The Casbah was first opened in 1989 by Tim Mays, Bob Bennett and Peter English at the site of a former Irish pub at 2812 Kettner Boulevard.
The three men also owned the now-defunct Pink Panther Club.
[1] The original Casbah location hosted San Diego bands such as Rocket from the Crypt, Lucy's Fur Coat, Trumans Water, Three Mile Pilot, Creedle, Heavy Vegetable, Fluf, Inch, Crash Worship and Deadbolt.
The club usually hosts live music six to seven nights each week.
Bands that have played at the current location include Alanis Morissette, Ben Harper, Blink-182, Dead Cross, Deadbolt, Dinosaur Jr., the Breeders, the Cult, the Lumineers, Melvins and the Sadies[4]