Sounds Like San Diego: April 1

By Rosemary Bystrak

| Friday, Apr 1, 2011 | Updated 8:58 AM PDT

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Ani DiFranco at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival April 28, 2006, in New Orleans.

For years now, we've been hearing about the music industry dying: that there's a new paradigm and that the Internet is killing music. As artists and labels frantically attempt to find footing, Ani DiFranco stands out as someone who rejected the paradigm years ago. With releases in the double digits -- all on her own label -- DiFranco has built a loyal following by staying close to her fans while still maintaining the mystique of a rock star. Catch the folky, punky rock of Ani DiFranco tonight at the House of Blues.

Friday, April 1:

The White Buffalo, Jesse LaMonaca @ The Loft, UCSD
Ani DiFranco, Animal Prufrock @ House of Blues
Pretty Too Bad, the Styletones, Dogcatcher, Phasers on Stun @ Casbah
Orgone, Delta Nove @ Belly Up
Ari Hest, Rosi Golan @ Lestat's
Modern Rifles, I Was Totally Destroying It, Neon Cough @ Soda Bar
Secret Apollo (farewell show), Gamma Gamma @ Whistle Stop
DJ Artistic @ Bar Pink
Phil Alvin of the Blasters and Eddie Nichols of Royal Crown Revue -n- Friends, with Hands Down South @ The Shakedown
Happy Trendy, Foxes in Fiction, Call Before You Dig, Yohuna, Raw Moans @ Tin Can
Gloomsday (tour kickoff), Roswell That Ends Well, OkayOkay@ Ruby Room
Harpco, Yeastie Boyz, the Firkins, Little Black Birds @ Eleven
Feel the Noise Electro Dance, with DJs Gabe Vega and Friends @ U-31
Natural Vibrations, Tribal Theory @ Sound Wave
Dangerous Curves Ahead: Burlesque on the Go-Go! Spring 2011 West Coast Tour kickoff show starring Anita Cookie, Gigi La Femme, Minnie Tonka, Clams Casino, Darlinda, Hell on Heels burlesque revue!@ Brick By Brick
The Electric Waste Band April Fools Party @ Winston's
Cash'd Out with Nena Anderson @ 710 Beach Club
Arise to Glory (CD release), Metatonic, the Rundown, the Calefaction, Heroes for Sale, He Is the Painter, Tragic Waste @ Epicentre
Happy Hour with Candye Kane @ Belly Up (5:30 p.m.)
Action Item, A Dull Science, the Greater Heights, World Class Disaster @ Soma
Dayne, Sister Venis @ Stage Saloon
Chris Klich Quintet @ Dizzy's (San Diego Wine and Culinary Center)
Hip Replacements @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (5-7p.m.)
Detroit Underground @ Humphreys Backstage Lounge (9 p.m.)
Rich the Stitch Comedy @ Hensley's Flying Elephant
KEM @ 4th & B
Scorch Muffin @ South Park Abbey
Dub Riders, Camo UFO, Rebellion, DJM16 @ Kava Lounge
Will Calhoun Quartet @ Anthology (7:30 p.m.)
Radio Latina Fiesta Latina, featuring Tino and His Band @ Anthology (9:30 p.m.)
Danyavaad and the Shimmy Sisters @ Portugalia
Moonshake with Mark E QUark @ Kadan
Umek, Audrey Napoleon @ Voyeur
Zenbu Fridays, with DJ Leif @ Zenbu Cardiff
'90s Night, featuring Armory Massive DJs, Saul Q @ El Dorado
Don Santino, Jason Rico, Calisparis, DJ Pharaoh @ Spin
DJ Scooter @ Fluxx
Psychic Zoo @ Ramona Mainstage

Rosemary Bystrak writes about the San Diego music scene, events, and general musings about life in San Diego onSan Diego: Dialed In. She does social media for the Casbah, books at West Coast Tavern West Coast Tavern, and is trying her hand at band management. Follow her updates on Twitter or contact her directly.