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August 2021
Surfer Blood
Surfer Blood is an American indie rock band from West Palm Beach, Florida, United States, currently signed to Kanine Records, formerly signed to Joyful Noise Recordings and Warner Bros. Records. The band has four members: John Paul Pitts (lead vocals/guitars), Tyler Schwarz (drums), Mike McCleary (guitars/backing vocals), and Lindsey Mills (bass/backing vocals). Catch them at The Casbah on August
Find out more »September 2021
Future Islands
Future Islands Future Islands are a band whose brilliance has always been hiding in plain sight. One viral moment might have catapulted them to worldwide recognition, but they were just doing what they always did - pouring their heart and soul into every moment, and channeling arts great power to spread love and hope. It was, quite simply, who they are. Yet success is a fickle beast. Burn out, self-doubt, and wrestling with expectations; Future Islands have been through them…
Find out more »Gogol Bordello
Gogol Bordello Gogol Bordello is an American punk rock band from the Lower East Side of Manhattan, formed in 1999 by musicians from all over the world and known for theatrical stage shows and persistent touring. Much of the band's sound is inspired by gypsy music mixed with punk and dub, incorporating accordion and violin (and on some albums, saxophone). The band has appeared in several popular films, most notably Everything Is Illuminated (2005) in which lead singer Eugene Hütz co-starred with Elijah Wood in a dramedy/adventure story about the Nazi purges in Ukraine. The group appears playing a brass band in a set that included…
Find out more »New Found Glory, Simple Plan
New Found Glory and Simple Plan team up for their co-headlining tour, Pop Punk's Not Dead Yet. New Found Glory With Forever + Ever x Infinity, the band created an album that is 100% New Found Glory, a brand and mantra 20+ years in the making, riffs and sing-a-longs to last a lifetime. Listen to it now and look for the deluxe version, Forever + Ever x Infinity... And Beyond!!! on Hopeless Records. New Found Glory is Jordan Pundik (lead…
Find out more »Ty Segall and the Freedom Band
Ty Segall One of the leaders of the new psych-influenced garage rock scene that erupted in California in the late 2000's, Ty Segall has produced a catalog as prolific as it is diverse. Working as a solo act and in a number of side projects, Segall has released literally dozens of albums since he left the Epsilons and cut his first project on his own in 2008... Segall's simple but strong melodic frameworks, his creative restlessness, and the infectious intensity…
Find out more »Sylvan Esso
Sylvan Esso It seemed like just yesterday that Durham, North Carolina's very own Sylvan Esso (comprised of vocalist Amelia Randall Meath and multi-instrumentalist Nick Sanborn) were turning heads in the Indie world. Now with three albums and eight years of experience under their belts, Sylvan Esso will be bringing their signature glitchy and left-field pop sensibilities to the Soma stage. The band will be supporting their 2020 effort Free Love which was a turning point for the band. The album is noticeably…
Find out more »Gary Numan
Gary Anthony James Webb, better known as Gary Numan, is an English musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and record producer. He entered the music industry as the frontman of the new wave band Tubeway Army. Catch him at Observatory North Park on September 18th. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im3JzxlatUs
Find out more »Durand Jones & The Indications
Durand Jones & The Indications is an American contemporary R&B and soul group founded by the core songwriting trio of singer Durand Jones, singer/drummer Aaron Frazer, and guitarist Blake Rhein. Catch their soulful sounds at Soma on September 20th.
Find out more »Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse Quintessential Issaquah, Washington indie rockers Modest Mouse released The Golden Casket in 2020, their first new album in six years. The record is a new sound for the band as they delve into a more psychedelic sonic pallet while still staying the same old eclectic and bittersweet Modest Mouse. This will be their first tour supporting the record and their first time back in San Diego since 2019 when they supported The Black Keys. You can catch them at the…
Find out more »The Backseat Lovers
The band started when Josh, having heard of local drummer Juice Welch, introduced himself and asked if he wanted to start a band. They immediately started working on arrangements for some of Josh's songs. Later Josh met lead guitarist and vocalist Jonas Swanson while waiting in line for an open mic at the Velour in Provo city. Neither of them got on the list to play that night, so they sat on a park bench outside the venue and played…
Find out more »Cold War Kids
Cold War Kids is an American indie rock band from Long Beach, California. Band members are Nathan Willett (vocals, piano, guitar), Matt Maust (bass guitar), David Quon (guitar, backing vocals), Matthew Schwartz (keyboards, backing vocals, guitar, percussion), and Joe Plummer (drums, percussion). Catch them at Observatory North Park on September 24th, 2021.
Find out more »October 2021
Beach Goons
Hailing from San Diego’s Logan Heights neighborhood, Beach Goons was the brainchild of Pablo Cervantez, the band’s vocalist, guitarist, and sole constant member. Beach Goons started innocently enough with Cervantez and a couple friends picking up instruments and playing out, hitting up any place that would have them, from their middle school to Logan Heights’ library. As the band grew, their sound evolved with them. Their early singles showed a brash, garage-indebted take on punk, but by the time of…
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