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San Diego's Live Music Scene

Music fans have flocked to San Diego's live music venues for years to discover local bands before they broke nationally.  In the 80's and early 90's, bands like Pitchfork, Drive Like Jehu and Rocket from the Crypt put San Diego's music scene on the map. More recently, local indie favorites like Scarlet Symphony, Pinback, The Locust, and Louis XIV received national and international recognition.

Today, music lovers can explore San Diego's eclectic music scene, catch a show in a waterfront venue, and scout out the next big band while enjoying the region's laid-back Southern California atmosphere.  They can also party at annual outdoor music festivals and sleep like rock stars in some of the city's hottest accommodations like the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego.



Featured Fall Live Music Events

They Might Be Giants (November 17)
Grammy-award winner They Might Be Giants bring their ruckus to the Belly Up Tavern.

The Black Crowes (November 22)
The legendary Black Crowes come to the House of Blues with the Truth and Salvage Company.




 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Concerts

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    Through 11/20/2009
    Son Jarocho: The Music and Dance of Veracruz, Mexico
    Center for World Music
    Price: $15/$10 students
    Description: This event, sponsored by the Center for World Music, will commemorate the Mexican Revolution. A concert of music and dance of the southern region of Veracruz, Mexico. A Son Jarocho group from Mexicali and a Son Jarocho group from San Diego will perform.
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    Through 11/22/2009
    B.B. King w/ Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real
    Belly Up Tavern
    Location: Solana Beach
    Price: $120.00
    Description: His reign as King of the Blues has been as long as that of any monarch on earth. Yet B.B. King continues to wear his crown well. At age 76, he is still light on his feet, singing and playing the blues with relentless passion. Time has no apparent effect on B.B., other than to make him more popular, more cherished, more relevant than ever. Don’t look for him in some kind of semi-retirement; look for him out on the road, playing for people, popping up in a myriad of T.V. commercials, or laying down tracks for his next album. B.B. King is as alive as the music he plays, and a grateful world can’t get enough of him.
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    Through 11/22/2009
    Classics 4 Kids: Rhythm, Rhyme & Ragtime
    San Diego Theatres
    Location: Downtown
    Price: $22.00 - $12.50
    Description: Join musicians of the Classics Philharmonic and guests from Malashock Dance as they explore the rhythms and movements of ragtime and jazz by Scott Joplin and Igor Stravinsky to name a few.
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    Through 11/22/2009
    San Diego Symphony: Mahler's "Song of the Earth"
    San Diego Symphony Orchestra
    Location: Downtown
    Price: $20-$93
    Description: Come hear Mahler's most personal work!
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    Through 01/31/2010
    Sunday Pipe Organ Concert
    Spreckels Organ Society
    Price: Free
    Description: Spreckels Pipe Organ Sunday Concert in Balboa Park
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Music Venues

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    Lyric Opera San Diego
    Affordable musical theater for all, featuring exciting artists in innovative approachable productions of tuneful "classics" from Mozart to Gershwin.
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    Mainly Mozart
    All-star orchestra with top U.S. players during annual June festival and year-round chamber music concerts.
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    San Diego Civic Theatre
    Premiere venue for productions, presentations of San Diego Opera, California Ballet, La Jolla Music Society and Broadway/San Diego.
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    San Diego Opera
    San Diego Opera, home of one of America's top-ranked opera companies.
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    San Diego Symphony Orchestra
    World-class symphonic music presented year round. Featuring classical masterworks, interactive performances, outdoor summer pops.
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    Tapenade
    Dine with a bistro fare in this first class dining located in the heart of La Jolla
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    The Shout! House
    Rock-n-Roll, Sing-a-Long, Dueling Piano Bar
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    Viejas Arena San Diego State University
    12,500 seat arena located at San Diego State University. Concerts, sporting events, family shows, corporate events and conventions.
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    Viejas Casino & Outlet Center
    For great gaming, shopping, and dining, come to Viejas Casino & Outlet Center in Alpine, California. Just 30 minutes east of downtown
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    Whiskey Girl
    Quintessential San Diego Atmosphere in the Heart of the Gaslamp Quarter!
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