Music Box San Diego

Filipino-American singer-songwriter Jeff Bernat has become one of R&B's leading independent voices, racking up over one billion international streams and 11x platinum status in South Korea. His music has landed in the Oscar-winning film "Birdman," and he even scored a 2025 Grammy nomination as a songwriter. Catch him live on his Luv Language Tour at Music Box San Diego on Wednesday September 23, 2026!

Self-taught guitarist Plini hails from Sydney and was named MusicRadar's best progressive guitarist of 2017, with Steve Vai calling him "the future of exceptional guitar playing." Catch him live at Music Box San Diego on Tuesday, October 6.

*CANCELLED* Compton-bred singer-songwriter Eric Bellinger has penned hits for Chris Brown, Usher and Justin Bieber, and earned a 2022 Grammy nod for his album New Light. Catch him live at Music Box San Diego on Thursday, October 22!

LA alt-rock icons Failure, whose 1996 album Fantastic Planet influenced Tool, Deftones, and Paramore, hit the road on The Rising Skyline Tour. Catch them live at Music Box San Diego on Thursday, October 29!

Swedish trio Peter Bjorn and John broke through with 2006's Writer's Block and "Young Folks," a top 20 UK hit ranked among Pitchfork's best tracks of the year. Celebrate the album's 20th anniversary live at Music Box San Diego on Friday, October 16.

Oakland's Souls of Mischief have been West Coast hip-hop mainstays since 1991, and their 1993 debut '93 'til Infinity' earned a five-star AllMusic review and a spot on The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. Catch them live at Music Box San Diego on Sunday, October 18!

Vulfpeck co-founder Theo Katzman steps into the solo spotlight, touring behind four albums spanning funk, jazz, and indie rock. Catch him live at Music Box San Diego on Friday, October 30!

Jackson, Mississippi rapper Akeem Ali went viral with "Keemy Casanova" and got signed to Lou Williams' Winners United. He's since toured with Jack Harlow. Catch him live at Music Box San Diego on Thursday, October 15.

Ingrid Michaelson broke through with the Platinum single 'The Way I Am' and later composed the music and lyrics for Broadway's The Notebook, earning three Tony nominations. Catch her folk-pop live at Music Box San Diego on Sunday, October 11!

From Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen, Laundry Day is a bedroom pop/alternative boy band blending pop, rap, alt-rock, and R&B into infectious, genre-defying anthems. Praised by Rolling Stone as one of the internet's funniest bands and hailed by Wonderland as one of indie-pop's most distinctive young acts, they've sold out Webster Hall, played MSG's Knicks halftime, and toured with Ed Sheeran and The 1975. Catch them live at Music Box San Diego on Friday, October 2!

Six Sex, the Buenos Aires artist dubbed the "Queen of the Perreo Rave" by Remezcla, has built a fervent following from Argentina to Mexico, where fans sing every word. Catch her live at Music Box San Diego on Thursday, September 24!

Oklahoma City noise rock quartet Chat Pile takes its name from the toxic waste mounds of Oklahoma's lead-zinc mines. Their self-released debut EP topped Rate Your Music's chart, landing them a deal with The Flenser. See them live at Music Box San Diego on Saturday, October 3.

Orange County stoner rock pioneers Fu Manchu have fuzzed out heavy, psychedelic riffs since 1990, with Rush's Alex Lifeson once guesting on their album Clone of the Universe. Catch them live at Music Box San Diego on Friday, September 25!

Cincinnati-born singer Arin Ray got his start on The X Factor before releasing his Interscope debut Platinum Fire, praised by the LA Times for blending classic soul with a forward-thinking sound. Catch him live at Music Box San Diego on Thursday, October 8.