The Casbah has been open since 1989. Its first location (pictured left) had a legal capacity of 75 and hosted such bands as: Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Lemonheads, The Jesus Lizard, and Rocket From The Crypt.In the beginning of '94 we moved just down the road to our larger, plusher quarters and the rest is history. Our "new" location has a capacity of 200+, there is an enclosed smoking patio, a back room featuring pool tables, pinball, the classic video game Galaga, and a full bar. There is also a music room with a full bar and a state-of-the-art 24 channel Yamaha, JBL, QSC, Crest sound system.Some of the bands that have played at our current location include: Boss Hog, Alanis Morissette, Morphine, the Amps, The Breeders, Elastica, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Royal Crown Revue, Supersuckers, Ben Harper, Liz Phair, G Love & Special Sauce, Social Distortion, The Cult, and local acts such as Rocket From The Crypt, fluf, Drive Like Jehu, Three Mile Pilot, Creedle, the Rugburns, Tanner, Blackheart Procession, etc..The Casbah features live music at least 6, often 7 nights a week with cover charges usually varying from "$0 to $10". Patrons must be 21 with a valid ID. Our hours are 8:30pm-2am.
2501 Kettner Blvd.
San Diego, California 92101
Events:
fu manchu
not a chance in fucking hell i miss lightning bolt to see the fu but they do put on a good show. socal boys will be in the groove for their home away from home. i still blame them for making me pas...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-04-13 20:00:00
Electric Six
$15
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-04-18 20:00:00
Scott H. Biram
$8
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-04-22 20:00:00
Demasiado (Anti-Monday League)
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-04-30 20:00:00
Earthless Record Release Party
EARTHLESS record release show with ENTRANCE, ASTRA, THE WIDOWS, and J. EMERY BLATCHLEY (in the atari lounge)
Download "Godspeed" (mp3) from "Earthless - Godspeed (Edit)&am...
Category: Music, 21:00:00, 2007-05-17 21:00:00
Truckee Brothers
The Truckee Brothers love to rock. And rock they do on their new album, Double Happiness to be released May 8th on Populuxe Records. Combining their impressive rhythm section with perfect falsetto h...
Category: Music, 21:00:00, 2007-05-18 21:00:00
melt banana
while you could easily write these cats off as another gimmick band from japan where nobody really gets the gimmick unless they are japanese and only then do they purport to "get it"...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-05-20 20:00:00
The Clientele
NOT at an underage venue. yipeeee!!!
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-05-22 20:00:00
vietnam
hipsterinnius maxximus
bust out your wristbands, tight sweaters and mottled angst 'cause the billyburg brigade is about to be all up in your face.
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-06-02 20:00:00
Mice Parade
w/ Tom Brousseau, Kira Kira
$10
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-06-06 20:00:00
Mice Parade + Tom Brosseau
Mice Parade
Tom Brosseau
Kira Kira also plays.
$10
Category: Music, 20:30:00, 2007-06-06 20:30:00
John Doe and Dead Rock West
Dead Rock West has just been confirmed on a national summer tour kicking off on June 15th in Portland, Oregon with indie rock god John Doe. The band will be performing double duty, opening the set as ...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-06-08 20:00:00
The Raveonettes
$15
not sure if they're quite good enough to waste my birthday on
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-06-09 20:00:00
The Pipettes
pull shapes!
$10
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-06-10 20:00:00
Diplo
w/ Bonde Do Role, DJ Corey Biggs
$18
Hopefully they won't miss their plane this time.
shake it!
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-06-11 20:00:00
MENOMENA!
MENOMENA!
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-06-14 20:00:00
Lavender Diamond
Lavender Diamond is a Los Angeles-based folk/country-pop quartet known for its light-hearted, often winsome sound, its simple, romantic lyrics and the charismatic, whimsical stage presence, and ethere...
Category: Music, 20:30:00, 2007-06-15 20:30:00
The National
$12
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-06-25 20:00:00
Burning Brides
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-06-26 20:00:00
Truckee Brothers
The Truckee Brothers love to rock. And rock they do on their new album, Double Happiness released May 8th on Populuxe Records. Combining their impressive rhythm section with perfect falsetto harmonies...
Category: Music, 21:00:00, 2007-06-28 21:00:00
Billy Midnight, Matt Curreri & the Ex-Friends, Vision of a D...
http://myspace.com/billymidnight
http://myspace.com/theexfriends
http://myspace.com/thevisionofadyingworld
$8.
