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Date
Artist/Group
Venue
8/1
Robyn Hitchcock
Rhino Records (3pm)
8/1
Flaming Lips/Sebadoh/Robyn Hitchcock/ IQU/
Palace
8/1
Steel Pulse/Shaggy/Third World/Maxi Priest/Diana King
Greek Theatre
8/1
Jonathan Richman
Mint
8/1
Club Sucker
Third Grade Teacher/Buck/The SuperKools/Los Super Elegantes/The BellRays
Garage (2pm-12am)
8/2
The Urge/Drizz
Viper Room
8/2
Last of the Juanitas
Smell
8/3
Natacha Atlas
Roxy
8/3
Anita O'Day
Atlas
8/3
Solar Twins
Viper Room
8/3
Marty Stuart
Troubadour
8/3
Centimeters/Last of the Juanitas/Human Hands
Fold
8/3
Bird York/McCall Benett
Genghis Cohen Cantina
8/3
Tina Yothers and Jade/ Magenta Jets/Betsy Uhlery
Highland Grounds
8/3
Garrison Starr
Largo
8/3
Noella Hutton
Mint
8/4
Mike Ness
Glass House
8/4
The Freestylers/Dub Pistols
Hollywood Athletic Club
8/4
The Hang Ups
Viper Room
8/4
Reba McEntire
Universal Amphitheatre
8/4
Pretty Ugly Club
Dead Girls Corp./Nation of Fear/NIHIL/Blessedbythyname/
Dragonfly
8/4
The Knack/The Tubes
House of Blues
8/5
Patti LaBelle/Chaka Khan
Pantages Theatre
8/5
Radar Bros./Aaron Embry
Fold
8/5
Buck-0-Nine/Fallout/The Adjustments
Troubadour
8/5
Grab Bag/Mojo/Sharon Hunter
Jacks Sugar Shack
8/5
Epoxy Glow/Bombshell/Pleasureseekers/ Dead Man's Choir
Dragonfly
8/5
Eric Burdon & the New Animals
Santa Monica Pier
8/6
B.B. King Blues Festival
Universal Amphitheatre
8/6
Remy Zero/Blinker The Star/ Milla Jovovich
El Rey Theatre
8/6
Home Grown
Palace
8/6
Mark Isham
Club Caprice
8/6
Cadallaca/The Automaticans/ Betty Blowtorch
Troubadour
8/6
Jon Brion
Largo
8/6
Teen Idols
Roxy
8/6
Uncle Dale's Rubato/ Jen McClung/Sid Hilman/Kelda Nelson
Highland Grounds
8/6
Julian Coryell
Mint
8/6
Dawn Fintor/Honeyslide/The Ethers/ Tripadgio
Coconut Teaszer
8/6&7
Mike Ness
House of Blues
8/7
The Muffs
Rhino Records, Claremont (4pm)
8/7
Donna Summer
Universal Amphitheatre
8/7
The Rollins Band/Simon Says
Troubadour
8/7
Guttermouth
Palace
8/7
Linda Perry
Viper Room
8/7
Buck
Youth Activities Center, Claremont
8/7
Holly Long/C. Ashleigh Caldwell
Genghis Cohen Cantina
8/7
LA Guitar Quartet
McCabe's Guitar Shop
8/8
The Muffs
Benway Music, Venice (4pm)
8/8
Ween/Queens of the Stoneage
Palace
8/8
Club Sucker
Cadallaca/The Automaticans/Rizzo
Garage
8/8
Kelly's Lot
Genghis Cohen Cantina
8/9
King's X/Protein
House of Blues
8/9
Maezelle/Guardians of the Covenant/Jermaine Gordon/Gift Shop
Viper Room
8/9
Cleaner/20 Deal Flower Children/ Papa Roach/Helen55
Troubadour (free)
8/9&10
R.E.M./Mercury Rev
Greek Theatre
8/10
The Muffs
Aaron's Records (7:30pm)
8/10
Atmosphere 078
Carbo/Brian Christopher (Rabbin in the Moon)/Brian (Gearwhore)
