Happy Monday, y’all!
I spent the weekend ping-ponging between beach hangs and doing my taxes, which feels like a personality test I did not sign up for. Balance, though. We’re thriving. Anyway, if your version of “balance” leans more forest rave than spreadsheets…

Electric Forest is back 6/25–28, 2026, turning Rothbury into its usual glowing, bass-filled alternate reality. ILLENIUM, Excision, GRiZ, Chris Lake, Kaskade, Disco Lines, The String Cheese Incident, Sammy Virji, ISOxo… It’s a lot. One DoMORE member is getting hooked up with GA passes, camping, and $600 travel. Sign up for DoMORE to enter!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

• Not a reunion, not a throwback, just Seahaven still existing in people’s rotation, whether they admit it or not. They play SOMA on 6/2 if you’ve kept up (even quietly).

• If you were part of the Naked Brothers Band era, get ready. TikTok star Alex Warren is teaming up with Nat & Alex Wolf for Finding Family on the Road. Live at Viejas Arena on 6/8. Tickets on sale now!

• There’s a reason Marsha Ambrosius keeps getting pulled into other artists’ projects – her voice and pen are both heavy. Floetry at Sycuan on 5/13 is just a more direct version of that.

• Australian producer Opiuo has been doing the funk/bass hybrid thing long enough that it’s basically his signature now. He’s at Music Box on 5/30.

• + Other just announced shows ready for your calendar!

CURLY HAIR SPECIALS IN SAN DIEGO (RECS FROM READERS)

Circling back because I did not forget – I asked you all for curly hair specialists for my boyfriend, and the responses were so good I couldn’t just let them live in my inbox. Turned it into a full guide so it’s actually useful. If you’ve got curls (or love someone who does), you’ll want this one saved.

THIS WEEK

LOCALS ONLY

• A room full of interesting women and zero obligation to pretend you love networking. This Thursday at Pure Pawsh, the Women’s Networking Mixer is more about real connection, shared ideas, and celebrating Women’s History Month.

• Coin-Op North Park is rolling out a new menu Thursday at 6pm and turning it into a whole thing – DJs, raffle, tattoos, drink specials, plus 86’d Kitchen in the mix. Come hungry!

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