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-07-21 20:00:00
Maximo Park
Tix on sale at noon on paddys day (17th). Will be sold out at 12:05.
$15
http://www.casbahmusic.com/schedule.php?page=1&month=7&year=2007
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-07-28 20:00:00
The Volcom Tour
Valient Thorr, ASG, Totimoshi
8pm > $10 > 21+ >
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-07-31 20:00:00
The Lovemakers
Category: Music, 21:00:00, 2007-08-08 21:00:00
Mr Tube & The Flying Objects with El Olio WOlof, Viewmaster
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-08-11 20:00:00
Old Time Relijun
Old Time Relijun mixes garage dub with free jazz and a touch of country twang.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-08-28 20:30:00
Old Time Relijun, Mr Tube & the Flying Objects, Old Man Hand...
http://myspace.com/theoldtimerelijun
http://myspace.com/mrtube
http://myspace.com/oldmanhands
Category: Music, 21:00:00, 2007-08-28 21:00:00
Psychic TV
Psychic TV is a video art and music group that primarily performs psychedelic, punk, electronic and experimental music.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-08-29 20:30:00
Visual Underground
The Visual Underground has been tapping the video feeds of the independent scene to bring you their latest transmissions of Film+Rock+Art and booze.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-08-30 20:30:00
Visual Underground
The Visual Underground has been tapping the video feeds of the independent scene to bring you their latest transmissions of Film+Rock+Art and booze.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-08-30 20:30:00
Crash Encore
Goodbye Blue Monday is a four-piece acoustic/electric pop group.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-08-31 20:30:00
Mexico City Rollers
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-09-01 20:00:00
Fluf
San Diego indie rock quartet Buckfast Superbee formed in 1997 after guitarist Nick Keyser and drummer Matt Burlile placed an advertisement in a local weekly seeking a singer and bassist; in guitarist ...
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-01 20:30:00
Show/Dance Party
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-02 20:30:00
Okkervil River, Damien Jurado
http://myspace.com/okkervilriver
http://myspace.com/damienjurado
$14.
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-09-03 20:00:00
Okkervil River
Kevin Grasha of Alternative Press says Okkervil River is "a raggedly rocking avant-folk quartet...augmented by organ, mellotron, fiddle or the occasional blast of a horn section....Okkervil R...
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-03 20:30:00
Okkervil River
Kevin Grasha of Alternative Press says Okkervil River is "a raggedly rocking avant-folk quartet...augmented by organ, mellotron, fiddle or the occasional blast of a horn section....Okkervil R...
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-03 20:30:00
Peter Case
Peter Case blends folk, blues and rock into simple, honest songs about life's trials and tribulations. Ari Shine plays sunny songs with smart pop and punk mixed in their music.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-05 20:30:00
Republic of Letters
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-06 20:30:00
John Vanderslice
John Vanderslice writes sonically gorgeous songs with intricate lyrics that are more like short stories. St. Vincent is the band of singer-multi-instrumentalist-composer Annie Clark. Hailed by the Bos...
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-07 20:30:00
Joan as Police Woman
Joan, a groundbreaking artist who defies easy classification, is a rock-jazz-punk-folk-soul-R&B singer/songwriter, keyboardist, guitarist and violinist.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-08 20:30:00
Magnolia Electric Co.
$8
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-09-09 20:00:00
Magnolia Electric Company
Magnolia Electric Company plays the kind of rock you'd expect to hear in the '70s. Califone has made an art out of taking the blues/folk music created by the generations that came befo...
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-09 20:30:00
Yo Majesty
Yo Majesty is an alternative/club/rap trio from Tampa, Florida.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-10 20:30:00
The Misfiends
The MisFiends are a Misfits tribute band.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-11 20:30:00
Acid Guru Temple
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-12 20:30:00
The Brunettes
Coy, cute, cutie-pie, hoochie-pie, coochie-woo, woochie-candy-poo. These are, more or less, all terms that New Zealand band The Brunettes have been denying and simultaneously inviting their entire car...
