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
Ricky, Buckets, Field Rush
The Surfrajettes
Babe Haven and Rain on Fridays
Gothsgiving
The Avengers and Zeros '77
Scary Pierre Record Release Party
Rey Wolf and This Lonesome Paradise
King Raam
Fractal, Moondaddy, Seamus Scanlan
The New Division and BlakLight
Jelani Aryeh
The Loved Ones and The Crawdaddys
Thunderpussy and James & The Cold Gun
Chuck Ragan and Paige & The Overtones
King Buffalo and Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol
The Woggles and The Amandas
The Beat Farmers and Dead Rock West
Pink Skies
Faetooth, Home View, Blossom
Schizophonics and Mistress 77
Starcrawler
Starcrawler
Starcrawler
The Wyld Gooms and Ray Brandes' Tell-Tale Hearts Tribute
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys
Louis XIV
Swingin' Utters
Sam Blasucci
Brainiac and Crooks On Tape
Schizophonics
Flatten Manhattan Reunion
Alan Sparhawk and Circuit des Yeux
Yesness and Sego
Triptides
Emo Night Karaoke
Cadillac Hearse and Stranger
Maro and Nasaya
The Meteors
Wild Pink
Video Age and Why Bonnie
Jeremie Albino and Benjamin Dakota Rogers
Grieves and Horrorshow
Orions Belte
The Spits and Generacion Suicida
Mercury Rev
Dune Rats and Playboy Manbaby
Jason Eady
The Wellermen
This Is Lorelei and Starcleaner Reunion
Early James
Stephen Day
Hovvdy
Geographer
Naked Giants and Girl & Girl
Papooz