HAPPY MONDAY Y’ALL!!! ❤️ The sunsets this weekend??? The full moon? A little rain?? Beautiful. No notes, San Diego.

I spent my weekend gardening, beaching + taking an unreasonable number of sunset videos. Meanwhile, every CRSSD sunset post had me thinking: imagine this was your first weekend in San Diego. Lmao. You’re never leaving.

Now that fall’s here, we can also start bothering the desert again, without the heat trying to kill you!!!

One of my favorite excuses: Joshua Tree Music Festival, October 8-11 at Joshua Tree Lake Campground.

Want in? I’m giving away a pair of tickets. Go frolic responsibly!

JUST ANNOUNCED

• New Life is turning five, so naturally the celebration involves two stages, multiple floors + Harvard Bass. Catch the anniversary takeover at Spin in 10/3.

• Spike and the Gimme Gimmes specialize in taking songs you know and giving them considerably more punk-rock problems. See the damage at The Observatory on 12/4.

• Three bands walk into The Holding Company: North by North, The Martinis + The Erasers. I don’t have the punchline yet. Find out 2/25. lol.

• Your sad-boy soundtrack is getting arena-sized. SOMBR brings the You Are The Reason Tour to Pechanga Arena on 10/13, and one of you gets to go without touching the concert budget. Enter to win!*

• Only 2 days left of September! Check out the just-announced shows list to see all that was announced this month!

SAN DIEGO NEWS UPDATES & JOB OPENINGS

Welcome back to my weekly role as San Diego neighborhood gossip + unpaid recruiter. I rounded up the local news worth knowing and every job opening I spotted while being chronically online.

Basically: know what’s happening. Maybe get employed. Beautiful way to start the week.

THIS WEEK

Your Car Insurance Company Does Not Love You

Hello, operator of a motor vehicle. You've stayed with the same car insurance company for years - which is beautiful - but they have never, ever thought about you. They are NOT working behind the scenes to save you money, which means you might not have the lowest rate. Money.com's free tool compares quotes from multiple providers in minutes to see how much you may or may not be getting screwed over by your car insurance company.*

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• La Jolla Playhouse has sent 38 shows to Broadway, so catching the next one early is a pretty solid flex. Their 3-show sampler starts at $156 with parking + exchanges included.*

• Sofar Sounds is hunting for cool little San Diego spaces to host future secret shows. Know a spot? Own one? Friends don’t gatekeep. Head to their site to submit an application!

• LGBTQ+ artists: The Center wants your work. The Ageless Artists Art Show & Fair is accepting submissions through 10/2 for its intergenerational 10/17 exhibition. Apply here!

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