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
Cheekface
Hovvdy
Geographer
Annie DiRusso
Magic Sword and StarBenders
Robert Lester Folsom and Sun Child
Juanita & Juan
Youth Lagoon
Twin Ritual and They/Live
Snooper
SDMA Nominee Showcase
Vision Video
DAIISTAR
Clikitat Ikatowi
Emo Nite
The Lords of Altamont and The Creepy Creeps
Black Mountain
Stacy Antonel & The Sea Horses
More Fatter
Naked Giants and Girl & Girl
Kevin Atwater
The Black Heart Procession
Papooz
Butcher Brown
Big Sandy & His Fly-rite Boys
Scott Russo and Adrian Estrella
Manic Hispanic and Left Alone
The Paladins
Frances Whitney
NIIS and Pollyanna
Ethan Tasch
The Detroit Cobras and The Slashes
Devotional: Depeche Mode Experience
The Toxhards
The Minus 5
Michael Nau
Sunflower Bean
Fruition
Margo Cilker
Preoccupations
Winona Fighter
Dead Bob and UltraBomb
Julie Doiron
Uncle Lucius
L.A. Witch and Daiistar
L.A. Witch and Daiistar
Tropical Fuck Storm and Bill Orcutt
Pegboy
Low Cut Connie
Jim Rao Fan Club
The Coronas
Ben Kweller
Counterfit
Counterfit
Oracle Sisters
Patrick Wolf
Shonen Knife