Viper Room
8/10
The Devics/Ms. Spiritual Tramp of 1948/Lotusland/The Mashnotes
Spaceland
8/10
Bird York/Samantha Newark
Genghis Cohen Cantina
8/10
Bertine/Gus/The Ethers
Mint
8/10
Vickie Velvet/ Gwendolyn/Terri White/Jen McClung/Meagan Lark/Lisa Turner/Leslie Brenner
Highland Grounds
8/11
Joan Armatrading/Jeffrey Gaines
House of Blues
8/11
Lyle Lovett
Universal Amphitheatre
8/11
Arling & Cameron
Roxy
8/11
Edwin McCain/Beth Hart Band
Palace
8/11
Fenix TX/Frenzal Bomb
Whisky
8/11
Third Grade Teacher
Fold
8/11
Street Walkin Cheetahs/Gene Loves Gezebelle/The Generators
14 Below
8/11
Lux
Viper Room
8/11
Pretty Ugly Club
The Newlydeads/Flesh For Eve/Sparrows Point
Dragonfly
8/12
The Muffs/Buck/The Measles
Troubadour
8/12
Julian Lennon/The Push Stars
House of Blues
8/12
Milla Jovovich/Jonah's One Line Drawing
Luna Park
8/12
Joan Jones
Mint
8/12
Arden Grey/Underdogs/Radford
Viper Room
8/12
Fenix TX/Frenzal Bomb
Glass House
8/12
Lauren Christy
Meet Me Cafe
8/13
K's Choice/Stroke 9
El Rey Theatre
8/13
Motley Crue/Scorpions
Universal Amphitheatre
8/13
Jon Brion/Eleni Mandell
Largo
8/13
The Dwarves/The Criminals
Troubadour
8/13
Hate Dept.
Glass House
8/13
The Angel (aka 60 Channels)
Arsenal
8/13
Joydrop/Neve
Whisky
8/13
Hawkwind/Farflung/Big Elf
Spaceland
8/13
Hello, I'm a Truck
Al's Bar
8/13
Holly Heaven & the Issue/Mary Dolan/ 20 Second Cycle
Highland Grounds
8/13
Gwen Mars/Astropanties
Martini Lounge
8/13&14
Brian Setzer Orchestra/BR5-49
Greek Theatre
8/13&14
face to face/Jimmy Eat World/No Motiv
Palace
8/14
7 Seconds/H2O/Straight Faced/98 Mute
Glass House
8/14
Brian Jonestown Massacre/ Small Stone/BRMC
Troubadour
8/14
The Martinis/Bachelor #1/ Knee Jerk Reaction
Jacks Sugar Shack
8/13-15
Rhino Retrofest 99
Berlin/Missing Persons/M-80s/ Nancy Sinatra/Sugarhill Gang/Ohio Players/Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys/The Turtles/ Dick Dale/Iron Butterfly/others
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
8/15
Benefit For Keith Morris
Pennywise/Vandals/Fishbone/Recreational Racism (featuring Maynard from Tool)/MC Gibby Haynes/others
Whisky
8/15
Benefit For Keith Morris
X/The Weirdos/Thelonious Monster/MC Gibby Haynes/others
Viper Room
8/15
Hothouse Flowers
House of Blues
8/15
Kristy Thirsk
El Rey Theatre
8/15
Club Sucker
Radar Bros./Maw and Paw
Garage
8/16
Sevendust/Skunk Anansie/Staind
Palace
8/16
Green & Yellow TV/Irving/Donnie/Blue Stripe
Spaceland
8/16
Ugly Duckling/Bredren Daddys/Aztlan Underground/Tely
Opium Den
8/16
Lazy Stars/Drizz
Viper Room
8/16
Full Metal Racket/ Slaves On Dope/Deep Down/Agrokulcher/Carcinogen
