It’s the Wednesday before a holiday, and we’ve got fireworks on the brain – mostly the kind that involve stadium hot dogs, too much tequila, and yelling the wrong lyrics at the sky. As The Coronas once said: “We sleep all day, and we drink all night.”

Which is our way of saying: we’ve got free tickets to see them at The Casbah later this month. We’re not wastin’ our time. We’re going out tonight.

JUST ANNOUNCED

• Nora En Pure is bringing her alpine deep house magic to Fit Social on 8/29. Expect peak vibe elevation and at least one stranger hugging a palm tree.

• Dirty blues, diesel fumes, and dive bar sweat. Scott Biram and Sasquatch and the Sick-A-Billys are tearing through the Kensington Club on 9/24. Get your tickets the old-fashioned way… at the door.

• The playlist of your teenage angst is officially going on tour. Say Anything and Motion City Soundtrack hit SOMA on 12/6 to make you feel everything all over again.

• San Diego Banda Fest 2025 hits El After Social Club on 8/24 with a full day of Bandas, Norteños, and Sierrenos. Skip the FOMO. Grab your spot before your tío buys them all.

• Plus, other just-announced shows from Mind’s Eye & Hot Flash Heat Wave, Rocco, Wayne Newton, 3 Car Garage, Headroom Collective, and more!

WIN STUFF WEDNESDAY

Skip the small talk and win something instead. Tickets, treats, and more are up for grabs this Wednesday. Go get your name in the hat.

• Glass Box Giveaway: Omakase Dinner for Two. Giveaway closes July 9.

• The Buccaneer's Ball. July 12 @ House of Blues.

• Rick Sprinfield: I Want My 80s Tour. August 3 @ Frontwave Arena.

• San Diego Wave FC vs. Angel City FC. August 9 @ Snapdragon Stadium.

• Alabama Shakes, Shannon and the Clams. August 10 @ Cal Coast.

• Rüfüs Du Sol. August 16 @ Rose Bowl.

WHENEVER

LOCALS ONLY

• Check before you splash this 4th. Bacteria advisories just dropped for 10 San Diego beaches.

• As if The Lafayette couldn’t get any better… poolside (boozy) kakigori is here Friday-Sunday.

WIN MORE STUFF

FEATURED

Call it a pre-Fourth. Machado’s BOOMIN.