Jazz
Fridays: “Jazz at the Cosmo” at The Cosmopolitan Restaurant and Hotel. Free. 6:30 p.m. 2660 Calhoun St., Old Town. OldTownCosmopolitan.com.
Charlie Arbelaez Trio at The Rook. Free. 9 p.m. 7745 University Ave., La Mesa. TheRookBar.com.
Saturdays: Jazz with George and Alan at Bistro Sixty. Free. 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. 5987 El Cajon Blvd., College Area. BistroSixtySD.com.
Douglas Kvandal with the LiveJazz! Quartet at the Amigo Spot at Kings Inn. Free. 7 p.m. 1333 Hotel Circle South, Mission Valley. KingsInnSanDiego.com.
Pop
Tuesdays: Suzanne Shea and Bob Wade at Bistro Sixty. Free. 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. 5987 El Cajon Blvd., College Area. BistroSixtySD.com.
Fridays: Nathan Welden at Bistro Sixty. Free. 6:30 p.m. 5987 El Cajon Blvd., College Area. BistroSixtySD.com.
May 23: The Baja Bugs at Pal Joey’s. Free. 9 p.m. 5147 Waring Road, Allied Gardens. PalJoeysOnline.com.
Classical
May 16: The Pacificaires and Cedar Center Chorus of San Diego Community College at College Avenue Baptist Church. Free. 2 p.m. 4747 College Ave., College Area. Facebook.com/Pacificaires.
May 16: Youth Chamber Music Concert at The Scripps Research Institute. $55. 7:30 p.m. 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla. MainlyMozart.org/Youth-Orchestra.
May 17: Mary Lu Brandwein playing shakuhachi flutes at Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center Auditorium. Free. 3 – 4 p.m. 1 Father Junipero Serra Trail, San Carlos. MTRP.org.
June 7 & June 9: Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra perfoming “Two Towering Masterpieces” at Tifereth Israel Synagogue. $20. Sunday at 3 p.m., Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. 6660 Cowles Mountain Blvd., San Carlos. TiferethIsreal.com/TICO.
Alternative/Rock
May 16: North Park Festival of Arts featuring The Midnight Pine, Barbarian, Mr. Tube and the Flying Objects and more. Free. 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. NorthParkFestivalOfArts.com.
May 23: Silvermine at Navajo Live Bar. Free. 9 p.m. 8515 Navajo Road, San Carlos. NavajoLive.com.
June 5: Harley and The Pirates at Pal Joey’s. Free. 9 p.m. 5147 Waring Road, Allied Gardens. PalJoeysOnline.com.
Other
May 22: Rock in the Park featuring Steve Poltz with Michael Tiernan at Reuben H. Fleet Science Center. $24+. 7 p.m. 1875 El Prado, Balboa Park. RHFleet.org/events.
June 5: Allied Gardens First Friday featuring Y3K at Allied Gardens Recreation Center. Free. 6 – 8 p.m. 5155 Greenbrier Ave., Allied Gardens. Facebook.com/AGFirstFridays.
June 13: The Farmers at Navajo Live Bar. Free. 9 p.m. 8515 Navajo Road, San Carlos. NavajoLive.com.
—Compiled by Jen Van Tieghem. Bands, venues and music-lovers, please submit listings for this calendar by emailing [email protected].
