TUESDAY!!!! Not gonna lie, I’m feeling a little unwell today. 😂 I can’t tell if it’s the coffee, the three hours of sleep, or the approximately 700 things I need to do before heading to Music Box tonight for Launchpad Show 3, but the marbles? They are loose.

My brain decided sleep was optional last night, which was incredibly thoughtful of her considering what today looks like. But WE’RE HERE! Somehow! And mostly I’m just so freaking excited to see everyone tonight.

Also, how are we already at Show 3??? I swear we were just getting this whole thing started.

Anyway, before another thought enters my brain and pushes this one out: LAST CALL FOR THIS GIVEAWAY:

Taste of New Orleans takes over the Del Mar Horse Races, bringing a little Big Easy to San Diego with hurricanes, frozen daiquiris, gumbo, po’boys, beignets, live Cajun music from Salty Papa and Euphoria Brass Band, a mini parade, and more.

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JUST ANNOUNCED

• Chromeo on Halloween Eve feels like a very good excuse to start the weekend one night early. The Funklordz are bringing a DJ set to NOVA on 10/30.

• Your early-2000s feelings are getting a string section. Five for Fighting is coming to Belly Up with a little string quartet remix on 1/28.

• The tour is literally called No Tengo Calma, so peace and tranquility were never really on the table. Devora, Ex Lover, Hallows, and Chriz Amaya take over Music Box on 11/13.

• I would like the record to show that I did NOT start Christmas in August. I am simply reporting the news. KSON Country Christmas hits Frontwave Arena with Max McNown, Ian Munsick, and Graham Barham on 12/5.

• MORE AND MORE AND MORE!

NEW MUSIC NOBODY ASKED FOR

It’s Tuesday, so you know what’s coming. New music, questionable genre whiplash, and another peek inside my team’s collective brain. Our latest Staff Music Picks are here!

And a little shoutout to Joel from Florian and the Better Hand, who actually responded when I asked you guys for music recs last week! He sent over one of his own songs and it’s so lovely. 🥹 I had to give it a spot. Give Joel some love and, as always, add, listen, share, repeat.

IN THE FUTURE

LOCALS ONLY

• End of an era for San Diego beer. Mission Brewing is closing its longtime East Village taproom at the historic Wonder Bread building at the end of August, wrapping up a 15-year run near Petco Park.

• A good local resource to know and pass along: Feeding San Diego and the San Diego Food Bank are expanding free food distributions across six community locations. Find all the details here.

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