Five concerts in San Diego March 24-30

🪲 Papa Roach is not really my thing, but 1.3 billion streams strongly disagree. They're playing Petco Park Wednesday, aka Opening Day Eve.

🎤 BlueBucksClan, the LA hip-hop duo, is coming south for a gig at House of Blues Wednesday night.

🏄 Orgōne, a psychedelic soul-funk-rock outfit from LA is hitting Music Box on Thursday, but don't miss the opener, Sea Poodle, a local surf-funk band making waves.

🎷 B-Side Players, a nine-piece, horn-forward band, play Lou Lou's Jungle Room at the Lafayette Hotel Friday night, with a mix of grooves from the Caribbean, U.S. and Latin America.

🎸 Band of Gringos, Ocean Beach's power blues-rock outfit, is playing a single release party at Template in their home neighborhood Saturday night.