San Diego is having a cocktail party. But not just any cocktail party, it's a block party cocktail party. It is the San Diego Cocktail Championship and it is taking place on Fifth Ave., in the Gaslamp Quarter on Sunday, April 28. Hosted by Rustic Root, Swing Social and Tiki Annex, the street will be blocked off from Market Street to Island Avenue, from 2-5 p.m. This is a … [Read more...]
East Village San Diego Padres Block Party Rescheduled For July
The East Village San Diego Padres Block Party, orginally set for Opening Weekend, has been rescheduled for July 13. It will take place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m, on J Street between Bub's at the Beach and Basic Pizza (that's 7th & 10th Aveneues) in front of Petco Park. The game opponent that day is the Atlanta Braves with first pich at 4:15 p.m. The free-open-to-the-public … [Read more...]
San Diego Gaslamp Bar barleymash Extends Happy Hour Times
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The "go-to" bar of San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, barleymash, has extended the times of its Happy Hour. The popular San Diego restaurant and nightlife spot has added an hour to its daily Happy Hour. It now goes from 3-6 p.m., Monday thru Friday. Previously, as a couple friends and I discovered during a visit a few minutes … [Read more...]
San Diego’s Role During The Prohibition Era
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger The Prohibition Era was an interesting time in America. Designed to stop drinking, it actually accelerated it in many ways. After all, it's human nature to be a rebel. When you're told you can't do something, you find a way to do it anyway. It starts as a chile and carries on into adulthood. So when the Eighteenth … [Read more...]
San Diego Tiki Bars That Are Not Speakeasies
By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Nightlife Blogger San Diego loves its speakeasies. That's especially the case when it comes to tiki bars. The most notable ones (in other words, the ones that get the most attention from the other local blogs because they are cool and hip!) are in fact speakeasies. The most known ones are the Grass Skirt in Pacific Beach and the False Idol in … [Read more...]
This May Be The Best Entertainment Deal In The San Diego Gaslamp Quarter
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Not everything is expensive these days. Here is something that might just be the best entertainment and nightlife deal in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. It's the all-year ticket from Mad House Comedy Club. The cost of a single show is $15 and $30 and for that same $30 you can go for free the rest of the year. It's called … [Read more...]
Jimmy’s Buffet Is A Fun San Diego Jimmy Buffett Tribute Band
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger With beaches, boats and certainly lots of bars, San Diego has a lot of the elements to be a big Jimmy Buffett town. And San Diego has at least one Jimmy Buffett tribute band, Jimmy's Buffet. That's Buffet, not Buffett, as in a Vegas-style buffet. One "t," not two. Still, Jimmy's Buffet does one thing like the … [Read more...]
Prince Street Pizza Brings New York Style – And New York Crust – To San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger Ever since I moved to Southern California, I would hear transplanted New Yorkers say – complain, really – that "you can't get good pizza here!" They would talk about the pH level in the water and the dough not being the same and oh, by the way, the bagels aren't the same here as they are in New York, either. Again it's the … [Read more...]
The Schizophonics, San Diego’s Super High-Energy Band, Is Non-Stop Fun
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com To say San Diego band The Schizophonics have energy is like saying the Himalayas are just another mountain. They are the K12 of energy level. Lead singer Pat Beers – is that a perfect name for a band's front man or what – is a non-stop moving machine. He's part Mick Jagger, part Elvis Pelvis but the way he leans forward and back with the … [Read more...]
Inside The Shell San Diego’s Spectacular Waterfront Concert Venue
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Blogger One word is likely to keep entering your mind when you sit inside San Diego's fairly new waterfront concert venue, The Shell. Spectacular. Again: spectacular. This post is about what it's like to be inside the Shell for a show. The summer and fall home of the San Diego Symphony where is plays several times a week is … [Read more...]
A Tour Guide’s Recommendations On The Best Places To Visit In San Diego
By The Kevbeaux, San Diego Blogger I am often asked and see questions on Facebook groups from first-time visitors seeking recommendations for visiting San Diego. Where do go, what they need to know and the usual "I've never been there before" questions people ask about going to a different destination. So I decided to consult a tour guide to provide these best places to … [Read more...]
Salsa Under The Stars In San Diego 2022 Dates & Information
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com San Diego Nightlife Blogger A free night of listening to and dancing to salsa under the stars occurs once a month on Friday nights in San Diego. The awesome Manny Cepeda & Orchestra, which often plays at Sevilla in the Gaslamp Quarter, sets up for three hours and plays in the courtyard of The Headquarters at Seaport District in downtown … [Read more...]