{"id":137135,"date":"2026-01-17T02:49:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T02:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/137135\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T02:49:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T02:49:11","slug":"six-shows-to-see-this-week-in-san-diego-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/137135\/","title":{"rendered":"Six shows to see this week in San Diego"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Man<\/a>Cowboy Jack Johnson will play at Escondido First Congregational Church on January 18 (Photo courtesy of event)<\/p>\n

Our man Sgt. Tiki has surveyed the musical landscape and selected six upcoming San Diego concerts \u2014\u00a0four local acts and two touring \u2014\u00a0for your musical enjoyment and edification. <\/p>\n

Whether your tastes run to blues, Americana, country, rock, or a cappella, you\u2019ll find something to satisfy your audio appetite.<\/p>\n

Coral Bells<\/p>\n

\"Musicians<\/a>Coral Bells plays at The Holding Company on January 16 (Photo courtesy of Coral Bells)<\/p>\n

Indie folk-Americana band\u00a0Coral Bells<\/a>\u00a0was founded by members who hail from Oklahoma, Boston, and Imperial Beach. The band took home a 2021 San Diego Music Award for Best Americana or Country Album, for their full-length\u00a0Treehouse Tapes.\u00a0They\u2019ve been featured on various media outlets, from local KPBS, NBC SoundDiego, and 91X to NPR and more. Their most recent EP Still Be Home was produced, engineered, and mixed by Scott Seader (The Sinclairs) and mastered by Nashville-based Moses Mastering. New music is apparently on the horizon.\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re slowly, intentionally, and deliberately curating our fourth album,\u201d\u00a0the band reported last year,\u00a0\u201cshaping it note by note, word by word.\u201d<\/p>\n

Where: The Holding Company, 5046 Newport Avenue, San Diego<\/p>\n

When: Friday, January 16, 2026, 7:30 pm<\/p>\n

Age: 21+<\/p>\n

Get tickets<\/a><\/p>\n

Buckethead<\/p>\n

\"Man<\/a>Buckethead will play The Music Box on January 17 (Photo courtesy of The Music Box)<\/p>\n

Brian Patrick Carroll, more widely known as\u00a0Buckethead<\/a>, quickly became one of the most recognizable guitarists in the business due to wearing a white mask and Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket on his head. The clownish looking persona belies a truly innovative guitarist, known for blending genres such as metal, funk, and ambient music. His complex style first earned widespread notice during his stint with a latter-day version of Guns N\u2019 Roses, playing with the band from 2000 to 2004. On his own, he\u2019s a prolific recording artist who has released over a hundred albums, often dropping them as part of his \u201cPike\u201d series, as well as collaborating with other artists like virtuoso fingerstyle guitarist\u00a0Lawson Rollins<\/a>, Primus bassist\u00a0Les Claypool<\/a>\u00a0(Colonel Claypool\u2019s Bucket of Bernie Brains), and funk icon\u00a0Bootsy Collins<\/a>\u00a0(Science Faxtion). \u00a0<\/p>\n

Where: The Music Box, 1337 India Street, San Diego <\/p>\n

When: Saturday, January 17, 2026, 7:30 pm<\/p>\n

Age: 21+<\/p>\n

Get tickets<\/a><\/p>\n

Cowboy Jack Johnson<\/p>\n

\"Man<\/a>Cowboy Jack Johnson will play at Escondido First Congregational Church on January 18 (Photo courtesy of event)<\/p>\n

Longtime (since 1968) San Diegan\u00a0Cowboy Jack Johnson<\/a>\u00a0has fronted local tribute acts such as The Hank Show, re-creating the music of Hank Williams with costumes that include vintage smile-pocket Western shirts with hats and ties provided by original tailors from Nudies Rodeo Tailors and playing instruments accurate to the era that Williams recorded, from 1947 to 1953. Johnson formed another re-creation called Band in Black, featuring the music of Johnny Cash. \u201cThat band does the same thing,\u201d he says, \u201cwe dress in black and play vintage gear like an upright bass, the lead guitarist uses a Telecaster, and I have my Martin guitar.\u201d (Cash owned several Martins.) \u201cWe cover the late \u201950s through early \u201960s, all presented based on research and authentic down to the last detail.\u201d For this Escondido performance, Johnson will cover a wide range of classic country artists.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Where: Escondido First Congregational Church, 1800 North Broadway, Escondido<\/p>\n

