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
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
Peach Cooler
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
Andrew Duhon
L'eclair
Chet Porter
The Toxhards
Electric Six and Supersuckers
Baby Bushka in Poetry
Moorea Masa & the Mood
Fruition
Pleasure Pill and Billy Tibbals
Guitar Wolf and Hans Condor
Cosmic Psychos and Zeke
Blackwater Holylight and Early Moods
Lee Ving's Range War
Blitzkid and Dark Ride
The Coronas
Kacy Hill
Whores and Venus Twins
Angel Du$t and End It
French Cassettes
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
Chest Fever
Davila 666, DFMK, Junkys
Justin John Rodriguez and Sutton James
Very Be Careful and Ritmos Tropicosmos
The Dollyrots and Go Betty Go
Cosmo's Midnight
Man Man
Mountain Grass Unit
Red Fang
Low Volts and 13 Wolves
Ducks Ltd.
Stalag 13 and The Grim
Jake Xerxes and Robin Holcomb
Ragana and Agriculture
King Buzzo and Trevor Dunn
Lo Moon
Summer Dean
Sage Francis
Midge Ure
The BellRays
Clem Snide
Southern Culture on the Skids