The Casbah
2501 Kettner Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92101
The White Stripes, Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, Weezer, the Cult, Modest Mouse, and countless more indie rockers have played the stage with the padded walls that, in truth, came from an ice cream parlor. Owners Tim Mays and Bob Bennett essentially bought the interior furnishings of a Farrell’s Ice Cream when it folded. The stuff became the new decor for the original Casbah, which opened in 1989 at 2812 Kettner. In its present 220+ capacity location since 1994, the iconic stage backdrop has been replaced at least once. But the question remains: does that padding help cut the noise any for the tenants in the airport view apartments perched over the night club?
Upcoming Events
Baby Bushka in Poetry
Moorea Masa & the Mood
Fruition
Wine Lips
Pleasure Pill and Billy Tibbals
Guitar Wolf and Hans Condor
Cosmic Psychos and Zeke
Blackwater Holylight and Early Moods
Lee Ving's Range War
Zeros '77 and Poison Hearts A.C.
Blitzkid and Dark Ride
CVBZ, Sayak Das, Moxy
The Coronas
JJUUJJUU and Wild Wild Wets
Daring Greatly and Kings of Karma
Kacy Hill
Whores and Venus Twins
King Thieves and Strawberry Jam
Angel Du$t and End It
French Cassettes
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
Chest Fever
The Suede Grenades and The Film Company
Davila 666, DFMK, Junkys
Open Oscillator #45
Justin John Rodriguez and Sutton James
Very Be Careful and Ritmos Tropicosmos
The Dollyrots and Go Betty Go
Cosmo's Midnight
Man Man
Mountain Grass Unit
Redd Kross
Red Fang
Low Volts and 13 Wolves
Ducks Ltd.
In the Valley Below
Stalag 13 and The Grim
Jake Xerxes and Robin Holcomb
Alex Bergan and Aly Rowell
Ragana and Agriculture
Spiritual Cramp and Ultra Q
Devotional: The Depeche Mode Experience
King Buzzo and Trevor Dunn
Drew Pelisek and Livingmore
Lo Moon
Mohama Saz and The Loons
Iron Chic
Summer Dean
Pony Bradshaw
Goatwhore and Thantifaxath
Sage Francis
Son Little
Midge Ure
The BellRays
Jordy Searcy
Mass of the Fermenting Dregs
Mass of the Fermenting Dregs
The Stews
Empress Of
Illuminati Hotties and Daffo
Acid Mothers Temple and Spirit Mother
Carbon Leaf
Field Guide
Clem Snide
Southern Culture on the Skids
Stop Light Observations