When: Sunday, January 18, 2026, 2 pm<\/p>\n

Age: All ages<\/p>\n

Ticket info<\/a><\/p>\n

Yale Whiffenpoofs<\/p>\n

\"Singing<\/a>The Yale Whiffenpoofs will perform at All Souls\u2019 Episcopal Church on January 18 (Photo taken from event poster)<\/p>\n

The Yale Whiffenpoofs<\/a>, America\u2019s oldest collegiate a cappella group, are celebrated for their signature close-harmony sound and their wide-ranging repertoire spanning vocal jazz, folk, pop, and Broadway favorites. Each year, 14 senior Yale students are selected to be in the group. The ensemble performs for more than two hundred audiences annually across all six inhabited continents, bringing their distinctive blend of musicianship, humor, and charm to listeners around the world. Over the years, they have performed for U.S. Presidents Obama, Bush (41 and 43), Clinton, and Reagan, and have taken the stage at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Kennedy Center. This Point Loma concert will also feature two San Diego natives, Benjamin Jimenez, and Joseph Aguilar.<\/p>\n

Where: All Souls\u2019 Episcopal Church, 1475 Catalina Boulevard, San Diego<\/p>\n

When: Sunday, January 18, 2026, 4:30 pm<\/p>\n

Age: All ages<\/p>\n

Get tickets<\/a><\/p>\n

Tomcat Courtney\u2019s 97th Birthday Tribute<\/p>\n

\"Seated<\/a>A tribute concert for Tomcat Courtney will be held at Winstons Beach Club on January 19 (File photo via San Diego Reader)<\/p>\n

Born in 1929, the late bluesman\u00a0Tomcat Courtney<\/a>\u00a0grew up in Texas, where picking cotton was the family business. Later, his pianist father owned a nightclub frequented by players who\u2019d become blues legends such as Sonny Boy Williamson, Lightnin\u2019 Hopkins, and Tampa Red. At the age of 16, Courtney was hired on as a tap dancer and a singer in the Ringling Brothers Circus minstrel show. He\u2019d taught himself to tap dance after seeing Mr. Bojangles (Bill Robinson) perform on the family farm. Learning guitar, he fell easily into the laconic, traditional Delta blues groove. He relocated to California in the 1960s, first to Los Angeles and then to San Diego in 1971. Here, he formed the Bluesdusters, who became house regulars at OB\u2019s Texas Teahouse, where he played every week for around 20 years. Courtney passed away in January 2021 at the age of 91. The afternoon tribute performance kicks off at 4PM and features local blues fixture\u00a0Billy Watson<\/a>\u00a0along with Tom\u2019s Kids with Tony Tomlinson and\u00a0Chickenbone Slim and The Biscuits<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Where: Winstons Beach Club, 1921 Bacon Street, San Diego<\/p>\n

When: Monday, January 19, 2026, 4 pm<\/p>\n

Age: 21+<\/p>\n

Get tickets<\/a><\/p>\n

Pinback<\/p>\n

\"Heads<\/a>Pinback will play The Casbah on January 20, 21, and 22 (Photo courtesy of The Casbah)<\/p>\n

Pinback<\/a>\u00a0was formed in 1998 by singers, songwriters, and multi-instrumentalists Armistead Burwell Smith IV (also known as Zach Smith) and man-of-a-thousand-bands\u00a0Rob Crow<\/a>. Besides Crow and Smith, the group has included at least a dozen other locals over the years. For this three-night-stand in Little Italy celebrating the Casbah\u2019s 37th anniversary, each night will feature a different set of support acts. On Tuesday, January 20, experimental easy-listening concept rockers\u00a0Hasco Enjoyments<\/a>\u00a0will open the show, while Wednesday, January 21 features\u00a0Disheveled Cuss<\/a>, a 90s-inspired alt- pop-rock project headed up by Nick Reinhart, singer-guitarist for math rock band Tera Melos. The Thursday January 22 bill includes one of Smith\u2019s other groups,\u00a0Systems Officer<\/a>, which has featured members of Goblin Cock, Thingy, Mr. Tube, and Octagrape.<\/p>\n

Where: The Casbah, 2501 Kettner Boulevard, San Diego<\/p>\n

When: January 20, 21, 22<\/p>\n

Age: 21+<\/p>\n

Get tickets<\/a><\/p>\n

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