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
Emo Nite Holiday Edition
The Woggles and The Amandas
The Beat Farmers and Kimmi Bitter
Francis Blume, Alex Bergan, Jesse Lamonaca
Pink Skies
Faetooth, Home View, Blossom
Ziggy Shuffledust & the Spiders From Mars
El Vez with The Centuries
Sara Petite and TK & the Deadlist
Marujah Record Release
Exile on Kettner Blvd.
Devotional: The Depeche Mode Experience
The Cure Christmas Dance Party
Schizophonics and Mistress 77
Starcrawler
Starcrawler
Starcrawler
The Wyld Gooms and Ray Brandes' Tell-Tale Hearts Tribute
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys
Ariel Levine & Friends: Bowie Birthday Bash
Cruelties and Nonexistent Night Casbah
Louis XIV
Swingin' Utters
Sam Blasucci
Brainiac and Crooks On Tape
Flatten Manhattan Reunion
Schizophonics
Alan Sparhawk and Circuit des Yeux
Yesness and Sego
Triptides and Wild Wild Wets
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
Michigan Rattlers
Mercury Rev
Dune Rats and Playboy Manbaby
Jenny Don't and the Spurs
Jason Eady
The Wellermen
This Is Lorelei and Starcleaner Reunion
Early James
Stephen Day
Cheekface
Hovvdy
Geographer
Naked Giants and Girl & Girl
Papooz