The Casbah is known as the best alternative music venue in San Diego. The original building played host to such great bands like Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, and the Jesus Lizard. Still playing to rock and roll, indie, and electro crowds, the current inception of the Casbah is holding strong with acts like Liz Phair, G Love and Special Sauce, and Alanis Morissette. Throw in a back room with pool tables, a full bar, an old school arcade machine, and an enclosed smoking patio area and you have one of the hottest music clubs in San Diego.