If this week felt like a never-ending group project with no clear leader, maybe it’s time for a strategic exit. Caroline Jones plays Sycuan on 6/26, and we’re giving away the full package: a pair of tickets, dinner for two, and an overnight stay. Call it a staycation. Or just a midweek mic drop. Enter to win!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

• Montreal’s finest soft-focus heartbreakers are back. TOPS hits Belly Up on 9/18 with their new album Bury the Key in tow. Their new era is equal parts dreamy, devastating, and danceable – and tickets just went on sale today.

• This one’s stacked: Cartel reviving the Chroma era, Hunny bringing the alt-glam heat, and Macseal rounding out the pack. It all goes down 10/11 at House of Blues. Tickets just went live.

• East Coast punk energy meets West Coast weather – The Bouncing Souls crash The Observatory on 12/13 with their East Coast! F#Ck You! Tour. You bring the stage dives, they’ll bring the anthems.

• Over 4.4 million Americans have realized they don’t need the news yelling at them – they just want the facts, hold the outrage. That’s why they read 1440: a free, five-minute daily newsletter that digs through 100+ sources to tell you what actually happened, minus the emotional rollercoaster.*

• Plus, other just-announced shows from Kenny G, Aminé, Lido, Mora, and Pola & Bryson, Fred V, Sustance, Plague Vendor, more!

FREE FUN FRIDAY

Free fun? In this economy? Believe it. We rounded up a bunch of zero-dollar events happening around San Diego – because your weekend plans shouldn’t require a second job. Hit the link and start filling your calendar the affordable way.

• Pocket Candy. Today @ Lou Lou’s Jungle Room.

• Laurie Beebe Lewis &The Electric Underground. Sunday @ Spreckels Park Coronado.

• Pitch–A–Friend. June 3 @ Liberty Public Market.

• San Diego STEM Women: Creativity and Curiosity. June 5 @ ​San Diego History Center.

• Summer Movies in the Park: Little Big League (PG). June 6 @ Valley Center Community Hall and Park.

• Ocean Beach Makers Market. June 7 @ OB Surf Lounge.

TONIGHT

LOCALS ONLY

• It’s Summer Kickoff Night tomorrow. SDFC vs. Austin goes down at Snapdragon, and the first 25K fans walk away with a beach towel! Show up loud and treat this like the unofficial start of your soccer-fueled summer.

• A life-size Barbie box, themed pancakes, and a rollerskating rink? Sure. Why not. San Diego’s getting the Barbie Café treatment this July, and it’s basically an edible, merch-filled Instagram trap (in the best way).

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TGIF!!!!