TUESDAY TUESDAY!!! Today’s tea comes courtesy of my newest position: boots-on-the-ground beach journalist. 🫡

All this swell + tide action has been washing SO many sand dollars onto the beach!!! I’m only telling you because I trust this particular corner of the internet not to immediately pillage my girl, Ocean.

Rules: If you find a living one, leave it be. And if you’re gonna take a little treasure home, give something back. Like idk… pick up some trash.

And because apparently today’s newsletter has developed a coastal theme… I’m throwing Mission Bayfest Reggae Music Festival back at the top of your radar because… I mean. Look at the lineup.

Rebelution, Kolohe Kai, Common Kings + more take over Mariners Point Park Oct. 16–18, and I’ve got A PAIR OF TICKETS TO GIVE AWAY!!!

Beach people, this one’s for us! Enter to win!

JUST ANNOUNCED

• The Dwarves have spent decades making punk rock feel like a dare you probably shouldn’t accept. Naturally, Casbah said yes. See the house shake on 11/29.

• What if a marching band discovered house music and immediately became impossible to supervise? Too Many Zooz hits Music Box on 5/7.

• Adam Ant walked, so every man in eyeliner, military jackets + an unreasonable amount of confidence could run. See the blueprint at The Magnolia on 11/11.

• Nothing says summer like crying politely by the bay while pretending the song is about somebody else. Lizzy McAlpine hits The Rady Shell on 7/9 to make sure everyone misses their ex.

• SEPTEMBER IS ALMOST DONE! Check out the just-announced shows before I wipe the page clean for October!

FOR THE MUSIC LOVERS

September is clocking out, so we’re squeezing in one last round of songs before we close the playlist and pretend we’re emotionally prepared for October.

These are the tracks the team refused to let the month end without.

Hear the final September picks ⤵️

IN THE FUTURE

LOCALS ONLY

• Need a free little weekend side quest? ARM Cuauhtémoc will be docked along the Embarcadero 10/2–4 with free public tours onboard from 10am–8pm.

• Hear ye, hear ye: the Renaissance Faire is returning to Escondido. Catch knights, merchants + general medieval nonsense Oct. 31–Nov. 8 at Felicita County Park. Plan thy outing!

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