FRIDAY –
The weather has been hot, but it’s a bit cooler on the coast. At POINT LOMA, their Summer Concerts at the Community Park begin at 5:30 with SWIFT NATION. They do a Taylor Swift tribute, so if your teen daughter was mad you couldn’t get tickets to see her last time she toured, this is the next best thing. And you can make a picnic out of it.
The PADRES are playing the Red Sox, who are coming off a 7-game winning streak. That’s at Petco Park.
For those that “work hard, play hard” and want to start the weekend with some hip-hop – WIZ KHALIFA is in CHULA VISTA at the North Island Credit Union Amphitheater.
Good vibrations will be going down at Pechanga Casino in TEMECULA with THE BEACH BOYS.
Former local comedian TAYLOR TOMLINSON may have lost her late night show, but is still going strong with her stand-up. She’s at the Civic Theatre DOWNTOWN. Also on Saturday.
For a free comedy show, there’s one at the DUCK FOOT BREWING COMPANY off Miramar Road.
For tribute bands, you can see GEORGE HARRISON and ERIC CLAPTON at the Bornemann Theater in SAN MARCOS…and NIRVANISH at the Magnolia in EL CAJON. There’s a STEVIE WONDER tribute at the Jazz Lounge on EL CAJON BOULEVARD.
SATURDAY –
Whether you collect baseball cards or Pokemon cards, you’ll want to be at the SD COLLECTIBLES CARDS & COLLECTIBLES SHOW at LIBERTY STATION. There will be 120 vendors, and special appearances by renowned Lorcana artists Kendall Hale and Brian Weisz, who will be signing cards. Also going on Sunday.
If you like eating, a few events. The TACOS & TEQUILA FESTIVAL is happening at the DEL MAR RACETRACK. And…a PUNK ROCK CHILI DOG SOCIAL at the Tower Bar in San Diego, with a handful of bands. Nothing like eating a lot of chili and then getting into a mosh pit.
The PADRES and Red Sox will be back at Petco Park.
In other sports, the SAN DIEGO WAVE FC play Angel City FC at Snapdragon Stadium.
THE BEACH BOYS have moved over to the RADY SHELL for a show.
SUNDAY –
The PADRES wrap up their series with the Red Sox.
Local guitar whiz ISRAEL MALDONADO will be playing at the Mission Bay Resort in PACIFIC BEACH.
Nobody can blend flamenco and salsa style guitar playing like THE GIPSY KINGS, and they’ll be with Nicolas Reyes at the Rady Shell DOWNTOWN.
A band I’ve seen live three times and never been disappointed – ALABAMA SHAKES. Brittany Howard will be shakin’ and doin’ her thang at the Open Air Theatre at SDSU.
STREAMING -
Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson team up for the heist comedy, THE PICKUP on PRIME Video streaming August 6.
If you – or, more likely, your kids – are obsessed with WEDNESDAY, season 2 begins on NETFLIX on August 6.
AT THE MOVIES –
FREAKIER FRIDAY: When I read Geena Davis’ book (I highly recommend it), she said she had a script idea for a sequel to “The Fly” called “The Flies.” Perfect title, just as this title is for the sequel (22 years later). Freaky Friday was funny and had a lot of heart. This is much the same (if not quite as good). Lindsay Lohan is a single mom. Jamie Lee Curtis is the grandmother. And with Lohan’s character about to be married, two teens are going to be step-sisters. They already hate each other from school. Let the body-swapping shenanigans begin! Unfortunately, it’s a bit confusing as to who is who (since 4 people are switching bodies). It also doesn’t help that the teen actresses don’t do the best job acting like older folks (Julia Butters is one of them, and she was amazing as the child actress making Leonardo DiCaprio’s character cry in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” but I digress). Curtis was funny, but I think the biggest laughs came from the supporting characters. Chloe Fineman (SNL) as a dance instructor; Stephen Tobolowsky as the mean teacher (he was in the original, and was the annoying insurance salesman in “Groundhog Day”). X Mayo, as the principal, has a hysterical scene meeting with parents and helping them hook up. The best was Vanessa Bayer, also formerly of SNL, and hysterical in “Office Christmas Party” 10 years ago. She plays the fortune teller that gets the (crystal) ball rolling. The blooper reel at the end also has some funny bits from her. The movie stole one scene from Steve Martin’s “LA Story” (cars confused at a 4-way stop), but they may have topped the food fight scene from “Animal House” (when a girl puts blue frosting on her cheeks like it’s war paint – I laughed for about two minutes). I can’t imagine anyone will be disappointed by spending a few hours revisiting these characters. It’s fun for the whole family. 3 stars out of 5.