Troubadour (free)
8/17
Ministry/L7
Palladium
8/17
Aimee Mann & Michael Penn
Largo
8/17
The Devics/The Ethers/Cuba Las Vegas/Silver
Spaceland
8/17
Medusa
Troubadour
8/17
Gregory Page & the Troubled Sleepers/Kirsten Proffit
Mint
8/17
Joy Ray/Green & Yellow TV/ Chaser/Gage
Opium Den
8/17
Bird York
Genghis Cohen Cantina
8/17&18
Neville Brothers/Little Feat
House of Blues
8/17-19
Maxwell
Universal Amphitheatre
8/18
Strunz & Farah
Conga Room
8/18
Banyan/P.W. Long
Troubadour
8/18
Pretty Ugly Club
Loball/Street Walkin Cheetahs/Roller/Los Infernos
Dragonfly
8/18
Zoe Bonham/Jim's Fault/ Left Standing/Purple Krush/Samantha Murphy
Whisky
8/18
Fisher
Gig (Hollywood)
8/18
Glue/Plastic Has Memory (w/Milla Jovovich)
Viper Room
8/18
Martin Luther Lennon/ Slackjaw/Swellington
Martini Lounge
8/18
Konkrete Jungle
Spaceland
8/18&19
G. Love & Special Sauce/Jimmy Luxury & the Tommy Rome Orchestra
El Rey Theatre
8/19
Jason Falkner/Eagle
Troubadour
8/19
Burning Spear
Santa Monica Pier
8/19
Bouncing Souls/H2O/ US Bombs/Straight Faced/Union 13
Palace
8/19
Silverjet/Sugarcult/Les Benson
Viper Room
8/19
Acetone/Whiskey Biscuit/Anemone
Spaceland
8/19
Third Thursday
PG13/Cosmo Topper/Steve Tagliere/Fuzzy Doodah/Bugs Tomorrow/The Heaters
Highland Grounds
8/19
Phantom Blue/Mygrain/ Helarge/Strain 999/Lazy Jane/Chigger Red/Rotten Rod/Rovers Pinky/Groove Foundation/ Lovecraft
Coconut Teaszer
8/19-22
The Cult
House of Blues
8/20
Jon Brion/the eels
Largo
8/20
Speaker
Viper Room
8/20
Ann & Nancy Wilson
Cerritos Center
8/20
The Dickies
Key Club
8/20
Richard Buckner/P.W. Long
McCabe's Guitar Shop
8/20
Jurassic 5/Dilated Peoples
Glass House
8/21
Blondie/Reel Big Fish
Universal Amphitheatre
8/21
Wild Colonials
14 Below
8/21
Switchblade Symphony/ Razed In Black/Doppleganger
Key Club
8/21
Teen Idols/Swinging Utters
Roxy
8/21
The Pressure
Glass House (free)
8/22
Cypress Hill/ Medusa/SX-10/Psycho Realm
Key Club
8/22
Amy Jo Johnson/Gwendolyn
Genghis Cohen Cantina
8/22
Deep
King Britt
Viper Room
8/23
Me'Shell Ndegeocello
Roxy
8/23
Aram/The Ethers/Trip Adaggio
Genghis Cohen Cantina
8/23
Angelique/Michael Denvir
Mint
8/23
Irving/Eagle/Big Breakfast
Spaceland
8/24
Steve Earle
House of Blues
8/24
Gigolo Aunts/Jar/Joe 90/Chlorine/Green & Yellow TV
Troubadour
8/24
Mr. Bungle/Dillinger Escape Plan
Glass House
8/24
Aimee Mann & Michael Penn
Largo
8/24
Solar Twins
Viper Room
8/24
The Devics/Aaron Embry/Los Super Elegantes/Troy
Spaceland
8/24
Melt Banana/ Thingy/Ms Spiritual Tramp of 1948
Fold
8/24
Joey McIntyre
Greek Theatre>
8/24
Phunk Junkeez/Hoobustank/ Hot Sauce Johnson
Key Club
8/24
Death Cab For Cutie/10 Speed/ Fiver
Luna Park
