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<\/a><\/p>\nFormer San Diego guitarist Devon Goldberg, aka Devon E. Levins (Creedle<\/a>,\u00a0Rust<\/a>), founded the soundtrack-inspired\u00a0Morricone Youth<\/a>\u00a0in 1999, a year after moving to New York from San Diego. He\u2019d gone to college here and played in bands like the Holy Love Snakes, performing bits and pieces of film soundtracks rather than the usual cover songs.\u00a0After being joined in NYC by relocated San Diegans from bands like\u00a0the Rugburns<\/a>,\u00a0aMiniature<\/a>, and\u00a0Crash Worship<\/a>, his next group\u00a0Morricone Youth released its first original CD in late 2005,\u00a0Silenzio Violento, full of sounds that recall noir thrillers, monster movies, and spaghetti westerns. Though reminiscent of work done by cinematic composers such as Lalo Schifrin, Henry Mancini, and Ennio Morricone, the tracks are originals.\u00a0For this Balboa Park performance, Morricone Youth will provide a live soundtrack to\u00a0Lotte Reiniger\u2019s 1926 German silhouette animation silent film classic\u00a0The Adventures of Prince Achmed, utilizing arrangements from their 2016 EP of the same name.<\/p>\n Where: Panama 66, 1450 El Prado, San Diego<\/p>\n When: Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 8 pm<\/p>\n Ages: 18+<\/p>\n Get tickets<\/a><\/p>\n Micky Dolenz<\/p>\n Micky Dolenz<\/a>\u00a0of the Monkees still fondly recalls when the\u00a0foursome shot scenes for their TV show pilot episode \u201cRoyal Flush\u201d at the\u00a0Hotel Del Coronado<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0November 13 through 22, 1965, including the country club and bar sequences. Exterior scenes were filmed on the beach near the Hotel. This footage would also turn up in the series original title sequence, as well as throughout the episode \u201cHere Come the Monkees.\u201d \u201cNone of us had any idea that those days on the beach and around that beautiful old hotel would launch something that would stay with us for the rest of our lives,\u201d Dolenz recently posted on Facebook for the 60th anniversary of the band\u2019s Coronado sojourn. \u201cI was just a young actor having fun and doing the work alongside Davy, Peter, and Michael. Then suddenly, the whole world changed. The show, the records, the touring, it all grew out of that first little pilot shoot. I\u2019m grateful every time I think about it. The friends I made. The music we created. The people who\u2019ve stayed with us for decades. I kept a lot of notes and photos back then, and when I go through them now I shake my head and smile. We were kids doing a job. Somehow it turned into a piece of pop history.\u201d<\/p>\n Where: Belly Up Tavern, 143 S Cedros, Solana Beach<\/p>\n When: Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 7:30 pm<\/p>\n Ages: 21+<\/p>\n Get tickets<\/a><\/p>\n Shane Hall<\/p>\n Blues, soul, funk, and Americana artist\u00a0Shane Hall<\/a>\u00a0(The Klay) spent several years fronting Shane Hall & the Diabolicals before going solo around 2014 and appearing at the 2018 Kaaboo Festival. Hall\u2019s song \u201cUnder My Voodoo\u201d is among more than 30 never-before-released acoustic tracks on the compilation album\u00a0The House That Bradley Built, featuring music from and inspired by the catalog of Bradley Nowell\u2019s band Sublime. The track earned Hall a 2021 San Diego Music Award for Best Americana, Jazz or Blues Song. His\u00a02024 album Howl & Sway reached number one on the Apple iTunes Blues chart, also winning Best Blues Album at that year\u2019s San Diego Music Awards.\u00a0Hall is billing this Oceanside performance as Hearts Of Black and Blue, also featuring Coupe Dville, Chunky Hustle Brass, Rey Wolf, and a DJ set from Tah Rei. Tickets include free fried chicken and champagne while supplies last.<\/p>\n Where: Sunshine Brooks Theater, 217 North Coast Highway, Oceanside<\/p>\n When: Friday, February 13, 2026, at 7 pm<\/p>\n Ages: All ages<\/p>\n Get tickets<\/a><\/p>\n YOOKiE<\/p>\n New York-based electronic music duo\u00a0YOOKiE<\/a>\u00a0is composed of brothers Anthony and Chris Alfaro.\u00a0Known for their heavy-hitting dubstep, trap, and bass music,\u00a0they earned national attention for distorted and innovative bass tracks, especially thanks to a popular high-profile edit of Skrillex\u2019s \u201cScary Monsters and Nice Sprites.\u201d\u00a0Often blending elements of various genres,\u00a0they\u2019ve carved a distinct niche for themselves with \u201cheadbanging\u201d anthems, characterized by intense bass, intricate synth work, and unpredictable drops.\u00a0They\u2019ve done collaborations and releases with labels like Never Say Die, Dim Mak, and Bassrush Records, and their remix of NGHTMRE & Dillon Francis\u2019\u00a0\u201cAnother Dimension\u201d and edits of tracks by SVDDEN DEATH and 4B have received significant support in the EDM scene. The Dark Side of the Trash Tour supports the recent same-named EP, featuring 360-degree sets and festival-level production.