With 5 GRAMMYS Grammy wins at the age of 25, Samara Joy is soaring and headed back to San Diego for an Oct. 1 show at Humphreys Concerts by the bay. The TikTok US-fueled singing sensation tells us all about her dizzying career and deep love for jazz.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/09/26/sam…

Escondido native #GabrielleCavassa will sing Saturday at the 2025 San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival. “This will be my first time singing in Escondido since I was in high school," she says, "and I can’t wait.” Blue Note Records sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/09/28/gab…

San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival 2025: Everything you need to know. The festival features four GRAMMYS #GRAMMYs-award-winners, an all-star tribute to sax legend James Moody, and more. sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/09/28/san…

Here's your guide to this week's San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival. It features an all-star tribute to sax legend James Moody, Grammy Awards-winners Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, John Clayton, Lucia (pictured), and more. sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/09/28/san…

This week's concert picks include Thee Sacred Souls at San Diego State University, Arturo OFarrill and Jorge Francisco Castillo at the San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival and Max Haymer at Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center. What shows are you going to? sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/10/02/the…

Wow! The Who's final farewell concert Wednesday was epic and then some, as #PeteTownshend and Roger Daltrey outdid themselves. Here's our review. What's yours? sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/10/02/the…

Fab! The Beatles' 1965 Balboa Stadium concert was life-changing for some readers of The San Diego Union-Tribune (The San Diego Union-Tribune). Here are their first-hand accounts. what are yours? sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/10/05/the…

Home run: The 2025 San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival scored consistently well Saturday at California Center for the Arts, Escondido. Here's our review. What's yours? sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/10/05/san…

This week's San Diego concert picks include Belarus accordion wizard Aliaksandr Yasinski at San Diego State University with Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, TURNSTILE at Gallagher Square at Petco Park, Shunzo Ohno at Dizzy's and the Bill Charlap Trio at The JAI. sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/10/09/the…

#BillMurray, a real-life rock singer? The Academy Awards Best Actor nominee is now on tour with the band Blood Brothers. “I enjoy the challenge each night," Saturday Night Live alum Murray says in this exclusive joint-interview w his bandmates. Saturday Night Live - SNL sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/10/10/bil…

This week's San Diego concert picks include Alice Cooper and Judas Priest at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre, Makaya McCraven at UC San Diego and John McCutcheon at SD Folk Heritage. What concerts are you going to? sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/10/15/the…

What he's got: Sublime singer and former La Jolla High School student Jakob Nowell is an unusually candid interview subject. He performs here Saturday at the three-day Mission Bayfest 2025. Here's what he told us in our interview last week: sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/10/16/mus…

Whole lotta wool! Robert Plant has been asked to temporarily change his name by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). PETA praises Led Zeppelin's classic "Kashmir," but says a firm no to cashmere. You can read the story here... sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/10/21/wil…

This week's San Diego concert picks include the @TheNewMastersounds at Belly Up blues dynamo Christone "KINGFISH" Ingram at Observatory North Park and the Kris Davis Trio at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. What shows are you going to? sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/10/23/thi…

A serious illness has caused The Stray Cats to cancel its entire 2025 tour, including its show at The Sound in Del Mar. "I'm gutted," says the band's guitarist and singer, Brian Setzer, who has been battling an autoimmune condition for more than a year. sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/10/28/str…

#RufusWainwright at Belly Up, Mariza at Balboa Theatre and Aly & AJ with Amanda Shires at Humphreys Concerts by the bay are our three top concert picks between Oct. 31 and Nov. 7. What are yours? sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/10/30/the…

With global album sales of more than 10 million, Sigur Rós is #Iceland's top-selling band ever and has been featured on The Simpsons and Game of Thrones. "We still pinch ourselves," says bassist Georg Holm, who is now on an orchestral tour with Sigur Ros. sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/10/31/str…

The 2026 GRAMMYS #GRAMMYs nominations have been announced. Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, NFL #SuperBowl2026 halftime performer Bad Bunny Global News 🐰 and #sabrinacarptener (Sabrina Carpenter) are among the top nominees. Here's the full story and analysis. sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/11/07/gra…

Fab! Our top San Diego concert picks include Coronado Film Festival's The Beatles Special Presentation," Ozomatli at Belly Up, guitar ace Anthony Wilson's Nonet at Scripps Research Auditorium, and Bang on a Can All-Stars at UC San Diego. sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/11/07/thi…

There's a lot to savor in Cameron Crowe's memoir, "The Uncool." Here's our deep dive into the book, which Cameron will discuss with Kate Hudson (Kate Hudson) Thursday at The Magnolia. Who's going? sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/11/09/cam…