8/25
Ann & Nancy Wilson
El Rey Theater
8/25
Dido
Troubadour
8/25
Pretty Ugly Club
Betty Blowtorch/CandyAss/Broken/City Girls Boys
Dragonfly
8/25
Red Krayola/Anna Homler & Jorge Martin
Luna Park
8/25
Jimmy Cliff
Club Caprice
8/25
Melanie Doane
Viper Room
8/25
Konkrete Jungle Decoder/Technical Itch/Nando
Spaceland
8/26
Robyn Hitchcock
Largo
8/26
Ruby Diver/Terez/Binga & Gogo
Dragonfly
8/26
Bill Elliot Swing Orchestra/Indigo Swing
Santa Monica Pier
8/26
The Tories/Radford/Jamestowne
14 Below
8/26
Tosca
Viper Room
8/26
Champion/Phantom Planet/Siren 6
Spaceland
8/26&27
Testament
Whisky
8/26-28
Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers
House of Blues
8/27
KC & The Sunshine Band/Peaches & Herb/ Evelyn Champagne King
Universal Ampitheatre
8/27
The Negro Problem/Cockeyed Ghost/ Velouria/Sissybar
Spaceland
8/27
Alejandro Escovedo
McCabe's Guitar Shop
8/27
Jon Brion/E (from the eels)
Largo
8/27
The Hippos/Rx Bandits/Slow Gherkin
Troubadour
8/27
The Stains/Tongue/Bad Samaritans/Bad Chili/ Teenage Rage
Club Tropico
8/27
Peter Distefano
Gig, W. Los Angeles
8/27
Sara Lovell & Buzz Feiten/Janet Robin
Genghis Cohen Cantina
8/28
Sinead Lohan
Borders Books & Music, Santa Monica
8/28
Toots & the Maytals/Wailing Souls/ King Chango
House of Blues
8/28
The Melvins/Hovercraft
Troubadour
8/28
Wanda Jackson
Dixie Bell
8/28
The Chubbies/Candyass/Les Beaux Peeps/Snack Cake
Al's Bar
8/28
Cafe R&B
Fais Do Do
8/28
Grant Lee Phillips
Largo
8/28
Jess Klein/Elani Kelakos
Exile Books & Music
8/28
Kara's Flowers
Dragonfly
8/28
Livid/Hoobustank/Prize Fighter/ Fractional Importancet/Droid
Glass House
8/28
Styles of Beyond/ Ugly Duckling/Rumblefish/Justice Leeg
14 Below
8/28
00-Soul
Viper Room
8/28
Sara Hickman
McCabe's Guitar Shop
8/28-30
Sinead Lohan/Gus
Mint
8/29
Club Sucker
CandyAss/Snackcake/The Neptunas/Fire Ants
Garage
8/29
Baaba Maal/Africa Fete/Taj Mahal
Watercourt
8/29
Jess Klein
Crooked Bar
8/29
Club Sucker Candyass/Snackcake/The Neptunas/Fire Ants
Garage
8/29
Dr. Know/Penis Flytrap/ The Crowd/Staind/Tongue/Ill Repute
Troubadour
8/29
Red Truck/Dick Smiley
Viper Room
8/29
Indiegrrl Nite
Lisa Johnson/Kellie Bradley/The Painted ID
Genghis Cohen Cantina
8/30
Billy Bragg
House of Blues
8/30
Red Delicious
Luna Park
8/31
Rollins Band/Squintwilder
Troubadour
8/31
Junior Brown/John Michael Montgomery
Greek Theatre
8/31
The Devics/Space Twins/The Dagons/Sleat
Spaceland
8/31
Gregory Page & the Troubled Sleepers
Mint
8/31
The Januarys/Chalk Farm/No/Cuba Las Vegas
Dragonfly
8/31
Bird York/Burn Sisters
Genghis Cohen Cantina
8/31
Jess Klein
Rusty's Surf Ranch
8/31
Karen Nash
Luna Park
8/31
George Sarah