<\/p>\n Where: Bloom Nightclub, 919 Fourth Avenue, San Diego<\/p>\n When: Friday, February 13, 2026, at 9 pm<\/p>\n Ages: 21+<\/p>\n Get tickets<\/a><\/p>\n Dean Ratzman<\/p>\n A graduate of the\u00a0Berklee College of Music in Boston,\u00a0Dean Ratzman<\/a>\u00a0first earned local notice in the mid-1980s playing trumpet for oldies band The Mar Dels before forming his own Motown-inspired group Ravells, who opened a local Beach Boys concert, and fronting\u00a0Dean and the Persuaders.\u00a0He\u00a0performs jazz standards along with Neil Diamond songs, \u201960s and \u201970s rock and soul, and his own originals like \u201cIf I\u2019m Not In Love With You,\u201d for which he filmed a\u00a0music video<\/a>.\u00a0A multi-instrumentalist, he plays piano,\u00a0trumpet, trombone, and sings, with audience rapport and custom arrangements that provide for a highly entertaining set. He\u00a0has performed worldwide, and his venues have included concert halls, cruise ships, libraries, and Hollywood parties, as well as\u00a0corporate and marketing events, happy hour promotions, and car shows. When not appearing around San Diego at places like the Museum Of Making Music, Ratzman travels the country with his wife, Valli, occasionally performing at RV shows and resorts.<\/p>\n Where: North Clairemont Library, 4616 Clairemont Drive, San Diego<\/p>\n When: Saturday, February 14, 2026, at 2 pm<\/p>\n Ages: All ages<\/p>\n More info<\/a><\/p>\n Squirrel Nut Zippers<\/p>\n When the\u00a0Squirrel Nut Zippers<\/a>\u00a0first hit the airwaves in 1996 with their album Hot, it sparked a cultural bonfire by introducing a new generation to the sound of vintage Americana. With its infectious blend of swing, jazz, Delta blues, and southern storytelling, the album earned platinum sales status and helped propel the band from the underground scene of Chapel Hill, NC to the national stage. Now, three decades later, the Zippers are heating up again with their In the Afterlife tour, a 30th-anniversary celebration of the album that captured lightning in a bottle and cemented the band\u2019s legacy.\u00a0<\/p>\n Where: The Music Box, 1337 India Street, San Diego<\/p>\n When: Saturday, February 14, 2026, at 7:30 pm<\/p>\n Ages: 21+<\/p>\n Get tickets<\/a><\/p>\n Jason Mraz<\/p>\n Singer-songwriter\u00a0Jason Mraz<\/a>\u00a0graduated from Lee-Davis High School in Mechanicsville, Virginia. After a brief stint studying musical theater at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York, he moved to San Diego and landed a regular Thursday-night gig at the now-defunct Java Joe\u2019s coffee shop, the same venue where fellow musician\u00a0Jewel<\/a>\u00a0played during her early career. Mraz signed to Elektra Records for his major label debut release,\u00a0Waiting for My Rocket to Come,\u00a0which would be certified platinum by the RIAA in 2004 and reach number two on\u00a0Billboard\u2019s\u00a0Heatseekers chart. This community concert features five San Diego nonprofit arts organizations \u2013 Arms Wide Open, Art of Elan, Culture Shock San Diego, San Diego Young Artists Music Academy, and PASACAT Philippine Performing Arts Company \u2013 joining Mraz, MILCK, Raul Mid\u00f3n, Albert Posis, and friends to shine a light on tomorrow\u2019s artists and the importance of inclusive arts programming.<\/p>\n Where: California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 North Escondido Boulevard, Escondido<\/p>\n When: Saturday, February 14, and Sunday, February 15, 2026, at 7 pm<\/p>\n Ages: All ages<\/p>\n Get tickets<\/a><\/p>\n Gary Wilson<\/p>\n In the 1970s, DIY lounge legend\u00a0Gary Wilson<\/a>\u00a0and his band the Blind Dates performed all over San Diego, with Wilson donning white makeup and wild wigs, leading s\u00e9ances from the stage, wearing beekeeper\u2019s hats or sheets of plastic held together by duct tape, and covering himself with and tossing around pails of white flour. Club operators at long-gone area venues like the Skeleton Club and Straita Head Sound often booted him over the messes. After vanishing from the music scene for a number of years,\u00a0he resurfaced<\/a>\u00a0as the subject of an acclaimed documentary film, began releasing new material, and even appeared on\u00a0Late Night with Jimmy Fallon<\/a>, performing alongside the Roots and Questlove. He released a new album last year called\u00a0Come On, Mary,\u00a0preceded by a single and\u00a0video<\/a>\u00a0for the title track.\u00a0Wilson will be opening for\u00a0Jeffrey Lewis & the Voltage<\/a>, a lo-fi DIY anti-folk band known for witty, observational lyrics, ramshackle energy, and multimedia live shows often featuring illustrated comic book artwork.<\/p>\n Where: The Casbah, 2501 Kettner Boulevard, San Diego<\/p>\n When: Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 7:30 pm<\/p>\n Ages: 21+<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n