An intimate monthly concert series featuring San Diego's finest songwriters, produced in partnership with Normal Heights United Church. Hosted by the legendary Jeff Berkley!
- Address: 4650 Mansfield Street San Diego, CA 92116
- Doors: 6:30pm, Music: 7-9:30 pm (with intermission)
- Food & Beverage: provided by our sponsors: Duck Foot Brewing Company, Flying Embers, Grace 2 Go Meals
- Suggested Donation: $10+ (If you have the capacity, please be generous to these top-tier songwriters - their creative work is their livelihood! No one turned away for lack of funds)
ON DECK
May 31:
Hugo Anché
Ashley E. Norton
Stucky Leigh
Jun 28 (Pride Show!):
RhythMx
Virr
Ben Parks
Jul 26:
Francis Blume
Angel René
Aaron Bowen
Aug 30:
Veronica May
Lauren Ong
Emily Afton
Sep 27:
Pending
Oct 25 (MC/SingerSongRhymer Show!):
Miki Vale
Rob Deez & Kenny Eng
Brothers Burns
Dec 6 (Holiday Show!):
Kimmi Bitter
Bobo Czarnowski
Pending
Hugo Anché
Ashley E. Norton
Stucky Leigh
Jun 28 (Pride Show!):
RhythMx
Virr
Ben Parks
Jul 26:
Francis Blume
Angel René
Aaron Bowen
Aug 30:
Veronica May
Lauren Ong
Emily Afton
Sep 27:
Pending
Oct 25 (MC/SingerSongRhymer Show!):
Miki Vale
Rob Deez & Kenny Eng
Brothers Burns
Dec 6 (Holiday Show!):
Kimmi Bitter
Bobo Czarnowski
Pending
IN THE NEWS
- SD Troubadour: "What's Love Got to do with It?"
- SD Troubadour: "A New Year to Nurture the Arts"
- SDNews.com/Uptown News: "Lost venues lead to songwriters finding sanctuary at NHU"
- SD Troubadour: "Holiday Songwriting Reflections"
- DOSD: "Songwriter Sanctuary October 2023"
- SD Troubadour: "Songwriting Rituals to Fall Back On"
- KPBS: "San Diego weekend arts events"
- SD Troubadour "Evolving Creativity: Songwriter Sanctuary's Next Chapter"
- SD Reader: "Enter Jeff Berkley, new host of the Songwriter Sanctuary Series"
- Lindsay White: "Sustaining a Creative City"
BOOKING BASICS
Booking: Interested in performing at Songwriter Sanctuary? Here's the deal:
- We book mostly SD artists (we're not opposed to out-of-towners, we just have a loooong list of talented locals.)
- If you've already played Songwriter Sanctuary, it may be awhile before we book you again because of the aforementioned looooong list of locals. You're on our radar for when we need a pinch-hitter - especially those of you who come out to support the series! You're also welcome to reach out to Normal Heights directly to organize your own event - they are great to work with and have reasonable rental rates.
- We accommodate primarily solo or duo acts - any genre is welcome to submit - intimate, stripped down sets work best in this space, though.
- We're working on growing this new listening room series via traditional PR channels - see press below - but we also (for now) request that our featured artists help us and each other by promoting to their networks. The venue is beautiful, but not situated for street traffic, which means we need your help spreading the word. You don't need to have an army of Swifties, but please be mindful not to submit before you've established a small fanbase.
- We only run 10-11 shows per season and book up to a year in advance. Also we are a mostly volunteer team - please be patient if you don't get a immediate response and/or booking invitation. Doing our best!
- If you're interested in performing, please fill out this submission form.
ALUMNI ARTISTS
Mar 22:
Mangosauss
Jesse Ray Smith
Pinch hitting for Shane Hall: Julia Sage, Marlo Smith, Joy Fuliga, & Jeff Jacobs
Friday, Feb 23:
Tori Roze & Johnny Alexander
Rachel Jay
Kai & Kimiko from Topeka Clementine
January 26, 2024:
Astra Kelly
Neilson
Dave Booda
December 1, 2023:
Josh Weinstein
Cheyenne Benton
Thea the Band
October 27:
Shhhhh
Cathryn Beeks & Nisha Catron
Lady July
September 29, 2023
Julia Sage
Please Ask for Paul
Paul Sage Cannon
July 28, 2023
Story & Tune
Anna Ballew
Jeff Jacobs
June 30, 2023
Kori Gillis
Flamy Grant
Joy Fuliga
June 2, 2023
James Spaite
Enter the Blue Sky
Rosa's Cantina
April 28, 2023
Joel Rafael
Gaby Aparicio
Michael Tiernan
March 21, 2023
Gregory Page
King Taylor Project
Lauren Leigh
February 24, 2023
Lee Coulter
Lisa Sanders
Mark Montijo
January 27, 2023
Story & Tune
Jeff Berkley
Lindsay White
Mangosauss
Jesse Ray Smith
Pinch hitting for Shane Hall: Julia Sage, Marlo Smith, Joy Fuliga, & Jeff Jacobs
Friday, Feb 23:
Tori Roze & Johnny Alexander
Rachel Jay
Kai & Kimiko from Topeka Clementine
January 26, 2024:
Astra Kelly
Neilson
Dave Booda
December 1, 2023:
Josh Weinstein
Cheyenne Benton
Thea the Band
October 27:
Shhhhh
Cathryn Beeks & Nisha Catron
Lady July
September 29, 2023
Julia Sage
Please Ask for Paul
Paul Sage Cannon
July 28, 2023
Story & Tune
Anna Ballew
Jeff Jacobs
June 30, 2023
Kori Gillis
Flamy Grant
Joy Fuliga
June 2, 2023
James Spaite
Enter the Blue Sky
Rosa's Cantina
April 28, 2023
Joel Rafael
Gaby Aparicio
Michael Tiernan
March 21, 2023
Gregory Page
King Taylor Project
Lauren Leigh
February 24, 2023
Lee Coulter
Lisa Sanders
Mark Montijo
January 27, 2023
Story & Tune
Jeff Berkley
Lindsay White