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-14 20:30:00
Dirty Projectors
The Dirty Projectors is the project of Dave Longstreth, a former Yale student who left college to become one of the most prolific and unique indie singer/songwriters of the early 2000s.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-16 20:30:00
VHS or Beta
This four-piece indie band plays lively disco tunes. Walter Meego is a singer-songwriter.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-17 20:30:00
Oakley Hall
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-18 20:30:00
Ike Reilly Assassination
This quintet offers post-punk sound that runs the gamut from bluesy to soft rap.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-19 20:30:00
Electric Six
are they ever going to f@#$ off?!
$15
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-09-20 20:00:00
Electric Six
are they ever going to f@#$ off?!
$15
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-09-20 20:00:00
High on Fire
High on Fire, featuring former members of the defunct, post-metal outfit Sleep, shares a similar penchant for brutal audio assaults as well as furious and unrelenting bouts of mind-altering heaviness....
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-20 20:30:00
Scarlet Symphony
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-21 20:30:00
William Elliot Whitmore
Tim Barry is the lead singer of Avail - a hardcore/rock/punk band.
Category: , 00:00:00, 2007-09-22 00:00:00
Voxtrot
w/ The Little Ones, Sleeping State
"late show 10pm" - and how would this be different to any other casbah show?!
$10
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-09-22 20:00:00
Voxtrot
Voxtrot combine classic '60s pop with the heady, subversive sounds of '80s Britain. The Little Ones have adopted the rule that a song is appropriate if, and only if, each of the band m...
Category: , 22:00:00, 2007-09-22 22:00:00
Pleaseeasaur
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-23 20:30:00
8MM
8MM features Sean Beavan, Juliette Beavan and Jon Nicholson.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-24 20:30:00
Ra Ra Riot
Ra Ra Riot is an amorphous blob that consists of six highly dedicated individuals, each bringing her/his own experiences as both people and musicians to the metaphorical table.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-25 20:30:00
The National : SOLD OUT
must have a single being pimped on 949 or sth
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-09-27 20:00:00
The National
This group is made up of two sets of brothers and one tall blonde. Originally from Ohio, they now live in Brooklyn and get their musical inspiration from the likes of Voices, Afghan Whigs, Tom Waits a...
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-27 20:30:00
The Telltale Hearts
Satisfaction is a Rolling Stones tribute band.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-28 20:30:00
Th' Legendary Shack*Shakers
Melding the locomotive rhythm of traditional bluegrass with the intensity of Mississippi roadhouse blues, this band has created a unique, hybrid sound of mostly original material. The band regularly t...
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-29 20:30:00
The Weakerthans
Hailing from Canada, The Weakerthans is a four-piece folk/rock/punk band. The distorted cry of a lap steel guitar slices through the night. A voice sings with aching sweetness and strength. Caressing ...
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-30 20:30:00
bonde do role
filha do puta! shake your money maker.
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-10-01 20:00:00
Bonde Do Role
Bonde do Role is an alternative baile funk ensemble from Curitiba, Brazil. The band is characterized by the blatant sampling of popular American music and hooks from songs by Alice in Chains, The Dark...
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-10-01 20:30:00
Datarock
Datarock features Fredrik Saroea and Ketil Mosnes from Bergen, Norway.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-10-02 20:30:00
Sleeping People CD Release Show
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-10-06 20:30:00
Gram Rabbit
Gram Rabbit's music is perhaps best described as electro-pop glitz.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-10-07 20:30:00
Nellie McKay
Singer and pianist Nellie McKay stretches her cabaret style vocals to include rap, rock and everything in-between. Her quirky subject matter, combined with her torchy vocal delivery, has drawn compari...
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-10-08 20:30:00
Icebird w/ Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-10-09 20:00:00
Holly Golightly
Holly Golightly features ex-members of The Headcoatees.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-10-09 20:30:00
Rogue Wave
$14
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-10-10 20:00:00
Rogue Wave
Rogue Wave is an indie rock band blending wistful vocals over and under blankets of sonic textures.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-10-10 20:30:00
Numbers
Numbers often borrow their choruses from the recorded public transportation announcements in San Francisco. Their brand of post-punk mixed with the robotic sounds of the '80s keep the energy l...
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-10-11 20:30:00
The Avengers
The Avengers were a San Francisco-based hardcore/punk group which formed in 1977. The original line-up featured Penelope Houston on vocals; guitarist Greg Westermark (aka Greg Scars) on guitar; bassis...
