The last Thursday of January has arrived. You’ve made it through fake Dry January, post-holiday bloat, and four weeks of trying to remember what day it is. Celebrate the small victories by entering to win tickets to see Avery Cochrane, Hannah Geller, and Rain – a gorgeous lineup playing Music Box this Sunday. It’s intimate, it’s emotional, and it’s free (if you win).

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• If you were alive between 2005 and 2010, your emotional development was probably shaped by NE-YO and Akon. They’re linking up this summer for one very sweaty night at North Island on 8/18. Tickets go on sale tomorrow.

• You ever get hypnotized by a bass guitar? You will. El Ten Eleven – the looping duo known for crafting huge, wordless stories out of thin air – is coming to Casbah 5/9.

• Dance floor fiends, this one’s for you: Loud Luxury is coming to NOVA on 2/27. These Canadian hitmakers are behind tracks like “Body” and “Love No More,” and their sets go hard.

• Is it too early to secure Halloween plans? Not when UB40 is playing Cal Coast. The British reggae-pop legends are bringing decades of hits, deep grooves, and their signature smoothness to the spooky season.

• Plus other just announced shows from Inner Wave & Los Mesoneros, Cypress Hill, Tech N9ne, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Sepultura, and more!

FEBRUARY TOP PICKS: EVENTS, CONCERTS, & MORE

Short month, long list of good stuff. We’ve got your February mapped out with the best things to do, see, scream at, and dance to in San Diego. Hit the link, make some plans, and let your inbox start pulling its weight.

• 2/7 - R&B BLOCK PARTY: VILLAIN’TINE PARTY 

• 2/13-2/15 - SAN DIEGO LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVAL

• 2/19 - DR. NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON

• 2/21 - WORLD BALLET COMPANY: SWAN LAKE WITH A LIVE ORCHESTRA

• + MORE! ⤵️

THIS WEEKEND

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Table legs get scratched up like they owe the cat money. Shoes are dragged under the couch like the mob disposing of a “package.” These are routine costs of pet ownership; a $10,000 surprise emergency surgery is not. Unfortunately, things DO happen, and you most assuredly DO want to be prepared for them. Pet insurance can help you offset some of these costs by providing up to 90% reimbursement, with plans starting at $10/month. Click below to find the right plan before your animal invents a new way to bankrupt you.*

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• Public pressure works. After months of backlash and side-eyes from literally every resident with a car, San Diego officially scrapped the $141.50 annual parking pass. That means street parking stays FREE on Sunday!

• Heart Work Coffee Bar is taking action the only way they know how: through caffeine and community. Tomorrow, they’ll donate 50% of sales to San Diego Rapid Response Network, supporting immigrant neighbors during a brutal political moment.

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