Nights:
All summer long on the Embarcadero Marina Park South, 7:30pm, various genres and prices (not just classical music)
Petco Park has added a new concert venue, Sycuan Stage, in partnership with Live Nation, capacity 6,000 people.
Liberty Station Concerts, San Diego:
4th Sunday June-Sept. at 5pm, outdoors, picnic, live music. www.libertystation.com
La Jolla:
Green Flash Concert Series, Birch Aquarium, 6-9pm, gates open 5:30pm:
Sept. 18, 10,000 Maniacs $33-$44
Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, 7pm, doors open 5pm, www.thecoachhouse.com for the full schedule of shows
Temecula:
Thornton Winery:
April 5-Nov. 1, Friday Night Live on the patio, 6-9pm, zero-$40 cover charge depending on show and seats, Champagne Jazz Series concert schedule announced, July 20-Oct. 20
Merc Theater:
Jazz at the Merc, Thursdays, 7:30pm, $20
Classics at the Merc, 2nd, 4th Sundays, 3pm, $15
Cabaret at the Merc, last Sundays, 7pm, $30
Speakeasy at the Merc, 2nd Saturdays, 7pm, $15/$12
Country Live at the Merc, 1st, 3rd Saturdays, 7pm, 9pm, $15
Dance Xchange, 3rd Tuesdays, 7pm, $15
The Merc 2019-20 Series schedule has been published online.
http://www.temeculapresents.org/
Shakespeare in the Vines at Baily Vineyard, $17-$30/show, various dates:
September 5-21: Comedy of Errors
Here are some more links for Temecula activities:
http://www.temeculaevents.org/ this site has been greatly improved!
http://www.cityoftemecula.org/
http://www.temeculatheater.org/
Pala Casino: www.palacasino.com
Pauma Casino:
Sept. 13, Ramon Ayala, 8pm, $55-$75 www.casinopauma.com
Pechanga Resort & Casino: www.pechanga.com
Harrah’s Rincon Casino: www.harrahssocal.com
Valley View Casino: www.valleyviewcasino.com
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