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-10-12 20:30:00
Hacienda Brothers CD Release Show
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-10-13 20:30:00
Mobius Band
$8
I might go in case the cute guy who owns ghostly is there.
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-10-14 20:00:00
The Mobius Band
Based in Western Massachusetts, The Mobius Band filter the standard indie rock trio through post-rock texture, Krautrock repetition and modern electronics.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-10-14 20:30:00
Matt Pond PA, Jesca Hoop
http://myspace.com/mattpondpa
http://myspace.com/jescahoop
$10 adv/$12 day of
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-10-19 21:00:00
fiery furnaces
assuming they don't bring grandma, things should get pretty weird. bring a dog to kick if you got one.
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-10-21 20:00:00
Black Mountain
this anti-monday thing is starting to rock
$10
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-10-22 20:00:00
Tristeza
for my long lost friend ABOJ x
w/ Georgie James, Aqueduct
$10
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-10-30 20:00:00
Do Make Say Think
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-11-05 20:00:00
Robbers on High Street (w. Great Northern)
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-11-07 20:00:00
heavy trash
new project from jon spencer. the last time i saw jon spencer was a bar in new orleans where a "seasoned" lady in a half-shirt sold 40s of Magnum™ from a huge metal tub. &quo...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-11-09 20:00:00
Fing
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-11-18 20:30:00
Firethorn
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-11-19 20:30:00
Uh Huh Her
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-11-20 20:30:00
White Magic
This performance features Mira Billotte.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-11-26 20:30:00
Don Caballero
With 'World Class Listening Problem,' Don Caballero's first full-length in over five years, they prove once again that they are innovators of their craft & remain head ...
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-11-29 20:30:00
White Buffalo
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-11-30 20:30:00
Busdriver
Busdriver is that rare artist who brings so much flair and originality to his music that he has transformed a whole genre with his intricate assault of complex rhymes and vocal delivery. Daedelus has ...
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-12-01 20:30:00
Grand Ole Party (with Vampire Weekend)
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-12-02 20:00:00
Evan Dando
Songwriter Evan Dando is best known for his band the Lemonheads, which he led from 1984 to 1996.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-12-04 20:30:00
Long Live Logos
Long Live Logos is an American rock band from San Diego, California.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-12-05 20:30:00
Juliette and the Licks
Juliette and The Licks features actress-turned-rocker, Juliette Lewis. San Francisco's Scissors for Lefty have shared the stage with the likes of DJ AM, Grandaddy, Little Wings, Black Heart Pr...
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-12-06 20:30:00
Shonen Knife
Shonen Knife formed in 1981 in Osaka, Japan, when founding members Naoko Yamano, Atsuko Yamano and fellow office clerk Michie Nakatani decided they needed a distraction from desk life. They spent the ...
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-12-07 20:30:00
David Bazan
David Bazan fronts the enigmatic rock band Pedro the Lion and the electronic-based Headphones. His emotionally charged narratives, eye for telling detail, and mournful voice have more in common with J...
Category: , 19:00:00, 2007-12-08 19:00:00
Naked Raygun
Along with Husker Du, Naked Raygun was one of the first U.S. post-punk bands of the early '80s that merged melodic influences with punk/hardcore. Formed during 1981 in Chicago, Illinois (and l...
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-12-09 20:30:00
prefuse 73
leave your bling at home and get your head straight
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-12-10 20:00:00
Prefuse 73
Scott Herren, also known as Prefuse 73, is an Atlanta, GA, based experimental hip-hop producer.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-12-10 20:30:00
Office with Tigercity
Office and Tigercity? Prepare to dance all night!!!
Category: Music, 21:00:00, 2007-12-11 21:00:00
Imperial Teen
Imperial Teen is a San Francisco-based indie pop group. The band became known for their boy/girl harmonies and for all four members switching off on instruments during shows.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-12-15 20:30:00
The Mother Hips
First formed in Chico, California, all the way back in 1991, The Mother Hips built a following the old-fashioned way, touring constantly and letting word-of-mouth do the talking.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-12-31 20:30:00
Will Hoge
In a more traditional singer/songwriter vein, Will Hoge is a standout. More like Pete Yorn than John Mayer, Hoge's songs don't get mired in the maudlin. His major label debut is &#...
Category: , 20:30:00, 2008-01-23 20:30:00
Black Mountain
new tour 4 new album
$10
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2008-02-07 20:00:00