thursday, jan. 21
Wildside
Experience Wildside, San Diego’s hottest cover band playing your favorite tunes including such artists as Teena Marie, Cameo, Bruno Mars, Rick James, Earth Wind and Fire, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Amy Winehouse, Justin Timberlake, The Gap Band, Michael Jackson, Too Close, Santana and Prince among many others. No matter how big or small an event may be Wildside will always give you a spectacular show.
Humphreys Backstage Live, 2241 Shelter Island Drive in San Diego, 7 p.m., $5 cover, 619-224-3577, humphreysbackstagelive.com
friday, jan. 22
Adam Conover
Adam Conover is a comedian based in Los Angeles. He is the creator and host of the TruTV show Adam Ruins Everything, which he developed as a writer / performer at the popular comedy Web site CollegeHumor.com. As a standup comic, he has performed at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, San Francisco Sketchfest, and at colleges across the country.
The American Comedy Company, 818B Sixth Ave. in San Diego, 7:30 p.m., tickets $18, 619-795-3858, americancomedyco.com
saturday, jan. 23
Steel Panther
Steel Panther is an American glam metal band from Los Angeles mostly known for their profane and humorous lyrics as well as their exaggerated on-stage personae that parody the stereotypical “glam metal” lifestyle of the 1980s.
House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave. in San Diego, 8 p.m., tickets from $20, 619-299-2583, houseofblues.com
sunday, jan. 24
Cyrano de Bergerac (1923)
An early filmed edition of Edmond Rostand’s classic tale of sword-fighting and unexpressed love. This 1923 version of the familiar French story (the nasally over-endowed poet, soldier and duelist Cyrano de Bergerac, his beloved Roxanne, her would-be lover Christian) features frame-by-frame Pathéchrome (Pathé Stencil Color), a true labor-intensive rarity of the Silent Era and a treat for the eye! Russ Peck, organ.
Copley Symphony Hall, 750 B Street in San Diego, 2 p.m., tickets from $20, 619-235-0804, sandiegosymphony.org
monday, jan. 25
Pat Dowling
Dowling grew up in Fairfield, Conn. He took piano and drum lessons throughout elementary school and middle school. He started playing the guitar in the sixth grade. His major musical influences are Ben Harper, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Weezer and Jack Johnson.
Croce’s Park West, 2760 Fifth Ave. in San Diego, 6p.m., 619-233-4355, crocesparkwest.com
tuesday, jan. 26
McGuire
Those who saw Al McGuire lead the 1977 Marquette basketball team to the national championship knew him to be quite a character. Through McGuire, renowned sportscaster and multiple Emmy Award-winner Dick Enberg shares memories of his long-time colleague and close friend. Enberg’s play depicts why the philosophy of this uncommonly funny and profound man had such an important and lasting impact on so many. Starring Cotter Smith.
North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive in Solana Beach, 7:30 p.m., tickets $50, 858-481-1055, northcoastrep.org
wednesday, jan. 27
When the Rain Stops Falling
Alice Springs in the year 2039. A fish falls from the sky and lands at the feet of Gabriel York. And it still smells of the sea. It’s been raining for days, and Gabriel knows something is wrong. Fifty years earlier, his grandfather, Henry Law, predicts that fish will fall from the sky heralding a great flood which will end life on Earth as we know it. In an intricate, multi-layered story that spans four generations and two continents, When the Rain Stops Falling explores patterns of betrayal, abandonment, destruction, forgiveness and love. This powerful drama unfolds with humanity, surprising humor and hope, as the past plays out into the future.
Cygnet Theatre, 4040 Twiggs St. in San Diego, 7:30 p.m., tickets $44, 619-337-1525, cygnettheatre.com