Gig, W. Hollywood
8/31-9/1
Ted Nugent
House of Blues
ORANGE COUNTY
 
Date
Artist/Group
Venue
8/6
Buck-0-Nine
Galaxy Theatre
8/7
Teen Idols
Showcase Theater
8/7
America
Coach House
8/9
Joan Armatrading/Jonatha Brooke
Galaxy Theatre
8/10
Hothouse Flowers
Galaxy Theatre
8/11
R.E.M./Mercury Rev
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
8/11
The Muffs/Buck
Chain Reaction
8/11
Ronnie Montrose
Coach House
8/11-14
Carlos Santana/Ozomatli/Mana
Arrowhead Pond
8/12
Luciano
Galaxy Theatre
8/13
Jessica Andrews
Galaxy Theatre
8/13&14
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers/Red Delicious
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
8/14
The Angel (aka 60 Channels)
Psionic Blast
8/16
L7
Linda's Doll Hut
8/16
Burning Spear
Galaxy Theatre
8/18
Barenaked Ladies/Semisonic
Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
8/18
Cockeyed Ghost
Chain Reaction
8/20
Cher/Cyndi Lauper/Wild Orchid
Arrowhead Pond
8/20
Common Sense
Galaxy Theatre
8/21
The Outfield
Galaxy Theatre
8/26
Jimmy Cliff
Galaxy Theatre
8/29
Melvins/Hovercraft
Galaxy Theatre
8/29
Billy Bragg
Coach House
8/31
Imperial Teen/ 10 Cents/The Pressure/Siren Six
Chain Reaction
SAN DIEGO
 
Date
Artist/Group
Venue
8/1
Songwriter's Showcase
Gregory Page/Lisa Sanders/Frank Drennen/Cindy Wasserman/Paul Abbott/Giving Tree/ Jeff Berkeley/CJ Hutchins/Sara Sterling/Jill Costanzo/Calman Hart/Anya Marina
Java Joe's (8:30pm)
8/1
The Rippingtons
Humphrey's
8/1
Bad Company/David Lee Roth
Open Air Theatre, SDSU
8/1
face to face/Jimmy Eat World/No Motiv
Canes' Bar & Grill
8/1
The Last of the Juanitas/
Casbah
8/2
The Mavericks
Humphrey's
8/2
Earth Wind & Fire
Open Air Theatre, SDSU
8/4
Elizabeth Hummel
Java Joe's
8/5
Carlos Olmeda
Twiggs
8/5
Teen Idols
The Epicentre
8/6
Cadallaca/Nuzzle/Slowcoach/Moon and Sixpence
Che Cafe, UCSD
8/6
Motley Crue/Scorpions/Noise Therapy
Coors Amphitheatre
8/6
Dan Hicks and the Acoustic Warriors/Cindy Lee Berryhill
Java Joe's
8/6
America/Eve Selis
Humphrey's
8/7
King's X/Protein/My Middle Finger
Brick By Brick
8/7
The Skrews/Camera Obscura/Ten Auto Radio/UK Wongs
Casbah
8/7&8
Santana/Mana/Ozomatli
Coors Amphitheatre
8/8
Mike Ness
Canes' Bar & Grill
8/9
Summer Music '99
N'Sync/Britney Spears/98 Degrees/B*Witched/Wild Orchid/Tyrese/Jessica Simpson/ Christina Aguilera/702/Boyz N' Girlz United
Coors Amphitheatre
8/9
Queens of the Stone Age/Nebula/Roadsaw
Casbah
8/10
Lyle Lovett
Humphrey's
8/11
Moby/Boom Boom Satellites
Canes' Bar & Grill
8/11
Naughty By Nature
Belly Up Tavern
8/11
Elizabeth Hummel
Java Joe's
8/12
Brian Setzer Orchestra
Open Air Theatre, SDSU
8/12
Carlos Olmeda
