Happy Tuesday folks!!!

I woke up with my cortisol at a crisp level 10 this morning because I made the grave mistake of looking at last month’s SDG&E bill and………… excuse me????

No joke, I genuinely thought it was a mistake. God forbid we ran every fan we own and ONE little AC unit during the heat wave that nearly cooked me alive inside my own home. Apparently surviving summer is a luxury service now???

Anyway, as of 8 a.m. I am SDG&E’s biggest hater. In this economy??? Illegal in my book.

For now, I’ve found a significantly better reason to experience extreme temperatures: Joshua Tree Music Festival!!!

The fest returns to Joshua Tree Lake Campground 10/8–11 with four days of music, art, yoga, wellness + desert wandering. Cure for Paranoia, Southern Avenue, Manila Vanilla, Future Joy, Bad Snacks + more are on the lineup.

And I’m giving away a pair of tickets so two of you can temporarily run away from your own utility bills. Enter to win!

JUST ANNOUNCED

• Apparently, the future still fucks. Powerman 5000 has been doing the sci-fi industrial-metal thing for decades, and they’re bringing it to House of Blues on 5/21.

• Your Sunday service probably doesn’t come with arena production. Elevation Worship + Steven Furtick are making things considerably bigger when Elevation Nights hits Viejas Arena on 3/5.

• The name tells you almost everything you need to know. The Iron Maidens are the world’s only female Iron Maiden tribute, and they’re bringing the girl power to Music Box on 1/16.

• Thirty-plus years of punk rock, and apparently, nobody has told them to settle down yet. Authority Zero brings the Apocalyptour to The Holding Company on 12/20 with Mercy Music.

• Plus MORE just announced shows in the full list!

OUR SONGS WE WANT TO FORCE UPON YOU!

You know the drill: I asked the team what song currently has them in a chokehold, they answered, and I put all the evidence in one place. See this week’s picks!

• Oh, and a local submission slid into my inbox this week! Adam from Toffee Nut Orion sent over “Moment,” his atmospheric EDM track built for the late-night headphone crowd. Give your neighbor a listen!

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• You can officially go through airport security without actually going anywhere. SAN is one of 13 airports testing Gateside, which lets approved non-flyers past security to see someone off, meet a layover + more.⁠

• Free house music at a location you don’t know yet? Fine, I’m listening. MyHouseTuCasa Vol. 06 pops up 9/19 with deep + house spinning from 5 p.m. through sunset.

• Perhaps the longest Taco Tuesday bit of all time has reached its logical conclusion: LeBron James is now an investor in San Diego-based Mike’s Red Tacos ahead of its Pasadena expansion.

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