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
Henry Morris, Poems, Bobbo
Lone Bellow Trio
Lone Bellow Trio
The Spits
Los Straitjackets and Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys
Thumpasaurus
Ricky, Mutt, Decent Criminal
Swami & The Bed of Nails
Tyler Ramsey
Hannah Wicklund
Video Age
Mary Timony and Rosali
Mike Mains & The Branches
The Vices
Torres and Liza Anne
Night Club
Farm Truck and Thea The Band
Bar Italia
Jesse Daniel
The Cactus Blossoms
Slow Hollows
Sheer Mag
The Hangmen and The Oxys
Low Cut Connie
Hi-Five Ghost, Witness, Witch Face
Brian Jones Rock N Roll Revival
Julianna Zachariou and Lucy Clearwater
The Thieves About and 12 Gauge Trixie
Sun Jelly, Wave Parade, The Junkys
Blair Gun, Swive, The Psychlops
Surfer Girl and Dune Blue
A Beacon School
Morskie Oko and Virginia Crime
San Fermin
METZ and Gouge Away
Manic Hispanic
Blu DeTiger
Tyson Motsenbocker and Gable Price
Throw Rag and Lords of Altamont
Lol Tolhurst and Budgie
Pacific Avenue
Devotional: The Depeche Mode Experience
Aaron Lee Tasjan
L'eclair
The Toxhards
Electric Six and Supersuckers
Fruition
Guitar Wolf and Hans Condor
Cosmic Psychos and Zeke
Blitzkid and Dark Ride
The Coronas
Kacy Hill
Whores and Venus Twins
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
Chest Fever
Justin John Rodriguez and Sutton James
Stalag 13 and The Grim