HAPPY WEDNESDAY!!! Very casual, very normal announcement for a random day in October: WE HAVE A BRAND-NEW WEBSITE!!!!!!! 😭🎉

Same DoSD you know, but now everything is way easier to actually FIND. Your city guides are right there, search gets you where you’re trying to go, the whole thing is cleaner on your phone, and there’s a lot more San Diego waiting for you the second you land.

Basically: more of your city, less hunting around for it.

Please go poke around, search for something, open too many tabs, and tell me what you think. I have been staring at this thing for too long and need some fresh eyes.

And because apparently launching a whole website wasn’t enough excitement for one Wednesday: Tom Jones is playing The Rady Shell on 10/27, and I’ve got tickets to give away.

New website. Same commitment to giving you free shit. Enter to win!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

• Calvin Harris is finally doing a proper North American headline tour, which feels overdue for a man who has basically been soundtracking summer since “Feel So Close.” San Diego gets its turn on 5/21 at Viejas Arena.

• Apparently, Cleopatrick heard everyone asking where the filthy guitars went and said fine, here. New single “WHAAT” brings their heavier side back, with a new album on the way. See it all live on 5/7 at House of Blues.

• Phora has never been particularly interested in pretending he’s fine. Heartbreak, grief, love + vulnerability are the core language of his music, and he brings it to Music Box on 11/29.

• What started as one deeply personal song about pushing back against the lies you tell yourself has turned into Megan Woods’ first headlining era. The Truth Tour hits Faith Chapel 10/23 with Jeremy Rosado. Enter to win!*

• + MORE SHOWS ANNOUNCED IN OCTOBER HERE!

WIN YOUR WAY IN

I have assembled another collection of things that could theoretically become yours for the low price of filling out a form. Tickets, experiences, little treats. You know the drill.

See what’s up for grabs!

FRI-YAY. FRI-SLAY. FRIDAY.

The 10-Minute Responsible Thing

Life insurance is easy to avoid, because it’s really not that fun to think about. If given the choice, we’d prefer to use our brain power imagining a horse wearing a cowboy hat… But this needs to be done. 

Ethos makes the insurance of life a lot easier to deal with. You answer a few health questions online, skip the medical exam altogether, and most people get approved the same day. Every plan includes a free will, so you can knock out two of life's least fun tasks at once. Policies start around $54 a month*, and more than 500,000 families have already gotten covered through them. If people depend on you - a spouse, kids, parents, a horse wearing a cowboy hat, anyone - it’s one of the most assuredly useful things you can take care of in about 10 minutes.*

*Sample rate: 10-year term $1M life policy for 40 y/o healthy, non-smoking male.

LOCALS ONLY

• Job hunt side quest: North Park Beer Co. is hiring an Expo/Food Runner/Busser for its North Park taproom + Crown Point pizza shop. Team players with reliable transportation, this one’s for you. Apply!

• Swim for free AND help stock local pantries? Say less. Bring 3 qualifying peanut butter jars to The Plunge this month, and your donation to Feeding San Diego earns you a day pass. Learn more!

• Need cash? Need shelf space? Have seventeen records you haven’t touched since 2019? Vinyl Junkies buys vinyl, CDs + tapes and makes selling them easy. See how!

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