Happy full moon + lunar eclipse day, freaks! 🌕

If you’ve been feeling a little off lately, I’m personally choosing to blame whatever the hell is happening in the sky. Eclipses are a good excuse to check in, reflect a little, and appreciate what’s good right now.

And speaking of appreciating things: if these clouds would kindly GO AWAY, nearly 96% of the moon will be covered at the peak of the partial lunar eclipse around 9:12PM. So go outside and look up!!!

As for me, I’m feeling very grateful. I get to call San Diego home, I get to yap with all of you every day, AND tomorrow I get to see my favorite locals: Thee Sacred Souls + La Lom at Petco Park. I’ve seen them separately, and now I get both at once??? Abundance!!!

Speaking of reasons to appreciate where we live... how about a whole damn festival on the beach?

Sessions Surf Festival takes over Solana Beach 9/12–9/19 with a week of surfing, live music, films, art + all the coastal goodness. And I’ve got a pair of tickets for opening day on 9/12 to give away! Osees, Unwritten Law, Bully, Yoke Lore + more are playing right on the beach at Seaside Reef from noon–10PM.

Enter to win your way in!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

• Congratulations to the friend who keeps telling you to see Ripe live. The seven-piece Boston band is headed to Music Box on 12/3.

• Some comedians make you nervous about sitting in the front row. Kathleen Madigan makes you want to sit there and hear the story better. Catch Flying Cats at The Magnolia on 4/2.

• Two Little Feat guitarists walk into Belly Up... and thankfully, this is not the beginning of a dad joke. Fred Tackett + Scott Sharrard take over the room on 1/27.

• Night Ranger has been keeping “Sister Christian” alive in bars, cars, karaoke rooms, and late-night sing-alongs for four decades. Now hear the real thing at Viejas Casino on 9/12. Enter to win tickets!*

• Come Monday, the just-announced shows page will be cleared for September! Check it out before it’s gone.

SEPTEMBER RESET: TOP EVENTS + FREE MUSEUM DAYS

Before September shows up and starts demanding plans, let’s get ahead of her. I rounded up my top events for the month + September’s free museum days so you can start plotting accordingly. ⤵️

Tip: During Labor Day Weekend, active-duty military and their families can score free admission to top San Diego museums through the Blue Star Museums program!

THIS WEEKEND

LOCALS ONLY

• Lusira Rose is popping up outside Bar Kindred this Saturday with “Fresh Cuts For Black Hearts.” Dark, romantic arrangements for you or your special little emo friend.

• A little way to help from right here in San Diego: Bird Rock is donating $1 from every bag of September’s Colombia Inga Mystique Cause Coffee to give to Colombia for earthquake relief.

• As we all know… It’s hot af outside! Stay cool through the weekend at one of the San Diego County cool zones!

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