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
Dancing Strangers and Orlok
Ash Easton, Trashy Annie, Sara Petite
Alan Sparhawk and Circuit des Yeux
Yesness and Sego
The Loons, Scary Pierre, Witchface
Transfer, Miniaturized, Desponders
Echinacea, No Interest, Man-Flesh
Blair Gun, Misfire, Virginia Crime
Triptides and Wild Wild Wets
Amerikan Bear, Sun Jelly, Chorduroy
Emo Night Karaoke
Cadillac Hearse and Stranger
Vitto & the Trees and Transmit
Blair Gun
Maro and Nasaya
The Meteors
Dream Burglar and Death Boys
Blair Gun
Wild Pink
Laser Disco Drum Orgy
Video Age and Why Bonnie
Adolescents and Damnage
Rickety Cliffs and Icepield
Blair Gun
Jeremie Albino and Benjamin Dakota Rogers
Jon Spencer
Grieves and Horrorshow
Orions Belte
Touch Faded, Evan Diamond, Pip Lewis
Abi Carter
The Spits and Generacion Suicida
Spacehall Sound Machine and Fractal,
Michigan Rattlers
Mercury Rev
Sydney Sprague
The Cactus Blossoms
Dune Rats and Playboy Manbaby
Anything Bo, Bob Haro, BlakLight
Jenny Don't and the Spurs
Murs and Platinum Max
Jesse Dayton
Jason Eady
The Wellermen
This Is Lorelei and Starcleaner Reunion
Early James
Zzzahara
Swing Kids, Negative Blast, Agonista
Stephen Day
Bria Salmena
Cheekface
Hovvdy
Geographer
Annie DiRusso
Magic Sword and StarBenders
Youth Lagoon
Joshua Ray Walker
Naked Giants and Girl & Girl
Papooz
Butcher Brown
Ben Kweller