Twiggs
8/13
Bersuit/Cafe Tacuba/ Los Mocosos/Molotov/Fishbone/Todos Tus Muertos/Viva Malpache/Titan/Union 13/Chris Perez Band/ Control Machete/Enanitos Verdes
Coors Amphitheatre
8/13
Unwritten Law/Lit
Open Air Theatre, SDSU
8/13
The Muffs/Buck/Lillingtons
Casbah
8/13
Gregory Page & the Troubled Sleepers
Java Joe's
8/13
Safey Orange
The Bailey, Julian
8/14
Maxwell
Copley Symphony Hall
8/14
Negro Problem/Gregory Page
Java Joe's
8/14
Missing Persons
Brick By Brick
8/15
Neville Brothers/Little Feat
Humphrey's
8/15
The Cult/New American Shame
4th & B
8/15
H20/US Bombs/Straight Faced/98 Mute
Canes' Bar & Grill
8/15
L7
Casbah
8/17
Kristy Thirsk
Brick By Brick
8/17
June of '44/Black Heart Procession
Casbah
8/18
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Coors Amphitheatre
8/18
Elizabeth Hummel
Java Joe's
8/19
Ann & Nancy Wilson
Humphrey's
8/19
Howard Jones
Humphrey's
8/19
Switchblade Symphony/Razed In Black/ Doppleganger/Sylt
Brick By Brick
8/19
Carlos Olmeda
Twiggs
8/20
Vonda Shepard
Humphrey's
8/20
G. Love & Special Sauce
4th & B
8/20
Pivit/Mobius/CandyAss/Impossible 5
Poway Elks Lodge
8/21
John Doe Thing/Fluf
Casbah
8/21
Randi Driscoll CD Release Party
Twiggs
8/21
Elgin Park/Jackpot
Casbah
8/22
Strunz & Farah
Humphrey's
8/23
Mr. Bungle
Canes' Bar & Grill
8/24
Jonathan Richman
Belly Up Tavern
8/24
Cher/Cyndi Lauper/Wild Orchid
Cox Arena, SDSU
8/25
Kenny Loggins
Cox Arena, SDSU
8/25
Elizabeth Hummel
Java Joe's
8/26
Steve Windwood
Humphrey's
8/26
Sinead Lohan
Belly Up Tavern
8/26
Carlos Olmeda
Twiggs
8/27
Rick Springfield
Humphrey's
8/27
The Melvins/Hovercraft
Casbah
8/28
Smile/The Martinis/Alien Crime Syndicate/Corrugated
Casbah
8/29
Tom Jones
Humphrey's
8/29
Red Elvises
Casbah
8/31
Donna Summer
Humphrey's
8/31
Slaughter
Brick By Brick
SANTA BARBARA
 
Date
Artist/Group
Venue
8/4
Rollins Band/Simon Says
Coach House
8/8
B.B. King Blues Festival '99
Santa Barbara Bowl
8/11
Hothouse Flowers
Coach House
8/12
Ronnie Montrose
Coach House
8/13
Good Riddance
Living Room
8/14
K's Choice/Stroke 9
Coach House
8/15
Brian Setzer Orchestra
Santa Barbara Bowl
8/15
Jennifer Terran
House Concert
805.564.3868
8/18
H20/Straight Faced/ 98 Mute/Union 13
Living Room
8/19
Swinging Utters
Yucatan
8/21
Blondie
Santa Barbara Bowl
8/22
Phil Lesh/String Cheese Incident/ Gov't Mule/Moe./Galactic
Santa Barbara Bowl
8/25
Sara Hickman
SoHo
8/26
Cory Sipper
Dargan's
8/27
Furslide/The Mades
Yucatan
8/28
Alejandro Escovedo
Lobero Theatre
8/29
Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers
Santa Barbara Bowl
8/31
Melvins/Hovercraft
Yucatan

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